Chapter 650: Bet Right!
Whether Ye Qiu is playing a big game of chess, no one knows outside, but there are quite a few people inside Tottenham Hotspur who clearly know about it, because Tottenham Hotspur has established its own files and models for almost every player, and these are all through the data accumulated on weekdays.
Raul and David Beckham also have their own databases and models, and Tottenham Hotspur even uses Beckham's data to guide the free-kicks, crosses and long balls of several players in the team, for example by analysing the impact of footwork and touch on the movement and accuracy of the ball, in order to help players improve their own abilities.
This is a huge system that shocks the players within Tottenham Hotspur, if there is no leaf technology, relying on the football club alone, let them study for a lifetime, it is estimated that they will not be able to study it, because it involves a very complex and huge software and hardware technology, so even many players who have left the team are still relying on and trusting Tottenham Hotspur's data.
For example, Real Madrid, Florentino personally called Ye Qiu before, and finally out of friendship, Ye Qiu agreed to copy a copy of Gareth? Bale's data within the team to Real Madrid's team doctor, so Gareth? Bale has been outstanding at Real Madrid and has improved quickly, but by Tottenham Hotspur standards, if Gareth? If Bale is still in the team, the improvement will definitely not stop at this point.
Of course, the remuneration is also very handsome, that is, Real Madrid is not allowed to have private contact with Tottenham Hotspur players.
Florentino may have had mixed reputations in many ways, but he is creditable for keeping his word for that.
It can be said that the whole Theobald is now not only a training base, it is also a laboratory, a research center, and even when Yezi Technology develops products or applications, it will extract some data from it as their reference.
But also because the system is getting bigger, Peter? Brandt was a little overwhelmed by himself, so Ye Qiu invited Meel Seman to enter Theobald and participate in the operation of the entire research center. Brandt's deputy, and because Carlo Ancelotti is likely to be out of class at the end of the season, Demichelis, a leading psychologist, will also officially switch to Tottenham Hotspur in the summer, and he will also be involved in this study.
Obviously, these two experts are very optimistic about this project, and in their opinion, it is impossible to have two players who are exactly the same in the world, but at least they can be close to, or even surpass.
However, there are some difficulties in this plan, mainly the acquisition of data.
Messi, Franck Ribery, Robin van Persie, Cavani, Gareth? Gareth Bale, Raul, David Beckham, Thiago? Silva, Mascherano, Yaya? The reason why the data of top stars such as Toure is obtained by Tottenham Hotspur is because they have all played for this team, so Tottenham Hotspur have their data, which the player himself agrees with.
Another misconception is that Messi and Ribery are popular now, but if you look at them in terms of skill and awareness, Raul and Beckham, the two veterans, are better than them, for the simple reason that they have accumulated decades of experience in professional football, how to control the ball, how to play, they are very shrewd.
So, in a way, the data of the two veterans Raul and David Beckham are more valuable in some aspects.
But for players who have not played for Tottenham Hotspur, it is undoubtedly impossible, or very difficult, to obtain their stats, as these are confidential files of individual clubs.
If not Gareth? Bale has already switched to Real Madrid, and Tottenham Hotspur is unlikely to give his stats to Real Madrid.
But Ye Qiu is very lucky, because he is a traverser, so over the years, the stars introduced by Tottenham Hotspur are basically the top stars in various positions, which makes Tottenham Hotspur almost gather the perfect data of some of the best and most outstanding stars in this position in the database, and create a template.
In addition, Mel Seman also said that AC Milan did not pay attention to some player data in the previous Milan laboratory, and he had a lot of data in this area on hand, although it was not as detailed as Tottenham Hotspur's data, but I believe it could still play a big role, after all, AC Milan's player level is also quite high.
But as with all databases, more data is always better, and bigger is better.
Moon Sports Services' acquisition of OPTA Data is actually for this purpose, and although they have been tweaked and improved to get a lot of more detailed data, it is still relatively simple compared to the data from Tottenham Hotspur's on-site testing, but it is better than nothing.
According to Ye Qiu's idea, this huge system will not only affect football, but also all other sports such as basketball, rugby, baseball, etc., can be used in this system, and even ordinary people are potential customers of this system, so it definitely has great potential to be tapped.
In other aspects, Tottenham Hotspur are very good at media publicity, but in the research center, Tottenham Hotspur has always remained mysterious and silent, so Tottenham Hotspur has not revealed the slightest news and clues to the outside world about the addition of Mel Seman and Demichelis.
Even with the closure of the R&D department of the Milan laboratory by AC Milan and some layoffs, Ye Qiu also searched and poached those professionals through Meël Seman and Demichelis, intending to package the core professionals of the entire Milan laboratory to Tottenham Hotspur.
Who left AC Milan unrecognizable?
While sourcing talent, the Premier League has also rekindled the fire, but Tottenham Hotspur drew 0-0 with their opponents in the 31st round of the Premier League, away to Wigan Athletic.
This is mainly because Ye Qiu is preparing for the Champions League quarterfinals in midweek, the first leg of the Old Trafford stadium, plus the national team break in the past two weeks, many players in the team have been back and forth, so some South American internationals, including Messi, and Ribery and other international players who played the whole game in the national team did not start.
Although it was a 0-0 game, Tottenham Hotspur's league lead is still very obvious, and the title is almost certain, but the battle for fourth place in the league is very fierce, whether it is Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester City and West Ham United.
In this round, Liverpool defeated West Bromwich Albion 2:1 away, Manchester City beat Sunderland 5:0, West Ham United drew 2:2 at home to Manchester United, and Newcastle beat Wolves 4:1, all of which showed that these teams are determined to win the top four in the league, but Chelsea, 1:1 away to Stoke City, Arsenal drew 0:0 at home Blackburn.
In this case, the battle for the top four in the league has undoubtedly entered a white-hot stage, Tottenham Hotspur is proud of the British with a 19-point lead, there is not much suspense to win the championship, Manchester United is now hopeless of reversal, and there is no danger of Champions League qualification, and a mind is on the Champions League, striving to defend the title!
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What should you do when the whole world knows your weaknesses and shortcomings?
Different people may have different practices, for example, some people will choose to hide their weaknesses by various means and methods, so that their opponents cannot see them; But there is another kind of person who will choose to be ugly, exposing his weakness directly in front of the opponent, so that he can see everything clearly, and I am making a fuss where you can't see.
It's hard to say which choice is better, hiding clumsiness and offering ugliness are both double-edged swords, the key is to see when, when, and where you use it, this is a science.
Visiting Old Trafford, the duel and contest between the two strongest teams in the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur sold Yaya? The status quo has changed a lot since Toure, with the attack affected a bit, but the defence has been affected even more, as there is a lack of a reliable and solid protector on the edge of the box.
Manchester United's midfield situation was also not ideal, and Ferguson resided Sneijder in this game, reusing Paul Scholes and letting the latter play with Russ? Diarra and Michael Carrick formed a midfield three, with Hernandez replacing Tevez with Hernandez in front of him, with Benzema and Wayne Rooney roaming around.
The most worrying right-back for Manchester United fans is the start of teenager Rafael, and Ferguson is now focusing on developing the Brazilian right-back, but his performances are sometimes good, sometimes bad, with the instability of youth.
At the beginning of the game, Manchester United took advantage of its home advantage to launch a round of indiscriminate bombardment against Tottenham Hotspur, almost with deadly frontcourt pressing and high-intensity pressing, as well as fast-paced offensive, pressing Tottenham Hotspur, obviously wanting to destroy Tottenham Hotspur's defense in one go.
Ye Qiu is also mentally prepared for this game, he kept telling his players before the game that this game will be difficult to play, and Manchester United has no reason not to do their best at their home stadium, especially when Tottenham Hotspur's weakness is so obvious, the Red Devils will definitely want to start the attack.
So, Tottenham Hotspur shrunk up to play, keeping the three lines compact, and Ye Qiu did not deliberately strengthen the defensive hardness of the midfield, and still arranged David? A midfield trident combination of Silva, Aaron Ramsey and Cesc Fabregas, with Aaron Ramsey acting as the team's back-to-back midfielder and taking care of defensive duties.
When Manchester United bombarded Tottenham Hotspur, when Tottenham tightened the three lines, Ramsey, who was shorter, more agile and more aware at the same time, came into play, although he was not very physical, but he was very agile and had a lot of range.
The most typical example occurred in the eighth minute, Rooney retreated to the midfield, with his back to the Tottenham Hotspur goal to get the ball, Ramsey rushed behind him for the first time, and the Englishman leaned on Ramsey with his back.
Indeed, when Rooney used his physical advantage to suppress Ramsey, the Welshman had no choice, Rooney easily stopped the ball and turned around, but when he stepped forward, Ramsey was more flexible to block between Rooney and the ball with his body, at this time Rooney could only do it behind him.
Seeing that Ramsey was in possession of the ball, Rooney fouled when he grabbed back, and got a yellow card, after all, he was pulling people behind him, and the pulling time was a bit long, if it was shorter, it would be loose when he pulled, and it was obviously okay, and it can be seen from this point that Rooney's mentality is a little anxious, after all, Manchester United has the Champions League left to compete for.
And everyone knows that if you want to defend the Champions League, it is very, very difficult, it is really the right time, place and indispensable.
There is another scene that can show the cleverness of Ramsey defensively, and that is when Russ is a player? After Diarra broke the ball to Scholes, Cesc Fabregas immediately clung to Scholes to grapple with him, but Ramsey did not rush forward immediately, choosing to cruise behind the two, that is, on this side of the penalty area.
When he saw Paul Scholes trying to pass the ball to Benzema, he suddenly stabbed in and intercepted the ball.
In fact, Ramsey played in the back, Ye Qiu had considered it before and tried it, but the effect was not obvious, but the reason why Ye Qiu chose Ramsey again in this game was because he was against Phil? Jones's ability to protect the penalty area is indeed not assured, this guy can run all over the field, but to protect the penalty area, he really can't be assured.
And Ramsey looks sven and gives people a very fleshy feeling, but his running and coverage are very large, and there is also a ruthlessness when defending, the skills at his feet, physical flexibility and game investment are very reassuring, and when Ye Qiu asked him if he dared to be a single back when playing Manchester United away, he agreed with little hesitation and promised to go all out.
What's more, he always seems calm and rational in the game.
Sometimes Ye Qiu thought about it, Ramsey was able to recover from the tragedy of a broken leg in his previous life, and walk out of the shadows and move towards success, it was impossible to do it without strong mental strength and willpower, so he decided to give it another try.
As a result, Ramsey in this game in the previous period, when Manchester United launched a crazy offensive, he became a wall of flesh in the team's defense and the front of the big penalty area, although his defensive skills and awareness, and even positional sense still have a lot of deficiencies, but he is hard enough, and smart enough, knows how to cooperate with teammates, not like Phil? Jones is a man like that, and people are crazy.
Of course, defense is never about one person, David? Silva, Cesc Fabregas, and even Cavani and Ribery in front of them are very active in counter-attacking, and even Messi often retreats to the midfield to participate in defense.
If it weren't for the support and cover of so many teammates in front of him, Ramsey, a weak scholar, would have been drowned by Manchester United's offensive wave, where could he still stand in front of the big penalty area?
Even in the second half, it was Ramsey's diagonal pass, which went to the left side, and Ribery used his ability to force out Rafael when he was one-on-one, and suddenly stopped and knocked back, David? Silva took the ball straight into the penalty area, and several defenders of Manchester United were attracted by Messi who was inserted behind, so that Cavani easily got rid of Ferdinand and volleyed hard, 1:0!
This goal occurred in the 64th minute of the second half, and it was the only goal of the game!
With this goal, Tottenham Hotspur beat Manchester United 1-0 away and won the first leg.
And after the game, Roland? The tablet in Shepas's hand immediately got OPTA's stats, and Ramsey got the king of the whole game, running 12 kilometers, and had three tackles, two successful times, seven counter-tackles, three clearances, but more importantly, he had 45 passes and a success rate of 93. 3 per cent, two threatening passes.
If you look at the statistics purely at the offensive and defensive level, Ramsey's stats on the defensive end can be compared with Russ? Diarra is up against the odds, and from an offensive point of view, Ramsey's pass success rate is comparable to that of Carrick, and his wide range of runs is eye-catching.
Of course, Russ? Diarra's defensive stats were not as good as Ramsey's, because United had the advantage, and United had 20 shots on goal in the game, although only seven were on target, and basically all of them were long-range shots that were not threatening or did not count as scoring chances, making United's shooting efficiency very low.
It can also be seen from this point that Ramsey's defensive data has a certain amount of moisture, which has a certain relationship with Tottenham Hotspur's overall defense and disadvantage, which is the so-called goalkeeper of the weak team, which is the reason.
In this game, Manchester United almost adopted the same tactics as crazy robbery to suppress Tottenham Hotspur, which also led to Tottenham Hotspur's poor performance throughout the game, and even the post-game ratings of players such as Messi and Ribery were not high, but in any case, Tottenham Hotspur at least won this game.
After the game, Ferguson accused Tottenham Hotspur of taking advantage, because in the course of the game, Manchester United was missed by the referee A penalty, at least in his eyes should be a penalty, and Ye Qiu fought back, thinking that if a penalty is to be awarded, Rooney's second yellow card should also be there.
The two head coaches intrigued and fought with each other at the post-match press conference, and the media below was fascinated, but there is no doubt that everyone knew very well that Ye Qiu's bet on Ramsey to play the back in this game was right, and the Welshman repaid Ye Qiu with a best of the game.
But from another point of view, to use a player like Ramsey to play the back, it also reflects the embarrassment of Tottenham Hotspur's current midfielders, and it is indeed worrying that those who can play at the back are either youngsters or veterans, especially in the Champions League.
Even many media and reporters have also said in their interpretations that Ye Qiu never mentions the Champions League now, but just holds the strategy of taking one step at a time, and actually indirectly tells everyone that he is not optimistic about the team's Champions League journey, and even many people feel that it is indeed luck that Manchester United can win away from home in this game.
At the very least, who would have imagined that Ramsey, who switched to midfield, would suddenly win the man of the match?
The goal that beat Manchester United in the last game is largely a reflection of the player's individual strength, and Tottenham Hotspur's overall performance is relatively sluggish.
That is, after the game of Manchester United, the European media took the lead in revealing a piece of news about the summer transfer.