Section 509 The most extravagant tactics

At 3-0 away, Tottenham Hotspur came back with a triumphant victory, and it was already the whole Premier League talking about their game. The Champions League has reached the level of the quarterfinals, the game is already very difficult, Fiorentina in the Champions League, also defeated Liverpool's team, but Tottenham dealt with them, played completely like chopping melons and vegetables, easy to win, and even got three goals, this game, played a completely crushing rhythm, but also let everyone watch the game, all for Tottenham Hotspur is surprised.

They haven't played so well in the first half of the season, so how did they get so strong all of a sudden?

After the game, everything was discussed for Tottenham. Neuer's brilliant performance, saving a penalty, announced that he had officially returned from injury. And then, he pulled up the corner flag to celebrate, which made people feel the domineering of this young man. In the front of Tottenham, Suarez, Ramsey and Bale scored, and they crushed Fiorentina throughout the game, playing extremely well, and it was also a surprise.

However, compared to these, the most surprising thing is the pleasing attacking coordination played by Tottenham in the game. Although during this period of time, with the return of Neuer, their attack is getting better and better, but this game, for the first time, they have shown their offensive level in a major competition.

'Tottenham's attacking prowess has improved a lot in this game. We can see that Tottenham's current offensive seems to be much better than before. ”

On weekends, in the Daily Event, this is also the most discussed topic. Alan Hansen has his own opinion on this, "Tottenham's current tactics seem to be more systematic than a while ago, and their goal numbers have increased in the last few games. In this regard, there is one of the most intuitive statistics: the number of goals. Since the beginning of last season, we have always said that Barcelona are the best attacking team in the world, scoring 103 goals in the 35th round of the title last season. This season, they have the same number of goals as last season, and they are still on the verge of surpassing 100 goals. This is a terrible number, in the Premier League, this season can break 100 goals, should only Carlo Ancelotti's Chelsea can challenge, Tottenham's attacking power, seems to be worse than theirs, however, watching their game against Fiorentina, you can hardly think so. In the second half of the season, they seem to have found a knack for scoring. ”

"I think this is the tactic Li Bin originally wanted, but it took shape too late." Lineker said: 'This season, Tottenham don't think it's possible to surpass Chelsea in terms of goals, but I think they will go up next season. ”

"Why do you say that?"

"There are many reasons." Lineker began, "First of all, look at their characteristics. Li Bin knows very well that most of the technical players are breakthrough consciousness, strong in passing awareness, like to break through with the ball by themselves, and bring to the world and old players who do not pass the ball, you can find a lot, but there are not many who can organize passing. ”

This is something that everyone knows. A large number of players with skills at their feet are legendary dribbling freaks with a vision of no more than five. Such people, France, Brazil, Argentina, Spain...... Anywhere in between. The number of breakthrough demons is generally far greater than that of organization masters, and no one can deny this.

And now, what Li Bin is doing is actually to establish a hierarchical offensive and defensive system behind any breakthrough madman. The players can ensure defense with multi-level interceptions, multi-point breakthroughs can ensure attack, and he uses the players in the midfield to cover up the shortcomings of the breakthrough maniac and magnify the advantages - that's all. ”

Tottenham don't have the kind of player who can crush a defence by one man – at least not Suarez and Gareth Bale at the moment – and their multiple players, all very skillful, are not enough to sustain a team's attack. However, Li Bin used his own tactical arrangement, so that their breakthroughs and slightly worse passes also successfully formed an attack echelon, which was not easy.

"But playing like this, always passing backwards and not penetrating forward, isn't it limiting your efficiency?"

"Yes, Li Bin obviously knows this." Lineker analysed, "So, he usually uses Cavani to press the opposition backline, and without Cavani, he prefers to use Husky and try to keep the players close to the goal." When not using a tall centre-forward, Tottenham will use Suarez as a lone striker because of his ability to pass forward – which is the most important reason why he is at the heart of the pack. ”

Simplifying the players' attack patterns with tactics and making them play well is one aspect, and on the other hand, Li Bin has never forgotten that being careful will cause too many wasted opportunities. Suarez can pass and shoot, so he is the core of the tactics, and Li Bin has always been clear about this.

And this set of tactics, after being used well, as long as the middle axis is suitable, the breakthrough point behind can be replaced, this tactic, the player's tactical understanding ability, does not require much. Tottenham have hoarded four wingers, three BTB midfielders, two centre-forwards and two shadow strikers, and it is clear that they have been working hard in that direction. ”

Hansen nodded, indicating that he understood.

"Secondly, I finally understood why Li Bin would insist on using Neuer. Without Neuer, his tactics really can't be played. If they don't have a goalkeeper who can be used as a defender, their players will be exhausted. ”

Li Bin's tactics require the players behind the breakthrough hand to know how to understand how to give the ball to other breakthrough players when the player in front of them passes back, and form an interception net immediately after losing the ball, that is, passing and intercepting are what they must do. Moreover, because the position between the various points is very scattered, if you want to form a continuous attack, then the transfer of the ball must also be very fast, and the rapid transfer will inevitably cause the midfielders to increase the distance of the fill-up run, which will also be very demanding for the players.

And if Neuer is present, Tottenham's overall defence can be pushed forward in a big way, and the distance that players need to run back and forth is greatly shortened. Neuer came on the pitch to use his wide range of activities to consume physical strength, pushing the defensive line ten meters to save physical strength for the players in the front court. That's very important – 11,000 metres is something that all Tottenham players can run, and 12,000 metres is a bit of a stretch.

'Neuer has played a limited number of games this season but has been running a lot. He runs an average of 5,100 meters per game - this distance has even surpassed some players in other positions, such as Berbatov who only averaged 3,700 meters per game this season, and he also set a record for the fewest 90 minutes of running in a single game of 2,032 meters, and he did not run as much as a goalkeeper in Neuer in two games, and he is a hard-working ...... than Da Luo."

5,100 meters, this running distance, for the goalkeeper, is simply a myth.

"But even so, the Tottenham players are still very tired, right? Even if the distance is shortened, the physical strength consumed by repeated sprints and breakthroughs and the physical strength consumed by running at a constant speed are two different concepts. ”

This tactic is a tactic that makes the players quite tired, even if there is a Neuer, it is difficult to ensure that the players' physical strength is enough, however, on this question, Lineker was just silent for a while, and then spoke again, "Have you forgotten how thick Tottenham's squad is?" The players are consumed, and they just need to be rotated, but Tottenham, do they really care about the problem of rotation? ”

Alan Hansen was immediately speechless at the question.

In fact, as early as the day after the Tottenham game was played, the tactical analysis of the Italians had already come out, and they pointed it out sharply: this set of tactics cannot be learned by ordinary people.

"Li Bin's tactics can be used in this era, running more than 10,000 meters per game, pushing forward ten years, the players can't do it, this tactic is a product of the new era. And even now, Tottenham has to keep rotating because of the long running distance, and Li Bin has prepared more than 20 international-level players, because his tactics have such problems. The biggest difference between Li Bin and Barcelona, Chelsea and other teams is here: other teams are thinking about how to reduce the running of players through skills, save physical strength, and keep the eleven players in better shape, so as to play good football. However, Li Bin's idea is not like this at all, his idea is how to let the players maximize their skills and physical strength, completely burst out all the brilliance, and then arrange rotation rest through the thickness of the lineup, so as to kick out a good ball. His tactics, this idea, can be said to be a bit too ...... Extravagant. ”

The word extravagance seems to be a bit overdone when used in a non-giant team, but the thickness of Li Bin's team is really amazing. Whether it's Barcelona or Real Madrid, they are all strong teams, and they are all terrible, but when it comes to the depth of the squad, they are really not as good as Tottenham. Some time ago, people just counted that Li Bin's Tottenham Hotspur is the team with the most international-level players in the world, and they can withstand rotation and play attrition, which is beyond the reach of other teams.

Since Li Bin took charge, the players he bought have basically not been lost. The players he bought, the worst of them can play a position in their national team, better ones like Suarez, Yaya Toure, Thiago Silva, but they are the core of their respective national teams. He fought a war of attrition and was not timid at all. Even if the players are tired, his substitutes can continue to top, and their thickness gives Li Bin the courage to let the players fight to the death.

Li Bin knows very well that his best ability is to identify the level of players and bring in more players with a higher average for his team. He can't find the king of the ball, so he doesn't learn from Barcelona, he has established a suitable system, and at the same time let his team be filled with more than 20 international-level players, no matter which position of the player is tired, just change one. This system, because of Neuer's injury, we didn't see it half a season late, but since we saw it, we only have envy. His vision ensures that his tactics are feasible, and if others want to learn from him, they must either have a vision as good as him, or they must have a lot of money. Li Bin's vision makes his team play so that the local tyrants are willing to bow down, and this kind of golden luxury that can be seen in tactics is daunting. ”

A while ago, when people saw that Tottenham's squad was very thick, they were just envious, thinking that Li Bin was very lucky and gambled right. But now that they have seen his tactics, people know that Li Bin is not gambling, and these players are originally part of his plan. Because of them, Li Bin designed such a tactic.

This also makes all the media feel admired: it is the absolute confidence in their own vision that creates such a luxurious football!