On the warm Mediterranean coast, the blue sky reflects the Mediterranean sea water, white clouds dotted, and the air is filled with the smell of olive oil, cheese and lavender, making you unable to help but fall in love with this sweet taste and fall in love with this leisurely and comfortable life. This is the feeling that Marseille, the second largest city in France, gives you.

But what many people don’t know is that football is also the most fanatical element of this city.

Every match day, the Verodrome Stadium located in the south of Marseille city is always packed. The group of Marseille fans wearing light yellow jerseys will sing loudly in the stands. They will make you feel the crazy passion they are obsessed with. They will use ninety minutes of non-stop sound to tell that football has been integrated into the blood of the city.

The football here has been glorious. Zidane said that his Marseille swing was born on the streets of Marseille. Although it has not been presented in this stadium in Marseille, it is the pride of all the fans of the city. The football here has also had a dim past. When the former Marseille chairman Tapie committed a series of crimes such as allowing players to use stimulants in collective form, and other crimes, such as exposing the numerous crimes, Marseille fans were extremely disappointed.

But no matter in glorious history or in the dim years, they never felt despair. They always stood up again and again with the Marseille, bravely launching a charge of the enemy again and again

This is Marseille, a tenacious team full of historical dignity and honor and disgrace.

When Ye Qiu walked out of the player channel, he felt the sound waves sweeping from the stands of the Verodrom Stadium, which were overwhelming and suffocating, as well as the madness and passion mixed in the sound waves.

Just this sound and momentum made Ye Qiu realize clearly that this would not be a breeze game.

The blue sky and white clouds are the most charming place in Provence, and it is also the Marseille flag, which covers almost every corner of the stadium. Especially in the main stands on both sides of the east and west, the crazy Marseille fans have built a pair of Marseille flags with cards.

The team logo of Marseille is a blue circle outside and a large N-character in the middle, but the fans on the court form the team flag of Marseille, a large sky blue circle outside and a white circle in the middle. The core part is a small sky blue circle, which represents Marseille.

Like the crazy fans on the court, Marseille's lineup should not be underestimated.

Goalkeeper Mandanda, the defense is Taiwo, Hilton, Zubar and Bonath, the midfield is Mbami, Kana, Benoit Sheru and Ben Alfa, the double strikers are Bakari Cone and Mamadou Nion

If anyone who has played PN will not be unfamiliar with Baccari Cone and Mamadou Nion, nor will he be unfamiliar with Ben Alpha. There is also Taiwo, the winner of the World Youth Championship Silver Ball Award, and Kana later played for Sunderland and Lazio.

But what impressed Ye Qiu the most was the head coach of this Marseille team, Eric Gretz, the old enemy when Ye Qiu debuted. At Eindhoven, the competition between him and Ye Qiu caused many conflicts. Now, after many years of separation, they met again in the Champions League group stage like Mars colliding with the earth. It was a bit sad.

"It's almost ten years?" When Ye Qiu walked out of the player channel, he saw Eric Gretz facing him with a smile, and immediately walked over with a smile. For some reason, he didn't like Gretz anyway, but after so many years, when he saw him again, he no longer had some grudges from the past, but instead he felt a little bit of emotion and joy of meeting an old friend in a foreign land.

"It's almost ten years since our first showdown." Gretz also looked at Ye Qiu with a smile.

Ye Qiu is still as young as ever. The iconic Chinese with black hair and yellow skin seems to be not old at all. However, he himself has white hair and a slut on his face, which makes him sigh that he is really old and is already fifty-four years old.

Ten years were a decade of aging for him, but for Ye Qiu, it was a decade of maturity.

Ten years ago, when he first met Ye Qiu, he was still a little-known figure who was just a little-known coach in the youth team in Ajax. But ten years later, Eric Gretz has become a little-known figure, while Ye Qiu is already the most powerful coach in the world, and a world-renowned big man and a rich man.

Sometimes, when he saw Ye Qiu’s interviews and reports from newspapers and TV, he couldn’t help but sigh in his heart. Is this still the little person he didn’t see at all in his heart?

And when he knew that when Ye Qiu was drawn to the Champions League draw, his heart was full of anxiety and uneasiness. He even wondered, what kind of attitude would Ye Qiu treat him after ten years of separation? Could it be like when he coached Eindhoven, looking down on him with arrogant and contemptuous attitude?

But it was obvious that the final result disappointed him because Ye Qiu seemed to be more friendly to him, and not that kind of hypocritical kindness, but kindness from the heart. This can be seen from the fact that he walked out of the court early and stood in front of the player passage and spoke to him. Ye Qiu praised him at the press conference before the game.

Ye Qiu didn't mention anything about the things that happened back then, or only mentioned the good ones or the bad ones.

This made Eric Gretz feel a little ashamed, and it added a little bit of admiration. This is the so-called grand spirit.

"You are much older, Eric" Ye Qiu said unexpectedly.

Gretz shrugged, helpless, "It's been ten years, I'm fifty-four years old."

"But to be honest, I think you are much more stylish now than you did back then. You're living a romantic life in France, right?"

Facing Ye Qiu's joke, Gretz also laughed.

The two of them said nothing on the sidelines, and occasionally they would talk about some things from that year, but they all looked at everything that happened in a very relaxed and natural state and tone.

Sometimes people are like this. Maybe at this moment, you feel that it is a big deal, or a person you hate very much at this moment. After many years, you will look back and find that there is really nothing big, and then you will look at him with a more relaxed and natural attitude.

Of course, there will definitely be some pain, even after many years, you will not forget it.

But it is obvious that the grudge between Ye Qiu and Gretz is not listed here.

"After the game is over, do you want to go back immediately?" Gretz asked with a smile as the game was about to start.

Ye Qiu shook his head, "Do you want to treat me to a meal?" After saying that, he felt a little thick-skinned and started to laugh at himself.

"Of course" Gretz would certainly not refuse. This meal almost means that the two of them have changed from past opponents to friends.

Ye Qiu nodded and said, "Then I will definitely delay the trip back."

After the two shook hands, they left phone calls to each other and returned to the coaching seat.

"How do you feel when you see an old friend?" Roland had met Gretz just now. "I thought you would beat him up, but I didn't expect you to have a good relationship with him now."

Ye Qiu turned his head and looked at the fat man who was not kind, "I said, when did your heart become so vicious? Am I like a petty person who remembers a little bit of grudge for the rest of my life?"

Seeing Roland was about to say yes, Ye Qiu immediately said first: "If I were such a person, then you must be miserable. You have to think about how many things you did when you were in Amsterdam, just like your car, and there are also."

"Okay, can't I beg for mistake?" Roland quickly begged for mercy, for fear that Ye Qiu would say more.

Seeing this fat man so humble, the coaching staff laughed. Many people probably thought in their hearts when they would pry Ye Qiu's mouth open and listen to the embarrassing stories about this fat man Luo back then.

The mentality before the game, whether it is the coaching staff or the players, is relatively relaxed. Everyone knows that Tottenham Hotspur has the advantage in strength, but it is better to be careful whether it is a away game.

Three days ago, the team was at the White Hart Lane Stadium and welcomed Martin O'Neal's Aston Villa. Because it was the first game after two weeks of the national team's match, and there was a Champions League match in the middle of the week, Tottenham Hotspur did not do its best in this game. Players including Messi, Thiago Silva, Marcelo and other long-distance players did not start.

As a result, Tottenham Hotspur tied at home Haston Villa.

In this first game of the Champions League group, Ye Qiu had only one requirement to defeat his opponent.

The game was not very ideal. Marseille took advantage of his home court advantage and launched a round of attacking tactics against Tottenham Hotspur, hoping to suppress Tottenham Hotspur from the beginning. In the stands, tens of thousands of fans exerted their strength in unison. The entire Verodrom Stadium was almost a vast ocean, and all Tottenham Hotspur players were affected.

Gretz still started with a habitual 44 tactic. Just like in Eindhoven, he actively developed a two-wing flying tactic. However, he obviously paid more attention to defense in this game, so Ye Qiu originally thought that Marseille's attack after the start of the game might last for about ten minutes, but unexpectedly, Marseille snatched for five minutes and then retracted.

This guy is a little cautious and overdoing his head

But one thing that has to be admitted is that he does have certain skills in defensive defence. The five tigers of Eindhoven were tricked by him at that time. Now, the defense of Marseille in the middle and backcourt is arranged quite closely, and then he waits for the opportunity patiently and actively fights back.

Nian and Conne are both African players, with excellent physical fitness, outstanding running ability and very fast speed. Such players are placed in front to form double arrows. In addition to Ben Alfa and Mbami, Kana is in charge of the organization in the middle. Marseille's entire counterattack lineup is very strict and organized.

But Tottenham's offense is also more threatening. Less than two minutes after Marseille's offense slowed down, Alves on the right suddenly cut inward after inserting the attack and passed the ball to Messi's feet. Under the clamping of two defensive players, Messi kept pushing the ball to the front of the penalty area with one kick. Fabregas followed up and shot vigorously.

Mandanda made a flying save, but the long shot was slightly off.

But soon, Tottenham Hotspur made a comeback again. Messi got Alves' pass from the right, drifted past left back Taivo and rolled the ball into the penalty area. Van Persie stopped the ball very cleverly in the interceptors, stopped the ball behind him, then turned around and chased after him, and directly shot.

But this time Mandanda reacted very quickly, and directly gave up the goal, rushed out, and threw Van Persie's shot into his arms.

Messi's appearance, coupled with Tottenham's return to the rhythm and tone of last season, made Van Persie's performance better, and his cooperation with Messi is more skillful, and Tottenham's offense has also added more changes.

In the game against Manchester United, and the first two games at the start of the league, Tottenham Hotspur's offense was a bit too direct, and it was like a hard bridge and hard horse. The whole attack gave people the feeling of being hard and unreconciled. It was based on my advantage and directly dropped you.

But the problem is that if the opponent avoids your edge and fights you in a corner, you will suffer a loss. Moreover, Yaya Toure has obviously not found the rhythm of playing as a midfielder, and there will be a time when he loses his position in almost every game, even in the match against Manchester United.

The difference is that when playing Manchester United, the Red Devils' offensive players did not perform well and did not seize the opportunity. However, in the following few games, Tottenham Hotspur's goal was almost knocked open again and again. However, in the game against Aston Villa, Ye Qiu used Brazilian Lucas to start to play the midfielder, but his performance was also average. The team conceded two goals. Although it was not his responsibility, it was somewhat related.

Therefore, in this game, Ye Qiu once again arranged for Yaya Toure to start.

With Messi here, Tottenham's offense has become more changeable, especially the tacit cooperation between Messi, Van Persie, Fabregas and Alves, and David Silva's performance is getting better and better, so overall, Ye Qiu is more inclined to stick to the past delicate ball-control tactics.

On the basis of ensuring the team's skillful passes and receiving and infiltration, find ways to integrate hard-core elements such as Gareth Bale and Cavani, so that Tottenham's offense will be more threatening and will have more changes.

Just as Ye Qiu was thinking about how to crack the Marseille defense, a change suddenly appeared on the court.

Tottenham Hotspur's attack reached the heart of Marseille, but when Gareth Bale wanted to try to break through on the left, the ball was cut off. The opponent passed the ball twice back and forth, and the ball fell to the feet of midfielder Cana.

Seeing that it was no longer possible to press and steal the ball in the frontcourt, Tottenham Hotspur quickly retreated, but at this moment, Kana suddenly passed the ball to Ben Alfa who was retreating from the front, but Ben Alfa had no chance and knocked back with the trend. Kana received the ball again, but at this time it had already advanced to the midfield line.

At this moment, Kana suddenly rolled the ball and passed it to Cone. The Ivory Coast forward moved quickly and Yaya Toure to receive the ball sideways. At this time, Yaya Toure had obviously lost his position, and the position between him and two defenders Thiago Silva and Ziglinski, the defense line, was also large.

Cone directly faced Tottenham's defense line, and directly passed the ball with one kick and passed it across the penalty area. Nian, who had already ambushed next to Ziglinsky, quickly threw away the Ukrainian's defense and used his speed and explosive power to quickly rush into the penalty area.

Cech realized the quickest reaction and quickly abandoned the goal, but the pass of the ball was very strong and the position was very accurate. After Nian broke into the penalty area, he took advantage of the ball's landing and rebounded. The speed dropped a little, and directly snatched between Cech and shot low, and the ball passed through Cech, 0

Nian was so excited that he raised his arms and rushed out of Tottenham Hotspur's penalty area. He kept accepting congratulations from his teammates who rushed over. For them, being able to break through the goal of the defending Champions League champion is definitely a goal that can make them famous.

Cech fell to the ground to save Nian's shot. He was scored at this moment and was so angry that the Czechs got up from the ground and roared at the teammates in front, "How did you defend? He was defeated by such an obvious skill from his opponent, so easily? What are you playing?"

I just won the title of UEFA's best goalkeeper in the season, but in two games, I lost two goals when playing Aston Villa, and now I have another goal when playing in the Champions League. What's going on? What's wrong with the team's defense?

Thiago Silva wanted to chase after just now, but couldn't catch up because he was suddenly hit behind him. No matter how fast he was or how fast he responded, it would be difficult to catch up, unless he was prepared.

"Yaya, your location, location" Thiago Silva shouted at Yaya Toure.

When Mascherano was there, he was able to provide strong support to the defense line, but now Yaya Toure often loses his position for no reason, which makes Thiago Silva, the core defensive and captain of the team, feel very dissatisfied.

Yaya Toure also wants to get angry. He feels that he is not good at playing the back, but Ye Qiu insists on him playing the back. Doesn’t this mean that he insists on doing what he is not good at?

Ye Qiu was so angry that he asked Yaya Toure on the court: "Hey, Yaya, do you still remember our agreement? Do you still remember the agreement with me?"

Yaya Toure is a little inappropriate. He dare not get angry with Ye Qiu, but he really feels wronged because he is really not good at playing the midfielder. He likes to attack. It is his nature to want to attack in front.

"I will give you two choices now. First, don't let me see you lose your position. Second, I will replace you, I will replace someone else, and when I return to London, I will definitely send you to the transfer market."

"You choose yourself." Ye Qiu was so angry that he couldn't stand it and said harshly.

At least in his opinion, it was not that Yaya Toure could not hit the back midfielder, but that he himself resisted to hit the back midfielder.

Ye Qiu dares to bet that he will not read it wrong. Not only him, Mauro Tasotti, Peter Rodexel, and even Ricklink and Bobby Hams during the Ajax era, they all agreed that Yaya Toure cannot play the leading offensive role because his off-ball run is not outstanding and his passing awareness is not outstanding. The closer he gets to the front, the more obvious this problem will be, and he cannot become a top frontcourt offensive player.

But in the drag position, he can become the best in the world

If he really wants to play an offensive role, it is very simple. Your entire team's offense revolves around him and accommodates him to play.
Chapter completed!