"George, how far do you think Tottenham can go in the Champions League this time? Is there any hope of winning the Big Ear Cup?"
Although Elizabeth has always been supportive of George's decision, this time, she felt a little unsure - Tottenham had been in decline for so long that many people had forgotten its former glory and lost it. It lost its original strong team temperament and lacked the necessary competition experience. Therefore, in Elizabeth's view, instead of competing for the Champions League, which is likely to overturn at any time due to strong opponents, it is better to be safer and pocket the league trophy!
"Ellie, it is precisely because Tottenham has been in decline for so long that we now need to produce some eye-catching results to leave the fans with the impression that Tottenham is a top team. . Compared with a British championship, the Champions League is obviously more in line with our needs in this regard." In response to Elizabeth's question, George directly stated the reason he had already thought about, "If this season ends, Tottenham can win the championship. If we achieve enough eye-catching results in the Cup and perform well in the league and Champions League next season, it will undoubtedly make it easier for us to achieve our goal of building Tottenham into a top giant!"
Unlike the European Champions League, which is recognized as the highest level club competition in European football and even international football, the English League during this period was still not as famous as the popular La Liga and the Slim Camel. Pima's Serie A. In other words, even if Tottenham finally wins the British championship this season, its popularity will not be improved more than reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League!
Although Moggi and Hoeness have both said that the league is the foundation of a top giant, but after analyzing the specific issues, Tottenham has a better foundation if it wants to surpass Manchester United and Arsenal in this era of rapid development. Competitors such as Chelsea, instead of following behind them, must find another way!
To ensure that they are always in the championship group in the British battlefield, and at the same time go as far as possible in the Champions League, maximize Tottenham's popularity among the fan base, and then consider the issue of the league championship, this is what George does for the Tottenham Hotspur. The rise route planned by Thorn!
By the way, Leeds United in the oo-o1 season and Bayer Leverkusen in the o1-o2 season actually hope to use this method to raise their status in football to another level and officially enter the top teams. ranks. But it is a pity that the management of these two clubs is really not up to par: Ridsdale (Leeds United Chairman) spent money in the transfer market regardless of the actual situation, causing Leeds United to fall into an extremely serious financial crisis; Karl Mond (General Manager of Leverkusen) has never had the idea of competing with Bayern in the Bundesliga. He successively sold Emerson, Ze Roberto and Ballack and other team pillars, making the once famous team The pharmaceutical company eventually fell silent.
"But George, the fault tolerance rate of doing this is really too low." After thinking about it again and again, Elizabeth was still a little uneasy. "Once something goes wrong, such as the team being too distracted by the Champions League and causing the league record to be unsatisfactory, then you The Tottenham team that we have worked so hard to build may fall apart in the blink of an eye. Those teams that have been keen on our players for a long time will never let go of the opportunity to carve up Tottenham!"
"There's nothing we can do about it. After all, risks and benefits are always proportional." George shrugged, indicating to the other party that he had already considered this issue, "If I don't do this, but step by step from the league If we start fighting, it will probably take Tottenham a long time to achieve their goal of surpassing Manchester United and Chelsea, let alone dominate European football."
"Well, it seems that I can't persuade you to change your mind." Elizabeth shrugged like George, adding a bit of playfulness and cuteness to her appearance of an intellectual beauty, with a trace of With a helpless smile, "It's been like this since I was a child. Whenever you make up your mind, George, no one can pull you back."
Just like that, the calendar quickly turned to the page of April 13th. PSV players arrived at London Heathrow International Airport by plane on this day to prepare for the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals that will be played tomorrow!
"Hus (Hiddink), tell me, what do you think are our chances of knocking out Tottenham and advancing to the semi-finals?" On the night of arriving in London, Cocu quietly came to Hiddink's room and asked his coach. This question he had hidden in his heart for many days.
"Well... to be honest, I don't think there's much hope." After hesitating, Hiddink finally chose to tell the truth, and didn't care about what Cocu called himself - after being in the coaching world for so many years, how to interact with players , especially when dealing with veterans like Cocu who have a special status in the club, Hiddink is quite clear, "You also know that Tottenham have too many good cards. This means that they can completely We adapt to the actual situation and send players who are better able to restrain us based on our weaknesses. Moreover, they do not have any problems with their physical fitness. Even if we engage in a war of attrition, it will be difficult to gain the upper hand."
"Alas..." Hearing what Hiddink said, Cocu couldn't help but sigh, and the aura of frustration on his body became much stronger. Although his career is approaching the twilight, Cocu still wants to make some achievements in PSV to prove that he is still good at it, instead of being gradually forgotten by the fans and finally saying goodbye to his playing career peacefully.
Therefore, for this veteran who is still leading PSV in the Champions League at the age of 35, this bit of bad news obviously cannot defeat him - if he retreats so easily in the face of difficulties, then he will Not Philippe Cocu, the midfield backbone of Barcelona and the Dutch national team!
Sure enough, when the time came to the next day and the players from both sides walked into the White Hart Lane stadium, the frustration in Cocu's eyes had disappeared, and what was left was only the persistence and desire for victory!
Compared with the previous match between the two sides, Eindhoven's lineup in this game has not changed at all - obviously, as Hiddink said to Cocu before, it is indeed difficult for Eindhoven with a weak family background to win. How many new ideas have been created in the lineup, a strong main lineup, and a few substitutes who can bring tactical changes, this is the limit of what the current Eindhoven team can achieve!
Of course, the so-called thin family here is compared to a team like Tottenham, which has the deepest bench in the league. In fact, with PSV's current configuration, it is not a problem to cope with the Eredivisie and Champions League at the same time. After all, after the arrival of the Bosman era, the overall level of the Eredivisie has declined seriously. Except for Ajax and Feyenoord, basically no team can stop Eindhoven.
However, what surprised Hiddink was that George did not make adjustments to the roster, but chose to continue the lineup for the round game!
Just like that, after the players from both sides took their places on the field, the referee Tom Herning from Norway blew the whistle in his mouth and announced that the game had officially begun!
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