As one of the newly promoted teams to be promoted to the Premier League this season, Wigan Athletic can be said to be the team that attracts the most attention so far. Because now that one-third of the league has passed, Wigan Athletic has made remarkable achievements in the Premier League - so far, Wigan Athletic, who have one game less, under the leadership of coach Jewell, has won eight games. With one win, three losses and a total of 25 points, it ranks behind Tottenham and Chelsea, beating many traditional giants such as Manchester United, Arsenal, and Liverpool, and ranking third in the standings!
The reason why Wigan Athletic has been able to achieve such eye-catching results is, on the one hand, the strong performance of the new players introduced by the team in the summer transfer market, coupled with the proper arrangement of head coach Jewell, who maximized the team's potential. Strength; on the other hand, it is because Wigan Athletic was too lucky before this. Not only did they mostly play against mid- and lower-tier Premier League clubs, they did not encounter many strong opponents at all, but also when playing against teams of similar strength. , and can often beat the opponent with one goal!
The situation now is completely different. Counting from the start of this round against Tottenham, Wigan Athletic will play a total of four league games and one League Cup game in the next twenty days. This is extremely bad news for Wigan Athletic, whose main lineup is still strong and whose bench depth is extremely limited!
The most terrible thing is that, including Tottenham in this round, three of the four opponents that Wigan Athletic will encounter on the league battlefield are the top four teams in the standings - the fourteenth round is against Tottenham at home. A visit to Stamford Bridge in the sixteenth round, followed by a third round make-up match against Manchester United!
Considering that Arsenal played against Wigan Athletic in the last round, and their opponent in the fifteenth round of the league was Liverpool, the former hegemon of English football, this period of time can be said to be a devilish period for Wigan Athletic. No more devilish hellish schedule!
However, to be able to achieve such results after being promoted to the Premier League, even if the third place in the league is only temporary, luck plays a big factor. Wigan Athletic is proud of this - at a time when the influence of the Bosman Act is becoming more and more profound, a newly promoted polo club relied on shrewd transfer operations and teamwork to hand over such an outstanding team in the Premier League. The report card is enough for anyone to applaud!
Although George also admires Wigan Athletic's achievements this season, he has no intention of deliberately letting the newly promoted team out in this game. After all, the top spot battle between Tottenham and Chelsea has not yet been decided, and George does not dare to commit suicide and give up the initiative to others.
Tell the truth. If George helps Wigan Athletic and makes the opponent the biggest dark horse in the Premier League this season, causing Tottenham to be overtaken by Chelsea in the standings, then who will take the initiative to give Tottenham three points and help Tottenham? How about regaining the title of league leader?
Therefore, it is better to seek help from others than from yourself. If Wigan Athletic wants to win a victory from Tottenham, then please show your true skills!
Wigan Athletic can still be ranked third in the standings after one third of the schedule, mainly relying on their solid defense and sharp counterattacks - before losing to Arsenal in the last round, Jewell The team only conceded five goals and scored only 13 goals in eleven league games, which is the most powerful evidence!
Chimbonda and Warnock are both offensive and defensive, and the two veterans who partner as central defenders, Henkez and Arjan Dezeu, are rich in experience, plus Damian Francis, McCulloch, Jimmy Bullard and The midfielder composed of Graham Kavanaghy pays great attention to protecting the back line, which greatly improves Wigan Athletic's defensive quality!
Of course, Wigan Athletic is not without its weaknesses. The best example is the last league game. Facing the technical style of Arsenal, Wigan Athletic at home was completely suppressed by the Gunners and did not pose much threat to the goal guarded by Lehmann in the game. Although they only lost by a score of two to three in the end, that was more due to the natural deficiencies of the Gunners themselves on the defensive end in the post-Vieira era!
That's why George chose to take a risk in this game when he was short-handed and sent out a starting lineup without a full-time defensive midfielder. Because Tottenham's control of the game is not inferior to Arsenal's, and their use of court space is even better than that of the Gunners. They can completely defeat Wigan Athletic by controlling the midfield like Arsenal did!
Although this style of play will definitely give Wigan Athletic a lot of opportunities for quick counterattacks, most of Wigan Athletic's counterattacks are England's traditional long passes and flying from both wings. With the abilities of Maicon and Baynes, there is no big problem in dealing with this simple and crude style of play.
Moreover, although Mendieta and Alonso are Spaniards, neither of them is afraid of physical confrontation. Especially the latter, George knew that in his previous life, this guy was someone who dared to bayonet with his opponent head-on during defense. He could handle it even if he played the role of Mascherano temporarily!
Sure enough, just as George envisioned, shortly after the game started, Tottenham players took the initiative in the game with their technical level far superior to their opponents. They established themselves in the midfield and beat the home team hard in their own half. Don't give the other party a chance to breathe!
In this way, when the first half of the game ended, Tottenham had already scored three times against Wigan Athletic, and Wigan Athletic only got one point back with Kamara seizing the opportunity when Tottenham's defense was empty!
In the second half, the two sides changed places to fight again. Wigan Athletic wanted to repeat their old tricks and imitate the way they played against Arsenal, using long passes and crosses from the wing to attack Tottenham's goal. However, what stood in front of them this time was not Arsenal's unsystematic defense, and Dawson and Speed were not Campbell, who was in serious decline. Faced with Wigan Athletic's counterattack, Tottenham, who were left in the field, were still able to play vigorously with their opponents on the court despite declining physical fitness!
In the third minute of stoppage time, Lennon took a corner kick on the right side of the pitch. Larsson, who was lurking in the penalty area, took the lead and cleverly flicked his head in front of the goal to score the goal for Tottenham. The fifth goal of the game locked the score at 5-2!
Two consecutive league defeats! Despite their best efforts against Arsenal and Tottenham, Wigan Athletic still suffered two defeats. This result, while allowing people to gradually recognize the true level of this dark horse, also greatly dampened the self-confidence that Wigan Athletic players had finally built up!
In the end, after ninety minutes of hard work and with strong offensive firepower, Tottenham, which was full of injured soldiers, struggled to win at the J** Stadium (the home ground of Wigan Athletic, named after its main sponsor J** Sports Goods Company). Winning a valuable victory and continuing to lead the league standings with a two-point advantage!
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