Volume 1 Chapter 378 I Can't Fall!

The first half of this game was not good at all

I believe this is the feeling of all fans who have watched the first half hour of the Tottenham Hotspur vs. Chelsea game at White Hart Lane, because all three sides have adopted a cautious and conservative strategy.

Referee Webber is very cautious, because he knows very well that Ye Qiu and Mourinho, Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea, the relationship between the two sides can be described as complicated, grievances and entanglements, this game has a lot of different meanings for either side, and fans in the world are also very concerned about Ye Qiu's encounter with his old club, and Mourinho also wants to prove himself by beating Ye Qiu.

In such an important game, the purpose of arranging him to be the whistle is also very clear, that is, to avoid the referee becoming the number one target of the game, so Weber's law enforcement in the game is very cautious, always grasping the scale of the game, as long as the slightest foul over the line is blown out, and the law enforcement is strict.

But in doing so, as a referee, it is really understandable, because he completely enforces the law according to the standard, there is nothing to say, even if after the game, no matter who wins or loses, he can't take the referee to do things, because he blows the whistle completely according to the standard class.

But the price paid was that the game was intermittent, no one was able to play their own rhythm, and the game seemed very fragmented, not compact at all, and even gave people a very dragging feeling.

I believe that all fans who have watched the live broadcast of the game, or have watched the game on the spot, will have a feeling that the game will always feel very long when there are more whistles, and some games with fewer whistles will give people a very coherent feeling that time flies quickly.

Webber is cautious, as are Ye Qiu and Mourinho.

Tottenham Hotspur got three points in the first three rounds of the league, which is still not a small distance from Ye Qiu's goal of entering the semi-finals, although he is full of confidence in the team, but it must also be seen that the league relies on accumulation, if it is too far behind now, it will be difficult to catch up next.

Mourinho has a relatively obvious advantage, but he is more cautious, facing Ye Qiu, it is not his style to press out, and his team has an advantage in strength, and he also wants to take the approach of slowly swallowing Tottenham Hotspur.

For Chelsea, at least, they had plenty of chances in the first half hour or so, just one step away from scoring, and if it hadn't been for Shevchenko's squandered chances, if it hadn't been for Cech's excellent performance in this game, Chelsea would have scored a long time ago.

It was because all three sides appeared to be cautious that the game became ugly, and even Chelsea, who had the upper strength, did not have a good way to break the deadlock in the game because they lacked effective means of attacking from the wings.

Messi's performance in this game was quite average, but he played a big role in containing Ashley Cole on the right side, and without Ashley Cole, Chelsea's wide attack was equivalent to being abolished

Without wings, there is no tactical width, and without tactical width, Tottenham Hotspur can compress the formation appropriately and concentrate on the middle, and it will obviously be more difficult for Chelsea to break down this defence.

It was as if in the 37th minute, Shevchenko wanted to break through after winning the ball in front, but failed to effectively break through Thiago Silva, and had to knock back, Ashley Cole inserted the ball this time and shot directly from a distance.

It's 30 meters, I can see that Mourinho is waving straight on the sidelines, how much trick does it have to be to get up at 30 meters? And it's on the left side, so you have to play at least close to the middle of the lane, right? Or you aim at the goal and hit it again, and you finally plug it in, but you just hit the ball in the stands, is it fun?

Ashley Cole, like the untroubled, turned around and walked back, not regretting it at all.

"In the period since the start of the game, Chelsea have indeed had a lot of chances, but they have also squandered a lot of opportunities, and it seems that there is no very good way to attack, and Shevchenko has almost fallen into invisibility, missing a few chances, which has become the biggest highlight of his game so far."

Since Jose Mourinho and Andriy Shevchenko joined Chelsea, there has been an issue about how to use Shevchenko and Ballack, and for some time since the start of last season, Mourinho has opted to take Shevchenko, play Drogba as a lone striker, and then deploy two wingers to support Drogba.

It's a tactic that has been brilliant for Chelsea over the past year, sharp and aggressive, as the wingers launch counter-attacks that fit well with Jose Mourinho's counter-attacking strategy for Chelsea.

But in this game, he went to Shevchenko and Ballack, which is more or less a bit of a rivalry with Ye Qiu, because everyone knows that Ye Qiu refused these two superstars to join the team at the beginning, and now Mourinho is on them, obviously hoping that they can score goals and slap Ye Qiu's face fiercely.

What I didn't expect was that Chelsea couldn't even play their own attack in this game

"Chelsea's attack is weak, but Tottenham Hotspur are also contained, Chelsea's midfield is really good, very confined and Tottenham's midfield is clearly contained by them, and it is difficult to move fluidly"

But in Ye Qiu's heart, he has another feeling, that is, Davis is really old, and even old enough to adapt to the requirements of the Premier League team, and this is also his biggest mistake so far this season, that is, he originally expected Davis to hold on for another season, but now it seems that there is no way.

Yaya Toure, Mascherano and Cesc Fabregas are all too young, the quality is there, but they are all too young, Yaya Toure is still too immature, he needs to practice and accumulate more experience to be able to meet the requirements of the Premier League's strong teams, and now he may be able to play the main role against some mid-to-lower teams, but when facing the strong dialogue, he can't.

But Davies is obviously much older than last season, although he is only 33 years old, but his type of player is very physically demanding, and after coming to Tottenham Hotspur last season, he played almost the whole season, seriously depleting the last trace of energy in his body, causing his form to decline sharply this season.

This is something that Ye Qiu did not expect and cannot control, but he has already seen a little clue from the pre-season warm-up game, but he still hopes that Davis can adjust, but now it seems that it is obviously not good.

In this game, he completely drowned in Chelsea's muscle forest, which also directly led to the loss of momentum in the Tottenham Hotspur midfield.

Although he was very reluctant, Ye Qiu still had to say that Davies no longer had the ability to play the main team in Tottenham Hotspur, at least from the fact that after he finished the first half, he was panting like a cow, sweating profusely, and looked tired and weak.

If he had been at Chelsea, he would have been able to handle the intensity of the first half.

Being old is being old, heroes are twilight, beauties are white, and things are doomed

"We should hurry up and find a suitable midfielder during the winter break" Ye Qiu had to do it despite his reluctance.

Of course, he'll at least let Davis finish the season and then talk to him about what he's going to do next.

Ye Qiu has always been reluctant to bring in reinforcements during the winter break, because he has always felt that there is a great risk in recruiting during the winter break and it is easy to be slaughtered, but the current situation has forced Tottenham Hotspur to bring in reinforcements during the winter break, unless Ye Qiu wants to rely on Yaya Toure and Huddlestone, two young people, to survive this season.

Ironically, they were only plotting a winter break in September, and this summer transfer was a bit of a failure

Sometimes you have to admit that people with big fists are reasonable.

Jose Mourinho made two changes at half-time, Joe Cole for Pacore Ferreira and Duff for Shevchenko, and Chelsea reverted to the winger trident, revolving around the central axis of Drogba, Frank Lampard, Claude Makelele, John Terry and Carvalho, which gave Chelsea's attack a huge boost.

Chelsea's four midfielders are all very strong, covering a wide area and excellent defensively, which allows Chelsea to attack from the flanks without worries, with Ashley Cole and Joe Cole on the left and Duff on the right, all of which have become the source of Chelsea's attack to open Tottenham Hotspur.

With tactical width, team-mates on both wings, and Shevchenko at his side, Drogba looked more at home up front, and his performances skyrocketed, while Frank Lampard was given more freedom to cut forward, and Chelsea's entire attack came alive.

When Drogba received a cross from Ashley Cole on the left side after combining with Joe Cole in the 70th minute, in the bag between Hangrand and Thiago Silva, blocked Hangrande with his back, pressed Thiago Silva in front of him, and shook his head to push the cross from the left into the Tottenham Hotspur goal, all the Tottenham Hotspur fans in the stadium were silent.

After Andy Gray vented a wild cry after the goal, he looked at Drogba who did not celebrate at all, and there was no joy on his face, but he turned silently and walked towards the midfield, and his tone was also full of emotion.

"We can definitely understand Drogba's mood at this moment, before the game, the Ivory Coast center said in an interview with the media that the person he is most grateful to in his life is Ye Qiu, if it were not for Ye Qiu's support and encouragement to him during his Chelsea period, he would not have come to this day, and everyone knows that Ye Qiu fell out with Abramovich because of him."

Before the game, Drogba said that he hoped to score against Tottenham Hotspur, but he also said that he would not have any celebration after the goal, because he wanted to be able to dedicate the goal to the manager who once trusted him unconditionally and respected the most in his life, and he wanted to work hard to score goals, because he wanted to prove to everyone that Ye Qiu's original decision was right"

Andy Gray sighed deeply, "We can't feel the feeling in Ye Qiu's heart at this moment, maybe we feel very regretful, or maybe a little happy, we don't know what to do, but we have to admit that even if more than a year has passed, he still has a decisive influence in this Chelsea team."

All the fans in attendance, as well as those in front of the television, could see that there were two very different emotions in the aftermath of Chelsea's goal, with the likes of Carvalho, Pacos Ferreira, Ballack and Ashley Cole clearly excited and eager to rush over to celebrate with Drogba.

But Drogba, Lampard, Makelele, Deco, Terry and other players, including Didier Didier, walked back in high spirits, obviously unwilling to participate in the celebration, and one by one did not forget to turn their heads sideways to look at Ye Qiu in front of the home team's coach's box, and the latter was also captured by the live broadcast camera with a helpless smile.

This is indeed a very contradictory situation and mood, I don't know whether I should be moved or sad.

'It's definitely not a good thing for Tottenham to concede a goal now because it will be very difficult for them to equalise, and defending on the counter-attack has always been Chelsea's forte, and now being scored has undoubtedly pushed Tottenham Hotspur to a dead end.

With many minutes left in the game, Ye Qiu made the choice to give it a go, replacing Davis with Yaya Toure, and at the same time replacing Arbeloa with Vargas, asking the two wings to take turns to attack.

In the 83rd minute, Chelsea counterattacked after breaking the ball in the middle, Deco went straight to the ball, and Lampard got the ball at the edge of the penalty area and fired a powerful volley, which penetrated Tottenham Hotspur's goal again, 0 This has undoubtedly pronounced the death sentence of the game

Ye Qiu stood on the sidelines, pursed his lips, looked ahead, and stood very straight, with an expressionless face

Before this game, he had considered countless results, including losing, and even losing extremely badly, and he had thought about it, so now losing two goals, he can fully bear the consequences, and even he can imagine that after this game, all the reporters and media must be overwhelmingly praising Mourinho, and then stepping on himself, but he can also bear these.

Of course, he had to bear it, because it was his duty

Every strong team must be supported by a mental force, which can ⊥ the team to be invincible when it is strong, and to defeat the opponent when it is weak.

In the past, Tottenham Hotspur did not have such mental strength, that was because of frequent changes of coaches and great player mobility, but now, Ye Qiu must stand up and become the big tree that shelters the team from the wind and rain, and reshape the mental strength of Tottenham Hotspur, so that this team can have a future

So, no matter what, whoever falls, he can't fall

"As it turned out, I won"

In the press conference hall of the White Hart Lane Stadium after the game, Mourinho smiled from ear to ear, he had never beaten Ye Qiu, this was the first time, so the joy in his heart was beyond the comprehension of others, and he even had a feeling that today was the happiest and proudest day in his coaching career.

Because he had finally defeated the great stone that had been entrenched in his heart for so long, pressing down on his head.

'I don't think 0 is a fair scoreline, if you look at the chances we created in the game, it would have to be at least quadrupled, which is 0 but anyway, I think Tottenham did a good job defensively and caused us a lot of problems.

After a pause, Mourinho smiled again: "It's a very young team, but it's a pity, this is the Premier League, you are a battlefield of life and death, we have to rely on ruthless defeat to make ourselves forward."

And at the end of the interview, when the reporter asked Mourinho what he said about Ye Qiu, the Portuguese smiled again and showed his teeth, "Ye Qiu is undoubtedly a very good manager, I have never doubted his ability, and I also believe that he will be able to bring more new changes to Tottenham Hotspur." ”

'The team is currently 15th in the Premier League, just two points from the relegation zone, but I don't think that is accurate and I believe Tottenham Hotspur have no problem relegating this season because they are still a very competitive team'

The reporters at the scene obviously welcomed Mourinho's fall, the world of football is like this, you are a hero if you win, and you are a bear if you lose, so Mourinho is now qualified to say such a thing, and he also wishes that Ye Qiu and Tottenham Hotspur were a little more fragile and couldn't stand it directly, which saved a lot of effort.

Ye Qiu has always believed in a principle, in the world of football, you should use the performance on the football field to speak, the players are like this, and the head coach is the same, so now that he has lost, he has nothing to say

When the reporter asked Ye Qiu to comment on Mourinho and comment on the game by the way, Ye Qiu expressed his congratulations on Chelsea's victory.

'Chelsea are the best team in the Premier League today, I think they are still the favourites to win the title, we lost this game without saying anything, they deserved to win, the responsibility for losing this game is on me, I misjudged the situation and it led to the final defeat of the game, I have a responsibility to shirk and I would like to apologise to all the Tottenham Hotspur fans'

Ye Qiu said the above sentence in the entire press conference, which was also the only thing he said.

But compared to Ye Qiu's silence, Mourinho is very high-profile, after all, he finally won Ye Qiu, and it was a complete victory of 0, and it is not difficult to understand that he is in a good mood, so he naturally became the protagonist of this press conference, and became the darling of all newspapers and media in the world the next day.

There are quite a few newspapers and reporters who believe that with Chelsea's quality, as long as they continue to maintain this form, it is absolutely possible to win the Premier League for four consecutive times, and Mourinho has repeatedly expressed his confidence in this in interviews.

On the contrary, it is Ye Qiu, many people feel that Tottenham Hotspur's goal this season should not be the top four, but should be quite successful in maintaining the fifth position in the league last season, after all, this is a team that has not had any tricks in the past few decades, and it is almost impossible to reach the top four in one step.

"At least, the battle of White Hart Lane Stadium proves one thing, Ye Qiu is not omnipotent"