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The Tottenham players were naturally taken aback by the reaction of the Newcastle players. www.biquge.info After all, although their front-court pressing tactics are not perfect enough, they can get good results every time they use it. Even Arsenal, who are known for their skills, suffered a lot when it came to this set of tactics. Why did this trick suddenly fail in front of Newcastle today?

Unlike the doubtful Tottenham players, George on the sidelines took advantage of his viewing angle and quickly discovered the mystery - it turned out that, unlike Arsenal, when facing Tottenham's packs and pressing in the front, Newcastle players did not act flustered, and could always use their numerical advantage at the back, or use their individual skills to break through Tottenham's blockade!

Under the tutelage of Robson Sr., Newcastle not only retained the characteristics of the English team that are good at physical confrontation, but also did not neglect the tempering of players' skills. Although the players such as Dyer and Lee Bowyer are lacking in the overall picture, they are quite good among the English players in terms of technology, and they do not suffer in physical confrontation. Therefore, Tottenham's newly formed but obviously not tight frontcourt pressing style of play, although it is a little troublesome for Dyer and others to deal with it, can still control the ball under the pressure of Tottenham players, and then use personal skills to break out of the encirclement, or use the pass to directly attack Tottenham's backfield that has become empty due to active pressing.

In fact, the most critical reason is because Newcastle are now the leading side, so when facing Tottenham's pressing tactics in the front, they can get stable points by increasing the number of people in the backfield, and by the way, lure the opponent to press further, so that they can get the opportunity to counterattack quickly.

After all, no matter how aggressive Tottenham's frontcourt pressing is, the defender already has a natural advantage in terms of numbers, and Tottenham is not the Barcelona team that claims to be the cosmic team and plays the frontcourt pressing tactics superbly. Therefore, in the face of Newcastle, which does not suffer in physical confrontation and is not inferior to Tottenham in terms of technology, it is natural that Tottenham's tactics lose the desired effect.

Seeing that the effect of the front-court pressing tactics on Newcastle was not obvious, but it also increased the chance of being attacked by the opponent, George hurriedly issued an order to let the team return to the usual tactics, ready to attack Newcastle's goal step by step!

However, there is a problem with this, that is, the lineup sent by George has a natural deficiency in the attacking midfielders. Bierovka and Darren Anderton are excellent on the wings and crosses, but the inside shot is a direct threat to the opponent's goal, and Carrick is also not very motivated to attack after inserting due to his personal playing habits, and George needs to constantly remind him of this task, and the effect is naturally conceivable.

As a result, when Tottenham are attacking from the position, Drogba is the only one who can pose a direct threat to Newcastle's goal. Although Drogba now has a faint hint of the Ivory Coast monster, using strength and agility far beyond the average powerful center to beat Woodgate and O'Brien to the ground, he is not fully mature in the face of the combined defense of the entire Newcastle defence, and he still seems too weak and weak.

Although George also has a killer feature, that is, to let the players deliberately provoke Bellamy and Lee Bowyer, two guys who are prone to mood swings, on the field, to induce them to make uncalm moves in the game, so that Tottenham can take the initiative in the game and get a direct opportunity to equalize or even overtake the score, but looking at the old Robson who was standing not far away to command the Newcastle game, George finally pressed this idea. And left it behind.

After all, George, who has memories of his past life, cherishes every meeting with Robson Sr., and is naturally unwilling to use this slightly inferior way to profit himself and the team. Moreover, in George's view, these means can only be used against specific objects. For example, Arsenal, Arsenal, and Arsenal~

Crucially, Bellamy and Lee Bowyer were both fairly normal tonight. The two of them invariably focused their unusually exuberant energy on the game rather than venting it on their opponents or even teammates, so even if George pulled down his face and wanted to provoke Bellamy and Bowyer, it would be difficult.

In the end, it was Shearer's penalty that secured a home win at St James' Park and narrowed the gap between them and Tottenham to eight points in one fell swoop, and finally kept their hopes of qualifying for next season's European Cup. Tottenham, who suffered their second defeat of the season, once again opened up a gap with the three teams ahead of it in the standings!

The most interesting thing is that Tottenham Hotspur's next opponent in the Premier League is precisely Manchester United, which is temporarily in the lead! That is to say, George, who has just finished this master-apprentice duel with the old Robson, will usher in a head-to-head confrontation with his other master a week later!

What kind of idiot is this schedule! Seeing the team play Manchester United in a week's time, George couldn't help but feel a little powerless - how much do you schedule guys like to watch this so-called master-apprentice duel?

After all, the team had just suffered a defeat at Newcastle and needed to restore confidence with a victory, only to find out that the next opponent was actually a super boss in the league, and anyone would feel quite upset.

If Tottenham are to suffer a two-game losing streak in the league and the confidence of these players is undermined, then George will have to spend a lot of time and energy reassuring these players to ensure that their future competitive form is not affected by the losing streak.

At this time, George can't help but feel a little nostalgic for the time when he was acting manager of Manchester last season. While his tenure as acting manager at United may not have been as liberal as it is now, the Red Devils are a fully mature team that is one of the best in the Premier League in terms of self-regulation, and even if there is a period of sluggish results, it will not have too much of a negative impact on the mentality and competitive form of the players.

However, there is another problem that Tottenham need to settle before head-to-head clash with Manchester United, and that is the Carabao Cup tie with Middlesbrough in midweek!

Seemingly spurred on by last weekend's defeat to Newcastle, the Tottenham players showed an unusually strong desire to win in the Carabao Cup quarter-final against Middlesbrough. No, just 20 minutes into the game, Tottenham players scored three goals in a row amid the cheers and cheers of tens of thousands of fans in the stands of White Hart Lane Stadium, almost completely killing the suspense of this game!

In the face of the home team's fierce attack, although the Middlesbrough players had the intention to resist, but the Tottenham players were full of character today, no matter how they defended, they could accurately find the goal guarded by Schwarzer, and the shooting angle was more tricky than one another. Otherwise, with Southgate and Eshiogu in the twilight of their careers but still in good form at centre-back, with Australian international Schwarzer as the main goalkeeper, Middlesbrough would not have been beaten so miserably by Tottenham, even if their manager was Steve McClaren, who was known for his slow reflexes.

In this way, with the outstanding performance of the players, Tottenham Hotspur defeated Middlesbrough 5-0 in this League Cup quarter-final matchup and advanced to the League Cup semi-finals!

However, Tottenham were in little mood to celebrate the big win. Because next, Tottenham is about to usher in the 17th round of the English Premier League, and their opponent is the current Premier League hegemon, the "Red Devils" Manchester United!

For this contest, both clubs can be said to take it very seriously. Tottenham are taking this very seriously, not only because this game is a master-apprentice duel between George and Alex Ferguson, but also because they want to further solidify the team's position in the top four of the league. After all, the league is not yet halfway through the league process, and the current situation of eight points ahead of fifth-placed Newcastle is not a safe place. If Tottenham lose again and Newcastle continue to win, then Tottenham's point advantage will be further reduced to five points, which is a rather dangerous point difference.

Manchester United's side is for similar reasons. Like Robson before him, Ferguson wanted to see how far his disciple had transformed the Tottenham team and further cemented United's lead in the table – just one point ahead of old rivals Arsenal, which in Ferguson's eyes was too unsafe.

So, for these two reasons, Ferguson unreservedly played the main force in this game, in order to test Tottenham's quality and at the same time retain Manchester United's top position in the standings!

Due to Beckham's transfer and departure in the summer, the fancy Duff was cut off by Chelsea halfway, and George took Ronaldo away from Sporting Lisbon in advance, so Ferguson bought the other party's star Joaquin from Real Betis for 18 million pounds after some investigation, as a replacement for Beckham after leaving. So far, Joaquín has been doing quite well for Manchester United, as can be seen from the fact that United are now able to push Arsenal to the top of the table in the league ahead of Arsenal, who are still unbeaten so far.

Goalkeeper Howard (this gentleman is not the monster of the NBA, but the No. 2 national goalkeeper of the United States team, who has been suppressed by another famous player Friedel for a long time in the national team), Gary Neville at right-back, Mikael Sylvester and Leo Ferdinand at central back, John O'Shea at left-back, Roy Keane and Nicky Butt as the double midfielder, Scholes in the center, Giggs and Joaquin on the left and right, and the "king of the small penalty area" Vanney on the front line. Ferguson's starting line-up today is not as star-studded as the Treble in '99 and the subsequent league treble, but it is still a first-class configuration in European football.