As Cech broke the Premier League's record for consecutive clean sheets in one fell swoop, and was only a little more than one goal away from the 1,103 minutes set by Stephen Dyce in English football, the good-hearted British media naturally could not let this go. News that, with a little hype, can become big news. Therefore, under the publicity of these media, the reputation of the Czech goalkeeper, who was not valued by them at first, has skyrocketed, surpassing his previous counterparts such as Lehmann and Akinfeev, and is known as the number one goalkeeper in the Premier League!
The title awarded to Cech by the British media naturally aroused strong dissatisfaction among Akinfeev and others. Especially Lehmann, who is arrogant and hostile to Tottenham because he plays for Arsenal. After learning the result, he jumped out and said that Cech's title was not worthy of the name and he was the one who deserved it the most. A person with a title!
"I'm not targeting Cech. In fact, being able to break the record for the longest time without conceding a goal in the Premier League is enough to prove Cech's strength. However, these results are not enough for him to win the title of the Premier League's number one goalkeeper." He was resentful of the media's publicity campaign, so when being interviewed by reporters, Lehmann, who has always been loud-mouthed, seemed even more merciless this time, "As we all know, Tottenham have the best defense in the Premier League, and their The tactical advantage is mainly defensive counterattack. In such an environment, Cech naturally has more opportunities to ensure that the goal is not missed. Arsenal, where I play for, mainly plays offensive football, and the opponent's forwards have far more shooting opportunities than they do. There were a lot more against Tottenham, so it was inevitable that we would concede a lot of goals."
All in all, it’s just sour grapes that Lehmann can’t eat, and the difference in tactics between the two teams is used as an argument. Just because Cech has created a record of consecutive clean sheets, it doesn’t mean that the Czech is stronger. .
Lehmann also didn't think about it. If he really had this ability, then how could he waste his time in quasi-strong teams such as Schalke 04 and Dortmund? Even if he joined AC Milan, he would only be a passer-by at the San Siro Stadium, playing for half a year. Instead of being favored by top clubs and winning the Big Ear Cup as the main goalkeeper like his predecessors Ilgner and rival Kahn, he was rejected?
However, despite the continuous clean sheet record and media publicity that put a certain amount of psychological pressure on Cech, the Czech did not experience any abnormalities because of this and still performed extremely stable in training, as if these things did not affect him at all. cause any negative impact!
George was naturally extremely pleased with the calm attitude shown by Cech - if he couldn't bear this pressure, then Cech would not be able to become one of the top goalkeepers, let alone compete with Buffon in the world. The throne of the first door god.
The difference between ordinary stars and top stars is that although these two types of players have similar abilities in normal training, when they go on the court and face pressure from all aspects, the former can only show their training skills. Even though they are at 70% or 80% or even lower, the latter can show their true level without any compromise. And Cech is now clearly heading towards superstardom!
As for whether other players will worry about gains and losses during the game because of the birth of this record, George said that this is not a problem at all - if these young people can grow to the heights of their previous lives and still play at White Hart Lane. , then Tottenham will face such a situation sooner or later. In this case, it is better to let the team meet earlier, which can not only accelerate the growth of the players, but also temper their will, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.
In this way, the time came to October 16, after another national team match day, Tottenham Hotspur, which was suffering from the FIFA virus, ushered in the ninth round of the Premier League as scheduled.
Although Tottenham's performance at Fratton Park was quite average, they were beaten by Portsmouth who were waiting to work. The forward combination of Yakub and Lualua, one tall and one fast, is even more threatening. Vermaelen and Dawson, who served as Tottenham's starting central defenders in this game, had a hard time resisting the two's joint attack and were created by the opponent. Lots of scoring opportunities. But I don’t know whether it seems that he was intimidated by Cech’s reputation, or the Czech was stimulated by Lehmann and determined to prove himself with his true ability. Faced with a lot of scoring opportunities, Yakubu and Lualua did not seize these opportunities well. Their shots either missed the goal range or kicked directly into Cech's arms. Neither of them could knock the ball away. Shot into the door behind Cech!
In the end, with Cech's heroic performance, Robben's winning goal in stoppage time, and a little bit of luck, Tottenham, playing away from home, won by one goal in the ninth round of the Premier League. Portsmouth continues to be in second place with a difference of two points, and is closely chasing Arsenal in the standings!
In addition, Cech, who kept an opponent's clean sheet again in this game, also successfully increased his consecutive clean sheet time to 1,093 minutes. In this way, the Czech is just ten minutes away from Steve Dyce's record for England's longest clean sheet, and the top five record of 1,275 minutes set by former Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Recino in the 1990-91 season. The record for the longest time without conceding a goal in the league is only one game away!
However, Cech does not intend to limit his wonderful performances to the league battlefield. He is eager to make contributions and also performed well in the European competition in mid-week. No, in the third round of Group C of the Champions League four days later, facing Ajax's fierce offensive, Tottenham Hotspur, a guest at the Amsterdam Arena, relied on Cech's high pass and low block in front of the goal. , surprisingly, he did not concede a single goal for the whole ninety minutes, but instead seized the opportunity of his opponent to attack the empty defense twice, and Drogba and Villa scored successively!
"We didn't lose to Tottenham, we just lost to Petr Cech!" At the post-match press conference, Zeman, who had just lost the game with a score of 0-2, faced off in front of a group of reporters. He was full of praise for his performance, "If it wasn't Cech who guarded the goal for Tottenham, then the winner of today's game would definitely be Ajax!"
No wonder Zeman made such wild remarks. You know, Ajax shot as many as 32 times in the entire game, of which 15 were on target. However, Zeman's team failed to score a goal. Apart from the explanation of the god Cech descending to earth, no other reason can be found.
The Premier League has not conceded a goal in eleven consecutive games, the league has been undefeated for twenty-four consecutive rounds, and has won three consecutive Champions League group matches! Under everyone's dumbfounded gaze, Tottenham, which few people were optimistic about at the beginning of the season, handed over a gorgeous report card!
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