Chapter 108 Bad Start

Tottenham played forward this time, Harry Kane, Sun Xingmin, Higuain.

Harry Kane has been in good condition since his comeback and was not affected by the surgery at all, which also made Tottenham fans feel relieved.

After all, what happened to Torres was there, and they were afraid that an operation would ruin Harry Kane.

But many people also said that Harry Kane was able to get back to his form so quickly because of Yi Le's uninterrupted feeding of the ball, which shortened the blank period when Harry Kane left the game as soon as possible.

Of course, both Yi Le and Harry Kane are members of the Tottenham team. Therefore, the tacit cooperation between the two is also something that Tottenham fans are happy to see.

However, this game worried Tottenham fans.

Two seasons ago, Tottenham played an efficient striker. Thanks to Harry Kane's personal ability, Tottenham's impact was greatly increased.

But you must know that since Yi Le came to Tottenham, the core point of this team has shifted towards the midfield.

Harry Kane has also slowly changed from an all-around center forward to a fisherman who can only shout 'Daddy feed me cake'.

This made Tottenham fans sigh. The arrival of Yi Le did increase the impact of Tottenham by several levels, but at the same time, like Harry Kane complained, it obliterated Harry Kane's functionality as a striker.

Of course, Harry Kane's complaints are all complaints, but he still made a lot of achievements on the way to eating cakes, which is only a little worse than Ronaldo.

Therefore, after changing the style of play, whether Tottenham's striker can support the team's offense is the key to the question.

With the whistle of the referee, the game officially started.

Liverpool opened the ball first, Firmino passed the ball to Lucas, who passed the ball back to Lovren, while at the same time penetrating forward.

Tottenham's striker also entered the Liverpool half for the first time.

Both sides are lineups that play forwards, and conflicts are destined to be unavoidable.

Harry Kane, Sun Xingmin, and Higuain are actively fighting in the frontcourt. This kind of pressing puts a certain amount of pressure on Liverpool players.

Facing Tottenham's pressing, they dare not pour the ball in the backcourt. After all, they don't have a super midfielder who can help them stabilize the rhythm of the midfield.

Of course, neither does the current Tottenham.

In this game, Tottenham put up a three-beast combination of Kanter, Eric Dier, and Moussa Sissoko in the midfield. These three people have only one task, to destroy Liverpool's offensive.

Kanter's interception ability, Eric Dier's blocking ability and Moussa Sissoko's good strength and speed can make them bring Liverpool a certain amount of trouble.

Another point is that Tottenham's defense is not too strong, barely qualified, but facing strong teams such as Liverpool, many times this shortcoming will be infinitely expanded.

Tottenham's defense is far from being called a defensive gate, so Boas set up a buffer zone in the midfield, and from the effect point of view, it is not bad.

Of course, without Yi Le, the midfield commander, Tottenham's impact has become much smaller, so that Liverpool can have enough time to sort out the rhythm.

The Liverpool players knew that if the Chinese were on the pitch, they would not have played so easily.

That sudden change of pace would be a Liverpool nightmare!

And the Chinese will not let them pour the ball so easily.

"Kanter, you played too conservatively, the ball can obviously be passed forward!"

"What is Dale doing? Press forward!"

"And Sissoko, what kind of running position is he? Doesn't he have any awareness of this?"

Dele Ali sat next to Yi Le, babbling on and on, almost becoming a commentator.

"Yi, look at Sissoko, his movement awareness is too poor!" Dele Ali said angrily, he was very dissatisfied with being pushed on the bench.

Yi Le turned his head to look at Dele Ali, and said to himself: You are not very good at moving!

"Huh? What kind of eyes do you have?"

Yi Le smiled honestly, turned his head and continued to look at the field.

Dele Alli is right, Tottenham's midfield is too conservative.

Without Yi Le on the field, the midfield task was handed over to Kanter.

Kanter played very well in Leicester City, but after coming to Tottenham, his task was to assist Yi Le, and he never put himself at the core of the midfield.

And Tottenham's midfield performance is obvious to all, so this game puts a lot of pressure on Kanter.

Yi Le and Kanter will always be compared by caring people.

Of course, Kanter is not so bad that he will really collapse his mentality and deform his skills.

But he won't, it doesn't mean others won't!

Moussa Sissoko, the French national team midfielder once belonged to the Magpies Newcastle, but this season Newcastle was relegated, which caused Moussa Sissoko to leave the team to join Tottenham.

When he first came to Tottenham, Moussa Sissoko came with a certain vision.

Tottenham has Yi Le, a super midfielder, and made crazy signings in the summer window last year, which made him see Tottenham's ambitions. He felt that joining Tottenham was a good choice.

And he is willing to assist Yi Le, a super midfielder, for which he has also imagined the future.

But the facts are often cruel. On the second day after Moussa Sissoko joined Tottenham, the Tottenham official announced that Kanter would join. The positions of the two conflicted. Soko thought he was inferior.

As he thought, Kanter and Yi Le formed a super midfield combination that dominates the Premier League.

But he is depressed, has been pressed on the bench, and many times he can't even make the roster.

Moussa Sissoko is 28 years old, and there is not much time left for him. He must fight for the chance to play.

After half a season, Moussa Sissoko finally got a chance to start against Liverpool.

This time, he wants to express himself and prove that he is no worse than Kanter.

But maybe this anxious mentality caused him to make frequent mistakes, and he couldn't find the feeling during training.

At this time, Moussa Sissoko was in a mess.

Suddenly, he heard someone calling himself, subconsciously looked up, and saw the football flying towards him.

Moussa Sissoko immediately stopped the ball in a hurry, but the ball did not stop well. It hit the inside foot and flew out. It happened to land in front of Liverpool player winger Mane.

Moussa Sissoko's eyes widened immediately, and he suddenly felt that his life was gloomy.

"Mistake!! Mistake!! A huge mistake by Sissoko! He passed the ball to Mane!" Liverpool's on-site commentary was overjoyed.

There was a burst of exclamation from the Tottenham bench!

Both Dele Ali and Yi Le got up suddenly, hitting their heads directly on the ceiling, but they still stared at the court with a hint of anxiety in their eyes.

Boas was also dumbfounded, and immediately jumped angrily.

The entire Tottenham stands gasped.

Duan Xuan and the others also stood up anxiously. They were completely integrated into the fans of Tottenham at this time, feeling a sense of urgency in their hearts.

All eyes were on Mane.

Mane was also very excited to see the football. The ball is so comfortable, and there is an advance.

The most terrible thing is the opponent's pass. Even if Mane catches it, it will not be considered offside.

Without saying a word, Mane ran forward without saying a word.

Kante and Alderweireld wanted to step up and foul, but they started too late and couldn't catch up with Mane.

They desperately value Mane's entry into the penalty area.

Goalkeeper Lloris stepped forward to block, and Mane calmly lobbed the ball over Lloris and directly into Tottenham's goal.

In the 32nd minute of the first half, Liverpool scored the first goal and the score was 1:0.