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In just two rounds of the league, Tottenham fell from the top of the standings to fourth. Such a rapid decline certainly shows that Tottenham's performance in the past two rounds of the league is really not strong enough, but it also proves from another perspective that today's Premier League is no longer the era of Manchester United and Arsenal competing for hegemony. The strength gap between the team and these two clubs is constantly narrowing, and more and more teams are beginning to join the first group!
However, although Tottenham's league ranking has dropped a lot, the team has not been hit much by this. After all, before the start of the season, Tottenham had been looked down upon by the media, believing that it was impossible for this team, which was in the rebuilding period, to make a difference this season and be able to get a ticket to participate in the International Toto League at the end of the season. Cup tickets count as a success.
However, Tottenham's performance since the start of the new season has made these people's faces swollen. Under the leadership of George, Tottenham not only did not struggle to qualify for the European Cup as the media predicted, but they also rushed to the top of the standings, even Manchester United and Chelsea were left behind!
Therefore, although Tottenham's league ranking has declined due to poor results in the past two rounds, no media dares to conclude that Tottenham is going to finish. What if this is just said? Has the Thorns slapped you in the face with another winning streak?
Although it is normal for the media to quarrel with each other, if they are always inconsistent in their attitude towards the same team, they will lose their popularity.
You know, among the top six teams in the Premier League last season, Newcastle and Liverpool, which currently have 19 points and 18 points respectively, have distanced themselves from the first group of Tottenham early. Blackburn even lost in the first 13 rounds. Only eleven points were scored in the league! In contrast, Tottenham have firmly ranked among the top four in the league in the first season after reconstruction, and even have great hope of getting a ticket to the Champions League at the end of the season. What else are they not satisfied with?
Therefore, even though the team's unbeaten streak has been broken recently and they have been winless for three consecutive rounds in the league, Tottenham players did not feel anxious or depressed because of this. On the contrary, after losing to Aston Villa, the players' last moments were The psychological burden was completely dissipated, allowing them to play lightly in the following games and show their due strength.
After all, not losing is a heavy psychological burden for any team. Even AC Milan, which had an unbeaten record of 58 league games that year, couldn't withstand this kind of psychological pressure, let alone Tottenham Hotspur, who was far inferior to that Milan team in terms of experience and strength?
Closer to home, after losing to Aston Villa at home and suffering their first defeat of the season, the Tottenham team went to Ewood Park five days later, where they will play against the home team Blackburn Rovers in the 14th Premier League match. A round of competition!
Although Blackburn has lost its main winger and offensive engine Damien Duff this season, and its performance has declined significantly compared to last season, the former Premier League champion's financial strength is still quite strong - the head coach is a Scottish legend Star player Graeme Souness, the team also has Dwight Yorke, Andy Cole, Australian international Emerton (winner of the Oceania Footballer of the Year in 2002), Slovak international Gresko (a low-level mistake ruined Inter Milan's championship dream That defender) and other well-known stars. It can be said that although Blackburn's lineup is not as good as those teams in the first group, it can be regarded as quite strong.
However, such a team has only achieved a poor record of three wins, two draws and eight losses in the first thirteen rounds of the Premier League. Although Duff's departure has caused Blackburn's offensive system to lack the most critical factor, head coach Souness's poor coaching ability is also an important reason for this situation.
Not to mention anything else, just talking about this confrontation with Tottenham, Souness still arranged the aging Black Wind Shuangsha into the starting lineup. It can be seen how conservative and conservative the Scottish coach's tactical thinking and employment ideas are. I don’t know how to make progress anymore.
At their peak, Yorke and Cole were indeed a striker combination that frightened all teams. Known as the "double evil spirits", they broke into almost every Premier League team's door, but now they have long since No longer as brave as before. Andy Cole, who once rivaled Alan Shearer in the top scorer list, has now failed to reach double digits in league goals for four consecutive seasons, and his ability has deteriorated extremely quickly; Yorke even used his little football talent because of his indulgence. After spending all his money, he turned from a feared tiger general into a stumbling playboy!
"You are George Nelson, right? I heard that you have done quite well at Tottenham recently, but you are still a little behind compared to me." Although Blackburn's record this season is terrible, when shaking hands before the game, Souness He still put on the airs of a senior in front of George, as if it was George's honor to play against him, "In my first year as the head coach, I led Glasgow Rangers to win the Scottish Premiership and the Scottish League Cup. Double champion. If you want to reach my height, you have to work harder!"
"Haha, yes, Coach Souness, you are indeed an example that we fledgling coaches should learn from." George did not treat Souness like he did with Wenger before, but laughed and complimented him. The other side said, "I hope we can give the fans a wonderful game tonight."
"That's natural. Football must be upright. My Blackburn team will not be like Arsenal, who get angry when they find out that their skills are inferior to others." Seeing George complimenting himself so much, Souness's psychology was greatly stimulated. Satisfied, his tone of voice became much gentler.
In this way, after continuing to chat with George for a few words, the Scottish coach said goodbye to George contentedly and walked to Blackburn's bench to prepare for the upcoming game.
"Bah, who is he?" Looking at Souness's pretentious appearance, Charlie Johnson spat in the direction Souness left and said disdainfully, "Lead the Rangers to win the domestic league and... What is the ability to win a double cup? Everyone knows that the winner of the Scottish Premiership Championship every year is either Rangers or Celtic. He has the ability to win a Scottish Premiership title like Sir Alex Ferguson did with a non-rich club like Aberdeen. The trophy!”
"Okay, Charlie, there's no need to be angry with Souness. Souness is just under a lot of coaching pressure recently, and he just wants to show his strength in front of me, a newcomer. There is no malicious intention." Unlike old Charlie, George It's quite open-minded. After all, George could see that Souness didn't really have any prejudice against him, he just wanted to show off his glorious experience in front of him. In this case, there is absolutely no need for me to get angry with the opponent because of this matter. It is better to let Souness show off a little before the game, as an act of respect for the old senior.
Anyway, with Blackburn's current state and strength, it is very difficult to prevent Tottenham from taking all three points in the away game. There is no reason for him to have trouble with Souness. Therefore, giving the other party a slight verbal advantage is nothing to George.
The development of the game was exactly as George expected. Blackburn, playing at home, was simply unable to create enough threats to Tottenham on the offensive end. Souness allowed the Black Wind Twins, whose abilities were severely degraded, to continue to play the leading role at the front line, but there was no second Duff in his hands who could step forward to help them create space and create opportunities. Therefore, under the defense of the young and strong Vidic and Ledley King, York and Cole did not get any chance to score in the whole game. Inaction is the best word to describe their performance tonight!
On the defensive end, it was difficult for Blackburn players to resist Tottenham's increasingly sharp counterattacks. As time goes by, the team has gradually taken shape, and the players have become more and more tacit, and they have become more and more comfortable in using the frontcourt pressure defense jointly developed by Tuchel and Allegri!
Unable to open up the situation on the offensive end, they tried to stall for time in the backcourt but were repeatedly pressed and harassed by Tottenham players. Tired of dealing with it, the Blackburn players could only huddle in the half-court and rely on their numerical advantage to resist Tottenham's offensive.
Just like that, when the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, Tottenham Hotspur, playing away from home, relied on Robbie Keane's goal grab in the second half to easily defeat Blackburn Rovers 1-0. While giving the opponent their ninth league defeat this season, it also ended our three consecutive league winless games!
After the game, George had a friendly exchange with these two former colleagues at Manchester United and shared the good memories of working together at Old Trafford. However, during the conversation, George deliberately pretended not to understand York and Cole's intention to transfer to Tottenham and ended the exchange with them.
What a joke, these young players in the Tottenham team can't be trained by themselves, how can they make room for you veterans who are declining in form!
After defeating Blackburn and ending three consecutive games without a win in the league, George led Tottenham to a 3-1 victory over Manchester City, which was in declining form, in the fourth round of the League Cup five days later, taking away the victory from the City Stadium. A victory and easily advance to the quarterfinals of the League Cup!
Immediately afterwards, Tottenham players, who only got two days of rest, faced the challenge of the newly promoted Wolves at home. Although the Wolves players tightly gathered around the team's only star Paul Ince, trying to take away a point at White Hart Lane, how could George and the Tottenham players let them get what they wanted?
Tony scored twice, Robbie Keane scored a goal, and Matthew Taylor scored from a long shot to help Tottenham beat Wolves at home with four goals and continue to maintain strong pressure on the top teams!
