"Guide Zhang, the first half is over, and all Chinese fans are looking forward to it. Tottenham, who has high expectations, fell behind 0 away games. It's very, very regretful. What do you think happened in this first half? Is there still a chance to turn the tables?"

In the live broadcast room of the CCTV building in Beijing, China, two commentators who are specifically responsible for Champions League commentary are conducting a summary after the end of the first half, which is also a live comment and analysis for all fans across the country.

"I think there is still a chance to turn the tables." Director Zhang used his typical Beijing accent and slowly spoke the speed of his speech, directly pointing out his own opinion first, that is, there is still a second half, and everything is still possible.

"Do you think there is still a chance?" The host was a little confirmation.

"To" Director Zhang nodded, "In fact, the problem in the first half is not that the team's strength is problematic, nor that Tottenham Hotspur's skills are not as good as others. If we look at strength, Tottenham Hotspur should lead 0, but the interesting thing about football is that it doesn't look at its strength, it depends on your performance on the spot."

"Bortmond performed very well in this game. Klopp must have made very careful preparations for this game. This is the death group of the Champions League, which brings together the champion teams of four leagues in the five major leagues of the Premier League, Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1, and the competition is very fierce."

"Tottenham Hotspur is the king's army in everyone's eyes. It's the number one hottest qualifying hotline. Dortmund is also very powerful, compared to Juventus and even the Ligue 1 team..."

The host of "Montpellier" reminded that this team is very, very unfamiliar to the Chinese.

"Yes, Montpellier, the Ligue 1 team has a very slim hope of qualifying from the first two rounds. If Dortmund wants to suppress Juventus and qualify from the group, it is best to make a fuss about Tottenham Hotspur, because they played the two sides in the second round to I, which means that the strength of the two teams is not much different."

"In this situation where the strength gap is not big, if you want to be more confident in qualifying, Tottenham Hotspur is the key to their qualifying in the group. The biggest suspense in the Death Group is often not the result of each other's fighting, but the fighting spirit and strength inspired in this very complex environment where everyone has the hope of qualifying and everyone wants to qualify."

The host nodded constantly after hearing this, "So I personally think that Dortmund did perform at a super level in the first half."

"Super level, absolutely super level. They almost suppressed Tottenham Hotspurs with little chance, and even lost to the opponent's possession. This situation has not appeared on Tottenham Hotspur for a long time. I personally think that Dortmund's first half was very, very perfect."

"How do you say it?" the host also asked along the way.

"First of all, they have played their own characteristics very well and fully demonstrated. They can run, and all the players can run very well. So we see, they have been running against Tottenham Hotspur from the beginning. We all know that Tottenham Hotspur is very good at running, but they are obviously not excited enough in this game."

"You mean, that game with Chelsea is too exhausting?"

"It's definitely related," Director Zhang nodded without hesitation. "Often the player's state is a parabola, with ups and downs, one game high and one game low, which is very normal. So let's see, in the Bundesliga weekend, Dortmund played badly, Klopp smiled and said, "It's okay, we did it on purpose."

"At that time, many people thought Klopp was talking nonsense, and some people deliberately suppressed the team's condition." The host also laughed.

"But now when looking back, he did it on purpose. Not only did he keep his strength, the team didn't do his best, just waiting for you to keep your energy to deliver it to you. For Dortmund, if you want to get the right to qualify, you have to try every means to get points from Tottenham Hotspur. They are not sure about the away game, so they must fight at home."

After a pause, Director Zhang continued: "Also, in addition to being able to run, Dortmund's pass speed is very fast, and his midfield fighting and strangling ability is also very good. They dare to press forward. Through this high-intensity pressure and pressing in the frontcourt, they force the opponent to make mistakes. Once the ball is grabbed in the frontcourt, they will immediately launch a counterattack.

"Lewandowski, Reus, Gotze and Kuba, the four players, the frontcourt offensive platoon is very outstanding and has changed a lot, especially Lewandowski. He receives the first pass and then passes the ball diagonally to both sides. This is the most threatening means for Dortmund's attack."

When the host heard this, he was also surprised, "I remember that Ye Qiu mentioned this at the press conference before the game, but judging from the game process, Tottenham Hotspur did not seem to have targeted defense."

"I personally think that Ye Qiu may consider that if you adopt targeted defense, the distance and space between the midfield and the back line may be compressed, which will affect the team's offense. We all know that the midfield determines the offensive flexibility of a team. If you are suppressed in the midfield, the offense will become no threat."

"There is another point I think that the players in Tottenham Hotspur's game are not excited enough. It is probably related to the continuous battles in the past. After all, national team games and against Chelsea are tough battles. Dortmund, this game is to revitalize their strength. They have already made targeted preparations to restrain you, Tottenham Hotspur."

"We all know that when you have only one goal, you are very focused on how to think about problems, and when you have many goals, you need to coordinate. For a team like Tottenham, multi-line combat leads to distractions, which is inevitable."

The host also expressed support for Director Zhang's remarks, "But I believe that all Chinese fans do not want Tottenham to lose. After all, they are too strong in the Premier League and have been unbeaten to 96 games so far, an impossible miracle."

"Yes, so Tottenham Hotspur is very confused now. The league is so good. They are too familiar with the rhythm and atmosphere of the Premier League. They are used to playing with the initiative. In the first half of this game, they suddenly encountered Dortmund. The Bundesliga teams don't care about it and come up and take the lead first and then talk about it. They are stunned."

"We must admit that Dortmund's entire oppression in the first half was arranged perfectly and can be regarded as a textbook. I believe Klopp must have studied Ye Qiu's tactics. They are too similar. For example, Klopp said that my ball possession rate is about 55%, so Dortmund's average ball possession rate is about 56. It's very similar to Ye Qiu."

"Also, one pass and catch the ball, running without the ball, pressing and pressing in the frontcourt, etc., even if you look at the offense, you can find Lewandowski after intercepting the ball, Lewandowski stabilizes the ball, and the player behind him inserts it. Does this remind you of the shadow of Tottenham Hotspur?"

"For" the host spoke out again, "so many people say that Dortmund is a rough version of Tottenham Hotspur."

Coach Zhang laughed, "That was caused by the Bundesliga environment. Tottenham Hotspur was able to play this effective combination of power and technology in the Premier League, which is a very admirable thing in itself. Wenger has wanted to reorganize another team for many years after Vieira and others left, but he has never succeeded, but Ye Qiu has succeeded."

"Guide Zhang" host thought about it and asked again: "You just said that there is still a chance. Do you think, if we look at the situation in the first half, how should Tottenham Hotspur adjust in the second half?"

Director Zhang laughed, "I can't guess that Ye Qiu's on-site command is very, very outstanding, and often has some unexpected ideas. And we all know that Tottenham Hotspur's analysis team is very professional. They will give Ye Qiu some professional advice, and then the head coach coordinates various situations and makes decisions.

"But," Director Zhang changed his mind. If it was just what he said, then he was not qualified to comment on the highlight of the game. "I think Tottenham Hotspur should first focus on freezing Lewandowski, because Dortmund's offense often plays this point, and he depends on him to play the ball."

"As for offense, I think that with Dortmund's running style and Tottenham's characteristics, the degree of physical energy consumption is very critical, because we all noticed that although Dortmund also attaches importance to pressing and oppression, they are relatively poor in teamwork. Pressing and oppressing are more of the individual investment of the players."

"The pressing and oppression of Tottenham Hotspur is a bit like Barcelona. It emphasizes the coordinated combat of the whole team, so the less physical energy consumption will be. Therefore, the later the time, the more beneficial it will be to Tottenham Hotspur."

"Well, thank you very much for Director Zhang." The host's headphones came a notice that the director would enter the advertisement. "We all know that Ye Qiu has always been praised by fans as an on-site command expert. Many people even think that he is the best on-site command head coach, so we should be full of confidence in him. In the second half, I believe that Tottenham Hotspur's performance will improve and even have the opportunity to turn the situation around."

"I think there must be some," Director Zhang laughed after he finished speaking.

When the fans who were far away in China who stayed up late to watch the third round of the Champions League group stage were watching CCTV's advertisements, everyone welcomed the head coach Ye Qiu who pushed the door in with a nervous look on his face.

It was exactly the same as in other games. He was holding some data and information from the coaching staff and analysis team in his hand, but his face looked normal without much anger and dissatisfaction, which made many players feel relieved.

They didn't know that Ye Qiu stood outside the player channel for more than a minute just to calm down.

The team is behind, and he knows that the players don’t want to, so now the scolding is not effective, and the most important thing is to calm down.

"Let me first talk about the problems we encountered in the first half and the team's not doing enough."

Ye Qiu walked into the locker room without any opening remarks. When he walked to the middle of the player, everyone focused their attention on him.

"I said that when playing against Dortmund, the defense line cannot be loose, and we must always maintain a close contact. Our two goals in the first half were almost the same, and the ribs were transferred, which proves that we did not do enough in terms of the tightness of the defense line, especially in the process of pulling and moving the opponent, we lost response and assisting defense."

In fact, Dortmund did not get much good scoring opportunities in the first half. Although they performed well, they were more about pressing and oppression. In the first half, it was not so good that Dortmund performed too well and perfectly, but Tottenham Hotspur paid the price for frequent mistakes.

Of course, it is undeniable that Dortmund did perform well, but that was in defense, in oppression and pressing, they perfectly demonstrated a team that was not as strong as their opponents, and a team that was not as skilled and tactical as their opponents, how to defeat a strong team.

This is indeed a nearly textbook first half, and Ye Qiu has to admit this

But it all is based on the premise that Tottenham Hotspur itself is not performing well

Ye Qiu's words were bloody, without any drag, and pointed directly at the team's biggest crux of the problem.

"Yes, I reminded everyone before the game not to tighten the midfield and defense line just because of the oppression and pressing from the opponent. This will affect our offense. But I have always reminded you not to be busy because of the oppression and pressing from the opponent. Still follow our usual playing style and rhythm, but we fell into the opponent's rhythm from the beginning."

This is the most important reason why Tottenham Hotspur performed poorly in the first half and made frequent mistakes.

Once you lose control of the game and lose the ability to grasp the rhythm of the game, no matter how strong or outstanding you are, you will not be able to exert even half of your strength. This is like the several massacres created by Tottenham Hotspur, which dominates the situation and rhythm of the game from the beginning.

Ye Qiu could even predict that if there was no effective adjustment during the halftime break, Tottenham Hotspur would probably leave Germany in a complete defeat or even a tragic massacre by the Dortmund.

Don't think it's impossible. The football field is changing rapidly and everything is possible.

"I don't plan to make a substitution adjustment now," Ye Qiu said something that made everyone in the locker room feel relieved, "But, I want each of you to give me a promise and guarantee that we must make changes in the second half, otherwise, we Tottenham Hotspur will leave West Stadium with shame."

In the football circle, a head coach will not easily win the starter during the half-time break unless he encounters special circumstances, such as falling behind in the first half, or being injured, because it is not only a weakening of the head coach's authority, but also a great disrespect to the players.

Ye Qiu walked to the tactical board, and the assistants had already written Dortmund's position and formation diagram on it.

"First of all, you all should remember that Dortmund has nothing amazing. Klopp's so-called tactics are actually things that we learn from us. In terms of playing front-field oppression and pressing, we are their teachers. Besides high-pressing and so-called fast attacks, what else can he do to take advantage of?"

Ye Qiu's words were not intended to belittle Klopp, but to dispel the players' fear of Dortmund. This kind of conscious attack on the opponent's players and the head coach is not uncommon in the locker room, and what Ye Qiu said is basically the truth.

Dortmund's ability in positional combat and offense is indeed not strong, so in the last half of the second half, it is often the most prone time for Dortmund to have problems, because their physical fitness declines, resulting in insufficient control of the team.

"In this game, Lewandowski was very active. He scored two goals in the frontcourt and passed the ball to both sides. Reus, Gotze and Kuba intervened to create a threat, so we have to strangle this point, do you understand what I mean?"

Thiago Silva, Kompani, and Pirlo, who was on the back, nodded and expressed his clarity.

"I often say that the world is fair and if you want to gain something, you have to lose something."

"Bortmond's high-level compression system is excellent on the surface and runs smoothly, but the problem is also obvious. The four players in the frontcourt have to press against the opponent's defense line, and the two midfielders must naturally press up, otherwise the midfield will be disconnected, but the problem lies with their two central defenders."

As Ye Qiu clearly showed Dortmund's front-field compression position map on the tactical board, everyone clearly saw that when the midfield was pressing, the two full-backs Schmelze and Piszczek also moved forward, because they will become the connection hub between the midfield and the defense line.

The reason for this is that the two central defenders Hummels and Subotic are both tall and slow to turn. They have good high ball abilities, but they dare not push them rashly, because once they push them, they will encounter a more embarrassing situation than Barcelona. At least Barcelona's double central defender's ability to chase back is very good.

But once Dortmund is beaten behind, there is only one speed player in front of him, and the double center back is just sad.

Ye Qiu realized this in the first half, that is, there was a not very obvious disconnect between their double midfielders and double central defenders, and this disconnect basically occurred when Dortmund was pressing in the middle and frontcourt.

If they can break the ball when their central defender and midfielder are disconnected, they can launch a counterattack, with the personal abilities of Tottenham Hotspur two wingers Ribery and Messi, as long as one person appears in this area, they will almost play one and the other are accurate, making you have no way to run.

Logically speaking, it is actually not impossible to solve this problem. For example, arranging large-scale moving double midfielders to cover more areas, and allowing both full-backs to provide sufficient protection. In addition, the players' defensive position and coordinated combat can cover up this problem to the greatest extent.

However, the two full-backs of Dortmund obviously cannot provide effective protection, and the coverage area of ​​the double midfielder is not large, especially Kell, this veteran, but the most important thing is Klopp. This young Bundesliga coach who advocates running and bombing tactics has always had obvious weaknesses in tuning defensive positions and collaborative operations.
Chapter completed!