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On December 28, Tottenham Hotspur, who returned home, ushered in the nineteenth round match against Charlton at White Hart Lane. Since this is not only the last game of the first half of the Premier League, but also the last game of Tottenham in 2003. In addition, it is during the Christmas holiday, so tonight, White Hart Lane can be said to be overcrowded!
After all, for those Tottenham fans who choose to spend Christmas at home, taking advantage of the holiday to watch a game of the team they support is simply the ultimate enjoyment. Not to mention, Tottenham's impressive results this season have also encouraged Tottenham fans to attend the game in another aspect.
Only when the team's performance gets better and better will more fans be willing to become supporters of Tottenham Hotspur and go to watch Tottenham Hotspur games - if Tottenham Hotspur can still sit on the same team this season as before. If there are a lot of stars playing gorgeous football but unable to produce satisfactory results, and they are repeatedly suppressed by their arch-enemy Arsenal, the average attendance rate at White Hart Lane cannot be as high as 90% now!
Since he had played against Portsmouth for a full 90 minutes two days ago, George made major adjustments to the starting lineup for this game: in addition to Cech and Vidic, Nine players who started the game in the last round of the league either sat on the bench to watch the game tonight, or were directly thrown into the stands by George!
Cech, Stephen Karl, Vermaelen, Vidic, Heinze, Darren Anderton, Speed, Basturk, Ribery, Villa and Luca Toni, this is Spurs The starting eleven for this game!
After all, just two days are simply not enough time for Tottenham players to recover and adjust their condition. Therefore, it is naturally imperative for George to adopt rotation tactics in this game. However, the magnitude of George's rotation this time shocked everyone. They did not expect that even Tottenham captain Ledley King was included in George's rotation!
From George's point of view, there is nothing wrong with him doing this. After all, although Ledley King is the only central defender in the Tottenham team who has the ability to make up for his teammates in a timely manner, and his physical fitness and defensive skills are among the best among English defenders of the same age group, but in his previous life, Ledley King gave George The impression left by the glass man is really profound.
Therefore, while Ledley King has not yet turned into the super glass man who was unable to participate in the team's daily training and could only play in official games, and could not guarantee attendance, George felt that it was necessary to control it from now on. The team captain's playing time and frequency of games, and at the same time, arranging special masseurs and physical therapists for Ledley King to reduce the probability of the opponent being injured and turning into a glass man!
The situation at Charlton is also not good. After all, similar to Tottenham, Charlton players also only got two days of rest, and the depth of the bench is much worse than Tottenham, making it difficult for them to take large-scale measures like Tottenham. Rotate to cope with a dense schedule. In addition, Charlton played against Chelsea, currently ranked third in the Premier League, in the last round, and fought with the Blues for a full 90 minutes before the winner was decided. Therefore, when the players from both sides walked out of the tunnel and stepped onto the White Hart Lane stadium, When he was on the lawn, George immediately discovered that the mental state of the opponent's players was obviously not as good as his!
After realizing that the team had a huge advantage in physical fitness, George immediately gathered the players and held a very brief meeting, asking them to increase their running during the game and increase the number and frequency of large-scale ball transfers. Force the opponent to speed up their physical exertion, thereby giving Tottenham a greater advantage!
Under the guidance of George's strategy, after the game started, the Tottenham players playing at home quickly took the initiative on the court and suppressed the visiting Charlton within their half. No threatening attacks!
It's no wonder, after all, the 3-2 victory over Chelsea two days ago consumed too much physical energy and energy from Charlton players, so it is very normal for Charlton players to be unable to work up their energy and perform poorly today.
As for Tottenham, since this time George arranged Luca Toni, a standard powerful center, and Villa, an extremely comprehensive shooter, on the front line, Tottenham returned to this game with both wings flying together and grabbing points in the middle. A traditional British team's offensive model. But even so, Ribery and Darren Anderton continued to deliver shells from the wing, Tony was responsible for grabbing points and supporting in the penalty area, coupled with Villa's comprehensiveness and Basturk's back-breaking Shots Tottenham's offensive can be said to be continuous, and almost every time it can pose a serious threat to Charlton's goal, making the opponent tired of dealing with it!
In this way, with the magical performance of Villa and Luca Toni both scoring hat tricks, Tottenham Hotspur, which adopted a rotation strategy, finally defeated their opponents with a score of 6 to 0 in this contest with Charlton. Won two consecutive league victories and ended all their games in 2003 with a hearty victory!
After the game, George gave the players a three-day vacation on the spot. After all, the physical and psychological burden placed on the players by the double-match schedule during the Christmas period is too great. Especially when you see players who play in other leagues reunited with their girlfriends or families, but you still have to play games here, you can naturally imagine the mental state of the players.
It is for this reason that George will ignore the fact that there is an FA Cup game to be played on the third day after the New Year, and also give the players three days off to let them use this time to adjust their condition. Otherwise, even an Ironman might not be able to stand competing in such a high-pressure environment all the time.
Since there are only six days left before Tottenham's FA Cup match against Crystal Palace, this means that after George gave the players three days of vacation, Tottenham only have three days to prepare for this FA Cup match. Cup fourth round match. However, in George's view, an FA Cup match is obviously not as important as reducing the pressure on his players!
In George's plan, Tottenham's main battlefield this season is in the league, and it is best to be in the top four in the standings at the end of the season. Otherwise, many follow-up actions in George's plan will be greatly affected, and even the plans that have been formulated will have to be modified. Therefore, for the two domestic cup competitions, the FA Cup and the League Cup, George's attitude is mainly training, and the team can go as far as it can go, and does not insist on so-called results at all.
After all, the top four in the league can qualify for the European Champions League next season, and even if Tottenham win the championship trophy in the FA Cup and League Cup, it is impossible to get the chance to participate in the Champions League. Comparing the two sides, it is naturally obvious which side George will choose to focus on.
George also took advantage of the team's holiday. On the last day before the arrival of 2004, he and Elizabeth visited Stanley Hood in London, and proposed to his future father-in-law that he wanted to marry Elizabeth. Able to get the other party’s consent and blessing!
Fortunately for George, during this visit, although old Stanley stared at George with a murderous look throughout the entire visit, it was not until the end that George said goodbye and left, his future father-in-law. He didn't really pick up the guy and hunt him down.
Obviously, this father who has the attribute of controlling his daughter also knows very well that women are not allowed to stay in college. And Elizabeth's subsequent phone call proved this point - after some careful consideration, old Stanley finally agreed to George's proposal of marriage, and at the same time, the marriage between him and Elizabeth!
After all, it can be said that old Stanley knows his daughter's character very well. He knew that despite Elizabeth's usually gentle, sweet and talkative appearance, once she was determined on something, she would basically stick to it and would not change her mind easily because of other people's relationships!
Regarding this, it can be seen from the fact that Elizabeth and George did not meet for more than four years, but when the two met again, Elizabeth's affection for George remained undiminished.
Old Stanley's nod of agreement allowed George to stay in a good mood and spend the last night of 2003. The only regret was that Elizabeth could not spend the New Year with George. In other words, even if she wanted to do this, old Stanley would definitely not agree.
George was naturally deeply sorry for this, but it was hard to say anything. After all, he and Elizabeth were still just boyfriend and girlfriend, and had just entered the stage of discussing marriage. If the two accidentally clashed with each other before they got married, it's hard to say whether old Stanley would be furious and go to London to hunt down George.
Although there were three days less training time, and George kept his promise and sent a starting lineup composed of substitutes and bench players in this game, the players who were fully rested and relaxed were still playing against Crystal Palace. In the fourth round of the FA Cup, he showed excellent competitive form and defeated the visiting team with all the main players at White Hart Lane!
Three to zero, the home team is ahead and the away team is behind. This is the score displayed on the big screen in the stadium when the referee blows the final whistle. Relying on the goals of Villa, Franck Ribery and Vermaelen, Tottenham Hotspur completely defeated Crystal Palace in this game, gave the new year a good start with an open goal, and advanced to the FA with their heads held high. Cup fourth round!
