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If the previous game with Chelsea was a test for George to take over Tottenham Hotspur, then this head-to-head confrontation with Arsenal is undoubtedly an interim test for George and Tottenham to test the results of their reconstruction. It's exam time.
Although Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur are in the same London, the relationship between the two clubs is quite good privately. When the owners of the Stamford Bridge stadium planned to establish a new team, which is today's Chelsea, they encountered great difficulties. At that time, Tottenham and Charlton, both teams in London, both Provided selfless assistance to Chelsea. In order to repay the kindness of these two clubs, Chelsea never regarded their games with Tottenham and Charlton as derbies. If someone regards the match between Chelsea and Tottenham as a derby just because they are in London, they will be laughed at.
Because of this, although in 2016, before George traveled, Tottenham and Chelsea players had a fierce conflict in the final game of the league. After the game, Tottenham defender Danny Rose pushed Hiddink at the tunnel. Later, it was exaggerated by the good-hearted English media, but the top management of Chelsea and Tottenham maintained a considerable degree of restraint and did not let the situation escalate further, and quickly calmed down the incident. If this matter happened between Tottenham and Arsenal, then the two clubs would have been arguing all summer. How could this matter be revealed so quickly and easily?
After all, unlike Chelsea, Tottenham hates Arsenal from top to bottom. For Tottenham fans, they can tolerate the team's long-term sluggish record and ugly play, but they absolutely cannot accept the club suffering even the slightest loss in the confrontation with Arsenal!
Although he was not a Tottenham fan in his previous life, and he only became the owner of Tottenham Hotspur by chance in this life, as the game against Arsenal approaches, George has clearly felt it from Tottenham fans and staff. Here comes their eagerness to see the team show Arsenal off in this round of clashes!
"How's it going, George?" After the day's training, old Charlie came to George's office and said with a smile, "The popularity of this 'North London Derby' is no worse than the Northwest Derby between Manchester United and Liverpool, right? "
"Yeah." George thought about the fans who had gathered outside the training base these days and used various slogans and banners to express their defeat to Tottenham. He couldn't help but sigh from the bottom of his heart, "I really didn't expect that Tottenham. The relationship between Spurs and Arsenal is actually so bad. Although it is not like Liverpool and Manchester United who have not been in contact with each other for decades, there are only a handful of players and coaches who have played for both clubs. , and will also be under strong pressure from the old club... I can’t imagine what the fans will be like if the team fails to win Arsenal at home in this game.”
Although George in his previous life had also seen reports about the mortal rivals Tottenham and Arsenal, it was not until now that he realized the excitement contained in this North London derby and the thoughts in the hearts of his fans. Desire to beat Arsenal!
"Since this is a game that cannot be lost, George, as long as you win it, there will be no problem?" Seeing that George had a clearer understanding of the upcoming North London Derby, he realized that this game Regarding the importance to him and the team, old Charlie nodded happily, "By the way, George, if you are not in a hurry to go home and rest, come and listen to me, an old man, talk about the past between Arsenal and Tottenham. How about it?"
"Okay." George naturally readily accepted Old Charlie's proposal. As the owner and head coach of Tottenham, he needs to know everything related to this club. Only in this way can we better control the team and gain support from fans in the future.
In England, if the owner or head coach of a club does not even understand the history of his club, and even rashly gives gifts to the team's arch-rivals, it will easily arouse resentment and resistance from his own fans.
In this way, from the mouth of old Charlie, George finally had a detailed understanding of the grudges between Tottenham and Arsenal for the first time!
It turns out that when Arsenal was first founded, the Gunners' home stadium was not Highbury Stadium in North London. Instead, 27 years after its establishment, it was decided to move the home stadium from Woolen Stadium in East London for economic reasons. Veach moved to Highbury, a stadium in North London, in the more affluent surrounding area. This naturally aroused strong opposition from Tottenham Hotspur, which was originally based in North London. Tottenham fans also believed that Arsenal, who came to North London, was competing with them for territory, and they were extremely dissatisfied with Arsenal.
However, although Arsenal's uninvited arrival aroused dissatisfaction and hostility from the Tottenham club and fans, the two clubs became sworn enemies dating back to 1919 after the end of World War I.
Four years ago, in 1915, the English League One was suspended due to the outbreak of World War I. At that time, Tottenham were ranked last in the First Division and Arsenal was fifth in the Second League. At the same time, when it decided to restart the Football League four years later, the Football Association made another decision to expand the English League One.
At that time, the Football Association's initial decision was that the last two teams in English League One would not be relegated that season, and the top two teams in English League Two would be promoted directly, thus completing the expansion operation. However, Sir Norris, who was the chairman of Arsenal Club at the time, had his own plans. Using his friendship with the Chairman of the Football Association and his contacts in the UK, Norris successfully got the Football Association to change its decision and promote Arsenal, ranked fifth in English League Two, to League One, while Tottenham Hotspur However, they were relegated from League One to League B. Especially since then, Arsenal has never been relegated, setting a record in the history of English football. Such a result, coupled with the fact that Arsenal had previously grabbed territory, how could it be possible not to make everyone at Tottenham angry?
Stealing people's money is like killing their parents, let alone something as big as promotion or relegation of a club. Since then, Tottenham and Arsenal have been at odds with each other, and the North London derby between the two clubs has become one of the most bitter derby matches.
Not long after pitting Tottenham into the second division, Arsenal made another move that added fuel to the hatred between the two clubs. In 1923, Arsenal Club successfully "persuaded" Transport for London and Islington Local Council to rename Gillespie Road Underground Station next to Highbury Stadium as Arsenal Station!
This was not a simple action, as it involved extensive replacement of tickets, maps and various signs at the time. Moreover, this name change can further expand Arsenal's popularity among the fan base, and can even occupy the magpie's nest and replace Tottenham Hotspur, becoming the real boss in North London!
Tottenham were once again angered by Arsenal's move and believed that as the big brother in North London at the time, they should at least get a subway or train station named after themselves before Arsenal. But unfortunately, to this day, there is no subway or train station called "Tottenham Hotspur" near White Hart Lane.
After that, the famous Northern Ireland player Jennings moved from White Hart Lane to Highbury. Greenham, who single-handedly built Arsenal's defense team, coached Tottenham. Sol Campbell, who was born in Tottenham's youth training, was free after the expiration of his contract. Transfer to Arsenal... As time goes by, the hatred between Tottenham and Arsenal continues to escalate in these incidents, and Tottenham fans regard defeating Arsenal as equally important as winning the championship!
"So, Charlie, what you are saying is that in order to get the support and recognition of the fans, we must hand over a report card that satisfies them in this game against Arsenal?" After listening to old Charlie's narration, George finally understood. , Why are Tottenham fans so hostile to Arsenal? He also realized that this North London derby was not only a touchstone for himself and the team to verify the training results during this period, but also a game that could not be lost. Otherwise, the anger from Tottenham fans will be enough to make this team that lacks running-in and experience not have a good life for some time in the future.
"That's right." Seeing George's solemn face, old Charlie understood that the other party finally understood the importance of this derby. "So I suggest, George, if you have any tricks, you can use them on Arsenal. In England, No one will condemn you for using off-the-clock tactics against your rivals... Of course, tactics that cross the red line such as on-court violence and illegal drugs are absolutely not allowed. Doing so is courting death."
The so-called mortal enemy is someone who can be attacked disgustingly in all directions at all costs and methods. At this point, Ferguson's Manchester United and Florentino's Real Madrid did the most superbly.
Why did Michael Owen in his previous life get a contract from Manchester United when no one was willing to take over? Isn't it because Sir Alex Ferguson wanted to disgust his rival Liverpool and let people know that Liverpool's former golden boy can now only play as the fourth forward at Manchester United? ?
In the summer of 2000, Portuguese superstar Luis Figo, then captain of Barcelona, switched to Real Madrid, which was a very heavy blow to the Catalan giant, causing Barcelona to fall into a period of chaos that lasted for three years. It wasn't until Laporta came to power in the summer of 2003 that Barcelona finally got out of this trough.
Therefore, there is naturally no problem with George using his methods against Arsenal. If done properly, it can not only disrupt Arsenal's military morale, but also gain recognition and praise from its own fans, giving Tottenham a slight advantage before the game starts!
However, what George didn't expect was that before he could take action, Arsenal took the lead in firing the first shot of this "war"!
