Since Tottenham suffered a big loss due to Clattenburg's misjudgment in the last round of the league, they directly lost the top position that they had maintained for most of the season, and fell behind in the league championship battle with Chelsea. Therefore, in order to appease George, this A super boss that they can't afford to offend at all, to quell the recent remarks that "the Premier League doesn't want to see Tottenham win, so it let Clattenburg do this." pgmol, who was also shot while lying down, specially arranged for a celebrity Sentinel Graham Ball came to referee this much-anticipated North London derby.
Regarding this assignment from his superiors, Boll said that he was under a lot of pressure. You must know that the North London Derby has always been famous in English football for its popularity. The intensity and smell of the game are extremely strong. Once the referee does not grasp the scale of the penalty, it is likely to cause a series of adverse reactions and even ruin himself. reputation and future!
We must ensure that the penalties are fair and impartial. Even if the reaction speed is slightly slower, we must not make a major misjudgment and get into trouble like Clattenburg... Moreover, we must not let these guys cause any trouble during the game! While recalling what Keith Hackett (head of Premier League referees) told him before the game, Bol secretly made up his mind!
Soon, after the players from both sides took their places in their respective halves, and with Bol's whistle, the North London derby between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal finally ended at Highbury Stadium in front of 30,000 people. It officially started with the cheers of 8,000 fans!
After the game started, the Arsenal players, who had won the right to kick off, took advantage of the home ground to launch an attack on Tottenham's gate. Although Henry, the core of the offense, missed the North London derby due to injury, due to the Gunners left iron The other two points of the triangle, Robert Pires and Ashley Cole, are still there. In addition, Reyes and Van Persie, who started as substitutes for Henry and Bergkamp, are not bad in mind and ability. Therefore, Arsenal's The offense still seems quite smooth, and it doesn't seem to be affected by the absence of the main players at all!
"On the surface, this is indeed the case. Van Persie, Fabregas and Reyes have done a good job of making up for the vacancies left by Henry and other main players, but the actual situation is not like this." In the live broadcast room, the person responsible for explaining the game Martin Taylor of the game talked to the camera, "Reyes's efficiency is far inferior to Henry, and he became afraid of physical confrontation after being injured in the middle of the season; although Van Persie has shown some potential, he still needs Time has grown further... The most important thing is that Arsenal still lacks a commanding height in the frontcourt that can be used to attack! This makes it difficult for their offense to pose a sufficient threat to Tottenham's goal. Instead, they will invest too much in the offensive end. Give Tottenham more chances to counterattack."
As Arsenal's starting striker in this game, Van Persie and Reyes are only 1.83 meters and 1.75 meters tall respectively. Facing George's "Arsenal-specific tactics" of actively giving up the two wings and densely defending in the middle, they had no way to find a breakthrough in Tottenham's defense with extremely limited height and tonnage!
"Yes, if Wenger still doesn't want to solve this stubborn problem, then if Arsenal wants to defeat Tottenham, they really can only pray to God." Andy Gray nodded and affirmed Martin Taylor said, "Although Arsenal has been playing the most gorgeous offensive football in England under Wenger's training for many years, he should also consider strengthening the team's shortcomings. For example, introducing a high center forward as a It’s a tactical supplement, instead of being paralyzed every time you encounter an opponent who sticks to the middle.”
Sure enough, the development of the game was as expected by Martin Taylor and Andy Gray. Although Arsenal seemed to have a strong offensive and suppressed Tottenham within the half-court range, in fact, the threats of these attacks were generally small. , On the contrary, Tottenham's quick counterattack was vigorous and impressive, leaving Lehmann scrambling almost every time!
In this way, when the first half of the game ended, Arsenal, which had a clear advantage in possession time and scenes, actually became the trailing side on the court - after discovering that Arsenal's offense did not pose much of a threat, Arsenal would be more Tottenham players, who paid more attention to the counterattack, were very keen to seize the large space in the Gunners' backcourt, and Drogba and Franck Ribery successively contributed to help the team temporarily lead by two goals in this derby. Arsenal!
Van Persie indeed has football talent and aura that is not inferior to Robben, but now he is not the famous General Fan in international football when George traveled through time. He is just a young man who is overshadowed by Henry's light and is a little arrogant. . Facing Tottenham's strict and highly targeted defensive system, Van Persie, who has little experience, still seems a little at a loss!
By the way, among the four cygnets of the new generation of Dutch football (Robben, Van Persie, Van der Vaart and Sneijder), there are more or less defects or weaknesses that can affect the development of their careers. For example, Robben's too independent play can easily lead to conflicts in the locker room. Sneijder must be the core of the team's tactics, otherwise his role will be greatly reduced. Van der Vaart, whose speed has dropped sharply after a serious injury, cannot adapt to the development direction of modern football. As for Van Persie, his biggest problem is his bad temper!
If it weren't for character issues, Van Persie, who had already won the UEFA Cup with Feyenoord as the main player in the 2001-02 season, would have been called up by the Oranje and become famous in European football. Instead of being sold to Arsenal by Feyenoord for 2.75 million pounds after falling out with Van Marwijk, he is still regarded as a potential stock by most people, and even the door to the Dutch national team is still open. Didn't touch it!
For example, now, facing Tottenham's defensive strategy of keeping the center and widening, and the team's current unfavorable situation of being two goals behind, the irritable side of Van Persie's character is gradually showing up - in the 65th minute of the game, Van Persie scored against Cech. After picking off Ashley Cole's cross, he gave the Czech goalkeeper an extremely hidden elbow, and then kicked the ball dropped by Cech into the Tottenham goal!
However, although Van Persie's elbow strike was quite hidden and was not noticed by Bol at the first time, the camera on the sidelines clearly captured the entire process of the Dutchman's foul and played the entire incident on on the big screen above Highbury Stadium!
Red card! Boll naturally had no reason to tolerate Van Persie's malicious foul action. The referee first declared Van Persie's goal invalid, and then without hesitation showed a red card to the Dutch teenager and sent Van Persie off the field!
Two goals behind, one less player on the field, and many main players absent... At this point in the game, Wenger, who knew the situation was over but could not surrender to his mortal enemy, had nothing to do. He could only watch Assen with ten men fighting. Na was completely defeated on the court by Tottenham, who became more and more courageous as they fought!
Finally, when Bol blew the whistle for the end of the game, Tottenham players held their heads high and left the Highbury Stadium, which was already as silent as a cemetery, leaving Arsenal with only a bloody four-point deficit. Zero score!
The league can be lost, but Nana must die! George and his players once again used practical actions to prove to all those who underestimate Tottenham Hotspur that without the interference of referee factors, Arsenal, who have high hopes from these people, is simply no match for Tottenham Hotspur!
