Three days is not long. Tottenham players only had time to make a slight adjustment, and the calendar has already turned to the page of April 27. On this day, the Tottenham team, led by George, visited the Alpstadion for the second time this season. Today, they will be here to challenge the dominance of Italian football, the Bianconeri Juventus!
Although Tottenham have played against Juventus in the group stage, and even defeated the Bianconeri 1-0 in the second round, and gained the initiative to qualify from the group with that victory, whether it is George or Tottenham, None of the Spurs players have any contempt for Juventus because of this - if Juventus' strength is really only what it showed in the group stage, then it is simply impossible for them to defeat Arsenal and Chelsea one after another and win a Champions League. A spot in the semi-finals!
It can be said that compared with the Champions League group stage, Juventus has entered the knockout stage, and the momentum and combat effectiveness of the entire team have greatly increased!
Therefore, in today's game, George sent out his strongest lineup without reservation - goalkeeper Cech, and the defense line-up of Stephen Karl, Ledley King, Vidic and Evra. Mascherano, Xavi Alonso and Basturk form the midfield triangle, and the offensive trident is Robben, Cristiano Ronaldo and Miroslav Klose!
Although Evra participated in the North London derby between Tottenham and Arsenal three days ago, George still included the Frenchman in the starting lineup for this Champions League semi-final. After all, Baynes, who is Evra's substitute, is too young and immature. Facing the experienced Juventus, there are many mistakes that may occur, which will ruin the team's efforts throughout the season!
This is not to say that George is biased against Bynes, but that is indeed the case. The ability shown by Baynes is the level of the main force of the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League. Therefore, George would never dare to send him to start in a key battle like the Champions League semi-finals!
Although Evra's physical fitness and competitive condition will definitely not be in the best condition after playing two consecutive games within a week, for insurance, George can only let Evra continue to persevere, which is better than watching experience and competition. It would be much better for Baynes, whose ability is several levels worse, to be directly defeated by Camoranesi and the others.
By the way, Ribery can be said to be quite unhappy with George's formation. You know, before Robben joined Tottenham, he had successfully squeezed out the German star Bierovka and became Tottenham's first choice for the left winger position. The future can be said to be bright. However, before Ribery could take the main position, George bought Alger Robben from Eindhoven, who was one year younger than him but much more famous than him!
If that's all, it would be fine. Ribery is confident that he can hold down Robben at the beginning of the season with the advantage of coming to Tottenham for a year, and then use practical actions to prove his ability to George, thus keeping what he finally got. Main position. But the trick is that Robben actually shined at the European Cup in Portugal last summer. He was one of the only bright spots for the Oranje team under Advocaat in this European Cup, and it was even more so for the Netherlands. The biggest contributor to advancing to the semi-finals of the European Cup!
And what about Ribery? Although his eye-catching performance at Tottenham won the favor of the then French coach Santini and caught the last train to Portugal, in the French team full of talents, Ribery could not compete with the long-famous Pires. and Wroten and Giuly, who had an amazing season in Monaco. With very little playing time, Ribery's performance was naturally not much better, and he could only watch the team be eliminated by Greece early in the quarter-finals.
With such a sharp contrast, Ribery was suddenly at a disadvantage in the competition with Robben for the main position. Especially after Robben returned from injury and won everyone's trust with his undisputed performance, and even practiced the unsolvable trick of changing positions and cutting inside to shoot, Ribery's performance was obviously worse. He can only get a chance to play as the main rotation member of the Dutch Peter Pan.
To be honest, if Tottenham hadn't made progress on the three fronts of the FA Cup, League and Champions League this season, there was even a faint hope of winning the Triple Crown before being "killed" by Clattenburg. Ribery, who has long been dissatisfied, may not be as honest as he is now.
"When the season is over, let's talk to the boss about this matter." Ribery thought in his heart while listening to George making the final pre-game arrangements in the locker room. Ribery is still very grateful to George, who single-handedly raised himself up from being penniless. The Frenchman knows very well that if George hadn't brought him to Tottenham, who had just been terminated by Alais and had a bleak future, I'm afraid he wouldn't know where to make a living now!
However, although I am very grateful to George, and the treatment provided by Tottenham to him is indeed first-rate, this does not mean that Ribery will be willing to play in the shadow of Robben. After all, if he only serves as the main rotation player at Tottenham, it will be difficult for Ribery to win Domenech's trust and join the team in the World Cup to be held in Germany next year!
In order to be on the stage of the World Cup, Ribery can only make this choice!
After talking about Tottenham’s starting lineup, let’s take a look at Juventus’ lineup. With the Bianconeri dominating the league, Capello naturally has no intention of staying in this game. In other words, in this gold medal coach's plan, his ultimate goal is to seize the home court advantage in the first round and win a victory, so as to gain the initiative to advance to the Champions League final!
Goalkeeper Buffon, the four defenders from left to right are Zambrotta, Cannavaro, Thuram and Zebina, Vieira and teenager De Jong serve as double midfielders, Nedved and Camo Lanesi echoed each other on the left and right, and Trezeguet and Piero partnered up front!
On the one hand, they are the runner-up of the Champions League two years ago and have reached the Champions League finals for three consecutive years. On the other hand, they rose strongly last season and broke the long-standing blockade of Manchester United and Arsenal on the league championship and runner-up. This season They have made great progress despite fighting on multiple fronts, defeating Bayern, Real Madrid, Eindhoven and many other powerful opponents, becoming the biggest dark horse in the Champions League. Therefore, this game has already attracted the attention of countless fans before it even begins!
Just like that, after referee Merck blew his whistle, this much-anticipated Champions League semi-final finally officially started at the Alpstadion!
ps: Please click here, collect, recommend, subscribe, and vote monthly. Thank you all book friends for your support...
