The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 633 Radish and Stick

The away game against Roma, the home team is facing a two-game losing streak in the league. The opponents in the two games are strong teams. They lost 3:5 away to Mourinho’s Inter Milan, and lost 0:2 at home to Naples. This made the Roma fans very dissatisfied, so they booed their team for nine and 10 minutes of the whole game.

This made Ye Qiu think of Wenger's comments on Italian fans and England fans. Now that I think about it, it is true, because when they are dissatisfied with the current situation of the team, Italian fans mainly boo and complain, while England The fans are more empathetic and accompany the team in pain.

If you want to look at fans purely, England fans are indeed the cutest fans in the world.

It is precisely because of the two-game losing streak in the league that Roma is very cautious about this game, because this is the first round of the knockout round, and it is also a home game, so if they do not play well, the result may not be used in the second round Fight, and they are facing the mighty Tottenham Hotspur.

Roma used a defensive counterattack strategy similar to 442 in this game. It is obviously afraid of the strong assist ability of Tottenham Hotspur's two sides, so it retracts more compactly when defending, especially pay attention to the midfield Road defense, while Totti and Vucinic formed a trident in front, but Vucinic leaned to the left, and Totti frequently retreated to participate in the organization of the attack.

After selling De Rossi at a high price this season, Roma's midfielder has not been able to find a suitable replacement, so they are also very aware of the problem of their midfielder, so they attach great importance to the defensive protection of the midfielder. The three lines are always kept in a very compact formation.

Tottenham Hotspur's midfielder position is also problematic. After Yaya Toure left the team, Phil Jones started again and again, but the native England rookie who was turned into a parachutist by Tottenham Hotspur fans has always been He didn't show satisfactory and reassuring strength, he was more known for his bravery and toughness.

After all, this game is a Champions League knockout match and an away game, so Ye Qiu was very cautious and arranged for Cesc Fabregas to sit relatively at the back to help Phil Jones organize the midfield and protect the defense. this kid.

But doing so led to the team's unsatisfactory start, because with Fabregas' retracement, Messi's position was more in the middle, and Alves had to go forward to maintain contact, making Vucinic Pulled to the left, it became the most powerful weapon for Roma's counterattack, and they used Vucinic's counterattack in the No. 13 minute to make a cross and broke Cech's goal.

A single move affects the whole body, Yaya Toure is replaced by Phil Jones. On the surface, there seems to be no difference, they are all midfielders, but in fact the difference is very big.

Ye Qiu once discussed Phil Jones with a technical analysis team composed of Peter DeVissel, Bobby Harms, Rick Link, and the core members of the scouts and coaching staff, and analyzed the player's Advantages and disadvantages, analyze his future prospects, and how he should take the future path.

This matter concerns the core confidentiality of Tottenham Hotspur, so no one knows the outcome of the talks.

The greatest potential of Phil Jones lies in his powerful physical fitness and the passion he puts into the game. His strength is strong against the ball, he has a good sense of the ball, and he has a decent dribbling, speed and explosive power. Both are excellent, and his jumping ability is also very strong, but his sense of position is quite bad, coupled with his crazy character of running around the field, making him play central defender, it is almost a ticking time bomb.

So from the very beginning, Tottenham Hotspur's scouts and coaching staff all felt that Phil Jones should not play a central defender, even though he himself prefers to play a central defender, becoming the type of player Terry and Ferdinand , but he really isn't a fit for center back, at least for the time being.

Ye Qiu felt that there was one person who could serve as a role model for him, and that was Ye Luo.

The former captain of Real Madrid also started as a midfielder. As he got older, his position gradually retreated, and finally reached the position of central defender. When he played central defender, Hierro was already a mature star with very rich game experience. The central defender adapted quickly and showed his own strength.

Therefore, Ye Qiu's positioning of Phil Jones as a midfielder has problems.

First of all, Phil Jones has a bad sense of position. Although from the center back to the midfielder, this weakness has less influence on him, but it is indeed a weakness, and his ability to predict the ball is very poor, which makes him In defense, one is always slow-witted, and it is often the kind of reaction that it is too late, and then bravely pounces on.

This is a problem. Many people think he is rough and his defensive skills are poor. In fact, this underestimates him. The main reason is that his prediction of the ball is very problematic, because if you always play with hindsight For the ball, no matter how good the technique is, it can't be used.

Among English players, Phil Jones has a good sense of the ball, and his body has achieved a certain balance in terms of strength confrontation and dexterity. That is to say, he looks brave and sturdy, but he is actually very flexible. After Hotspur, the technology has also been severely refined for two years, and the improvement is also obvious.

But with the prediction of the ball, the reading of the game situation, the sense of position, and the sorting out of the midfield, especially the moment when the offense and defense switch, he can easily fall into a situation of being at a loss.

All these factors have caused Phil Jones to always look very messy in the game. He always looks messy. He has no routines and no rules at all. The frontcourt is still the backcourt, so he is running almost all over the court.

This is indeed not a good sign. First of all, he is still young, and if he continues to play like this, he is prone to injury. If he is injured frequently or suffers a major injury at a young age, his career will definitely be greatly reduced.

So Ye Qiu arranged for him to play as a defensive midfielder, because the defensive midfielder is most suitable for a player like him who keeps running, and his type of defensive midfielder is not without. For example, Gattuso and Essien, the two weapons to conquer the fans are Running all over the field, but with the increase of game experience, with the conscious cultivation and transformation of the coaching staff, especially the enlightenment of consciousness, they gradually transformed into conscious midfielders, so Gattuso and Essien played at Chelsea in the later period. In the past few years, they have played a great role in attacking and organizing in the midfield.

In the past few games, Ye Qiu continued to refine Phil Jones, but at the same time, he was also groping and looking for how to give full play to the characteristics of Phil Jones and make Tottenham Hotspur's midfield work well. .

The continuous improvement of any player must be based on a premise, that is, he can play the game, and to play the game, he has to contribute to the team, and the advantages to the team outweigh the disadvantages.

So Ye Qiu had to find a midfield operation mode that not only allowed Phil Jones to take advantage of his advantages, but also properly covered up his shortcomings. Therefore, in this game, he appropriately let Fabregas retreat. , and then let Phil Jones run and run as much as he wants.

Unexpectedly, this tactic created a very interesting situation in the first half.

Roma's original idea should be to defend and counterattack, use their meticulous defense to defend against Tottenham's offense, and then play a threatening counterattack, especially after they scored the first goal. Implemented more resolutely and thoroughly.

What's interesting is that after they scored a goal, the pace of the game gradually accelerated, not only Tottenham Hotspur, but also Roma themselves, and faster and faster. After 10 minutes, This game has completely turned into an open game.

The reason is very simple. Phil Jones rushed into Roma's defensive position, running around and rushing around, making it difficult for Roma's players to control the ball and slow down the rhythm effectively. Quick ball.

What Tottenham Hotspur is best at is open games, especially in fast-paced situations, so when the pace is fast, Roma's passing and receiving frequently make mistakes, and Tottenham Hotspur began to frequently use Roma made a mistake to launch a counterattack and attack, and scored three goals in less than 10 minutes.

Moreover, these three goals came from Messi, Ribery and Cavani respectively, and Phil Jones himself also had an assist after stealing the ball, which should be regarded as Phil Jones' best performance in the recent period halftime.

In the second half, Tottenham Hotspur still adopted the tactics of the first half. As a result, David Silva made another victory in the 601st minute. It was still Roma's mistake in passing and receiving the ball, and a counterattack after stealing the ball in midfield.

But soon, at 65 minutes, Phil Jones finally became tired and couldn't run anymore. His face was as red as Guan Gong's, and he was panting like a bull with a strange expression. He walked on the court. superior.

"It's only 67 minutes, and there's still 15 minutes of rest at halftime!" Ye Qiu laughed after hearing this.

Mauro Tassotti also thought it was funny. Phil Jones hadn't learned how to allocate his physical energy reasonably. His current game strategy was to rush and run at the beginning, and stop when he was tired.

"Let Ramsey go up and try hitting a couple of midfielders!" Ye Qiu thought for a while and arranged.

Roland quickly arranged for players to come on as substitutes. Ramsey replaced the exhausted Phil Jones. The latter seemed a little reluctant, and looked at Ye Qiu as if to say, rare I'm in such a good state, just replace me like this?
Seeing him like this, Ye Qiu and Mauro Tassotti were all laughing and laughing, is he in good shape?

However, tonight's game can be regarded as his best performance in the past few games, so it is no problem to say that he is in good condition.

With the departure of Phil Jones, Tottenham Hotspur's midfield once again adjusted, and Roma quickly used this adjustment to attack Tottenham Hotspur again. Totti's goal The score was tied to 2:4, but in the end it was defeated by Tottenham Hotspur at home.

The Red Wolves fans throughout the Stadio Olimpico booed the home team's performance, not just because they suffered such a near-nightmare defeat at home, but because of the past. The poor performance of several games has broken the hearts of fans.

Regarding Tottenham Hotspur's ability to bring back a 4:2 victory from the away game that almost advanced to the next round in advance, Ye Qiu expressed his satisfaction with the current situation of the team, but he said that the team's defense still needs to be improved. No small problem.

This time the reporter didn't ask, but he took the initiative to mention Phil Jones, saying that although the young player's performance is good, he should work harder to learn how to integrate into the team, especially the areas where he must improve.

"Phil is undoubtedly a player full of potential. He is talented and has a very bright future, but he should work hard to learn to play football with his excellent sense of position, instead of constantly consuming his physical strength in that kind of dissociation. Running outside of the team's tactical zone, it's hard to get him to play a full game, let alone a season."

"I think his best and most suitable position is in the midfield, but this requires him to have a good ability to read the game, be able to find the rhythm of the team in the game, and integrate into it; in addition, he must ensure that his passing is successful Rate, this is what a midfielder must pay attention to, at least it must be above 85%, so he must learn how to handle every kick smarter and more rationally."

"I know, as a young man he likes to go forward, he likes to be more involved in the offense, and I have never objected to defensive players going forward, for example, our full-backs and central defenders often go forward, and the same is true for the midfielders. But this requires attention to timing, when to go forward and when to come back, this requires players to have enough awareness."

"When he can't guarantee whether he can return to the backcourt on time to participate in defense, I think he should seriously consider going forward!" Ye Qiu also put forward his own opinion to Phil Jones, which can be regarded as a kind of criticism.

Give support to a player when his performance is not good, and immediately pour cold water on him to wake him up when he performs a little better, but Ye Qiu is also very clear that there is a scale that needs to be mastered, so as not to destroy the player's fighting spirit and self-motivation.

"Although Phil Jones is still far away from the top players, yes, I said the top players, but he is, I think he is already very good for his peers, and he has been very good in the last few games. The progress of the game is also obvious. I think as long as he is clear about his problems, accepts other people's opinions humbly, and improves his weaknesses and deficiencies, then he will have the opportunity to become one of the best players in the world, no matter in the midfielder position Still at centre-back."

After that, Ye Qiu also exaggerated the advantages of Phil Jones. He even believed that Phil Jones was the main contributor to the team's victory in this game, because the English completely disrupted Rome's tactical system, and he I hope that Phil Jones can continue to maintain his passion and courage in this game.

Carrot plus stick, this is undoubtedly Ye Qiu's consistent method of training young people.

While many English media were praising Phil Jones for his good performance, Ye Qiu continued to train Phil Jones in Theobald, because he wanted to train him in the shortest possible time. To become a player cannot be said to be excellent, but at least he must be a qualified midfielder.

Ye Qiu felt that it would be inappropriate to continue to use the tactics used in the away game against Roma, because Fabregas and David Silva would have to sacrifice their own characteristics, whether it was possession time or organizational skills, Even the ability to attack after inserting will be affected, and they have to make more runs in order to press the defense, which will be a huge drain on their physical fitness.

Therefore, this tactic is destined not to be suitable for Tottenham Hotspur!

Of course, Ye Qiu is also making two-handed preparations. While further refining Phil Jones and Pogba, he also asked Peter DeVissel and Bobby Harms to pay close attention to M'Vila of Rennes in Ligue [-]. Leverkusen's Vidal, and Ajax's Brazilian midfielder Sandro.

The first two players are not the kind of pure defensive midfielders, but both offensive and defensive. Sandro is a typical defensive midfielder. Bobby Harms evaluates him as the successor of Gilberto Silva People, because he feels that the technical characteristics of the two Brazilians are too similar, and as a Brazilian player, Sandro's skills may not be as delicate as those of Brazilian technical players, but they are above the mainstream level in Europe.

Both Rennes and Ajax are partners of Tottenham Hotspur, and Leverkusen's players are typical Bundesliga players with high quality and low price, so no matter which one it is, as long as it feels suitable, the price of introduction will be different. not high.

But no matter who is finally chosen, it is obvious that it can only be introduced during the summer transfer period, but before that, Tottenham Hotspur must continue to rely on Phil Jones and Pogba.

In Ye Qiu's words, if these two players are good enough, they should take advantage of the six months to play at their own level and show their progress and competitiveness. Otherwise, whether it is M'Vila, Vidal or Sandro, they have all proved their strength in Ligue [-], Bundesliga and Eredivisie, and they can directly suppress them as soon as they come.

After returning to England from Rome, Tottenham Hotspur ushered in the FA Cup round of [-] knockout rounds on the weekend. The opponent is also a team from London, Leyton Orient in East London, which is not currently ranked in League One. Team.

Ye Qiu rotated the main lineup, and Phil Jones was replaced by Pogba this time. Tottenham Hotspur beat Leyton Orient 5-0 away. Raul scored a hat-trick. Haza Germany and Alba each scored a goal, while Pogba performed quite well in the midfield.

The talent of the French midfielder is indeed good, a bit like Yaya Toure, who is not the type who is willing to play as a midfielder, and has a strong desire to step forward and participate in the attack. After joining Tottenham Hotspur, the improvement is obvious , The position given to him by the coaching staff should be a position in the midfield where he can attack, retreat and defend.

After defeating Leyton Orient, Tottenham Hotspur successfully advanced to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, but this time they met Manchester United from Manchester.

Tottenham Hotspur reached the League Cup final before, so after the FA Cup round of 20 knockout rounds, the No. 9 Premier League eight rounds were brought forward to the middle of the week, and the opponent happened to be the first round 0 :[-] rout of North London rivals Arsenal.

The weekend's League Cup final opponent is Birmingham.

Fortunately, both games were held in London, and Tottenham Hotspur lost the hard work of running back and forth, but the opponents in the game were not easy to deal with.

(End of this chapter)