Volume 1 Chapter 622 Inserted Forward!
There are many people who say that Ye Qiu prefers all-round players.
Indeed, there are indeed many versatile players in the Tottenham Hotspur team at present, just like Ribery and Messi, who can play on the left, center and right, and Cesc Fabregas can also play multiple positions, such as forward, midfielder, midfielder and midfielder.
The versatility of these versatile players makes Tottenham Hotspur's attack very diverse, whether it is the movement of the front court or the cooperation between the players, there are often some links that make the opponent unguardable, just like Ribery and Messi cross positions, and the two players take a completely different way of defending.
There is also David Silva, who is more likely to advance with the ball in the middle, while when he reaches the wing, he starts to take the ball and cut inside, acting as a playmaker on the wing, which makes him play a very different effect in the middle and on the wing.
Ye Qiu usually attaches great importance to the all-round quality training of players, so in training, he often asks players to change positions, on the one hand, to better adapt to the environment of teammates and help the team better integrate, and also to help players cultivate multi-facetedness, so that they can adapt to the situation in the game to play different positions.
Just like now, the reason why Ye Qiu dares to let David Silva play on the left wing, and let Ribery and Messi actively change positions in front is because he has high self-confidence in the comprehensiveness of his players
Moreover, one of the benefits of such an adjustment is that there is no need to make substitutions, so it is carried out in a very private way.
The position and movement of players on the pitch is a very vague concept, and when the manager is on the sidelines, they often can't see through this change in the first place, because it is not as intuitive as making adjustments through substitutions.
For example, let David Silva pull the side, let Messi go up, if it is usual, you should replace David Silva, replace Neymar or Hazzard with a wide player, and then push Messi to the front, so that Ferguson can see through your arrangement at first sight.
Through this kind of player change, Ferguson may not be able to see through it at the first time.
But after the start of the second half, Tottenham Hotspur played more actively, and immediately gave Manchester United a direct shot.
In less than a minute at the beginning, Tottenham Hotspur created an unguarded middle area for Yaya O Toure through active running and pulling in the front, and the Ivorian has always had a strong desire to attack, and the positive forward insertion is already his most conspicuous label, so he did not hesitate at all, as soon as he came up, after receiving the ball, even if it was more than 25 meters away from the goal, he directly picked up his right foot is a heavy artillery.
This thunderous long-range shot crossed the entire penalty area of Manchester United, Van der Sar reacted, holding the ball with both hands, but the shot came too hard and too hard, so Van der Sar couldn't lift the ball off the crossbar, and finally it was a loud bang, hit the crossbar, bounced high, and fell off the bottom line.
The long-range shot sent an exclamation from the entire Old Trafford stadium, and many of them were so nervous that they got up from their seats, apparently feeling too lucky to hit the crossbar.
But just when the fans at Old Trafford haven't come to their senses, Tottenham Hotspur once again passed David Silvara on the left side, and took the ball straight to Messi who pulled the ball to the left side, and the Argentine took the ball on the left side to face Rafael, and wanted to eat the opponent in a one-on-one situation, but Rafael blocked the ball out of the bottom line, a corner kick.
David O Silva took a corner kick and landed at the near post, to find Kompany, but Vidic was firmly stuck in position, the header cleared, the ball went out of the penalty area, and fell on the top of the arc of the big penalty area.
The shot was so fast and fierce that all the Red Devils players in the box had no time to stop it, and even Tevez at the edge of the box couldn't get enough time to disturb Yaya Toure, and the Ivorians pumped it as soon as they came up.
But it's a pity that the strength and angle of this kick are very high, but it just failed to suppress the ball, which directly led to this high-level long-range shot that should have been called a world wave, almost grazing the crossbar out of the bottom line, high
Two attacks in a row, creating two threats in a row, Tottenham Hotspur wanted to press down their opponents with momentum as soon as they came up.
"We noticed that Tottenham Hotspur started to be more positive after the second half, especially Yaya Toure, who had two long-range shots in a row, both of which were of very high quality, but a little less lucky" Andy Gray somewhat regretted.
Similar to Yaya O Toure's two shots, it should be said that it has nothing to do with technique and skill, it is purely a matter of luck, if the player is a little lucky, when he hits the goal, he presses the ball down a little, then there is a chance that the ball will be there.
So, when you score a goal in a football match, a lot of times luck is key
However, Tottenham Hotspur were not at all disappointed by the two missed chances to score, and they soon began to regroup.
"We saw that Tottenham Hotspur played aggressively in the second half, the attack was reinvigorated, and the strategy of the game seemed to have shifted, and it seemed to be more aggressive to complete the rapid advance through the wings, and to make more use of crosses rather than cutting inside to play penetration, I wonder if Ferguson also saw that change."
Everybody knows that if you look at the whole stadium from mid-air, you can see all the changes on the pitch, the positions of the players, the changes in the formation of the team, but the manager is standing on the edge of the field, and sometimes they don't even understand the situation on the pitch as well as the fans in the stands.
That's why Andy O Gray has such doubts.
"Actually, now Tottenham Hotspur's tactics are a bit like a double striker, Messi and Cavani are against Manchester United's defense, while Ribery and David Silva play two wings, Cesc Fabregas and Yaya O Toure form a double midfield, this is a typical 44 tactic, but Tottenham Hotspur players are more mobile and fluid with each other."
As Andy Gray spoke, he saw an interesting change in the situation on the pitch
Alves actually stepped forward
Ye Qiu said at halftime that the back line could not move.
The meaning of this is actually very clear, that is, the back line continues to maintain the tactics of the first half, so before the start of the first half, the tactics arranged by Ye Qiu are that the fullbacks are only allowed to step forward if they ensure that they have enough confidence and certainty.
It's clear that Alves is confident now because there are no Manchester United players in front of him or next to him.
Tottenham Hotspur started the second half with a ferocious attack, which made the opponent's left-sided player Tevez drop back deeply, basically playing in midfield, so Alves was sure that he could come back after he stepped forward.
But even if he had this certainty, he didn't just want to go up, he still had to observe.
It's okay for Ribery to deal with Evra alone in front, but if there is one more Carrick who gets in the way, Ribery is obviously a little overwhelmed, one-on-two, one and a half times is okay, but if you have to break through the opponent's defense every time, it is purely a joke, and Messi is not so sure.
So, a lot of times, Ribery is after protecting the ball, bringing it back, knocking it back, and then rushing up to look for opportunities.
This is a common attacking tactic and one most commonly used by wingers after losing the support of full-backs.
Alves has not moved, it seems that he may still be like the first half, to ensure the team's defense, not to seek merit but to seek no fault to consume time, so Manchester United's players have somewhat ignored this Brazilian player, after all, Tottenham Hotspur's Yaya O Toure was too eye-catching after the opening of the second half, and he didn't care about three seven twenty-one, and he directly slammed two feet, taking the lead, Manchester United did not plug this gap, it was too dangerous.
Therefore, Tevez retreated and retracted in order to block Yaya O Toure.
Alves spotted an opportunity, when he saw Ribery receive a pass from Cesc Fabregas in front, facing Evra, with his back to protect the ball, but the United players are not stupid, seeing through Ribery's usual tricks, Carrick pulled to the wing, intending to take advantage of Ribery's return to dribble, one after the other to smash the French Scarface.
At this time, Alves rushed forward, very fast, directly into the thirty-meter area of Manchester United, and at this time it happened that Ribery brought back, the two looked at each other, the distance was a little far, but they knew each other, after all, they had cooperated for so many years, and the two could guess each other's thoughts with one look.
Ribery played the ball to the left of Alves, near the middle, and the pass avoided Carrick, who cut inside diagonally and caught Ribery's pass directly behind Carrick.
This made Manchester United's players a little unable to sit still, after all, Alves's threat to cut inside is no less than a winger, the Brazilian right-back's attack is very good, and there are many options after cutting inside, so Evra, who is facing Alves, rushed up as soon as possible to block Alves.
After entering the 30-meter area, there are many options for attacking players, and with Alves' footwork and technique, whether it is to get up on his own feet or advance to the front of the penalty area to find Messi and Cavani to cooperate, it is very threatening, so Evra blocked it for the first time, which is the best decision he can think of.
But as soon as Evra came up, Alves pushed the ball with his right foot, and the ball passed past Evra, and Ribery was battling his pace with Carrick along the right touchline.
In terms of speed, Carrick couldn't catch up with Ribery, so he was left behind by Scarface from the beginning, and Evra reacted immediately and realized that he had been fooled, so he had to chase back.
But Ribery received a pass from Alves on the right sideline of the penalty area and sent a low right-footed cross straight away.
The quality of the cross was good, and it landed in the middle of the box.
This has to mention another set of combinations, that is, Cavani and Messi.
When Ribery and Alves attacked on the side, Cavani consciously blocked Vidic with his body, and Messi, who was originally in the penalty spot, consciously inserted the right post diagonally from the right side of Ferdinand.
Because Vidic was blocked by Cavani, causing him to be a beat slower when catching up again, Messi easily in front of the goal, unguarded, pushed this cross from Ribery on the right into the Van der Sar goal, although the Dutch goalkeeper made a save, but to no avail.
“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL”
Andy Gray exclaimed excitedly, and in response to his exclamation, Messi quickly rushed out of the penalty area, bypassed the pitch, and followed Ribery who came from the right side, from behind the net, running excitedly to celebrate.
0 Tottenham Hotspur finally knocked on Manchester United's goal in the 56th minute
'A very sudden goal, like the sudden tactical change made by Tottenham Hotspur in the second half, we all noticed that after the second half Tottenham played more aggressively, more openly, at a faster pace, and Manchester United still wanted to play with the rhythm and situation of the first half, which was too passive."
Andy Gray was also surprised by the goal, and strictly speaking, Yaya Toure's two long-range shots were not very good scoring opportunities, although they were threatening, and this was the first truly dangerous scoring opportunity created by Tottenham Hotspur in the second half, and it went straight to the goal.
'We have to admit that Tottenham Hotspur were really good at attacking and taking chances, scoring shortly after the start of the second half, which was definitely a huge encouragement for Tottenham Hotspur, but it was difficult for Manchester United at home.
"Ferguson didn't react to Tottenham Hotspur's adjustments in a timely manner, making Manchester United a little passive in the second half, and now 0l down, he has to make a choice, whether to press out and play, or choose to continue to defend and counterattack?"
Before Andy Gray's words were finished, Ferguson had already walked to the sidelines and grabbed Benzema, who had just run out to warm up, and was obviously about to make substitution adjustments.
Sure enough, when Tottenham Hotspur returned to the pitch after celebrating his goal, United made the first substitution of the game, replacing Sneijder, who had a sluggish performance in this game, with Benzema, who has not been in good form since the World Cup, and Ferguson has even pulled Rooney back to play Sneijder on several occasions this season.
In fact, this time Ferguson went on Benzema and replaced Sneijder, which is to strengthen the attack.
"Ye Qiu's adjustment is very smart, since you are doing everything possible to pressure me in the midfield, I will let go of the midfield, don't fight with you, I will go to the side, and Ferguson now realizes that he continues to put three players in the midfield, which is a bit of a waste, and now he is behind at home, so he wants to counterattack, so he takes a midfielder and a striker."
Andy Gray didn't say that Manchester United actually returned to the 44 tactic, which is also the traditional tactic of Manchester United, but over the years Ferguson has kept pace with the times and adopted more modern tactical formations such as 433.
After seeing that Ferguson was going to play with him, Ye Qiu smiled and waved his hand at the players on the field, Messi returned to the right side, David Silva returned to the middle, Cesc Fabregas went up, and Tottenham Hotspur returned to the 433 tactic.
This change made Ferguson angry on the sidelines and only wanted to scold his mother, but he also had a solution, which was to pull Rooney back, but in this way, the attack was weakened, but this was also something that could not be helped.
If Rooney is put up front, there are only two players in the midfield, Lasso Diarra and Carrick, but Tottenham Hotspur have three players in the midfield, and Carrick has to retreat back to be able to threaten, so Manchester United are out of ground in midfield, and Tottenham Hotspur will definitely use this opportunity to regain possession and then use the midfield's organization and creativity to create a threat.
In this case, Ferguson can only bring Rooney back and strengthen the midfield.
Nevertheless, after a goal, the situation on the pitch has been completely broken, and there is no possibility for either side to continue to rest on their laurels, so Manchester United have also begun to actively play the attack, hoping to equalize the score, or even reverse Tottenham Hotspur.
After Ye Qiu let the team return to the 433 tactics, the overall formation did not shrink, Ferguson often said that Tottenham Hotspur is a team that plays momentum, Ye Qiu himself thinks so, and since it is a team that plays momentum, there is no reason to directly give the initiative and the hard-won advantage to the opponent in the case of scoring first
The two sides played the offense, and the happiest was Andy Gray.
The Premier League celebrity smiled and was overjoyed when commenting, looking even happier than Ye Qiu, who scored a goal.
"In fact, we have to admire Ye Qiu, this is already how many times he has scored through substitutions and adjustments in a deadlock, when Tottenham Hotspur was still relatively weak, he often had such performances, but with the strength of Tottenham Hotspur, it is becoming more and more difficult to see Ye Qiu's genius."
"This time against Manchester United, it was his half-time adjustment, and it worked again, and it also showed everyone his ability to command and adjust the team on the spot, as well as his excellent and keen tactical sense."
The two sides played more and more actively, and the game gradually evolved into a battle of attacks.
As Ye Qiu said before, the last thing Tottenham Hotspur is afraid of is attacking battles, because in the entire European football world, no team can play against Tottenham Hotspur.
Of course, this refers to under normal circumstances.
Therefore, when Manchester United, who was behind in the score, played against Tottenham Hotspur, who was leading the score, Ye Qiu didn't mention how happy he was, while Ferguson on the sidelines kept shouting for the players and making adjustments.
But now the Manchester United players on the football field are like wild horses that have escaped the reins, and they can't pull it.
Soon, Tottenham Hotspur got a chance to counterattack, Yaya O Toure broke the ball in the midfield, David O Silva took the ball and went straight to it, Messi went straight behind him to Cavani, who then distributed it to Ribery on the right, and then rushed forward himself, using Ribery to attract the attention of Vidic and Evra, and ran out of space in front of the goal.
Scarface used his ability and speed to make a gap and split into the middle, where the unguarded Cavani easily smashed the ball into Van der Sar's goal, 0