With a three-goal victory over Portsmouth, Tottenham won a clean away victory. The result was naturally quite satisfying to Tottenham fans. What makes them even more gratified is that several new players who got the chance to play all performed well in this game!
Maicon, who served as the starting right back, showed great adaptability. Not only did he defend very solidly, making Portsmouth players who tried to open a breakthrough from him fail in vain, but he also frequently intervened to participate in the attack during the game. It made Tottenham's right-side attack more threatening, and in the 79th minute, he sent an assist. Dempsey, who came on as a substitute, scored the goal that sealed the victory!
Although his performance was not as eye-catching as Maicon and Robben, Arshavin's performance was equally outstanding. The Russian, who replaced the unwell Ronaldo as the starting right winger, won people's recognition with his skillful dribbling skills and sharp off-the-ball movement. He even used an imaginative volley in the 31st minute of the game. The shot penetrated Westerveld's fingers!
As for Dempsey, who is considered to be Tottenham's introduction for the purpose of developing the American market, the American midfielder who came on as a substitute for Gerrard also scored his first goal for Tottenham ten minutes after coming on. . His excellent forward attack awareness and confrontational ability that are completely inconsistent with his thin body have impressed people. His aggressive playing style and active defensive attitude have changed many people's attitude towards him, and they have begun to be optimistic about him in the Heat. The prospect of thorns!
Of course, their outstanding personal abilities are only one of the reasons why these three newcomers were able to succeed in their first official performance at Tottenham. In addition, they would also like to thank Robben - if it were not for the Dutch Peter Pan who broke through the goal guarded by Westerveld in just eight minutes of the opening, destroying the home team's tactical intentions and forcing Portsmouth to They had to give up their defense and take the initiative. It was impossible for them to get so many performance opportunities!
Despite the existence of such objective factors, in any case, Maicon, Arshavin and Dempsey's debuts after landing in the Premier League finally ended successfully, giving them a good start for their respective Tottenham journeys.
After defeating Portsmouth and winning the first league victory of the new season, the Tottenham players returned to London and played their first home game of the season on August 20. And their opponent is Middlesbrough coached by McLaren!
Although Middlesbrough in this life failed to recruit Mendieta and failed to qualify for the UEFA Cup like in the previous life, George did not despise this opponent because of this. You know, McLaren's ability to make on-the-spot adjustments and improvise is indeed not very good, but his qualities in other aspects are still quite qualified. Otherwise, the FA would not have invited Eriksen to be the new coach of the Three Lions after he was sacked.
Moreover, even if Mendieta is not acquired, the strength of this Middlesbrough team cannot be underestimated. Take the starting lineup sent by McLaren in this game as an example. The goalkeeper is Australia's number one goalkeeper Schwarzer. The defense has three famous players: Reiziger, Southgate and Ehiogu. The midfielder has Paolo. There are powerful stars such as Lol, Doriva and Downing, and the striker combination is Hasselbaink and Viduka, who are famous in the British Isles and even European football!
Although the average age of Middlesbrough's lineup is relatively older, and most of the starting players have entered the end of their careers, if anyone dares to despise this team because of this, they will definitely be taught by these Middlesbrough veterans. Be a human being! Not to mention, the season has just begun. These veterans who have rested for a summer do not have any physical problems, and their competitive status has also been adjusted to a very high level!
Out of concern for Middlesbrough and observation of the player's condition, George made a substantial rotation of the starting lineup in this game. The backcourt is composed of two main players, Cech and Stephen Carr, plus three substitute players, Dawson, Phil Neville, and Baines. Mendieta serves as the core organizer, and Davis and Mascherano serve as the backcourt players. To protect the team, the offensive trident in the frontcourt was replaced by Robben, Cristiano Ronaldo and Klose!
Although many substitute players were sent on the field, this does not mean that George does not attach importance to this game. In fact, the reason why George did this is because in his opinion, Middlesbrough can be said to be the best touchstone to test the depth of the team's bench!
If it were a weaker team, Tottenham could completely crush it and win through its huge advantage in overall strength. And if it is a team that is a few points stronger than Middlesbrough, then George's formation may not have the expected effect, and it will also put Tottenham into a very dangerous situation!
To George's relief, Bynes and Dawson lived up to their expectations. The former defended the veteran Parlor very well and provided a lot of support to the team on the offensive end with his precise crosses; while the latter, together with Phil Neville, successfully froze Victoria. Duka and Hasselbaink pulled out the two most threatening sharp knives of Middlesbrough in the frontcourt!
If it were Hasselbaink and Viduka who were in their peak defensive years, then Dawson and the others would definitely not be able to handle it. However, the problem is that they are now facing Hasselbaink and Viduka, whose physical fitness and competitive status have begun to decline. With the abilities of Dawson and Phil Neville, it will not be a problem to deal with these two veterans.
In this game, Dawson's strong frontal defense and Neville Jr.'s comprehensiveness restrained Hasselbaink and Viduka, who relied on their bodies, greatly reducing Middlesbrough's offensive threat; while Heat San Antonio's offense, organized by Mendieta and Davis, was still extremely sharp, leaving the visiting team struggling to cope!
In the end, when the game came to an end at the referee's whistle, Tottenham, playing away from home, easily defeated Middlesbrough, who was unable to score, with a score of 3-0, winning the first two consecutive victories in the league!
A week after defeating Middlesbrough, Tottenham visited Ewood Park to face Blackburn Rovers in the third round of the Premier League. Facing a violent side that was not enterprising and had conservative and backward tactical concepts, Tottenham sent out most of its main force and easily won a three-to-zero victory!
It is worth mentioning that Gerrard finally scored his first official goal after joining Tottenham in this game. The former Red Army captain received a powerful volley from Robben's cross ball in the 20th minute of the game, opening the scoring for Tottenham!
In this way, after the first three rounds of the 2005-06 Premier League season, Tottenham, one of the favorites to win the championship, won all three games, scored nine goals without conceding a single goal, and held its head high with an extremely strong attitude. Leading the league standings!
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