"Congratulations to Tottenham! After 90 minutes of duel, they defeated their archrival Arsenal 5-1 in the 2004-05 English FA Cup final and successfully stood on the championship podium!" Downs When Dyers blew the whistle to announce the end of the game, Andy Gray sounded extremely excited, "Before this, many voices were badmouthing Tottenham, thinking that this team from the head coach to The players lack enough experience in multi-line combat, and it is very likely that Leverkusen will repeat the scene when they won the Sanya Championship in the 2001-02 season, which will cause a serious blow to the morale of the team and lead to a complete collapse next season. But now I I want to say that all fans who care about Tottenham can rest assured. With an FA Cup championship in hand, no matter what the result is, Tottenham are destined not to repeat the same mistakes as Leverkusen!"
Andy Gray's comments were not unfounded. You must know that the reason why Pharmaceutical Factory collapsed in the following 02-03 season after having great success in the 2001-02 season, and even almost relegated from the Bundesliga, was because Bayern poached Ballack and Ze Robb in the summer of 2002. Supporting the two midfield pillars is certainly part of the reason, but Leverkusen's Sanya title in the 2001-02 season is also one of the main reasons why they ended up like this!
After working hard for a whole season, they achieved nothing. Not only did they win three runner-up prizes (such as Ballack, LaMelo and Nowotny), the international players who accompanied the German national team to the World Cup in South Korea and Japan were even more unlucky, because their He still needs to add another World Cup runner-up to his resume), and he was also dubbed the "King of Sanya" by the media. This cruel result is undoubtedly a physical and psychological double blow to all Leverkusen players!
Maybe fans will think this title is very arrogant, but for Leverkusen players, the title of Sanya King is more like a curse, adding an attribute to them that makes them unable to win the championship. Moreover, the most important thing is that after playing an extremely outstanding season but ending up with nothing, Leverkusen players felt that the team had reached its peak and that they would not achieve more dazzling achievements if they continued to stay at the Bayer Arena. .
In this way, the discouraged Leverkusen players began the journey of the 2002-03 season. In addition, most of the main players were plagued by injuries due to fatigue in the previous season and the subsequent World Cup. As a result, attendance and status could not be guaranteed. There has been a serious decline. If there are no problems with the performance of pharmaceutical companies, it would be abnormal!
The current situation of Tottenham is completely different from that of Leverkusen. After winning the FA Cup, everyone in the team has taken reassurance that no matter what, they will not be like Leverkusen. , the media and fans labeled him as the "King of Sanya" who has no chance of winning the championship!
Although the FA Cup championship is the least important among these three events, at this time, it is enough to boost morale, allowing everyone at Tottenham to be in the best mental state to welcome the upcoming game five days later. Champions League final!
The reason why Leverkusen in history failed to achieve anything during the entire half of the game after Zidane's extraordinary kick was that Casillas, who came off the bench, was indeed one of the biggest contributors, but it was also The negative impact that the Bayer Legion had on team morale after losing the German Cup and League titles in a row cannot be ignored.
"Wenger and the Arsenal players should thank UEFA at this time. If they hadn't scheduled the Champions League final between Tottenham and AC Milan for five days, causing Tottenham to start with a big lead to retain their strength. Instead of continuing to chase Arsenal on the field, the score in this FA Cup final may become even more disparate." At the same time, Martin Taylor also expressed his opinion, "Coach Wenger Now we must think carefully about why Arsenal ends up like this every time they meet Tottenham. As time goes by, Arsenal's performance actually becomes worse and worse. From the regret of one goal in the Community Shield Cup After losing, we were beaten by Tottenham with four goals as a substitute, and now we are beaten 0-4 by Tottenham in just one half. Such obvious changes are indeed worthy of serious reflection by Arsenal."
Although Martin Taylor's evaluation is not very pleasant, it is indeed hit the nail on the head. Indeed, if George frustrates Arsenal in consecutive North London derbies in his first year in office, Wenger can also find an excuse to say that he is not familiar enough with the new-look Tottenham, which is why he performed in such a mess in the derby. So now, Wenger still has nothing to do against Tottenham led by George, and he is losing more and more miserably every time. This cannot but explain some problems.
Soon, with the intense work of the on-site staff, a simple podium was set up in the center of the venue. The first to take the stage were the runner-up Arsenal players. Under the leadership of captain Vieira, they were in a low mood. They bowed their heads on stage one by one to receive their medals - after just suffering a disastrous defeat and losing all four majors this season. Look, everyone at Arsenal is really in no mood to play with the medal in their hands.
After the Arsenal team took away the medal representing the runner-up, it was Tottenham Hotspur's turn as the champion. The whole team came on stage one after another and received the medal from the smiling Prince of Kent.
"Even I have a share?" Vermaelen looked at the medal handed to him and asked with surprise, "Doesn't it mean that those who didn't play in the final won't get the medal..."
"That's right. Mr. Vermaelen." The Prince of Kent interrupted the Belgian with a smile before Vermaelen could finish his words. "But there are exceptions to everything. In order for you to also receive a medal, Your head coach specifically communicated with us before the game and expressed his willingness to pay 150,000 pounds for each additional medal. In addition, considering your outstanding contribution to English football in the Champions League this season Contribution, so this time we decided to open up the net so that everyone can receive a medal! "
Although the FA Cup has made clear regulations on awarding medals. Only players who are on the roster and play in the final are eligible to receive medals. However, the British royal family is asking for George, and George has made it clear that he will pay for this at his own expense. When part of the additional medals are used to pay the fee, naturally no one will take this rule seriously with Tottenham.
Looking at this impossible medal in their hands and remembering the previous explanation of Prince of Kent, Vermaelen and others couldn't help but feel filled with gratitude to George - for being able to work under such a humane head coach. Working hard is really the luckiest thing in their lives!
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