The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 759 Playing with you!

Ye Qiu stood in the coach's command area of ​​the home team, watching the game going on on the field. Although it had only started for less than 20 seconds, he could already clearly see that this game was not easy.

He has always believed that those who can get into the position of head coach in Italy have good tactical ability, and those who can stand out among so many tactical talents and successfully coach the head coach of a top giant team like AC Milan have even better tactical ability. It was outstanding, he never doubted that.

Allegri's tactical ability is very good, which can be clearly found from the opening layout.

In fact, he still basically followed the first round of the game between the two sides, but more importantly, he learned the experience and lessons of the first game, and made adjustments in some details, such as the premise of Boateng's position. To the same level as Shalawi and Niang.

Some people may think that Boateng has gone to play as a striker when they see this, but the problem is precisely here. He is not like a striker. Once he loses the ball, his position will appear in front of Pirlo. , Shalawi and Niang are on the same level as him, and Milan's front, middle and back are kept relatively compact and very flexible.

Because once they steal the ball successfully, with the speed of Shalawi and Niang, especially Shalawi's dribbling, they can penetrate Tottenham's defense in the shortest time and pose a threat. Boateng will also be able to At the moment of transition between offense and defense, it becomes the most threatening attack point in AC Milan's frontcourt.

Judging from this point of view, Allegri has indeed performed very well. Even among the Italian coaches, he is outstanding, and he is not only defensive, but also very good offensively. The level is not low.

Of course, there are problems. No matter how good Allegri is, the problem is quite obvious, and that is the midfielder.

It should be said that at its peak, AC Milan's midfielders were invincible throughout Europe, especially the four No. [-]s during Ancelotti's period. As a result, some tragedies were created.

For example, Ambrosini, the current captain of AC Milan on the field, this Italian midfielder who was very Albertini-like when he debuted. AC Milan has ushered in a midfield talent blowout, making him have to change his style.

As Ye Qiu often said, if you want Pirlo in the midfield, you must have Gattuso. This is a fixed combination, because Pirlo lacks defense in the midfield, you must have a similar With players like Gattuso to fill this vacancy, these two players with very obvious roles and functions have become the absolute main force of AC Milan.

The more comprehensive, but seemingly mediocre Ambrosini has become a soy sauce role, so in order to play, he has to strengthen his defense, coupled with changes in training and competition tasks and responsibilities, his Passing and taking the ball have also degraded a bit, but basically they are still on the level.

With the departure of Pirlo, Gattuso, Van Bommel and others, AC Milan's midfield gradually lost its threat. Ambrosini took the position and took the midfielder, but this player cannot be said to have no advantages, but the disadvantages are obviously more than the advantages A little more, a very terrible thing is that he is old.

Ambrosini and Pirlo are not the same type of midfielder. Pirlo is older, but his tactical threat is still so obvious, even stronger. Of course, his shortcomings are more exposed and prominent, so the world We all know that the most reliable way to beat Tottenham Hotspur is to pinch Pirlo.

But for players like Ambrosini, his performance will be greatly reduced when he gets older, so Allegri wants to continue to strengthen the midfielder very strongly, because he himself knows very well that if Ambrosini Ten years younger, this lineup will display at least a higher combat effectiveness than it is now.

But there are no ifs in this world, so he has to make a fuss in the midfield.

Just like Ye Qiu, Tottenham Hotspur's midfielder now relies heavily on Pirlo, but the basis for Pirlo's threat is that Ye Qiu divided the responsibilities that belonged to Gattuso and Seedorf to two The central midfielder, so these two players must be the kind of players with a strong ability to cover areas. Coutinho is not as good as Eriksson in this regard, so the Brazilian was loaned to Southampton, while Pogba, Players such as Phil Jones and Sandro are favored.

And Ye Qiu has also been cultivating several young players in the team. He hopes to cultivate these players. As long as there is a player who has the ability and signs to replace Pirlo, Ye Qiu will win Pirlo. Tottenham Hotspur's midfield strength will be further improved, because Pirlo now lacks the mobility that Tottenham Hotspur needs.

Just imagine, all the points in the audience are cruising and moving, but Pirlo's point is relatively fixed. It's like Ye Qiu wanted to sell Ruud Fannie. The strength of the team will be greatly improved.

But so far, Ye Qiu has not seen anyone who is capable of replacing Pirlo. He has tried Pogba, Sandro and Phil Jones many times, and also inspected Nick Powell and Will Hugh. Si, but the problem still exists, either too fierce, or too young.

The combination of a lineup must consider the overall situation, just like Tottenham Hotspur, Ramsey and Vidal are fierce players, more than brave, but not calm and rational, so Pirlo is needed.

In the same way, there is no way to determine the future of Pogba, Phil Jones and Sandro, but at present, they are all fierce players, so once they win Pirlo and start with them, the problem will be exposed Obviously, the entire midfield lost its calm and rationality and became disorderly.

Tottenham Hotspur's current problem is very clear and straightforward, that is Pirlo!

How long the state and strength of the Italian midfielder can last is not only the worry of countless professionals, but also the worry of Ye Qiu, because once Pirlo's state drops sharply or suffers an injury, Tottenham Tottenham's situation has become very passive.

This season, the research center is focusing on Pirlo's injury. Although Tottenham Hotspur can't play without Pirlo, there are still Tottenham Hotspur with Pirlo and without Pirlo in terms of combat effectiveness. Not a small difference.

Sometimes Ye Qiu also knows that he missed many players, such as Yaya Toure and Modric. Although Modric was not suitable for Tottenham Hotspur at the time, he is very suitable for Tottenham now. Needless to say, Nam Tottenham and Yaya Toure, there is also Lucas Leiva. In terms of transformation, he is more suitable for transformation than Sandro.

In addition, when it comes to signings, Harvey Martinez, who moved to Liverpool, is also quite a good player. Unfortunately, the current Liverpool will not sell this leading midfielder even if they are killed.

Ye Qiu wasn't regretting, because he knew very well that there were circumstances and circumstances at that time, and he couldn't regret the past just because he encountered problems now, because the choice you made in that environment was not wrong.

Also, there is nothing wrong with selling Yaya Toure, Fabregas and David Silva, and introducing Vidal and Pirlo, because after the transformation of the team's midfield, the overall strength and toughness have been greatly improved. If it was the previous midfield combination, it would probably have fallen to the ground long ago when it encountered such a devilish schedule in the last two seasons.

Can Cesc Fabregas and David Silva provide the team with twelve kilometers of running coverage in every game?

Therefore, change is progress, and if you encounter problems after making changes, the best way is to think about how to solve the problem instead of going backwards. This is what Ye Qiu is now entrusting to Peter DeVissel to do. He wants to introduce a midfielder who can at least provide the team with excellent mobility, wide range of running coverage, and a stable ball success rate.

At present, Peter Dewissel is arranging scouts to investigate Shakhtar Donetsk's Brazilian midfielder Fernandinho.

This player is not the same type of midfielder as Pirlo, but he has the strength to play in Tottenham Hotspur in many aspects, and his mobility and defensive ability are valued by Ye Qiu. The biggest disadvantage is that he is expensive. and age.

Ye Qiu has always felt that players have shortcomings is not a problem, the key is whether there is room and time for improvement.

Just like Ambrosini, if he could get a stable appearance and environment in the early years of the century, then he would definitely not have the current technical characteristics, but because he appeared in AC Milan, the organization has Pirlo, there is Gattuso in defense, there is nothing wrong with you, then you can go to soy sauce, specialize in the connection, and be your all-round midfielder.

Chelsea's former midfielder Essien was the same. When Ballack, Makelele and others were around, he didn't need to stand up or play the ball, so he covered it, so he became a running Ghanaian buffalo. But once the team He had this need, and he also had this awareness, so he made a proper transformation. Later, his ability to play the ball was greatly improved, and his running became much smarter.

Fernandinho is relatively old, he will be 28 years old after this season, and he is also a Brazilian player. Ye Qiu is a little worried.

But no matter what, it is imperative to introduce a strong midfielder!

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Allegri's starting tactics are indeed very characteristic, but Tottenham Hotspur's opening is not in a hurry. Ye Qiu's strategy is to make steady progress, because he thinks that Allegri will want to attack first .

This is to mention that after the first round of the match, Ye Qiu deliberately confronted Allegri at the press conference, and then started a war of words in the media. Resentment, coupled with the advantage he had in the first round, he thought Allegri would attack.

Judging from the starting lineup and tactics in the opening game, Allegri really wanted to attack, but Tottenham took the ball back from AC Milan's feet in just eight seconds after the kick-off, and Ambro Sidney's kick crosses the sideline and the ball changes hands.

There is a saying that is good, if you lose it, it is not so easy to get it back!
Tottenham Hotspur started the game steadily, but Ye Qiu realized that he guessed right after seeing Allegri's formation at the beginning, so he let the players keep possession of the ball and slow down the pace Come kick.

Don't you want to be fast?Then I'll slow down and play with you!

When Tottenham Hotspur want to swipe the ball, they can also swipe the ball quite high, especially when they regained the ball in the first 6 seconds. By the [-]th minute of the game, AC Milan almost I haven't touched the ball a few times, and the only one was passed out to the sideline by Montolivo.

This created a very interesting phenomenon, and also provided a difficult problem for the AC Milan players on the field, should they attack forward or retreat?
Allegri is also in a dilemma, because he knows that he wants to attack and strive for away goals, but now he can neither get the ball nor play a threatening attack, so he is not reconciled to letting him retreat like this. The players are not reconciled, but if they don't retreat, if there is an omission, it will be easy for Tottenham Hotspur to penetrate the defense.

There are gains and losses. When you dare not press the defense forward and want to keep the frontcourt pressing, then I will not press forward. I will control the ball in my own half and look for opportunities. If you want to grab it, come up. , but be careful, you come up, the defensive line does not dare to come up, then the midfield coverage area will be large.

Why did AC Milan dare not come up?

Because they have to be careful not to let Tottenham Hotspur have the opportunity to penetrate through and hit the back of their defence!
At the beginning of the game, AC Milan did not dare to press up to grab. Allegri obviously also deliberately suppressed the desire of the midfielders, but as the game progressed, as the dullness gradually progressed, AC Milan's players Gradually impatient.

Boateng played as a central striker, the purpose is to strengthen the frontcourt to press and oppress, but now he is allowed to shrink back and let Tottenham Hotspur's midfielder control the ball smoothly, which is unacceptable to him, so he gradually expanding its scope of activities.

As soon as the Ghanaian moves, Niang and Shalawi also move, because the three of them are interactive and must maintain consistency in their actions so that they can put pressure on Tottenham Hotspur's midfield.

Allegri also saw this situation on the sidelines, but his attitude was laissez-faire.

It's like a couple having a cold war, lying on the same bed, but their backs are facing each other, no one pays attention to the other, what should I do?
Someone has to test it first, or speak up first, or pretend to accidentally touch the other person, try it out, right?If the other party also softens their attitude, then those who go along with the flow, just reconcile directly!
What Allegri is doing now is to try Tottenham Hotspur's attitude. Who made him unlucky and gave Tottenham Hotspur an away goal at home?
AC Milan took the initiative to take this step, and the scene immediately came to life. The two sides began to have real offensive ideas, and the rhythm began to speed up, especially the frontcourt of the Rossoneri.

Ye Qiu turned his head to the side, looked at the time on the scoreboard at White Hart Lane, and shook his head, "It's only 23 minutes!"

Mauro Tassotti on the side also had a wry smile on his face. He is from AC Milan and has feelings for this team, but he is now the assistant coach of Tottenham Hotspur and understands Ye Qiu's overall plan, so he just It was very clear that Allegri's temptation had little effect, and would only expose his trump card and weakness in front of Ye Qiu.

"If it were me, I would have to wait at least another 15 minutes!" What Mauro Tassotti wanted was a strong attack in the last period of the first half, and then directly maintain the offensive until the end of the first half .

Ye Qiu thought the same way. If the situation continued to be so stalemate, he would give the order to attack after 35 minutes.

"Perhaps, he can't control the players' impatience!" Ye Qiu sighed.

Mauro Tassotti nodded. Sometimes the head coach may be wiser and better able to understand what is happening on the court, but the problem is, you are watching from the sidelines, but the game is played on the court. If you find that the players on the court become impatient and you can't control it, you can only push the boat along.

Sometimes the head coach can really not do much, just make the best use of the situation.

AC Milan pressed forward, but Ye Qiu didn't rush to move. Now it seems like a trial or two. If you react now, Allegri will immediately retreat, so Tottenham can't move now. We have to continue to insist on stable tactics, let AC Milan taste some sweetness, and then come up a little bit to make the problem more obvious.

Soon, Montolivo found Shalawi with a direct pass, but because of the inability to insert the offensive echelon from the back, especially the full-backs did not dare to press up, Shalawi was sacked after dribbling the ball in front. Jago Silva was cut off and missed a chance to get the ball into the 30-meter area of ​​Tottenham Hotspur.

But Tottenham Hotspur came back to life very quickly. Ye Qiu noticed one thing, that is, when AC Milan's frontcourt pressed up, the back line dragged behind, and the area covered by the midfield became very large. At this time, Flamini needs to cover the entire right and center to help defend Ambrosini.

In other words, he needs one person to do the work of two people, covering the entire right half field.

Ye Qiu quickly made adjustments to the team's offensive line. Tottenham Hotspur quickly launched an attack from the left. Marcelo dribbled the ball across the half and passed it to Ramsey. Ramsey then passed to Cavani, who retreated from the front, while the Uruguayan passed the ball to the left without stopping, and then gave it to Marcelo, who was plugging in quickly.

Because Flamini saw Cavani's retreat, he wanted to help defend Ambrosini, and the left was vacant. After receiving the ball, Marcelo hit the area where Abate was head-on, and the Italian right back Pulled out, and then passed the ball to Ribery who cut into the penalty area from the left rib, but the ball was not given very well, and Zapata cleared the ball in advance.

Franck Ribery sprinted in vain, but turned around and gave Marcelo a thumbs up. Tottenham's cooperation went well this time, but the timing of the final pass was poor. a little bit.

But soon, with the first time, Tottenham Hotspur soon came for the second time. After all, possession of the ball is in the hands of Tottenham Hotspur. They can attack as they want, and This time, Tottenham Hotspur carried out more thoroughly and resolutely!

(End of this chapter)