Chapter 106 The Mighty Tottenham Hotspur
What Alex Inglepps said is very individualistic and one-sided, but in his opinion, one thing is correct, that is, the strength of Tottenham Hotspur is indeed unmatched by Derby County. Than.
Many people know that there are four major clubs in English football, namely Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool and the newly upstart Chelsea, but in fact, England can also be said to have five clubs, and the fifth largest club is Toth. No matter the history or the present, Tottenham Hotspur can be called the 'fifth largest club'. In their 105-year history, they have also had extraordinary glory.
Regardless of history, even now, Tottenham Hotspur is extremely powerful, at least much stronger than Derby County, even if it is the semi-substitute lineup of Tottenham Hotspur on the field, against Derby County. The full main lineup can still occupy the advantage.
Wan Sheng was prepared for this.
He is well aware of the quality of Tottenham Hotspur at the moment, they have poor results in the league, but that may be the problem left by former manager Glenn Hoddle, not Tottenham Hotspur's quality is really bad Otherwise, Tottenham's results will not steadily improve after David Plitter and Alex Inglepps are in charge of the team together, after all, these two are not the real masters. Coaches, if they were really capable of being the head coach of a top-flight team, they wouldn't have to be an assistant coach at Tottenham.
It is precisely because of the strength of Tottenham Hotspur that Wansheng took great pains to deal with this game, the purpose of which is to increase the team's chances of winning.
Derby's odds of winning are not more than 20 per cent in a close encounter with Tottenham at White Hart Lane, but if he does, he may increase his odds to 100 per cent of fifty.
Facing a strong team like Tottenham Hotspur, it was another game at White Hart Lane. A 50% chance is pretty good.
Look at the semi-substitute Tottenham Hotspur on the field now, with Robbie Keane in the forward line, Simon Davis and Redknapp in the midfield, and Gardner, Tariq, Karl, and goalkeeper Keller. These people are quite famous in European football. Each one taken out alone is enough to be an absolute core player in a small club.
Faced with such a team, Wansheng can only do everything possible to improve the team's chance of winning.
But despite this, Tottenham held Derby in the open, as Alex Inglepps said. Tottenham are indeed much better than Derby County. Using only the semi-main lineup is enough to gain an advantage.
Seeing the opening game situation, David Plitt also breathed a sigh of relief.
Maybe Derby County's Chinese coach is very smart, but when it comes to the game, it depends on strength. He believes that as long as the team plays normally, even the semi-substitute Tottenham Hotspur is not something Derby County can deal with. .
It's only a matter of time before goals are scored.
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The game is going the way David Plitt thinks.
Tottenham Hotspur is not just the top five clubs in England, it is a strong team in the top league. It is also one of the best offensive teams, on offense. Among the teams in England, they are only rivals Arsenal.
In the eyes of Tottenham Hotspur fans, the team's offensive ability is no worse than the "utilitarian" Arsenal.
No matter who is stronger or weaker between the two teams, Derby County can't be compared, even if Derby County has been training offensive tactics from the summer to now, under Tottenham Hotspur's offensive, Derby County seems to be quite passive.
Wansheng stood on the sidelines at the beginning.
He personally instructed the team to do defense, let the players strengthen their running, and made the defense more active and active, so that the defensive advantage of the team's full-court pressing can be exerted, and the team's offensive foundation is also the full-court basis. The tight defense can only control the rhythm of the game by intercepting the opponent's attack time and time again and playing fast attacks in a row.
But such a temporary command has little effect.
Under the stormy attack of Tottenham Hotspur, the Derby County players were somewhat uncomfortable in the opening game. The most intense attack they faced this season was the game against Norwich, but Norwich and Toth Namm Hotspur are completely two-level teams, and their offensive capabilities are quite different. In fact, against Tottenham Hotspur, defensive counterattack is the best choice, but Wansheng still let the team choose offensive football. The reason is that the team is more familiar with this set of tactics, and may be able to play better. If the team is always in a passive situation, it will not be easy to counterattack, and this can be regarded as a warm-up for next season's Premier League trip. .
Derby County's overall incompatibility gave Tottenham Hotspur more opportunities. Their semi-substitute lineup fully developed Tottenham Hotspur's offensive. Under their offensive, Derby County only Can support hard, and even shrink into the penalty area for a period of time, the full-court pressing in defense is not reflected at all.
Seeing such a game, David Plitt also smiled, Derby County was not as strong as he thought, and the outcome of this game may have been doomed.
In the eyes of many media reporters, this is also a test of Derby County's strength.
Derby County relied on a set of offensive tactics and almost swept the League One arena, but now they have encountered a Premier League team that is good at attacking. Facing the more offensive Tottenham Hotspur, what kind of performance will Derby County do? ?
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In the opening stage, Derby County did not perform much. Facing the attack of Tottenham Hotspur, they did not have much to do. In the 21st minute of the game, Derby County also lost the goal.
Although the entire Derby County team worked hard, it was still too difficult to keep the goal in the face of Tottenham Hotspur's attack passively.
This time, Osman's defense was a little immature in the backcourt. When facing Redknapp's dribbling, he made a hasty kick, but he was easily swayed by Redknapp in front of the penalty area. Decknapp kicked the ball into the left penalty area.
It was too late for Osman to stop it!
The only thing he could do was turn around and watch Redknapp's steady pass, and Robbie Keane, who was on the other side, swept away Alfred and smashed in the direction of the football.
The next thing is already famous at the age of 20. For Robbie Keane, who was taken to Inter Milan by the Silver Fox Lippi and called the "Super Golden Boy" by England fans, it was very simple.
Facing Oaks standing in front of the goal, Robbie Keane pushed the ball directly into the dead corner of the goal.
Even if Oaks reacted quickly and rushed over at the first time, he couldn't stop the shot from such a small angle. The football crosses the wicket line unhindered. Stick to the left column and fly into the goal!
"Goooal!!! Robbie-"
"—Kean—"
Accompanied by the frantic shouts of the commentator, the fans of Tottenham Hotspur also cheered enthusiastically, and their voices resounded throughout the White Hart Lane stadium.
"Robbie Keane! He scored his first goal of the game, his ninth goal of the season for Tottenham! Tottenham in second Eleven minutes ahead of Derby County, it's a testament to how strong the team is!"
The on-site commentator excitedly talked about scoring goals. In his opinion, there would be no suspense in this game at all. Tottenham Hotspur even sent half of the main lineup enough to beat Derby County. The outcome of the game was doomed as early as the FA Cup draw, and no matter how much Derby County struggled, it was useless.
Twenty-one minutes into the game, Tottenham had a goal.
From the perspective of the game situation, Tottenham Hotspur also took control of the game situation, Derby County did not have the strength to fight back at all. In the previous game time, Derby County had only one poor shot, which was still forced from the front of the penalty area. foot. No threat at all.
It's 1:0 now, and luckily for Derby County!
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Robbie Keane scored. Raised his arms and ran to the fans stand, shouting to the fans twice from below the stand, Redknapp and other teammates also caught up, and they hugged Robbie Keane tightly.
That's all.
Tottenham Hotspur's celebration was not very intense. For Robbie Keane himself, an FA Cup goal is nothing. For Tottenham Hotspur as a whole, the first game of the season In the FA Cup, against a League One team at home, it is normal to lead by a goal and not worth the excitement to celebrate.
But the Tottenham Hotspur players feel very good. In the past, when they played against other lower league teams, the opponent would stubbornly defend the goal. They did not expect this Derby County to play against them. It's so easy for them to score.
Now that they have scored the first goal, the game is much better, will the second goal be far behind?
Not only on the field, the celebration on the bench of Tottenham Hotspur was not warm. After seeing Robbie Keane score, Alex Ingleps simply said, " They are not opponents at all, I will say that the Chinese have no ability..."
This time David Plitt didn't refute either, just nodded with a smile.
He didn't do anything excited either. For Tottenham Hotspur, leading a League One team in the FA Cup is really nothing. If he was too excited, he would be ridiculed by the media.
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Derby County fans also saw Tottenham's goal.
For Tottenham Hotspur to score, they have been prepared for a long time, and they are not disappointed. In fact, they have already prepared for the loss, and it is not a big deal for the opponent to score a goal. .
Derby County fans felt that Wansheng's choice was the right one.
Look!
We all sent all the main lineups, but the opponent was the first to score a goal, and the situation was so passive, it was right to give up the game, it is not worth the effort to waste energy in such a game without a chance, we should put our energy into it. on the league.
The reporters in the media booth were all gloating.
Now these media have already reacted, looking at Derby County's main lineup, and then looking at the look of the Chinese man directing the game from the sidelines, why does Derby County mean to give up the game? The Chinese person before the game was setting off smoke bombs. The point is that they were all deceived... They were deceived by this simple 'gimmick'. The media reporters felt quite annoyed, so when the time came Seeing that Derby County, who had been playing tricks for a long time, was still suppressed by Tottenham Hotspur and scored the first goal, they felt very relieved.
did you see it!
This is the difference between Derby County and the Premier League team!
In the face of such a gap, it is useless to play any 'gimmicks'. At this time, they can only gloat at the misfortune, and even hope that Tottenham Hotspur can score a few more goals, so that the nasty Chinese will lose even more. Miserable.
Many reporters looked at the Derby County coaching bench while talking about the goal. They wanted to see what the Chinese was doing, and whether he would be disappointed with the game. He noticed the gap between the two teams and stopped. Do these pointless struggles?
It's a pity that what they saw was a stern face.
Wan Sheng was thinking about the game very solemnly.
After 20 minutes of games, Wansheng has a general understanding of the reason why the team is passive. It's not how strong Tottenham Hotspur is, or how much the opponent's players are better than their own players. The most important thing is The reason is that his team is not playing well. Under normal circumstances, the team will never be passive to this extent in a game against Tottenham Hotspur, and it even seems that it has no strength to fight back.
There are many reasons for the team's poor performance. For example, here is the White Hart Lane Stadium, a fan familiar to Tottenham Hotspur. There are more than 30,000 Tottenham Hotspur fans in the auditorium. The atmosphere is somewhat uncomfortable.
This is the first time I played against a Premier League team this season, and many media reporters have only interviewed them. The players' game mentality is a little out of balance.
In addition, this game is also the team's use of new tactics. It is the first time that the team has faced such a strong offense. Facing the opponent's offense, the player's performance will also be affected to some extent.
There are many reasons.
It is always a matter of players’ minds and state. It is very difficult to adjust players’ mentality in the game. Unless the team can score goals soon, it is difficult to make temporary adjustments. Wansheng also feels very difficult, but he Also know what to do now.
That's defense!
We can't let Tottenham Hotspur score again, we must strengthen some defenses. If the opponent scores two goals, it will be very difficult to equalize the score in the second half.
The game on the pitch has resumed.
Tottenham Hotspur's coach David Plitt has been sitting firmly on the bench. On the contrary, on the Derby County bench, Wan Sheng has been standing on the sidelines, reminding the players with various shouts Let's keep an eye on the defence and don't give Tottenham another chance.
The on-site commentator looked at Wan Sheng's appearance, and he said gloatingly, "Derby County's Chinese coach was panicked by the attack of Tottenham Hotspur..."
But the fact is that in the shouting of Wansheng, the Derby County players found the backbone.
They were a little dazed after the Tottenham Hotspur goal. They didn't know how to play the next game. When they heard Wansheng's shout, they all knew what to do, so Derby County's defense followed suit. Quite a lot, it is not easy for Tottenham Hotspur to find a good chance to score. (To be continued ~^~)