Volume 1 Chapter 403 Don't want to die Mourinho

"Messi takes the ball on the right flank, faces Ashley Cole, suddenly knocks back, Cesc Fabregas gets the ball, and then passes forward"

'Nice one-two, past Ashley Cole, oops, pass was blocked by Carvalho, corner.

"Beckham takes a corner, Hangrande heads it, oops, oh my God, the ball hits the crossbar, Hilario hits the ball, Cesc Fabregas chests the ball and gets up again, ah, slightly off"

With Cesc Fabregas' kick from the edge of the penalty area, all the fans in the stadium held their breath, and when he hit the ball crooked, they let out a sigh of regret for the rest of their lives.

Ye Qiu applauded his lover on the sidelines, Cesc Fabregas's performance in this game was really good, but Tottenham Hotspur did not pose much threat at other times except for that goal.

After Mourinho conceded a goal, he asked Ashley Cole not to press easily, and Chelsea began to retreat in an orderly manner, still adopting defensive counterattack tactics, while Ye Qiu attacked for a while, and also let the team retreat a little.

"I think we pressed too much and there were too many people in the 30-metre zone," Mauro Tasotti also saw on the sidelines.

Actually, it's not just a Tottenham problem, it's a problem that all teams that defend high are facing, and that is how can you play when the opposition is playing with an orderly contraction defence?

The reason why Benitez's team has not been able to score points on the weak team before is actually because his tactical play is not satisfactory when it encounters the weak team of the defensive counterattack, and in this game Tottenham Hotspur got 71 possession, but more of it was garbage possession time, which was useless at all.

Therefore, after Ye Qiu scored a goal, he immediately asked the team to gradually retreat a little, return to a normal position, and even did not hesitate to give up some possession, so that Chelsea took the initiative to press out to play, which can be seen from Tottenham Hotspur's goal, the ball possession rate dropped from 71% to the current 59.

But Chelsea doesn't seem to have much idea of pressing out to play, and the attack does not invest much, and it is still dominated by long passes.

"There's a Fanny in front of us," Ye Qiu also said his thoughts.

Ruud van Nistelrooy is a very distinctive centre-forward with great scoring ability and efficiency, and he is one of the few veterans in Tottenham Hotspur with a lot of professional experience, and he is the leading scorer for Tottenham Hotspur and Europa League this season.

Of course, Ye Qiu knows in his heart that a very important reason why Vanney can score so many goals is that the team is attacking around him, including Ribery, Messi and Fabregas and other players, all of whom revolve around Vanney to carry out the offensive layout, so Vanney's shortcomings are also Tottenham Hotspur's shortcomings.

Even Ye Qiu can say that Ruud van Nistelrooy has scored more goals, which may not be a good thing for Tottenham Hotspur's overall attack.

Some people may find it strange that Ferguson gave up Van Nistelrooy in order to make the team's style more continental, but why did Ye Qiu bring in Ruud van Nistelrooy? And now Ruud van Nistelrooy has also become a further obstacle for Tottenham Hotspur.

This is something that can't be helped, because Ye Qiu himself is also groping, he only has a very basic and basic concept now, what kind of tactics he wants to play, he doesn't have a very good concept in his heart, but the problem is that your team can't keep groping and sacrifice results.

If your results are too bad, the players in the team will run away after performing well, and it has nothing to do with loyalty, because who doesn't want to go to a more top giant, a bigger stage to prove their strength, or even compete with the best players for the title of World Footballer of the Year? Even if it's just to be nominated

To some extent, if there is no Vanney, Ye Qiu will keep Defoe and Robbie Keane, but he can get Vanney at a low price, Ye Qiu does not resist buying Robbie Keane and Defoe at a high price, so as to maximize the interests of the team, and it turns out that Vanney's performance is indeed quite good.

To say that he is not in line with the future of the team is to prepare for a rainy day.

Mauro Tasotti listened to Ye Qiu's words, nodded, a little helpless, because Vanney is the king of the small penalty area, you can only let him get close to the penalty area, once he is far away from the penalty area, with his technical and tactical characteristics, Tottenham Hotspur is almost no different from one less person.

And this season, Ye Qiu has always deliberately strengthened the cultivation and carving of players such as Van Persie, Cavani and even Carroll, which is actually to let them take over Van Nistelrooy's class at the right time, judging from the current situation, Ye Qiu is most optimistic about Van Persie, this player's skills are very fine, the ball is very good, and the shooting skills are also very powerful, the only hidden danger is the physical confrontation, but Ye Qiu has appropriately arranged him for physical strengthening training as early as the beginning of the season

If Van Persie replaces Ruud van Nistelrooy, Tottenham Hotspur's attack will be more diverse and flexible, at least not as it is now, with the same level of hard work.

"Did you notice, Fabregas has a strong desire to move forward," Mauro Tasotti said, pointing at Fabregas.

When playing a weak team, the performance of the players is actually not too convincing, but it is different when playing a strong team, and the strong dialogue is the most able to test the strength of the team and the players, and from this game, Fabregas's passing vision is indeed excellent, and his desire to move forward is also very strong, and he has three shots on goal.

Of course, this also has to do with Beckham and Mascherano defending behind him, so his attacking ability is greatly reflected.

"He was the top scorer at the World Junior Championships, the Golden Boot and the Most Valuable Player." Ye Qiu said with a smile that Cesc Fabregas was the best player in the 17-year-old World Youth Championship in 03, and he played the position of a second striker at that time, so his offensive ability and shooting ability are not weak at all.

The reason why he was better at dragging back in Arsenal in his previous life was that Arsenal played 4 tactics and two central midfielders in the midfield, and Fabregas's position was naturally relatively backward, and in the later stage, his position was appropriately advanced, which directly released Fabregas's ability to score after insertion.

In Ye Qiu's view, Fabregas's overall view, ability to read the game, organization and ability to grasp the rhythm are the top, whether it is a long pass or a short pass, it is also outstanding, but he also has his own weaknesses and shortcomings, that is, the ball control is slightly insufficient, especially in the midfield ball control and advancement.

In other words, Cesc Fabregas can be the core of the organization, the best passer, and can also respond to teammates by running, but he is not a ball handler, although he can also be competent as a ball handler in the Premier League with his technical skills, but that is because the current tactics of the Premier League are generally rough, once in the more rigorous European arena, when encountering a team that pays more attention to cutting the opponent's passing route, his role will be greatly curbed.

Beckham is also a passer, and he is also not a ball handler, so the current Tottenham Hotspur attack is actually centered around the wing, and there is not much threat in the middle, because it is difficult for either Beckham or Cesc Fabregas to fight a way out of the middle.

This is also the reason why Ye Qiu cultivated Van Persie, if Van Persie can play, replace Van Nistelrooy with him, take the forward retreat, and insert the offensive line after the winger, and then the effect of the existing offensive system of the entire Tottenham Hotspur can be maximized.

And Ye Qiu has another idea, that is, to introduce a ball handler to partner with Fabregas

Before, he felt that Yaya Toure would be suitable, the Ivorian still has a very characteristic possession of the ball, and he can bring enough hardness to the frontcourt, but Ye Qiu began to feel that Yaya Toure was not qualified for this position after the first half of the season, and he planned to train the Ivorian as a midfielder, but he needed to get rid of some problems.

If the Ivorian is really trained, he will be able to become the top midfielder, because he has excellent technical skills, excellent physical fitness and wide coverage and running, which are necessary for the midfield.

His problem is sticky balls and his penchant for getting on offense.

It is not a big problem to love to plug in the attack, as long as you choose the right time to plug in, you can form a threat and play the effect after plugging, and you can also return to the defense as soon as possible after the conversion of the ball, then your plug-in is actually a kind of support and help for the team's attack.

Yaya Toure's biggest problem is sticking to the ball, even if he has improved a lot, but as a back, sticky ball is the biggest drawback, because once the back is broken, it is a mortal threat, so the biggest taboo in the back is to drag mud and water.

With the rollout of Tottenham Hotspur this season, Ye Qiu has gradually realized some of his previous mistakes, and has also explored some new directions and ideas, but some can be tried, and some have not yet tried the conditions, after all, he also has to consider Tottenham Hotspur's current squad and team results.

Just like Ruud van Nistelrooy, Ferguson sent off the Dutch striker almost all professionals know that it was out of tactical necessity, but he made an excuse for all the fans, that is, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Cristiano Ronaldo did not agree, and when the two could only choose one, he chose the young Portuguese, which could be acceptable to everyone, including the Manchester United players.

If Ye Qiu wants Van Persie to replace the team's top scorer Ruud van Nistelrooy to start now, he can be said to be needed by the team, but what will the players think? Can Van Persie withstand such pressure? Can the rest of the team be convinced? Can Fanny accept it?

Ye Qiu dared to guarantee that as long as he won Vanney for no reason, there would be chaos in the team, and the team's morale would be discharged, and maybe he would be beaten back to the first half of the season and go to relegation.

So, a lot of times, you have to take your time, wait for the opportunity to try it, and don't always think about it overnight.

The first half ended up with Cesc Fabregas's pinpoint diagonal cross into the Chelsea penalty area, which Franck Ribery cut in only for Hilario to take the ball over his head.

Tottenham Hotspur took a temporary lead at Millennium Stadium 0.

What's even more commendable is that Tottenham Hotspur firmly controlled the situation and rhythm of the game with 57 possession, and four shots on target from eleven shots, which is much better than Chelsea's, and Mourinho's team is more average except for the more impressive statistics on the defensive end.

Especially in the opposition half, Tottenham Hotspur had a pass success rate of 8, while Chelsea only had. The success rate of the two teams can be seen in the difference in skill between the two teams.

When the on-site commentator summarized the first half, it was very incomprehensible to issue, "Why would Chelsea take the initiative to give up the offensive routine that they are good at, and instead adopt a single feature, and even a very inefficient long pass to find a routine like Drogba", Ye Qiu directly gave his players an answer in the locker room.

"Because they are afraid of our midfielder" Ye Qiu looked very confident when he said this.

If Deco had been on the game, perhaps Chelsea would not have been so passive, but Ballack and Frank Lampard were two superstars competing together, and the effect did not reach the point where one plus one is greater than two, but instead became a situation where one plus one is less than one.

The midfield was suppressed by Tottenham Hotspur, Joe Cole and Duff are not good at dribbling and breaking through, Chelsea's offensive means are extremely lacking, at this time they want to press out to play, but they are worried about Tottenham Hotspur's counterattack behind them, because Beckham and Fabregas's counter-attacking passes are like accurate guided missiles, pointing where to hit, who is not afraid?

'In the second half we continued to play like we did after taking the lead in the first half, don't play fast with Chelsea, they like to be fast, we don't play with them, we have to slow down the tempo, slow is good for us, and our midfielders have to retract appropriately, pull them out and play, now we are ahead, they are behind, if they want to win, they can only press out and play"

When he said this, Ye Qiu smiled confidently again and said, "And as long as they press out and fight, there will inevitably be flaws behind them, and this is our chance."

'I have a hunch that Chelsea will make changes at half-time, and it will be on the wing, and it will be Joe Cole, but who will be replaced, I'm not sure, it should be Carlough, Wright Phillips or Allen Lennon, they will have to fight for more one-on-one opportunities on the wing, open up the tactical width'

It's not that Ye Qiu is clever, but this is an adjustment that Chelsea must make, if Mourinho did not have such a vision, then he would not have been able to get to where he is today, and the most sure of the Chelsea team to break through with the ball is the wing.

There are still a lot of wide players at Chelsea, Mourinho likes winger tactics, bringing together Duff, Wright Phillips, Allen Lennon, Kalou and Quaresma, Quaresma has been beaten into the cold by him, and Joe Cole has clearly proved to be incapable of breaking the deadlock in the first half, and can only play one-on-one with one player.

'We have to pay attention to it, whoever he brings on is going to strengthen Chelsea's attack, especially on the wings, so we have to start defending on both wings in the second half, keep the three lines compact, let them play and then we can play their counter-attacks'

Ye Qiu's analysis made all the Tottenham Hotspur players in the dressing room feel his confidence, and in fact, Chelsea did not play the slightest threat throughout the first half, and it can even be said that it did not look like the Premier League leader at all.

'The first half is over and I want to remind everyone that the first half of Chelsea was not the real Chelsea, the second half was, so don't think we're relieved to have a temporary lead, I want to tell you that the second half is the real test.'

If Chelsea's defeat in the first half was that Jose Mourinho was too conservative, then in the second half he had no choice but to press out and play, unless he didn't want this title.

Ye Qiu knows better than anyone that the attacking power of Chelsea is not weak at all, and Drogba's powerful centre-forward can break down the opponent's entire defense alone, plus two wings, as well as Frank Lampard and Ballack's back-on, which is the biggest threat to any team.

"Guys, believe me, the game is playing so far, the situation is in our favor, as long as all of us don't be careless and devote ourselves to the game, then the last victory in this game must belong to us and to Tottenham Hotspur"

"We, tonight, are going to bring the League Cup trophy back to White Hart Lane"

Ye Qiu's midfield mobilization is indeed a great boost to the team's morale, with him, everyone in Tottenham Hotspur is obviously more confident and calmer, especially when they walked out of the dressing room and walked onto the field, they noticed the adjustment of Chelsea's game lineup, and they all immediately laughed confidently.

Because Ye Qiu guessed correctly, Chelsea did make substitutions at half-time, Mourinho replaced Joe Cole with Allen Lennon, the former Tottenham Hotspur right winger still plays his most familiar position, and Duff was changed to the left, and the two supported by Drogba.

But what Ye Qiu didn't guess was that Mourinho was obviously desperate this time, he was outrageously conservative in the opening tactics of the first half, but at halftime, he suddenly went crazy and went crazy, and made a desperate substitution, replacing Makelele with Mikel, obviously to strengthen the team's midfield organization and attack.

Ye Qiu was a little worried on the sidelines, the current Tottenham Hotspur does not have the strength to be proud of Chelsea, and he knows very well, don't look at Mourinho's two substitutions with a bit of spirit, but it's really hard, who is not afraid of Chelsea?

There is a good saying, those who are stunned are afraid of the horizontal, and those who are horizontal are afraid of dying.

Ye Qiu turned his head sideways and looked at Mourinho, who was also standing outside the coach's seat, the Portuguese also happened to look over, the eyes of the two intersected in the middle, as if sparks had sparked, and Mourinho pointed at Ye Qiu and made a decapitation action, that look was really going to play with Ye Qiu.

Ye Qiu ignored him, but Chelsea's second-half tactics were clear, and they launched a fierce and desperate attack on Tottenham Hotspur as soon as they started.