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The successive injuries to three players, including Jamie Redknapp, Franck Ribery and Stephen Carr, have cast a shadow over Tottenham Hotspur, which has been winning consecutive games during this period, and also have a negative impact on the players. It had a certain impact. This can be seen from the fact that players have become more careful on the training ground for fear of missing games due to injuries.
After all, for professional players, injuries can be said to be the last thing they want to face. Countless talented stars have been ruined by injuries and have failed to reach the heights they deserve. Therefore, after learning that Redknapp and others were injured, the players' concerns about injuries were immediately aroused - especially when little Redknapp, a glass man, had just returned from injury. Being injured again made the players attach great importance to this issue!
Therefore, in the past few days after winning against West Ham United, Tottenham players have been extremely cautious in team training, avoiding physical confrontation and using dangerous movements as much as possible to reduce their chances of injury.
George can naturally see the careful attitude shown by the players in training. However, he did not come up with any good countermeasures for this situation. After all, players are also human beings, and it is natural to worry that injuries will affect their careers. It is impossible for George to teach these players a lesson just because of this matter. If George really does this, he will completely put himself on the opposite side of the players and stir up unnecessary conflicts within the team.
Forget it, it’s better to be more careful in training. If they take it too seriously, they may repeat Gascoigne’s tragedy at Lazio (Note: During Gascoigne’s time at Lazio, he was trained by the fledgling Nesta middle). George, who thought this way, tolerated what the players did. Of course, another reason why George did not reprimand this is that, apart from becoming more careful in confrontation, the players did not show any signs of cheating in other aspects, but completed all the tasks conscientiously. training program. Otherwise, George will definitely come forward to solve it as soon as possible, and even if he takes tough measures, he will never tolerate it!
However, what George didn't expect was that the players would actually bring this cautious style to official games. And the result of their doing this was that Tottenham Hotspur, who was playing at home, actually fell behind the visiting team by two goals in the first thirty minutes of the league match against Bolton in the eleventh round!
You know, Bolton is not a strong team in English football at all. This team ranked only 17th in the Premier League last season, and it relied on West Ham United's unexpected failure in the final game to successfully avoid relegation. However, tonight, Tottenham actually gave Bolton a two-goal lead after the first half. This is naturally related to Tottenham players avoiding physical confrontation and worrying about being injured during the game.
Although George can understand the players' motivations for doing this, as the head coach of Tottenham Hotspur, he cannot tolerate players playing passively to avoid injuries, or even giving away the victory they could have won!
So, during the halftime break, George once again turned on the "blower" he inherited from Ferguson: "I know what you are thinking, and I also understand that everyone is doing this just to reduce the risk of injuries. Maybe, not for any other reason. However, I hope you idiots can remember one thing, that is..."
"My team doesn't raise waste, and we don't need cowards who don't even have the courage to fight against their opponents!" After saying this, George turned and walked towards the door of the locker room, and then the players heard the sound from the door. There was a loud "bang" sound. Obviously, after losing his temper to the players, George was still in a state of anger.
"Everyone, I think the boss is right." Looking at the teammates around him who were ashamed by George's words, Ledley King, the captain of the team, took the lead to break the dull atmosphere in the locker room. , "Although avoiding injuries as much as possible is something we must learn, but this does not mean that we should restrain our hands in the game, or even give the victory to our opponents... This kind of approach is really not what we should do as professional players. things done.”
"That's right." After Ledley King took the lead in making his statement, Poyet, the oldest member of the Tottenham team, also made a statement. "Perhaps it's because many of the people here have not played in the Premier League before this season. I don’t know much about the football style here, so I was so soft in the first half of the game. However, if you want to gain a foothold in the Premier League and not be bullied by your opponents, there is no way to blindly avoid physical confrontation. To be useful, you must learn to be tough... If you can't learn this, then I can only say with regret, leave England quickly, football here is not suitable for you!"
Other players are quite convinced by Poyet's words. After all, when the Uruguayan played for Chelsea, he had been teammates with Dennis Wise, a famous villain in English football, for several years, and he still has a lot to say in this regard.
In this way, after being severely sprayed by George and boosted by two locker room bosses, Ledley King and Poyet, Tottenham players finally realized what they had committed. He made a mistake, got rid of the fear of injury and avoided confrontation, and after the start of the second half of the game, with the cheers of nearly 30,000 Tottenham fans at the scene, he launched a ferocious offensive towards Bolton's gate!
Although under the painstaking management of head coach Allardyce, Bolton has also introduced Nigerian midfielder Okocha, French World Cup and European Cup double champion Djorkaeff, and former Real Madrid main defender Ivan Campo. With many passing stars, the team's strength has been greatly improved. However, compared with other Premier League clubs, Bolton's book strength is still only at the bottom. If Allardyce hadn't been strategizing as head coach, Bolton would have been relegated from the Premier League and played in English League One.
In the final analysis, this is all caused by the Bolton fans' bad words - who made them suffer from the Munich air crash and when the whole of England expressed shock and sympathy for Manchester United's experience, Bolton fans opened their arms in the game against Manchester United. , making a gesture like a plane crashing?
The Bolton fans who made this move obviously didn't realize that their seemingly relieving move aroused dissatisfaction across the English football world, making Bolton the target of everyone in English football. Affected by this, Bolton, as one of the seven founding members of the English Football League and also won the FA Cup in 1958, not to mention reaching the top of the league and heading towards glory, had a deteriorating record even when it introduced players. There are many more obstacles than other clubs. After they finally overcome these obstacles, the players themselves, especially the British players, will often express their unwillingness to play in Bolton!
The poor reputation in English football makes it difficult for Bolton to buy suitable players domestically. Therefore, Allardyce had to focus on signings outside the UK, and introduced those past stars from foreign leagues to strengthen the team's lineup to ensure that Bolton can continue to stay in the Premier League. However, despite this, the lack of domestic supporters still has a very obvious negative impact on Bolton's overall strength. For example, now, facing Tottenham Hotspur, who adjusted their state at halftime, the game went smoothly in the first half. Bolton players, who were preparing to make persistent efforts to seal the victory in the second half, were quickly blocked by Tottenham players at the beginning of the second half. He was stunned by the violent attack that followed!
You know, Bolton now has to rely on the 35-year-old French veteran Djorkaeff to attack the city at the front. The core of the midfield is Okocha, who has entered his thirties, and the defense is even more difficult. Only Campo (29 years old) and Jaaskelainen (28 years old) are under 30 years old. As a result, Bolton, who was frequently blocked in the transfer market and could only choose to build the team with veterans, immediately became extremely frustrated when facing Tottenham, a team dominated by young players and playing with great momentum.
In the 58th minute, Okocha's pass to Djorkaeff was intercepted by Vidic, and Tottenham immediately launched a quick counterattack. Carrick made a long pass over the top, and Bierovka, who came in from the left, directly passed the ball to the goal with a low pass. Robbie Keane hit the horse under the cover of Drogba and used A deft push shot broke through the fingers of Finnish goalkeeper Jaaskelainen, one to zero!
Twenty minutes later, Tottenham once again used a counterattack to score Bolton's goal. But this time, Tottenham directly intercepted the visiting team's pass in the frontcourt. Before the Bolton players had time to organize the defense, they directly attacked the goal guarded by Jaaskelainen. In the end, Billy came on as substitute Robbie Keane. Ya assisted Drogba to score and tied the score at 2-2!
Although under George's powerful blower during the half-time break, the Tottenham players, who finally cheered up, caught up in the second half and pulled the two teams back together with more than ten minutes left before the end of the game. Back to the same starting line. But unfortunately, in the remaining time, Tottenham players failed to replicate their magical performance against Chelsea. They could only watch Bolton, who used the iron barrel formation, take away a point from White Hart Lane. It ended Tottenham's eight-game winning streak in all competitions this season!
After a 2-2 draw with Bolton at home, which regrettably halted their winning streak, George and his players didn't have much time to be frustrated or regretful. Because in a week, they will usher in Tottenham's most important game of the season, which is a life-or-death battle with the current league leader, the "Arsenal" Arsenal!
