Ye Qiu once heard that if the legendary German goalscorer Gerd Müller was born in the world of football around 10 years ago, he could score 100 goals in a single season, and this sentence has been affirmed by many people.

But Ye Qiu felt that this assumption was completely unnecessary, because the people who said this kind of thing did not understand modern football at all.

If you carefully analyze the era in which Gerd Müller lived, you will find that he and Beckenbauer were the same era, both of them created brilliance in Bayern Munich and the German national team, and if those who are familiar with Beckenbauer know that German football at that time was an era that countless people later rushed to study and discuss.

In the 70s, the representative teams of the all-attack and all-defense were the Netherlands and Germany, among them, Germany was known as a free man, and the representative figure was Beckenbauer, and these two teams that claimed to be all-attacking and all-defensive were known for their holistic play, and even now, Germany is very advocating strict integrity.

So in Ye Qiu's previous life, he didn't like Loew very much, because he felt that the head coach of the German national team seemed to have modernized German football and seemed to keep up with the trend, but in fact he had changed course, he gave up the holistic style of play that Germany had insisted on for many years, and his football seemed to be beautiful, but in fact it was a castle in the air, and it was unreliable at critical moments, because he didn't understand what the fundamental core of modern football was.

Integration, it does not mean that you play a beautiful pass and receive the ball, and play a pleasing offensive is called modernization, it is integral.

The German national team's running without the ball is deep-rooted, before Loew, dating back to the Beckenbauer period, German football has always been very advocating running without the ball, so Ye Qiu has always felt that the most promising thing in the world to play all-offensive and defensive football again is the German national team and clubs, because that is what they have in their blood.

What is running without the ball? And how do you watch running without the ball?

That's a feeling, but if you use the simplest and most direct way, it's just look at the distance run

Although there may be some water in the running distance, such as some worse useless running, at least this is a more intuitive way to compare the strength and weakness of running without the ball, and if you analyze Loew's German national team, it is not difficult to find that every time you win, you run without the ball to overpower the opponent, and every time you lose, you almost fall on the running without the ball.

What could happen for Lang?

Lacking the soul of unified thinking, blindly integrating for the sake of wholeness, and cooperating for the sake of cooperation

When Ye Qiu asked Thiago Silva and Kompany, what kind of attacking style is the most difficult to defend against defenders?

That is, through relentless off-ball running, constantly pulling the opponent's defense, this kind of attack is the most difficult to defend.

Drogba is so difficult to defend against because he keeps running the whole game, on the left, in the middle and on the right, even when he retreats, he keeps running, you can stop him for an hour, but as long as you slack off for a minute, he can create a threat for you.

Also, many people say that the lack of concentration and mental concentration of modern central defenders is actually not a problem of the players, but when you are faced with a group of attacking players who are running in front of you all day long, who can guarantee that you will be able to make the best and most appropriate response every time? Who can guarantee that they will be able to block each other every time?

Why is the high school forward going to withdraw from the stage of history? Even Ye Qiu dared to assert that the central defenders who turned slowly, were not explosive, and were not physically flexible enough would definitely withdraw from the stage of history, because it would be difficult for them to keep up with the requirements of running without the ball.

"The development trend of modern football will no longer be one-on-one, but pulling and penetrating, constantly creating pulling by running without the ball, completing the passing and receiving penetration by pulling out the gap, and the opportunity appears after the most Lu, and a player in the team will complete the last blow."

"But running without the ball is not a simple run, but a run full of confusion and deception, like Van Persie suddenly running to the side to get the ball, where is he going to get the ball? Wrong, he was pulling the centre-back out of the middle and letting Ribery cut into the middle and hit the gaps. ”

"In the same way, we can often see Messi get the ball on the side and pass it back to Alves, but he himself chooses to run to the middle or go straight to the bottom line, what is his purpose? It's to create a gap for Alves to plug in. ”

"It's like that, and then it's going to go from local to global, like we're often attacking a certain wing, pressing the opponent and then suddenly a pass, moving the ball to the other side, and then seizing the opportunity for the opponent to move the defence and attacking directly, which is also a kind of confusion."

With Ye Qiu's in-depth analysis and elaboration, Thiago Silva and Kompany were full of surprise, because they had never overlooked these problems from such a high height, and even they still looked at the current football problems from the perspective of the tactics they had accepted since childhood.

Ye Qiu said a lot, but the more he talked, the more he couldn't stop, because he found that he had too many ideas to instill in these two central defenders, so he said again: "So, what is the highest requirement for the central defender in the modern football tactical system?" ”

Thiago Silva thought for a moment, then looked at Kompany, who was also thinking, and tried to ask: "Predictability."

Ye Qiu smiled and pointed at Thiago Silva, praising it: "Very correct" He really felt that he hadn't looked away, this Brazilian central defender at least had a strong understanding.

"Anticipating the ball, anticipating the possible situation, these are the most demanding aspects of the future central defender, just like we often talk about Cannavaro, what do you think is the most valuable thing about Cannavaro? It's his defense around the front, and the biggest test for a player is to predict it."

"But defending around the front is only part of the story, and I talked to Mauro Tasotti and we all felt that cutting interceptions would be the most important means of defending in the future, and the most important thing about cutting interceptions is to cut the opponent's passing path and intercept them, which is a kind of active defense, and the front defense is one of the ways to manifest it."

When Thiago Silva and Kompany heard this, they finally understood what Ye Qiu would say just now that physical strength was not the point, but asked them to watch more game videos, obviously hoping that they would improve their abilities in this area.

"Because the attacking side moves at high speed on the court, then as a defensive side, it is best to be able to keep up with the opponent in terms of movement ability, so there are certain requirements for the explosiveness and flexibility of the players, and as the team's passing and receiving system becomes more and more tight, the opponent's targeted defense is getting stronger and stronger, and the ball control system, especially the ball control core, will be more and more backward, and even drag back from the current back to the central defender position."

In fact, in the 13 years that Ye Qiu has crossed, the central defender has been included in the ball control system, and is even in a very important position, so the central defender who can hold the ball and play the ball is the future trend.

Don't look at Hangrande's current performance is very solid, but his ability to take the ball and play the ball is not strong, the reason why Mike Dawson is not liked by Ye Qiu is because he can't integrate the entire possession system of the team, and Thiago Silva and Kompany are the center-back combination that Ye Qiu has high hopes for in the future.

Of course, Ye Qiu didn't dare to guarantee whether these two players would be able to play, and he didn't dare to guarantee whether several young players in the team, or some players from other leagues would be better than them, but for the time being, he still had the most high hopes for these two central defenders.

Because in the overall tactical trend, the position of the central defender is very important, because the defender is the weakest area on the pitch by the oppression and pressing of the opponent, and if the central defender sitting in the middle can share the responsibilities of the current organizational midfielder, it is bound to effectively guide the team's entire ball control and passing system to become more fluid and more threatening.

Of course, Ye Qiu is also very clear about one thing, that is, for the time being, the Premier League does not have the kind of environment in La Liga, so he has no way to transform Xavi Martinez into a central defender like Bielsa, and there is no way to transform Mascherano into a central defender like Barcelona, because the Premier League does not have the kind of environment in La Liga, and the Premier League has its own unique characteristics.

As for Yaya Toure, if it is Yaya Toure who doesn't like to plug in the back, Ye Qiu must consider transforming him into a central defender, but the problem is that this kid has a strong desire to attack, and now he is a bit unreliable to play in the back, so if he really lets him play as a central defender, wouldn't he kill himself?

"Everything I say today is my understanding of football, and I believe that in the next few years, the development trend of football will definitely be like this, so I believe you should know very well what path you should take."

After a pause, Ye Qiu said again: "Also, don't be afraid of mistakes, try more, because only through practice and trying, you will know whether Lu Dao is right or wrong, and only then will you know whether your own ideas are feasible, and at the very least, I think we Tottenham Hotspur have enough strength and capital for you to try in the Premier League."

"Of course, if you don't perform well, you still have to play as a substitute"

With the current team's offensive power, as long as it is not in a major strong conversation, conceding goals is not terrible for Tottenham Hotspur, and Ye Qiu's last sentence also puts pressure on them, that is, if you want to play the main team, you have to make fewer mistakes in trying, especially the kind of mistakes that bring the team to lose points

Ye Qiu's tolerance for making mistakes is not only for the central defenders, fullbacks, midfielders, and forwards, he allows them to make bold attempts and innovations, for example, he encourages Cesc Fabregas to pass more through balls that tear up the defense, and even some of the trident's coordination routines this season, many of which they have inspired on the spot, and even missed some goals because of this.

But Ye Qiu was tolerant, but he had a standard, that is, don't make the same mistake a second or even a third time, otherwise it would not be an attempt, but a stupid mistake

This year's Christmas was frustrated by the team's loss to Arsenal, and the players were generally not very open.

Perhaps seeing this atmosphere, Ye Qiu Yubrio directly invited the relatives of the players to hold a Christmas carnival at the Theobold training base, and everyone came up with a celebration program.

One of the most interesting parts is to make up and dress up the children of several players in the team, and even some of the more open players, for which Tottenham Hotspur also invited two professional makeup artists at a high price, and these people are either dressed as dwarves with axes, or lively elves, as well as Santa Claus, and some other various cartoons, movies and other characters, among which Ribery is disguised as a zombie.

The club also arranged for people to shoot videos and photos, and put them on the Internet and mobile phone APp to interact with fans, and Ribery's zombie photo was praised for being amazing, won the best makeup award, and also received a generous prize.

The interaction during Tottenham's Christmas carnival not only attracted media attention and coverage, but also made Tottenham Hotspur fans feel a little relieved, because judging from this move, the atmosphere within the team is still good.

And after Christmas, the team sat at the White Hart Lane stadium on Sunday, and lost the visiting Fulham, which greatly swept away the resentment of the previous loss to Arsenal.

Robin van Persie scored in the first minute of the first half, then Cesc Fabregas added a goal and Fulham pulled one back after a second-half restart, but it was soon followed by goals from Van Persie, Franck Ribery and substitute Yaya Toure to beat Fulham at White Hart Lane.

After the game, Ye Qiu was very satisfied with the team's performance in this game, and he believes that the defeat to Arsenal will not affect the internal atmosphere of the team, "because we all know very well that we are constantly improving, we are getting stronger and stronger, and we are full of confidence in the future"

On the day, Tottenham Hotspur once again sat at home to welcome the Reading team, this time Ye Qiu made appropriate adjustments, Arshavin and Carroll were qualified to start, and the team also began to adjust the tactics to 3I to cope with multi-line operations, and at the same time stimulate the strength of Arshavin's frontcourt free man.

The Russians did not disappoint Ye Qiu, and it was difficult for Reading, who were playing away, to take advantage of Tottenham Hotspur, who were skillful on the ball, and in just seven minutes of the opening game, Arshavin scored for Tottenham Hotspur, but Reading equalized in the 16th minute in the first half.

It wasn't until the 53rd minute of the second half that Tottenham Hotspur scored again through Arshavin and went ahead again.

After Ye Qiu replaced Messi, who was not very good in this game, with Cavani, he didn't expect this move to completely activate the vitality of Tottenham Hotspur's frontcourt, Carroll's impact, Cavani's running and pulling at all costs, all of which gave Ashavin a lot of room to play behind him.

In the first minute, it was Arshavin who scored a hat-trick to help the team lead Reading.

Yaya Toure and Carroll also scored successively, while Arshavin himself scored again in the 83rd minute to stage a quadruple to help the team finally defeat the visiting Reading.

The two big wins have made Tottenham Hotspur's attacking ability fully reflected, although there are still certain problems in defense, but the team's attack has amazed everyone, scoring eleven goals in two games, such offensive ability is second to none in the Premier League, even in Europe.

Some British media even called these two games a goal carnival for Tottenham Hotspur in the last year of '07

In terms of goals, Tottenham Hotspur is still the team with the most goals in Europe this season, but in terms of offensive power, Manchester United and Barcelona are not as good as Tottenham Hotspur in terms of goals, but their offensive power is not weak at all.

There is also a more obvious difference that Tottenham Hotspur's goals are more brushed on weak teams, of course, there are also L big wins over Arsenal, but whether it is against Manchester United, Liverpool or Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur has not shown their strong attacking power.

This is also the reason why many people think that Tottenham Hotspur's strong attack is just an illusion.

Two days later, Tottenham Hotspur defeated Aston Villa 0 away with goals from Hangrande, Vargas and Franck Ribery, and walked out of the three rounds of the devil's schedule after Christmas with a winning record, while Tottenham Hotspur also reached the top four of the league again with this wave of three consecutive wins.

Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea have all been in excellent Christmas fixtures, with Arsenal leading the Premier League table with 50 points with 15 wins, five draws and one defeat in 21 league games, while Manchester United are second in the Premier League table with 48 points.

After the change of manager, Chelsea, who performed well and re-stabilized the team, quickly found a sense of picking points, and was in third place at 44th place, while Tottenham Hotspur was unable to perform well before Christmas, especially the loss to Arsenal, and was opened up the gap, and is currently in fourth place in the group with 13 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses.

Tottenham Hotspur is followed by Liverpool, who have also played 21 rounds, with 41 points, while Everton, Aston Villa and Manchester City all have 36 points.

It is not difficult to see from the ranking of the standings that the first group is gradually opening up the gap with the next few teams, and Manchester City is amazing even after the start, but in the end the team is not strong enough, and the final ranking is all the way down, and now Eriksen is not to say that he wants to achieve the rhetoric of the beginning of the season to compete for the Champions League, it is good to qualify for the League Cup.

Tottenham Hotspur's performance so far this season has been pretty good, but there are also many fans who are not satisfied, mainly because the team was expected too much at the beginning of the season, and as a result, the team is still in fourth place, even if it is one less round, but this ranking still does not bring them a satisfactory answer.

Ye Qiu said in an interview with the media that he was personally satisfied with the team's current ranking, but he believed that the team would be able to move forward.

'Yes, we're just one point off third in the league and we're one game less, but I'm not going to keep an eye on Chelsea because our goal is to catch up with Arsenal and Manchester United and our goal this season is to continue to push the team to the table.

As for the championship that Tottenham Hotspur fans hoped for, Ye Qiu did not shout it easily.

'I can understand the fans' thoughts, we have never won the Premier League, we have only two English top flight titles, but it was almost half a century since we did, and I can understand their desire and pursuit of the title, so I ask all Tottenham Hotspur fans to believe that we will definitely get it in the near future'

"But now, we have to catch up with the teams in front of us step by step and beat our opponents game by game."