Tottenham fans were naturally quite satisfied with the result after defeating Arsenal 4-2 in the north London derby. Especially when they saw that Arsenal was left behind by Tottenham by eight points in the standings after losing the derby, the fans' admiration and praise for George reached a new level. The peak!
Everyone knows that the reason Tottenham has been able to undergo radical changes in just over a year is entirely because of George. If he hadn't bought Tottenham from two misers, Levy and Joe Lewis, then Tottenham would have been a disgrace to qualify for the European Championship, let alone become a strong contender for the British championship. A realistic delusion!
Therefore, Tottenham fans naturally strongly support George's rule at White Hart Lane. In other words, they can't wait to keep George in his current position and bring championship trophies to Tottenham!
Of course, George also knows in his heart that if he wants to maintain the support and loyalty of Tottenham fans for him, he must lead Tottenham to obtain sufficiently convincing results and championship trophies, and ensure Tottenham's competitiveness in the domestic arena. Otherwise, Berlusconi in his previous life will be a lesson to him!
In addition, Drogba, who scored a hat trick and sent an assist in the game, was undisputedly named the best player of the game, and the title "Ivorian Monster" resounded throughout English football!
Although some Arsenal fans are stubborn and insist that Drogba's outstanding performance in this game is mainly due to the fact that Campbell and Gilberto, two defensive heroes, were both absent due to injuries at the same time, but having said that, it can The Arsenal defense, which lacks Campbell, can be flattened and rounded like dough, which is also enough to illustrate Drogba's strength!
Therefore, Arsenal fans' disparaging remarks about Drogba did not have much market, but invisibly raised people's expectations for the next North London derby. Because they all hope to see the head-on showdown between Drogba and Campbell!
Regarding this unexpected result, the Arsenal fans who suffered the consequences could only secretly pray in their hearts, hoping that Campbell can be more powerful and target Drogba in the next derby, so as not to be defeated by this fierce monster from Ivory Coast. !
By the way, although Tottenham managed to lead the Gunners by eight points in the standings after winning the North London derby with Arsenal, Chelsea beat Fulham four times at Craven Cottage. Compared to one, the point difference between Tottenham and the Blues has not increased, and they still lead the standings with a three-point advantage.
On November 20, Tottenham players came to Villa Park after a week's rest, preparing for the fourteenth round of the English game against Aston Villa!
Although Aston Villa, founded in 1874, has a more glorious history than Tottenham, and even defeated Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League final of the 1981-82 season and won the Big Ears Cup, they now no longer have the glory of that year. Glory is just a standard mid-range team in the English League. Therefore, in this game, facing Tottenham, which has maintained an undefeated streak of 28 consecutive league games and currently tops the standings, Aston Villa expressed great pressure.
Looking at Tottenham, the players who just won the North London Derby are bound to win this game. However, since Tottenham still had a Champions League game to play three days later, George had to adopt a rotation strategy this weekend and put substitute players such as Baynes, Mendieta and Darren Anderton on the roster. . However, even so, after the game started, Tottenham still took the initiative on the field with their superior technical and tactical qualities, beating Aston Villa at home and losing ground!
In the 11th minute, Davis sent a through ball near the center circle of the court. Ribery, who cut in from the left, played a textbook diagonal pass with Klose after receiving the ball. The latter successfully countered offside and fired directly at the ball without stopping. The ball hit the net, one to zero!
Aston Villa, who had a bad start, launched a fierce counterattack in the subsequent period, but Tottenham's defense line, which was carefully crafted by Allegri, could not be easily broken through by the likes of Agbonlahor and Vassell. ——If they knew each other and sought cooperation, there might be a good chance, but unfortunately, the forwards of Aston Villa on the field are all masters who only know how to fight alone in the frontcourt. As a result, Aston Villa's offense found it difficult to penetrate Tottenham's penalty area and was unable to pose much of a threat to the goal guarded by Cech.
Seeing that his own attack failed to achieve the expected results, and that Tottenham almost seized the opportunity to further expand the score, O'Reilly (the coach of Aston Villa), who was trying to avoid the trap, had to change his style of play to allow the players to increase the frequency of breakthroughs. , trying to use set pieces in the frontcourt to threaten Tottenham's club. However, it turns out that O'Reilly's adjustment also had little effect - Davis and Speed, who are experienced in the game, will not foul in dangerous positions at all. Under their words and deeds, Dawson and Vermaelen also played very carefully and never easily gave Aston Villa a chance to take a free kick in the frontcourt.
However, just when the game was coming to an end and everyone thought Tottenham would win another victory, German midfielder Hitzelsperger stepped forward. He suddenly kicked off thirty meters away from the goal and blasted Cech's fingers with a heavy kick, leveling the score at one to one!
Although Cech's attention was concentrated enough and he correctly judged the direction of the ball's flight, the ball was unfortunately too fast (according to calculations, Hitzelsperger's long shot reached a height of 12o kilometers), and the Czech goalkeeper was ultimately unable to do so. Damn it, I can only watch Aston Villa escape at the last moment thanks to the German's world-beating kick!
In this way, Tottenham regretfully took away a point from Villa Park and suffered its second draw in the league this season!
The result of being tied with Aston Villa at the last moment was a good reminder for George, making him realize that as Cech's consecutive clean sheet record was ended by Arsenal, the Tottenham players had to offload their skills. It was a lot of psychological burden, but it also made other teams realize that Tottenham's defense was not as indestructible as they thought, giving them the confidence to dare to take risks and attack. Otherwise, Hitzelsperger would not dare to directly attack the goal from that distance!
The most critical thing is that as time goes by and the season progresses, and after having a near-perfect start, the players' good form from the beginning of the season to now also begins to show signs of decline. This also means that Tottenham will face more difficult challenges in the coming days!
However, Tottenham were very fortunate that in another game at the same time, Chelsea, who was sitting at Stamford Bridge, lost a good game after leading by two goals and was caught by Bolton twice in the frontcourt. The opportunity to score the ball equalized the score, and finally ended up with a 2-2 draw with Bolton, missing a great opportunity to close the gap with Tottenham!
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