Ye Qiu once said that his ideal perfect football should be like this.

It has the passion of English football and the integrity of German football, but it also has the rigorous tactics of Italian football and the delicate foot skills of Spanish football.

This is indeed a very demanding requirement, it may only exist in an idea or fantasy, and it cannot become a reality, but for Ye Qiu, this is his pursuit, and he has been walking on the road of pursuing this dream for many years in the past, for which he is constantly making all kinds of attempts.

Today's Tottenham Hotspur combines many advantages, such as they play a very holistic football, and have a rigorous tactical system, and many players are also very delicate at the foot of the technique, and the players' passion for the game is quite good, but he still feels that these things are not well integrated.

Of course, there is no perfection in this world, but we should do our best to pursue perfection.

This is Ye Qiu's mentality.

When he landed in the Premier League, English football was actually still very far behind the European continent, and 442 was still being admired here, and it was still advocating the fierce rhythm of the game, high-intensity physical strength confrontation, and even savage foul actions were everywhere, and the Premier League team seriously lacked core competitiveness in the European arena.

At that time, Ye Qiu was thinking, this is simply a hell of technical players, there are no players with delicate skills, and even the Arsenal team, which had the most gorgeous style of football in the Premier League at that time, was also full of Vieira and Gilberto? With the likes of Silva and Parlour, the Premier League at the time looked like a wasteland of technical football.

Ye Qiu clearly realized at that time that it was impossible to transform all this in a short period of time, just like Wenger, it took several years to transform Arsenal before it ushered in Arsenal's unbeaten season, but unfortunately failed to win the championship in the end.

Therefore, Ye Qiu made a compromise at that time, while he introduced technical geniuses like Ronaldinho, he also introduced power players such as Essien, Drogba, Rooney, plus local players such as Frank Lampard and Terry, who were already in the team, and then relied on players such as Davies, Deco, Makelele, and Cannavaro to blend them into a whole.

In the eyes of many, the Chelsea team at that time had both a sense of conquest and technical magnificence, as if a balance had been found between brutal violence and delicate tenderness, so the Chelsea team at that time still lived in the dreams of countless Chelsea fans, and even now, they still yearn for a manager to bring out such a Chelsea.

But Ye Qiu's opinion is obviously different from that of the fans, he feels that it is difficult for such a team to sustain for a long time, because they have high requirements for players, and this kind of integration is relatively simple, very rough, not sustainable, and not replicable.

During his time at Chelsea, Ye Qiu had a new understanding of Premier League football.

He had always felt that the so-called passion of the Premier League should be nurtured by fast-paced, physical-minded league styles, but when he came to Chelsea, he found that it was not, but the people here.

Ye Qiu has watched a lot of videos of Chelsea during the Ranieri period, and he noticed a very interesting phenomenon, behind the central defender combination of Leboeuf and Desailly, the young John? John Terry didn't have many chances, but the youngster was an interesting player, he gave his best every time he got on the pitch and he didn't stop for a minute as long as he was on the pitch.

Even, at that time, Terry dared to shout at the main players in the team who were older than him, which is difficult to imagine in any team at any time, because football has always been a field that pays attention to seniority, especially England, and England used to have a tradition of so-called rookies to help veterans polish their shoes.

Later, I saw Gerrard, then Rooney, then Frank Lampard, and, even as England's biggest name, fans all over the world see Beckham as a fist and embroidered legs, this group of people actually has a unique temperament of English players, which you may occasionally see in players in other leagues, but rarely.

England seems to be rich in this type of player, Ye Qiu even wondered, is this related to the climate of England? So you see, Spain and Portugal, the warmest south, are rich in technical players, and then the further north you go, you can't say that there is none, only that the overall technical level is lower.

Ye Qiu has not done special research in this area, but he clearly realizes that the passion of English football is actually not created by any tactics or the style of this national league, but by the people here.

Manchester United is a team that Ye Qiu admires very much, and Ferguson's team will always be full of passion, this is because Ferguson created this team and injected this passion in his heart into this team.

Therefore, when Ye Qiu left Chelsea and thought about why he failed, he knew very well that he had to build a team into an extension of his will from the beginning, and instill his own ideas, his own ideas, and his own ideas into this team, only in this way could he realize his wishes.

If he continues to work for others and continue to coach other people's teams, it will be difficult for him to last and continue his pursuit.

After the acquisition of Tottenham Hotspur, Ye Qiu has been observing, and he found a very interesting thing, that is, with the gradual continentalization of English football, especially with the commercialization of the Premier League, the unique temperament of the original English players is becoming more and more rare.

Rooney is the player Ye Qiu has ever seen who meets his tactical requirements and has the most passion for English football, but unfortunately, his value is too high, so high that Tottenham Hotspur can't afford it, and after Rooney, look at those players, such as Walcott and Ashley? Young, Lennon, or even Wright? Phillips, Carol and others, they all became vulnerable.

It's not that they don't have talent or strength, but they have the kind of temperament that Rooney, Beckham and others have.

Until Ye Qiu saw Phil? Jones, what impressed him the most about Blackburn's youth team player was his passion, he was young, but he had the temperament of a newborn calf, he was always fighting on the pitch, you can beat him, you can beat him, but he'll get back on his feet soon.

This kind of psychological quality, this kind of spiritual temperament, made Ye Qiu think of Terry, Rooney, and Gerrard.

But Phil? Jones has a lot of shortcomings of England rookies, that is, his skills are not detailed enough, so Ye Qiu decided to bring him to Tottenham Hotspur as early as possible, and at the same time arrange for him to enter the first team and let him train with the team, so that he can supervise and guide anytime and anywhere.

Phil? Jones's height can almost be seen as a disabled person among the defenders in the Premier League, and with Drogba, Ibrahimovic and even Crouch, he is almost crushed, because his height is higher than Thiago? Silva is even shorter, even if his body is fast and flexible, and his bounce is excellent, but the objective difference in height is destined to make it difficult for him to gain a foothold in the central defender position, and he used to play in the midfielder in the Blackburn youth team, so Ye Qiu arranged him in the back position.

Quick reflexes, nimble turns, and clean feet, this is Phil? Jones's strengths, but he also has his own shortcomings, which is that he hasn't learned how to play, and once he's on the pitch, it's like he's beaten up like a chicken, rampage everywhere, chasing the ball everywhere, rushing, ramming, and being the same as Terry and Frank Lampard when they were young.

Ye Qiu often told him that he had to learn how to slow down, because according to Phil? Jones's style of enthusiastic young man, he will only make the pace of the game faster and faster, and in the end, when the opponent is killed, you will also be dragged to death, and you can't stop it at all.

But the kid understood it, but when he got to the court, he completely forgot about it.

This reminded Ye Qiu of Ramsey earlier, he also ran around like this when he first came to Tottenham Hotspur, but now he is starting to learn how to slow down, how to adapt and assist his teammates, and how to help the team, this is an improvement, and this improvement has improved his performance a lot.

As a guest at Blackburn Ewood Park, Ye Qiu arranged for Phil? Jones starts, with Cesc Fabregas and David? Silva partnered in midfield, and as a result, the kid raced all over the field, fighting all the way from the back to the front, from the left winger to the right back, from the right back back to the left back, and then rushing up to the right winger.

It's hard work, it's hard work, it's hard work, and this kind of full-field running in interceptions and tackles is really effective, but the problem is that while he is messing up his opponents, he is also messing up Tottenham's own tactics, and he has been seen blocking his teammates' passes and runs on several occasions.

One of the most eye-catching moments of the game was when he lost his place in midfield, and Blackburn Rovers midfielder David? Dunn then approached Manchester United on loan at Blackburn Rovers striker Diouf, who was battling Kompany for speed. Jones used his speed to force an overtake from the diagonal side, scrambled ahead of the two and broke the ball away, but he also fell off the line and crashed into a billboard on the sideline.

But soon, this kid jumped up from the sidelines like a cheetah, shrugged his shoulders, as if nothing had happened at all, only the face that was red because of his best efforts, which was very impressive, and then slowly walked back to the court, and the action just now seemed to be a very ordinary thing for him.

Ye Qiu saw him like this on the sidelines, and he spread his hands helplessly, he loved and hated this English player.

Diouf's speed is also very fast among the strikers in the Premier League, after all, he is an African player, and Manchester United just fancied his speed back then, but Phil? It was surprising that Jones was able to force a force overtake from him and carry the strong Senegalese man off with his body, but was it a little too fierce?

"Just said him, you see it's here again, this kid seems to have to do something before he stops!"

Mauro? Tasotti also laughed, if it was with Yaya? Tourebi, that Phil? Jones's gap is too big, but if you compare it to his peers, he can be compared to any of his peers, you know, he is only eighteen years old, and Terry and Gerrard may not have performed as well as he when they are eighteen.

At the very least, he is not at a disadvantage in the face of this group of powerful adult players who are violent, and he has no fear at all, which shows how good his physical quality is and how tough his psychological quality is.

"He hasn't learned how to play yet, and he hasn't realized where his talent is, in which direction he should tap his potential, he's still figuring it out!"

Of course, Ye Qiu knows that this is a stage that all young players will definitely go through, maybe Phil? Jones doesn't know what he can do now, so as soon as he gets on the pitch, he runs all over the place, and he thinks he's doing the best thing for the team, but when he matures and finds his way, and then he looks back and sees how stupid his ideas are.

But doesn't everyone come out of stupidity?

It's like Ye Qiu, looking back at what he did when he was seventeen or eighteen years old, he was so stupid, but this is life, everyone will definitely go through such a stage!

"Let him keep rushing!" Ye Qiu shook his head and said helplessly, "Continue to let him play in the next game, but, Mao Luo, the special training must continue, no matter how hard it is, he must quickly carve his technical and tactical awareness now, otherwise with the accumulation of game experience, it will be difficult to cultivate it in the future." ”

Phil? Jones is now in a stage of exploration and formation, if he does not seize the time to fill in these shortcomings and deficiencies now, then it will be difficult for him to find his own playing habits and style in the future, and it will be difficult to improve them.

This period of time is expected to be about two years, so the next two years will be important for his growth.

"By the way, I thought of a way, go back and practice his header, anyway, he is so energetic, let me practice to death!" After Ye Qiu finished speaking, he felt funny.

The method he came up with for training headers is actually very simple, which is to hang a soccer ball in a high place to form a pendulum, and then use his head to top it, so that the football swings back and forth and left and right like a pendulum, and then use his head to top the moving football to practice the feeling of heading in sports.

Mauro? When Tasotti heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then laughed, and couldn't help but give Ye Qiu a thumbs up, "This trick is amazing, in the future, those guys who like to be naughty and mischievous, if anyone violates discipline, let him practice like this in public!" ”

This is definitely the best way to punish a player, but it must also be said that using this to practice heading is indeed not bad, and it can even be extended to use this pendulum equipment to create a set of special technical intensive training equipment, specifically for different techniques.

Ye Qiu also felt funny when he heard it, if it was Phil in the future? Jones has become a big name, and his header is very good, and people ask, hey, buddy, your header is so good, how do you practice?

I wonder how he would answer?

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Tottenham Hotspur played Blackburn Rovers away and played poorly, although they eventually beat Blackburn 1-0 away thanks to Cavani's goal, but Tottenham Hotspur did not show the hearty offensive of the past throughout the game.

The outside media also gave both good and bad comments on the performance of Tottenham Hotspur, believing that this team still has an overwhelming advantage in strength, but the attack is a bit chaotic, and Yaya who replaced Yaya who switched to Manchester City? Toure starter Phil? Jones, for his part, has shown no potential to replace the Ivorians.

At the very least, Yaya? Toure's technique and handling the ball are very good, relying on his explosiveness and physical fitness to be able to dribble forward, while Phil? Jones is still doing more of the simplest defensive dirty and tiring work.

Ye Qiu denied this statement from the outside world, and he said that Phil? Jones did a good job.

"I know a lot of people who will definitely use him to talk to Yaya? Tourebi, I don't deny, Yaya? Toure is one of the best midfielders in football today, but I would say that Yaya? Toure is almost twenty-eight years old, and Phil? Jones is only eighteen years old, and I don't think there's any comparison between the two. ”

"Also, no matter what others say, he'll continue to start in the next game!"

Many people's understanding of Ye Qiu's words is anger, thinking that Ye Qiu is short and deliberately wants to oppose all the media.

In fact, this is really misunderstood Ye Qiu, because continuous appearances are very important for the growth of a young player, because their basic skills are not problematic, the problem is that they have not learned how to play, and have found a way to play football that suits them, so they need this kind of continuous appearance to achieve these goals.

That kind of game that goes out for a game and breaks for a month or two and then comes out and then breaks again is definitely the enemy of young players.

Sometimes Ye Qiu really appreciates the Premier League's reserve team game system, because he can give those substitutes and youth team players who have not been able to appear in the first team have the opportunity to play in a row, and the level of play in the reserve team is not low, because there are many first-team famous stars who play in the reserve team due to injuries or poor form, ensuring the level of play in the reserve team.

Three days later, Tottenham Hotspur welcomed Bolton Wanderers at their home turf.

Ye Qiu really fulfilled his promise this time, Phil? Jones continued to start, and Tottenham Hotspur were mediocre again, and finally relied on Cesc Fabregas and David to replace him? Eriksen's goal from Silva's 2-1 win over visiting Bolton Wanderers was the biggest responsibility for the goal conceded by Phil, who lost his position? Jones.

Ye Qiu saw all this, but he emphasized again after the game, the next game is still Phil? Jones.

In the eyes of many media people and reporters, this is simply vindictive, and the more they criticize Phil? Jones, Ye Qiu let him start, and it was the kind of consecutive starters who played for 90 minutes.

A week later, Tottenham Hotspur played Black Cat Sunderland away, this time the score was still 2:1, and there was still Phil in the goal conceded? Jones's factor, mainly the old problem, caused the opponent to counterattack after running all over the field, and failed to come back in time to protect the defense, which in turn caused the goal to be conceded.

But when the game ended, a reporter asked Ye Qiu like a winner? When Jones expressed his opinion, Ye Qiu also reciprocated with a smile, "In the next game, he will still start!" ”

What's next?

The reporters at the scene were stunned, because the next game was the first leg of the Champions League knockout round, away against Roma! It's very important because they don't have a problem with their fundamentals, the problem is that they haven't learned how to play and have figured out a way to play for themselves, so they need this kind of continuous play to achieve these goals.

That kind of game that goes out for a game and breaks for a month or two and then comes out and then breaks again is definitely the enemy of young players.

Sometimes Ye Qiu really appreciates the Premier League's reserve team game system, because he can give those substitutes and youth team players who have not been able to appear in the first team have the opportunity to play in a row, and the level of play in the reserve team is not low, because there are many first-team famous stars who play in the reserve team due to injuries or poor form, ensuring the level of play in the reserve team.

Three days later, Tottenham Hotspur welcomed Bolton Wanderers at their home turf.

Ye Qiu really fulfilled his promise this time, Phil? Jones continued to start, and Tottenham Hotspur were mediocre again, and finally relied on Cesc Fabregas and David to replace him? Eriksen's goal from Silva's 2-1 win over visiting Bolton Wanderers was the biggest responsibility for the goal conceded by Phil, who lost his position? Jones.

Ye Qiu saw all this, but he emphasized again after the game, the next game is still Phil? Jones.

In the eyes of many media people and reporters, this is simply vindictive, and the more they criticize Phil? Jones, Ye Qiu let him start, and it was the kind of consecutive starters who played for 90 minutes.

A week later, Tottenham Hotspur played Black Cat Sunderland away, this time the score was still 2:1, and there was still Phil in the goal conceded? Jones's factor, mainly the old problem, caused the opponent to counterattack after running all over the field, and failed to come back in time to protect the defense, which in turn caused the goal to be conceded.

But when the game ended, a reporter asked Ye Qiu like a winner? When Jones expressed his opinion, Ye Qiu also reciprocated with a smile, "In the next game, he will still start!" ”

What's next?

The reporters at the scene were stunned, because the next game was the first leg of the Champions League knockout round, away against Roma!