Wang Xiaodong was leisurely signing jerseys at home, but there was a lot of noise outside.
On January 27, without Wang Xiaodong, Tottenham defeated Everton 2-1 away from home.
This result makes the fans barely satisfied. At least, the team did not lose.
After the game, all the microphones were pointed at Martin Joel, asking him about Wang Xiaodong's injury.
Faced with such a question, Tottenham's head coach still did not answer directly. He pushed the question to the team doctor and admitted that he did not know Wang Xiaodong's condition.
Damn it, you are Wang Xiaodong's head coach. How can you not know the injuries of your players?
What about fools?
If Martin Joel doesn’t say anything, the media can only guess.
One person said that Wang Xiaodong had invited a certain German attending physician, and the other said that Wang Xiaodong had to recuperate for at least more than a month.
Some people even say that Wang Xiaodong specially invited famous doctors from the East to treat his ankles using a non-incisional method.
In short, everyone was guessing in the direction of Wang Xiaodong's injury.
After all, if Wang Xiaodong is really fine, Tottenham fans will like to watch this kind of news.
After the 25th round of the league, the Red Devils Manchester United ranked first in the Premier League with 18 wins, 3 draws, 4 losses and 57 points, followed by the blue team Chelsea. The Magic Birds team currently has 17 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses.
Although Tottenham only lost in the first league game this season, they actually had many draws. They currently have 14 wins, 10 draws and 1 loss, ranking third with 52 points.
The first-tier teams have all exceeded 50 points in points. Arsenal is ranked fourth with 13 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses with 45 points. Liverpool is ranked fifth with 44 points with 13 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses. The sixth place is Bolton with 41 points, and the seventh place is Bolton with 35 points.
Judging from this score, the first and second echelons have fallen far behind. Even Arsenal, ranked fourth, is 12 points behind the Red Devils at the top.
In other words, except for the top three teams, the other teams basically bid farewell to the Premier League championship this season.
Because of this, the professor changed his strategy and first won a consolation prize in the FA Cup or League Cup.
Just based on the points scored by Tottenham and Arsenal in the league, as long as Tottenham doesn't waste time, the top three in the league will be secure.
As for the goal of earning four, leave it to teams such as Arsenal and Liverpool.
After playing until now, Martin Joel is also a little confused.
Should the team try to compete for the league title?
Chelsea and Manchester United are at loggerheads this season. The Red Devils want to regain the long-awaited league title, while Chelsea wants to achieve three consecutive Premier League titles.
Tottenham followed suit and played without hesitation, but unexpectedly they also managed to achieve a good third place result.
Now that the team is fighting on four fronts, the issue of trade-offs has become a constant problem for Martin Joel.
At this time, an official news release from UEFA announced that the grand prize had landed on Tottenham's head.
Tottenham's Europa League last-16 opponent Feyenoord was disqualified from the competition by UEFA. In other words, Tottenham will directly advance to the top 16 of the Europa League.
When Feyenoord went to France to watch the game in the UEFA Cup away game against Nancy on November 30 last year, when the team fell behind 0-3 and was sent off one man, they became angry.
Losing control of their emotions, they made a scene at the stadium and fought against local Nancy fans. Many facilities on the stadium were also destroyed by them.
It was because of this riot that UEFA finally decided to disqualify Feyenoord from the competition.
In fact, UEFA has also considered another option, with Poland's Krakow replacing Feyenoord in the 1/16 match.
Interestingly, Krakow was the last team to be disqualified from the European competition by UEFA due to fan violence. They accepted the punishment in 1998.
Therefore, after many decisions by UEFA, it was finally decided that Tottenham would advance directly.
Although Feyenoord also has the right to appeal to the sports court, the chance of winning is slim.
When the news came, White Hart Lane was filled with joy.
The fans cheered, thinking that this was God's compensation for the injustice suffered in the last round of the league last season.
Directly advancing to the top 16 is not as simple as playing two less games.
The second North London derby against the Gunners is just around the corner, and then there is the FA Cup... fighting on the fourth front is not just talk.
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On the last day of January, the sky in London was a bit cold, and the humid air found its way in, which made many people uncomfortable.
Wang Xiaodong didn't feel anything, because his heart had already been filled with the word "revenge".
In fact, there is no deep grudge between Wang Xiaodong and Arsenal.
But as a Tottenham player, how to suppress the rivals in the same city is something that I have to think about all the time.
"Dong, how are you? Is everything okay?"
"Dong, just leave it alone and I'll help you."
In the locker room, Wang Xiaodong wrapped bandages around his ankles.
Putting Wang Xiaodong in the big list is in itself a risky move by Martin Joel.
Before the match roster was announced, Martin Joel said nothing about Wang Xiaodong's situation. The Gunners also thought this was a smoke bomb released by Tottenham.
No matter what, Arsenal, who lacked Fabregas's dispatch, came up with 120 points of preparation to deal with this game. All tactics were based on Wang Xiaodong's availability. Moreover, in last week's league game, Baptista strained his groin. In this game, Arsenal lost two midfielders before the start of the game.
Walking into White Hart Lane, Wang Xiaodong heard the shouts from the fans.
"Winter, winter, winter, winter!!!"
Seeing Wang Xiaodong walking into the stadium wearing the No. 4 white jersey, the fans were overjoyed.
"Dong, I knew you could do it!"
"Dong, fuck it, fuck it!"
"Dong, let those weaklings see Tottenham's true strength!"
Wang Xiaodong came to the bottom of the stands, waved and greeted the fans one by one.
At this moment, a group of oriental faces in the stands attracted Wang Xiaodong's attention.
Seeing Wang Xiaodong looking this way, the leader Chen Tao quickly stood up, waved his hands and shouted: "Xiaodong, Wang Xiaodong, Wang Xiaodong!!!"
Looking at the opponent's uniform No. 4 Tottenham jersey, Wang Xiaodong suddenly thought that these guys might become the first wave of buyers of his signed jersey.
"Hello, are you fans from China?"
Hearing Wang Xiaodong's question, Chen Tao and his teammates behind him looked embarrassed.
"Uh... Xiaodong, we are Olympic team members and came to London for winter training."
"Oh! So that's it!" Wang Xiaodong instantly looked like he was suddenly enlightened. He had been signing jerseys for a while and really didn't pay much attention to this news.
This winter, the entire National Olympic team went to Europe for training.
The destination in the first half was France, where the National Olympics played several friendly matches with the reserve teams of well-known local clubs.
In the last game against the Marseille reserve team, the Olympic team members also had a slight physical conflict with local players, which caused a bit of unpleasantness.
After finishing the training there, the Olympic team rushed to London without stopping in order to catch up with the North London derby.
"So that's it." Wang Xiaodong suddenly realized it and waved his hand apologetically, "I suffered a minor injury recently and I just took care of my health. I didn't pay much attention to this news."
"No one should leave after the game. I'll help you catch the wind!"
Seeing Wang Xiaodong being so polite, captain Chen Tao quickly waved his hand and said, "No, no, Xiaodong, you don't have to spend so much money."
"Yes, Xiaodong, we are here to practice and play football. If the domestic media found out that we went to a restaurant as soon as we arrived in London, what would happen to the fans?" Zhu Ting also quickly agreed.
"Does that mean you look down on me? Don't you want to give me face?" Wang Xiaodong's face darkened deliberately, "Brother Zheng Zhizheng was my host a few days ago, and he also came here specially to watch me play football!"
"Do you know? As soon as Brother Zheng was on the court watching the game, I became very confident. I scored four of them by myself in that game, hahahaha~~ Liverpool was turned into a sieve by me!"
"So you come to support me in this game and see how I kill Arsenal!"
"Ya-Ya, you dared to tackle me in the last game. This game will make none of you stand up straight!"
Seeing the high-spirited Wang Xiaodong in the audience, Zhou Haibin and others looked at each other. For the first time, they felt that although they were about the same age as Wang Xiaodong, they were really not on the same level as others.
After finishing playing, Wang Xiaodong asked smoothly: "Which club are you training with when you come to London this time?"
"Chelsea." Chen Tao said a name that he thought was very domineering, and then whispered: "We will play against the Chelsea reserve team in a few days, so..."
"Chelsea?" Wang Xiaodong shook his head after hearing this, "Those stupid guys know how to set up a bus. When the game is over, I will tell you about Chelsea's weaknesses, so that you can win this friendly match easily!"
All the Olympic team members look at me and I look at you. No one will mention not being able to respond to the game anymore.
Yes, Tottenham defeated Chelsea 2-1 in the first half, and Wang Xiaodong played the most important role in the game.
With him on the side to guide him, how difficult is it to win the Chelsea reserve team?
Thinking of this, the Olympic team members all looked at Chen Tao expectantly.
Chen Tao gritted his teeth and said, "MD, do it!"
"Even if we write a 10,000-word review this time, for Xiaodong's sake, we still have to go!"
