On the warm shores of the Mediterranean, the blue sky reflects the waters of the Mediterranean, dotted with white clouds, and the air is filled with the smell of olive oil, cheese and lavender, so you can't help but fall in love with this sweet taste and get hooked on this laid-back life, which is how Marseille, France's second largest city, makes you feel like you.

But what many people don't know is that football is also the most fanatical element of this city.

On match days, the Stade Velodrome, located in the south-south of Marseille, is always packed, and the crowd of Marseille fans in light yellow jerseys will sing from the stands, and they will make it easy to feel the crazy passion they are obsessed with, and they will tell you that football is in the city's DNA for 90 minutes.

Football has been glorious here, Zidane said that his Marseille slalom was born on the streets of Marseille, and although it has not been presented in this stadium in Marseille, it is the pride of all the fans of the city; Football here also has a dark past, and Marseille fans were extremely disappointed when a series of crimes committed by former Marseille president Tapi, including doping players en masse, were exposed.

But whether in the glorious history or in the bleak years, they never despaired, they always accompanied the Marseillaise, again and again, standing up and bravely charging the enemy

This is Marseille, a tenacious team full of historical dignity and a sense of honour and disgrace

When Ye Qiu walked out of the players' tunnel, he felt the overwhelming sound from the stands of the Velodrome Stadium, which was enough to ⊥suffocate people, as well as the madness and passion mixed in the sound.

Just this wave of sound and momentum made Ye Qiu clearly realize that this would not be an easy game

Blue skies and white clouds, the most charming place in Provence and the flag of Marseille, are almost everywhere in the stadium, especially in the east and west main stands, where crazy Marseille fans have built a pair of Marseille flags out of cards.

Marseille's emblem is a blue circle on the outside, with a big N in the middle, but the fans on the pitch form the Marseille flag, with a large sky blue circle outside, a white ring in the middle, and a small sky blue circle in the center, which represents Marseille.

Like the crazy fans on the pitch, Marseille's squad should not be underestimated.

Goalkeeper Mandanda, Taiwo, Hilton, Zuball and Bonet in defence, Mbami, Kana, Benoit Sherou and Ben Arfa in midfield, and Bakari Koné and Mamadou Niang in the midfield

Those who have played PN will be familiar with Bakari Koné and Mamadou Niang, nor will they be unfamiliar with Ben Arfa, as well as Taiwo, the Ballon on silver winner at the World Youth Championships, while Kana has gone on to play for Sunderland and Lazio.

But what impressed Ye Qiu the most was the head coach of the Marseille team, Ye Qiu's old enemy when he debuted, Eric Gretz, when he was in Eindhoven, the competition between him and Ye Qiu caused a lot of conflicts, and now the two have been separated for many years, and they met again in the Champions League group stage like Mars hitting the earth, which is really embarrassing.

"It's been almost ten years, right?" When Ye Qiu walked out of the player's tunnel, he saw Eric Gretz facing him with a smile, and immediately walked over with a smile, I don't know what Lu Dao is for, how he looked at Gretz back then, he felt unpleasant, but after so many years, seeing him again, he didn't have some grievances in the past, but a little bit of emotion and joy of meeting his old acquaintance in a foreign country.

"Almost, it's been exactly ten years since our first duel" Gretz also looked at Ye Qiu with a smile

Ye Qiu is still as young as ever, the iconic Chinese black hair and yellow skin, as if he is not old at all, and himself, full of white hair, full of beard and stubble, has to make him feel that he is really old, he is fifty-four years old.

Ten years is a decade of old age for him, but for Ye Qiu, it is a mature decade.

Ten years ago, when I first met Ye Qiu, he was still a little-known person who was just coaching the youth team in the Ajax team, but now, ten years later, he Eric Gretz has become a small person, and he Ye Qiu is already the world's No. 1 coach, or a famous big man in the world, a big man.

Sometimes, when he saw Ye Qiu's interview and report from the newspaper or TV, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, is this still the little person he didn't look at in his heart back then?

And when he knew that the Champions League draw was drawn to Ye Qiu, his heart was full of apprehension and uneasiness, and he was even thinking, after ten years of absence, what kind of attitude would Ye Qiu treat him? Will it be like when he was in charge of PSV Eindhoven, with a contemptuous gesture of contempt?

But obviously, the final result disappointed him, because Ye Qiu seemed to be more friendly to him, and it was not that kind of hypocritical friendliness, but friendliness from the heart, which can be seen from the fact that he walked out of the court early and stood in front of the players' tunnel to talk to him, and Ye Qiu praised him at all at the press conference before the game.

Ye Qiu didn't say a word about the things of that year, or he only mentioned the good and not the bad.

This made Eric Gretz feel a little ashamed, and even more admired, this is the so-called grandeur.

"You're a lot older, Eric," Ye Qiu said a little unexpectedly.

Gretz shrugged, helpless, "It's been ten years, and I'm fifty-four." ”

"But seriously, I think you're much more stylish now than you were back then, and you're having a romantic time in France, right?"

In the face of Ye Qiu's joke, Gretz also laughed.

The two of them didn't say a word on the sidelines, and occasionally talked about some things back then, but they looked at everything that happened in a very relaxed and natural way of thinking and tone.

Sometimes people are like this, maybe at this moment, you think it's a big thing, it's a big thing, or it's a person you hate very, very much at this moment, and when you look back at it many, many years later, you will find that it's really not a big deal, then you will look at him with a more relaxed and natural attitude.

Of course, there will definitely be some pain, even after many years, countless years, you will not forget.

But obviously, the grievances between Ye Qiu and Gretz are not among them.

"Are you going to go back right after the game?" Seeing that the match was about to start, Gretz asked with a smile.

Ye Qiu shook his head, "Do you want to invite me to dinner?" After saying that, he felt a little thick-skinned and laughed at himself.

"Of course" Gretz certainly won't refuse, this meal almost represents the two from past rivals, to friends.

Ye Qiu nodded and said, "Then I must delay the trip back."

After the two shook hands, they left each other's phone calls, and then each returned to the coach's seat.

"How does it feel to see an old friend?" Roland had met with Gretz just now, "I thought you were going to beat him up, but I didn't expect you to have a good relationship with him now."

Ye Qiu turned his head sideways to look at this ill-intentioned dead fat man, "I say, when did you become so vicious?" Am I like the kind of person who has a small belly and a little grudge and remembers it for a lifetime? ”

Seeing that Roland was about to say yes, Ye Qiu immediately preemptively said: "If I am such a person, then you must be miserable, you have to think about how many things you did to be sorry for me when you were in Amsterdam, just like your car, and"

"Okay, can't I be wrong?" Roland hurriedly begged for mercy, for fear that Ye Qiu would say more.

Seeing this fat man breathing so lowly, a group of people on the coaching staff laughed, and many people probably thought in their hearts, when to pry Ye Qiu's mouth open and listen to the troubles of this fat man back then.

The mentality before the game, whether it is the coaching staff or the players, is more relaxed, everyone knows in their hearts, Tottenham Hotspur has the advantage, but in the end it is an away game, it is better to be cautious.

Three days ago, the team sat at White Hart Lane to welcome Martin O'Neill's Aston Villa, because it was the first game after two weeks of international competition, plus a Champions League game in midweek, so Tottenham Hotspur did not give their best in this game, including Messi, Thiago Silva, Marcelo and other players who have traveled long distances did not start.

As a result, Tottenham Hotspur drew at home to Rivers Villa.

And in the first game of this Champions League group, Ye Qiu had only one request, to win the opponent.

The start of the game was not very ideal, Marseille took advantage of the home advantage, took the lead in launching a round of attacking tactics against Tottenham Hotspur, trying to suppress Tottenham Hotspur from the beginning, and in the stands, tens of thousands of fans worked in unison, the entire Velodrome Stadium was almost a sea, and all the Tottenham Hotspur players were affected.

Gretz still plays the starting line with the habitual 44 tactics, just like in Eindhoven back then, actively creating a two-wing flying tactic, but in this game he obviously pays more attention to defense, so Ye Qiu originally thought that Marseille's attack after the opening might last about ten minutes, but he didn't expect Marseille to retract after five minutes.

This guy is a little too cautious

But I have to admit that he does have a certain ability to carve defense, the Eindhoven Five Tigers were single-handedly drummed out by him, and now the defense of Marseille's midfield and backfield is also quite tightly arranged, and then patiently waits for opportunities and actively counterattacks.

Niang and Koné are both African players, very physical, excellent running, quite fast, such players in front of them to form a double arrow, plus Ben Arfa and Mbami, with Kana in the middle, Marseille's entire counter-attacking line-up is tight and organised.

But Tottenham Hotspur's attack is also more threatening, less than two minutes after Marseille's offensive slowed down, Alves on the right side suddenly cut inside after an insertion attack, passed the ball to Messi's feet, and in the middle of two defenders, Messi kept the ball and pushed the ball to the front of the penalty area, and Cesc Fabregas followed up with a powerful volley.

Mandanda made a flying save, but the shot from distance was just wide of the target.

But soon, Tottenham Hotspur made a comeback again, and it was Messi who got a pass from Alves on the right side, shook off the left-back Taiwo and passed the ball into the penalty area, Van Persie caught the ball between the two central defenders, stopped the ball behind him, and then turned to catch up and hit the goal directly.

But this time Mandanda reacted very quickly, giving up the goal directly, rushing out and saving Van Persie's shot in his arms.

Messi's arrival, coupled with Tottenham's return to the rhythm and tone of last season, has made Van Persie's performance even better, and his cooperation with Messi has become more skillful, and Tottenham Hotspur's attack has increased more variety.

In the game against Manchester United, and the first two games at the beginning of the league, Tottenham Hotspur's attack was a little too direct, belonging to the feeling of a hard bridge and a hard horse, and the whole attack gave people the feeling of being hard, not flexible, just relying on my advantage, directly to you.

But the problem is that if the opponent avoids your edge and turns a corner to fight you, then you will suffer more, and Yaya Toure has obviously not found his rhythm in the back, and almost every game will lose his position, even the one against Manchester United.

The difference is that playing Manchester United, the Red Devils' attackers did not perform well and did not seize the opportunity, but in the next few games Tottenham Hotspur's goal was knocked open almost again and again, but in the game against Aston Villa, Ye Qiu used Brazilian Lucas to start at the back, but the performance was relatively average, and the team conceded two goals, although it was not his responsibility, but it was somewhat related.

Therefore, in this game, Ye Qiu once again arranged Yaya Toure to start.

With Messi here, Tottenham Hotspur's attack has become more varied, especially the tacit cooperation between Messi, Van Persie, Fabregas, and Alves, plus David Silva's performance is getting better and better, so on the whole, Ye Qiu is more inclined to stick to the delicate ball control tactics in the past.

On the basis of ensuring that the team is skillful in passing and receiving the ball and penetrating, and then finding ways to incorporate hardcore elements such as Gareth Bale and Cavani, Tottenham Hotspur's attack will be more threatening and will have more variety.

Just when Ye Qiu was thinking about how to crack the defense of the Marseille team, there was a sudden change on the court

Tottenham Hotspur's attack reached the heart of Marseille, but Gareth Bale tried to break down the left when the ball was broken and the ball fell to midfielder Kana with two quick passes back and forth.

Seeing that it was no longer possible to force the ball in front, Tottenham Hotspur quickly retreated, but at this time, Cana suddenly passed the ball to Ben Alfa who retreated in front, but Ben Arfa had no chance, and knocked back with the trend, and Kanna received the ball again, but at this time it had advanced to the midfield line.

At that moment, Kana suddenly rolled the ball in front of Koné, and the Ivorian striker quickly moved Yaya Toure to receive the ball sideways behind him, by which time Yaya Toure had clearly lost his position, and he was also in a large position with the two central defenders at the back, Thiago Silva and Zigrinski.

Koné directly faced the Tottenham Hotspur backline, directly kicked the ball over the top, and picked up the big penalty area, while Niang, who had already been ambushed next to Ziglinski, quickly shook off the Ukrainian defense, using his speed and explosiveness, and quickly rushed to the penalty area.

Cech realized the single knife with the fastest reaction and quickly abandoned the goal, but the force of the ball pass was very good, and the position was also very accurate, after Niang entered the penalty area, he took advantage of the ball to rebound on the ground, the speed dropped a little, and he directly grabbed a volley between Cech and fired a low volley, and the ball passed past Cech's side, 0

Niang was so excited to score the goal as he burst out of the Tottenham Hotspur penalty area with his arms raised, receiving congratulations from his rushing team-mates along the way, and it was definitely a goal that could make them famous

Petr Cech fell to the ground in order to save Niang's shot, and when he was scored, the Czechs got up from the ground in anger and yelled at his teammates in front of him, "How the hell are you defending?" Was defeated so easily by such an obvious trick of the opponent? What the hell are you fighting? ”

Just won the UEFA Goalkeeper of the Season title, but in two games, conceded two goals against Aston Villa, and now conceded another goal in the Champions League, what is going on? What the hell is going on with the team's defense?

Thiago Silva wanted to chase it, but he couldn't, because this kind of ball that was suddenly hit behind him, no matter how fast he was and how quick he reacted, it would be difficult to catch up unless he was prepared.

"Yaya, your position, your position" Thiago Silva shouted at Yaya Toure.

In the past, Mascherano was able to provide strong support at the back, but now Yaya Toure often loses his place for no apparent reason, much to the dissatisfaction of Thiago Silva, the heart of the defence and captain of the team.

Yaya Toure also wants to be angry, he feels that he is not good at playing the back midfield, but Ye Qiu insists that he play the back midfield, doesn't this mean that he insists on asking him to do what he is not good at?

Ye Qiu was also angry on the sidelines, and he asked Yaya Toure on the court, "Hey, Yaya, do you remember our agreement?" You and me, the agreement, remember? ”

Yaya Toure is a little unreasonable, he doesn't dare to be angry with Ye Qiu, but he really feels that he is very wronged, because he is really not good at playing at the back, he likes to attack, he wants to attack in the front, that is his nature.

"Now, I'm giving you two options, first, don't let me see you lose your position again, second, I'll replace you, I'll replace someone else, go back to London, I'll definitely send you to the transfer market"

"You choose for yourself" Ye Qiu was so angry that he couldn't stand it, and directly put down the cruel words.

At least in his opinion, Yaya Toure is not unable to play at the back, but he himself resists playing at the back.

Ye Qiu bets that he must not be mistaken, not only him, but also Mauro Tasottti, Peter Rodesel, and even Rick Link and Bobby Harms as early as the Ajax period, all agree that Yaya Toure can't play a front-end offensive role, because his off-ball running is not good, and his passing awareness is not outstanding enough, if he gets closer to the front, the more obvious this problem will be, and he can't become a top frontcourt offensive player.

But in the back position, he can become the best in the world

If you really let him play the offensive role, it's very simple, your whole team's offense revolves around him, and you can accommodate him to play.

Ye Qiu now asked him to make a choice, choose one of the two, either concentrate on playing the back or leave