The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 426 Time difference

"Andre, pay attention to the timing of the pass!"

"Ashley, cut more ribs, hold the ball, be brave!"

"Oh, Yaya, don't stick to the ball, pass it quickly!"

"Beautiful precise positioning, Brad, great job!"

Roland's loud voice can be heard everywhere in the comprehensive training area of ​​Theobald Training Base. Since this guy came to Theobald Training Base, he seems to have taken on a whole new look. big.

Ye Qiu began to hand over a lot of training to Roland from the Chelsea period, and Mauro Tassotti was on the sidelines to assist and help, but more often, Ye Qiu and Mauro Tassotti were in the On the side, he studied the team's adjustment and tactical offensive and defensive system.

Training is very important, because everything in training will be reflected in the game.

It can even be said that training is actually a process of accumulating energy, and every football game is an explosion of this energy. The more you accumulate in training, the greater the power that will erupt in the game. Of course , It is not to say that the more training the better, the most important thing is to arrange scientifically and reasonably, otherwise it will be counterproductive.

Ye Qiu and the coaching staff have already made every detail of the training, the arrangement of each event, and even the time accurate to 1 minute, so whether Ye Qiu personally directs or not is no longer a big problem.

Roland is in charge of coordinating, Moniz and Meulensteen are in charge of assistance, Peter Brandt is in charge of detection and analysis, Frans Hawke is in charge of goalkeeper, and Ye Qiu's entire coaching staff has worked together for many years, dividing labor and cooperating with each other They were already very understanding, so Ye Qiu felt that he could discover something more by standing aside and observing.

Because seven players, Messi, Mascherano, Cavani, Vargas, Alves, Thiago Silva and Marcelo, were absent and all went to the Copa America, Ye Qiu Also try and examine players more in training.

For example, sometimes, in some training sessions, Ye Qiu would arrange Gareth Bale, Asavin, Ashley Young, and even Eden Hazard, Neymar and others as wingers. Check out their performance.

Because it is an in-team training, although the intensity is very high, everyone's movements are very restrained, so even young players dare to take the ball and make moves in front of the big brother, and even break through decisively in one-on-one.

Ye Qiu even applauded some young players from time to time, making those big brothers feel very embarrassed.

In the midfield, Mascherano is not there. Ye Qiu has tried Yaya Toure and Lucas, and also tried Varane and Pogba, two youngsters who are only [-] or [-] years old, as the midfielder. Anyway, it's a contest within the team, so what about being young, what about being abused?They all hold the attitude of training and learning, which is good for young players, and they can learn more.

"Van Persie replaced Ruud van Nistelrooy. We discussed this point last season. Peter Brandt also gave data. He believed that Van Persie's running range would be 50% or even more than that of Ruud van Nistelrooy. It will cause a huge change in our attacking system in the frontcourt and even the full-backs."

According to the statistics of Tottenham Hotspur last season, Ruud van Nistelrooy averaged about six kilometers per game, while Van Persie's running was about ten kilometers, because Van Persie pulled the sidelines after playing Retracement, and a lot of crossovers with the left and right sides, made him run more distance.

In football tactics, any slight change, even if it is extremely small, may lead to huge changes, just like toppling dominoes, triggering a series of chain reactions, the same is true for replacing Van Nistelrooy with Van Persie.

Because everyone who has played football knows how do chances come about in a football game?It ran out!

If you don’t run, you will never have a chance. Even Riquelme, who is considered to be able to direct the team to play while standing, runs around six kilometers or more in every game. .

Of course, Van Nistelrooy's short running distance does not mean that he does not work hard or not diligently. After all, his characteristic is to be at the forefront, so he is running against the opponent's defense line and central defender in a targeted manner. There is very little interaction with the wings and midfielders, and more of rushing out of opportunities in front and waiting for teammates to pass the ball.

As for Van Nistelrooy's teammates, basically the ball is passed to Van Nistelrooy's feet, just waiting to see if he has a chance to kick.

This is also last season after Ye Qiu replaced Van Nistelrooy with Van Persie, he cooperated with Ribery once. Knock back suddenly, and Ribery missed such a close goal in vain.

I used to play around the point of Ruud van Nistelrooy, whether it was advancing the ball or transferring the ball, it was very tiring to play, because when everyone is flowing, one of the points, especially the crucial point in front , He is fixed, and other people will find it very, very difficult, because you have to accommodate him.

So Ye Qiu now needs to adapt and adjust the team so that the entire offensive system of the team adopts a more fluid style of play, because the more running, the more opportunities, and the more receiving points when passing and receiving the ball. You can play more smoothly and create more opportunities.

Of course, this is a relatively ideal thing in theory, and there are still differences in how to operate it.

"I think the last round against Chelsea last season, the goal after Van Persie came on the field, is very interesting!"

Ye Qiu and Mauro Tassotti were both standing on the sidelines, seemingly watching the players' training, but they were discussing in their mouths.

"When our full-backs go in, it is easy to form a local numerical advantage between the wingers and the forwards who are pulled to the wing, and we can use quick and concise one-kick passes and catches to cooperate and use the passing Or it's personal ability to tear apart the opponent's line of defense and create a threat."

"And when we gain an advantage on one side, their defense will inevitably be pulled by us, and the center of gravity will naturally shift to this side. And the targeted air cut by the winger on the other side is very threatening."

After hearing this, Mauro Tassotti nodded and said, "And our midfielders all have a strong ability to move the ball in a wide range."

"Yes!" Ye Qiu praised, and Tassotti thought of it with himself. Generally speaking, in a football match, when you attract the opponent's defense to one side, and then suddenly a big foot shifts to On the other side, when the opponent's defense line is rapidly shifting, loopholes will inevitably appear, and this is the attacker's opportunity.

Everyone knows what the offense is mainly about?
Time difference!
I'm ready to attack, but your defense isn't ready, then you're dead!

Therefore, the moment of offensive and defensive transition is very important, which is why evaluating a team's defensive ability must be the counterattack and defensive organization invested in the moment he loses the ball, because as long as you don't let the opponent steal the ball Counterattack at the first time, try to delay the opponent's attack, and buy time for your defense to organize the defense, then your defense must be very strong.

So, what about offense and defense?It depends on the ability of both parties to use and grasp the time difference!

Many people said that Tottenham Hotspur's defense was terrible last season, and they even attributed the crime to Thiago Silva's high defense. However, in Ye Qiu's view, the team Last season's performance was not very satisfactory. A very important reason is that the delay is relatively poor, that is, the probability of being hit by the opponent's time difference is very high.

Why is this happening?

When you attack the frontcourt but lose the ball, may I ask, who are the players who can delay the opponent's attack?
Offensive player, right?

So the question is, among Tottenham Hotspur's frontcourt players last season, Ruud van Nistelrooy had the least amount of running. The role in it is not high, because he doesn't participate in the system of counter-grabbing on the spot and delaying the opponent's attack.

Don't underestimate the difference of just one person. You can ask any professional head coach. If you are one goal behind or lose one person less than the opponent, choose one of the two situations, and ensure that all the head coaches choose the former.

In a pass coordination, when there are two people, there is only one coordination route, and when there are three people, is there only two?

Wrong, because everything in football is relative, not absolute, and more importantly, fluid.

That is to say, when you have three mobile players doing pass-and-catch coordination, the player who gets the ball has two passing routes, but when he passes the ball to one of his teammates, this teammate does the same. With two passing routes, when he passes again, there are still two passing routes, which is a phenomenon of geometric increase.

As it is on offense, so it is on defense.

Two people participating in the defense, and three people participating in the defense, not only the gap between one person, but a very large gap.

This is why Mauro Tassotti would say that Tottenham Hotspur's offensive system will undergo a very big change this season. Ruud van Nistelrooy, who runs less and is more fixed, is gone, and Van Persie is added. The changes will be huge, and it can even be said to be earth-shaking, it depends on whether Ye Qiu and the team can work out the effect.

"Whether it's Asavin, Gareth Bale or Ashley Young, they obviously lack the tacit understanding with Van Persie and Ribery. Messi's tacit understanding with them and with Cesc Fabregas behind him is even better. Well, even the cooperation with Alves is more in place." Mauro Tassotti felt that the other one in the trident was obviously none other than Messi.

After Ye Qiu heard this, he smiled and sighed, "That's true, but we don't know how Messi will be after playing in the Continental Cup, so we must have a second plan. After all, we Also have to guard against mid-season injuries!"

After hearing this, Mauro Tassotti laughed. Ye Qiu is sometimes very bold, but he is very good at planning ahead.

I still remember what he once said. I heard it was a proverb in their hometown. When you think you are the best, it is also the time when you are most prone to problems. Even if you are a thief, you have to guard against food and grass for three days!
Sometimes when I think about it, Chinese culture is really interesting!
Two weeks after Tottenham Hotspur started the training camp, the team faced a League One team from Luton, north of London, at White Hart Lane, which is currently the third-tier league team in England, Luton.

Luton's team is not ranked very high, and their strength in League One is not very strong, but the team's youth training is doing well. It is a well-known youth training camp in England, but it is difficult to escape some The end of the small team is constantly being poached. For example, Wilshere, who is currently playing for the Arsenal youth team, and Upson, Curtis Davis, Matthew Taylor, etc., are all from Luton's youth academy.

Tottenham Hotspur arranged their own tactics in this game. The goalkeeper is Petr Cech, the defense is Gareth Bale, Hangeland, Kompany and Arbeloa, and the midfielder It is Beckham, Yaya Toure and Cesc Fabregas, of which Yaya Toure is responsible for the delay, and the front trident is Ribery, Van Persie and Arshavin.

Although this is just a very ordinary warm-up match, it is the team's debut in the new season, and it is at the White Hart Lane Stadium. In addition, the ticket price for this game is set very low, so Tottenham The fans of Tottenham bought it very much, not only sold out the tickets, but even crowded before the game. Many fans who came to the scene regretted not being able to buy tickets.

No one expected that Tottenham Hotspur's football market would be so hot in the new season, which probably has a lot to do with Tottenham Hotspur's outstanding performance last season and the team's always pleasing style of play Relationship.

Before the opening game, Tottenham Hotspur and sponsor Adidas also held a short new season jersey release ceremony. This season's Tottenham Hotspur home jersey is still a white top and black pants. Matching, but this time Adidas obviously designed it more carefully.

The neckline of the Tottenham jersey is a V-neck, but on both sides of the neckline, a small V-shape is broken again, which makes the entire neckline look very dynamic, very fashionable, and looks very elegant with the pure white jersey Symmetrical, the neckline is all black, but the edges of the neckline are outlined with white lines.

At the same time, the cuffs are also hemmed in black, and the edges are drawn with white lines. Part of the underarms are also made of black, but the front, back and hem of the jersey are all white, which makes there not many lines. It won't give people too complicated annoyance, but I feel that the embellishment is just right.

The whole color matching looks very fashionable, especially with the team logo on the chest, Adidas on the right chest, and the English word Vodafone in the middle. After careful design, it looks very pleasing and stylish.

Not only that, but the black trousers were also embellished with reasonable white lines, while the shoes and socks were a bit black and white with zebra stripes. It seemed that the whole design was in the same line, and Ye Qiu and the management were very satisfied after seeing it.

The team's away jersey is sky blue, which is also a very pleasing and popular color. The neckline design is the same, but the color patterns are different. The neckline is white, and there are two black stripes on the shoulders. Meets at the shoulders and arms and continues to the cuffs.

The team logo, Adidas and Vodafone logos are all in black, and the shorts and shoes and socks are also a combination of sky blue and black stripes.

The team's goalkeeper jersey is made of wine red and purple, while the team's third away jersey is made of dark blue with red stripes, and Adidas even gave the team's player training uniforms and coaching staff special training uniforms. Well-designed.

In Eliza's words, Ye Qiu's face can still attract some fans to buy jerseys.

The whole appearance ceremony was very simple and short. After the appearance, the competition officially started.

After the start of the game, Luton entered the game faster than Tottenham Hotspur, because Tottenham Hotspur had just gone through a two-week pre-match physical reserve training, and the physical condition of the players was not very good. , have not fully adjusted, so the state of the game is not very good.

But after 15 minutes of the game, Tottenham Hotspur finally showed their overwhelming advantage to the enthusiastic home team fans, and began to stabilize the situation, grasping the initiative and possession of the game.

It must be mentioned that although Tottenham Hotspur have an advantage in ball possession, Ye Qiu has always adhered to a principle no matter who the opponent is. He has always believed that the most reasonable ball possession It should be kept between 55% and 60%, especially for an offensive team like Tottenham that needs to use running and passing to tear apart the defense. Too much possession is not necessarily a good thing , on the contrary, may be bad.

In the 18th minute of the game, Tottenham Hotspur knocked on Luton's goal.

Franck Ribery wins a corner for Tottenham with a dribble from the left, Beckham takes the penalty and Hangeland heads in the penalty area for Tottenham The first record, 1:0!

This is also a very important trick in Tottenham Hotspur's set-piece tactics last season. Beckham's precise free kick, coupled with Hangeland's physical advantage, the combination of the two is very lethal.

After the balance was broken, Tottenham Hotspur also seemed to be infected by the enthusiastic fans on the scene. In addition, Luton obviously felt that since it was a warm-up match, there was no need to play too conservatively, so the two teams began to become more aggressive. more open.

But it is obvious that the state of all Tottenham Hotspur players is generally not ideal, whether it is Van Persie, Ribery, or Beckham and Fabregas, the state of these players is obvious Relatively average, so although they used their own strength to control the advantage, they still failed to score again.

In the second half, Ye Qiu replaced eight players in one go, including Modric who just joined the team this season. He replaced Beckham and formed a midfield three with Fabregas and Lucas. , This is also Ye Qiu's conscious adjustment and change. He wants to try to see how well Modric cooperates with these two players.

As for the division of labor between Modric and Cesc Fabregas, the former is dribbling and supporting, while the latter is passing and backing in. The division of labor between the two is still somewhat different.

But it should be that they are not familiar with each other, and they don’t know much about Tottenham Hotspur’s tactics. Modric’s performance is very average, and there are many mistakes in passing and receiving. It seems that the rhythm is a bit slow. The overall fast-paced style of play is a bit out of place, but he still has two bright spots.

Once, he took the ball in the middle and broke through the pincer attack of two opposing players, but he failed to pass the ball well when passing through, and passed it to the foot of the opponent's central defender, and was intercepted directly; another time, he faced a press after the interception He dribbled the ball left and right, and showed his very good foot skills both times.

But Tottenham Hotspur never managed to break Luton's goal again, and the score of 1:0 was maintained until the end.

(End of this chapter)