In this game, we must not shift all the responsibility to Ancelotti, because this is his first time facing Tottenham Hotspur team after Ye Qiu's reorganization, and it is also his first game since taking over Newcastle. Therefore, it is understandable to use the stable tactical framework of Redknapp's era.

Moreover, last season at St James Park Stadium, the tactics with Ibrahimovic as the core did indeed contain Tottenham Hotspur well, but judging from the performance process of this game, this has obviously lost its effect.

As Cruyff said, the best thing about Tottenham Hotspurs now is not that they have the most outstanding tactical system, but that they are very good at learning and improving. At the same time, their tactical adaptability is very strong, which can ensure that they can be at ease when facing teams of different tactical styles.

There are also such teams, such as Juventus and Bayern Munich at the beginning of the century, or Manchester United during the triple-championship.

Is Tottenham like them?

The answer is that some places are very similar, but some places are not.

As Saki said, a strong team must be a team with balanced offense and defense. Looking at these teams and the current Tottenham Hotspur, there is no doubt that the offense and defense are very balanced, and even reach a very high level in both offense and defense.

Whether it is Juventus, Bayern Munich or Manchester United, their ability to adapt to different tactics is very, very good, which is reflected in their comprehensive skills and tactics and the diversity of tactical means. The same is true for Tottenham Hotspur today, and they even took a step forward.

Guardiola once played in Italy, and he also had a deep understanding of the past development of football tactics and the changes in football tactics over the past years. He knew very well that in the past and present, all strong teams have never really put possession of the ball at the core of tactics, even now Tottenham Hotspur.

With the rise of Barcelona in the past few years, and with Barcelona's smooth reliance on high ball possession rate and integrated offense and defense, many fans' understanding of football has completely become a must-have ball. But in fact, ball possession has never dominated football tactics, which is why Cruyff is not valued by other strong teams, because his philosophy is too extreme, and Cruyff has never realized this concept.

This does not mean that the team does not pay attention to ball control. This is wrong. All teams attach importance to ball control. However, a lot of factors such as ball control and running without the ball are just the team winning the game, or for some people who have some pursuits, it is just a way to play exciting games, just one of them.

After Guardiola took over Barcelona, ​​he was influenced by Aragonese's Spanish national team, which made him realize that for a country like Spain that is rich in small and fast spirits, physically fighting against weak but excellent technical abilities, possessing the ball is undoubtedly a very suitable tactical style.

As Cruyff said, when you get to the extreme, your opponent has no ball, your goal is safe.

This is actually very similar to Dortmund's Klopp's idea. Klopp felt that as long as I adopt a high-intensity pressing tactic, I can keep running like this in the whole game, pressing and pressing, so that you cannot smoothly turn your feet and pass the ball, then you don't want to organize an effective attack, and then I can use your mistakes to score goals.

Both concepts are based on one foundation, Barcelona must be able to control the ball and Dortmund must be able to run.

So gradually, everyone realized some problems. For example, when playing Barcelona, ​​it is best to knock out their possession rate in the offensive half. La Liga giants like to control, and their own side controls themselves in the half. The more they control, the more the goal will be exposed.

When playing Dortmund, don’t compete with them. Use fast passes to slide them around. After 70 minutes, the physical fitness will decline. Let’s deal with them and see how they continue to run.

Of course, the tactical details are very complicated, but the core is that simple.

Why is this happening?

Because you're too extreme

Extreme tactics have never been considered exceptions because they lack sufficient resilience.

It seems that many people say that Guardiola does not have enough command ability on the spot, but as himself, Guardiola is very clear that this is not a question of whether he has enough command ability on the spot, but whether he can respond.

Barcelona is mainly engaged in ball control, and everyone serves ball control, one by one. Once the team performs poorly, who can they win? Taking any one will lead to a significant reduction in the ball control effect, which is a fatal injury for Barcelona.

When a team can only play in possession of the ball, everything you can do as the head coach is to keep piling up more possession rates to maximize your chances of winning.

Another point is that Barcelona's adaptability problem is also a headache.

In order to ensure the ball possession rate, you have to pass shortly, because the more mid- and long distance passes, the less ball possession rate the team will have. Theoretically, if you want to cover the same area, the result of short passes is that more players run, and if the player runs more, the physical energy consumption will be greater.

Therefore, in order to reduce the team's running, but at the same time maintain short pass control, the team must press the team, and the three lines remain to the maximum compact or even dense, making the team flat, even if there are a lot of flaws behind it, it is at the cost of Barcelona's ball control system.

On the other hand, Tottenham Hotspurs do not care about short passes or medium and long passes, nor do they care whether the team is pressing. Their formation can be very wide, keeping it compact from front to back, but not dense. Even in the past season, Ye Qiu has not pursued ball possession rate, and they can do not have the advantage of ball possession.

The answer is simple. Tottenham Hotspur has only one core purpose, controlling the game and winning more offensive opportunities.

Controlling the game does not mean controlling the ball. Controlling the ball is just one of the means to control the game. Defense can also control the game, and running without the ball can also control the game. This is only part of it.

Winning more offensive opportunities is divided into two parts. One part is to minimize the opponent's offensive opportunities. Then he will build a tactical system without obvious weaknesses and shortcomings, and then use a rigorous defensive system to curb your offense. But at the same time, he strives to try various offensive methods and routines, and is willing to take risks and even pay the price for this attempt.

It's like the over-top shot that Pirlo gave Hazard just now. If he didn't lower it, Hazard wouldn't be able to catch up at all. But if he lowered it, the possibility of being cleared by Sieglinsky was very high, but Pirlo dared to try it. He pressed the ball so low, and the risk was too high, but if he succeeded, it would be a very exquisite good ball.

This risk is hard to see in Barcelona and Xavi, because he will consider more successful passes.

But Guardiola was sitting in the stands, and he knew better than anyone else that when he saw Pirlo’s ball, the feeling of being speechless and the amazement that could not be described in words was something that the ball was transmitted purely to ensure success rate could not be given.

Moreover, such passes and adventures make the team feel a sense of surprise and passion at all times, because they know very well that unexpected surprises may occur anytime and anywhere.

But the passion brought by such surprises cannot be seen in Barcelona, ​​because they are just a pool of stagnant water, so after staying in Barcelona for a long time, it is easy to lose the passion and fighting spirit of the game.

"How do you feel?"

After the game, all the players took a shower and changed clothes in the locker room. Ye Qiu returned to the stands at St. James Park Stadium, where Guardiola was still sitting here. What Ye Qiu expected was that the Spanish man who recorded the game experience with a notepad like a student did not happen, which made him a little disappointed and jokingly disappointed.

"There are too many mistakes" Guardiola smiled bitterly and expressed his experience.

After hearing this, Ye Qiu laughed, stood up, and grabbed the iron fence on the second floor stand, "You are right, there are too many mistakes, but don't you think that mistakes are also part of the players' outstanding performance?"

Seeing Guardiola's shocked look, Ye Qiu smiled again, "If you are a player, you appear on the court and always tell yourself that you cannot make mistakes, you cannot make mistakes, you must not make mistakes, you must not make mistakes, you can imagine how much pressure the players are, and you don't think that if you don't make mistakes, you will become very mechanical.

"What the manufacturing factory is pursuing is zero mistakes, but what do you think is the consequence?"

Ye Qiu embodies another idea. He is completely different from Guardiola. What the Spaniards pursue is to minimize mistakes and control the risk of the game as much as possible in his own hands. Ye Qiu is the opposite. He allows mistakes and even encourages mistakes. At the same time, he will create an effective mechanism to make up for mistakes.

"You don't understand human nature very much, Pepe." Ye Qiu leaned against the iron fence and faced Guardiola sitting on the chair with a smile: "Everyone has self-esteem and dignity. They are not machines, especially professional players. They should not treat them as workers on the assembly line and use them mechanically.

"You may think that mistakes are terrible, but can you think from another perspective? When a player makes a mistake, his teammates around him will help him make up for the mistake. What will he think? I believe that as long as he is a little responsible person, he will put more energy and effort into the next game."

"Then do you think this mistake is not good?"

"On the other hand, too mechanical pursues zero mistakes, and everyone is afraid of mistakes and does not want to make mistakes. In the end, they lose the courage they should have, a kind of courage to take risks and try."

"In this era, no one is smarter than anyone, and no one knows better about calculations. What you can think of is your opponent, so if you are too mechanical and serious, your routine will be quickly understood by your opponent. On the contrary, take risks, try, and break your own routine, and your opponent will also be caught off guard."

"You never want to understand a person who is constantly changing randomly"

Ye Qiu's words made Guardiola fall into deep thought and brought him great touch, because he has always been cautious and cautious. From being promoted to the first team and having excellent performances at Cruyff, to being the head coach of Barcelona, ​​everything he has been cautious and afraid of a trace of misleading.

But now, Ye Qiu told him that he should not be cautious and should not always want to hold everything firmly in his hands. Instead, he should let go of his arms, trust his players, and let them create the football they want at will. This is inconsistent with his past football philosophy, or even completely different.

"Pepe" Ye Qiu suddenly thought of a very interesting question, "Do you think your plan is suitable for Bayern Munich? Can they adapt to your ball-handling style?"

Guardiola was stunned. He understood Ye Qiu's meaning and did not seek change. Going to Bayern Munich in the end was just a way out.

"Unless, you can make all the midfielders in Bayern Munich five centimeters shorter, or even ten centimeters shorter," Ye Qiu laughed, because when you need to use short passes to ensure your ball possession rate, flexibility becomes a basic factor that players must have. Players with higher figures or strength tend to be less flexible.

Guardiola understood what Ye Qiu meant and laughed, but it looked more like a bitter smile because he knew very well that his set of ideas only applies to Barcelona, ​​and it was not possible for other teams.

Therefore, when going to Bayern Munich, he had to seek change, look for changes on the original basis, add more unique characteristics of Bayern Munich, and then evolve a tactical style belonging to Bayern Munich.

Only after success can he be confirmed as the title of famous coach, but if he fails, he will have to start over.

There were two big upsets in the first round of the league.

In one game, Liverpool lost to West Bromwich 03 away. The Bloomers played Liverpool in his home court, but Chelsea's new Warcraft Lukaku, who was loaned to West Bromwich, performed very eye-catchingly.

Another game is that Manchester United lost to Everton away from 0l.

It is reported that Ferguson ordered Moyes to take over his class at Manchester United, and in this game Moyes dropped Ferguson, which seemed to want to prove one thing, that is, he surpassed the blue one.

Relatively speaking, Tottenham Hotspur's away defeat to Newcastle did not attract much attention. More people felt that the result of this game was normal. After all, Tottenham Hotspur's strength has long been recognized by everyone.

With 89 unbeaten games, Tottenham's legendary record continues.

Because they were going to participate in the European Super Cup, Tottenham Hotspur's third round of the league was temporarily adjusted to the middle of the week. They defeated Norwich 0 at home, and were still very stable, without much surprise, and even gave people a feeling of lacking a little passion.

Interestingly, in the first and second rounds, Ye Qiu changed four starting places. In addition to Messi, Cavani and other players, many positions have been replaced. It can be seen that Ye Qiu will further strengthen the team's rotation in the new season.

On August 25, in the second round of the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur continued to usher in West Bromvic, Messi and Vidal's goals, but Tottenham Hotspur defeated their opponents again and won three consecutive victories.

Eden-Hazard, who temporarily replaced Ribery to start, has been qualified for the starter in the past three games and performed very well. Although he only scored one goal, he has three assists and has become an important member of the team's forward line. Many media have even predicted that Hazard is likely to put Ribery on the bench in the new season.

However, Hazard politely expressed his respect for Ribery, "Frank gave me a lot of help on the training ground. We have a lot of common ground. For example, we are very fast and have flexible left and right feet, so many of his experiences are very valuable to me."

"No one can replace Frank's position in the team. He was injured and I got more opportunities for the game, but that doesn't mean anything. Moreover, the competitive pressure on our team is very high. Neymar is also an outstanding genius. I don't think I can already occupy a firm position in the starting lineup.

After playing the second round of the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur's entire team rushed to Monaco to participate in the UEFA award ceremony and the Champions League group stage draw ceremony.

Tottenham Hotspur won a great victory at the awards ceremony.

Messi won the title of the best player in Europe, and in terms of ranking, Pirlo tied for second place with Cristiano Ronaldo, which is also a recognition of the Italian midfielder. Everyone almost agreed that Pirlo was one of the biggest contributors to Tottenham's performance last season.

In addition, Ribery ranks fourth, Cech shot sixth, former Chelsea player Drogba, who transferred to Tottenham Hotspur in the new season, ranked seventh, and Cavani ranks ninth. Tottenham Hotspur occupied six seats in the top ten, and Messi also won this heavy award. The team is a big win.

However, following the traditional tradition of UEFA in the past and slapped a date, Tottenham Hotspur just won both fame and fortune, but when he turned around, he caused huge trouble to Tottenham Hotspur.

If fans who are familiar with the Champions League must know that the most terrifying death group in Champions League football history is Bayern Munich, Manchester United, Barcelona and Brownderby in the 989 season, three top European giants gathered in the group stage. This kind of scene is rare.

But now, although Tottenham Hotspur did not draw such a terrifying group in the group stage draw, they unfortunately got the championship team.

Premier League champion Tottenham Hotspur, Serie A champion Juventus, Bundesliga champion Dortmund and French Ligue 1 champion Montpellier, and four of the top five European leagues gathered in the same group. This scene is really spectacular.
Chapter completed!