The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 634
With the strong rise of Tottenham Hotspur, the North London Derby has become a focus event that London fans pay the most attention to. As the two most gorgeous teams in the Premier League in the past few seasons, Arsenal and Tottenham The game of Nam Hotspur will never disappoint, just like the first round, who would have thought that Tottenham Hotspur would kill Arsenal with nine goals?

After that humiliating defeat, Wenger's team quickly picked up their mood and are still working hard for the top four in the league. When ushering in the second round of the North London derby, Wenger Earlier, he said that the first Premier League match between the two sides did not cast a shadow on Arsenal.

"We learned a lot from that game!" Wenger told everyone with a strong confidence that that fiasco has become a thing of the past, and Arsenal will not let the same tragedy happen again Happened, even if this time is a guest at White Hart Lane to challenge Tottenham Hotspur.

Not only that, Wenger also criticized Ye Qiu before the game, thinking that Tottenham Hotspur's sale of Yaya Toure would be Ye Qiu's biggest mistake. Autumn can be saved until summer to sell.

"I can understand Tottenham Hotspur and Ye Qiu's approach. Selling people during the winter break and waiting until the summer may be two completely different prices, but I want to say that there is Yaya Toure's Tott. Nam Hotspur are ready to compete for all the championships including the Premier League and the Champions League, and Tottenham Hotspur without Yaya Toure is not scary at all!"

Regarding the young players Phil Jones and Pogba who have attracted a lot of attention from the English media in the past period of time, Wenger has his own views, "These two players are very outstanding young rookies, but you know, they are both They are only seventeen or eighteen years old, it is impossible for them to replace Yaya Toure in a short period of time!"

"Phil Jones has the rare temperament of an English player and is always full of passion, but he is still too far away from the main force of the first team, especially for a team that aims to hit the league championship and the Champions League. It's the same with Geba, the Frenchmen are impressive in terms of physicality and technique, but they are still too young."

"If you want to ask me, how to beat Tottenham Hotspur, then I tell you now, before the winter break, this team has almost no weakness, but after the winter break, the midfielder position is their weakness, who Whoever makes good use of this will be able to beat this team!" Wenger showed great signs of making suggestions for his Premier League counterparts.

Perhaps it should be said that he will do anything that can cause trouble for Ye Qiu and Tottenham Hotspur.

Wenger is more than just saying that. In this north London derby, he proved his opinion with practical actions. His team launched a round of attack after the opening. In the 4th minute Just use Arteta to pull away Phil Jones, Nasri from the left cuts behind the defensive line, and Walcott drives straight in to form a single-handed goal, 1:0!

He scored the first goal in just 4 minutes of the opening game. This efficiency seems to have the idea of ​​slaughtering Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane, and Wenger is also a gentle man, standing on the coach's bench of the visiting team. Commanding the game in the command area in front of him, he looked like he was sure of winning.

But soon, Tottenham Hotspur changed colors.

As early as when they were playing Roma, many people felt that Tottenham Hotspur's defense was very problematic. Even Phil Jones, who looked very good, on the defensive end, especially as the main midfielder, the defense The performance was very average, and Ye Qiu himself criticized it when he was interviewed by the media after the game.

But it doesn't matter if the defense is not good. Tottenham Hotspur's offense is excellent, and it is also a tactic to use offense to suppress the opponent.

In this game, Ye Qiu did not arrange for Cesc Fabregas to retreat, but decided to adopt an offensive and offensive game strategy. The defenders came through the midfield, and then handed over to Messi, Fabregas and Ribery to complete the frontcourt attack.

Therefore, Tottenham Hotspur did not panic at all when they conceded a goal 4 minutes into the game. Arsenal had just celebrated the goal and the game restarted. Even the live broadcast of Sky TV was still replaying the goal just now. During the whole process, Tottenham Hotspur evened the score when Andy Gray even severely criticized Phil Jones who lost his position.

Alba moved from the left to the right with a big foot. Alves quickly dribbled the ball to the right foot of Arsenal's penalty area and pushed behind Clichy. Messi threw off Koscielny and got the ball in the penalty area. After passing Koscielny, who was chasing after him, he pushed and scored to equalize the score for Tottenham Hotspur, 1:1!

"A beautiful goal! A very crucial goal!" Andy Gray spoke highly of Tottenham's goal, "Just conceding a goal, the team's morale was affected, but soon With just one attack and the equalizer, Tottenham now put all the pressure on Arsenal."

"Haha, now the meaning of Tottenham Hotspur is very obvious, you come to attack, if you score me a goal, I will definitely pay you back a goal, let's see who is better at attacking!"

"You know, Tottenham Hotspur's offensive ability is second to none in the entire European football. So far this season, except for Liverpool, no team has dared to play against Tottenham Hotspur. Attack without suffering!"

This is undoubtedly the biggest bargaining chip for Ye Qiu and Tottenham Hotspur!

It seemed that Wenger really planned to confront Tottenham Hotspur head-on. The two sides started a round of fast-paced and quick ball conversion, but it only lasted for more than ten minutes. By No.20 Two minutes later, it was Nasri who took the ball from the left again, passed Phil Jones, who was too aggressive, volleyed with his left foot, and scored again, 2:1!

After taking the lead again this time, Arsenal began to consciously invest more troops in defense, and Wenger also made timely adjustments to prepare for Tottenham Hotspur's two-wing advance on the wing defense.

Ye Qiu wasn't in a hurry this time. After losing the ball, he walked to the sidelines and signaled the team to stabilize first, take their time, and don't rush.

Both Ye Qiu and Tottenham Hotspur fans are very confident about their team's offense. After all, in the past few seasons, Tottenham Hotspur has been the most offensive team in the Premier League, and With attacking players such as Messi, Ribery, Cavani, David Silva and Cesc Fabregas, Tottenham Hotspur's offensive power is beyond doubt.

So Ye Qiu's strategy is to stabilize the situation first, especially the team's defense.

Many people say that offense is the best defense, but there is a premise for this, that is, your defense should not be too bad.

If the offensive player scores one in front and loses one behind you as soon as you turn around, it will have a great blow to morale, and no matter how good or sharp the offense is, you cannot tolerate such profligacy and waste.

The two conceded the ball were at the top of the arc. They were either through the penalty area or hit the goal directly. Phil Jones couldn't get rid of it, so Ye Qiu also directly yelled at Phil Jones from the sidelines. I feel that this kid was deceived by Arsenal's offensive players too easily, and gave up the key position at the top of the penalty area too easily.

Ye Qiu also has some understanding of Phil Jones' character. At least he doesn't feel that his scolding will make him lose his fighting spirit or lack self-confidence, because this kid is full of self-confidence, even too much. A typical example, there is no need to worry about his self-confidence, any blow will not affect him.

Ye Qiu's scolding from the sidelines and the restraint of the full-backs from participating in the attack allowed Tottenham Hotspur's defense to be stabilized. After all, both full-backs stayed, and the defense could pull out manpower to help when necessary. Midfielder Phil Jones protects the front of the penalty area.

But while the defense was stabilized, the team's offense was also contained, and the scene began to change from the original confrontation to a stalemate.

"According to the character of Ye Qiu and Tottenham Hotspur, they will definitely not let it go. There is still enough time in the first half, and they are only one goal behind. They are fully capable of equalizing the score!" Andy Gray thinks that Ye Qiu It's biding its time.

Wenger himself knew that Ye Qiu was planning an offensive, so he kept adjusting the team on the sidelines.

But starting from No. 305 minutes, Tottenham Hotspur seized an opportunity to steal the ball in the frontcourt and began to launch fierce offensives against Arsenal's defense again and again, especially the back defense directly pressed forward. Suppressing Arsenal at halftime set off a wave of mad attacks.

Wenger may have grasped Tottenham Hotspur's weakness, but why isn't his Arsenal riddled with holes?

As far as his tofu-like defense, if he really wants to attack head-on, can he stop Tottenham Hotspur's attack?
Facts have proved that no, and it is simply impossible!
After entering 10 minutes, in less than 3 minutes, Tottenham Hotspur relied on the goals of Cavani and Cesc Fabregas to score two goals in a row. Na completed a reversal and rewritten the score to 3:2!

"Crazy, my God, whether it is Tottenham Hotspur or Arsenal, the loopholes and weaknesses of the defense have been completely exposed, and it is difficult for them to block the opponent's attack at all!"

Andy Gray is even speculating whether there will be a similar offensive game in the second half, where you score a goal and I return a goal?Or, will the two sides adjust their tactics appropriately?

Facts have proved that Ye Qiu attacked Arsenal at the beginning of the second half, using Messi to break into the penalty area, passed Julu, and picked a pass to the back point. Cavani followed up with a header and scored the goal, further expanding the score to 4:2 !

After gaining enough advantages, Ye Qiu began to play a defensive counterattack, and consciously strengthened his team's defense. For example, Ye Qiu replaced David Silva with Beckham from No. 60 minutes , Let Beckham and Phil Jones form a double midfielder, rooted in front of the defense.

During the game, Beckham kept instructing Phil Jones on how to run, how to assist in defense, when to go up and when to hold on. Protect the front of the team's big penalty area.

A veteran is a veteran. Even though Beckham does not have any convincing top strength in the midfielder position, he is an experienced veteran and has a lot of experience, so he is also familiar with guiding rookies.

Not only that, but Beckham's role is also reflected in many aspects. For example, he often helps Kyle Walker and other interested players to train long passes, crosses and free kicks after the training session. The ball has improved a lot, after all, this skill is acquired through hard work.

After Wenger saw Beckham play, he also realized Ye Qiu's thoughts and calculations. He also knew that his back line was bad and weak, and he couldn't stop Tottenham Hotspur's attack at all. Attacking with all their might, Tottenham's counter-attacks would only continue to concede goals for Arsenal.

And if you don't do your best, how can you break through Tottenham Hotspur's goal?

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This North London derby ended with Tottenham Hotspur reversing Arsenal 4:2 at home.

For this game, the external media did not give a high evaluation, and it can even be said to be very low. Whether it is against Arsenal or Tottenham Hotspur, the evaluation is very low, and the best player in the game is Messi .

When commenting, many English media believed that Tottenham Hotspur's offense was indeed stronger, and the reason why Tottenham Hotspur won was to rely on their own tyrannical offense and use the tactics of judging the situation to finally win. Successfully defeated the sworn enemy Arsenal at home.

As Martin Samuel said in his column, this is a game of who has the worst defense. The defenses of both sides are not solid, and Arsenal's defense is obviously worse. The offense was even better, so in the end Tottenham Hotspur won the game.

But Martin Samuel also warned Tottenham Hotspur in his column, thinking that with the current defense of Tottenham Hotspur, once they meet a strong team, especially in the Champions League , When encountering a team with a more balanced offense and defense, I am afraid it will be difficult to use their offensive power to win.

In the final analysis, the outside world's discussion about Tottenham Hotspur is mainly focused on the midfielder's midfielder position.

The defense line is still the same line of defense, except that Yaya Toure has been replaced by Phil Jones in the midfielder position, but the effect on the defense and the team is completely different, so some voices have begun to appear, doubting Ye Qiu Let go of Yaya at the last moment of the winter break transfer? Is Toure a wise choice.

Just when the outside world was questioning Ye Qiu, Tottenham Hotspur's CEO Peter Kenyon and Chief Operating Officer Ron Gurley took the initiative to defend Ye Qiu when they were interviewed by the media .

"The reason why we chose to let Yaya Toure leave is not the transfer fee. We never consider the transfer fee when we decide to transfer a player. The transfer fee is to decide whether to send him to the transfer market. We will think about it later, before that, we are more thinking about whether we can or should keep this player."

"Obviously, our answer to this question is no, because the salary and sincerity offered by the other party are beyond our reach. They can form around Yaya Toure, but we have Messi. , Ribery, Cavani, Cesc Fabregas, David Silva, Thiago Silva, Dani Alves and a bunch of great players."

"We have no way to organize our team around one player, and we have no way to pay him a ridiculous salary, which is impossible for us to do, because if we pay Yaya Toure With such a high salary, what about the other players? What about Messi? What about Ribery? What about the others?"

"Finally, after comprehensive consideration, we decided to let him go, because the player has told us that he wants to go, and we have no way to force him to stay. The only regret is that this decision was made on the last day of the transfer period. There are two options, to bring in a player in a hurry, or to promote young players in the team."

"You know, it's too risky to decide to introduce a player in one day. Our signings have never been so easy and hasty. We will examine every player very seriously, and we have always promoted them. The young players in the team were the priority, so we ended up taking the most difficult path."

"Perhaps, in the short term, the team's performance will suffer some setbacks and turmoil, but in the long run, all of us believe that Phil Jones can become a key member of the team's midfield position. With such potential, it is worth doing for him!"

Peter Kenyon also made it clear in the interview that the team will consider introducing a defensive midfielder during the summer transfer, but he refused to disclose who the specific target is, but he said that he did not rule out a first-class star.

"I believe everyone is very clear that the entire transfer market is too chaotic now. The value of the players is very high and the salary requirements are also very high. This is really not a good choice for us, so the ones we introduced in the past None of the players are famous stars, we prefer to introduce young players who have proven their strength and potential but are not worth very much, because we believe that this type of players has more desire to play.”

"But there are no absolutes in everything, and our current lineup is too young."

Peter Kenyon's clarification is indeed to let Tottenham fans understand the team's situation, and in fact, Yaya Toure's agent announced that he would transfer, and it was also on the last day of the transfer period , If the player really wants to leave, it is understandable to take this opportunity to sell for a good price.

Therefore, after learning the truth of the matter, Tottenham Hotspur fans gave consideration, and at the same time expressed that they would cooperate with the team to provide the best space for the growth and progress of young players, rather than pressure.

After ending the Premier League No.20 eight rounds early, Tottenham Hotspur reversed Birmingham 2:1 at Wembley Stadium on the weekend with the goals of Neymar and Hazard.

Not long after the start of this game, high center Zikic beat Varane and Nastasic with a header to break Tottenham Hotspur's goal, but Tottenham Hotspur eventually reversed The opponent won the League Cup, which greatly relieved the pressure the team is currently facing.

All three consecutive games were reversed. Although Tottenham Hotspur performed well and won all of them, compared with the past, many people still feel worried. After all, their strength has indeed declined.

Ye Qiu has been clear about the worries of the outside world for a long time, but the issues he considers are more complicated than everyone outside, and at the same time, he is also bolder. Many decisions even require great courage.

Just like when Ferguson decided to sell Cristiano Ronaldo, without extraordinary courage, he could not make such a decision, but in hindsight, his decision was right.

But before making a decision, who dares to say that he will not be wrong?
(End of this chapter)