Chapter 829: Old Fox

"All the viewers in front of the TV, welcome to the Stadium of Light in Lisbon, Portugal!"

"Now it's the 2013-2014 season that is being broadcast live for you, the UEFA Champions League final, Tottenham Hotspur vs. Real Madrid, and the game is about to start!"

"Now we see Portugal's former superstar, Luiz, the ambassador of this Champions League final? Figo slowly walked into the stadium with the St. Pauled Cup, and all the fans in the entire Stadium of Light cheered for Figo, this is a former superstar who used to play for Real Madrid, so he bluntly said that he supports Real Madrid in this game! โ€

"I believe this is not what most fans around the world think, according to the pre-match evaluation of authoritative media, almost more than 60% of fans choose to support Tottenham Hotspur, the highest proportion is in Asia, reaching 85%, of which in China, almost 99% of fans choose to support Tottenham Hotspur for three consecutive championships!"

"It can be said that in this fan battle before the game, Tottenham Hotspur, which has risen strongly in recent years and laid the foundation of the giants in one fell swoop, can almost be said to have completely defeated the galaxy battleship Real Madrid, but Ancelotti said before the game that the competition for popularity outside the stadium is Tottenham Hotspur's strength, and Real Madrid's strength is in the stadium!"

"So, let's wait and see if Real Madrid can beat Tottenham Hotspur in this game!"

With the entrance of Figo, the organizing committee arranged a brief but wonderful opening ceremony, after which the players of the two teams, led by the referee, took the hands of the caddies and slowly walked into the court.

"The starting lineups of both sides in this game can be said to be the main force!"

"Tottenham Hotspur's starting goalkeeper is Peter, the number one in the world? Petr, from the Czech Republic, is also the top goalkeeper in today's football and the best in form, the left-back is Brazil international Marcelo, who is also the world's No. 1 left-back, and the center-back combination is also the best combination in the world. Silva partnered Vincent Kompany, with Kyle at right-back? Walker, the England youngster, has taken over the mantle of Alves very well, and his table is very eye-catching, and he is also one of the top right-sided players in Europe! โ€

"In midfield, Tottenham Hotspur's best signing of the season, Nemanja Matic is in the central midfield position, the Serbian midfielder is Tottenham's best player this season and has been named in the Premier League's team of the season, ahead of the combination of Ramsey and Vidal, which is also Tottenham's best central midfield combination in the past few years."

"Before this game, there was media speculation that Ye Qiu might win Ramsey and switch to 4231 tactics, but we saw that Ye Qiu finally chose the more secure 433, which is also the regular tactic of Tottenham Hotspur, and Ramsey's table in the past few seasons has been among the top midfielders in the world."

But at present, Tottenham Hotspur Hotspur midfield can be described as full of talent, and there are also French talented midfielder Paul Pogba on the bench, and England's homegrown rookie, Phil, a versatile midfielder? Jones, Dutch national team captain Stroman, as well as Danish teenager Christian Eriksen and Italian national team midfielder Andrea Pirlo are not on the bench. โ€

"Tottenham Hotspur's front court is arranged with a trident combination of Ribery, Lewandowski and Messi, of which Ribery is the best player in the Premier League this season, Lewandowski came to Tottenham Hotspur for only one season, but he has established his position as the world's top center forward, and he has made great progress, and Messi is the world's number one superstar as always!"

"Tottenham Hotspur's starting line-up is star-studded and star-studded, but Real Madrid are no slouch, with Casillas as the starting goalkeeper for this game, although the main position this season has been influenced by Diego? Lรณpez's challenge, but Casillas is still the captain of Real Madrid. โ€

"The backfield is a combination of Vargas, Ramos, Pepe and Carvajal, compared to the Tottenham Hotspur defense, Real Madrid's defense is indeed a big hidden danger, whether it is two full-backs, or a combination of central defenders, it is difficult to be reassured, which is also the biggest hidden danger of Real Madrid's game."

"In midfield, Real Madrid took David? Silva, Xavi? Alonso's three-man midfield combination with Khedira, this midfielder's ability to create and pass the ball is quite good, and it has also proved well in some past games that this set of midfielders is accomplished in defence. โ€

"What Real Madrid is most proud of is the extravagant front three, Cristiano? Ronaldo, Cavani and Gareth? Bale's frontcourt combination, which is almost the most eye-catching superstar combination in football today. โ€

"There is a lot of relationship between these two teams, and in the starting lineup of Real Madrid, Vargas, David? Silva, Cavani and Gareth? Bale are all stars from Tottenham Hotspur, and the signing of these players is almost sky-high, so some people believe that Tottenham Hotspur is Real Madrid's superstar processing plant, and the next possible transfer from Tottenham Hotspur to Real Madrid is the team's number one superstar Messi, who is said to be worth more than 200 million euros. โ€

"So, we saw that the players of both teams were very close when they shook hands, because they used to be long-term teammates, but in this game they were each their own and played for different teams!"

With the whole process complete, both sides returned to their own halves, and the captain of both teams, Thiago? Silva and Iker Casillas both went to the referee for the draw, while Tottenham Hotspur were given serve.

"The players on both sides are ready, this game is highly anticipated, and there is a lot of speculation about what kind of tactics both sides will adopt in this game, because they are both balanced teams that can attack and defend!"

With the referee's whistle, Tottenham Hotspur sent the ball, quickly passed back, and the overall formation was appropriately pulled away, but Real Madrid's entire midfield was quickly pressed, especially Cavani, the first to bear the brunt of the double central defenders who approached Tottenham Hotspur.

Edinson Cavani is very familiar with Tottenham Hotspur's entire tactical system, so he knows that it is not enough to force Nemanja Matic, because Matic is not actually a player with a lot of possession ability, on the contrary, Pirlo is more capable of possession.

So, in the case of Nemanja Matic, Tottenham Hotspur's possession was actually distributed to a lot of different positions, for example, two central defenders took on a lot of possession duties, and there were two midfielders, as well as Messi, so at the beginning of the game, Cavani pressed forward, forcing Tottenham Hotspur's two central defenders to play the ball quickly.

"Real Madrid started the game with a very aggressive play and pressed on the initiative, and we noticed that Real Madrid's desire was very strong in this game, and it soon forced Tottenham Hotspur to launch a long pass."

But when the ball arrived in the frontcourt, Ramos was fighting with Lewandowski, he forced Lewandowski to snatch the ball down and return to the frontcourt. Alonso, the latter then pushed to David? Silva.

Real Madrid's ball control and passing skills, although not as good as Barcelona, are also among the best in today's football, especially this set of midfielders. Silva looks like a midfielder at first glance, but when he gets the ball, he pulls more from the middle to the left, and that's when Cristiano? Ronaldo will move towards the middle, closer to Cavani.

"Ancelotti is quite risky in this game!" Mauro? Tasotti launched an attack from the left at Real Madrid, with left-back Vargas following up to meet David? Silva, who gave the ball to Vargas and cut back into the middle to receive the ball and wanted to go straight to Cristiano in front? Ronaldo, but Nemanja Matic calmly broke the ball and spoiled a Real Madrid attack into the 30-metre zone.

With the first attack into the 30-metre zone, Real Madrid seemed to have tasted the sweetness.

"It's quite risky, but he can only take the road of adventure!" Ye Qiu still looked calm.

He's been coaching for so many years, and he's had all sorts of starts, and it's hard to get anything that makes him nervous or anxious.

"Although it looks like a 433 tactic, it's actually 424, David? Silva is the equivalent of a left-sided midfielder, Cristiano? Ronaldo and Cavani look like a double striker, Gareth? Bale played on the right, Vargas was active at the back, and Carvajal was more in position. โ€

Speaking of this, Ye Qiu turned his head sideways and looked at Mauro? Tassotti, the two smiled tacitly.

"Suppress their midfield?" Mauro? Tasotti asked with a smile.

Ye Qiu shrugged his shoulders, "Everyone took the initiative to send them to the door, are you still polite to them?" โ€

Mauro? Tasotti walked to the sidelines, called out the names of Ribery, Messi, Ramsey, Vidal and Nemanja Matic, and made adjustments to them, but all in the form of codes and gestures.

Real Madrid are the kind of players who are very quick to counter-attack, which can be seen from the characteristics of their front three, Cristiano? Ronaldo and Gareth? Gareth Bale is one of the top scorers with absolute speed, striking power and impact, while Edinson Cavani is the kind of versatile player up front, with excellent defensive and running coverage.

So against Real Madrid, the happier they are if you push the defence higher up, and now Carlo Ancelotti will definitely want you to push the defence in front of them in the 30-metre zone, because then they will have the absolute speed advantage when they have a chance to play long balls at the back.

Ye Qiu and Mauro? Tasotti is very well aware of this characteristic of Real Madrid, and as Ye Qiu said before the game, Real Madrid has an extremely urgent desire for the tenth Champions League, Cristiano? Ronaldo, Ramos, Pepe, Khedira and others all need a Champions League to prove their quality, so they want to win the championship very urgently.

This urgency will be reflected in the game, so it is not so much that Ancelotti started actively, but that he just passively adapted to the psychology of the players, because he knows very well that with the current psychology of Real Madrid players, even if he takes a defensive position, soon, in the game, as long as Tottenham Hotspur retreats, Real Madrid will definitely press.

If they could, they would love to swallow their opponents in one go!

In this case, it is undoubtedly irrational for Tottenham Hotspur to play by moving the defensive line forward, so Ye Qiu and Mauro? Tasotti started the game steadily, and after seeing Real Madrid take the initiative to press, they immediately made adjustments.

After adjustments, Messi and Ribery are in an appropriate position, and their positions are not fixed on the wings, and only when the opposing fullbacks press to participate in the attack, they will pull the side to help the defense, while Matic is still in the back position, and Ramsey and Vidal are pressed up to withstand Khedira and Xavi? Alonso and Lewandowski defended against Pepe and Ramos.

Tottenham Hotspur's entire formation is relatively large, and the team's defensive four players are basically at the front of the penalty area, defending Real Madrid's front trident, and Matic is paying attention to David? Silva, as well as defending at the back anytime and anywhere.

Five-on-four, Tottenham Hotspur's defence doesn't look like they're much of an advantage either.

But the problem can't be one-sided in the frontcourt, Khedira's ability to play the ball is not strong, Xavi? Alonso's ability to get rid of it was not enough, and when Ramsey and Vidal both pressed up, the two players had more options to play the ball at the back, and as soon as the two full-backs plugged in, Ribery and Messi were the first to entangle.

Therefore, from the fifth minute of the game, after Tottenham Hotspur began to adjust, Real Madrid's entire front and center and back were cut off, unable to carry out effective tandem, the ball could only fall in the middle and back, and to go to the front more can only take long passes, but Tottenham Hotspur's air advantage is quite obvious.

Therefore, in the first ten minutes, Real Madrid seemed to control the ball and pressed it very highly, but in fact, it failed to create any effective offensive means, and all three shots were long-range shots of about 20 meters, which shows that Real Madrid cannot organize an effective attack at all.

In order to better connect the midfield, Ancelotti also made changes, David? Silva retraced.

But Ye Qiu and Mauro? Tasotti has been preparing for this for a long time, David? As soon as Silva retreated, Ribery and Messi also retreated, Tottenham Hotspur was a 4141 tactic at first glance, Matic and Lewandowski were two in front of the other, the midfield and the back line were lined up with four players, and they were all four against four, and the defensive effect was very obvious.

The ball didn't go to the front, and the trident in front of it almost became an ornament!

There is no doubt that Real Madrid's positional offensive ability is quite good, but they do not have many ways to face teams with excellent defensive ability and defensive tactics at the same time, the reason is simple, Real Madrid's front three are the kind of players who have a strong impact and hard bridge, Cavani has excellent coverage ability, but he is not strong in carrying the ball and advancing with the ball, and the same is true for the two superstar wingers, who are more suitable to play a threat in the counter-attack.

Real Madrid's midfield is full of talent, David? Silva and Isco's ability to advance with the ball is excellent, if they play at the same time, they can solve the offensive problems, but the hardness and defensive problems in the midfield will be exposed, so in this game Ancelotti chose Khedira instead of Isco, for defensive purposes.

After the first ten minutes of testing, neither side could get a chance, Real Madrid had three long-range shots, Tottenham Hotspur had a counterattack, the latter was more threatening, but it was not an absolute scoring opportunity, so Ancelotti made another adjustment, Xavi? Alonso and David? Silva dragged his feet and allowed Khedira to be actively involved in the attack.

After more than ten minutes of testing, Ancelotti finally determined that Khedira could not play a threat at the back, on the contrary, his weakness would make Real Madrid's possession of the ball problematic, so it was up to him to participate in the attack and advancement of the frontcourt, respond to the trident, and give full play to his physical advantage, Xavi? Alonso and David? Silva stayed at the back to secure possession.

Carlo Ancelotti's strategy was simple: if Tottenham were willing to give up possession, they would take it all and have more possession, and they could also induce Tottenham to press out and grab it.

"What a cunning old fox!" Ye Qiu shook his head and smiled.

In the twentieth minute of the game, the coaching staff of the two sides can be described as a battle of wit, the players are like chess pieces on the field, under the promotion and guidance of the managers of both sides to play, and Ancelotti's wishful thinking is also very loud, but Tottenham Hotspur will not be so easy to be fooled.

"Stick to our tactics, appropriately increase the forward insertion of the two full-backs, increase the pressing of the midfield, but only allow one defender to take risks at a time, and the other three, including Nemanja Matic, are all dragged behind me, so that the coaching staff can watch more and don't fall for Real Madrid!"

Ye Qiu immediately made adjustments and commands, Mauro? Tasotti understood Ye Qiu's intentions and quickly passed the adjustment to the field, and the players quickly understood Ye Qiu's adjustment.

But this time the adjustment was just communicated, and Ye Qiu quickly made an adjustment, which was for Matic, that is, once the midfield broke the ball, it was immediately handed over to the front-inserted fullback, and the fullback would advance with the ball.

"Carlo Ancelotti is indeed cunning, but it doesn't mean that everyone else is stupid, when their front trident is cruising in our defensive line, and we break the ball in the midfield, and then transfer the ball to the side of the full-backs who are already forward, then their midfield will be short of people, originally there were only three, and they had to pull another one to the side, and there were only two left in the middle, but we had three people in the middle!"

The so-called targeted tactics pay attention to a kind of probability, maximizing the possibility of scoring goals and minimizing the possibility of conceding goals, and Ye Qiu's adjustment this time is aimed at the probability of breaking the ball in the midfield after the fullback is inserted.

And in fact, everyone knows that the reason why there are fewer goals in football games is because the success rate of defense is higher than that of attack, and it is much, much higher.

Therefore, Ye Qiu is convinced that after he adjusts, he only needs to wait for the break from the midfield. Guided to play, and Ancelotti's wishful thinking is also very loud, but Tottenham Hotspur will not be so easy to be fooled.

"Stick to our tactics, appropriately increase the forward insertion of the two full-backs, increase the pressing of the midfield, but only allow one defender to take risks at a time, and the other three, including Nemanja Matic, are all dragged behind me, so that the coaching staff can watch more and don't fall for Real Madrid!"

Ye Qiu immediately made adjustments and commands, Mauro? Tasotti understood Ye Qiu's intentions and quickly passed the adjustment to the field, and the players quickly understood Ye Qiu's adjustment.

But this time the adjustment was just communicated, and Ye Qiu quickly made an adjustment, which was for Matic, that is, once the midfield broke the ball, it was immediately handed over to the front-inserted fullback, and the fullback would advance with the ball.

"Carlo Ancelotti is indeed cunning, but it doesn't mean that everyone else is stupid, when their front trident is cruising in our defensive line, and we break the ball in the midfield, and then transfer the ball to the side of the full-backs who are already forward, then their midfield will be short of people, originally there were only three, and they had to pull another one to the side, and there were only two left in the middle, but we had three people in the middle!"

The so-called targeted tactics pay attention to a kind of probability, maximizing the possibility of scoring goals and minimizing the possibility of conceding goals, and Ye Qiu's adjustment this time is aimed at the probability of breaking the ball in the midfield after the fullback is inserted.

And in fact, everyone knows that the reason why there are fewer goals in football games is because the success rate of defense is higher than that of attack, and it is much, much higher.

Therefore, Ye Qiu is convinced that after he adjusts, he only needs to wait for the break from the midfield.