Now that Tottenham's main goal for this season has been finalized, George will naturally focus on various resources for the upcoming Champions League quarter-finals. If he doesn't do this, he will be exhausted on the league battlefield. It is difficult for the strong Tottenham main force to successfully solve the opponent Eindhoven, and George's previous choice has no practical significance. ▽Tomato Novel Network ｗ`ｗ`ｗ-．
The impact of George's decision to focus on the Champions League on Tottenham was quickly reflected in actual combat. In the thirty-first round of the Premier League on April 2, they faced a team that was preparing for next season's European war. Tickets, Tottenham Hotspur's visit to St. Andrews Stadium encountered stubborn resistance from the home team!
In the first round of this season's clash, Steve Bruce tried to give George, his younger brother, a blow, but was taught by George in turn. Steve Bruce understood the huge gap in strength between Birmingham and Tottenham, and realized that whether it was Birmingham, which is at an absolute disadvantage in terms of technical and tactical qualities and players' personal abilities, would have no way of defeating Tottenham under normal circumstances!
What's more, from the start of this season to now, Tottenham have not lost a single defeat in the Premier League. Counting the fifteen consecutive unbeaten rounds at the end of last season, Tottenham have set an astonishing record of forty-five consecutive unbeaten league games!
Therefore, in Steve Bruce's view, it is not a shameful thing at all to ask the players to fully defend in this game and use a steel barrel formation to deal with Tottenham. Bruce's arrangement also successfully caused a lot of trouble for Tottenham. Since George has turned his focus to the Champions League and sent a large number of substitute players in this game, Tottenham's combat effectiveness has dropped significantly. Therefore, facing the iron barrel formation deployed by Birmingham players, Tottenham naturally fell into trouble on the offensive end and basically failed to create several scoring opportunities!
It's not that these players are not capable, it's just that the physical fitness of veterans such as Mendieta and Darren Anderton has declined a lot compared to their peak years, and Villa and Ribery have not matured yet. Yes, Tottenham It is difficult to rely on a player's personal ability to open a breakthrough on the offensive end. Especially when the opponent puts on a defensive posture, Tottenham's lack of players with offensive ability and set-piece experts on the field is magnified exponentially!
Of course, Birmingham's insistent approach is not entirely unhelpful to Tottenham. For example, the substitute defense line composed of Dawson and Vermaelen will basically not be tested too much in this game. It only needs to be wary of the home team's occasional counterattacks; while Villa and Franck Ribery are highly motivated players. You can also recognize your own shortcomings and think about how to break the opponent's trick when encountering the Iron Barrel Formation again in the future.
In the end, after a full ninety minutes of fierce battle, Tottenham were unable to break through Steve Bruce's carefully crafted iron barrel formation until the end, and had to accept the reality of a goalless draw with the home team!
In another game that ended later, Chelsea finally seized the perfect opportunity when Tottenham were tied with Birmingham at home and defeated Southampton, who were fighting for relegation, 3-1 at St. Mary's Stadium. The difference was reduced to two points in one fell swoop!
However, although George made the decision to stay in the Champions League and paid a heavy price for it, which reduced Tottenham's points advantage in the league to only two points, his choice also allowed Tottenham players to In the Champions League match four days later, he has enough energy to deal with PSV Eindhoven led by Hiddink!
George will never forget that when AC Milan, which was at its peak in the previous life, faced PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League semi-finals, it was once pushed to the edge of the cliff by this Dutch giant!
If Ambrosini hadn't been the savior at the last minute and scored a golden header to help the Rossoneri pass the danger with more away goals, then Eindhoven might have become Following Ajax in the 1994-95 season, this is the first Dutch team to reach the Champions League final in ten years!
Therefore, for this head-to-head confrontation with Eindhoven, George naturally attached great importance to it and decisively sent out the most effective lineup at hand!
Petr Cech, Stephen Carr, Ledley King, Vidic, Evra, Mascherano, Alonso, Basturk, Robben, Cristiano Ronaldo and Didier Drogba, this It’s Tottenham’s starting eleven for this game!
Let’s look at Eindhoven. With Guus Hiddink's side riding high at the top of the Eredivisie table, leaving old rivals Ajax and Feyenoord far behind, the Champions League quarter-finals will see the man The former Dutch national team coach also used his main goalkeeper Xiurelio Gomez. The four defenders from left to right are Lee Young-pyo, Alex, Bouma and Oyer, and the midfield quartet is Park Ji-sung and Wo. Gers, Van Bommel and Philippe Cocu, Dutch high center Heiselink and Brazilian striker Farfan partner on the front line!
Although they lost two generals, Robben and Kežman, last summer, under Hiddink's careful training and dedicated collective combat strategy, PSV still burst out with amazing combat effectiveness and defeated their old rivals in the league this season. Ajax, and successfully reaching the quarterfinals of the Champions League is the best evidence!
In particular, the midfield led by Philippe Cocu can be called PSV's strongest link. Although the Dutch international has long been far away from his peak period, just looking at his performance on the court, it is difficult to make people think that he is a thirty-five-year-old veteran!
The most commendable thing is that under Hiddink's careful arrangement, Cocu's talents on the offensive end have been developed to the maximum extent. Vogel, Van Bommel and Park Ji-sung, three extremely physical and unstoppable generals, have the defensive scope of Eindhoven. It expanded to the entire midfield, allowing Cocu to concentrate on organizing the offense in the midfield and keeping the entire team in order. In addition, Cocu's scoring ability, which was hidden during Barcelona, also began to explode under Hiddink's arrangement!
Therefore, if any team dares to underestimate PSV's strength because the opponent does not have a top-notch star, then they will definitely suffer the consequences in actual combat and be taught by this Dutch giant!
Just like that, after the players from both sides took their places in their respective halves, the referee Rubeus Michel from Slovakia blew the whistle, announcing the official start of the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals at Philips Stadium. !
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