Chapter 681: Fierce General

The Carabao Cup has never been a game that Ye Qiu and Tottenham Hotspur attach importance to, because for Tottenham Hotspur, their focus is mainly on the Premier League and Champions League, which is their stage.

But for teams in the middle and lower reaches, such as Everton, the situation is obviously different, especially after the strong rise of teams such as West Ham United and Newcastle, Everton no longer has the advantage they used to have, and if they want to enter the European arena, the cup has undoubtedly become their most promising stage.

Because of this, Moyes sat at Goodison Park in this game, and put out a full main lineup to face the visiting Tottenham Hotspur, even if the north London team did not use the main team, Moyes was still very careful.

In this game, Moyes discharged a 451 tactic, and the goalkeeper was American goalkeeper Tim? Howard, Leyton at the back? Barnes, Rodwell, Jagielka and Heitinga, while in midfield Drenthe, Phil? Neville, Marouane Fellaini, Pienal and Osman, the single striker is Argentine striker Straquarusi.

In order to develop Rodwell and rotate the team, Moyes put players such as Hibbert and Distin on the bench, and the young youngster Rose? Ross Barkley, who is also a young player that Everton is very much fancied for, is highly regarded by David Moyes.

Tottenham Hotspur played with an all-bench line-up for this game, with Courtois in goal, and Alba, Nastasic, Varane and Phil at the back. Jones, Sandro in midfield, Pogba and Eriksen on top to play in central midfield, Coutinho, Raul and Neymar form an attacking trident in the front.

Kyle? Walker and Eden? Hazzard will start in the league at the weekend, so Ye Qiu did not arrange for them to start this game, but with Lucas? Mora and other players were on the bench.

At the beginning of the game, Everton, who was fighting at home, bullied the small, relying on their home stadium, and the main player started, and as soon as they came up, they planned to give Tottenham Hotspur's group of young players a slap in the face, and launched a round of attack, suppressing Tottenham Hotspur's group of young players in the half, and beating them fat.

Ye Qiu has been sitting in the away team's dugout since the opening, he doesn't attach much importance to this game, for him, of course, it is good to win, but more importantly, he wants to see how this group of young players performs, and how many of them are eligible to enter the team's rotation.

Similar to Kyle? Walker, Eden? Hazzard and other players who have been stable and have won the approval of their teammates and coaching staff, Ye Qiu is not even ready to arrange them to play in this game.

Everton started with a fierce attack, but Tottenham Hotspur also performed well in the backfield with Nastasic, Varane and Sandro in front, which made Everton's Pienal want to break through the middle several times, but failed to achieve results, but after five minutes of attack, Everton suddenly changed their attacking strategy.

Just saw Everton break the ball in midfield, quickly diagonally passed to the left, Drenthe left side soared, impacting Phil? Jones stepped forward to get involved in the space left for the attack, and Nastasic stepped forward quickly to fill the gap.

Many people say that Drenthe is like a wild boar Davis, very small, but fast, explosive, and very flexible, so when he rushes up, Nastasic goes up and pounces a little too hard, and is directly rushed by Drenthe easily.

The Everton crowd erupted in cheers from the stands after Drenthe easily overturned Nastasic.

After an easy pass, Drenthe ignored Nastasic, who was chasing after him, and dribbled diagonally into the Tottenham Hotspur penalty area, while Varane kept falling back and retreated directly into the box.

It should be said that Varane's choice was not wrong, when he was retreating, he was also paying attention to the route of Drenthe's direct shot, and in front of him was Phil who was rushing all the way back? Jones, who blocked Drenthe's pass to Argentine striker Straquarusi, while Sandro was close to Pinard.

"I'm on, you're delaying!"

Just when Varane was worried that if he continued to retreat, he would be given a chance to get a direct kick by Drenthe, but there was a sound in his ears about Phil? Jones's shout, almost instinctively, Varane immediately leaned over to the right of the Argentine striker, and almost instantly, Phil? Jones taped Drenthe.

This time the Englishman was very smart, he didn't choose to put the shovel directly in the dangerous move, but like a tiger descending from the mountain, he used his body directly to push Drenthe, and the Dutchman was also very smart, just saw Nastasic pounce too hard, so he now met Zhang Feifeifeld? Jones, too, wants to repeat the same plan.

But Phil? Jones grabbed a little strength this time, Drenthe made an emergency stop, he also followed the emergency stop, and his body was always on the left side of Drenthe, because Drenthe only left foot is the dominant foot, and his right foot is almost negligible, so Phil? Jones's clever thing was that he got tangled around Drenthe's left foot.

With his left foot entangled, Drenthe couldn't get a shot on goal, while the fast-paced pace was also lost to Phil? Jones was disrupted, Sandro and Nastasic quickly returned to the box, and when Drenthe's right foot tried to play to Pinard, Sandro stepped forward and intercepted the ball halfway through.

A defense that looks like a mundane game in a football game, but it's full of thrilling wits and power, and those who haven't experienced it first-hand won't understand, and the fans are more likely to let out a sigh of regret in the stands or laugh in front of the TV.

A little more, that is, like the current Ye Qiu, he praised it, "Phil? Jones, this kid has grown! ”

A sudden strain this time, Phil? Jones adjusted quickly, defended quickly, was decisive and timely in his close-fitting fit, and more importantly, he judged in an instant that Drenthe's left foot was going to be restricted, and he grasped the point, which was quite good.

Tottenham Hotspur is a young man in the end, and its strength is certainly not comparable to Everton's group of main players, so although it defused an attack by Everton, the home team's attack is still endless.

After learning the lessons just now, coupled with Ye Qiu's adjustment of some details on the sidelines, the team's defense gradually stabilized, but there was no way to reverse the passivity on the field.

Being pressed by their opponents is undoubtedly a difficult test for Tottenham Hotspur's defenders, especially when they are facing the impact of the Premier League's strong Everton main line-up, which is even more rare for them.

Phil? Although Jones is young and a substitute, he does not have the youth of a young player or the timidity of a young man, and he always has a fierce and fearless momentum when he appears on the court.

It didn't take long to scare Drenthe just now, Phil? Jones came again, this time with Pienal trying to cut inside from the left rib, but Phil? Jones suddenly rushed forward with a brisk step, and it was a close press, which scared Pinar into a big trip, and Varane did not miss the opportunity and cleared the ball directly.

But Drenthe was unguarded on the left side, and Ye Qiu and Mauro on the sidelines? Tassotti shook his head as well.

"It's still too tender!" Mauro? Tasottti, a former defender, laughed.

If Pienal had been aware enough at the time, after passing to Drenthe, the Dutchman crossed, and the Argentine high school striker Straquarusi, who was more than 1.9 meters tall in the box, was enough to easily suppress Nastasic.

"But after half a season's training, coupled with this season's special training, it still looks like it's working!" Ye Qiu said.

It's mainly about positioning, timing and defensive skills, Phil? At least in this game, Jones's grasp of timing and defensive skills is indeed very good and old-fashioned, but he still seems relatively tender in terms of defensive awareness, especially in terms of positional sense.

A lot of people say that young players need to play more games, especially at a high level, which is a very important way to develop young players, but this is actually not accurate, because if you can improve by playing at a high level, then what does a manager do?

Moreover, the training of many teams, especially the training of group confrontation, is almost to imitate the actual combat to the greatest extent, so the pressure of many team training is even more than the pressure brought by some strong and weak games.

The growth and progress of young players is nothing more than two factors, one is the basic skills, and the other is the application.

Basically, those who can be called rookies will not be bad in basic skills, and the players who can become the key cultivation targets of Tottenham Hotspur have very solid basic skills, so the key is how to use them.

And how to use it, it has a close relationship with the head coach, because different head coaches will adopt different playing styles.

Like Phil? Jones, if he goes to Manchester United, or some other team coached by a local Premier League manager, maybe they will turn him into a fierce general, who will tackle at every turn, pounce on him at every turn, shine on the soles of his shoes at every turn, or run around without nonsense.

But when he came to Tottenham Hotspur, he had to adapt to Tottenham Hotspur's tactical play, and he had to learn Ye Qiu's requirements for defensive players, card position, prediction, and interception...... After doing this, he still has to work hard to train his ability to pass, stop the ball, etc., and he can't drive big feet at every turn, and he has to learn how to run to respond to his teammates, and so on.

It's going to take a process, but there's no doubt that going to a team with an English style of play is the same as coming to Tottenham Hotspur, and it's Phil? Jones, but in the end it will be two completely different players.

This is why Anderson is Ronaldinho II in the Portuguese Super League, Mikel is very outstanding in footwork and awareness in Nigeria and the World Youth Championships, and his talent is not lost to Messi's front midfield, but they came to the Premier League and defected to Ferguson and Mourinho, but they were reduced to beast waists, this is the reason.

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Although Tottenham Hotspur's youngsters defended very hard and diligently, and at the same time played without any embarrassment or timidity, it was Everton who opened the scoring in the end, and Fellaini cut in a back when Tottenham Hotspur's players leaked in the box and allowed the Belgian midfielder to open the scoring.

It happened in the 33rd minute of the first half, and it was a big blow to Tottenham Hotspur.

Just after conceding the goal, the players were obviously a little flustered, after restarting the ball, they quickly lost the ball again, Everton played a counterattack, and Pienal passed the ball over the top, Drenthe got the ball in an offside position, and Osman on the right side also rushed up quickly, and there was only one Phil left in the entire Tottenham Hotspur backfield? Jones.

One-on-two, Phil? Jones kept stepping back, but his attention was not only on Drenthe who was on the ball, but also on Osman, who was plugging in behind, and he knew very well that he would not only have to rely on his running and positioning to limit Drenthe's feet, but also have to guard against Drenthe's pass to Osman.

It's a very difficult choice, but Phil? Jones was hard, and Drenthe himself was just as hard, because he found out that Phil? Jones's position is always in a very awkward position, if he wants to speed down, he may be interfered with, he is entangled in close quarters, the goalkeeper can get the ball when he strikes, even if he doesn't attack, as long as he stands in position, his shooting angle is almost blocked.

But if you pass horizontally, he is a little far away from Osman, one on the left rib and one on the right rib, Phil? Jones's explosiveness is well known, and this kid starts up very quickly and is likely to break the ball.

When the ball is advancing, Drenthe is always looking for opportunities, Phil? Jones retreated into the penalty area and he seemed to see through Drenthe's intentions, with Raphael Varane and Nastasic and Sandro all back, so he had plenty of confidence.

After a glimpse of an opportunity, Phil? Jones suddenly rushed up, so fast that Drenthe had no time to react, and he rushed forward at the right time, just when Drenthe's ball left his feet, so as soon as he rushed up, it was a sliding tackle on the ground, and at the same time as the ball was shoveled, even Drenthe was tripped and fell in the penalty area.

The quintessential iconic Phil? Jones shovels violently!

Drenthe fell in the penalty area, he was waiting for the referee's whistle, and several Everton players shouted at the referee, but the referee from the Championship smiled and shook his head, obviously telling the Everton players not to try to put pressure on, I can see very clearly, it was a beautiful defence.

Boos rang out throughout Goodison Park.

Phil? Jones jumped up directly from the ground, roared at the group of Everton players who wanted to put pressure on the referee, and rushed up, very loudly, even Ye Qiu on the sidelines could hear it clearly, "Fucking rules, is this a fake fall?" He's faking a fall, trying to cheat a penalty! ”

The referee immediately blocked Phil? Among Jones and several players at Everton, everyone saw Phil with a red face? Jones's neck was bruised, and he looked like he was going to fight with someone, without the slightest sense of a young player.

Raul ran over and grabbed Phil? Jones, he's worried that his teammates will lose control, but Phil? Jones broke free from Raul's pull, "Don't pull me, I know what I'm doing!" ”

"I just can't get used to this group of bastards, like a bad seed, thinking about cheating penalties all day long, I'm F×××!"

Phil? Jones yelled at the Everton players, the referee immediately ran over and showed him a yellow card, at this time the Tottenham Hotspur players were dissatisfied, they wanted to cheat the penalty, you don't give the card, but to our teammates?

The referee separated the players from both teams, and the Tottenham Hotspur players were not swayed by anger under Raul's control, but they all became very indignant, especially Phil? Jones, after the troublemaker got a yellow card, yelled at the Everton players, "You eggless guys, be careful, kill you!" ”

Tottenham Hotspur's coaching staff sat on the sidelines, watching the scene that happened. Tassotti looked at each other and laughed, but it was Roland? Shepas, a little worried, walked over, "Do you want to replace Phil?" Jones, this kid is like a drug, you see that blushing, so excited about him! ”

Ye Qiu shook his head, "If you don't change it, if you have the ability, you will get a red card!" ”

"What do you mean?" Rowland didn't quite understand.

Mauro? Tasotti patted Roland on the shoulder, "If he gets a red card, then he is a reckless man, no different from the past, but if he doesn't get a red card, what happens is good for us, don't you see that the players are all woken up?" ”

What is the most troublesome thing for a young player to do when he is on his own?

It's not a matter of strength, it's self-confidence!

From the beginning of the game, Tottenham Hotspur's group of boys were pressed and beaten by Everton's players, which was too ugly, on the one hand, they were inferior in skills, but more importantly, they put themselves in a weak position from the beginning, and forgot Ye Qiu's instructions before the game, as well as the tactics arranged by the team.

But now it's okay, Phil? Jones is furious, Tottenham Hotspur is unhappy, they all feel annoyed, and they all want to vent, so the game has just begun, if Phil is replaced at this time? Jones, doesn't that mean extinguishing the fire in the players' hearts? Tell them, I don't like you to be angry?

In Ye Qiu's view, passion is a good thing, but you can't be controlled by passion and lose your mind.

Ye Qiu has never felt that Keane is the best midfielder, and the reason is that he is controlled by passion many times, such as some unnecessary fouls and his behavior of hurting opponents, which makes him greatly discounted.

Of course, Keane is a great player, Ye Qiu is convinced of this, but his biggest regret is his uncontrolled temper.

The laboratory also has psychological training specifically for players in this aspect, so now is the right time to test the results, and in the end, this is just a league cup, losing is losing the league cup, Ye Qiu doesn't feel a pity at all, because if you can awaken the fighting spirit of young players, this game will have a great effect on their growth.

It can even be said that the harvest of ten games that are smooth sailing and fishing in troubled waters may not be as big and effective as the harvest of such a game. Fighting, this is too ugly, on the one hand, the skills are inferior, but more importantly, they put themselves in a weak position from the beginning, and forgot Ye Qiu's instructions before the game, as well as the tactics arranged by the team.

But now it's okay, Phil? Jones is furious, Tottenham Hotspur is unhappy, they all feel annoyed, and they all want to vent, so the game has just begun, if Phil is replaced at this time? Jones, doesn't that mean extinguishing the fire in the players' hearts? Tell them, I don't like you to be angry?

In Ye Qiu's view, passion is a good thing, but you can't be controlled by passion and lose your mind.

Ye Qiu has never felt that Keane is the best midfielder, and the reason is that he is controlled by passion many times, such as some unnecessary fouls and his behavior of hurting opponents, which makes him greatly discounted.

Of course, Keane is a great player, Ye Qiu is convinced of this, but his biggest regret is his uncontrolled temper.

The laboratory also has psychological training specifically for players in this aspect, so now is the right time to test the results, and in the end, this is just a league cup, losing is losing the league cup, Ye Qiu doesn't feel a pity at all, because if you can awaken the fighting spirit of young players, this game will have a great effect on their growth.

It can even be said that the harvest of ten games that are smooth sailing and fishing in troubled waters may not be as big and effective as the harvest of such a game.