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Tottenham players were naturally shocked by the reaction of Newcastle players. After all, although their frontcourt pressing tactics are not perfect yet, they can achieve good results every time they are used. Even Arsenal, which is good at technology, suffered a lot when encountering this tactic. Why did this trick suddenly fail in front of Newcastle today?
Unlike the Tottenham players who were confused, George on the sidelines took advantage of his observation angle and quickly discovered the secret-it turned out that, unlike Arsenal, facing Tottenham's double-teaming and double-teaming in the frontcourt, he quickly discovered the secret. When pressing, Newcastle players showed no panic and could always take advantage of their numerical advantage in the backcourt or use their personal skills to break through Tottenham's blockade!
Under the guidance of Robson, Newcastle not only retained the characteristics of English teams that are good at physical confrontation, but also did not neglect the training of players' skills. Although the imported players such as Dyer and Lee Bowyer are lacking in overall perspective, they are technically very good among the English players. At the same time, they do not suffer in physical confrontation. Therefore, although Dyer and others have some trouble coping with Tottenham's frontcourt pressing style that has just taken shape but is obviously not tight enough, they can still control the ball under the pressure of Tottenham players and then use their personal skills to rush forward. Break out of the circle, or use a pass to directly attack Spurs' backcourt that has become empty due to their aggressive pressing.
In fact, the most critical reason is that Newcastle is currently leading the score, so when facing Tottenham's pressing tactics in the frontcourt, they can obtain a stable ball point by increasing the number of people in the backcourt. By the way, Lure your opponent into pressing further, giving them an opportunity to quickly counterattack.
After all, no matter how aggressive Tottenham's frontcourt press is, the defender already has a natural advantage in terms of numbers, and Tottenham are not the so-called cosmic team that uses Barcelona's frontcourt pressing tactics to perfection. Therefore, when facing Newcastle, which has no disadvantages in physical confrontation and is not inferior to Tottenham in terms of technology, it is natural that Tottenham's tactics lose the ideal effect.
Seeing that the frontcourt pressing tactics had no obvious effect on Newcastle, and instead increased the chance of being successfully attacked by the opponent, George quickly issued instructions to return the team to regular tactics and prepare to attack Newcastle's goal step by step!
However, there is also a problem with this, that is, the lineup sent by George has natural shortcomings in the midfielder's back-breaking attack. The two wings composed of Bierovka and Darren Anderton are extremely good at breaking through and crossing from the wing, but their shortcomings are their inward shots that directly threaten the opponent's goal; similarly, Carrick also suffered from personal problems. Due to his playing habits, he is not very motivated to attack from behind. George needs to constantly remind him of this task, and the effect is naturally conceivable.
In this way, when Tottenham attacks in position, Drogba is the only one who can directly pose a threat to Newcastle's goal. Although Drogba now has a hint of the Ivory Coast Warcraft style, using strength and flexibility far beyond the average powerful center to beat Woodgate and O'Brien into confusion, he is not fully mature to face the entire team. Newcastle's joint defense still seems too weak.
Although George also has a trump card, which is to let the players deliberately provoke Bellamy and Lee Bowyer, two guys who are prone to emotional fluctuations, and induce them to make uncool actions during the game, thus making the Heat Thorns took the initiative in the game and had the opportunity to directly equalize or even overtake the score. However, looking at the old Robson standing not far away directing Newcastle's game, George finally pressed the idea. and left it behind.
After all, George, who has memories of his past life, cherishes every opportunity to interact with the old Robson, and is naturally unwilling to use this slightly underhanded method to benefit himself and the team. Moreover, in George's view, these methods can only be used on specific objects. For example, Arsenal, Arsenal, and Arsenal~
The most important thing is that both Bellamy and Lee Bowyer performed quite normally tonight. The two of them invariably put their unusually strong energy into the game instead of venting it to their opponents or even teammates. Therefore, even if George lowers his face and wants to anger Bellamy and Bowyer, it may not be easy.
In the end, with Shearer's penalty kick, Newcastle, who were playing at home, successfully won a victory at St. James' Park and narrowed the gap between them and Tottenham to eight points in one fell swoop, finally keeping the first line. hopes of qualifying for next season's European Champions League. And Tottenham, which suffered its second defeat this season, once again widened the gap with the three teams ahead of it in the standings!
The most interesting thing is that Tottenham Hotspur's next opponent in the Premier League happens to be Manchester United, the temporary leader! In other words, George, who had just ended the master-disciple duel with old Robson, would face another head-to-head confrontation with his other master a week later!
What idiot arranged this schedule! Seeing that the team was actually going to play against Manchester United a week later, George couldn't help but feel helpless - how much do you guys who arrange the schedule like to watch this so-called master-disciple showdown?
After all, the team had just suffered a defeat against Newcastle and needed a victory to restore their confidence, only to find out that the next opponent was actually the super boss in the league, which would be quite disturbing for anyone.
If Tottenham encounters a two-game losing streak in the league as a result, and the result is a blow to the confidence of these players, then George will have to spend a lot of time and energy to appease these players and ensure that they will not be affected by the losing streak in the future. competitive status.
At this time, George couldn't help but miss the time when he served as Manchester United's acting coach last season. Although he was not as free as he is now when he served as the acting coach of Manchester United, the Red Devils were a fully mature team with the best self-regulation ability in the Premier League. Even if their results were sluggish for a period of time, they would not It has had too many negative impacts on the players' psychology and competitive state.
However, before facing a head-on showdown with Manchester United, Tottenham still need to solve another problem, which is the League Cup match against Middlesbrough in midweek!
Seemingly stimulated by last weekend's loss to Newcastle, in this Carabao Cup quarter-final with Middlesbrough, Tottenham players showed an unusually strong desire to win. No, just twenty minutes into the game, Tottenham players scored three goals in a row amidst the cheers and cheers of tens of thousands of fans in the stands at White Hart Lane, almost completely killing the suspense of this game!
Facing the fierce offensive of the home team, although the Middlesbrough players wanted to resist, the Tottenham players were helpless today. No matter how they defended, they could accurately find the goal guarded by Schwarzer, and their shooting angles were more tricky than the last. . Otherwise, with Southgate and Ehiogu, a pair of central defenders who have entered the twilight years of their careers but are still in good condition, and the main goalkeeper is Australian national goalkeeper Schwarzer, what can Middlesbrough say? It's not like they were beaten so miserably by Tottenham, even if their head coach is Steve McLaren, who is known for his slow reaction.
In this way, with the outstanding collective performance of the players, Tottenham Hotspur beat Middlesbrough 5-0 in this League Cup quarter-final match and advanced to the League Cup semi-finals!
However, Tottenham were not in much mood to celebrate this victory. Because next, Tottenham will usher in the seventeenth round of the Premier League, and their opponent is the current Premier League hegemon, the "Red Devils" Manchester United!
It can be said that both clubs attach great importance to this contest. The reason why Tottenham attaches so much importance is not only because this game is a master-disciple showdown between George and Ferguson, but also because it wants to further consolidate the team's position in the top four in the league. After all, the league process is not yet halfway through, and the current situation of eight points ahead of fifth-placed Newcastle is not really safe. Once Tottenham loses this game again and Newcastle continues to win, Tottenham's point advantage will be further reduced to five points, which is a very dangerous point difference.
Manchester United has the same reason. Like the old Robson before him, Ferguson also wants to see how far his disciple has transformed the Tottenham team, and at the same time further consolidate Manchester United's lead in the standings - only ahead of old rivals Assen. In Ferguson's eyes, conceding one point was too unsafe.
Therefore, for these two reasons, Ferguson used all his main players in this game without reservation, in order to test the quality of Tottenham and at the same time keep Manchester United at the top of the standings!
Since Beckham left in the summer, Duff was intercepted by Chelsea midway, and Ronaldo was taken away from Sporting Lisbon by George in advance. Therefore, after some investigation, Ferguson paid a high price of 18 million pounds. The opponent's star player Joaquin was bought from Real Betis as a replacement after Beckham left. So far, Joaquin's performance at Manchester United is quite good. This can be seen from the fact that Manchester United is now able to beat Arsenal, who have remained unbeaten so far, at the top of the standings in the league.
Goalkeeper Howard (this guy is not the monster in the NBA, but the second national goalkeeper of the US team, who was suppressed by another famous player Friedel for a long time in the national team), right back Gary Neville, and center back Mikael ·Silvester and Rio Ferdinand, left back John O'Shea, Roy Keane and Nicky Butt serve as double midfielders, Scholes is in the middle, and Giggs and Joaquin are the two magicians. The wings are on the left and right sides, and on the front line is the "king of the small penalty area" Ruud van Nistelrooy. Although the starting lineup that Ferguson sent out today is not as star-studded as the 1999 Triple Crown and the subsequent three consecutive league championships, it can be regarded as a first-class configuration in European football.
