Chapter 057: Before the Great War
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The injuries of three players, including Jamie Redknapp, Franck Ribery and Stephen Carr, have cast a shadow on Tottenham Hotspur, which has won consecutive games for a while, and has also had a certain impact on the players. Pen %Fun %Cabinet www.biquge.info this can be seen from the fact that the players have become more careful on the training ground, for fear that they will also miss the game due to injury.
After all, for professional footballers, injuries are arguably the last thing they want to face. Countless talented stars have been ruined by injuries and have not been able to reach the heights they deserve. Therefore, after learning that Redknapp and others were attacked by injuries, the players' worries about injuries were immediately stimulated - especially the glass man Redknapp Jr. was injured again just after returning from injury, which made the players attach great importance to this problem!
As a result, in the days following the win over West Ham United, Tottenham players have been extremely cautious in their training, avoiding physical confrontation and dangerous moves as much as possible to reduce their chances of injury.
The caution shown by the players in training is something George can see of sure. However, he did not come up with any good countermeasures to this situation. After all, players are human beings, and it's natural to worry about injuries affecting their careers, and George can't just teach these players a lesson because of that. If George did do that, he would put himself completely on the opposite side of the players, stirring up unnecessary conflicts within the team.
Forget it, it's better to be careful in training, if they take it too seriously, they may repeat the tragedy of Gascoigne at Lazio (note: Gascoigne was trained by the fledgling Nesta during his time at Lazio). George, who thought so, tolerated what the players did. Of course, another reason why George didn't rebuke this was that the players didn't show any signs of cheating and tricking in other ways, except for being more careful in their confrontations, and they did all the training programs seriously. Otherwise, George will definitely come forward to solve the problem as soon as possible, and even if he takes strong measures, he will never tolerate this!
However, what George didn't expect was that the players would actually bring this cautious style to the official game. And the result of this is that Tottenham Hotspur, who are playing at home, actually fell behind the visitors by two goals in the first 30 minutes of the league against Bolton Wanderers in the 11th round of the league!
You know, Bolton Wanderers is not a strong team in English football at all. The team finished 17th in the Premier League last season and relied on a surprise win from West Ham in the closing game to see relegation. However, tonight, Tottenham were actually given a two-goal lead by Bolton Wanderers at the end of the first half, which was naturally inseparable from the Tottenham players' avoidance of physical confrontation and fear of injury in the game.
Although George can understand the motivation of his players to do this, as the manager of Tottenham Hotspur, he cannot tolerate players playing negatively in order to avoid injury, or even giving away a victory that could have been earned!
So, at half-time, George turned on the "blower" he inherited from Alex Ferguson again: "I know what you think, and you understand that you are only doing this to reduce the possibility of being plagued by injuries, and not for any other reason. However, I hope you idiots can remember one thing, and that is ......"
"My team doesn't have waste, and we don't need cowards who don't even have the courage to take on their opponents!" George turned and walked towards the door of the locker room, where the players heard a loud "bang" on the door. Apparently, after throwing a tantrum at the players, George was still in a state of rage.
"Guys, I think he's right. Looking at his teammates who were embarrassed by George's words, Ledley King, as the captain of the team, took the lead in breaking the slightly dull atmosphere in the dressing room, "Although it is something we must learn to avoid injuries as much as possible, it does not mean that we should tie our hands in the game or even give the victory to the opponent...... That's not something we should do as a professional. ”
"That's right. After Ledley King took the lead, Poyet, the oldest member of the Tottenham team, also spoke, "Maybe it's because a lot of people here haven't played in the Premier League before this season and don't know much about the style of football here, that's why they were so soft in the first half." However, if you want to establish yourself in the Premier League and not be bullied by your opponents, it is useless to blindly avoid physical confrontation, you have to learn to be tough...... If you can't learn that, then I can only regret to say, get out of England, football here is not for you!"
As for Poyet's words, the other players are quite convinced. After all, the Uruguayan, who was a team-mate for several years at Chelsea, was a well-known villain in English football, and he still has a lot to say in this regard.
In this way, after being squirted hard by George, and boosted by a wave of morale by the two dressing room bigwigs Ledley King and Poyet, the Tottenham players finally realized the mistakes they made, got rid of the fear of injury and avoided the psychology of confrontation, and after the start of the second half, with the cheers of nearly 30,000 Tottenham fans in the field, launched a ferocious offensive towards the door of Bolton!
Although under the painstaking management of head coach Sam Allardyce, Bolton has also introduced a number of balloon stars, including Nigeria's core midfielder Okocha, France's main player during the World Cup and European Championship double championships, and former Real Madrid's main central defender Ivan Campo, and the team's strength has been greatly improved. However, compared to other Premier League clubs, Bolton's book strength can still only be regarded as the bottom. If it weren't for Sam Allardyce in the managerial position, Bolton would have been relegated from the Premier League and played in League One.
In the final analysis, this is all the fault of the Bolton fans back then - who made them feel shocked and sympathetic to Manchester United's suffering in the Munich air crash, while Bolton fans spread their arms and made a plane crash gesture during the game against Manchester United?
The Bolton fans who made this move at the time obviously didn't realize that their seemingly very relieved move caused dissatisfaction in English football all over the country, making Bolton the target of everyone's shouting in English football from then on. As a result, Bolton, a seven-time founding member of the English Football League and an FA Cup winner in 1958, has faced many more obstacles than other clubs in bringing in players. When they finally get through these obstacles, the players themselves, especially the British players, often make a statement at this time, saying that they are not willing to play in Bolton!
The poor reputation in English football has made it difficult for Bolton to buy the right players domestically. As a result, Sam Allardyce has had to focus his recruitment outside the UK, bringing in stars from foreign leagues to strengthen the squad to ensure that Bolton can remain in the Premier League. Despite this, the lack of supporters at home has a very clear negative impact on Bolton's overall strength. For example, now, facing Tottenham Hotspur, who adjusted their form at halftime, the first half of the game was smooth, and the Bolton players who were preparing to make persistent efforts to seal the victory in the second half were quickly stunned by the spurs players' furious attack after the start of the second half!
You must know that Bolton now has to rely on the 35-year-old French veteran Djokaeff to attack the city in the front line, the core of the midfield is Okocha who has entered the age of establishment, and only Campo (29 years old) and Jaskelain (28 years old) are under 30 years old in the backline. As a result, Bolton, who was frequently blocked in the transfer market and could only choose to build a team based on veterans, immediately became extremely competitive when facing Tottenham, a team dominated by young players and playing with momentum.
In the 58th minute, Okocha's pass to Djokaev was cut off by Vidic before Tottenham launched a quick counter-attack. Carrick made a long pass over the top, and Bierovka, who was inserted on the left side, directly crossed the ball low and flat to the goal, and Robbie Keane slapped the horse under the cover of Drogba, and broke the ten fingers of the Finnish goalkeeper Jaskelainen with a deft push, 1-0!
Twenty minutes later, Tottenham again used a counter-attack to break down Bolton's goal. However, this time, Tottenham intercepted the pass of the visiting team directly in the front, and took advantage of the fact that the Bolton players had not had time to organize the defense line to directly attack the goal guarded by Jaskelainen, and finally Villa, who came on by substitute Robbie Keane, assisted Drogba to score and tie the score at 2-2!
Despite a powerful blow from George at half-time, the Tottenham players struggled to catch up in the second half and put the two teams back on the same page with a dozen minutes to go. Sadly, the rest of the game were unable to replicate the magical performance against Chelsea, and Bolton could only watch as Bolton took a point from White Hart Lane to end Tottenham's record of eight consecutive wins in all competitions this season!
After a 2-2 draw at home to Bolton Wanderers and a sadly halted winning streak, George and his players didn't have much time to frustrate or regret. Because in a week's time, they will have the most important game of the season for Tottenham, which is a do-or-die battle against the current league leaders, "Arsenal" Arsenal!