Being widened by Tottenham at this juncture is undoubtedly a huge psychological blow to Chelsea players. If before, when they were one point behind Tottenham, Chelsea players could comfort themselves by saying that as long as they seize one opportunity, they could reverse their unfavorable situation in the league standings, then after Tottenham widened the points gap to With three points now, no matter how indestructible the nerves of these Chelsea players are, there will always be a sense of despair.
Although there are still twelve full rounds of the league to come to an end, the current point difference between the two teams is only one game. Chelsea has enough time and room to recover the disadvantage, but the result of the boring home draw with Manchester City is still against The morale of Chelsea players has been dealt a serious blow!
The low morale of the players was directly reflected in Chelsea's subsequent games. In the 27th round of the English match a week later, the Blues, who played all their main players, faced the Everton team led by Moyes. They tried their best to rely on Ibrahimovic's help in stoppage time. It took a direct free kick to score the resilient Toffee at Goodison Park, but Spurs were not given the opportunity to further expand their lead.
On the other hand, for Tottenham Hotspur, the encouraging effect of the news about Chelsea's failure against Manchester City can be said to be extremely significant. No, in the match against Charlton on February 12, Tottenham Hotspur, who visited the Valley Stadium, easily defeated this city rival. Klose and Ronaldo's goals successfully helped Tottenham win away from home!
After defeating Charlton with two goals in an away game, the English League entered a short truce period, and the war will not resume until half a month later. As a result, the English team, which had been fighting for most of the season, finally got a rare chance to breathe. While adjusting their goals set at the beginning of the season according to the current situation, they also took the time to recover their almost exhausted physical energy in order to move towards the newly set goal. Start sprinting towards your season goals!
However, although the league will be temporarily suspended for half a month, this does not mean that the English teams really have nothing to do. Because the "caring" FA has already arranged FA Cup and League Cup matches for them during this period!
Especially those teams that previously tied in the fourth round of the FA Cup and need to replay (Note: Although the FA Cup implements a single elimination system, once the two sides are tied before the semi-finals , all need to be replayed on another day), they can be said to be the most inferior among all English clubs. Because while other teams are enjoying a rare break or only having to deal with a one-game schedule a week, they have to face a double-match schedule every week!
In addition, Chelsea and Liverpool, the two teams that have reached the League Cup final this season, are also facing a similar situation. From a certain perspective, their situation is even worse than those teams that need to participate in the FA Cup replay. Because the date of the League Cup final set by the Football Association actually coincides with the twenty-eighth round of the English League! This also means,
In comparison, Tottenham's schedule during this period is much easier. Since the FA Cup is already used as a training ground for young players and substitute players, and they have already been eliminated from the League Cup, Tottenham players can fully recharge their batteries during this period and prepare for the match against Real Madrid. Champions League quarter-finals!
Of course, before dealing with Real Madrid, Tottenham also need to first deal with their opponent in the fifth round of the FA Cup, the Nottingham Forest team that once dominated England and European football!
Although George does not pay much attention to the FA Cup game and only uses it as a place for substitute players to maintain their condition and exercise their abilities, for substitute players, especially those young players with strong enterprising spirit, this is obviously a good opportunity. The best stage to showcase their personal abilities and football talents!
As for Nottingham Forest, although this club once reached the top during the coaching period of the famous coach Brian Clough and even stood on the podium of the European Champions Cup twice, after the arrival of the British era, the Forest team The glory will never return. After losing in the promotion play-offs last season, Nottingham Forest performed poorly in the renamed English Championship this season and is likely to be relegated to English League One at the end of the season.
With the league situation in a worrying situation, Nottingham Forest may naturally put too much thought into the FA Cup - if too much consumption in the FA Cup results in the team being relegated from the English Championship, then the fun will be really great. .
In this way, in this game on February 20th, Nottingham Forest, who were visiting White Hart Lane, resisted desperately on the court and even used the British Championship team's trademark brutal defense and foul tactics, but they still failed. Can prevent Tottenham from advancing to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup - Vermaelen scored with a header from Mendieta's corner kick in the 70th minute of the game, helping Tottenham successfully capture Nottingham Forest at home!
Regarding the team's one-goal victory over Nottingham Forest at home, Tottenham fans only celebrated a little after the game. After all, it is not unusual for Tottenham to beat a team from the English Championship, even if Tottenham fielded a full substitute lineup in this game, even if Tottenham's opponent in this game is the once famous Nottingham forest!
Of course, if Tottenham loses to Nottingham Forest in this FA Cup match, it will definitely cause quite a stir after the game, and Tottenham fans will feel extremely disappointed.
The day after the game against Nottingham Forest, the entire Tottenham team took a flight to Madrid, the capital of Spain, to prepare for the Champions League match against Real Madrid, known as the "Galactic Battleship" by the media and fans!
In the eyes of fans and media, this game at the Bernabeu Stadium is undoubtedly an extremely difficult challenge for Tottenham. You know, although Tottenham were the English runner-up last season and performed very well in the Champions League group stage this season, facing a super team like Real Madrid, Tottenham's strength still seems a bit inadequate. . This was the common view among European sports media and professionals before the game started. Only a few die-hard Tottenham supporters, such as Andy Gray and Martin Taylor, believe that Tottenham have the possibility of knocking out Real Madrid!
Because what Tottenham will face is the Galaxy, which has been rated as "the greatest club of the 20th century" by FIFA, has won the most Champions League championships, and has seven top football superstars including Ronaldo, Raul, and Roberto Carlos. Battleship, Spanish giant Real Madrid!
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