Volume 1 Chapter 493 One Pass and One Shot
Sacchi once said that a really strong team can do the best and the best, whether it is attacking or defending.
When Manchester United want to defend, especially when Ferguson is determined to play defensive counter-attack, it is certainly not an easy thing to break down Manchester United's goal, it will be a big problem for all attacking teams in the world, especially when Ferguson pulled Park Ji-sung back on the right side and rushed to Gary Neville's aid, the right side was temporarily consolidated.
But in doing so, the team's offense is sacrificed.
Perhaps because Manchester United did not invest much in the attack in the front, Tottenham Hotspur's defense was pressed very high, and actively played the team's possession and midfield advantages, especially the midfield, directly suppressing Manchester United's midfield, forcing Manchester United to make it difficult to play through the middle.
Yaya Toureken has proven to be a top midfielder if he settles his mind to playing as a central midfielder.
Ye Qiu has always felt that Mascherano is strictly a standing type of back, his sense of position is quite good, and his steal and interception ability is also one of the best in the world, but the coverage is not very large, Yaya Toure belongs to the kind of covering back, his coverage ability is quite good, the range of activity is large, the sticky kung fu is outstanding, the steal and interception ability is good, but the sense of position is poor.
From a professional point of view, it's hard to tell which kind of midfielder is better, as if you can't say who is better than Makelele or Gattuso, because that's too absolute, too idealistic.
If Makelele is replaced by AC Milan's tactics, he will definitely die, because he can't play Gattuso's position; If Gattuso moves to Chelsea, he will be a different Essien and will not be able to take on the responsibilities of Claude Makelele, but both players will be indispensable in their respective teams.
In Ye Qiu's coaching system, Cruyff analyzed the changes in Barcelona in the past 10 years, and once gave such a set of data, that is, during the Barcelona treble in 09, this team's possession was the most reasonable, because it was always maintained at about UU%, considering the Barcelona back line at that time, such ball control was very reasonable.
But later, Barcelona's possession gradually went a little crazy, even into the extreme, often brushing a series of surprisingly high statistics, but there are quite a few of them at the back, what is the reason
The reason lies in the difference between Yaya Toure and Sergio Busquets.
Yaya Toure is a coverage type, with a large range of running, because he runs behind him, so he can ⊥ Iniesta and Xavi to be more forward, and the player's position depends on the coverage of the team's overall tactics.
But when it comes to Busquets, the problem is different, because Busquets is a positional type, his overall vision, his passing ability, his ability to read the game and his ability to comb the ball are all very good, there is no doubt about this, even Yaya Toure is not as good as him, but he can't cover as much area as Yaya Toure.
What to do? How to address the gap between Yaya Toure and Busquets?
It's very simple, fill it with teammates, so Iniesta and Xavi have to come back
And when the two central midfielders come back, the overall possession area must also be adjusted, either the back line is pushed forward, or the overall formation is retracted, and everyone knows that whether the defense line is pushed forward or the formation is retracted, it takes more time when attacking.
Therefore, there are many people who say that Barcelona can't play fast attack, it's not that they can't play, but they can't play
A team's style and technical and tactical style of play are inseparable from the players, especially the middle players, as long as there is a little change, it may lead to a change in the overall situation.
Of course, it's hard to say whether Barcelona during the Treble was great or Barcelona who were later in possession, and there is no comparison at all, but when it comes to using Yaya Toure, it is important to play to his advantage in the coverage area.
And the Ivorian also needs to hammer it, and it's his timing of the forward insertion and his awareness when defending.
Using the agreement made between Ye Qiu and Yaya Toure during the previous training camp, "I don't care where you run throughout the game, but I must see you standing in front of the defense line when the opponent's ball is about to pass through the hinterland of our midfield, even if you die, you have to put the body there for me."
This kid is very convinced of Ye Qiu, because he has played under Ye Qiu early, and he has made great progress in the past few years, but he has not been able to settle down to be a back, and now Ye Qiu has decided to liberate him and give him freedom, but at the same time, he has also standardized his responsibilities in defense, and his attitude is very clear, my defensive requirements are like that, you have the ability to do it, you can attack how you want, I don't care about you.
But if you don't meet my defensive requirements and lose the ball, it's your responsibility
So, when the game came to the second half, once Tottenham Hotspur attacked the front, Yaya Toure also followed, but soon, the ball was broken, Scholes quickly split the ball, to the feet of Tevez in front, played a fast attack, Yaya Toure knew bad, because he did not fall into position
Tevez is a strong kid but not a bad player at his feet, and when he gets the ball, there is only one Ziglinski in front of him, and Thiago Silva is still a little distance from them, as long as he breaks through Ziglinski, he can get into the box.
The Argentine beast is also an old fritter on the pitch, he wants to pass Ziglinsky directly as soon as he sees the opportunity, but the Ukrainian also immediately realizes that he is fighting alone, if Tevez passes, the Argentine can go directly into the penalty area, which is the worst outcome, so he made the choice in the shortest possible time.
I saw that Ziglinski deliberately let it go, using his body to block the possibility of Tevez breaking through from his right side, forcing Tevez to dunk the ball to the left, and then turned around and continued to chase.
Ziglinski's stature is relatively tall, but his speed is not too slow, especially when chasing back, his speed is not slow, and one of his slowness is mainly reflected in the lack of flexibility in turning, which is a disadvantage of tall central defenders, but it is not as difficult to turn as Vidic.
With Ziglinski chasing after him, Tevez is desperately trying to get away because everyone who has played the ball knows that if you can't distance yourself from the defenders, you have to keep taking the ball forward, he can't cut your ball, but you can't expect to cut into the middle, so that's the case with Tevez right now.
Ziglinski's choice cannot be said to be very clever, because it is the wisest choice that all defenders know, but not all defenders can make the most informed judgment in the crucial moment.
Forcing Tevez to his left side, Ziglinski chased after him desperately, and Arbeloa followed behind him, so Tevez was at right angles to the two, forcing him to take the ball to the corner area, and was forced to have no choice but to kick the ball directly to Ziglinski's feet, out of the sideline, and became a throw-in.
It wasn't a great defence, but it showed Ziglinski's consistency, and out of the myriad of options, the safest and most assured one is a must-have for a good centre-back.
Kompany's biggest problem is that he often makes choices that are not the best, or even the worst, choices.
Of course, this ability will gradually improve and improve with the accumulation of competition and experience.
Trailing for most of the half, United's attacking efforts were not small, with Park Ji-sung and Gary Neville also coming up, and after Manchester United threw a throw-in, he formed a cross on the left side of Tottenham Hotspur, but Thiago Silva was solid enough to step up and clear the ball with a header and knock the ball down the middle.
Yaya Toure then crossed to the front, but Fabregas took the ball with his back and had no chance, and passed back to Ziglinski, who rushed out of the penalty area to respond, and after the Ukrainian got the ball, he directly made another diagonal long pass close to the ground, quickly crossed the halfway line, and fell to the feet of Gareth Bale on the left.
The Welshman once again picked up the ball close to the touchline and stopped the pass directly in front of him, and deliberately stopped wide, because in the past few tens of minutes of battle, he has clearly felt Gary Neville's disadvantage in terms of speed, and his current physical exertion is very serious.
The reason why he stopped so big was because he had absolute confidence in his speed, so as soon as he stopped, he started immediately, and the speed was very fast, even directly past Gary Neville, and after receiving the ball almost at the same level as the big penalty line, he took advantage of the situation and cut to the penalty area at a 45-degree line.
During the whole process, Gary Neville was directly forced to overtake by Gareth Bale, and then he blocked him, unable to do anything at all, and on the left side of the penalty area, Ferdinand wanted to block Gareth Bale's route into the penalty area, Van Persie was ambushed in the middle of the penalty area, and Cavani cut quickly from the right to the back post.
Gareth Bale grabbed the back post before Rio Ferdinand, and Cavani stabbed the ball in front of Vidic, and directly stabbed the well-landed cross into the goal guarded by Van der Sar.
The loyal fan of Ruud van Nistelrooy calmly seized the opportunity to score in front of goal, and at first glance, it really had a little bit of the momentum of the king of the small penalty area.
All the Tottenham Hotspur fans once again rushed out of their seats and let out a heart-rending shout again, and in the midst of this thunderous shout, all the Tottenham Hotspur players hugged and celebrated tightly on the field.
"Tottenham Hotspur did show a very strong attacking force in the game, but more importantly, it was the pressure on Manchester United in the middle, which forced Manchester United to effectively pass through the midfield, defuse Manchester United's attacking pressure and at the same time win more opportunities and space for their own counter-attack."
'Gareth Bale, it was a brilliant game, especially against Gary Neville on the left, he completely knocked the United captain into a colander and broke the right side of Manchester United into a sieve"
The on-site commentator was also full of sighs, "Strictly speaking, his skills are not delicate, it can only be said that he is simple and practical, the basic skills are very solid, and there is no slightest trick, but it gives you a very simple, but you can't prevent the feeling at all, which is also due to his youth and amazing explosiveness." ”
'Actually, Gareth Bale has been doing really well for Tottenham Hotspur in the last two years, and a lot of people think he's very fast, playing at left wing-back, as well as playing as a left winger, but more often than not, as a substitute for Franck Ribery and Vargas, but this game he started and we did see another rising star in the Tottenham Hotspur squad, and he played in a completely different way from Ribery.
"If Ribery is good at short-distance breakthroughs and changing speeds, then Gareth Bale's breakthrough is very direct, it depends on my speed, there are not so many tricks, it is directly a weapon, I use my speed to rush you directly"
'Of course, this game also has something to do with Gary Neville's poor performance, the Manchester United captain has been recovering from injury before, and after returning he did not perform very well, this game almost did not contain Gareth Bale.
As he spoke, Ferguson made his first substitution of the game, bringing on Wiss Brown for Gary Neville, who had already established himself last season and performed well in a number of games.
'It would be better to bring on Weiss Brown, but United still have to watch out for Gareth Bale on the left.
Not long after the commentator's words fell, Tottenham Hotspur saw another attack from this field.
When Manchester United reached Tottenham Hotspur's 30-metre zone, the ball was picked up by Yaya Toure, who almost made a mistake just now, and now carefully guarded the defence, and as soon as he got the ball, he immediately kicked to the left and gave it to Gareth Bale.
Gareth Bale's sprint needed space, so he dropped back a little deeper, and there was no way for Wills Brown to follow him, and when he got the ball, he turned around quickly, then started, and then it was like a fighter ready to get off the ground, getting faster and faster.
Wes Brown and O'Shea tried to form a flank near the halfway line, but Gareth Bale entered the two-man zone and suddenly kicked the ball forward with a big kick, and then the whole person quickly rushed between them, directly breaking up the bag between the two.
The breakthrough was simple, brutal and even a little humiliating, leaving Wes Brown and O'Shea chasing after them, while Ferdinand rushed over to close the hole.
Manchester United's Nemanja Vidic and Fletcher were both guarding Van Persie, Rio Ferdinand and O'Shea were charging Gareth Bale, and the Welshman was getting faster and faster, especially when he rushed to the edge of the penalty area, Ferdinand was clearly unable to stop him and watched him rush into the box.
Rio Ferdinand was forced to make a tackle to stop Gareth Bale from getting his feet, but the Welshman apparently ignored the rest and picked up his left foot, which was exactly the same as the penalty spot, and was in a very good position, especially for a left-footed player, who was directly volleying hard.
Van der Sar didn't even have time to react, the ball passed by him like a lightning bolt, straight into the bottom of the net in the bottom right corner of the goal, without the slightest trick, without the slightest arc, it was very simple, but it was also very rough, very deadly
Tottenham Hotspur fans in the stands were dancing with excitement again, almost all of them frantically holding up their Tottenham scarves, waving their hands in high spirits and chanting Gareth Bale's name.
In this game, Gareth Bale's left flank can almost be said to be the source of Tottenham's attack, and he also made a pass and a shot in the game, and also had an indirect assist, which was not unremarkable, and Manchester United's defense was almost powerless against him, and he broke through and played by him again and again
"Gareth Bale, Tottenham Hotspur's rising supernova, is only 19 years old, but his style of play reminds me of Cristiano Ronaldo in the Manchester United squad today, and both of them play with a lot of power and explosive sensory stimulation that amazes and amazes us
"It's really unbelievable, we were all worried about whether Tottenham Hotspur's attack would be affected after sending away Arshavin and selling Modric and Vargas, but Ye Qiu's team won seven consecutive warm-up games and played a surprising attacking quality in this Community Shield
"And this game Tottenham Hotspur's attack is very different from the past, the previous Tottenham Hotspur to the front, pay attention to delicate team cooperation, but after the absence of Ribery, less Messi, although Van Persie is still in the middle, but the two wings Gareth Bale and Cavani are obviously more impactful."
"This style of play has transformed Tottenham's attack into a more direct and powerful attack, which is completely different from the flashy ground penetration of the past, and it also makes it easy for us to feel the potential of Tottenham Hotspur because they can play two different attacking combinations."
The on-site commentators were visibly surprised by Tottenham's tactics for this game, but they were also aware of a problem.
"But we also noticed that in the case of Gareth Bale's excellent performance, David Silva and Cesc Fabregas, and even Van Persie, their performances seem to have declined, especially Van Persie and Cesc Fabregas, who are not as brilliant as last season, which may have something to do with the fact that they have just gone through the training camp and are not in very good shape."
'David Silva's debut was mediocre, but another player, Ziglinski, made an impressive debut, as well as Yaya Toure in central midfield, and although there were a couple of mistakes, one of which led to United almost breaking into the box, overall Yaya Toure was capable of filling the void left by Mascherano's departure.
After Tottenham Hotspur scored the third goal, Manchester United made adjustments again, and Ye Qiu quickly made targeted changes, successively replaced Kyle Walker, Ramsey and Ashley Young, and Ashley Young is another type of winger, which also has to make people feel that Tottenham Hotspur has personnel reserves on the side.
In the end, Tottenham Hotspur got the season off to a flying start with a 0-0 win over in-form Manchester United at Wembley Stadium