The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 281

Sometimes, experience is really a good thing, so good that you can't live without it.

There was a Champions League final experience. Although Ye Qiu was still a little nervous before the game, he still felt the pressure, but he was more calm and unhurried when dealing with it. What, everything was arranged in advance, and as the game approached, it proceeded step by step without any confusion.

The coaching staff is not chaotic, and the players who obey orders will naturally not be chaotic.

A year ago at Manchester's Old Trafford Stadium, Ye Qiu's Ajax warm-up training was nearly two hours earlier, but this time at the Schalke Stadium, Ye Qiu's training time was only advanced by one. Hours to the pitch.

An hour earlier should be considered normal. Generally, the two teams participating in the finals will come to the stadium to warm up around this time, because according to the law of sports, the real warm-up time should be about half an hour, plus Some other preparatory activities, as well as getting familiar with the venue, took about an hour.

When Chelsea came to the Schalke Stadium, they found that Porto had already started warm-up training here. According to the information provided by the coaching staff, Mourinho's team came to the scene about 20 minutes earlier than Chelsea. To some extent, it proved Ye Qiu's judgment. The Portuguese would launch a round of pressing and oppression against Chelsea from the very beginning of the game to fight for the initiative.

It's no secret that many people play against Chelsea and Ye Qiu. The start is almost the same. That is to try to avoid letting Ye Qiu's team get off to a good start. If you want to avoid letting Ye Qiu get off to a good start, Generally speaking, apart from the absolute superiority in strength, there are two ways, one is to stick to it, and the other is to compete with Ye Qiu.

Both of these methods have advantages and disadvantages, opportunities and risks, and it is difficult to say which one is better.

Don't think that Ye Qiu came to the scene an hour earlier to make a big deal. In fact, he didn't. He had his own purpose and arrangement in doing so. First of all, he wanted to give all the players an impression that he didn't give Porto too much attention. in the eyes.

A year ago Ajax came to the scene nearly two hours early. Ye Qiu's purpose was to make all the players feel the importance he attaches to Real Madrid. He entered the state directly from the beginning and was caught off guard against Real Madrid.

But now that Chelsea has an absolute advantage in strength, Ye Qiu went to meet Porto as if he was facing a big enemy, but the effect was not good. It was more or less self-defeating, so Ye Qiu entered the stadium an hour earlier as usual .

Another point, Ye Qiu adjusted the battle strategy for this match.

You must understand that all training and warm-ups are ultimately for the game. The strategy of the game has changed, and the training and warm-up programs will naturally change accordingly. Chelsea’s strategy and tactics in this game are similar to those of Ajak a year ago. As is completely different, naturally there is no need to adopt the same strategy.

Members of the coaching staff, such as Peter Brandt and Ten Carter, had already considered the warm-up arrangement before the final when the team reached the final. They even arranged the time of all warm-up events to the second. Ensure that the time error of each warm-up training will not exceed 30 seconds.

And in order to ensure the effect of warm-up training, they are constantly monitoring the players on the sidelines, so that every player can complete all the training items meticulously, so as to ensure that the warm-up before the game can have a corresponding effect.

It should be said that the current batch of Chelsea players, even Davis, Cannavaro and others, are full of hunger for the Champions League, let alone Ronaldinho and Lampard. Among them, the Brazilian's prestige is soaring now, and he is in the limelight. As long as he can win a Champions League for Chelsea, he will definitely be one of the popular candidates for the World Footballer of the Year next year.

Just imagine, under such circumstances, where will the players relax?

Throughout the warm-up process, Ye Qiu stood on the sidelines with his hands folded around his chest, watching calmly.

And in the warm-up project, when Chelsea played the common monkey game, many fans at the Schalke Stadium were amazed. Obviously, they were all Portuguese fans. They didn't know Chelsea before and thought Chelsea was A team of tough guys, but they didn't expect Chelsea to attract attention with an amazingly fast touch of the ball when they were skating.

And unlike the general monkey game where only one person is arranged to grab, Chelsea divided the roster of 18 people into 2 groups, with 9 players in each group, and directly played 3 to 6, and whoever passed the ball was intercepted would go down and be a monkey. The players seem to be accustomed to this, and they will go off the court immediately after making a mistake, and the training has not been interrupted, which makes everyone's eyes shine.

Mourinho was also a little surprised on the sidelines, because he had to admit that even though Porto, as a Portuguese team, is known for its South American and Latin style, it is really true in terms of quick one-foot passing and receiving. Not as good as Chelsea.

Of course, you can say that Chelsea is a habit that comes naturally, and practice makes perfect. It is possible to carve English players like Lampard and Terry to this level. This in itself is enough to witness the skill of Ye Qiu and his coaching staff in caring for technical details. .

I believe that after seeing this scene, many fans who still swore before the game that Portugal can use their technical advantages to play Chelsea should be silent, because this scene will make them sadly discover that who plays who does not know.

Moreover, the training quality of this 3-to-6 monkey game is very high. Ye Qiu obviously coordinated and arranged the 6 passers and 3 ball-scramblers carefully. Therefore, during the training process, the players no matter what Whether it is passing and catching the ball, or jointly pressing and pressing, it seems to be very organized and organized.

This can't help but remind everyone of Chelsea's impression, which not only has skillful and meticulous fast passing and receiving cooperation, but also has strict high-intensity pressing and pressing. Obviously, they usually adopt this kind of high-quality and high-level Whether it is passing and receiving the ball or pressing and pressing, the players have cultivated enough tacit understanding in the training. No matter where they run or who they cooperate with in the game, they can be very skilled and tacit.

Rome wasn't built in a day. I don't believe anyone would feel this way without seeing Chelsea's warm-up training, but after watching it, they will all find that Chelsea's rise and success are not accidental, but accumulated over time.

The reason why famous coaches are famous coaches is because they have their own set of tactical concepts and ideas, they will only keep innovating and improving, and they will not easily change their core concepts, so no matter where they go, they can play their own tactics. own stuff.

Undoubtedly, Chelsea has already imprinted Ye Qiu deeply, and with this team, Ye Qiu also stepped onto the stage of famous European coaches and showed everyone his football philosophy.

If you want to go further, you are short of this Champions League!

Perhaps it was because Chelsea showed off during the warm-up match and put pressure on Porto's players, so after finishing pre-match training and returning to the locker room, Porto's players were obviously under pressure. It is serious.

No wonder, compared with Chelsea, they have no advantage.

In terms of offense, this is not their strong point, and they are not as good as Chelsea. In terms of defense, they are still not as good as the Blues. In terms of tactics, Chelsea's high-position oppression and control flow has long been known throughout Europe, and Porto can't keep up. The style will have a bit of an advantage in terms of technique, but now it seems that there are two things to say about who has the upper hand.

Mourinho was also standing in the locker room, and he had to admit that he was also shocked by Ye Qiu's move. It is a necessity.

And you must know that this was directly and publicly displayed by Chelsea in the pre-match warm-up activities. What are the core links that are not disclosed in the team's training programs on weekdays?The intensity and difficulty may be even higher than this 3-to-6 monkey game, which makes Mourinho, who attaches great importance to training intensity on weekdays, sigh to himself.

Villas-Boas pushed open the door of the dressing room and walked in, holding Chelsea's starting roster in his hand.

"It started to rain outside, very small, but the ground was wet!" Boas said an accident.

Today's weather has not been very good, gloomy, giving people a sense of oppression that the wind and rain are about to come. I didn't expect it to rain.

However, this type of light rain is not uncommon in Germany, and it should not be too long.

Mourinho let it go after listening, and flipped through the starting list in his hand, which didn't surprise him too much.

Goalkeeper Van der Sar, the defense line from left to right is Evra, Cannavaro, Terry and Maicon, the midfielder is Davis, Makelele and Deco, Ronaldinho and Lan Pade behind Didier Drogba, together form Chelsea's attacking trident.

4321, this is Chelsea's standard tactic this season. There are no injuries, no layoffs, no suspensions. As expected, Chelsea still has the strongest tactical lineup. However, Ye Qiu still has a lot of changes in his hands. With good wing players like Joe Cole and Ribery, and defenders like Gallas.

Mourinho also made a lot of changes. Porto did not reduce their staff in this game. The goalkeeper is Baia, and the defense is Valente, Carvalho, Jorge Costa and Paulo Ferreira. On the field, Maniche, Costinha and Mendes dragged behind, Thiago played central midfielder, Dellei and Alberto formed a double forward, standard 4312 tactics.

McCarthy performed very well in the Portuguese Super League, but Dellei was better in the Champions League, and the Brazilian striker rookie Alberto's ability to hold the ball is what Porto's striker needs now, so Mourinho let Dellei and Alberto To start.

Russian wide player Alenichev is a trump card in Mourinho's hands. His skills are very threatening on the wide. He can always open up the situation when the team is deadlocked. The reason for coming off the bench is the same.

In fact, many media commented before the game that Mourinho's Porto is very similar to Ye Qiu's Chelsea. Although one is 4321 and the other is 4312, in fact, if Ronaldi If Neo is regarded as a striker, he is equivalent to Alberto, and Chelsea is playing 4312.

The difference is that Chelsea is the deluxe version, while Porto is the poor version. Unlike Porto, which is too obsessed with attacking in the middle, Chelsea's wing attack is also very threatening. After all, Maicon and Evra are the kind of wing players. There are strong players like Davis, Deco and Makelele in the midfield. After they take turns, they can play more resolutely and play a bigger and more critical role.

This is something that the defensive Ferreira and Valente do not have, so Porto's flanks hardly have a good offense. The team is best at defensive counterattacks.

When Mourinho told the players about Chelsea's starting lineup, none of the Porto players were overly surprised, because there was nothing surprising about Chelsea's starting lineup.

"As I said before, facing Chelsea, we don't have the slightest advantage. Even the only thing we are worse than our opponents is because we are far inferior to them, so we have to let go of our pride and self-esteem and go Fight back what others don't want to fight."

"I also know that you are unwilling to do this. I know even more that you hope to have a vigorous fight with Chelsea. Believe me, guys, my desire for this aspect will not be less than yours. On the contrary, I hate their head coach more than any of you, that damn guy named Ye Qiu!"

Regarding the grievances between Mourinho and Ye Qiu, the Porto players are very clear. In fact, in the final analysis, it is still a matter of media hype. They like to call Mourinho Ye Qiu II, but Mourinho thinks that I have been humiliated, and coupled with the issue of the ownership of UEFA's awards before, it is not surprising that the two have a disagreement.

But if you think about it carefully, it seems that Ye Qiu hasn't said anything from the beginning to the end.

"Playing against Chelsea, the start is very important. They like to attack aggressively. Ye Qiu can be said to be the best head coach in the world who is good at attacking aggressively. Countless teams have suffered from this point, so I hope you will start from the start. Don't press up blindly, don't leave our defense zone easily, our start will be mainly defensive, and we will use our physical strength to run to break their rhythm."

"The opponent's players are better than us in terms of personal ability. We should tighten the three lines as much as possible and avoid one-on-one situations as much as possible, because Ronaldinho has excellent personal ability and Deco's ability I believe you are also very clear, coupled with that big Drogba, and the super capable Lampard in the back, and a rampant Davis, this requires us to be prepared and keep close after the opening. defensive formation."

If the strength is weak, it can only be made up by the team. This is the role of tactics.

"But this does not mean that we will be passively beaten blindly. I will always believe that no matter how powerful a tiger is, there will be a time when they will take a nap. As long as Chelsea shows a flaw, we will give them the most fatal blow. We faced Manchester United, we faced Lyon, we faced Deportivo, it was fatal!"

Although Mourinho played 4312, in fact Thiago's position is relatively low. His responsibility is to divide the ball and sort out the midfield. Carlos Alberto to deal with.

Carlos Alberto played as an attacking midfielder in Fluminense. He was introduced to Porto this summer. He has excellent skills at his feet, strong ability to hold and handle the ball, even in Brazil. Many people were more optimistic about Alberto than Kaka, who was so popular in AC Milan.

One of the important reasons why Mourinho introduced Alberto was that Deco moved to Chelsea. Without Deco, he also lost the route of the ball. Therefore, Mourinho has relied heavily on Alberto this season. He can become the linker of the team's offensive ball advancement, connect the midfield and striker, and play the scoring ability of Delly and McCarthy.

This is also the best change that Mourinho can make after a season of familiarization and adjustment.

Mourinho's strategy for this game is also very clear, I am not as strong as you, I will let you control the ball, I will shrink the defense, before you enter my defense zone, I will do whatever you want, but once you enter my half , I will firmly limit your range of activities.

Football matches are like two ends of the scale, I shrink, you naturally want to press forward, plus Chelsea itself is the kind of team that likes to defend high, and usually high defense, the back line and the goal The space between is often exposed at the moment when the offense turns into defense.

Porto's two forwards, whether it is Dellei or Benny McCarthy, belong to the kind of forwards with fast speed and strong ability to grasp scoring opportunities, but the 28-year-old Dellei seems more mature and stable, so in The UEFA Champions League was even more valued by Mourinho.

It should be said that defensive counterattack has always been the magic weapon for Porto to reach the final of the Champions League this season. There are many things that Mourinho does not need to say, the players can understand themselves, and Mourinho just doesn’t Stop to emphasize one point, that is, you must keep tight when defending.

"The penetration of ribs is one of Chelsea's most important means of scoring. Our midfielder must closely protect the ribs of the defense, especially the space between the two full-backs and the two central defenders, and we must keep an eye on them. Drogba, they will definitely use the Ivorian to create offensive opportunities."

"As long as we can achieve these two points, we will be able to weaken Chelsea's offensive threat by more than half, and then contain their offense, forcing them to expose their weaknesses and loopholes in defense. That is our opportunity!" Murray Neo slapped down the tactical board beside him, as if thinking of it as a broken Chelsea.

This action immediately aroused the blood and fighting spirit of everyone in the locker room, and everyone seemed to be encouraged by the head coach.

Mourinho's thinking has been made very clear in the pre-match tactical preparation meeting, and all Porto players are not unfamiliar with it, but now they hear Mourinho no longer so confident The full re-analysis made them clearer, clearer their game goals, and unified everyone's game strategy.

This is very important, because teams that fight in isolation often end up dying horribly.

(End of this chapter)