After defeating Manchester City with Pellegrini 40 away, Tottenham went to Germany three days later to challenge Leverkusen away, which was the fifth round of the Champions League group stage.

Because he had already advanced from the top in the group in advance, Ye Qiu arranged a large rotation again this time. Matic was left in London by Ye Qiu. Pirlo, who returned from injury, was qualified to start. The midfielder was Stroman and Pogba, who were partnering with him. The Dutch were still arranged to be a central defender in this game.

As a result, Tottenham Hotspur won 0 leads with goals from Neymar and Varane in the first half. In the second half, goals from Marcelo, Pogba and Stroman helped Tottenham Hotspur beat Leverkusen with a record of 0, successfully escaped from the away game, and won five consecutive wins in the group stage.

This victory also made German fans very dissatisfied because they believed that Tottenham Hotspur was secretly helping the Donetsk miners, because before the fifth round, Leverkusen was still two points ahead of the Donetsk miners. However, after this round, the Donetsk miners defeated Real Sociedad 40 at home, allowing the Ukrainians to come from behind and rise to second in the group.

In the last round, Leverkusen will challenge Real Sociedad away, while Tottenham Hotspur will face Donetsk Miners at home.

It is conceivable how unfavorable the situation and situation are to Leverkusen.

Ye Qiu didn't need to take the German reaction to heart. All his thoughts were put on Saturday night to host Manchester United at home. This was also the first time Tottenham Hotspur had encountered Manchester United after Ferguson retired.

It should be said that Manchester United has fallen to fifth place in the current Premier League standings this season. The league started with six wins, three draws and three losses. Judging from the report card, it is actually not too bad, especially considering that Manchester United has always been good at playing against the wind, the second half is the critical moment for Manchester United to make efforts.

Manchester United encountered five strong teams, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Southampton and Arsenal this season. Among them, Chelsea and Southampton were tied at home, and both were lost away from Liverpool and Manchester City. Only Arsenal was Uj, and his record against strong teams was extremely bad.

This is also the most criticized thing about Moyes this season, that is, he always has problems in some strong dialogues. Compared with Manchester United's good at playing key battles in the past, Moyes always missed the chain. Many people think that this is related to his never coaching a giant team in the past, after all, they all coach weak teams.

But after defeating Arsenal, the situation completely changed. Moyes said that he had adapted to the position of Manchester United's head coach. Moreover, after losing to Manchester City in the fifth round, his Manchester United scored five wins and two draws in the next seven games. The two draws were home against Southampton, which performed stunningly this season, and one was away to challenge Cardiff.

Judging from this report card, Moyes' team is not bad and his condition is very good.

So before the team went to London, Moyes, at a pre-match press conference, asked what special feelings would be when he led Manchester United to challenge Tottenham Hotspur, who had been the victim of his past many years, at the press conference, he smiled and said that if he won, he would not celebrate.

"If it were in the past, I would think this was a glory, a glory that defeated the strong with the weak, but now, I think this is normal, because Manchester United is a strong team at the same level as Tottenham Hotspur. I think it is normal to defeat the opponent away, and there is no need to deliberately celebrate."

The outside world is also concerned about this red and white battle. After all, this is Ferguson's first red and white battle after retirement, and it is also the penultimate red and white battle before Ye Qiu retires. Therefore, the official arranged this game on Saturday night in prime time, and also arranged for England's most authoritative referee Weber to take charge.

From the Manchester United official website, including David Gill, Ferguson, and a group of senior executives, all rushed to Stratford Stadium, we can clearly see the importance of Manchester United management in this game. Some even think that this is an inspection of Moyes, and it depends on what moves he showed in this game.

You know, this game attracted nearly 500 million fans around the world. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the century-old derby of the Premier League, so the attention of both sides is extraordinary. Ye Qiu even hid Ribery, Messi and others in two consecutive games, just to send all the main players to play in this game.

Goalkeeper Cech, Marcelo, Thiago Silva, Kompani and Kyle Walker, the two midfielders are Matic and Vidal, Neymar, Messi and Ribery from left to right in the frontcourt, and Lewandowski, the single striker is Lewandowski.

This is Tottenham Hotspur's strongest lineup so far this season, with Messi, Ribery, Vidal and Marcelo all missed the previous matches of Manchester City and the mid-week Champions League group stage, just for this match.

Moyes also sent all the main players to play, with goalkeeper De Gea, defense line Evra, Vidic, Ferdinand and Rafael, midfielder Fellaini and Carrick, front court Ashley O'Jan, Rooney and Valencia, single striker Van Persie, which is also Manchester United's strongest lineup at present.

Interestingly, both sides have a 3l tactical formation, that is, from the simple formation position, the two sides are aiming at the top. The difference is to see who can do better in details and on-the-spot performance.

At the beginning, Manchester United continued the tactics of Ferguson's era as usual, and took a scramble after the opening and launched an offensive against Tottenham Hotspur. Van Persie had a chance to get the ball in the penalty area one minute later, but under the disturbance of Thiago Silva, he failed to effectively form a shooting opportunity.

But it was just this opportunity, because the subsequent development of the game made everyone realize that Moyes made an unforgivable fatal mistake in this game.

"The midfield is not good." Mauro Tassoti judged this in just less than two minutes, because Fellaini often participates in the frontcourt offense, which led to the fact that although Manchester United is a double midfielder, Carrick is often the only one in front of the defense line.

Manchester United's defense line actually encountered a similar problem to Chelsea. Ferdinand and Vidic are both old and neither are suitable for pushing up. The difference between them and Chelsea is that they also have Carrick who can hold a position, but the player's coverage and running ability are not excellent.

"Moyes's idea is interesting. He should be asking Fellaini to fill Carrick's shortcomings through active and large-scale running. The two complement each other and at the same time, they threaten them while attacking, but he took it for granted." Ye Qiu shook his head and smiled.

Perhaps Moyes should have talked to Fellaini about this issue before the game. The two are not in a good situation at Manchester United now, and they are bad brothers, so both of them hope to redeem themselves. Therefore, Moyes's idea is to let Fellaini play in Everton, and at the same time help him integrate into Manchester United, and to kill Tottenham Hotspur.

This requires the clarity of Fellaini's tactical role in Everton. His position is more like a central midfielder or a front midfielder. Although he is also working hard to actively complete coverage and oppression, his most important tactical value is to compete for a long pass from the backcourt or rush into the penalty area to complete the score.

Fellaini, who is 1.94 meters tall and weighs 85 kilograms, is very shocking whether he is standing in the frontcourt and rushing into the penalty area.

So, imagine that if Fellaini really provides a large-scale running coverage for the team as Moyes designed, once the team attacks, he rushes all the way from the midfield into the penalty area and receives crosses from the wing, then he can maximize the advantages he has inserted, as well as his header and point-grab ability.

In theory, this is a very perfect design, isn't it?

But what is the problem? Why is it possible at Everton but not at Manchester United?

The reason is that Everton's playing style is a bit similar to the long pass rush in England. Fellaini is used to this style of play, but now at Manchester United, among all top teams, this long pass rush is not the focus, because his success rate is too low, and all strong teams are possessing the ball and oppressing.

So now Messi, Lewandowski, Suarez and others are not the traditional tactical fulcrum. Their bodies are not necessarily strong, because the most important thing in modern football tactics is to take the ball and make the ball, and they must be fast.

Fellaini is very awkward in the current Manchester United team. Moyes cannot give him a midfielder because there is Rooney in that place, and even Benzema will be left on the bench. Even if Rooney is replaced, it will not be his turn to Fellaini.

So Moyes wanted to pull him back and be Carrick's partner, to play his strengths, fight for top, frontal defense and interception, and at the same time let him get in the back, creating this sudden murderous intent.

But why is it said to be good in theory but not in fact?

The reason is that the distance is long and the timing of insertion is difficult to grasp.

When Fellaini was at Everton, the team surrounded him and he could easily grasp when to insert into the penalty area because he was close to the penalty area. Once the ball reached the sidelines and had the chance, he would insert it.

But now the question is, when will he insert it?

He was playing with both back-dragged back midfielders, and he was far from the penalty area, and he was playing plugging in. How to control the timing of plugging in?

He didn't get in until the ball reached the side. Do teammates have to complete a few rounds of back and forth on the side before crossing?

If he plugs in before the ball reaches the wing, what if the opponent's defense doesn't let Manchester United's ball go to the wing?

What if the opponent successfully intercepts the ball at this time and launches a counterattack?

This is what makes Fellaini embarrassed. He is hard to control. Sometimes he inserts it too late, and sometimes it is too early to plug it in. He has no way to control the timing of plugging it in very well.

Especially considering that Fellaini is tall and big, he is destined to lack explosive power, and the starting speed cannot be fast, so he can't get off if he can go up.

Ye Qiu saw through this, so he said that Moyes took it for granted.

There is also such a person in Tottenham Hotspur, Matic, but Ye Qiu never asks him to participate in the offense. He drags more behind the team. Many times the full-backs even go up, and Matic forms a defensive iron triangle with the double central defenders.

After all, Moyes is used to being a Silk, and suddenly becomes a tall, rich and handsome man. He really doesn't understand the way of living, rich and handsome man. He thought that his Silk tactics in Everton could still play in a giant team like Manchester United?

You know, in the past, people didn't care much about playing a strong team in Everton, and occasionally it was a sensation. Everyone was happy for a long time, but now, when talking to the strong, who is not staring at your weaknesses and weaknesses to the death?

"Tell them that the full-backs should pay attention to the defense of the two sides, Matic should pay attention to Fellaini's back, intercept the ball and counterattack, hit Messi's point, and explode Carrick."

After Ye Qiu made the adjustment, Tottenham Hotspur also quickly responded and began to consciously target Fellaini, who was isolated and helpless, to create articles.

Vidal intercepted the pass that was assigned to the side in advance, intercepted the ball and took two steps forward, passed the ball straight to Manchester United's half and found Messi.

The Argentinian took the ball with his back, and Carrick blocked behind him, but Messi turned around sharply, got rid of Carrick and dribbled the ball to the left, pushed it with his left foot, and sent it to Neymar.

The Brazilian faced Raphael. After several consecutive games, he suddenly accelerated to break through to the bottom line. However, Raphael was also very fast and stuck in the position, forcing Neymar to stop quickly and take two steps back. The Brazilian suddenly passed the penalty area.

Lewandowski competed for the top spot with Vidic in the penalty area, but it is conceivable that in this regard, the Polish center has no advantage against Vidic, but he forced Vidic to fail to push the ball far and still fell in the penalty area.

In Tottenham Hotspur's tactics, there is not much chance of winning at the first landing point, unless it is Drogba or Mitrovic, so Ribery had long been ambushing around and waiting for the second landing point. When he saw Vidic heading the ball was not far away, he rushed up immediately and shot hard against the falling ball.

The ball shot into the goal behind De Gea at an extremely fast speed, 0

“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL”

"Eleven minutes, eleven minutes, Tottenham Hotspur scored a goal"

"Voltage from French winger Ribery, 0"

The entire Stratford Stadium was in a turmoil, and 80,000 fans rushed out of the seats frantically. With Manchester United players stunned, they made amazing cheers. No one expected that the goal would arrive so soon.

Ye Qiu clenched his fists and made a confident gesture, and then slapped high-high with Mauro Tassoti and Roland Shepars beside him. He was able to discover this problem earlier than Moyes, precisely because he knew Manchester United better than Moyes.

Manchester United has been doing so many years, on the surface, Ferguson's team has not pursued ball control, but in fact, Ferguson has always tried to achieve a balance between ball control and control space, that is, pressure.

The Red Devils' unball running system is very excellent, not even worse than Tottenham Hotspur, so since the Red Devils' triumphant championship period, Manchester United's midfield has not changed, that is, unball running and skillful kicking, which is Manchester United's usual label.

Ferguson once considered introducing ball-controlled midfielders like Guardiola and Perron, and switched to mainland-based play, but failed to succeed due to various reasons. After Keane left the team, Carrick became the first choice for Manchester United's midfielder position. However, he was not a ball-controlled team, but basically continued Manchester United's traditional play.

Therefore, no matter how Cristiano Ronaldo, Rooney, Benzema, Tevez and others combine, Manchester United is more likely to pass the midfield route quickly and hand the ball to the frontcourt as soon as possible. But once the ball reaches the frontcourt, Manchester United will seek cooperation and change. This becomes more obvious after introducing Benzema and Van Persie, because they can get the ball and get the ball.

From this point of view, unless Fellaini changes his playing style, he is completely out of place with Manchester United, because the role he is best at has no position at Manchester United.

But on the other hand, if Fellaini gave up his advantages and expertise, then is he still worth the price?

This may be the most tangled thing about Moyes now, so he arranged for Fellaini to play as a midfielder in this game, but at the same time he won Benzema and insisted on playing on two sides to play with Fellaini's advantages and strengths.

"Unsatisfied" Ye Qiu shook his head and sighed after seeing the goal, and was a little disappointed.

When he reached his level, he hoped that his opponent could give him some stimulation, such as Ferguson, or Benitez and Mourinho, but Moyes did not have a very keen sense of tactical smell.

Although it was less than ten minutes from Ye Qiu's adjustment to the team's goal, if it were Ferguson, he would have probably smelled some clues long ago.

Of course, we can see it the other way around. With Ferguson's cunning, it is impossible for him to arrange such a starting lineup.

After hearing Ye Qiu's words, Mauro Tasotti was a little funny, but he had to admit that in Ye Qiu's eyes, Moyes was really not a qualified opponent. It was too easy. He was knocked down after just one response, which obviously made Ye Qiu unable to get excited.

"I'll leave the rest to you." Ye Qiu patted Mauro Tasotti's shoulder and turned around and walked towards the coach's seat.

After Mauro Tasotti and Roland Shepas looked at each other, they both laughed and thought to themselves, if Moyes knew, would he go crazy?

But what is even more unexpected is that Tottenham scored another goal in the 28th minute, but the midfield still intercepted the ball and counterattacked. Matic passed the ball to Ribery who had transferred to the left. The latter cooperated with Marcelo who was inserted. Marcelo went to the bottom line and made a cross. Lewandowski scored a point in the penalty area.

At this time, the entire Stratford Stadium was in full swing

Sitting in the home team coach's seat, Ye Qiu, who was crossing his legs, heard the sound, stood up from his seat, poked his head out to take a look, and thought he had lost the ball.

But at this moment, a sharp-eyed photographer next to him caught Ye Qiu's mobile phone screen, which was actually lit. He immediately picked up the camera and captured it.
Chapter completed!