Chapter 661: Arrogant Troops Will Be Defeated

Martin Atkinson blew the whistle to end the game.

The entire White Hart Lane Stadium was completely transformed into a sea of ​​celebration. Countless Tottenham fans shouted their own celebratory shouts, and even many female fans celebrated a little too much. The passion they showed in the stands of this kind of football match was not inferior to that of male fans.

However, there was still a small group of fans who followed the team to the away game and expressed dissatisfaction with the referee's penalty at a certain moment, and raised a black whistle sign in the stands, but such scenes appeared in almost every game.

The most controversial thing for Manchester City fans and players was that during a counterattack, Pirlo, who was returning to defense, had an inconspicuous little move when defending Aguero after Aguero used his personal ability to break through Vidal, but it caused Aguero to lose balance and fall to the ground, but the referee Martin Atkinson believed that this did not constitute a foul.

You know, similar pulling actions like this will appear in almost every game. In the Premier League, such pulling is even more common. Generally speaking, the referee will consider your situation. If you pull for too long, there is a risk of getting a card, at least a foul and a warning, but if you pull and then loosen, basically no one will pursue it.

Sometimes, no matter who you are, you will inevitably have a selfish mentality, that is, to specifically pick out what is beneficial to you and selectively forget those that are not beneficial to you. In this game, Tottenham Hotspur missed a free kick opportunity outside the top of the penalty area.

Lescott pushed down Messi who wanted to take the ball and turn around to get rid of him. The referee did not give a card or whistle for this, which made Tottenham Hotspur players a little dissatisfied, but considering that the team was leading, they let it go.

As head coaches, Ye Qiu and Mancini knew well about the referee's performance. The current football rhythm is so fast that you can't ask the referee to be 100% accurate and fair every time. You can only ask him to be as fair and just as possible.

At the moment when the whistle sounded, Mancini looked at the court with lifeless eyes and frowned. He only had one feeling now, a feeling of helplessness, because he didn't even know how to clean up the mess in front of him. He even had no way to simply attribute the problem to the referee like a small number of fans in the stands.

The referee was not the key factor when they fell behind by two goals in the first half, and the referee was not the key factor when they lost two goals in a row after the start of the second half. Even when Cavani scored the third goal of the hat trick, the referee was still not a factor that favored the home team.

0:5, this was a miserable defeat, and it was also a five-finger palm print scraped on Mancini's face, scarlet, conspicuous, and shocking.

In the first thirty minutes, no one would have thought that Manchester City would be defeated so thoroughly in the end. Everyone even felt that Manchester City performed well in this game, suppressing Tottenham Hotspur, and at least did not let the White Lily, who did whatever she wanted at Old Trafford a week ago, launch her crazy attack.

But it was more like a game, a cat-and-mouse game!

Tottenham changed the start and style of play of the previous round and gave up their own attack. Especially when Ye Qiu saw Manchester City pressing forward to attack, he simply adopted a contraction-type game strategy, slowly consuming Manchester City's attack, and waited until 30 minutes later, and then suddenly pressed forward and scored two goals in one breath.

In the second half, Mancini was ready to make adjustments to reverse the situation, but at the beginning of the game, Tottenham finally showed its bloody fangs and launched a crazy attack lasting 20 minutes, penetrating Manchester City's goal twice, completely destroying Manchester City's morale, and it was difficult to effectively threaten Tottenham's goal throughout the game.

For such a scene, Mancini tried to reverse it and tried to save it, but he found that in the end he could do almost nothing, because the whole scene and situation were completely controlled by Tottenham. The only thing he could do was to taste the bitter fruit of failure!

The referee led two linesmen and the fourth official back to the player tunnel. The home team's head coach Ye Qiu walked over to shake hands with them, which was booed by some Manchester City fans, but was drowned out by the overwhelming cheers of the entire White Hart Lane Stadium.

Mancini saw this scene. Perhaps after the game, some conspiracy theorists would say that this was evidence of Ye Qiu's friendship with the referee, but as a head coach, he knew very well that this was just a thank you from the host to the referee team. This was a gentlemanly demeanor. Whether you lose or win, you have to do this.

Didn't you see that Ferguson still shook hands with Webber after the 0:8 defeat at home? Can it be said that Ferguson colluded with Webber and deliberately lost to Tottenham Hotspur at home? Or is this a big game that Ferguson is playing?

You should know that in England, there are more than 10,000 referees in the four major professional leagues and non-professional leagues. Among them, there are 20 referees who specialize in officiating in the Premier League. Some referees who officiate in the Championship League will also have some opportunities to officiate in the Premier League every season, so the competition between them is very fierce.

The Premier League referees are all professional referees, and their income is closely related to the number of games and their level of whistle. If their whistle performance is not ideal, or there are controversial enforcement, they will face a period of suspension and fines, which will lead to a sharp drop in their income. In addition, there are fourth officials supervising on the sidelines and stands of each game, as well as some retired referees or head coaches, who carefully observe the referees' every move and evaluate their performance.

So, it is okay to say that the Premier League referees misjudge, because referees all over the world will misjudge, but it is a bit too much to say that the Premier League referees are black whistles. Even if sometimes major misjudgments occur due to factors such as the referee's personal emotions and state fluctuations, it cannot constitute a black whistle.

Of course, there is another illusion that fans are prone to, that is, favoring strong teams.

Strong teams are relatively strong and have an advantage, and they have more offensive opportunities, while weak teams usually focus on defense. Between offense and defense, the probability of misjudgment is often more disadvantageous for the latter, because fouls are basically committed on the defensive side.

Mancini knew this very well, and in the past few seasons, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United, Arsenal and other teams have been calling on the English Football Association to further strengthen and unify the enforcement standards of Premier League referees, emphasizing the protection of players, especially technical players.

Therefore, Mancini could not feel hatred for the referee, and walked to the sidelines to shake hands with the referee and linesmen of this game, expressing his gratitude for their enforcement of this game, while Martin Atkinson comforted Mancini.

After the referee team left, Ye Qiu walked towards Mancini, took the initiative to extend his hand and shook hands with Mancini politely. The two of them have never been friends. Although they often meet and can see each other on TV and newspapers almost every week, they have no friendship.

"A very exciting game!" Mancini said bitterly.

"Thank you!" Ye Qiu smiled politely.

The two had no friendship, and after being polite, Ye Qiu returned to the home team coaching bench.

Perhaps from the perspective of a professional head coach, Mancini's tactical quality is beyond doubt, and there is no problem with the theory. As many people have said, Italian head coaches are often very good at tactical theory, especially in defense, but the biggest gap between Mancini and famous coaches such as Capello and Lippi lies in application.

Or in other words, the tactical theory of modern football is basically the same, whether it is offense or defense, all are the same. You can learn these things by going directly to the Cologne Sports Academy, or simply joining a football club, or even buying a few books to read.

But the theory is dead, how to learn and apply it flexibly is the key!

You know, the same tactics, the same ideas, the same lineup, you put it in the first half and in the second half, that is two completely different results, so how to learn and apply it flexibly is the embodiment of the level of a head coach.

At this point, Mancini is a weak point, and he was obviously a little arrogant in this game.

Putting Manchester City together with top teams such as Tottenham Hotspur, Real Madrid and Barcelona before the game is a kind of arrogance in itself. After the opening of the White Hart Lane Stadium, they launched a large-scale offensive football, with the idea of ​​swallowing Tottenham Hotspur in one breath, which is also a kind of arrogance.

There is a saying that goes, "Arrogant soldiers will be defeated", and Manchester City's disastrous defeat is because they are arrogant!

On the other hand, Tottenham Hotspur was at a disadvantage at the beginning, but it did not affect the team's patience. On the one hand, the players actively defended, and on the other hand, they were patiently waiting for opportunities. Half an hour later, they scored two goals in a row, and the attack in the second half vented the depression in the first half in one breath, directly expanding the score to 4:0.

At the last moment, Messi assisted Cavani. This was not only Cavani's hat trick, but also Messi's assist hat trick in this game. The Argentine star scored one goal and assisted three goals, and was the best player of this game.

What is even more commendable is that Messi made 71 passes in this game, and 70 of them were successful. This pass success rate is very amazing, and 50 of them were frontcourt passes, all of which were hit, the highest in the game, and he also contributed 13 threatening passes, the player with the most threatening passes in the team.

Compared with Messi's way of holding the ball and passing, and using his personal ability to create killing opportunities in key areas, Cavani uses his running and pulling without sparing his physical strength to create gaps for his teammates. Sometimes he rushes forward in the middle, sometimes retreats to support the midfield, sometimes pulls to the left, and sometimes moves to the right, with almost no fixed position.

Ribery has skills, breakthroughs, shooting and running. His tacit understanding with Messi and Cavani, as well as his excellent personal ability, enable him to help himself and his teammates create threats no matter where he appears, and his comprehensiveness in the frontcourt also allows him to be at ease in the three lines of left, middle and right.

The three front-line attackers with superb individual abilities and outstanding versatility, who work well together, make it almost impossible for Tottenham Hotspur to have a fixed combination in the front line. They keep changing positions, moving back and forth, and creating threats.

The happiest people are the Tottenham Hotspur fans at White Hart Lane. When the team slaughtered Arsenal 9:0, they were not there. When the team slaughtered Manchester United 8:0 this season, they were They were not there either, which made them feel very regretful, but this time, the team satisfied them.

Defeating Manchester City, their second rival for the title, 5-0 at home, they finally got what they wanted and witnessed it with their own eyes!

Andy Gray and Richard Keith also appeared at White Hart Lane, because their commentary was focused on the focus of the round, and Tottenham Hotspur had faced the championship in the last two rounds. The most popular opponents, so they will be the commentators.

"Tottenham Hotspur made some targeted adjustments after returning to home, and they also continued their excellent performance in the last away game against Manchester United, but I think the main culprit for Manchester City's disastrous defeat in this game was The culprit is Mancini!”

Andy Gray seems to have quite a problem with Mancini. In fact, in the professional field, doubts about Mancini have never stopped. Even if he was domineering at Inter Milan, it was in the declining Serie A. In the European arena, he simply withered and never got any results to prove his strength.

"We all know that the biggest taboo when playing against a strong team is to be hesitant about gains and losses. In this game, Mancini played two defensive midfielders, Yaya Toure and De Rossi, Modric played the left wing position, and Nasana played the left wing position. Seri plays on the right wing, what does he want to do? Play with the ball in front of Tottenham?"

Andy Gray laughed a little. In fact, he still hasn't figured it out yet. I'm afraid even Mancini himself hasn't figured it out.

From the perspective of player configuration, Manchester City's offensive lineup is strong enough, but they are not perfectly integrated with each other, but appear to be fighting independently.

Richard Keith also shook his head after hearing this, "Actually, I have a different opinion from you, that is, I think that with so many technical geniuses, if Manchester City is more determined in controlling the ball, , maybe they can make a difference in this aspect, considering that Tottenham Hotspur’s current midfield style has changed!”

But as soon as he finished speaking, Andy Gray shook his head vigorously, "No, no, no, you are wrong, Richard. Tottenham Hotspur sold Fabregas and David Silva. It is indeed true." The ball control element in the midfield is reduced, but have you noticed that their ball control starts to be delayed and spread more in the backcourt.”

"I have always believed that Tottenham Hotspur are not unable to control the ball. If they want to improve their possession rate, they can have some amazing possession time because their movement without the ball is so good. If you move well without the ball, your ball possession rate will definitely increase, but Tottenham Hotspur’s passing and running are more straight, looking for opportunities!”

"So I said, Manchester City can't control the ball in front of Tottenham Hotspur, because it's difficult to control the ball in front of them!"

Richard Keith listened and laughed, "Maybe you are right, but I still think that Mancini's biggest problem now is that they lack obvious characteristics. With such a strong lineup configuration, according to theory In general, offensive football should be played vigorously, but they can play like this against weak teams, but against strong teams, they seem to lack confidence. "

"So, I say the culprit is Mancini!" Andy Gray emphasized his point of view again, "As the head coach of the team, you should at least let your players feel your determination to attack. , you still have to retract, you have to be clear, so that the players can follow you!"

"I think Ye Qiu does a good job in this regard. He will make mistakes, but no matter how he makes a mistake, he knows exactly what he is going to do. This clarity will be passed on to his players. Even if he makes a mistake, the players will also make mistakes. They will still follow you wholeheartedly!”

"Also, I think what Mancini did very poorly is that he doesn't like to take responsibility!"

Andy Gray said with a wry smile: "This is definitely a fatal weakness for a leader. He lost the Europa League last season and the media vigorously attacked Balotelli's red card. As the head coach of the team at this time , He should stand up and take responsibility, but he didn’t. I think this is unqualified for a leader, and no one will obey him!”

Richard Keith repeatedly said yes, "Relatively speaking, Ye Qiu, Ferguson and Mourinho are all very good leaders. Many people say that they protect their shortcomings. In fact, we have to look at it this way. For players, For example, if I play according to the requirements of your head coach, it is difficult to say whether I win or lose, but if I win, I have nothing to say, but if I lose, I will take full responsibility. How can I accept it? "

"Players are also human beings, just like us working in and out of the company. For a smart leader, it is impossible for him to scold their supervisor in front of the employees, because this will cause the supervisor to have no authority in front of the employees. , On the contrary, when they have a problem, the leader will take the initiative to take responsibility, and even if they scold them, they have to close the door and scold them themselves! "

“Only in this way can the management of a company operate effectively!”

"The same goes for managing the locker room. If the players have problems, your head coach has to take responsibility. If you don't take responsibility, all the problems will be shouldered by the players. The players will be unhappy. If you ask him to do something next time, he will start. If you go against your will, you will be the one who suffers at the end of the day!"

Andy Gray laughed, "So I said that the biggest problem of Manchester City is no longer the overall strength of the team. With such a strong team lineup, it is impossible to say that the strength is not enough. The real problem lies in the leader."

Andy Gray and Richard Keys both had one last sentence to say, that is, Mancini could not be the right person for Manchester City. This was more clearly reflected in Mancini's performance and response in this game.

On the contrary, Tottenham Hotspur, Ye Qiu's control over the team was fully reflected in this game. Whatever he wanted to do, the players on the court could execute his ideas and plans well, as if they were using their arms and fingers, and they could respond freely.

Looking back at Manchester City from Tottenham Hotspur, if the current Blue Moon still has any weaknesses, then their biggest weakness and shortcoming is that they lack a strong and unique leader!