The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 451 Is there hope?

What will happen to the city when Jose Mourinho is in London again?
That is, almost all the media are paying attention, is the Portuguese madman going to return to the Premier League?
If he does return to the Premier League, who will be the unlucky one to be replaced by him?

The unlucky Grant has become the biggest suspect, although many media feel that it is absolutely ridiculous for Abramovich to invite Mourinho back, and it can be called the joke of the century, because the Portuguese did not return at the beginning of the season. Just finished class.

Ye Qiu really doesn't know why that madman chose to return to London on the eve of the UEFA Champions League semi-finals. Perhaps it was because he felt that Portugal in the south is too hot and wanted to come to London in the north to cool off, or because he felt the football atmosphere in London and wanted to Let's take a look, in a word, he doesn't know!
This is Ye Qiu's answer to the group of reporters blocking the entrance of the first team training area of ​​Theobald Training Base early in the morning. , The reporter came to ask him what he was doing?Isn't Mr. Avran Grant the most important question?Or, ask Abramovich?
The security at Theobald's training base is hired by a regular security company, and since the team defeated AC Milan, Ye Qiu has issued an order to close the Theobald's training base, especially the first team training area, idlers, etc. No one is allowed to enter. Even if journalists and media come to participate in the press conference, they can only go to the news building.

This also has something to do with the hype from the outside world. After all, Tottenham Hotspur has become the biggest dark horse in this UEFA Champions League. Coupled with Ye Qiu's relationship, this team has always Is the most eye-catching team.

High exposure and attention are a good thing for professional clubs. At the very least, it provides great convenience for business development, because everyone hopes to sponsor those teams whose every move attracts worldwide attention. Therefore, this kind of exposure and attention has a certain relationship with Tottenham Hotspur's fuel behind it.

Of course, the team itself does have the resources to attract attention. Otherwise, a lot of teams want to ask for the attention and exposure of the media, but even if they send money, the media is not willing to pay attention to them because they are not worthy. places of concern.

You have to be hardworking yourself, if you don't have a foundation, no matter how much you pay attention, no matter how much you expose yourself, it won't help.

But as the head coach of the team, Ye Qiu also deeply felt the influence of the media on the team. At least one typical example appeared in some players. After the publicity and hype, I started to feel a little restless, feeling that I should be treated at a higher level, such as the main position.

For the team's internal conflicts, Ye Qiu always adopts an internal solution strategy, that is, the matters in the locker room are resolved in the locker room. Externally, no one can talk too much, because he wants to build a united team, at least not Give the outside world some opportunities to exaggerate reports.

And at some critical moments, Ye Qiu would even take some relatively authoritarian measures, such as closed training, which would definitely attract dissatisfaction from the media, but as time passed, they would get used to it, especially those with Tottenham fans. Newspapers and reporters with a good relationship, even if it is a closed training, they can still get some information from the club.

This is also determined by the current environment of professional football in Europe. Whether it is a team or a star, it is inseparable from the media.

Also because there is no pressure in this area, at least with Robert Milson, Ye Qiu does not need to worry about the news, so he ignored the complaints of the reporters, and after answering a few questions casually, he blocked them in Outside the first team training area, no one is allowed to enter the first team training area.

Returning to the training area, Ye Qiu noticed that there were already quite a few players on the training field, and one of them had obviously been training for a while. This can be seen from the training jersey on his body and the profuse sweat on his face. come out.

"Save your strength, David, don't get hurt again!" Ye Qiu walked over and said to Beckham with a smile.

The injury he suffered in December was almost healed by the end of February, but just after he returned to the training ground, Beckham's right ankle began to ache again. After testing, it was his old ankle injury that had recurred. After a series of physical therapy, it was not until these two days that he regained his license to compete.

"I feel very healthy now, nothing wrong!" Beckham jumped on the spot in front of Ye Qiu a few times, and he jumped with all his strength to show that his current physical condition is quite good.

The facilities at Theobald Training Base are very complete, especially in terms of medical treatment. Whether it is an anti-gravity treadmill or a swimming pool, they are all important means for Beckham to perform physical therapy, and the effect is quite good.

If it was in another team, with the current situation Beckham would have been able to return, but Ye Qiu insisted on holding him down for nearly two weeks, insisting that he recover from his injury before returning.

"What you need to do now is to adjust your state, isn't it?" Ye Qiu said with a smile.

It was originally a joke, but after hearing this, Beckham nodded solemnly, "I feel that I am in a very good state now. I want to play games as soon as possible. More games, the more the better!" After speaking, he started another short-distance sprint and turn-back training.

Ye Qiu listened to his words, and saw him like this again, he chuckled, and muttered to himself, "Sure enough, I have the same virtue as Ferguson!"

There is no need to doubt Beckham's work ethic. He will always be the most diligent one on the training ground, especially after joining Tottenham Hotspur, he insists on coming to the training base early every day, sometimes even more The coaching staff is even earlier, and he is usually the last to leave. If he hadn't been prevented from taking extra free kicks during his recovery period, he would have been even later.

Although Beckham is not the captain of the team now, his prestige in the team is quite high. This is not because the team is in the Premier League, nor because he is a superstar, but because he relies on He has accumulated and established his own prestige bit by bit, so many young players have been infected by him.

Just imagine, such a big-name superstar is so diligent, what reason do other players have to be lazy?

Of course, Ye Qiu can also feel the urgency and sense of crisis in Beckham's heart, because his position in the team is no longer as stable as before he was injured, and even now he has to use his performance to get rid of Modric. Take back the main position in your hands.

Beckham has the advantage of Beckham, and Modric also has the advantage of Modric. What's more, the media recently disclosed that Tottenham Hotspur want to introduce a midfielder in the summer. Further strengthened the competition in the team's midfield, not only Beckham is under pressure, but all other players are also under pressure.

As a friend of Beckham, Ye Qiu felt that perhaps he felt sorry for his friend by doing this. After all, Beckham worked so hard and diligently, but he couldn't get a corresponding return for his efforts. The head coach, he knows very well that this is the cruelty of professional football.

It's as if he has also paid a lot for some players in his team, putting a lot of effort and energy into them, but when they are seduced and poached by those giants, they are also thrilled, and he has nothing to do about it No.

The only thing that can be done is what Beckham is doing now.

Whether it is a football club or a person, the most important thing is to strive for self-improvement, not to blame others.

For the current Tottenham Hotspur, continuous self-improvement means striving for as many championships as possible, especially heavyweight championships such as the Premier League and the Champions League.

After reaching the semi-finals, the opponent was Chelsea. In Ye Qiu's opinion, Chelsea was much easier to play than Liverpool, because he didn't think that Grant could accomplish any transformation of Chelsea. He is conservative without fault, and after losing several games to Tottenham Hotspur one after another, he has completely lost his confidence.

Facing such an opponent is obviously much more interesting than facing Liverpool, isn't it?
As long as you cross Chelsea, you will be waving at Tottenham Hotspur in front of you in the Champions League final!

Even, as long as it goes one step further, it is the king of Europe!
All along, Ye Qiu has never been proud of offensive football, because in his opinion, this is just a way to win, it is no different from defensive counterattack, the purpose of the two is the same, there is nothing worth it Proud.

But at the same time, he also said that he doesn't like that kind of conservative football, he likes to be proactive.

So some Italian media once accused him like this, thinking that he was attacking Italian football style intentionally or unintentionally, but Ye Qiu finally clarified that he absolutely did not have the idea of ​​looking down on Italian football style. On the contrary, in his football philosophy There are quite a few traces of Italy, especially from Sacchi.

"I personally think that whether it is active offense or defensive counterattack, it is an art of football. I never think there is any problem with defensive counterattack, because the ultimate goal of defensive counterattack is counterattack, not defense, so even if it is Playing defensive counterattack, his attitude can also be very positive, is this a problem?"

"I said that I don't like conservative football. What is conservative? It lies in your attitude!"

"In my opinion, as long as you have a positive attitude, even if you play defensive counterattack, or even play dead defense, I don't think there is any problem. On the contrary, I will often watch some videos of this aspect, especially when they are playing defensively. organization, that is the essence of a tactic."

If Avlan Grant had heard what Ye Qiu said, he would definitely feel that the tactics he arranged today were not appreciated by Ye Qiu at all, because his attitude was only one, that is, never White Hart Lane defended a draw.

Maybe he didn't do it smart enough, because his formation and tactics after the opening completely exposed his purpose, which is to block Tottenham Hotspur's offense with a solid defense.

Chelsea's away game, the tactic is a bit like 442, the goalkeeper is Cudicini, the defense is Ashley Cole, Carvalho, Terry and Ferreira, the midfielder Ballack, Makelele, Michelle Kerr, with Lampard in front, Rooney and Drogba forming a striker.

It's a bit like a 442 tactic, but Rooney's position is relatively close to the wing and often retreats, while Lampard's position is relatively deep, obviously consciously strengthening the defensive strength of the midfield and supporting the two wings to suppress Todt Nam Tottenham's offense.

Ye Qiu still adopts 433-[-] tactics in this game, the goalkeeper is Petr Cech, the defense line is Vargas, Hangeland, Thiago Silva and Alves, the midfielder is Modric, Mars Celano and Fabregas, the front three players are Ribery, Van Persie and Messi.

The start of the game was actually dull, as Chelsea almost built their midfield into an impregnable wall.

Tottenham got a lot of possession time, tried to pass the ball in again and again, it didn't work, passed back, reorganized, tried to pass forward, passed back again, and so on, again and again Once, and the pace has never been fast, because Chelsea seem to have no desire to attack.

The Tottenham Hotspur fans in the stands of the White Hart Lane Stadium were quite dissatisfied with the visiting team's tactical play, and tried every means to stimulate and humiliate the opponent with words, because such a staunch defense was not worthy of Chelsea's identity and so Many stars.

But Avlan Grant was unmoved, sitting in the coaching bench of the visiting team, as immobile as a mountain, because he knew very well that for him now, he could only ask for the result, not the process, and the Champions League was his only Opportunity, so even if he sticks to it, he will make it to the final.

Mourinho sat in the stands of White Hart Lane and watched the game with his own eyes. During the game, Tottenham Hotspur's active lateral transfer and pull pass penetration gave him a feeling that, This team is obviously much more mature than before.

"This team has improved so fast!" Mourinho said to his agent Jorge Mendes sitting next to him.

"Whether it's Ribery, Messi, Cesc Fabregas or Van Persie, or Vargas, Thiago Silva, Mascherano and others, the progress is very fast."

If it was at the beginning of the season, perhaps he could still feel Tottenham Hotspur's greenness and immaturity to some extent, that is in the grasp of the rhythm and process of the game, but now, Tottenham Hotspur's patience and calmness, But it gave him a feeling of confidence.

"In terms of offense, ball control and skills, Tottenham Hotspur will have no problem beating Chelsea, and even have a good chance of winning the Champions League!" Mendes also felt the same, with a look of amazement on his face, "If you win again Champions League, that is already Ye Qiu's third Champions League, this guy is really not easy!"

After hearing this, Mourinho squinted at Ye Qiu, who was in the coaching area of ​​the home team coach, and smiled coldly, "It's not that simple. All finals are completely different from other games. Don't forget the one we played in Porto back then. Painful lesson!"

Porto had also struggled to reach the final back then, but they collapsed completely in the Champions League final and were bloodbathed by Chelsea led by Ye Qiu. That battle also became Mourinho's shame.

From a certain point of view, Ye Qiu's tactics and team strength are definitely not that big of an advantage, but the key to the problem lies in the psychology of the players. This is something that no head coach can accurately determine, and can only rely on the players. Adjust yourself.

Don't look at Tottenham Hotspur playing against AC Milan before, now playing against Chelsea seems to be progressing rapidly, it seems very mature, but if they are not mature, they have to wait until they really reach the final before they can be sure, no matter what happens next Whether it is Barcelona or Manchester United, they are both very experienced teams. Maybe Tottenham Hotspur will be completely exposed by then.

Why do people always say that wealthy families and nobles have backgrounds, usually this kind of background is not visible at ordinary times, only at critical moments, life and death, you can see the difference between them.

The life and death of a football game is undoubtedly the final, the World Cup final and the Champions League final. That is the real standard and lever to measure the strength of a team. Other games are not convincing, no matter how good they perform, it will not help.

"Then do you think there is hope for Grant?" Mendes smiled and looked at Mourinho. He didn't realize the meaning of Mourinho's words. This is more to belittle Ye Qiu, and he is already used to it.

"That idiot lost the game from the very beginning!" Mourinho shook his head and sneered. He always felt that dismissing himself was not a big problem. The real big problem was that he hired Avran Grant. What else but a mouth?
"As Ferguson said, to play Tottenham Hotspur, you have to suppress their momentum. This is a team that is very good at playing momentum, or playing rhythm. As long as you let them boost their momentum and play their own Rhythm, then you are not far from death!"

After a pause, Mourinho sneered: "That stupid Israeli thought he was smart and assembled a heavy force in the midfield to defend, but he probably didn't think about the point of doing so at all? Passive Passive defense only fuels Tottenham's momentum and confidence."

Only those who have been head coaches can appreciate the importance of momentum and rhythm, because when the momentum and rhythm are on your side, no matter how you play, you can easily kill your opponent, and conversely, when the momentum and rhythm are on your side, you can easily kill your opponent no matter how you play. When the rhythm is far away from you, no matter how hard you try, the distance between you and the goal seems to be extremely far away.

Of course, the momentum and rhythm are not static. As big as a game, as small as one or two minutes, or even a defense, an assist, or a pass, may change the momentum and rhythm of your team, and then change the game.

Tottenham Hotspur are well aware of this, so when Chelsea chose to retreat, Ye Qiu's team showed unprecedented confidence and calmness, passing the ball slowly, turning the ball slowly, pulling slowly, waiting for the opportunity Appear.

(End of this chapter)