Ye Qiu stood in the coaching area of ​​the home team and watched the game on the court. Although it had just started less than twenty seconds, he had clearly seen that this game was not simple.

He has always believed that those who can get into the head coach position in Italy are not bad, but who can stand out among so many tactical talents and successfully coach the head coach of a top team like AC Milan, has outstanding tactical skills. He never doubts that.

Allegri has excellent tactical skills and can be clearly discovered from the opening layout.

In fact, he basically followed the first round of the game between the two sides, but more importantly, he learned from the experience and lessons from the first game丨 and also adjusted some details, such as before he mentioned Boateng's position to the same level as Saravi and Nian.

Perhaps someone will think that Boateng is playing for the forward, but the problem is here. He is not like playing for the forward. Once he loses the ball, his position will appear in front of Pirlo. At the same time, Saravi and Nyan are on the same level as him. The whole Milan keeps it relatively compact in front, middle and back, and is very elastic.

Because once they successfully intercept the ball, with the speed of Salavi and Nyan, especially Salavi's dribbling, they can penetrate Tottenham's defense line in the shortest time to form a threat, and Boateng will also be able to become the most threatening attack point in the frontcourt of AC Milan at the moment of offense and defense conversion.

Judging from this, Allegri did a very good job. Even among the Italian head coaches, he was outstanding. Moreover, he was not only defensive, but also very good at offense and his coaching level was not low.

Of course, the problem is not without it. No matter how good or outstanding Allegri is, the problem is quite obvious, that is, the midfield.

It should be said that at its peak, AC Milan's midfield was invincible throughout Europe, especially the four tens of Ancelotti's period. That midfielder was a gorgeous world-class top, and even caused some tragedies.

For example, AC Milan's current captain Ambrosini, an Italian midfielder with Albertini style when he debuted, gradually fell into a trough due to injuries. After a sharp spot, AC Milan finally recovered, but AC Milan ushered in a burst of midfield talent, which forced him to change his style.

Just as Ye Qiu often said, if you have a Pirlo in the midfield, you have to be equipped with a Gattuso. This is a fixed combination. Because Pirlo is in the midfield and lacks defense, there must be a player like Gattuso to fill this vacancy. Therefore, these two players with very obvious roles and functions have become the absolute main force of AC Milan.

Ambrosini, who is more comprehensive but looks more mediocre, has become a so-called role, so in order to play, he has to strengthen his defense. In addition, his training and game tasks and responsibilities have changed, so his passing and receiving balls have deteriorated a little, but they are basically still at the level.

With the departure of Pirlo, Gattuso, Van Bomer and others, AC Milan's midfielder gradually lost the threat, and Ambrosini took the lead and took the midfielder. However, this player cannot be said to have no advantages, but his shortcomings are obviously more than advantages. A very fatal point is that he is old.

Ambrosini and Pirlo are not the same type of midfielder. Pirlo is old, but his tactical threat is still so obvious and even stronger. Of course, his shortcomings are more exposed and prominent, so the whole world knows that the most reliable thing to play against Tottenham is to beat Pirlo.

But players like Ambroseni, when they are older, their performance will be greatly reduced, so Allegri's idea of ​​continuing to strengthen the midfield is very strong, because he himself knows that if Ambroseni is ten years younger, this lineup will play at least a little higher combat power than now.

But there is no if in this world, so he still has to make a fuss in the midfield.

Just like Ye Qiu, Tottenham Hotspur midfielder now relies heavily on Pirlo, but the basis for Pirlo's threat is that Ye Qiu will share the responsibilities of Gattuso and Seedorf with the two central defenders, so these two players must be players with strong ability to cover the area. Coutinho is not as good as Eriksen, so the Brazilian was loaned to Southampton, while Pogba, Phil O Jones, Sandro and other players are favored and popular.

Ye Qiu has been cultivating several young players in the team. He hopes to cultivate these players. As long as one player has the ability and signs to replace Pirlo, Ye Qiu will defeat Pirlo. The entire Tottenham Hotspur's midfield strength will be improved by a bigger step, because Pirlo now lacks the maneuverability required by Tottenham Hotspur.

Just imagine, all the points in the venue are cruising and moving, but Pirlo is relatively fixed in the area. It is like Ye Qiu was going to sell Fanny back then. If he sells it, as long as he finds a suitable replacement, the team's strength will be greatly improved.

But so far, Ye Qiu has not seen anyone with any sign of replacing Pirlo. He tried Pogba, Sandro, Phil Jones and others many times, and also inspected Nick Powell and Will Hughes, but the problems still exist, either too fierce or too young.

The combination of a lineup requires the overall situation, just like Tottenham, Ramsey and Vidal are both powerful players, who are more brave, but they are not calm and rational, so they need a Pirlo.

By the same token, there is no way to determine what the future will be for the time being, but at present, they are all powerful players. Therefore, once Pirlo is defeated and they start, the problem will be exposed very clearly, and the entire midfielder will lose its calmness and rationality and become disorderly.

Tottenham Hotspur’s current problem is very clear and very directly understand, that is Pirlo

How long can the Italian midfielder last? This is not only the worry of countless professionals, but also Ye Qiu's worry, because once Pirlo's condition declines sharply or suffers an injury, Tottenham's situation becomes very passive.

This season, the research center focused on Pirlo's injury. Although Tottenham Hotspur couldn't play without Pirlo, there was still a big gap in combat effectiveness with Pirlo and Tottenham Hotspur without Pirlo.

Sometimes Ye Qiu also knew that he had missed many players, such as Yaya O Toure and Modric. Although Modric was not suitable for Tottenham Hotspur at that time, it was very suitable for Tottenham Hotspur today. Needless to say, Yaya O Toure, there was another one that was Lucas O Toure. If you want to change, he was more suitable for being modified than Sandro.

In addition, if you want to sign ups, the player who transferred to Liverpool, is also quite good. Unfortunately, Liverpool will not sell this midfielder even if he is killed.

Ye Qiu was not regretting it, because he knew very well that there was the environment and situation at that time. You should not regret it because you encountered problems now, because there was nothing wrong with the choice you made in that environment.

Also, it is not wrong to sell Yaya, Fabregas, David, Silva, and introduce Vidal and Pirlo, because after the team's midfield transformation, the overall strength and resilience have been greatly improved. If it were the previous midfield combination, if it were the devilish schedule in the last two seasons, it would have been a long time since the team's midfielder was transformed.

Fabregas and David Silva can provide the team with a twelve kilometers of running coverage for each game?

Therefore, reform is progress. After the reform, the best way is to think about how to solve the problem, rather than wanting to go backwards. This is what Ye Qiu has given Peter DeVisel to do now. He wants to introduce a midfielder who can at least provide the team with excellent mobility, large-scale running coverage, and stable goal success rate.

Currently Peter DeVisel is arranging a scout to inspect the Brazilian midfielder Fernandinho of the Donetsk Miners.

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

Ye Qiu always feels that it is not a problem for players to have shortcomings, but 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, he would definitely not have the technical characteristics of his current status. But because he appeared in AC Milan, the organization has Pirlo and the defense has Gattuso. If you don’t have anything to do, then you can play soy sauce, specialize in making connections and being your all-round midfielder.

The same is true for Chelsea's previous midfielder Essim. When Barack and Marklele were there, he did not need to stand or post the ball, so he covered it, so he became the running Ghana Buffalo. But once the team had this need, he also had this awareness, so he transformed appropriately. Later, his ability to post the ball was greatly improved and his running became much smarter.

Fernandinho is relatively old and is twenty-eight years old after the end of this season. He is a Brazilian player again, so Ye Qiu is a little worried.

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

Allegri's starting tactics are indeed very distinctive, but Tottenham Hotspur is not in a hurry to start the game. Ye Qiu's strategy is to make progress in stability, because he thinks Allegri will want to attack first.

This means that after the first round, Ye Qiu deliberately played against Allegri at the press conference, and then also started a war of words in the media, to attack Allegri and make him feel resentful. In addition, he believed that Allegri would attack.

Judging from the start and tactics at the opening, Allegri really wanted to attack, but Tottenham took the ball back from AC Milan just eight seconds after the kickoff. Ambrosini's kick was passed by the sideline, and the ball changed hands.

There is a saying that is good, if you lose it, it is not that easy to retake it again

Tottenham Hotspur started the game with stability, but Ye Qiu realized that he had guessed correctly as soon as he saw Allegri's platoon formation at the beginning, so he let the players keep the ball in control and slow down the pace to play.

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

When Tottenham Hotspur wanted to score a ball possession rate, they could also score a very high ball possession rate, especially after regaining the ball eight seconds after the start. By the sixth minute of the game, AC Milan had almost never touched the ball several times, and the only way was Montolivo passed it out of the sideline again.

This creates a very interesting phenomenon and also provides a difficult problem for AC Milan players on the court, to attack forward or retreat?

Allegri was also in a dilemma because he knew he wanted to score away goals, but now he could neither get the ball nor make a threatening attack. He just let him retreat, he was unwilling to give up, and the players were not willing to give up, but if he did not retreat, if there was an omission, it would be easy for Tottenham Hotspur to break through the defense line.

There are gains and losses. When you don’t dare to push the defense line forward and want to keep pressing in the frontcourt, then I don’t press forward. I just look for opportunities to control the ball in the half-court. If you want to grab it, come up, but be careful, if you come up and don’t dare to come up, the midfield coverage area will be large.

Why doesn’t AC Milan dare to come up?

Because they have to be wary of not giving Tottenham a chance to penetrate and hit their defense behind them

At the beginning of the game, AC Milan did not dare to push up and grab it. Allegri obviously intended to suppress the desire of midfielders to grab it, but as the game progressed and as the dull progressed, AC Milan players gradually lacked patience.

Boateng's goal of playing in the center forward was to strengthen the pressing and oppression of the frontcourt, but now he has retracted and allowed Tottenham Hotspur to control the ball smoothly in the midfield and backcourt, which made him unable to accept, so he gradually expanded his range of activities.

As soon as the Ghanaian moved, Nian and Salavi followed because the three players were interactive and had to maintain consistency in order to put pressure on Tottenham Hotspur's midfield and backcourt.

Allegri also saw this on the sidelines, but the attitude he adopted was to let go.

It's like a couple lying on the same bed, but with their backs to each other, and no one pays attention to each other. What should I do?

There must be someone who tests first, or speaks first, or pretends to accidentally touch the other person, and tests it? If the other person softens his attitude, then he will just go with the flow and reconcile.

What Allegri did now is to try Tottenham Hotspur’s attitude. Who made him unlucky? He gave Tottenham a away goal at home?

AC Milan took the initiative to take this step, and the scene was immediately alive. Both sides began to have real offensive ideas and the pace began to accelerate, especially the pressing force in the middle and frontcourt of the Reds and Blacks was also increasing.

Ye Qiu turned his head, looked at the time on the scoreboard of Bailu Lane Stadium, and shook his head, "It's only twenty-three minutes."

Mauro Tasotti, who was standing beside him, also smiled bitterly. He was from AC Milan and had feelings for this team, but he is now the assistant coach of Tottenham Hotspur. He knows Ye Qiu's overall plan, so he is very clear that Allegri's temptation has little effect, and will only expose his trump card and weakness in front of Ye Qiu.

"If it were me, I would have to wait at least another fifteen minutes." What Mauro Tassoti wanted was a strong attack in the last period of the first half, and then directly maintained the offense until the end of the first half.

Ye Qiu also thought so. If the situation continues to be so stalemate, he will issue a strong attack order in thirty-five minutes.

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

Mauro Tassoti nodded. Sometimes the head coach may be wiser and more able to understand what is happening on the court. But the problem is that you are watching from the sidelines, but the game requires the players on the court to play. If you find that the players on the court become impatient and you can't control it, you can only go with the flow.

Sometimes the head coach can do not do much, just take advantage of the situation.

AC Milan pressed up, but Ye Qiu was not in a hurry to move. It was like a test or two. If you react now, Allegri immediately retracted. So Tottenham Hotspur cannot move now, and he still has to continue to adhere to the stable tactics, let AC Milan taste some sweetness, and then come up to expose the problem more obviously.

Soon, Montolivo passed the ball straight and found Salavi, but because of the poor power of the offensive echelon, especially the full-back did not dare to press it, Salavi was interrupted by Thiago Silva after dribbling the ball in the front, and missed a chance to get the ball into Tottenham Hotspur's 30-meter area.

But Tottenham Hotspur quickly came to life. Ye Qiu noticed one thing, that is, when AC Milan's frontcourt pressed up, the defense line was dragged behind, and the area covered by the midfield became large. At this time, Flamini needed to cover the entire right side and the middle lane to assist in defense Ambrosini.

In other words, he wants to live with two people alone and cover the entire right half area.

Ye Qiu quickly adjusted the team's offensive route. Tottenham Hotspur quickly launched an attack from the left. After Marcelo dribbled the ball over half, he passed it to Ramsey. Ramsey passed it to Cavani who was retreating from the front, while the Uruguayan kept passing the ball to the left to Marcelo who was quick to insert it.

Because Flamini saw Cavani retreating, he wanted to assist in defense of Ambrocsini, so he was empty on the left. After Marcelo received the ball, he rushed to Abate's area, pulled out the Italian right-back, and then passed the ball to Ribery who cut into the penalty area from the left rib. However, the ball was not very good, and Zapata cleared the ball in advance.

Ribery sprinted for nothing, but turned around and gave Marcelo a thumbs up. Tottenham Hotspur's cooperation was very good, but the timing of the last pass was a little worse.

But soon, with the first time, Tottenham Hotspur came for the second time. After all, the ball possession is in the hands of Tottenham Hotspur, they attack as much as they want. This time, Tottenham Hotspur went more thoroughly and resolutely
Chapter completed!