"Coach Zhang, the first half is over, all Chinese fans are looking forward to it, Tottenham Hotspur, who have high hopes, but they are 0:2 behind away, very, very regrettable, what do you think, what happened in this first half? Is there still a chance to turn the tables around? ”

In the live broadcast room of the CCTV building in Beijing, China, two commentators who are in charge of the Champions League commentary are conducting a summary after the first half, which is also a live commentary and analysis for all fans across the country.

"I think there is still a chance to turn the tables!" Director Zhang used his typical Beijing accent and spoke slowly at a speed to directly point out his opinion first, that is, there is still a second half, and everything is still possible.

"Do you think there's still a chance?" The moderator was a little confirmed.

"Yes!" Director Zhang nodded, "In fact, the problem in the first half is not that the strength of the team is a problem, nor is it that Tottenham Hotspur is inferior to others, if you look at the strength, it should be Tottenham Hotspur 2:0 ahead, but the interesting thing about football is that he doesn't look at the strength, it depends on your performance." ”

"Dortmund's on-the-spot performance in this game is quite good, and Klopp must have made very careful preparations for this game, which is the group of death in the Champions League, gathering the champions of four of the five major leagues of the Premier League, Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1, and the competition is very fierce."

"Tottenham Hotspur is the king in everyone's eyes, the number one favorite, Dortmund, is also very strong, compared to Juventus, and even the ...... in Ligue 1"

"Montpellier!" The host reminded that this team is very, very unfamiliar to the Chinese people.

"Yes, Montpellier, the Ligue 1 team has very little hope of qualifying from the first two rounds, and if Dortmund wants to press Juventus and qualify from the group, it is better to make a fuss from Tottenham Hotspur, because they played 1:1 in the second round, which means that the strength of the two teams is not much different."

"In this situation where the difference in strength is not large, if you want to be more sure of qualifying, Tottenham Hotspur is the key to their fight for group qualification, the biggest suspense of the group of death is often not in the results of each other's battles, but in this very complicated, everyone has hope to qualify, everyone wants to qualify in the environment, the kind of fighting spirit and strength stimulated."

The host nodded uncontrollably after listening to it, "So I personally think that Dortmund did play at a super level in the first half." ”

'Super level, absolutely super level, they almost suppressed Tottenham Hotspur to the point that they didn't have many chances, they even lost possession, this situation has not happened to Tottenham Hotspur for a long time, and I personally think that Dortmund's first half was very, very perfect.

"How?" The host also followed the conversation and asked.

"First of all, they played their characteristics very well, to the fullest, they can run, all the players can run, so we see, they pressed Tottenham Hotspur from the beginning, we all know that Tottenham Hotspur are very good at running, but they are obviously not excited enough in this game."

"You mean, the game against Chelsea was too draining?"

"Absolutely!" Director Zhang nodded without hesitation, "Usually the state of the player is a parabola, there are ups and downs, one high and one low, this is a normal thing, so let's see, in the Bundesliga on the weekend, Dortmund played badly, Klopp smiled after the game and said, it doesn't matter, we did it on purpose." ”

"At that time, many people thought that Klopp was talking nonsense, and some people deliberately suppressed the team's state like this!" The host also laughed.

"But now looking back, he did it on purpose, not to mention, the team didn't do its best, just recuperated and waited for you Tottenham Hotspur to send it to the door, for Dortmund, if you want to get the right to qualify steadily, you have to do everything you can to get points from Tottenham Hotspur, away they are not sure, so the home team must fight!"

After a pause, Director Zhang continued: "Also, in addition to being able to run, Dortmund's passing speed is very fast, and the midfielder's ability to fight and strangle is also quite good, they dare to press forward, through this kind of high-intensity pressing and pressing in the frontcourt, forcing the opponent to make mistakes, once the ball is grabbed in the frontcourt, immediately put into the counterattack." ”

"Lewandowski, Reus, Gotze and Kuba, the attacking formation of these four players is very good, there is a lot of variation, especially Lewandowski, who receives the first pass and then divides the ball diagonally to the sides, which is the most threatening means of Dortmund's attack."

When the host heard this, he was also surprised, "I remember that Ye Qiu had highlighted this point in the press conference before the game, but judging from the game process, Tottenham Hotspur didn't seem to have a targeted defense. ”

"I personally think that Ye Qiu may consider that if you take targeted defense, it may compress the distance and space between your midfield and the back line, which will affect the team's attack, we all know that the midfield determines the offensive resilience of a team, and if your midfield is suppressed, the attack will become less threatening."

"Another point I think is that the players in Tottenham Hotspur are not excited enough in this game, it is estimated that it has something to do with the continuous fighting in the past, after all, the national team games, as well as against Chelsea, are all tough battles, and Dortmund, this game is to recuperate, they have long been prepared for targeting, that is, to restrain you Tottenham Hotspur."

'We all know that when you have only one goal, the way you think is focused, and when you have a lot of goals, then you need to coordinate, and for a team like Tottenham Hotspur, it's inevitable that there will be distractions on multiple fronts.

The host also expressed support for Zhang's remarks, "But I believe that all Chinese fans don't want Tottenham Hotspur to lose, after all, they are too strong in the Premier League, unbeaten in 96 games so far, an impossible miracle." ”

"Yes, so Tottenham Hotspur is very entangled now, the league performance is too good, they are too familiar with the rhythm and atmosphere of the Premier League, they are used to playing under the condition of taking the initiative, and in the first half of this game, they suddenly met Dortmund, the Bundesliga team doesn't care about 3721, and they will come up and give you a stick first, and they will be confused."

"We have to admit that the whole pressing of Dortmund in the first half was very perfectly arranged, it can be called a textbook, I believe Klopp must have studied Ye Qiu's tactics, they are too similar, for example, Klopp said, I have about 55% possession, so Dortmund has an average of 56 possession per game. About 3%, very similar to Ye Qiu! ”

"Also, a pass to catch the ball, running without the ball, pressing and pressing in the frontcourt, etc., even if you look at the attack, look for Lewandowski after breaking the ball, Lewandowski stabilizes the ball, and the player behind him inserts it, does this remind you of the shadow of Tottenham Hotspur?"

"Yes!" The host once again affirmed, "So many people say that Dortmund is a rough version of Tottenham Hotspur!" ”

Director Zhang smiled, "That's caused by the environment of the Bundesliga, Tottenham Hotspur can play this effective combination of strength and technology in the Premier League, which is a very admirable thing in itself, Wenger after Vieira and others left, how many years, want to reorganize again, but he has not succeeded again, but Ye Qiu succeeded!" ”

"Coach Zhang!" The host thought for a while, and then asked: "You said just now, there is still a chance, do you think that if you look at the situation in the first half, how should Tottenham Hotspur adjust in the second half?" ”

Director Zhang laughed, "I can't guess, Ye Qiu's on-the-spot command is very, very good, and there are often some unexpected ideas, and we all know that Tottenham Hotspur's analysis team is very professional, they will give Ye Qiu some professional advice, and then the head coach coordinates various situations and makes decisions." ”

"However," Director Zhang changed his words, if it was just what he said, then he was not qualified to comment on this important game, "I think that Tottenham Hotspur should first revolve around freezing Lewandowski, because Dortmund's attack often plays this point and relies on him to play the ball." ”

"As for the attacking side, I think that with the way Dortmund runs, coupled with the characteristics of Tottenham Hotspur, the level of physical exertion is very important, because we have all noticed that although Dortmund also value pressing and pressing, they are relatively poor in teamwork, and pressing and pressing is more about the individual input of the players."

"Tottenham Hotspur's pressing and pressing is a bit like Barcelona, focusing on the coordination of the whole team, so the physical consumption will be much smaller, so the later the time, the better it will be for Tottenham Hotspur."

"Well, thank you very much for your guidance!" There was a notice from the host's headset that the director was going to enter the advertisement, "We all know that Ye Qiu has always been respected by fans as an expert in on-the-spot command, and even many people think that he is the best manager in on-the-spot command, so we should have full confidence in him, and we believe that Tenham Hotspur's performance will improve in the second half, and even have a chance to turn the situation around." ”

"I think there must be!" After Director Zhang finished speaking, he laughed.

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When the fans who stayed up late to watch the third round of the Champions League group stage in China were enjoying the CCTV advertisement, in the away team locker room at the West **** Stadium in Dortmund, Germany, everyone welcomed the head coach Ye Qiu who pushed the door in with a nervous face.

As in any other game, he had some data and information from the coaching staff and the analysis team in his hands, but his face looked normal, without much anger and dissatisfaction, which made many players breathe a sigh of relief.

They didn't know that Ye Qiu had been standing outside the players' tunnel for more than a minute, just to calm down.

The team is behind, and he knows that the players don't want to, so scolding now, it doesn't have much effect, and the most important thing is to be calm.

"I'll start by talking about the problems we had in the first half of the pitch and what the team didn't do enough!"

Ye Qiu walked into the locker room, didn't need an opening statement at all, walked to the middle of the players, and everyone turned their attention to him.

"I said that when we play Dortmund, the back line must not be loose, we must always remain in a close state, our two goals in the first half, almost the same, the ribs shifted, which proves that we have not done enough in the tightness of the defensive line, especially in the process of the opponent's pulling and moving, we have lost the echo and the defense!"

In fact, Dortmund didn't get too many good scoring opportunities in the first half, although they performed well, but it was more in pressing and pressing, and the first half was not so much that Dortmund was too good and perfect, but that Tottenham Hotspur paid the price for frequent mistakes.

Of course, it is undeniable that Dortmund did play well, but it was in defense, in pressing and pressing, and they perfectly demonstrated how a team that is not as strong as its opponents, a team that is not as good as its opponents in terms of technique and tactics, how to beat a strong team.

This was indeed an almost textbook first half, and Ye Qiu had to admit it!

But it's all based on the premise that Tottenham Hotspur themselves are underperforming!

Ye Qiu's words can be described as hitting the nail on the head, without the slightest drag, pointing to the biggest crux of the team.

"Yes, I warned everyone before the game not to tighten the midfield and the defensive line because of the oppression and pressing of the opponent, it will affect our attack, but I have always reminded everyone not to rush because of the oppression and pressing of the opponent, or according to our usual style of play and rhythm, but we fell into the rhythm of the opponent from the beginning."

This was the most important reason why Tottenham Hotspur had a poor first half and made frequent mistakes.

Once you lose control of the game and lose the ability to control the rhythm of the game, no matter how strong and good you are, you will not be able to play even half of your usual strength, which is like Tottenham Hotspur created a few massacres, which dominated the game from the beginning.

Ye Qiu can even predict that if no effective adjustments are made at halftime, Tottenham Hotspur is likely to leave Germany in shame with a complete defeat or even a tragic Dortmund massacre.

Don't think it's impossible, anything can happen on the football field.

"I'm not going to make substitutions now!" Ye Qiu said something that made everyone in the entire locker room feel relieved, "However, I want each of you to give me a promise and a guarantee, we must make changes in the second half, otherwise, we Tottenham Hotspur will leave the West **** stadium with shame!" ”

In football, unless a manager encounters special circumstances, such as falling behind in the first half, or a player is injured, etc., he will not easily take the starting player at halftime, because it is not only a weakening of the manager's authority, but also a great disrespect to the player.

Ye Qiu walked to the tactical board, on which the assistants had already written Dortmund's position and formation map.

"First of all, all of you had better keep in mind that there is nothing remarkable about Dortmund, Klopp's so-called tactics are actually things that he learned from us, when it comes to playing pressing and pressing up front, we are their teachers, and what else can he do with it other than pressing high and the so-called quick attack?"

Ye Qiu's words were not intended to belittle Klopp, but to dispel the fear of Dortmund in the players' hearts, this kind of conscious attack on the opposing players and the manager is not uncommon in the locker room, and what Ye Qiu said is basically the truth.

Dortmund's ability to attack in positional battles is indeed not strong, so in the last half hour of the second half, it is often the time when Dortmund is most prone to problems, because their physical decline leads to a lack of control of the team.

"Lewandowski was very active in this game, he took the ball up front and split the ball on both sides, and Reuss, Gotze and Kuba came in to threaten it, so we're going to strangle that, you know what I mean?"

Thiago? Silva and Vincent Kompany, as well as Andrea Pirlo at the back, all nodded their heads in clarity.

"I often say that the world is fair, and if you want to gain something, you have to lose something."

'Borussia Dortmund's high pressing system is excellent on the surface and works very smoothly, but the problem is also obvious, the front four players have to press the opposition's defence, and the midfield double has to follow suit, otherwise the midfield will be disjointed, but the problem is with their two central defenders.

As Ye Qiu clearly showed Dortmund's forward pressing position map on the tactical board, it was clear to everyone that when the midfield pressed up, the two full-backs Schmelzer and Piszczek also moved forward, because they will become the link between the midfield and the backline.

The reason for this is that the two central defenders, Hummers and Subotic, are both tall and slow to turn the type, and their high ball ability is good, but they dare not rush to press it, because once they press, they will encounter a more embarrassing situation than Barcelona, at least Barcelona's double central defenders have a good ability to follow.

But Dortmund, once beaten back, only need one speed player in front, and the two central defenders are directly sad.

In the first half, Ye Qiu realized this, that is, there is a disconnect between their two backs and two central defenders, and this disconnect basically appears when Dortmund's midfield presses.

If they can cut off the ball and launch a counterattack when their central defenders and midfielders are out of touch, with the personal ability of Tottenham Hotspur's two wingers, Ribery and Messi, as long as one person appears in this area, it is almost a hit, and you Dortmund can't run if you want to!

It stands to reason that it is not impossible to solve this problem, for example, by arranging a wide range of moving double midfielders, covering more areas, while having both full-backs give adequate protection, plus the players' defensive positioning and coordination, which can cover up the problem as much as possible.

However, Dortmund's two full-backs are obviously unable to give effective protection, and the coverage area of the double back is not large, especially Kehl, the veteran, but the most important thing is Klopp, the Bundesliga coach who advocates a bit of run-and-run tactics has always had obvious weaknesses in adjusting defensive positions and coordinating operations.

At least, Dortmund's so-called pressing and pressing rely more on the players' own input than on the coordination between teams, which is why Dortmund's physical fitness is difficult to maintain the full game. The reason for this is that the two central defenders, Hummels and Subotic, are the type of tall and slow turning, and their high ball ability is good, but they dare not press it rashly, because once they press, they will encounter a more embarrassing situation than Barcelona, at least Barcelona's double central defenders have a good ability to chase back.

But Dortmund, once beaten back, only need one speed player in front, and the two central defenders are directly sad.

In the first half, Ye Qiu realized this, that is, there is a disconnect between their two backs and two central defenders, and this disconnect basically appears when Dortmund's midfield presses.

If they can cut off the ball and launch a counterattack when their central defenders and midfielders are out of touch, with the personal ability of Tottenham Hotspur's two wingers, Ribery and Messi, as long as one person appears in this area, it is almost a hit, and you Dortmund can't run if you want to!

It stands to reason that it is not impossible to solve this problem, for example, by arranging a wide range of moving double midfielders, covering more areas, while having both full-backs give adequate protection, plus the players' defensive positioning and coordination, which can cover up the problem as much as possible.

However, Dortmund's two full-backs are obviously unable to give effective protection, and the coverage area of the double back is not large, especially Kehl, the veteran, but the most important thing is Klopp, the Bundesliga coach who advocates a bit of run-and-run tactics has always had obvious weaknesses in adjusting defensive positions and coordinating operations.

At least, Dortmund's so-called pressing and pressing rely more on the players' own input than on the coordination between teams, which is why Dortmund's physical fitness is difficult to maintain the full game.