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After defeating Blackburn Rovers and Wolves and winning two consecutive league victories, Tottenham did not return to the top of the standings, but they took advantage of this opportunity to get closer to the top teams.
For example, Arsenal, although after the North London Derby, the Gunners took advantage of Tottenham's unexpected loss to Aston Villa to widen the point difference between the two teams to five points, Vieira was additionally suspended. Under the influence of the Champions League match, Arsenal drew with Fulham and Leicester City in the next two league games. After only two points in the two rounds, they were surpassed by Manchester United (34 points). , was also caught up by Chelsea behind them, and tied with the latter by one point behind Manchester United, ranking second in the Premier League standings.
Although Tottenham's league ranking has not changed at this time and is still ranked fourth in the standings, the gap between them and the leader Manchester United, who have scored 32 points in the first fifteen rounds of the league, is also small. It's just two points. Behind Tottenham, teams such as Newcastle and Liverpool, which are ranked fifth and sixth, are quite close to Tottenham in terms of ranking, but their league points are only over 20 points, and they are simply unable to compete with Tottenham who are in the first group. What a threat thorns pose!
Therefore, although the league is not yet halfway through, anyone with a little bit of discernment can see that this season's Premier League champion will be destined to be born from the four teams currently ranked in the top four in the standings!
Tottenham fans are of course extremely satisfied with the team's performance this season. After all, before the start of the season, who could have expected that Tottenham, which had just undergone a major overhaul, would still have hope of competing for the top spot in the standings when the league was about to complete the halfway mark, and even be only two points behind the leader. ? Under such circumstances, Tottenham fans will naturally not have higher demands on the team.
Of course, if Tottenham can really move further up the standings, or even push Arsenal below them, then the fans will undoubtedly become even happier.
In this way, with a hint of longing to return to the top of the standings, Tottenham players ushered in the sixteenth round of the league against Newcastle United on the night of December 13th!
For George, this game with Newcastle undoubtedly has a very special meaning. Because the head coach of Newcastle United is the mentor who brought him into the football coaching industry and taught him how to lead and manage a team, Sir Bobby Robson!
"How's it going, kid? That injury didn't leave any hidden dangers on your body, right?" Before the start of the game, the master-student pair, Robson and George, took the opportunity of shaking hands to communicate secretly, "Want me to He said that the punishment imposed by the disciplinary committee was still too light. That bastard Vieira did such a thing and only gave him a four-game suspension. If I had known this, I should have communicated with them in advance and asked them to give him more punishment. Ella is suspended for a few games."
By the way, two days after the North London derby, the Premier League Disciplinary Committee issued a fine of 20,000 pounds to Vieira, the culprit who almost caused a large-scale conflict between Tottenham and Arsenal after the game. A four-match league ban. However, neither Arsenal nor Tottenham are very satisfied with the punishment result of the disciplinary committee. The former believes that the disciplinary committee's punishment is too severe, and the other party is using this method to appease George and the Nelson family behind him; while many people, including Tottenham Club, Robson Sr., and Ferguson, believe that the disciplinary committee's punishment in this incident is too severe. The sentence was too light and did not play a good role in safeguarding the personal safety of the head coach.
You know, when Lee Bowyer, who played for Leeds United two years ago, elbowed Liverpool veteran McCallister, he was suspended for three games. However, Vieira targeted the head coach of the opposing team this time. The nature and severity of the incident were much more serious than those of Bowyer. In the end, he was only suspended for one more game than Bowyer. This naturally made Vieira somewhat frustrated. People feel a little unbelievable.
However, although both parties are quite dissatisfied with the punishment result, now that the disciplinary committee has made a decision, it is not easy for them to appeal to extend or shorten Vieira's suspension. Especially for Arsenal, despite Wenger's shouting, the professor actually knew very well that if he really dared to appeal in order to reduce the number of Vieira's suspension games, then the disciplinary committee would issue the following sentence. A ticket might be even more severe than the current one.
"It's okay, Bobby, thank you for your concern." Seeing that Old Robson cared so much for him, George was naturally very touched. "Having said that, you should also pay more attention to your health. If it doesn't work, you might as well find a chance to retire. . If you spend more time recuperating your body, you might be able to cure the disease."
"Haha, how could I choose to retire now?" Old Robson smiled heartily at George's advice and did not adopt his advice. "Boy, I know my physical condition well, so as long as I can persist, , then I will continue to be the head coach. I don’t want to wait until I can only lie in the hospital bed for treatment before I start to regret not playing more football games while I can still move.”
Although more than ten years have passed since he was diagnosed with lung cancer, cancer cells continue to eat away at the elder Robson's body. The old man naturally knew this. That's why Old Robson rejected George's proposal, because he knew in his heart that his time was indeed running out!
"Okay, you can do it if you like." Although he had expected it, when he heard Old Robson's reply, George still felt extremely sad in his heart. But soon, George put on another expression: "Well, Bobby, in today's game, you can take a good look at the changes I have brought to Tottenham in the past six months!"
"Humph, kid, you want to beat my boys with a team that has only been working together for half a year? It's impossible. You'd better go back and practice for a few more years!"
Old man, although I do have the patience and time, I don't want to wait so long. Hearing Old Robson's shout, George's throat moved and he swallowed back the words that had reached his lips.
Because I'm worried that I will never have the chance to play against you in a game again!
Shay Given, Aaron Hughes, Woodgate, Andy O'Brien, Lee Bowyer, Jermaine Jenas, Kieron Dyer, Laurent Robert, Craig Bellamy and Alan Shearer, This is Newcastle's starting eleven for this game!
It seems that because of the butterfly effect brought about by George's time travel, Woodgate in this life did not join Newcastle during the winter break of the 2002-03 season. Instead, he joined Newcastle United after playing three league games for Leeds United at the beginning of this season. The move to St James' Park was announced just before the summer transfer window was about to close. Therefore, Woodgate actually played against Tottenham twice in the league in less than half a season.
This is also the real intention behind Robson's arrangement of Woodgate into the starting lineup for this game. After all, compared with Bramble, another powerful central defender, Woodgate obviously knows how to use his brain instead of just relying on physical fitness to play. What's more, in the showdown between Leeds United and Tottenham at the beginning of the season, Woodgate successfully froze Tottenham's then starting center Luca Toni. It was only because of Radebe's drag that Tottenham broke through his side. Defense.
Looking at Tottenham again, George also used his main players in this game: goalkeeper Cech, right back Stephen Carr, center backs Ledley King and Vidic, left backs Heinze, Speed and Masche. Llano serves as a double defensive midfielder, Carrick is in the center of the organization, Bierovka and Darren Anderton are on the left and right wings, and Drogba is the only forward forward!
Who is the most famous in the Newcastle team now? Although the respected old Robson can get some votes, the one who gets the most votes is probably the holder of the Premier League's total goal record, the former ace center of the Three Lions, Alan Shearer. However, although he is already 33 years old and can still contribute about 20 league goals in a single season, there is a significant gap between his competitive state and his peak period. In fact, Hiller can maintain his current scoring efficiency, on the one hand, because his teammates are actively giving him space to play with the ball, allowing him to have enough shooting opportunities; on the other hand, because from the referee, Hiller You can often get a penalty that is more favorable to you.
Alan Shearer is such a "franchise" player. He has a special status in English football and receives special treatment from referees in many games, and Newcastle has benefited a lot from this.
No, in the 32nd minute of the first half, Shearer, who was holding the ball with his back, used his elbow to push away Vidic who was defending behind him, then turned around and broke into the penalty area with the ball, but did not receive any blow from the referee. Punishment. As a result, after Shearer was knocked to the ground by Vidic who was chasing after him, the referee blew the whistle for Vidic's foul and awarded Newcastle a penalty kick!
"He hit me with his elbow first! Why give him a penalty kick!" Vidic's appeal not only did not change the referee's decision, but also earned him a yellow card. Therefore, the Serbian and Montenegrin international had no choice but to wisely shut up and stood outside the penalty area with his teammates with an angry look on his face, watching Shearer holding the ball and walking towards the twelve yard point.
As Newcastle's top penalty taker, Shearer naturally would not miss this opportunity to rewrite the score. He took off the knife cleanly and used a powerful shot to help Newcastle break the deadlock, one to zero!
After the game restarted, Tottenham players launched a ferocious counterattack and tried to force Newcastle players to make mistakes in possession and passing through active frontcourt pressing, thereby creating opportunities to directly attack the visiting team's back line and even the goal. .
However, to the surprise of the Tottenham players, the Newcastle players did not show any panic in the face of their pressing. Instead, they took advantage of the pressure of their own formation to launch several counterattacks, almost further expanding their lead!
