Although this victory did not help Tottenham narrow the points gap between them and Chelsea, nor did it play a positive role in Tottenham's advancement to the Champions League final, it was such a smooth victory before the start of the second round against Juventus. A great victory has a very significant effect on morale. George can also relax a little and no longer have to worry about the players' mentality being disturbed because they are unwilling to accept the draw in the first round.
Compared with Tottenham, whose morale is high, Aston Villa, which suffered a disastrous defeat at White Hart Lane, is in a gloomy and bleak scene - after losing to Tottenham in this round of the league, they were tied with seventh The point difference between Middlesbrough has been widened to five points!
This also means that with only two rounds left in this season's Premier League, Aston Villa's hope of entering the European competition next season has become extremely slim! You know, even if Aston Villa wins the next two league games and Middlesbrough loses both rounds, it will be difficult for them to get what they want - Manchester City and Bolton are ranked eighth and ninth. But without the intention of sacrificing oneself for others, it is impossible to give up this opportunity to appear in the European competition to Aston Villa!
Although the UEFA Cup is far less influential than the Champions League and has little benefit to the financial situation of Premier League clubs, in the eyes of clubs such as Manchester City and Bolton that have been in the middle and lower reaches of the league for many years, qualifying for the European competition is of great significance. They are still of considerable significance - at least in the transfer market, when the conditions are similar, they can often win the favor of players more easily than those teams that do not have European competition!
It is for this reason that after the 5-1 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur in the away game, Aston Villa executives immediately issued an ultimatum to David O'Reilly, saying that if he lost the game at the end of the season, If he can't lead the team to get a European qualification, then he can prepare to pack up and get out!
It is foreseeable that unless a miracle happens, the Irish coach who once led Leeds United to become known as the "Young Guards" will soon receive a termination notice from Aston Villa. !
George actually doesn't care much about what happens at Aston Villa. In other words, as the season has entered the most critical sprint stage and is about to decide the outcome with Juventus, George has no intention to pay attention to these things that are not directly related to Tottenham. Although O'Reilly, who is famous in English football, is about to be dismissed, he will not pay any attention to him!
Seeing that their coach cared so much about the Champions League semi-final against Juventus, Tottenham players naturally quickly recovered from the excitement of beating Aston Villa at home and showed extreme concentration in training. I didn’t get carried away because of this big victory.
In this way, surrounded by this tense atmosphere, time soon came to 6pm on May 4th. Players from both sides arrived at White Hart Lane on time, and under the leadership of referee Frisk, they He walked out of the player tunnel with his head held high amid the cheers of more than a thousand fans at the scene!
Compared with the first round match, Capello did not make any adjustments to the starting lineup. Of course, the reason why Capello arranged the lineup in this way is not because he thinks this starting lineup is unnecessary, but because the gold medal coach really can't find a candidate to replace Del Piero - Ibrahimovic Being poached by Chelsea first, Sarajeta is a pure blue-collar center. Mutu, who joined freely after being fired by Chelsea, has not yet regained his peak form at Parma. Therefore, no matter how much he despises Del Piero, Capello can only hold his nose and put the Zebra Prince into the starting lineup at this time.
As for the other position, Vieira's partner in the midfielder position, Capello is also not satisfied. In Capello's view, De Jong's ability to get the starting position is just a matter of getting a big one out of a short one - Brasi is only as good as the main player of a mid-tier Serie A team, and Tachinadi's midfield coverage ability is insufficient and his condition is worse than his peak. Down a lot. In contrast, De Jong, who focuses on defense and has a wide range of activities, is obviously the best candidate Capello can choose!
By the way, as the former main midfielder of Juventus, although Tachinadi's competitive state is not as good as his peak level, it has not declined to the point where he is not even qualified to rotate the main force. In fact, the reason why Tachinadi was mainly affected by the contract renewal dispute between him and Juventus. The former, who has been playing for Juventus for eleven years, hopes to get a long-term contract, but Mo Lao Fox, who is good at calculating and calculating, does not want to provide such a contract to the veteran. The continued request is simply unacceptable to Tachinadi!
The stalemate between the two parties over the contract renewal issue directly affected Tacchinardi's playing time - under the secret instruction of Mo Lao Fox, Capello began to favor De Jong and Blasi, and at the same time, he intended to significantly reduce Tacchinardi's playing time. playing time!
Since Mo Lao Fox personally put pressure on Capello, and Tacchinardi's style and Vieira's style are indeed not very complementary, Tacchinardi will be hidden this season, and his form will also show signs of decline. Naturally, It's just a reasonable thing.
In this world, there are few players who can maintain their competitive status at a very high level despite having very few playing opportunities throughout the season. There may be some players who have this ability, but obviously Tachinadi is not among them.
After talking about Juventus’ starting lineup, now let’s take a look at Tottenham’s lineup. Unlike Capello, who kept the starting lineup intact, George, who knew the strength of his opponents' players clearly and had no constraints from the club's senior management, obviously did not have the former's concerns when arranging his troops. We have made some targeted adjustments to the starting lineup based on the lessons learned!
Goalkeeper Petr Cech, the defense line-up of Stephen Carr, Ledley King, Vidic and Evra, and the midfield trio of Mascherano and Edgar Davis With Xavi Alonso, Robben and Ronaldo continue to serve as the starting wingers, one on the left and one on the right, while the center is replaced by Didier Drogba! This is Tottenham's starting eleven for this game!
Not long after, after the players from both sides took their places, with Frisk's whistle, the second leg of the European Champions Cup semi-final between Tottenham Hotspur and Juventus officially kicked off at White Hart Lane. The curtain has opened!
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