The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 454 This is our honor!
2008年5月11日，下午16点42分

There were about 10 minutes left before the end of the last Premier League game of the season, but Ye Qiu received a piece of news that he didn't want to receive. Manchester United scored again.

It's Tottenham vs Bolton at White Hart Lane at the moment and the score is 4-0 and Tottenham are on the mend because all the Tottenham players know that , As long as they get rid of Bolton, they can hope to win the championship, so they tried their best.

But even so, they still have to watch another match schedule to know the result of another match.

Manchester United played Wigan away, and the latter did not want to lose at home, but the goal was knocked on by Cristiano Ronaldo in less than 20 minutes of the game. Nam Tottenham fans are hoping that Wigan can equalize in their hearts.

For Tottenham Hotspur, which has a sufficient advantage in goal difference, as long as Wigan equalizes the score and keeps the tie until the end, then this season's championship belongs to Tottenham Hotspur, but with the 80th minute , Ryan Giggs's goal, all hopes were wiped out, because no one dared to expect Wigan to knock on Manchester United's goal consecutively in the last 10 minutes.

In other words, no matter how much Tottenham wins Bolton now, it will not change the result.

In the last round, Manchester United reversed West Ham United 4:1, while Tottenham Hotspur narrowly beat Reading 1:0 away. Both sides persisted until the end, and no one wanted to relax at the last moment. The suspense of the championship was also maintained until the end. Now, this suspense has lost its suspense, and the answer has surfaced.

Although this answer is somewhat bitter for Tottenham Hotspur.

Seeing Ye Qiu bow his head and walk back to the coaching bench, both Mauro Tassotti and Roland Shepas felt the same way. After all, they fought side by side and worked together in the past year, and finally persisted until now. , the championship is within reach in front of them, but it feels uncomfortable to miss it.

"Don't be like this, let's make a comeback next season!" Roland patted Ye Qiu on the shoulder and comforted him.

Mauro Tassotti also nodded and said, "Yes, besides, we still have the Champions League!"

"Now is not the time to be disheartened, don't let the players see it!"

The assistants were all persuading him. Ye Qiu was really upset. This season, Tottenham Hotspur had an excellent record of 27 wins, six draws and five losses in the Premier League, but in the end they lost to 28 wins, five draws and five losses. Manchester United scored two points and finally missed the championship. This really made Ye Qiu very depressed and unwilling.

In terms of the number of goals scored, Tottenham Hotspur beat Manchester United. This season Ferguson insisted on using the trident combination of Berbatov, Cristiano Ronaldo and Tevez. Berbatov took the ball with his back and Christie Jarno Ronaldo's slanting approach to both flanks activated Cristiano Ronaldo's offense, but Manchester United's overall offense was not very good.

Manchester United scored only 38 goals in the 78 rounds of the Premier League this season. Cristiano Ronaldo alone accounted for 31 goals, while Tottenham Hotspur scored 92 goals in the Premier League this season, more than Manchester United. And more.

But Ye Qiu also admitted that Manchester United's defense is indeed better. They conceded 22 goals, while Tottenham Hotspur conceded 29 goals. Not only did they concede more goals than Manchester United, they conceded 26 goals. Chelsea, and Liverpool, which conceded 28 goals, rank fourth in the Premier League.

After Tottenham Hotspur let go of Van Nistelrooy this season, many people thought that Tottenham Hotspur's offense would be greatly affected. After all, a large part of the team's scoring last season relied on Ruud van Nistelrooy's goal, but this season Ye Qiu adjusted the frontcourt attack, allowing the Trident to adopt a free-running offensive method.

After Ye Qiu's outstanding performance this season, Ye Qiu's adjustments and changes have been praised by countless professionals. They are called a major feature of Tottenham Hotspur's offense, because almost none of these three players has a fixed position. , or retreating, or pulling the side, making the ball and supporting each other's teammates, cross-running, and changing positions frequently, which brought huge troubles to the defensive players.

Tottenham Hotspur's trident offensive combination is known as the most difficult offensive combination in Europe this year. It is almost a nightmare for all defenders, because they have no clear division of labor and no fixed running route. , It is more about moving according to the situation on the field and the needs of the ball running, which is really difficult to defend.

What's even more troublesome is that if it's just running like this, it's fine. More importantly, these three players have very good personal abilities. With the support of Fabregas behind them, they can not only Attack the opponent's weaknesses and loopholes at will, or suddenly move to a small area, perform small-scale interspersed running in a local area, and delicate passing and penetration, which makes all defensive players feel scared.

Ye Qiu relied on this set of sharp trident offensive combination, as well as his adjustment and reorganization of the team's tactical system after the team sold Ruud Ruud, he defeated Ferguson abruptly and won the official Premier League award. The title of the best head coach of the year, this is also the third Premier League head coach of the year in his career.

Franck Ribery also defeated Cristiano Ronaldo's 34 goals with his 31 goals this season and became the Premier League's top scorer this season, while Liverpool's Torres and Arsenal's Adelaide ranked second. Bayeux, their goals are 24 goals.

The fourth place in the scorer list is Van Persie, who scored 21 goals, followed by Santa Cruz of Blackburn, who scored 72 goals, and then Messi, who scored [-] goals. Tottenham's Trident contributed [-] goals to the team. This number of goals ranked fifth in the total number of goals scored by the Premier League teams, even more than Liverpool's goals and more than Arsenal's. Na also missed only two goals.

The glorious Ribery not only scored 34 goals, but also had excellent assists, which made him successfully overwhelmed Cristiano Ronaldo and became the official Premier League player of the season. The most dazzling star in the Premier League, some people even think that if Tottenham Hotspur can win the Champions League, Ribery is very hopeful to compete for the throne of World Footballer and European Footballer.

Van Persie's goals are not many, but he has one statistic that is the best in the Premier League, that is, his shooting percentage is astonishing 67%, and Ribery's shooting percentage is 6%. , ranked second, Chelsea's Wayne Rooney third, up to 62%, Cristiano Ronaldo ranked fourth.

But this data is not worth talking about. The reason is very simple. The shooting percentage is not necessarily a reflection of the ability of a shooter, because it should also take into account the quality of scoring opportunities created by teammates passing the ball to you, so this data It can only be regarded as a reference and has no value.

On the contrary, in terms of assists, Cesc Fabregas, Messi and Van Persie ranked the top three in the assist list, followed by Manchester United's Berbatov in fourth and Chelsea's Rooney in fifth.

Tottenham Hotspur have excellent results in a series of important data lists, but they are relatively poor in crossing. It is related to law, so the king of crosses is Blackburn's Bentley, and Tottenham Hotspur didn't even enter the top ten.

In the best awards officially announced by the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur successfully won the best head coach and best player awards. At the same time, five players were shortlisted for the best team of the year.

The goalkeeper is David James, the defense is Vargas, Vidic, Ferdinand and Alves, the midfield is Ribery, Fabregas, Gareth Barry and Messi, and the striker is Torres and Cristiano Ronaldo.

David James was shortlisted mainly because of his excellent performance in saving. As Portsmouth's main goalkeeper, he kept a record of [-] clean sheets and was the best goalkeeper in the Premier League this season.

There are many candidates for the left and right full-backs, but whether it is Arsenal's Sagna and Clichy, or Manchester United's Evra, they are obviously not as brilliant as Tottenham Hotspur's two full-backs, Vargas and Alves can do a good job no matter whether he advances to participate in the offense or retreats to participate in the defense.

The only one who is more competitive is Everton's Lescott. This left back has performed quite well in Everton this season, but unfortunately, in the competition with Vargas, he is limited by Everton The performance was ultimately not shortlisted.

Central defenders have always been the weakness of Tottenham Hotspur. This season Hangeland's performance is as stable as ever, but compared with Vidic, Ferdinand and Terry, he is somewhat inferior. Thiago? Not to mention Elva.

Manchester United can concede so few goals this season. The strength of Vidic and Ferdinand is definitely worthy of a place in the best team of the year, so their nominations are well deserved.

The controversy in the midfield is not too great. Ribery and Messi are on the left and right sides. This is for sure. Looking at the entire Premier League, neither Bentley nor other players can compete with Ribery in this position. In the middle of the midfield, Cesc Fabregas will definitely occupy a place. Gareth Barry has also performed very well this season and has been targeted by Benitez of Liverpool.

The competition on the front line is fierce. There is no doubt that Cristiano Ronaldo occupies a position, but the other candidate is a matter of opinion. Whether it is Torres, Adebayor, or Tottenham's Van Persie, they are all very Competitive, but in the end considering the role of the team, Torres was chosen.

These awards were announced before the final round, which is why Ye Qiu was so unwilling, because Tottenham Hotspur, on the whole, except for the poor start, most of the rest of the time Here, they all performed better than Manchester United, but in the end they still failed to win the championship.

This was not only a blow to Ye Qiu, but also to the coaching staff, the players, and even the fans.

But after all, Ye Qiu has experienced many years of tempering in the professional league, and his disappointment was only for a very short time. He quickly regained his strength, took a deep breath, and then let it out, as if wanting to let go of the pain in his heart. All the depression is vomited out.

"Don't worry, it's ours, we will take it back sooner or later!"

After speaking, he stood up and walked out of the coach's bench again. Not long after, the referee blew the whistle to end the game.

After ten months of hard work, the curtain of the Premier League finally fell. Tottenham Hotspur finally narrowed the gap with the league champion by two points, which also made the Tottenham Hotspur fans in the stands feel extremely regret.

But, this is professional football, you can't win forever, win everything, so you have to learn to lose, learn to accept failure, because only in this way, you are qualified to win!
"This season is not easy for us. I believe that all the fans who have gone through this season with the team will agree with me, because we have encountered many difficulties and challenges, but we Come and win respect and affirmation.”

At the press conference after the game, Ye Qiu faced the reporters and summarized the team's performance this season.

"I sent a text message to Ferguson immediately after the game. I must congratulate him and congratulate him on successfully defending the title. I believe this is a manifestation of Manchester United's strength. They are indeed the best in the Premier League. One of the best teams!"

Many reporters present took note of every sentence Ye Qiu said very carefully, and when they heard Ye Qiu say [one], they clearly felt Ye Qiu's self-confidence, that That is, Tottenham Hotspur already has the strength to keep pace with Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and other teams.

After the growth and improvement in the past two years, this team has completely become the top team in the Premier League. What is even more frightening is that this team is still improving.

"I never thought it was a bad season for us, we reached the FA Cup final, we reached the Champions League final, we got No. 2 in the Premier League, and we got 92 league goals and 87 points. League points, if this is said to be a failure, what about the other teams?"

"I am proud and proud of our team's performance this season. We have outstanding performances. We have played many high-quality games in a row. It is like a wonderful 100-meter race. Everyone starts from the same starting line. , but in the end only one person can cross the finish line first, this is the cruelty of professional sports.”

"But we can't conclude that the other runners behind have failed because they've all crossed the finish line and deserve respect, and if you put Tottenham's points this season in some other seasons, That's a surefire league title point."

And when the reporter asked Ye Qiu to comment on the players in the team, Ye Qiu first praised the team's main goalkeeper Peter Cech.

"Actually, I have known Peter for many years. Before he came to Tottenham Hotspur, I have paid attention to him for a long time. I have always believed that he is a world-class goalkeeper, and our team's defense has always been a little bit. The problem, combined with the fact that we are an attacking team, is a big test for any goalkeeper and I think Peter has done it perfectly."

"In the next step, we will further adjust the team's midfield and defense. I think the reason why we failed to win the championship this season has something to do with our defense. do better.”

"There is no doubt that Brad Hangeland is the backbone of the team's defense. He is very stable. He has almost done everything that any defensive player can do, that is, he is stable in front of the goal. Is a very reassuring central defender, and Thiago Silva and Kompany are still very young, and I always believe that with the accumulation of experience and getting more and more exercises, their performance will improve. Getting better and better."

"In the midfield, Cesc Fabregas has indeed played a world-class performance, but we should not ignore Mascherano, Beckham, Modric, Yaya Toure, Lucas and other players for the ball. The contribution made by the team, especially Mascherano, he is a solid barrier in the back of our team, no one can deny this."

"I believe that after the training and tempering of the Premier League this season, the team's players will be improved in terms of strength and experience, and Tottenham Hotspur next season will be even stronger than it is now. I believe that next season's Tottenham Hotspur will fully launch the strongest impact on the Premier League title."

All the reporters at the scene felt Ye Qiu's strong confidence. Tottenham Hotspur's performance in the past two seasons has indeed been rising steadily, but this season's outstanding performance has made many players in the team feel confident. Being targeted by outside teams, when the reporter asked whether Tottenham Hotspur would let go of the team's core players, Ye Qiu refused.

"Our goal next season is to hit the league championship. We will not consider letting go of any star in the team, because every player in the team is an important part of the team and an indispensable part. member!"

And when the reporter asked about the UEFA Champions League final ten days later in Moscow, the capital of Russia, Ye Qiu took the initiative to provoke.

"I sent Ferguson a text and I congratulated him on winning the title, I thought they defended the title very well, but I told him Moscow would be an extraordinary experience, it was the first time in Tottenham's history. This is the first Champions League final for many of our players in their careers."

"It's true that not being able to win the league title disappointed a lot of us; it's frustrating to lose two games in a row to Manchester United this season, but it doesn't mean we're going to lose this one. The most important final!"

"Just now, at White Hart Lane, after the game, our fans were singing the team's anthem and fans' songs, chanting the names of the players, even if it is more than half an hour after the game, they all Not gone yet, still in the stands, continue to support the team, encourage the team."

"I want to say that this battle ten days later is not just for defeating Manchester United and the shame of two consecutive losses this season; it is not just for ourselves, to win a Champions League in our career; more It's for the group of fans outside who have always supported us!"

"I believe that all Tottenham people are eager to win a Champions League, because this is our honor!"

(End of this chapter)