The days passed quickly. On August 16, the 2006-07 season, Tottenham's first game of the new season was an away game against Bolton.
What surprised the fans was that not only the team's main star Lennon did not appear in the game roster, but even rookie Wang Xiaodong did not go with the team.
After asking each other, the fans could only accept this ridiculous fact: Wang Xiaodong encouraged Lennon to give his little brother a plastic surgery, and was later banned from the team.
Just when the fans were expecting the team's young storm to sweep across England, they were first thrown off by the "young recklessness".
As soon as this news came out, especially several other clubs in London, they all looked at Tottenham as a joke.
This season, the departure of Mido and Carrick was a big loss for Tottenham. Duff's refusal left hidden dangers on the left side. The main center back Ledley King has been suffering from constant injuries, and now even Lennon is bedridden... Faced with the fans' expectations for the fourth round, Martin Joel was bombarded by the media.
In the first 9 minutes, Bolton opened the door to Tottenham.
The home team took a corner kick and Kevin Davis headed the ball in without being marked in front of the goal.
The slow motion showed that Tottenham defender Darren Porter, who was guarding him, was pulled by Bolton defender May before he scored and was unable to take off.
According to the rules, the goal should not have been counted.
But Bolton also provided this statement after the game: The slow motion also showed that Mete was also pulled by a Tottenham player at the time, and the two sides were even.
In any case, Martin Joel did not continue to dwell on this matter, because no one could say anything about the second goal the team conceded.
Less than 5 minutes after the first goal was scored, the home team used a magical kick to expand the score.
Tottenham player Jenas tried to destroy Hunter's pass during the high-level confrontation in the midfield, but he did not kick the ball far, and the ball instead fell at Campo's feet.
The Spaniard neither passed nor broke through. No one expected that he suddenly took a long shot nearly 40 meters away from the goal.
The ball grazed the turf and flew toward the goal. Tottenham goalkeeper Robinson was obviously unprepared. His save was a bit slow, and in the end, he could only watch helplessly as this "foreign ball" crashed into the door at a super low altitude!
Campo seemed very excited after the game. He repeatedly claimed that this was a wonderful moment for him and the team.
And Bolton coach Allardyce also said proudly: "We have just entered the first round of the Premier League, but the best goal of the season has already appeared..."
Faced with this ending, all the focus fell on Tottenham coach Martin Joel after the game.
"It is undeniable that this is a very exciting goal. Such a world wave is rare in any game."
"I deeply regret this and I would like to say sorry to the fans who have come from afar to support us."
"Due to my poor management, some unpleasant accidents occurred within the team."
"But I promise, this is the first time and the last time."
"Tottenham this season is a young team, and young people do things a little recklessly, which made everyone laugh before the season."
“But winning first doesn’t count as a win.”
"In the next games, I will let everyone see how Tottenham's youth storm is sweeping England!"
Although Martin Joel gave an explanation after the game, the major media still did not buy it.
“Behind the glamor is a mass of loose sand” - The Times
"Young young man with many problems" - "L'Equipe"
'Martin Joel is not a master of all things' - Daily Mail
"A dazzling castle in the air, Tottenham's wonderful dream" - "Mirror"
"Judging from Tottenham's first show of the new season, Martin Joel continues to show his lower limit in front of the fans." "Sky Sports" commented after the game.
"The team played disorganized, disjointed in the front and backcourt, and had no aggression at all."
"Berbatov, who just transferred from the Bundesliga, was sleepwalking throughout the game, and veteran Davis also lived up to his former glory."
"Maybe Martin Joel bought China Winter because he wanted to see the world wave he was famous for when he was in the British Championship, but what he didn't expect was that the world wave appeared, but on the opponent's side."
"Dong will naturally bear responsibility for his youth, and Danny and Martin Joel will also have to pay the price for their gamble and negligence."
It was amid such remarks that Tottenham ushered in their second game at home.
The opponent in this game was the newly promoted Sheffield United. They tenaciously tied the Red Army Liverpool 1-1 in the first round.
Although the score was 1 to 1, the actual situation was that Sheffield United scored first in the 12th minute. Liverpool, who were weak, still had their captain Gerrard break through the penalty area and create a penalty kick in the 70th minute. Fowler took the penalty. Hit and tied the score.
In this game, Liverpool launched a frantic attack on Sheffield United's goal, taking 12 corner kicks alone, but still could not create any chances.
After the game, many Chinese media pointed their microphones at Li Tie, who had just transferred over. In their view, it was the fierceness of this national football player that led to Liverpool's defeat.
Li Tie, 30 years old this year, is carrying the Sheffield United jersey No. 30. If we elaborate, he is still in the "recuperation" stage.
The unstoppable player in the Asian arena almost turned into a glass man after coming to the Premier League. Everton has rarely seen Li Tie in the past few seasons.
After recovering from injury this season, moving to Sheffield United is a brand new challenge for the 30-year-old Li Tie.
So when Sheffield United visited White Hart Lane, many Chinese fans gathered at the stadium, looking forward to the "Chinese Derby".
However, the coaches of both sides did not seem to understand what the "Chinese Derby" was. Martin Joel still implemented the regulations and fined Wang Xiaodong for suspension; and after losing the "rival halo bonus (Everton VS Liverpool)", Sheffield United coach Coach Warnock also did not arrange for Li Tie to start.
This game also ended within 20 minutes, also 2-0, but Martin Joel's feeling was very different.
After all, the first round match was a humiliating defeat, but against Sheffield United, it was his own team that scored two goals.
The defeat to Bolton in the first game really took a hit to Tottenham's morale.
Joel admitted that the team's performance was far inferior to its opponents, and public opinion also cast doubt on Tottenham's strength.
Berbatov, who was bought with a lot of money, has performed poorly. Is it difficult for him to adapt to the Premier League environment?
In this game, the team gave a positive answer.
Less than 7 minutes into the game, Bell, the starting full-back on the left, suddenly advanced at high speed. After deceiving the old and frail Unsworth, he quickly crossed the ball. Berbatov, who had been waiting in front of the goal for a long time, opened the scoring effortlessly and scored his first Premier League goal.
After the goal, the Bulgarians also became excited.
In the 17th minute, it played a key transfer station role. It was he who passed Robbie Keane's cross to Janus behind him, who rewritten the score to 2-0.
And these performances are enough to dispel everyone's doubts about him, as Joel said: "Berbatov will be a big shot wherever he plays."
"A natural shooter." Joel continued to praise the Bulgarian forward after the game.
After being praised, Berbatov did not forget about other players. From his point of view, the entire team has changed.
"I can't single out one player because everyone is trying to get better."
"In fact, our team's entire strength is more than that."
"If you have watched our team training games, you will know that what I said is true."
"Don't forget, Tottenham still have a secret weapon that has not been put into the battlefield, and Lennon will also return to the team for training in the next two days."
"So when the next game comes, we will continue to show our full strength in front of the fans."
After the game, Li Tie, who only played for ten minutes, hugged Wang Xiaodong in the stands. The scene was captured by the media. When reporters asked what Li Tie said to Wang Xiaodong at that time, the national football main midfielder scratched his pocket. Caitou smiled and said: "Xiaodong is a very polite child. He has seen me a long time ago, but in order to avoid suspicion, I can only say hello to him after the game."
"The time was short and we didn't have time to say anything, but we have exchanged contact information and I believe there will be further communication in the future."
"To be honest, I should really thank Xiaodong for getting the chance to play at Sheffield United."
"Not only me, but also Ji Hai and Fang Zhuo. Only we know that we domestic players who play in the Premier League can win the favor of the head coach, and it is more or less thanks to Xiaodong's credit."
"You often don't know it at home. In fact, Xiaodong has a great influence in England."
"Even though he played in the Championship last season, the honors he received are no longer comparable to those of normal players."
"I remember when I was playing at Everton a few years ago, I said in an interview with our domestic reporters that there was a kid on the team who was very good at football."
"Now he's captain of the England national team."
"I want to say something today, Xiaodong is no worse than Rooney."
"Just wait, Xiaodong will become the captain of the national team sooner or later."
"I've always had a good eye for people..."
At the same time, Wang Xiaodong, who was sitting in the driver's seat of Bi Mawen, sneezed twice in a row.
Fake, who is scolding me behind my back?
