Falling behind by one goal only fifteen minutes into the game was undoubtedly a big blow to the Newcastle players. You know, not long ago, they were confident that they had a chance to defeat Tottenham at home and win their first league victory in the new season!
And now, judging from the performance of Newcastle players on the court from the start of the game to the time the ball was conceded, their idea is undoubtedly wishful thinking!
If Newcastle is still the team coached by the old Robson and focuses on technology and cooperation between players, then they may still have a glimmer of hope after being completely at a disadvantage in the field. But Souness is a staunch supporter of the traditional British 4-4-2 parallel positioning and long passes. His simple and crude tactics cannot allow Newcastle to defeat opponents whose overall strength exceeds them!
This is another reason why George looks down on Souness. This old-fashioned guy not only destroyed Robson's hard work in the shortest possible time, but also failed to recognize the development trend of modern football at all. He naively thought that he could succeed in Newcastle with his outdated tactics. !
You know, as football tactics become more and more sophisticated, even defensive counterattacks have become completely different from before. The speed of passing the ball and counterattacks is much faster than when Souness was playing football. Under this general trend, Souness still insists on using the long pass and lob play of 20 years ago, refusing to make any improvements to this tactic with the development of the times. Newcastle's decline will naturally Hard to avoid.
"George, I think you can consider it and let Davis be the main force and partner Alonso in the midfield?" Just when the Newcastle players were devastated because of the lost goal, on the other side, watching the players on the bench Old Charlie, who was celebrating the goal, made a suggestion to George, "I feel that if the two of them and Mascherano form an iron triangle in the midfield, then the team should be stronger than Basturk on the court. When you are stronger, your results will be better!”
"Charlie, your idea is indeed good, but don't forget that Edgar (Davis) is already a 31-year-old veteran. For a midfielder like him, it is difficult to say at this age How long can the peak condition be guaranteed? Letting him replace Basturk as the main midfielder may be able to effectively improve the team's strength and performance for a period of time, but once Edgar suddenly fails at the critical moment of the season If the state declines, the blow to Tottenham will be devastating."
Although George was a little moved by Old Charlie's suggestion, after careful consideration, he chose to abandon the plan - compared with the benefits that could be brought by making Davis the main force, this change may The harm caused was really beyond George's ability to bear.
What's more, Basturk is not mediocre. The Turk can completely complement Alonso on the court. Moreover, Mendieta also needs a defensive warrior like Davis to reduce the defensive pressure on him - unlike Xavi Alonso, who can perform at a high level on both offense and defense, Mendieta wants to play With all his talents, he must be given the greatest freedom. As a result, the defensive tasks on others will become quite arduous, and it is obviously impossible for Basturk to undertake such a heavy defensive task.
Therefore, after some consideration, George rejected Old Charlie's proposal and insisted on implementing the original plan. That is to say, the starting positions of Basturk and Davis will be arranged based on actual needs and their respective competitive status. Doing this can not only strengthen the sense of crisis in the hearts of Davis and Basturk, so that they dare not slack off in training, but also allow other players to become familiar with the feeling of playing with the two of them, so as not to worry about David. After Sri Lanka's state declined, the lineup adjustment caused a decline in performance.
Now back to business, let us turn our attention back to the court. After the game restarted, the Newcastle players who were lagging behind found themselves in a dilemma - some players wanted to launch a counterattack and equalize the score as soon as possible; others believed that they should stabilize the defense first and not allow their opponents to gain access to the penalty area so easily. Frontier got a chance to hit the goal. The disagreement between the two groups of people is directly reflected in their performance on the court!
Logically speaking, Souness, as the team's head coach, should stand up and issue instructions at this time to unify the players' thinking and prevent the team's situation on the field from deteriorating further. However, the Scotsman did not take any action, but frowned on the sidelines, as if thinking about some world-level problem.
Kill you while you are sick. Maybe Tottenham players have not heard of this saying, but this does not prevent them from seizing the opportunity of Newcastle players' inconsistent thinking and serious disconnection between the three lines to launch a new wave of offensive!
In the 21st minute of the game, Jenas forced the ball forward, trying to tear a hole through the middle and go straight to Huanglong. Of course, his risky move ended in failure - facing Tottenham's midfield trio. , even breakthrough masters like Kaka and Ronaldinho dare not say that they can succeed in a one-on-one challenge, let alone a second-rate rookie like Jenas?
After cutting off the ball from Jenas's feet, Davis immediately passed the ball to Alonso on the left front, blowing the horn for counterattack, and the latter once again showed his excellent overall view and excellent passing. Vision of the ball - a pass that was as heavy as a pound, not only allowed the ball to go over the heads of Nicky Butt and Bramble and others, but directly penetrated Newcastle's entire central defense, it also pointed out the Magpies' vitality!
Faced with Alonso's sudden pass, Bramble and Bumson, who were focused on Klose in front of them, had no time to turn around and return to defense. The central defense line composed of the two was easily torn to pieces!
A textbook direct pass and diagonal insertion allowed Cristiano Ronaldo, who successfully resisted offside, to receive Alonso's pass in this dangerous position. The Portuguese, who had formed a one-man attack, dribbled the ball past Given, who abandoned the goal, and then pushed the shot with his right foot into the empty goal, two to zero!
Only six minutes had passed since Ronaldo opened his goal account, and Tottenham players made a comeback again. Ribery and Alonso played consecutive one-twos on the left, and after breaking through the defense of Nicky Butt and O'Brien, the former dribbled the ball into the penalty area. After breaking into the penalty area, Ribery didn't wait for Bramble and others to get back in position, then decisively volleyed with his left foot into the near corner of the goal!
Although Shay Given is not the top goalkeeper in terms of strength, he has reached the top 16 of the World Cup in South Korea and Japan with the Irish national team, and he is also considered to be at the top level among Premier League goalkeepers. Although Ribery's cold shot was sudden enough and the speed and angle were quite tricky, he still managed to keep the ball out of the goal with a beautiful save on the ground!
However, before the Newcastle fans in the stands could breathe a sigh of relief, Klose rushed to get the opportunity and then took the lead and stabbed the ball that Given had just saved into the goal. Three to zero!
Already three goals behind in less than half an hour, Newcastle players were completely in disarray. The Tottenham players took the opportunity to take advantage of a corner kick in the 33rd minute and Klose scored with a header, rewriting the score to 4-0!
In this way, before the first half of the game was over, Tottenham had established a four-goal lead, and a bloody massacre had begun to take shape!
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