Chapter 430: Finding Your Rhythm
The battle of public opinion between the English and Catalan media has greatly enriched the mental life of the fans, which has become somewhat boring due to the arrival of the winter break, and has made people have a lot of conversation after dinner. At the same time, taking advantage of the east wind brought by this public opinion war, it has invisibly further enhanced the popularity of Tottenham and Ronaldo. On the other hand, the reputation of Ronaldinho and Barcelona has suffered a lot as the Catalan media has lost in this battle of public opinion!
Especially Ronaldinho, the new World Footballer of the Year winner. After the "Sun" revealed Ronaldo's erosive nightlife and increasingly casual professional attitude, not only did Brazilians experience a sharp decline in popularity in international football, but even Barcelona fans began to complain about him, believing that the Barca management led by Laporta should not be so doting on Ronaldo. What's more, they believe that the club should sell the Brazilian before Ronaldo's form declines, and concentrate on cultivating Xavi, Iniesta and Messi, who were born in La Masia!
Being too critical of foreign stars has always been a common problem for Barcelona fans. The Dutch gang, which was famous in football at the time, did not perform badly in Barcelona, winning two La Liga titles for Barcelona at the turn of the century, but Barcelona fans just didn't buy it, blaming the Dutch gang for the departure of several local players such as Guardiola, Sergi and De la Pena, believing that their exclusion led to the exodus of several people. The most interesting thing is that these people even listed the youth youngster's difficulty in Barcelona as one of the evidence of the Dutch gang's crimes!
God, it was Nunez, who was the president of Barcelona in the 90s of the last century, who was called the most dictatorial, and the Dutch gang did not have so much energy to influence the decision-making of this chairman and gentleman. Gaspart, who prides himself on being a democrat, has formed a presidium of as many as 87 people after taking office, and the distribution of power within the management has not been understood, so how can so many resources be allocated to the Dutch gang?
And now, the same thing happened again at the Camp Nou - after the scandal broke out about Ronaldo, these fans who had been touting the Brazilians in every way immediately turned their faces and turned their guns and began to attack Ronaldinho!
Even the fans of this team have defected, although no referee has decided which side is the final winner, but the winner of this public opinion battle is actually self-evident!
did not neglect his job because of the provocation of the Catalan media, while secretly paying attention to the process of this public opinion war, George seized the time to adjust the state of the players, and tried to let the team get out of the shadow of the two consecutive league draws and the top position taken by Chelsea as soon as possible, and find the rhythm of victory!
On January 5, the 21st round of the Premier League came as scheduled. Tottenham Hotspur have come to Manchester City Stadium after five days of recuperation to challenge Manchester City, coached by Stuart Pearce!
Manchester City at this time did not receive capital injection from the Abu Dhabi consortium, and it was not the blue moon in the previous life that was rich enough to play the real-life version of the football manager. Therefore, although Manchester City has bought a lot of stars in the past two years, the results can only be said to be so-so, and the league is only ninth in the standings after 20 rounds, and the difference between Tottenham and Tottenham is the most powerful evidence!
Faced with a defensive system carefully crafted by Allegri, a true Italian coach, Vassell and Andy Cole, the traditional British pair of one high and one fast forward, had little room to play and did not pose much of a threat without midfield support. In stark contrast, Drogba, who has returned from injury, has shown great deterrence with the strong firepower of Tottenham's midfield. The Ivory Coast Warcraft made one pass and one shot in the game, helping Tottenham, who played all the main players, to beat Manchester City 2-0 away and bite Chelsea, which is two points ahead in the standings!
For the result of the home loss to Tottenham, Pierce can only say that he is helpless - who makes Manchester City now have limited financial resources, and after Wright Jr. left, he couldn't find a qualified replacement, so that Pierce couldn't let the Blue Moon play his favorite two-wing tactic!
Of course, even if Wright Jr. is still at the City Stadium, Manchester City will definitely not be a match for Tottenham. Not to mention that Manchester City is far inferior to Tottenham in terms of overall strength, even at the technical and tactical level, Manchester City, which still stubbornly adheres to the traditional English style of play, is also in a situation of falling behind in all respects - no matter what aspect is inferior to Tottenham, and without the help of Lady Luck, how can Manchester City have a chance to beat Tottenham?
No team can emerge victorious without being as good as their opponents in any way. Even in those games that have been called upsets by the media and fans, the winner is sure to be better than their opponent in one aspect – even if it's due to luck, doesn't that mean they're more lucky than their opponents?
After beating Manchester City, the Tottenham players had just two days of rest before heading into the third round of the FA Cup. With the short interval between this game and the league game against Manchester City, and the fact that the FA Cup has long been a training event for George, there is no doubt that George fielded a starting line-up dominated by substitutes and young players for this game. Of course, even so, this Tottenham Hotspur team is not something that Leicester City, who can only live in the Championship!
Generally speaking, a team like Leicester City, who are in the lower leagues, can only pull off an upset in the FA Cup, or if they are underwhelmed by their opponents or distracted from the competition, or by Lady Luck. Unfortunately, while Tottenham did not aim to win the FA Cup, Leicester City, who were distracted by the Championship, failed to capitalise on the opportunity – they were just one point above third-bottom Brighton and one step away from falling into the relegation zone. In such a situation, the Leicester boss would not go all out in the FA Cup unless he is crazy.
Although Arshavin, who started this game, is still in a slump and is used to this kind of days without a winter break, but in the case of Leicester's lack of full strength, coupled with the active performance of Lennon on the right and Baines as the starting left-back, the negative impact of the Russians has been greatly reduced!
Lennon set up Klose and substitute Larsson to open the scoring, while Baines knocked past former Scotland international Robert Douglas with a free-kick. The outstanding performance of the two helped Tottenham successfully beat Leicester City at home!
3-0! A no-brainer victory, Tottenham slashed Leicester City, who are battling relegation, at White Hart Lane and easily advanced to the next round of the FA Cup!
Two wins in four days weren't what made George the happiest. On top of that, with two consecutive wins since the New Year, the team has finally come out of the doldrums and found the rhythm of winning games that were once lost!
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