As Eusebio drew the eight fourth-tier teams into each group, the draw ceremony for this Champions League group has come to an end!
Regarding the results of this group draw, the British media and fans can be said to have mixed feelings. The good news is that the overall strength of the three Premier League teams, Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea, is not very strong, so getting a qualifying spot is basically not a problem; the worry is that Tottenham's luck in signing this time is not good, and they are actually with Juventus and Juventus. Bayern Munich and Ajax are in the same group!
Although these clubs are competitors or even mortal enemies in the domestic arena, in the European arena, the Premier League teams and their respective fans are still very collective and will not deliberately cause trouble. Therefore, after learning that Tottenham were unfortunately drawn into the group of death, Ferguson, Wenger and others, while deeply regretting the result, also expressed their blessings to Tottenham.
"Is it their misfortune that Tottenham are placed in the group of death? No, no, in my opinion, Juventus and Bayern Munich are the most unlucky, because now Tottenham's strength is enough to create huge challenges for them. Trouble! Especially Bayern Munich. If they take it lightly because Tottenham is a new Champions League team, then it is not impossible for them to repeat the same mistakes they made two years ago." In an interview with reporters, Mourinho Adhering to the habit of never saying anything shocking, he gave Tottenham a very high evaluation, "I believe that under the leadership of coach George Nelson, Tottenham will be able to break through and get a pass in this group of death. Ticket to the last 16 of the Champions League!”
As one of the most watched figures in European football, Mourinho has always been the focus of the media because of his often unexpected words and deeds. Therefore, the Portuguese's remarks were naturally moved to the next day's newspapers by the media as quickly as possible. The results of the media's actions are also very obvious. Fans of the other two clubs are strongly dissatisfied with this, and they have criticized the Portuguese, thinking that his attitude is too arrogant - just Tottenham, what capital can it compete with Juventus, which has a strong foundation? Are Tus and Bayern competing? The most that can be done is to compete with Ajax for third place in the group and get a ticket to the UEFA Cup!
However, Mourinho obviously doesn't care what others think. For the Portuguese, who has always acted straightforwardly, telling his true opinions is far more important than pleasing fans who have nothing to do with him.
While Mourinho once again caused controversy in European football, George and his team, who were supposed to be at the center of the topic, quietly returned to London by plane to prepare for the next game. You know, although the next week is the national team match day, there is no need for George to start pre-match preparations so early when many players in the Tottenham team need to leave the team to play for the country.
However, the crux of the problem is that in half a month, Tottenham players who have returned from the national team will play their first Champions League game of the season. Therefore, in order to seize the initiative in qualifying in this group of death, George must prepare for this duel in advance!
At least, compared to the hopelessly stable Juventus, Bayern Munich coached by Magath is obviously easier to deal with - although Bayern is invincible in Germany, even if it occasionally makes mistakes, it can still use its strong financial resources and influence. It quickly established its dominance in German football, but at this time, German football was at its lowest point in the past two decades. Especially at the just-concluded European Cup in Portugal, the German national team returned home after the group stage, which lowered the appeal of Bundesliga players to a new level. Therefore, Bayern Munich's real strength during this period was not strong among the top giants. Otherwise, they would not have been defeated by teams such as Chelsea and AC Milan in their previous life, and would not have been able to reach the Champions League semi-finals for many years.
The most deceiving thing is, I don’t know if it’s a coincidence or someone’s intention, but Tottenham will have a terrifying schedule in mid-to-late September!
On September 16, in the first round of the Champions League group stage, Tottenham faced Bundesliga hegemon Bayern Munich at home.
On September 19, in the sixth round of the Premier League, George will lead Tottenham to challenge Chelsea, coached by his senior brother Mourinho, at Stamford Bridge.
On September 25, in the seventh round of the Premier League, Tottenham will face another competitor for the league championship, Manchester United, the veteran Premier League hegemon, at White Hart Lane. George will also play the first division game of the season with Ferguson. Duel between disciples!
On September 29, in the second round of the Champions League group stage, Tottenham will visit the Alpi Stadium to challenge the top seed in Group C, Juventus, the bianconeri that has risen strongly under Capello's training!
Bayern, Chelsea, Manchester United, Juventus... In fourteen days, Tottenham will challenge these four top teams in a row! If George cannot prepare in advance and formulate a corresponding rotation strategy, then Tottenham is likely to suffer a losing streak during this period, which will have an extremely negative impact on George's plans for the entire season!
Therefore, in order to ensure the team's morale and avoid the unfavorable situation of lagging behind its competitors at the beginning of the season, George must formulate a game plan for the second half of September!
However, George can only keep this plan on paper now. Since Tottenham won the FA Cup and League Cup double and finished second in the Premier League last season, many Tottenham players have been called up by their respective national team coaches on this national team match day. At this time, only Villa, Darren Anderton, Mendieta, Baines and a few others are still in the team.
After the first-team players were depleted by the national team, even substitute goalkeeper Casey Keller went to the other side of the Atlantic to represent the United States in the World Cup qualifiers. The remaining players were not even enough to participate in a five-a-side match within the team. Under the circumstances, George had no way to verify his assumptions in actual combat.
fifa virus, this is the price Tottenham must pay in the process of becoming a top giant. After all, except for very special circumstances (such as Effenberg being expelled from the German national team, and Redondo choosing to quit the national team due to disagreements with his ideas), no top giant will have a situation where there are not many international players in the team.
In this regard, George could only pray secretly in his heart that he would never receive news that players were injured while playing for the country. If someone is out due to injury, Tottenham's combat effectiveness will inevitably be weakened, and George will also need to re-formulate the team's rotation plan.
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