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After beating Blackburn Rovers and Wolves to win two league games in a row, Tottenham did not return to the top of the table, but they also took the opportunity to close the distance between the teams in front of them. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

For example, Arsenal, although after the north London derby, the Gunners took advantage of Tottenham's unexpected loss to Aston Villa to widen the gap between the two teams to as much as five points, but under the influence of Vieira's additional ban and the Champions Cup, Arsenal drew with Fulham and Leicester City in the next two league games, and they were not only surpassed by Manchester United (34 points) after only two points in the two rounds, but also overtaken by Chelsea behind them, and the latter tied for Manchester United by one point behind Manchester United, ranking second in the Premier League standings。

Tottenham, on the other hand, remain fourth in the table with no change in the league standings, but with 32 points from the first 15 league games, they are only two points clear of leaders Manchester United. Behind Tottenham, teams such as Newcastle and Liverpool, who are ranked fifth and sixth, are quite close to Tottenham in terms of rankings, but their league points are only in their mid-twenties, and they cannot pose much threat to Tottenham in the first group!

Therefore, although the league is not yet halfway through, anyone with a little vision can see that this season's Premier League championship will be destined to be born from these four teams currently in the top four of the standings!

Tottenham fans are of course extremely pleased with the team's performance this season. After all, before the start of the season, who would have expected that Tottenham, who had just undergone a major reshuffle, would still have the hope of competing for the top spot in the league when they were about to finish the halfway point of the league, or even only two points behind the leaders?

Of course, if Tottenham can really go further in the table, or even hold Arsenal under them, then the fans will undoubtedly be even happier.

In this way, with a hint of hope to return to the top of the table, Tottenham players ushered in the sixteenth round of league matches with Newcastle United on the evening of December 13!

For George, the match against Newcastle is undoubtedly of a very special significance. Because the head coach of Newcastle United was the mentor who introduced him to the football coaching profession and taught him how to lead and manage a team, Sir Bobby Robson!

"How's it going, boy, that injury didn't leave any hidden danger to your body, right?" Before the game began, Robson Sr. and George's master and apprentice took advantage of the opportunity to shake hands and have a covert exchange, "If you want me to say, the punishment of the disciplinary committee is still too light, and Vieira's bastard did such a thing, and he was actually banned for four games...... If I had known this, I should have communicated with them in advance and asked them to ban Vieira for a few more games. ”

Incidentally, two days after the north London derby, the Premier League's disciplinary committee handed down a £20,000 fine and a four-match league ban against Patrick Vieira, the culprit who almost sparked a massive post-match clash between Tottenham and Arsenal. However, neither Arsenal nor Tottenham were satisfied with the disciplinary committee's punishment. The former believes that the disciplinary committee has punished too harshly, and the other side is trying to appease George and the Nelson family behind him, while many people, including Tottenham Hotspur, Robson Sr. and Alex Ferguson, believe that the disciplinary committee has given too light a sentence in this incident and has not done a good job in safeguarding the manager's personal safety.

You know, Lee Bowyer, who played for Leeds United two years ago, was sentenced to a three-game ban when he elbowed Liverpool veteran McAllister. Vieira did it this time against the head coach of the opposing team, and the nature and severity of the incident were much more serious than Bowyer's, but in the end he was only banned for one more game than Bowyer, which naturally felt a little unbelievable.

However, despite the fact that both sides were unhappy with the result, now that the Disciplinary Committee had already made its decision, it would be difficult for them to appeal to extend or shorten Vieira's ban. Especially on the Arsenal side, don't look at Wenger's mouth with a lot of joy, in fact, the professor knows very well that if he really dares to appeal in order to reduce Vieira's ban, then the next ticket issued by the disciplinary committee will be even more powerful than the current one.

"It's alright, Bobby, thank you for your concern. Seeing that old Robson cared so much about himself, George was naturally very moved in his heart, "Then again, you should also pay more attention to your body." No, you might as well find a chance to retire. With a little more time to recuperate, you may be able to cure your illness. ”

"Haha, how could I choose to retire now?" Old Robson smiled heartily at George's advice, not taking his advice, "Boy, I know my physical condition...... So, as long as I can stick with it, then I'm going to stay in the manager's position. I don't want to wait until I'm confined to a hospital bed for treatment before I start to regret not playing more soccer games while I can still move. ”

Although more than a decade has passed since he was diagnosed with lung cancer, the cancer cells have been eating away at Robson Sr. In this regard, the old man naturally knew it. That's why the elder Robson refused George's proposal, because he knew in his heart that his time was indeed running out!

"Well, you like it. Although he had expected it, George still felt extremely sad in his heart when he heard Robson Sr.'s reply. But soon, George changed to another expression: "Then, Bobby, today's game, you can take a good look at the changes I have brought to Tottenham in the past six months!"

"Hmph, boy, you want to use a team that has only been running in for half a year to win against my boys?

Old man, I do have the patience and time, but I don't want to wait so long. Hearing old Robson's shout, George's throat moved, and he swallowed back the words that had reached his lips.

Because I'm worried that I'll never have the chance to fight you again in the competition!

Shay Given, Aaron Hughes, Woodgate, Andy O'Brien, Lee Bowyer, Jermaine Jenas, Keerung Dyer, Laurent Robert, Craig Bellamy and Alan Shearer, that's Newcastle's starting eleven!

Seemingly due to the butterfly effect of George crossing, the current Woodgate did not join Newcastle during the winter break of the 02-03 season, but only announced his move to St James' Park just before the summer transfer window was about to close after three league games for Leeds United at the start of the season. Therefore, there will be a strange scene that Woodgate has played Tottenham twice in the league in less than half a season.

This is also the real intention of Robson Sr. to arrange Woodgate into the starting lineup for this game. After all, Woodgate clearly knows how to use his brains better than just his physicality than his other powerful centre-back, Bramble. What's more, in the matchup between Leeds and Tottenham at the beginning of the season, Woodgate successfully froze Tottenham's starting centre-forward Luca Toney at the time, and it was only because of Radbey's drag that Tottenham broke through their own defense.

Looking at Tottenham Hotspur again, George is also the main force in this game: goalkeeper Cech, right-back Stephen Carr, central defender Ledley King and Vidic, left-back Heinze, Speed and Mascherano as double midfielders, Carrick in the center, Bierovka and Darren Anderton on the left and right wings, and Drogba on the front line is one person forward!

Although the respected old Robson can get some votes, the most votes are probably the Premier League record holder and the former ace of the Three Lions, Alan Shearer. However, at the age of 33, although he can still contribute about 20 league goals in a single season, his competitive form has been quite obvious compared to his peak. In fact, Shearer was able to maintain his current goalscoring efficiency on the one hand because his teammates were actively playing the ball for him to give him enough shots on goal, and on the other hand, because Shearer could often get more favorable decisions from the referee.

Alan Shearer is one such "privileged" player. With a special status in English football, he receives special treatment from the referee in many matches, and Newcastle have benefited a lot from it.

No, in the 32nd minute of the first half, Shearer, who was holding the ball with his back, stealthily elbowed Vidic behind him and turned around with the ball and burst into the penalty area, but did not receive any penalty from the referee. As a result, after Shearer was knocked to the ground by Vidic, who was chasing back, the referee blew the whistle for Vidic's foul and awarded Newcastle a penalty!

"He was the one who hit me with an elbow first!Why did he give him a penalty!" Vidic's appeal not only did not change the referee's decision, but instead earned him a yellow card. The Serbian and Montenegro international wisely chose to shut up, standing outside the box with his team-mates in disgruntled egregation, watching Shearer walk towards the twelve-yard point with the ball in his arms.

As Newcastle's number one penalty taker, Shearer naturally did not miss this opportunity to change the score, and he got up and down cleanly, and helped Newcastle break the deadlock with a powerful shot, 1-0!

After the restart, the Tottenham players launched ferocious counter-attacks and tried to force Newcastle players to make mistakes in possession and passing through aggressive pressing up front, creating opportunities to directly attack the visitors' backline and even the goal.

However, to the surprise of the Tottenham players, in the face of their pressing, the Newcastle players did not show any panic, but also took advantage of the opportunity of their own formation to play several counterattacks, almost further extending the lead!