With Gerrard's victory at the last moment of the game, Tottenham's journey in the League Cup this season came to an end. Although it is a bit regretful that the road to defending the League Cup has come to an abrupt end, but now that the matter has happened, all Tottenham supporters can do now is to accept this reality honestly.
Liverpool fans were naturally delighted with this victory. You know, Tottenham is no longer the team that could only linger in the middle of the standings two years ago, but a team that has the strength to compete for the league championship and can defeat top giants such as Bayern and Juventus in the group of death. A top-notch team. It can be said that there are very few teams that can defeat it in a head-on match. Even teams as strong as Arsenal and Manchester United have not been able to benefit from Tottenham. In addition, George Nelson's strong Manchester United brand also made Liverpool fans who always hated the Red Devils full of hostility towards him.
Therefore, after the game, the Liverpool fans who had been suppressed for a long time naturally praised the coach Benitez and the Red Army players led by Gerrard, and gave them all kinds of praises imaginable. It was placed on their heads, as if they had defeated Tottenham and won the long-awaited British Championship trophy!
However, in this atmosphere filled with praise, there are two people in the Liverpool team who are not immersed in the joy of defeating Tottenham in the League Cup. That is the team captain Steven Gerrard and the main player. Coach Rafa Benitez. Unlike the fans who only pay attention to the outcome of the game, they are more concerned about another issue at this time with different viewing angles.
If facing Tottenham Hotspur, who is almost playing with a full substitute lineup, Liverpool, which has sent out most of its main players, can only rely on Gerrard's winning goal at the last moment to escape the danger, then when the two sides are in the league or When they meet in the Champions League, can Liverpool withstand Tottenham's main attack?
At the same time, George, who returned from Anfield with a defeat, was also lost in thinking. However, what he is thinking about is not how to get the players out of the shadow of the League Cup exit, or to let the team that has only achieved one win, two draws and one loss in the past four games find the direction of victory again, but to poach Steven from Liverpool. ·Gerrard’s feasibility!
As for how to adjust the team's state, George said this is not a problem - Tigers also take a nap, Tottenham performed so unfavorably in the past few months, and it is normal to have a period of trough now. What's more, Tottenham sent a large number of substitute players in this game against Liverpool and the previous game against Aston Villa. Under such circumstances, the team's performance will inevitably fluctuate to a certain extent.
Introducing Steven Gerrard from Liverpool, completely transplanting the iron midfield triangle of "Gerrard-Alonso-Mascherano" that was so powerful in Europe in the previous life to Tottenham in this life Tottenham, this is an idea that George has always buried deep in his heart. You know, in the previous life, Liverpool was soaring all the way under the leadership of this midfield combination and Fernando Torres, and almost won the first English championship in the club's history!
Although Liverpool was overtaken by Manchester United in the standings and ended the season as runner-up in England, this was mainly because the Red Army's bench depth was seriously insufficient, and the blame could not be blamed on Gerrard and other main players. Therefore, due to various factors such as personal feelings, team tactics, and fighting against competitors, George has never given up the idea of bringing Gerrard from Anfield to White Hart Lane!
And now, after the team was defeated by Liverpool in the League Cup, especially after seeing Gerrard score a goal at the last moment to help Liverpool beat Tottenham, which he coached, in the League Cup, George wanted to The desire to capture the Red Army captain was rekindled and became stronger than before!
So, after the game, George contacted Liverpool owner David Morse overnight and expressed his intention to bring Gerrard to White Hart Lane. He also expressed extremely generously on the phone that he was willing to work for Gerrard. Ladd made an offer of up to 50 million pounds!
Although this transfer offer has far exceeded Gerrard's actual value, taking into account the Red Army captain's status at Anfield, the addition of the English household registration to the value of local players, and the impact of this transfer on Tottenham's international reputation. The transfer fee is actually not a loss for Tottenham due to the promotion effect that football's reputation can play.
However, David Morse is no fool. Although Liverpool's poor record in recent years, as well as the team's huge investment in the transfer market and the high wages of players in recent years have caused his assets to shrink a lot, Morse is very clear about Gerrard's importance to Liverpool. sex. Therefore, although the offer of 50 million pounds made Morse very excited, after struggling for a while and asking Benitez's opinion, the Liverpool boss finally gritted his teeth and rejected George's offer. .
Morse's choice did not surprise George. In fact, in George's view, Morse doing this is the reaction a club chairman should have - after Owen left the team, Gerrard is already the only player in the Liverpool team with superstar potential, and even more so. Liverpool currently have two remaining native flags (the other is Carragher). Therefore, if Morse immediately agreed to sell Gerrard to Tottenham under the temptation of 50 million pounds, then George would actually lower his evaluation of Morse.
Of course, even if Morse rejects George's offer this time, George will not easily give up his plan to introduce Gerrard. He clearly remembered that in his previous life, Gerrard had hesitated for a long time about whether to join Chelsea in the summer of 2005. It was only because Liverpool's magical trophy in Istanbul gave him a glimmer of hope of rising that he chose to stay at Anfield. In this life, Liverpool has obviously missed the miracle in Istanbul, and cannot even get a Champions League seat. It is difficult for such a Liverpool team to retain top stars like Gerrard for a long time.
Now back to the subject, despite being eliminated by Liverpool in the League Cup quarter-finals, the mentality of Tottenham players was not greatly affected by this defeat. Instead, they invariably breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts - after saying goodbye Now that they have secured the top spot in the group in the League Cup and Champions League, they can finally have a fairly normal schedule for the time being.
Although thanks to George's careful training, Tottenham's bench is the deepest in the UK, every player in the first team has at least the ability to gain a foothold in a mid-table club in the UK, so that the team will not be physically exhausted during double matches a week. However, even so, the mental fatigue brought to players by multi-line combat cannot be easily eliminated.
A blessing in disguise is a blessing in disguise. Being eliminated from the League Cup may not be a bad thing for Tottenham Hotspur, who now need to focus on the league and Champions League.
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