How to play against Tottenham Hotspur?

I believe this has become a common problem for all European teams in the past few seasons, especially for Premier League teams. They cannot escape the matchup with Tottenham Hotspur almost every year, so how to play is a problem.

In fact, there are only two options: stick to defense, ensure the goal is not lost as much as possible, not let Tottenham score a goal, and then seize the opportunity to counterattack. There are also teams that defeat Tottenham Hotspur in this way, mainly depending on how confident you have in your defense.

Another type is to use attacks and attack tactics to suppress Tottenham Hotspur, strive for the first goal, hit Tottenham Hotspur's morale, and then win the game. This tactic has also achieved results, but this season, with Tottenham Hotspur's defensive strength improving, fewer and fewer teams can break through their goals.

Ancelotti has always been worried about this problem. Should he take offense or defense against Tottenham Hotspur?

In terms of Chelsea's offensive ability is good. Although under the coaching of Ancelotti this season, although the team's style and dominance are not as good as when Ye Qiu was coaching, the number of goals is worse than Ye Qiu's back then.

The reason why Chelsea still lags to Tottenham this season is as high as 12 points. Many people believe that it is ultimately due to Ancelotti's own coaching ability.

Looking at Chelsea have lost so far this season. Although they beat Manchester United and Arsenal twice, Ferguson obviously gave up the game when he played Manchester United away. In the first leg of the showdown, Chelsea won unconvincingly at home and won a small victory with one goal. For Arsenal, this team almost lost to the strong team this season.

But what really makes people doubt Chelsea's championship strength is that Chelsea was double-killed by Manchester City this season, and also fell in Tottenham Hotspur, Everton and Wigan Athletic. Among them, Tottenham Hotspur and Wigan Athletic both lost three goals. In two games against Manchester City, Chelsea conceded six goals and scored three goals, losing four at home, creating the most painful home defeat for Chelsea in the past eight years.

You should know that whether during Ye Qiu or Mourinho's period, Chelsea was a veritable home dragon. Not to mention the excellent home performance, they conceded quite a few goals at home and away. Even if they lose, they rarely conced more than three goals, let alone four goals at home. This result can be traced back to Ranieri's first season when coaching Chelsea, and he also lost 4 home games to the Black Cat Sunderland.

Losing to Wigan Athletics 03 at home to Tottenham Hotspur and losing to Manchester City for 4, these two crushing defeats made Chelsea’s results this season unconvincing, which is also seen by many people as one of the reasons why Chelsea lost the championship this season. At least at least Ancelotti will always make some incredible mistakes in some games that test the coach’s ability.

This is also the reason why the media all support Tottenham Hotspur defending the Premier League. In the eyes of many people, Ancelotti's so-called multi-line battles lead to the team's mistakes is obviously unreasonable, because Wigan's competitive strength is far inferior to Chelsea, and Manchester City's overall combat effectiveness is not as good as Chelsea. It is incredible that there is a big defeat.

To put it another way, it is also a multi-line battle, why did Tottenham Hotspur not have such a big defeat?

This is also the reason why Tottenham Hotspur is expected this season. Manchester United lost to Fulham in 203, 3 to Everton, and was defeated by Chelsea. Although they also doubled Arsenal and lost to Liverpool, Ferguson's team's performance in the Premier League this season is also unconvincing.

But Manchester United's situation is a bit special, because Ferguson reorganized the entire midfield and frontcourt this season, which led to Manchester United's real running-in offensive and defensive system with strong combat effectiveness until around the Champions League knockout stage. The loss to Fulham and Everton was before that.

But Chelsea's situation is different. There is almost no explanation for Ancelotti's team's team's crushing defeat this season. Even facing Inter Milan, where Mourinho lacks major general, Ancelotti also lost both home and away games. This shows one problem, that is, it is difficult for Ancelotti's team to be convincing at critical moments.

The media's judgment on this is that Ancelotti always makes wrong decisions at critical moments.

So, will this game against Tottenham Hotspur appear?

Ye Qiu said before the game that he studied almost all the game videos of Chelsea this season. He even joked that he was more familiar with this Chelsea than Ancelotti, so he had absolute confidence to beat Chelsea at home.

But Ancelotti did not give a positive response to such remarks, but said that he would prove it with a victory.

Therefore, all the reporters were surprised to find that the Chelsea team that appeared at the White Hart Lane Stadium had undergone considerable tactics and gave up the first round of the two sides' duels. Ancelotti's 44 diamond midfielder position was obviously worried that his midfield side would be beaten by Tottenham Hotspur again, but returned to the 433 position during Ye Qiu and Mourinho's period.

Goalkeeper Cesar, the defense line is Jerkov, Alex, Terry and Ferreira, the midfield is Lampard, Essin and Barak, and the front trident is Maluda, Drogba and Anelka.

In offense and defense, Ancelotti's final choice was defense, so Chelsea played very cautiously at the beginning, and all three midfielders adopted defensive tactics. Not only that, Ancelotti did not dare to press the defense line up, but instead allowed the defense line to be more in the half of the team. Even when attacking, the troops were not invested much, and they relied on the combination of the frontcourt trident to play and made a fuss around Drogba.

In this game, Tottenham Hotspur still arranged Thiago Silva to guard Drogba. The main central defender of the Brazilian national team is more experienced in this regard. In Ye Qiu's view, being able to defend Drogba can curb more than half of Chelsea's offensive firepower. Once Drogba is in a complete state, it will be a disaster for Tottenham Hotspur.

Such tactics make Chelsea look passive, but the strength of the Blues and the players' tactical execution are the most troublesome and difficult links for this team. So when Ancelotti clearly puts his posture to defend, Tottenham Hotspur's offense is difficult to unfold, so Tottenham Hotspur attacked for a while after the opening game, Ye Qiu immediately signaled the players to ease up.

After that, Tottenham did not rush to attack, but instead searched for opportunities through short passes in the midfield and the players' back and forth back and forth between them. However, Chelsea's entire defensive system was still very tightly arranged.

After all, from the Ranieri era, to Ye Qiu to Mourinho, and to the current Ancelotti, Chelsea still maintains the foundation of the Italian defensive system built by the Ranieri era.

Tottenham Hotspur's starting lineup in this game is also star-studded. The goalkeeper is Cech, the defense is Marcelo, Ziglinski, Thiago Silva and Alves, the midfield is David Silva, Yaya Toure and Fabregas, and the front trident is Ribery, Falcao and Messi.

Is it a derby battle between the mortal enemies in the city? Ye Qiu is still unwilling to give up such an important event easily.

Compared with Chelsea's defense, Tottenham still chose to attack, actively using two wings to open a channel, actively creating articles on the wings. Even if it cannot form an effective breakthrough, it also strives to attract the opponent's defensive attention, and then suddenly shift a horizontally and create a threat from the other side.

But while playing on both sides, Tottenham Hotspur's midfield offense was curbed. After all, Chelsea ambushed heavily in the midfield in this game, making it difficult for Tottenham Hotspur's midfield to form effective penetration and advancement.

Although there is a Falcao in front, Ribery and Messi can also do a great job of cutting inside the wing, Chelsea's defense is also targeted, forming a strong containment against Tottenham's offense.

Although such tactics have led to passiveness in the scene, which is embarrassing and embarrassing, and it is not like a strong dialogue at all. Instead, it is like a showdown between two teams with huge gaps in strength and weakness, the stalemate situation was still maintained on the scene.

It should be said that among all the teams that competed against Tottenham Hotspur, there are only a handful of people who can really do this.

Facts have proved that Ancelotti's defensive strategy is still very tightly, especially against Tottenham Hotspur's two wings. Although Tottenham's offense seems to have many opportunities, it is actually a better opportunity, with almost no, which shows Chelsea's success in defense.

As Ye Qiu said before, unless Ancelotti and Chelsea make mistakes in starting tactics, fighting Chelsea is a war of attrition, but the problem is that if you don’t play like this, you can’t do it without trying your best to play.

To be honest, Tottenham's current problem is that the bench is too weak, Beckham is old, Phil Jones and Ramsey are too young, Kompany is not so experienced enough, and there is only Hazard as a substitute in the frontcourt. The healthy fiscal policy adopted by Tottenham has caused the team to be unable to have a luxurious bench lineup similar to Manchester City.

In other words, if you glance at the giant teams in Europe, which team has a bench lineup that can match Manchester City, Real Madrid and other teams? Manchester United has increased its salary budget this season because of multiple signings, so Ferguson has to make great efforts to bet on the Champions League, because every step further in the Champions League, the team's income will be more than millions or even tens of millions.

Of course, another part of the reason is that Manchester United lost too many points in the first half and lost the opportunity.

Tottenham Hotspur is in a stage of adjustment and transformation. Ye Qiu will try his best to ensure the integrity of the main lineup and then improve the team's substitute lineup. For example, starting from next season, Neymar and Coutinho, who are over 18 years old, will join Tottenham Hotspur first team. If Lucas can apply for a labor permit, he will also join the first team. If not, he will temporarily loan to the satellite club to continue training.

In addition, Ye Qiu will further promote the current youth team, such as Pogba, Varane, Nastasic, and even Eden Hazard's younger brother Sorgen Hazard currently performs well in the youth team and reserve teams, and these players have the opportunity to join Tottenham Hotspur's first team.

Use young players to enrich the first team's lineup in the future and increase the team's bench thickness. As the young players improve their strength, especially young players with excellent strength and potential such as Neymar, Pogba, Varane, etc., the stronger their strength, the more Tottenham's overall combat effectiveness and ability to deal with multiple fronts will also be improved.

This is the youth training! The benefits are also a strategy that any team that wants to maintain financial health must adhere to.

With insufficient strength on the bench, Ye Qiu could not play in the young lineup to play against a city-like rival like Chelsea. Because young players are not strong enough, they will be swallowed by Chelsea's hungry wolf anytime and anywhere, so that they are not even left.

At least, he doesn't want to lose a big score in the same city derby.

The first half ended with a score of 00, and Chelsea did not make any mistakes on the tactical level. Ancelotti cautiously helped Chelsea defend the situation. Although he lost the initiative and was attacked by Tottenham Hotspur in a very embarrassing manner, at least they defended the goal.

When Ye Qiu walked into the locker room, he obviously saw their consumption in the first half from the players' expressions and reactions. In fact, through Roland's tablet, Ye Qiu could also clearly see their consumption.

But this is a strong dialogue. What you play is consumed. If you can't afford it, you will lose.

"We played very well in the first half." Ye Qiu clapped his hands hard to get all the players to pay attention, "But I still have to say a few questions. First of all, we have too many crosses from the ball, which is very unfavorable to us, especially in the opponent's penalty area."

Ye Qiu has raised this question during the game, but the players are still not doing well enough, but this is definitely not just a problem for Tottenham Hotspur players, but also the issue of Chelsea's defense consciously targeted containment.

When your opponent targets your cut and low crosses, you can only choose to go high because everything happens on the court is in an instant, and often your choices are very limited, and even no choice.

Although Falcao has good heading and bounce, the height limitation is objective. Facing the two tough guys, Alex and Terry, Falcao wants to get the first place in the high ball between the two strong men, it is really difficult. In the first half, he almost lost all the direct high ball confrontations.

"The second question is, I think the pressure we put on our opponents is too high and the attack is too urgent. As I said to you before, the tighter we press the opponents, the stronger our opponents' defense will become, so we should appropriately relax this pressure in the second half and let them see hope."

When he said this, Ye Qiu smiled, "We want to play Manchester United in the middle of the week, but it's still in this stadium, so I believe that Ancelotti will not miss this game. He will want to win. When we reduce our offense, they will feel that we want to stay in the game, because for us, the goal will be achieved if we tie it."

"After seventy minutes, I believe Chelsea will want to attack."

Ye Qiu himself is an old bird who plays targeted tactics. He is very clear about Ancelotti's plan for this game. Seventy minutes later, Tottenham Hotspur's physical fitness has been consumed to a certain extent, and this is the best time for Chelsea to counterattack.

For all head coaches who play defensive counterattack, defense is the basic skill, but grasping and grasping the timing of counterattack is the real skill to test the head coach. It can be said that whether the timing of counterattack is good or bad is the key to testing a head coach's ability.

Ye Qiu dared not say how good and good he played in his defensive counterattack, but he knew himself very well and his opponents very well. Chelsea's poor record against strong teams this season and a three-goal home defeat in the first round makes Chelsea unable to give up this game, because you have an advantage in physical fitness and condition in one game a week. If you don't dare to give up with Tottenham Hotspur like this, then Ancelotti is not qualified to be a famous European coach.

But as Ye Qiu has always said, everything has two sides. Sometimes the advantages can be used well and can be transformed into help, but sometimes it is not used well or is used by the other party in turn, which may become help from others.

"Be careful in the second half. The pressure we put on our opponents should not be too great, but we should not be too weak. We must not relax in the middle. We will continue to suppress it tightly." Ye Qiu looked at Fabregas and the other three and solemnly reminded him.

Lampard, Barack and Essin were almost all defending in the first half. Although they curbed Tottenham's midfield penetration, they also paid the price, that is, their offensive support to the frontcourt was almost zero.

"There is another thing to pay attention to. Anelka, who played on the right in the first half, did not show his characteristics, performed very badly, and he could hardly see his shadow on the offense. I think there should be appropriate adjustments in the second half, which may allow him to return to the position of the double striker and ambush behind Drogba. You must pay attention when defending."

Many people always think about a static thinking when thinking about problems. That is to say, he thinks Anelka's performance in the first half is a bad performance, which proves that the team's defense is effective and should continue in the second half, but he forgot a question. When you adjust, does not Ancelotti adjust?

Therefore, the role of the head coach is to remind players of changes that the opponent may make in the second half.

"In the second half of the offense, we still created opportunities from two sides, especially on our left. Ferreira was not in good condition in this game. If there wasn't a Barack in the midfield, he would have been finished long ago, so in the second half, David Silva, please take Barack away and then beat Ferreira in the frontcourt."

After hearing this, Scarface Libery nodded heavily. It was precisely because of the existence of Barack that his offense in the first half was restricted because the Germans often appeared in key positions to assist in defense of Ferreira.

If a teammate can help Barak away, Ribery has absolute confidence and can defeat Ferrera

One-on-one, Ribery is not afraid of any defensive player in the world
Chapter completed!