Chapter 384 Returning to the Stardom

The Crescent Blade returns to the Premier League!!!

David King's wonderful arc conquers Anfield Stadium!!!

Tottenham Hotspur finally finds the man of his dreams, Beckham's perfect debut is impressive!!!

On the second day, major European mainstream media reported the game in which Tottenham Hotspur conquered Anfield Stadium 2:0 away. They gave high praise to Beckham, who was a substitute in the game but performed very well and even completely determined the trend of the game.

As an English superstar, Beckham's every move has always attracted much attention. In the past six months, he was not valued by Capello in Real Madrid, and the contract renewal issue with the team has been constantly arguing, which made many people feel that Beckham's career has begun to go downhill. Even many British media have begun to look for Beckham's successor.

Who can become the next football flag of England after Beckham has been put on the agenda of the media.

From many aspects, players such as Rooney, Gerrard, and Lampard seem to have such abilities, but the problem is that they lack the most important thing that Beckham has, which is the attention of the media around the world.

This has also led to many fans secretly criticizing Beckham, believing that he is a superstar hyped up by the media. Many people even compared him with his teammates Giggs and Scholes during his time at Manchester United, believing that the two most popular players among the four golden midfielders of Manchester United did not stay at Manchester United, while the two most low-key ones stayed.

"Pure football victory!" This is the evaluation of Beckham and Roy Keane, as well as Giggs and Scholes by many media. They believe that Ferguson kept these two players because they were low-key and focused on football, while the other two were too high-profile outside of football. Beckham was high-profile in the media, and Roy Keane was high-profile in personal influence.

But this time, Beckham returned to the Premier League. Both he and Tottenham Hotspur regarded this return to the Premier League as a journey to prove himself again. The Guardian got an opportunity to interview Beckham on the morning of the day when Tottenham Hotspur played Liverpool.

This time, the Guardian asked in depth about why Beckham left Real Madrid, his conflict with Capello in the past six months, and why he chose Tottenham Hotspur. They conducted very in-depth exchanges and research, and then made a series of special topics for Beckham in their newspaper.

Revisiting the road to superstardom!

On the morning of the second day after Tottenham Hotspur defeated Liverpool 2:0 away and Beckham performed well, the Guardian made the first report of [Revisiting the road to superstardom]. In this report, in addition to publishing the content of Beckham's interview in detail, it also focused on commenting on Beckham's performance in this game.

"Although he only played in the last twenty minutes of the game, he completely reversed the trend of the game. After he came on the court, Tottenham's midfield became more stable and more threatening. He ran as hard as ever, but his long passes completely dominated the game."

"If the first long pass was more or less tentative because he had never practiced with his teammates before, then the second long pass was full of threats, forcing Liverpool right-back Finnan to choose to foul when he had no choice, and Tottenham got a set-piece opportunity in the frontcourt."

"After the game, our reporter The reporter interviewed Thiago Silva, the hero of the goal. The Brazilian center back told the reporter that Beckham told them privately before taking the free kick that the ball would land in front of the small penalty area and would be very low, so it was finally decided that Thiago Silva would grab the ball! "

"Thiago Silva gave a very high evaluation of the quality of Beckham's free kick. He even said that he did nothing but headed the ball at an angle. This is definitely a bit modest, but it can be seen that Beckham's free kick is indeed of high standard. "

"Although it has only been played for more than 20 minutes , but we can see that Beckham is still in good shape, and he told reporters that even when he was unable to play in Real Madrid, he still insisted on training every day, even during Christmas, he never stopped, because he knew that he was 31 years old and had to work harder than young people. "

"From the few words he said in the interview, we can feel that Beckham's return to the Premier League this time, his hope is to return to the England national team, he hopes McLaren can understand his current state and strength, he firmly believes that he can continue to serve the England national team Play and contribute!"

"During the interview, Beckham said something that touched the reporter. He said that he hoped to return to the England national team and participate in the 2008 European Cup. Even if he only sat on the bench, he was willing to do everything for this spot. He also told reporters that he would not accept too many interviews from reporters this time when he returned to the Premier League. He hoped to focus more on football. He hoped that in his few remaining professional careers, all fans would remember that he was a professional player. He hoped that everyone's memory of him in the future would be his performance on the football field. "

"Ye Qiu said that most people underestimated Beckham's value. He even believed that what McLaren's England needed most was the Beckham whom he excluded, because to a certain extent, England It has been a team that Beckham has maintained and supported for a long time.”

"It's difficult for us to tell whether Ye Qiu's words were meant to add points to Beckham, but we have to admit that since McLaren came to power, Beckham has been excluded from the national team roster. The strength of the England national team has declined a lot. Although there was a 5:0 win over Andorra, it was tied with Macedonia 0:0 and lost 0:2 to Croatia. These all put us in a very embarrassing situation on the way to the European Cup. situation.”

"In these two games, we also exposed a problem, that is, there are many stars, but our offense is a mess. We completely lost the offensive threat, but instead exposed our problems on the defensive end. Does that mean what Ye Qiu said is correct, because for a long time in the past, our offense has been maintained by Beckham to a certain extent? "

"No one knows what McLaren thinks. Maybe he has more than a hundred reasons to convince everyone. Maybe he hopes that the team should no longer rely too much on a certain player, but England is now in a A very embarrassing situation. For England at this moment, promotion is the most important thing!"

"So, we need Beckham!"

Not only the Guardian, but the Daily Telegraph also spoke highly of Beckham's performance against Liverpool, believing that although it only lasted more than 20 minutes, Beckham showed the ability to decide the game.

The Times also called on McLaren to recall Beckham, and Martin Samuel also spoke highly of Ye Qiu's vision in choosing Beckham in his column, believing that bringing Beckham from Real Madrid would not only bring great benefits to Tottenham. Tottenham has gained enough attention, which has improved its image and influence. It will also greatly improve the combat effectiveness of this team.

"Tottenham Hotspur's midfielder does not lack powerful stars. Yaya Toure is both offensive and defensive. He is tall and strong, but his skills are very delicate. Cesc Fabregas has outstanding ability to read the game and the overall situation, and he has Deadly passing, Huddlestone and Lucas are also midfield rookies with great strength and potential."

"But Tottenham Hotspur's midfield has always given people a very unstable feeling, because Ye Qiu found that Mascherano was more defensive, although he has a good ball. and passing ability, but he does not contribute much in organization and offense. Fabregas is an excellent core midfielder, but lacks experience and training. He needs a period of time to accumulate, improve his strength, and complete Metamorphosis.”

"Yaya Toure's performance is not stable enough. Although he runs very actively, has outstanding defensive ability, and is excellent in holding and dribbling the ball, many of his runs cannot provide effective support to his teammates, and Fabrega The characteristics of Si’s playmaker determine that he needs to run out of the opponent’s defensive area many times, which makes the Tottenham Hotspur midfielder easily fall into a dilemma of being disconnected from the frontcourt.”

"But in the last 20 minutes or so, with Beckham coming on, we saw a very balanced, very orderly, and very attacking midfielder, with Cesc Fabregas responsible for organizing and moving forward. In terms of support, Beckham can go up and down. He can support his teammates going forward, and he can assist defense and launch attacks with precise long passes. "

"Liverpool is also aware of this, but they are caught in a bigger conflict, that is, should they deploy manpower to specifically mark Beckham? Benitez tried two options in the last 20 minutes, but The effect is very poor.”

"When Beckham first came on the field, Benitez asked Mohamed Sissoko and other players to strictly abide by the team's tactical order. When Beckham retreated, he did not press, but both long passes created a threat and helped Tottenham scored and now Benitez realized the problem and adopted a pressing tactic.”

"But when Liverpool adopted a pressing tactic, Cesc Fabregas stepped forward and took advantage of Mohamed Sissoko's gap opened by Beckham. After getting the ball, he kicked the ball through and Ruud van Nistelrooy got the ball in the penalty area. The goal resulted in the second goal, and Liverpool’s tactics also failed!”

"This is definitely not an accident. I believe that Ye Qiu had already announced in September that he wanted to bring in a midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur during the winter break. At that time, he had already initially targeted Beckham. After a few months, he has figured out a midfield structure that allows Beckham to integrate into the team."

"Perhaps, it is unfair for us to say this, but I still want to say that Ye Qiu understands the value of Beckham better than McLaren. At least he is very aware of the technical and tactical characteristics of this English idol and can make reasonable arrangements. Tactics to bring out Beckham’s strength and level.”

"Similarly, he is smarter than Mourinho. At least when Mourinho was helpless in the face of Shevchenko, Ye Qiu successfully saved Beckham!"

"Of course, this is just the beginning, but we clearly see Beckham's future at Tottenham Hotspur!"

"He said that returning to the Premier League this time is to prove his value on the football field. I am personally looking forward to it!"

"Ye Qiu said that getting Beckham will make Tottenham Hotspur more confident in its goal of reaching the top four this season, and will also give Tottenham Hotspur the strength and bargaining chips to compete with the top teams in the Premier League!"

"I believe that no one who watched Tottenham Hotspur's last 20 minutes at Anfield will doubt Ye Qiu's words, because that is definitely the top level in the Premier League, even if he only appeared for more than 20 minutes!"

For Beckham's outstanding performance in the match against Liverpool, the media around the world generally paid great attention and publicity, but Tottenham Hotspur itself took a relatively low-key approach.

This is Robert Milson's entire plan. Tottenham Hotspur should not participate too actively and high-profile, because this is likely to have a counterproductive effect, so the best way is to take a more reserved approach, keeping a certain distance, contact and interaction with the media, but not too close. After all, the combination of Ye Qiu and Beckham is close enough to the media. If the club takes further measures, the effect will be worse.

Of course, Ye Qiu gave full authority to Robert Milson to decide how to strike the right balance.

After playing Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur faced the first FA Cup match of the season, against Cardiff from the Championship, and Tottenham Hotspur went away to play this match.

Ye Qiu arranged a mix of the main and substitute lineups for this match, and Beckham was still arranged on the bench.

Although he participated in the team's joint training after playing Liverpool, Ye Qiu still felt that he had to take it step by step to integrate into the team, so he was still arranged as a substitute in this match.

As a result, in the first half, goals from Van Persie, Cavani and Yaya Toure helped Tottenham Hotspur beat their opponents 3:0, and in the second half, Ye Qiu replaced Beckham in the midfield, but because they were already leading by a large margin, Tottenham Hotspur's offensive was not as good as in the first half, and Beckham failed to play a decisive role.

But he still performed well in the few opportunities he had. In one of the few opportunities, he accurately found Michael Dawson, but Michael Dawson's header was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper. Van Persie took advantage of the opportunity and scored another goal, 4:0!

In this way, Tottenham Hotspur defeated Cardiff 4:0 away and successfully advanced from the third round of the FA Cup. But what's interesting is that the opponent in the fourth round turned out to be Southend.

When Ye Qiu learned that the opponent in the draw was Southend again, he didn't know what reaction he should give except for a bitter smile of secret joy. Could it be that he was too destined to be with this team?

After enduring the intensive Christmas schedule and playing the FA Cup, many Premier League teams can get a rest, such as Manchester United and Liverpool. They don't have the League Cup game tasks and can rest well, but Tottenham Hotspur must usher in a North London derby.

After finally reaching the League Cup semi-finals, neither Tottenham Hotspur nor Arsenal will give up easily.

Relatively speaking, the match between Chelsea and Wycombe was not very suspenseful. The Blues could still beat Wycombe even with a lot of substitutes, so the only suspenseful match in the League Cup semi-finals was the match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal.

The first few rounds of the League Cup were single-round elimination matches, but the semi-finals were two-round elimination matches. The first match was at the Emirates Stadium, which was a disaster for Tottenham Hotspur.

In the 16th round of the Premier League this season, Tottenham Hotspur lost 0:2 to Arsenal away from home and was defeated at the Emirates Stadium. After the game, Tottenham Hotspur fans surrounded the team bus to protest. This incident was known to the world. Now the two teams meet again after a month. It is about the League Cup semi-finals. No one is willing to admit defeat.

Wenger still deployed Arsenal's traditional 442 tactics in this game. The goalkeeper was Almunia, the back line was Clichy, Gallas, Toure and Eboue, the midfield was Rosicky, Arteta, Gilberto Silva and Hleb, and the two strikers were Henry and Baptista.

Baptista was leased from Real Madrid this season. Arsenal exchanged Reyes with Real Madrid, but the Brazilian beast did not get out of the shadow of his time in Real Madrid after joining Arsenal. It was just that Wenger used Baptista to rotate Adebayor in this game.

Gallas, Toure, Arteta, Gilberto Silva, Hleb, Wenger's starting lineup included five of Ye Qiu's former players, which made the pre-match atmosphere of this game seem a bit strange.

But Ye Qiu kept saying in the pre-match press conference that Tottenham Hotspur needed a victory over Arsenal.

"If we were at our lowest point this season, it must have been when we walked out of the Emirates Stadium. The game a month ago was not only unsatisfactory for the fans and players, but also for me as the head coach!"

"Although it has been a month since that game, I still remember it. I remember that it was not that we did not have the strength to beat Arsenal. On the contrary, we had the strength to beat Arsenal."

"We fell at the Emirates Stadium, so we must stand up again at the Emirates Stadium!"

"I hope the team can end the embarrassing record of not winning against Arsenal in the past years with a victory in tomorrow's North London derby. I also hope that the team can announce the return of Tottenham Hotspur with a victory at the Emirates Stadium!"

"We beat Liverpool at Anfield, and tomorrow, we will beat Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium!"