"I really didn't expect that this double match in a week would cause them such a big loss."
George was naturally extremely surprised to see Birmingham seize the opportunity to attack and score through a quick counterattack. He did not expect that three days would not allow Klose and Ledley King to recover to a level where they could compete normally; nor did he expect that Birmingham's forward line, which had not figured out for half a year, would actually be in this game. Found the target for shooting!
The forward combination of Heskey and Pandiani is well-known. However, as a forward, the former is extremely incompetent in his job and can only play a tactical role on the field to create opportunities for his teammates; the latter lost the scoring efficiency in La Liga after moving to Birmingham, half of At the end of the season, only two goals were scored in the league, which can be called the main culprit of Birmingham's league collapse this season!
Moreover, although Birmingham's defense is a bit fiercer, these Tottenham players are not newcomers to the Premier League. They will not be intimidated by the opponent's fierce style, and they also know how to protect themselves on the field. Therefore, no matter how you look at it, Tottenham, which has fielded the strongest lineup, has no chance of losing!
However, the reality before George is that Birmingham seized the opportunity that Tottenham could not attack for a long time and played a textbook defensive counterattack. In the end, Pandiani, who had not scored many goals in the past half season, scored in one fell swoop. Turning Tottenham, which was originally dominant, into a laggard!
To be honest, Birmingham's goal involved a lot of luck. Apart from anything else, Bart's accuracy alone was comparable to Rui Costa's sixty-meter pass at his peak. Even if he was given a hundred more chances, he might not be able to pass the ball to Pennant. underfoot. But football can be so evil sometimes. Butt, who is not good at passing, just passed a scalpel-like overhead long pass, tearing apart Tottenham's entire defense in just an instant!
If Butt's long pass across half the pitch was a little less accurate, if Pennant wasn't so smooth when unloading the ball and accelerating, if Heskey's bad-guy nature showed up when he passed the ball to Pandiani. , if Pandiani, who has been in a sluggish state for nearly half a season, does not show his strength when facing Ledley King, and suddenly finds the feeling of shooting... If only one of these becomes a reality, then Birmingham will not be able to break through the Heat. Thorny door!
Of course, the main reason for this situation is that Tottenham suffered too much in the previous intensive schedule, which prevented Klose and other players from playing at their best. If it weren't for this reason, Tottenham would have pressed Birmingham to the ground and rubbed it!
For this reason, Tottenham can be said to be extremely unconvinced by Birmingham's one-goal lead. So, when the game restarted at the referee's whistle, Tottenham, who were lagging behind, immediately launched a fierce attack on Birmingham's gate!
Facing Tottenham's fierce offensive, the Birmingham players, who had just tasted the sweetness of the quick counterattack, took the initiative to shrink their formation and planned to repeat their old tricks to expand their lead and then seal the victory, pocketing the victory and three extremely valuable points!
However, although Tottenham's offense is fierce, the players who are trapped in physical fitness and condition cannot solve the problem of gaining momentum but not scoring on the court. Birmingham was not having a good time either. After Alonso and others consciously stepped up their pressure on the backcourt, their personal skills were not up to standard and they were unable to use the long pass and lob tactics, let alone continue to threaten them. The goal guarded by He!
When both players were unable to open up the situation on the court, the game began to enter a stalemate stage. Of course, Tottenham, who are superior at the technical and tactical level, still have considerable initiative at this time, but Klose and Ronaldo and other frontcourt players are not in good condition at this time, so they can only play with Birmingham remained evenly matched and could not go any further.
Although George really wanted to bring in some new players to change the status quo and convert the advantage on the field into much-needed goals for the team as soon as possible, it was really not a good idea to make rash substitutions before the first half was over and no players were accidentally injured. Smart move - the players who are replaced will be dissatisfied with George, and the team will fall into a certain degree of chaos, giving opponents an opportunity!
Just like that, when the referee announced the end of the first half, the score on the field was still zero to one. The home team goes first and the away team goes last. Tottenham are temporarily one goal behind Birmingham at White Hart Lane!
"Alger, Andre. You guys have to be careful of those defenders in Birmingham." After explaining the game strategy for the second half, he made the substitutions of Larsson and Arshavin to replace Klose and Ronaldo. After the decision was made, Georgette named Arshavin and Robben and warned carefully, "Especially that guy named Martin Taylor, he is no less dangerous than Roy Keane back then. I am not Hope to see one of you miss the second half of the season with injury."
As a player, Martin Taylor's career in his previous life can be said to be mediocre. The only thing that left a deep impression on people was his extremely ferocious and brutal head-on flight against Croatian forward Eduardo in the game against Arsenal. shovel. The tackle that broke Eduardo's calf not only ended the Croatian's dream of representing the national team in the 2008 European Cup, but also the Gunners' hope of regaining the league championship. It also became a turning point in Eduardo's career - before that , Eduardo has gradually adapted to the rhythm of the Premier League, and scored three goals in the previous two games to help the Gunners win six precious league points. The barrel of the gun is simply hot!
Suffering such a severe injury when he was at his hottest, Eduardo's upward momentum came to an abrupt end. At the same time, this serious injury also became a turning point in his career. After returning from injury, although Eduardo made occasional gains, he was never able to regain the fiery state before the serious injury. In the end, he could only go to Donetsk to continue his playing career.
It was precisely because he was so deeply impressed by Martin Taylor's leg-breaking tackle in his previous life that George specifically reminded Robben and others to be careful of this guy with "executioner" attributes!
Sure enough, although Martin Taylor has not yet been remembered by fans for that extremely bad tackle, at this time he has faint signs of becoming a stadium executioner - in the 71st minute of the game, Robben continued to change directions. After breaking into the penalty area, Martin Taylor, who had been completely passed by Peter Pan, turned around and aimed at Robben's calf with a double-leg flying tackle!
Under Tottenham's strong offensive pressure, the hot-headed Martin Taylor did not realize how dangerous and stupid his behavior was. At this time, he only had one thought in his mind, which was to kill this Dutchman who dared to show off his skills in front of him at all costs!
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