Chapter 525 Beating Manchester United is like playing!
After Ribery returned from injury and performed better and better in the game, how to adjust the team's frontcourt offensive combination has obviously become a big problem facing Ye Qiu. After all, Gareth Bale's performance this season is also quite amazing, and the young Welshman is also very clear that he needs more game time.
But what is even more worrying is the battle for the core of the offensive between Ribery and Messi.
Last season, Tottenham Hotspur's offensive core was Ribery. The French winger was very smooth and scored frequently. Naturally, Van Persie and Messi were more of a goal for him. With Ribery seriously injured and resting for most of the season, Messi quickly established his position and influence in the team and became the team's number one superstar.
Judging from this season, Messi performed very well whether he played on the right or the middle. Currently, he has scored a total of 35 goals on each front, becoming the team's top scorer, but at the same time, he has fifteen assists and his performance is amazing.
Therefore, many people are worried that if Ribery and Messi play at the same time, how will Ye Qiu adjust the firepower distribution between the two players? Can these two superstars, who were originally team leaders, coexist harmoniously?
There have even been quite a lot of media speculations before that the reason why Messi decided to go to Manchester City in the summer was not only because of the sky-high transfer fee of 150 million euros given by Manchester City and the triple annual salary of Tottenham Hotspur, but more importantly, Manchester City promised to form a super strong team with him as the core.
Tottenham Hotspurs are difficult to refute the speculations of the outside media, but in this game against Everton, the two players gave the fans a satisfactory answer.
Tottenham Hotspur's performance was not very ideal in this game. Everton's performance this season was quite outstanding, especially when facing strong teams, even when facing Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and other teams, they did not lose the least. Moyes's strength in coaching the mid-range team is amazing. In this game, Everton also counterattacked with defensiveness at home, which made Tottenham Hotspur very troubled.
But just when everyone was looking forward to seeing whether it was Ribery or Messi, and who of the two superstars stood up to break Tottenham Hotspur’s current dilemma, Van Persie became the number one protagonist in the game incredibly.
David Silva made a straight pass, Ribery made a breakthrough on the left side of the penalty area and made a cross. Everton left-back Lescott was pulled to the back point by Messi, while Van Persie was unmarked and easily pushed into the net, breaking through Tim Howard's goal.
But just two minutes later, Messi broke through Lescott and Jagilka on the right, and passed to Van Persie's feet in a very narrow range in the penalty area. The latter easily stopped the ball near the penalty spot and scored a goal. 0
In just less than three minutes, Tottenham Hotspur attacked twice in a row and pierced Everton's goal, but it was not the highly anticipated Ribery and Messi who broke the deadlock, but Van Persie.
However, everyone can see that Van Persie's goal is actually the biggest contributor to Ribery and Messi. The first goal was Ribery's breakthrough and pulled away the attention of the defensive players, and the second goal was Messi pulling Lescott and Jagirka away, creating space for Van Persie.
At the post-match press conference, Ye Qiu publicly commented and praised Ribery and Messi's outstanding performance, believing that their role is not only reflected in two assists, but also that they are working hard to help their team create opportunities throughout the game. This is undoubtedly a situation he really hopes to see.
"They are all players who can bring more contributions to the entire team. They are all very comprehensive. They can not only make breakthroughs on the wing, but also drive the ball and cut in, and have the ability to score to hit the penalty area. Their existence can help the team connect the three deep lines left, center and right to form a powerful three-dimensional offensive combination."
As for Gareth Bale, Ye Qiu felt that the Welsh had extraordinary potential and his current strength was quite outstanding, but he still needed to continue to improve because he was still young and had a long way to go.
But when the media talked about it in a tit-for-tat, he was also nineteen years old, but Messi had already become the core main force of Tottenham Hotspur. Why couldn't Gareth Bale play as the main force at Tottenham Hotspur?
Faced with this sensitive problem, Ye Qiu said that the players' technical characteristics, different environments, and naturally different experiences, but he also promised that he would give Gareth Bale more opportunities to play.
As for the game where Tottenham Hotspur was held one day earlier, Manchester United beat Manchester City 40 at home, Ye Qiu said he had a look. Manchester United performed well in this game, but he did not think Tottenham Hotspur was under pressure.
"I have been telling my players that until now, we have only one enemy, that is ourselves. If we eventually lose the league, it must be a problem for all of us, because only Tottenham Hotspur can defeat Tottenham Hotspur. Manchester United can't threaten us at all and put pressure on us."
"I think we should show the temperament of a league championship contender. We need to do our best in every game and strive to win every next game. As long as we do well ourselves, the championship must belong to us."
Team captain Thiago Silva also supported Ye Qiu's remarks at the post-match press conference.
Tottenham Hotspur captain said confidently, "The atmosphere in the locker room is very good now. Maybe we have played a bit hard in the past few games, but that's not because we are not strong enough, but because we are in an important adjustment stage because we have just experienced a very intensive devil schedule, but I believe we can stick to the end."
The team's deputy captain and top superstar Beckham used his own experience to remind the team, "At this stage, we should completely forget the Champions League final, which is meaningless to our current league championship. We should focus all our energy on the league, strive to win the remaining two games, defeat Manchester City and Liverpool, and ensure the league championship."
After Ye Qiu finished playing Everton, he gave the team a day off and returned to the Theobord training base. He immediately held an internal mobilization meeting for the team. At this meeting, Ye Qiu asked the team everyone to strive to win Manchester City and Liverpool, and also gave the team's reward measures, which is to improve the team's double championship prize.
But more importantly, Ye Qiu asked Beckham and the team's psychologists to provide brief analysis and communication for the players on the spot, especially Beckham, who had a lot of experience in multi-line combat at Manchester United, especially the season when Manchester United reversed Bayern Munich and won the triple-championship. This experience is very valuable to Tottenham Hotspur.
Beckham did not hide anything at all. He told everyone at the meeting that the pressure Manchester United had been under back then. At that time, Manchester United's pressure was even greater than that of Tottenham Hotspur now. They not only received Arsenal's snipers in the league, but also played very hard in the Champions League. Almost all the way to the finals were reversed, and there were also FA Cup games.
"The biggest test for players in multi-line combat is not the body, but the psychology," Beckham said to all Tottenham Hotspur teammates. "Especially in the second half of the season, everyone will inevitably feel a slack, telling themselves that if they stick to two more games and three more games, the season will be over and we can rest."
"From a psychological perspective, the weakest time is not when you are most tired, but when you feel that you can rest. Therefore, the most suitable time for sneak attacks in ancient wars was not in the middle of the night, but before dawn, and now, we are just before dawn."
"There is no way to overcome this mentality, but don't expect others to help you. No one can help you with the problem in your mind, you can only rely on yourself. But I think there is an effective method, that is, you will remind yourself in your heart every day, every minute and every second, to focus, devote yourself, work hard, and be unremitting.
Ye Qiu thought Beckham's experience was very good, and several psychology experts in the team also analyzed the psychological problems that Tottenham Hotspur players may have from a professional perspective. They can basically be attributed to two major categories, either psychologically unconsciously relaxed or stressed, and neither of them is very good.
Sometimes Ye Qiu thinks that only when you have experienced it yourself can you experience the taste of it.
It’s like Tottenham’s situation is now. If you don’t have personal experience, no matter how much you say to them, they won’t understand it. At most, they understand it verbally, but still psychologically. But once you have the experience of this season and encounter such a thing again the next time they encounter, they will be more calm. This is a kind of progress.
In addition to holding an internal mobilization meeting to help players get out of psychological pressure, Ye Qiu also arranged the coaching team to try to help the team build a relaxed game atmosphere in training programs and daily team activities. However, this time Ye Qiu did not take closed training again, but tried to minimize media disturbances.
Sometimes you say you don’t have pressure here, but on the other side, you feel like you are facing a big enemy, and the players are not much on the surface, but the pressure in your heart may be greater. It’s better to let go directly and let them go.
Tottenham Hotspur is under great pressure, but Manchester United may not be very light.
After playing Manchester City, Ferguson's team was also holding a mobilization meeting. In an interview with the media, Ferguson even shouted loudly that he would strive for the next two consecutive victories, leaving all the pressure to Tottenham Hotspur.
"From the schedule, we have an advantage. I firmly believe that Tottenham Hotspur will make mistakes, and we will take advantage of their mistakes to completely pull them off the league leader."
In an interview, Ferguson repeatedly emphasized the Champions League final. This damn old man in Scotland knew very well that the Champions League final is the dream of professional players, and defending the Champions League is a temptation that all Tottenham Hotspur players cannot refuse. He is now constantly throwing out the Champions League final, making it clear that his attitude is to distract Tottenham Hotspur players.
Ye Qiu is not willing to be outdone, believing that it will be difficult for Manchester United to win all. Whether it is Arsenal or the relegation team Hul City, they will snipe Manchester United with all their strength, and Manchester United has a huge weakness, that is, they can freeze Manchester United's offense as long as they strangle two players to death.
One is Tevez, the other is Berbatov. If you can go further, you can directly suppress Manchester United's midfield. As long as you do these points, defeating Manchester United is like playing.
Defeating Manchester United is just like playing?
After hearing Ye Qiu's words, the media couldn't help laughing, because Manchester United's two most painful defeats this season were all at Tottenham Hotspur, one was the Community Shield Cup and the other was the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals. Both were defeated, both were defeated, both of which were defeated in Ye Qiu's hands.
So, to a certain extent, Ye Qiu said this seems to be too much.
The more critical the season comes, the more exciting the battle between Ye Qiu and Ferguson is. The two famous coaches have put on their stance and want to do everything they can to compete for the league championship. Both sides try every means to disturb the opponent's troops.
This round of verbal battle started on Tuesday, and it was one round a day, no one was willing to be outdone and fought until Saturday.
Manchester United faced Arsenal at home, and both sides played very difficult in this game. Since Wenger reused Alexander Song, Arsenal's defensive strength in the midfield has been improved to a certain extent, and its defense has also been stable and solid. He actively responded with defensive counterattacks away.
Manchester United was ambitious and wanted to swallow Arsenal in one breath. From the beginning, they launched a fierce attack with the help of their home advantage, but neither side could easily drop their opponents. The game lasted 90 minutes, and the atmosphere on both sides was very hot. The referee finally gave a very long stoppage time, which also caused huge controversy.
In the end, Tevez cut Galas's ball at a critical moment and scored a single goal. The Argentine beast used his hard work to help Manchester United score three-pointers.
But at the same time, Tottenham Hotspur also defeated the visiting Manchester City in a net-clear manner after a week of rest and recuperation. The latter has never developed combat effectiveness this season, and Mark Hughes's Manchester City trip is probably coming to an end. After all, with such a large investment in the season, what he got in the end was the mid-range ranking of the league, which is indeed unsatisfactory.
After the 37th round of the league, the outside media was like the festival. Wenger took the lead in firing, believing that the referee was interested in favor of Manchester United. Not only did he give Manchester United a very long stoppage time, but he also made many penalties in favor of Manchester United, including Walcott's beautiful anti-offside single shot, but he was whispered to offside.
This time Ye Qiu stood firmly beside Wenger. When the reporter asked about his opinion on this matter, he smiled and said, "The draw should be the fairest result." The subtext is that Manchester United scored three points, which was not fair at all.
After hearing this, Ferguson was so angry that he almost vomited blood. He fired directly, thinking that Wenger was unwilling to give up after losing. Otherwise, Manchester United would have such a big advantage in the whole game, especially on the offensive end, which almost pushed Arsenal to play, so it was natural to win.
"I know that Arsenal is currently ranked fifth and there is no possibility of entering the Champions League, so I can understand Wenger's painful mood at this moment." Ferguson did not forget to take the lead.
Arsenal's performance this season is indeed lacking competitiveness. It is currently a huge gap with Chelsea, the fourth-placed league, and it is no longer possible to advance to the Champions League qualification zone. In addition to the championship battle between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, the suspense of the last round is also in relegation.
Strictly speaking, the relegation battle this season is also quite tragic. With one round still, the five relegation teams have not yet escaped danger. Newcastle, Middlesbrough, West Bromwich, Hul City and Sunderland, these five teams will decide the winner in the last round. Let's see who will be relegated.
In an interview with the media after the game, Ye Qiu also publicly expressed his support for Phil Brown's successful relegation. He believed that Phil Brown had the ability to ensure that Hul City stayed in the Premier League at the last moment.
"I believe that as long as Phil Brown's team thinks of 4 at Old Trafford, he will be full of strength." Ye Qiuwei launched a bull-fighting attack on Manchester United in a fear of chaos.
In the first leg of Hul City and Manchester United, Manchester United quickly led the first half at home, and scored a goal in the second half, establishing the advantage of 4l, but closely followed, Hul City quickly beat Manchester United and almost beat the Red Devils in a mess, and successfully chased the score to 4, but in the end it almost turned around.
Although Manchester United finally defended a victory, Ferguson's team was forced into a very embarrassing situation by Hul City. Ye Qiu now uses this game to motivate Hul City, but in fact he has the intention to indirectly suppress Manchester United.
However, the old guy Ferguson was not to be outdone and directly praised Benitez, almost praising Benitez so much that even the fat Spanish guys felt embarrassed. He also said that Benitez was Ye Qiu's victim, and Liverpool was born with Ktottenham Hotspur. He believed that Benitez's team would definitely show the temperament of a top team and would definitely do his best in the last round.
This is also what Ferguson is most worried about, because Liverpool is Manchester United's mortal enemy, and the Reds are now out of no desire. The third position in the league is very solid, with neither the need to win the championship nor the danger of falling out of the ranking. If you hold on to a mortal enemy and make it convenient for Tottenham Hotspur to have a desire, then Manchester United will be really finished
So Ferguson tried every means to stimulate Liverpool and Benitez. If possible, I believe he would tell Benitez directly, buddy, you can get the price at Tottenham Hotspur.
Chapter completed!