Chapter 094: Master and Apprentice Reunion (3)
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With the home side trailing by two goals in the first half, almost all of the Newcastle players looked bad when they returned to the poor visitors' dressing room. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoThey are very aware of the importance of this game for Newcastle, and they know that if they lose this head-to-head clash with Tottenham, then at that time, Newcastle, who are 10 rounds left in the league but are 13 points behind Tottenham in fourth place, want to reach next season's European Champions Cup, which is undoubtedly a fantasy!
As a result, a very heavy pressure began to linger in the hearts of all Newcastle players, forcing them to feel as if they were about to breathe. Under the effect of this psychological pressure, many Newcastle players have put their hopes on the old Robson who entered the goal at the end, and they don't remember that it is precisely because they did not obey the arrangement of the old Robson in the first half of the game, and they were full of confidence that they could settle Tottenham by attacking, which led to the current bad situation.
"Coach, it was our fault that we didn't play the way you set it up before, and here I admit my mistake to you on behalf of everyone. At this time, Alan Shearer, the captain of the team and the leader of the locker room, stepped forward and respectfully bowed his head to Robson Sr. and confessed his mistake, "So, I hope you don't care about our previous reckless behavior." I assure you that we will absolutely follow you in the second half!"
It's no wonder that Shearer made such a statement. After all, the veteran Newcastle United's loyal club is hoping to have a second chance to lead his hometown side to the Champions League. Therefore, out of the desire to participate in the Champions Cup, Shearer also had to temporarily put aside his dissatisfaction with the old Robson, and asked the old coach in a low voice for advice on how to break the enemy.
Of course, Shearer's current statement is partly due to his intention to shift some of the blame for the team's defeat to Robson Sr. after the game. Otherwise, if Robson Sr. had told the truth in the post-match press conference that the players had not set up the game according to his tactics at all, but had gone their own way on the pitch to cause the loss, then even big names such as Shearer would have been blamed by the media and fans.
And if they played according to the instructions of the old Robson in the second half and still failed to reverse the backward situation, then the situation would be completely different, and the Newcastle players led by Shearer could hide behind the scenes, and let the old Robson, who was the head coach of the team, bear the main responsibility for the loss - anyway, they also saw that the old Robson was not pleasing to the eye, and throwing this black pot on the old coach can naturally be said to have no psychological pressure.
"Alas, if I knew this was the case, why bother in the first place?" Seeing the players looking at him with hopeful eyes, even the always arrogant Shearer took the initiative to bow his head and admit his mistake, the old Robson shook his head secretly and thought helplessly.
The old coach knows very well that the current situation is already extremely bad for Newcastle. Tottenham, who are two goals ahead, have plenty of options to choose from, both offensively and defensively, while their side will have to take the initiative in the second half of the game in order to win. Therefore, in the case that the initiative of the game falls into the hands of Tottenham, Newcastle, which does not have the upper hand, wants to complete the comeback away from home, which is undoubtedly difficult!
Moreover, the elder Robson understands better in his heart that a large part of the reason why Shearer chose this way is because he wants him to carry the black pot of the team's loss. However, although he was very dissatisfied with Shearer and the others for not obeying their arrangements before and remembering to find someone to blame until the catastrophe came, the old man's professionalism as a head coach made it impossible for him to ignore this team that had spent a lot of effort at this time.
So, as soon as the second half began, George saw that Newcastle's style of play was very different from the first half - although the elder Robson did not make any changes to the lineup at halftime, he saw the team's problems and made up for them, taking into account the defense while ensuring the Magpies' attacking power as much as possible, so as to avoid a situation like the first half where Tottenham could easily play a quick counterattack with two or three passes.
The Newcastle players' efforts to make amends did not pay off as expected. Although the defense has indeed been greatly improved under the guidance of Robson Sr., on the offensive end, it is difficult for the 33-year-old Shearer to carry the banner of the Magpies' offense. With Vermaelen and Nemanja Vidic defending in turn, Shearer simply didn't get enough space to attack, let alone score.
So it wasn't for nothing that Robson Sr. wanted to send Shearer away last summer and bring in Rooney or Beattie as the Magpies' new leading scorers. The only problem is that the elder Robson underestimated Shearer's energy and appeal at Newcastle, which not only did the transfer deal for Shearer not materialize, but also led to a bad relationship between the two, making the elder Robson's already unstable position in the Magpies more and more unstable.
Newcastle's lack of opening up in attack has allowed Tottenham players to put more energy into the counter-attack. In the 74th minute, Bowyer's cross was cleared by Vidic, who was guarding the penalty area, and Carrick, who got the clearance ball, launched a long counterattack at the back, and Bierovka, who received the ball and inserted it at high speed along the left side, shook off the pursuing Aaron Hughes and made a decisive cross!
Villa, who came on as a substitute for Toney, first raised his foot to receive Bierovka's cross, and then immediately rushed forward with the ball, and burst into the penalty area after skilfully avoiding Woodgate's flying tackle, and stabbed it alone!
"WTF! Is this bastard kicking a ball or kicking someone?!" Seeing that Woodgate actually used the forbidden trick of flying shovel behind his back, George, who saw this scene clearly, couldn't help but curse. After all, if Villa didn't dodge in time just now and was directly tackled by Woodgate's ferocious back-to-back tackle, then now the Spaniards may have to be stretchered off the field, and Tottenham, who only brought one of Villa's regular strikers to the bench list, would have to face the embarrassing situation of having no striker available.
The fourth official, who was standing not far away, also heard George's scolding, but the referee, after a moment's consideration, dismissed the idea of warning the other party or recording the matter in the match report. After all, the cause of this incident was Woodgate's behind-the-back tackle that was enough to immediately receive a red card and leave the field, and George only said such words when he was angry, and he did not make any further agitation, so if he warned George about this, the fourth official felt a little unconfident.
At the same time, Villa, who won the one-on-one goal, did not waste this scoring opportunity, only to see him use his right foot to flick the ball one by one, and Givin, who deceived him, did not dare to act rashly and then pushed the far end of the goal to win, 3-0!
However, just as Villa was celebrating his goal on the sidelines, there was a stunned scene on the pitch - Lee Bowyer had a verbal altercation with Dyer next to him when he returned to his own half, and the two suddenly started to move their hands on the pitch while talking! The former punched Dyer, who grabbed the former by the throat after dodging Bowyer's fist, and Bowyer was not to be outdone, and repeatedly punched Dyer, causing the latter to be blind!
"me, what's going on?" Seeing this scene, George and Robson Sr., who were directing on the sidelines, couldn't help but be dumbfounded. After all, no one could have imagined that two players playing on the same team would actually fight in a game and still play so hot!
Bowyer and Dyer fought on the field, and the result of both receiving red cards not only announced Newcastle's defeat in advance, but also made the Magpies a laughing stock in English football after the game. After all, the fact that teammates playing on the same team would fight over a small quarrel in full view is enough to make any team lose face!
Crucially, the infighting between Bowyer and Dyer in public also proves two extremely important facts - one is that Robson Sr. has now begun to lose control of the Magpies' dressing room, and the other is that the relationship between Newcastle's players is not harmonious. Otherwise, no matter how mixed Bowyer and Dyer were, they would not have done such a stupid thing in front of tens of thousands of fans in the stadium.
In this way, the Magpies, who lost and lost, conceded another goal in the next ten minutes, and finally lost 0-4 to the incomplete Tottenham Hotspur, losing this extremely crucial game for them!
It was also an extremely important win for Tottenham. After a big win at home, Tottenham not only successfully defended the team's top four position in the table and continued to maintain a double-digit points advantage with fifth in the league, but also ended the team's five-game winless streak in the league, which greatly relieved the pressure accumulated by the Tottenham players during this time!
However, despite ending the cycle of consecutive draws in the Premier League and basically locking up the top four in the league table, the Tottenham players did not let their guard down because a week later, it was the 29th round of the Premier League between them and Manchester United!
It was also a very important game for George. After all, as long as George wants to prove that he is already in the blue, then the easiest and most direct way is to achieve enough convincing results when he directly fights the two mentors of Robson and Ferguson!
What is a convincing result? Of course, it was to lead Tottenham Hotspur to a head-on victory over the team coached by Robson Sr. and Alex Ferguson!
So, after beating Robson Sr.'s Newcastle, George began to turn his attention to the upcoming Manchester United and pondered how to line up to get those three points from Ferguson.