John Obi Mikel, nineteen years old, is from Nigeria.

I still remember that when the media introduced this player, they focused on the relationship between him and Ye Qiu, because he played in the Cape Town Ajax team at the age of 17 and 18 for two years. In the past two years, he completed his transformation and maturity in his football skills.

In the World Youth Championship in 2005, he was also the best player, second only to Messi who currently plays for Tottenham Hotspur, and became the winner of the Bronze Ball Award in that World Youth Championship. At that time, he played in the front midfielder, and his style was a bit simple and tended to be the classic front midfielder style. This is why Ajax was not optimistic about him at the time and asked him to leave.

After all, in the current football environment, typical front midfielders no longer have much room for survival. There is no front midfielder in the 433 tactics, and the front midfielder position in the 3l tactics is also a modern scoring front midfielder with a back-spinning. Even in La Liga, which advocates technology, there is no room for front midfielder now. Perhaps there is still a place in some areas in Brazil and South America.

Sometimes things are really hard to figure out. Messi is the most valuable player in this World Youth Championship, but he is not liked by Mourinho. After shining in the World Youth Championship, he was thrown into the cold palace in the 2005U season and did not get much chance to perform. But ironically, not long after, Chelsea and Manchester United fought for Mikel's battle.

Later, Mikel successfully joined Chelsea, but Messi wanted to leave the team, and was rejected by Barcelona. Finally, he joined Tottenham Hotspur acquired by Ye Qiu in the summer of UU and became famous.

There are countless cases like Messi among the big teams, just like Aveloa, who currently plays for Tottenham Hotspur, the Spanish star comes from Real Madrid's youth training and has been the captain of the second team since 2003. He performed very well, but he never got the opportunity and trust in the first team. Finally, he switched to Tottenham Hotspur for 1.3 million euros this season, and now he has performed very well.

In fact, to a certain extent, there are many factors that affect a professional player's ultimate success. On his development path, whether the head coach uses him properly, whether the tactical style of the club team is suitable, the player's own personality and habits, and even injuries are important factors that affect the player's career.

In the history of football, it is not uncommon for outstanding rookies, but sometimes, they often disrupt their progress due to an injury during the upward phase, resulting in the failure to meet the expectations of the team and fans. It may also be because the coach uses and trusts him, and the club's tactical style does not match him, etc.

For example, Raul Tamudo from Espanyol is definitely a powerful striker. He even has the ability to play for giant teams and gain a foothold, but he is not famous. I believe many fans may not even know him, but his strength is not inferior to those first-class strikers who play in giant clubs. Of course, there is still a little gap with top strikers like Van Nicht and Ronaldo, but the gap is not very big.

The strength gap between professional players is not as big as fans imagined. Even the outstanding Ronaldinho was not sure that he could lose his opponent in one-on-one time, even if his opponent came from a low-level league, he was not sure.

This has caused the fans to illusion that the players' performance on the court seems to be very different, and they seem to be able to beat the opponent anytime and anywhere. In fact, it is a result of the overall strength of the team.

Football is a team project, and the strength of the team can sometimes be reflected in the overall situation. For example, you see some teams using their strength advantages to suppress another team and playing hard, creating very, very many opportunities, and having an absolute advantage in the situation and situation. This is a global advantage.

But sometimes he is also reflected in a local advantage. For example, according to the head coach's tactical arrangement, the focus is on highlighting a certain point, transferring all the team's advantages to this point, and then using this point to attack the opponent.

What impressed Ye Qiu was a Champions League match between Tottenham and Inter Milan in his previous life. Gareth Bale completely beat Macon. In terms of strength, it is not necessary to compete with Gareth Bale and Macon. The latter has an advantage in terms of strength and experience. Gareth Bale is very fast, but his skills and ability to combine the ball are not strong. He is a typical British player, but why does he show such a strong strength advantage on the court?

It can even be said that Gareth Bale in that game completely established his position and influence to be able to compete with top superstars such as Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. But in fact, it was not the players who really played a decisive role in that game, but tactics.

Assuming that the strength of the two players is 100, and the player on the side who gains tactical advantages can get a tactical bonus of 50%, then his strength on the court is 150, and the side who is at a disadvantage is tactical restrained and can only exert 50% of his strength. Then his strength on the court is 50, so the gap is very obvious.

But in fact, their strength is the same.

Perhaps someone would say, why did those teams later introduce Gareth Bale and offer such a sky-high price?

This is because the transfer price of a player is never simply determined by strength. Influence, business factors, the level of team demand, and even the degree of preference of the head coach and management are all important factors that affect the player's value.

It's like John Obi Mikel, his net worth is 16 million euros, and it's impossible to kill him, but he's that high, because there are many factors involved, such as the dispute between Chelsea and Manchester United.

After Mikel came to Chelsea, Mourinho did not arrange for him to play as a front midfielder, but transferred him to the midfield or even the back midfielder position. This also reflects the importance of the head coach to a certain extent. If Mikel plays a lot in the back midfielder, he will be fixed in the back midfield position in the future.

As a midfielder, Mikel was called African Zidane in the World Youth Championship, which means that his style is very similar to Zidane, his body is stronger than his peers, his style is very elegant, and his speed and pace of playing football are slow.

But sometimes I have to look at it this way, saying that his style of playing is very elegant. In fact, he likes to take the ball, and he likes to take the ball at a slow pace, and likes to drag it out. Nowadays, football focuses on one kick and is neat, so how can you tell the elegance?

Of course, it must be said that even if the mainstream now is fast-paced and concise shots, it does not mean that players with classical styles such as Zidane and Mikel have no room to play. Whether the players' technical and tactical characteristics can be used is not the players themselves, but the overall tactics of the team.

Riquelme lived like a year in Barcelona, ​​but when he went to Villarrell, he was at his peak. The reason was very simple. Villarrell gave him tactical space to show his characteristics.

In the second half of this game, I don’t know whether Mourinho deliberately defeated Marklele or because the French midfielder did not continue to be physically healthy, so he chose to let Mikel go. But no matter what, when Chelsea began to launch a fierce attack against Tottenham Hotspur in the second half, their strong frontcourt muscles made a fierce impact on Tottenham Hotspur’s defensive system, Mikel’s secret arrow behind him was effective.

In the 49th minute, Chelsea continued to push from the start of the second half. Mikel made a long pass and passed from the middle to the left. Duff quickly threw Alves away and rushed forward along the left road. After getting the ball, he made a cross from the bottom. Drogba headed in the penalty area, but the ball was slightly higher.

But this excellent counterattack made Chelsea's momentum, followed by Chelsea's attacks on Tottenham's defense, with Mikkel dragging behind Barack and Lampard to organize calmly, while his passes were more about going on both wings, using long diagonal passes and crossings to the full-back.

This should be a tactic that Mourinho deliberately arranged and adjusted during the halftime break. When Marklele was on the court, the French midfielder rarely made a diagonal long pass similar to that of Mikel to Duff.

Regarding Chelsea's changes, Ye Qiu adjusted the team's defense appropriately and asked the two full-backs to start paying attention to defense, but at the same time, he also asked the team to be cautious in the middle, because he knew very well that Duff and Allen Lennon might be able to create threats on the side, but Drogba, Lampard and Barack in the middle are the most threatening players.

When Chelsea's offense hits a wide width, Tottenham's defense will inevitably be widened. Once it is pulled open, the middle will naturally be divided, which is undoubtedly more suitable for Chelsea's midfielder to be inserted, so Mascherano and Beckham are almost blocking the front line to protect.

Ye Qiu saw it very clearly that as long as he survived this wave of attack, Tottenham Hotspur could strike a powerful counterattack, and Chelsea's next wave of attack would definitely be reduced.

But just as everyone on Tottenham Hotspur was focusing on the wing and two midfielders behind the back, Mikel quietly ran to the front, received a return pass from his teammate, and passed the ball straight through Tottenham Hotspur's midfield and landed accurately at Drogba's feet.

Drogba leaned against Thiago Silva with his body, forcing the Brazilian central defender to be unable to disturb him from receiving the ball. Hangland also realized the danger and approached it as soon as possible, but in this fleeting moment, Mikel's pass came to Drogba's feet, who stopped the ball directly into Tottenham Hotspur's penalty area when the ball was stopped.

The next thing was very simple. Thiago Silva was suppressed by Drogba with his body and could not move. Hangland's turn was slow and could not stop Drogba. In the end, the Ivorians stopped the ball and wiped Thiago Silva, and suddenly accelerated and rushed forward from between Thiago Silva and Hangland.

Cech realized the danger and abandoned the goal and attacked immediately, but Drogba was obviously faster, and before Cech, he stabbed the ball straight from Cech's side and drilled the bottom of the goal net.

"Wow" Chelsea fans in the stands rushed out of the seats in vain.

"Didir Drogba scored"

"In the 53rd minute of the second half, Chelsea equalized the score, with a straight pass from John Obi Mikel. Drogba stopped the ball and broke a passage between the two central defenders of Tottenham Hotspur, forming a single shot and equalized the score for the team."

But after scoring the goal, Drogba just turned around and brimmed with the players who had caught up with Lampard and others behind him. He did not celebrate too much, but walked back with his head down. Only when he passed by Mikel, an African compatriot, did he give a celebratory hug.

"We can see from the slow motion that Drogba's monster is really very strong. Thiago Silva had almost no ability to resist under his suppression. Hangland did not cooperate with Thiago Silva at the first time. The loophole between the two was not obvious, and Drogba used his strong body to break out of a passage."

When the live commentator saw the slow-motion replay, he was more amazed at Drogba's strength. Mikel's pass was actually not very good. He just wanted to pass the ball to Drogba's feet, and the key was Drogba.

Suppressing Thiago Silva with his body, then stopped the ball and turned around and broke through. The whole process was completed in one go. Without a strong and powerful body as support and excellent explosive power, this was almost impossible.

This is Drogba, the monster Drogba

Ye Qiu saw the team's defense line being knocked away by Drogba on the sidelines. He could not give him any more expressions except for a wry smile, because he knew Drogba's strength very well. This player is a huge test for any central defender, and defense is the most painful torture.

There is no way to blame anyone for conceding this goal. This is a reflection of Drogba's personal ability. If Hangland approached him at that time, Drogba would definitely pass the ball to Lampard. The Blues deputy captain inserted it and kicked it directly at the front of the penalty area, which was still a huge threat.

"Let Yaya warm up," Ye Qiu turned around and said to Roland.

Chelsea is a tiger. Tottenham Hotspur is not yet able to compete with this tiger one-on-one, so he can only choose to avoid the edge for the time being. Ye Qiu also hopes that Chelsea can push it out, because it pushes out, for Tottenham Hotspur, there will be more room for counterattack.

"Don't worry, take your time, we still have time to stabilize our defense first, do you understand?" Ye Qiu walked to the sidelines and cheered his players loudly.

Three minutes later, he replaced Fabregas with Yaya Toure, and this time he directly adopted the three-middle midfielder. The position between Mascherano, Hangland and Thiago Silva was closer, with the purpose of intercepting Drogba.

Ye Qiu's adjustment immediately stabilized the team's defense again, but also sacrificed the team's offense and ball control. Now the situation on the court has changed. Chelsea began to win the initiative and advantage on the court. Tottenham Hotspur became a defensive counterattack. The situation between the two sides seemed to have returned to a stalemate.

Ye Qiu stood on the sidelines and let time pass by minute by minute. He didn't seem to panic at all. Not only him, but all the members of Tottenham Hotspur coaching staff were also calm because the initiative in the game was actually in Tottenham Hotspur's hands, because Ye Qiu still held two substitutions in his hand.

Mourinho still has a place in his hands, but he won't use it easily. He will definitely wait until the final stage of the game before using it. However, Tottenham Hotspur has two more times, which means that Ye Qiu used one substitution to offset the effect of Chelsea's two substitutions.

It’s not that Ye Qiu’s substitution is better than Mourinho. Mourinho’s substitution is actually very targeted. The two substitutions and the interruption of the halftime break completely reversed the situation, forcing Ye Qiu to replace Fabregas and replace Yaya Toure to stabilize the situation.

The main reason why Mourinho lost the initiative is that his starting tactics at the beginning were too conservative.

Of course, Ye Qiu has the initiative now, but it is also very dangerous. If his substitution cannot achieve the expected effect, it will be equivalent to losing his initiative in vain. This will not only fail to break the current deadlock, but may even affect the morale of the team.

The timing of substitution is also very important, because once you enter RU minutes, with little game time left, Mourinho will definitely follow Tottenham Hotspurs to make substitutions, striving to freeze the changes brought about by Tottenham Hotspurs’ substitutions.

So, after the time entered 70 minutes, Ye Qiu asked Van Persie to warm up on the sidelines. In 73 minutes, he pulled him to his side and gave him a few tips. At 75 minutes, Van Persie replaced Van Persie with a somewhat lack of physical fitness. This seemed to be a replacement without much tactical changes.

Even the on-site commentator felt that Fanny's physical fitness was already a bit insufficient, forcing Ye Qiu to make a substitution.

After Van Persie came on the court, she whispered and said a few words when she passed by Ribery, then walked to the middle and made a gesture to Messi and Beckham in front of her.

"It seems that when Van Persie came on the court, Ye Qiu asked him to convey some details of Tottenham's tactical adjustments. Now we have to see if Van Persie's appearance can bring much changes to Tottenham's Hotspur."

Everyone knows that this is the most important substitution in this game. If it is effective, Tottenham Hotspur may continue to lead or take the initiative again. But if there is no effect, the game is likely to remain tied, and Chelsea may even be reversed.

"We must all notice that the substitutions of the head coaches of the two teams are very targeted. Whether Mourinho almost used two substitutions during the halftime break, or Ye Qiu followed him and replaced Fabregas with Yaya Toure, they all clearly achieved the results they wanted."

"Swap Van Nice and replace Van Persie will undoubtedly determine the next trend of Tottenham Hotspur's game."
Chapter completed!