With a four-goal away win over Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur have undoubtedly become the favourites to win the Champions League.

On the second day, almost all the world's media frantically reported on the game, and they all pushed Tottenham Hotspur to the throne of the defending champions, believing that the north London team is likely to break the fate of no team to complete the defense of the Champions League after the restructuring of the Champions League in 92 years.

Among the promotion odds offered by the bookmaker Wilshere, Tottenham Hotspur has the highest promotion odds of 13, and Tottenham Hotspur's odds to win the championship are as high as I is a lot higher than Barcelona's 8, and even quite a lot of media regard Tottenham Hotspur as winning the championship in advance.

Tottenham Hotspur have been followed and reported on by the media all over the world, paying attention to the style of football of the north London team.

It is an indisputable fact that the Champions League is now far ahead of the national team on a tactical level, and in the Champions League, Tottenham Hotspur's style is undoubtedly the most interesting, but it is another La Liga team, Barcelona, who overemphasise the style of possession, making them difficult to be favored.

Argentine coach Menotti, who once led Argentina to win the World Cup, is a columnist for the German press agency, he has been following European competitions for a long time, and has followed and analyzed some important matches, and his articles that are analyzed from the perspective of a world coach are also very popular with fans.

This time, he first criticized the media that had been criticizing Tottenham Hotspur and Ye Qiu since Tottenham Hotspur lost the league in his column, and he described those media and journalists as swing people.

"There was a proverb in my hometown, don't spit in a well, because you'll probably drink the water there too."

"We always wonder, how can there be such a person in this world?"

"But in fact, such people are always around us, and they don't care to drink the water from the wells from which they used to spit, and they are even more than happy to do so, because they have completely lost their discipline."

"I still remember that when Tottenham Hotspur lost to Manchester United, many newspapers kept saying that Tottenham Hotspur was going to be finished, this team couldn't hold on, Ye Qiu began to be unable to bear the pressure and made mistakes, etc., many people began to support Manchester United, thinking that Ferguson would definitely be able to reverse, but now, at this moment, they all switched to support Tottenham Hotspur."

"I want to say, save it, in the eyes of quite a lot of sane fans, you are a bunch of wanton spreading, gibberish clowns, I even dare to guarantee that if Tottenham Hotspur loses another game, they will take back all the praise and praise they have now, and then continue to spit in this well, even if they know very well that they will continue to drink the water from this well in the future, but they still don't care."

"I have to reiterate that for me personally, I don't care who wins the title and wins because it's not about winning or losing, it's not about winning or losing or not, it's about football itself."

"Now there are quite a lot of media and fans who like to discuss football, they will discuss tactics, from 44 to 43 they also like to rank second, who is the number one in the world, who is better than whom, they also like to study whether offensive football is better, or defensive football is better, who can better represent the tradition of football, they prefer to win, the strong must be stronger than the weak, and some of the more senior fans will start to discuss the technical characteristics of the players."

"In my time as a coach, there was a tradition that when you weren't familiar with a player's technical characteristics, you never talked about him, and when you didn't know the philosophy of a team, you didn't talk about him.

"That's right, we talked about the concept, the core element of football"

"What is offense? What is Defense? What is 44? What is 433? ”

"Philosophy is the soul of a team, it is a mental force that everyone in a team insists on from fans to players to coaches and even staff, and integrates it into their own blood, and to see if a team has a philosophy, it's very simple, you ask their manager and management, what kind of team do you want to build? How do you build a team like this? ”

"When you have a philosophy, it doesn't matter if your team is playing offensive football or playing defensive counter-attack, whether your team is playing well or badly, and whether your team is doing well or badly, it doesn't matter, because people who like your philosophy will still follow you as always, without regrets, and this kind of following many times, especially when you are in a disaster, it will become a kind of beauty and pass on to future generations."

"Ferguson used to be a very philosophical person, his team reversed Bayern Munich to win the championship in '99, I was completely conquered by him, that is the strength of the concept, and in the next few years, although Manchester United entered a period of adjustment at a low point, I am still optimistic about this team, and I believe that now Ferguson must have clearly seen the problems of Manchester United, in the past two seasons, its philosophy has gone wrong, I am still optimistic about him, I believe that Manchester United will soon be able to get out of the trough."

"Chelsea used to be a team with ideas, that was during the period when Ye Qiu was coaching, which has to mention Ye Qiu, he is a very philosophical manager and very good at instilling ideas, his philosophy is how to make the team play better and more attacking football, this is his philosophy and football creed."

"But Chelsea's fluctuations in results happened when Ye Qiu left the team and Jose Mourinho came to power, the latter always talked about wins, but in fact he never thought very seriously about what kind of way he wanted to win, he blurred his football philosophy, or rather, winning is his only philosophy, as for how to win, he doesn't care."

'Hiddink's philosophy is much clearer, so Chelsea under him have been very consistent because everyone knows exactly what Hiddink wants them to do, and that clarity will be reflected on the football pitch.

"Barcelona's Pep Guardiola is the new coach, but he doesn't seem to be immature at all, which reminds me of the old Ye Qiu, that's because he has his own football creed from the beginning, and he knows very well what kind of road he wants to lead Barcelona on, so he doesn't have any hesitation, and he doesn't need any running-in, and leads the team directly."

"What I want to say is that the concept is an old-fashioned thing in the eyes of many people, but you should always remember one thing, football is a sport of eleven people, and no one or any team can control the thoughts of the eleven people, just like we control the machine, what we can do is to unify the thoughts of these eleven people on the football field to the greatest extent."

"This is the power of the concept, and it is also the most primitive, fundamental and charming force that football has developed for so many years."

"A team often represents a concept, and football games are often a collision of ideas, which attracts fans to go crazy and makes all fans have a common sense of honor and disgrace with it, just because it has a concept"

"When we talk about Di Stefano, when we talk about Pele, when we talk about Cruyff, when we talk about Maradona, you actually see not just themselves, but a football philosophy that you will always remember, a football philosophy that includes the team-mates around Puskas and Neeskens, who worked together to create it."

"Now a lot of people like to talk about Real Madrid and what superstars Real Madrid wants to bring in, but I want to say that Real Madrid never needs a superstar, because it is the biggest superstar in its own right, and what he needs is to return to his most primitive and traditional football philosophy, a concept that is in line with all Real Madrid fans and Real Madrid's long history."

"Once you have an idea, you will naturally find your football back, and you will naturally welcome your own superstar"

"Without an idea, even if you buy the superstar of the whole world, I'm sorry, you are still a lost lamb who can't find a way out in the labyrinth of chaos"

And at the end of the column, Menotti talked about Messi, giving new hopes for the Argentine superstar

"A lot of people are talking about superstars, I would say that the real superstars, whether it's Maradona, Cruyff, Platini or Di Stefano, they are a group of people who have a good understanding of football, they know better than anyone that football is a whole sport and that they need the support of their teammates around them for their existence and he needs to support his teammates."

"They're great not because of their individual performances, it's because the team as a whole is great"

"Messi is a very good player, he has the ability to be alongside these seniors, but what he needs to do is not to score more goals in the game, but how to help his team-mates and help his team to play stronger, as long as he does that, then he will naturally be remembered by the fans."

"No matter how much the player's fame is hyped, no matter how valuable the player is, if he wants to be remembered by the fans, he can only rely on his performance on the pitch, and that requires teammates, he needs to play in a team that fits his philosophy."

"I want Messi to play at Tottenham Hotspur until he hangs up his boots"

Menotti's column has caused quite a stir in European football, and has been reprinted and translated by many media from all over the world, although he did not focus on Tottenham Hotspur throughout the column, but in fact, everyone can see that his column was actually written for Tottenham Hotspur.

Reading between the lines, everyone can feel his admiration for Tottenham Hotspur, but this is not the so-called admiration of attacking football, nor is it the admiration of Tottenham Hotspur's results, but a kind of conceptual admiration.

In Menotti's words, as long as you have a philosophy, no matter what your results are, no matter how well you perform on the court, you are worthy of respect and recognition, and as long as you continue to persevere, even if you are now at the lowest point in history, you will definitely usher in your own light sooner or later.

The Argentine coach's remarks immediately caused huge repercussions and discussions in the world, and many fans are talking about it, thinking that whether it is Tottenham Hotspur or Barcelona this season, it is obvious that they are the kind of teams that belong to a very clear concept, even Chelsea's Hiddink and Manchester United's Ferguson, their ideas are very clear.

Many professionals are discussing Menotti's remarks, and they are researching whether this clarity of philosophy makes it easier for them to lead the team to success.

If Hiddink and Ferguson are both old fritters, what about Ye Qiu? From his debut at Ajax to Chelsea to Tottenham Hotspur, he has been almost successful all the way, constantly climbing new heights in his career

And Pep Guardiola, who led the team to such excellent results in the first season, is this because, as Menotti said, because he has a very deep understanding of Barcelona's football philosophy, and he and Barcelona are completely consistent with the philosophy, so that even if he has no experience in leading the team, he can easily lead Barcelona to sweep the Europa?

As Menotti said, philosophy is a neutral word, whether your philosophy is attacking football, defending on the counter-attack, or even defending to the end, the key is that you have to have this philosophy and be willing to work hard for it.

In fact, there is another phenomenon that can be well explained by the significance of the idea, and that is that on May 2, Tottenham Hotspur welcomed relegation side West Bromwich Albion.

A leader, a bottom team, the two teams are very far apart, and the level of players is even more different, but West Bromwich Albion forced Tottenham Hotspur, who had just swept the top giants of Europa League, into almost powerless at White Hart Lane, and failed to score in 90 minutes.

They defended, they stuck in front of their goal, they used their bodies again and again to block Tottenham Hotspur's guns, to block Tottenham Hotspur's attacks again and again, they didn't think about scoring, they never thought about being able to beat their opponents, they only had one thought, relegation

Relegation means getting points, and in the face of Tottenham Hotspur, which has such a strong attacking power, if you want to get points, you have to defend it

Tottenham Hotspur's attack is also sharp, attacking again and again, barely leaving any power, constantly attacking West Bromwich Albion's 30-metre zone, creating chances again and again, and both teams are playing with their lives.

That tense and exciting atmosphere, the heart-pounding that hung by a thread again and again, and the sigh that returned again and again in vain, formed a game that should have been completely free of suspense, but in the end it turned into a tense game that all the fans who came to the White Hart Lane Stadium couldn't breathe.

It is a belief that has been brought together to fight for relegation that underpins West Bromwich Albion, and with four rounds to go, they still have hope, and as long as there is hope, they will continue to hold on to that belief.

Tottenham also have the belief that they want to attack, they want to destroy their enemies with their attacks, they want to score, they want to win, they want to win the game in their own way and then take a step towards the double they dream of.

Offense and defense are not at all a confrontation between beauty and ugliness, nor is it a contest between active and conservative, but two different concepts, on the same stage, equal confrontation, and the sparks that bloom are very dazzling and charming.

After more than 90 minutes, West Bromwich Albion's players still did not dare to be careless, they still tightly arranged the defense inside and outside their penalty area, and Tottenham Hotspur's attacking players still did not give up, still constantly impacting West Bromwich Albion's defense, hoping to rush away from the opponent's goal at the last moment.

They need to score, the team needs to score, and if you want to win the title, you need to score

Everyone has a belief, and head coach Ye Qiu kept instilling a belief in the players from the pre-game to the halftime of the game, and then to the game, "We can win, we will definitely be able to score"

In the box, Van Persie leaned close to West Bromwich Albion's Swedish centre-back Jonas Olsen, and David Silva's through ball from the left side of the arc was at his feet and tried to turn around, but another centre-back, Sheldon Matisse, was quick to step up and two centre-backs blocked Van Persie's chance to face the goal

The Dutch striker distributed the ball to the right of the penalty area, and Messi also caught the ball under the bag of two players, but he dribbled a shot and deceived two defenders, but he did not have a chance to hit the goal, so he chose to knock back to Cesc Fabregas on the right side of the arc of the penalty area.

Immediately a defender rushed over and blocked Fabregas, the Spaniard had no chance, and once again crossed to the middle of the arc to find David Silva, which was a gap, dispensable, but he hoped that David Silva would have a chance to kick.

But just before David Silva could reach the position, he saw a tall and thin figure rushing up from behind, without the slightest hesitation, facing the ball knocked by Fabregas, picked up his left foot, which he was not good at, and shot angrily.

The ball was not pumped very well, the angle and strength were not very good, but the ball still flew towards the goal like a cannonball, West Bromwich Albion goalkeeper Carson made a save, but the ball hit the crossbar at the top, bounced off the ground and bounced into the goal.

The referee's whistle for a valid goal sounded immediately

More than 30,000 Tottenham Hotspur fans across the White Hart Lane stadium rose from their seats and let out a burst of exclamations

Everyone was frantically chanting to score, and Yaya Toure didn't expect that he would really score with a kick of his foot, and it was his left foot, which he was not good at.

Luck?

Perhaps, no one would think it was luck, especially compared to Tottenham Hotspur's previous missed goals, and everyone preferred to believe that it was God's reward for Tottenham's incessant efforts to attack.

Yaya Toure was picked up by his teammates at the top of the box, and everyone was frantically celebrating the goal and celebrating the three points that came to hand at the most crucial moment in the end.

0 Yaya Toure's stoppage-time goal kept Tottenham's dream of a double alive