Now that Tottenham's main attacking goal this season has been finalized, it is natural for George to focus on the upcoming Champions League quarter-finals in various resources - if he does not do this, then it will be difficult for Tottenham's main team, who has exhausted his strength on the league battlefield, to successfully solve the opponent of PSV Eindhoven, and George's previous choice will be meaningless. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

The impact of George's decision to concentrate on the Champions League on Tottenham Hotspur was quickly evident in action - in the 31st round of the Premier League on 2 April, Tottenham Hotspur, who were playing for a ticket to next season's European competition, were met with stubborn resistance from the home side!

After trying to give George's little junior brother a dismount in the first leg of this season, but was taught by George to be a man in reverse, Steve Bruce understood the huge gap in strength between Birmingham and Tottenham, and realized that Birmingham, which is absolutely inferior in terms of technical and tactical literacy and individual ability of players, has no way to beat Tottenham under normal circumstances!

What's more, from the beginning of this season to now, Tottenham has not tasted defeat in the Premier League. Counting last season's 15-game unbeaten streak, Tottenham have set a staggering record of 45 consecutive league games unbeaten!

Therefore, in Steve Bruce's view, it is not a shame to let the players fully retrench their defense in this game and use the iron bucket formation against Tottenham. And Bruce's hand arrangement has also successfully brought a lot of trouble to Tottenham - because George has turned his focus to the Champions Cup, and sent a large number of substitutes in this game, Tottenham's combat effectiveness has declined a lot, so in the face of the iron bucket formation laid by Birmingham players, Tottenham naturally fell into trouble at the offensive end, and basically failed to create a few scoring opportunities!

It's not that these players are not capable, it's just that the physical fitness of veterans such as Mendieta and Darren Anderton has declined a lot compared to their peak, and Villa and Ribery have not matured, yes, it is difficult for Tottenham to rely on the individual ability of the players to open breakthroughs in attack. Especially when the opponent puts on a strict defensive posture, Tottenham's weakness of lacking players with offensive ability and set-piece masters on the field is multiplied!

Of course, Birmingham's rigid approach is not without Tottenham's benefits. For example, the substitute defense formed by Dawson and Vermaelen will not be tested too much in this game, and only need to be wary of the occasional counterattack of the home team, while the more motivated players such as Villa and Ribery can also recognize their own shortcomings and think about how to crack this trick when they encounter the iron bucket formation again in the future.

In the end, after a full 90 minutes of fierce battle, Tottenham could not break through Steve Bruce's carefully crafted iron bucket formation until the end, and had to accept the reality of a blank draw with the home team!

In the other game that ended later, Chelsea finally took advantage of Tottenham's chance to be held to a draw at Birmingham City, beating Southampton 3-1 at St Mary's to cut the gap to two points!

However, although George made the decision to stay in the Champions League and paid the heavy price for Tottenham's points advantage in the league to only two points, his choice also allowed the Tottenham players to have plenty of physical strength to play with Hiddink's PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League match four days later!

George will not forget that when AC Milan, who were in their prime, faced PSV Eindhoven in the semi-finals of the Champions League, they were once pushed to the edge of the cliff by the Eredivisie giants!

If it weren't for Ambrosini's last-minute header to help the Rossoneri get through with more away goals, PSV Eindhoven might have become the first Dutch team in a decade to reach the Champions League final after Ajax in the 94-95 season!

Therefore, for this head-to-head confrontation with PSV, George naturally attaches great importance to it and decisively sends out the most combative lineup at hand!

Peter Cech, Stephen Carr, Ledley King, Nemanja Vidic, Patrice Evra, Mascherano, Alonso, Basturke, Arjen Robben, Cristiano Ronaldo and Didier Drogba, these are the starting eleven of Tottenham!

Look at the Eindhoven side. As Guus Hiddink's side are at the top of the Eredivisie standings, leaving Ajax and Feyenoord far away, the former Dutch national team coach will also be the main force in this Champions Cup quarter-final - goalkeeper Serrelio Gomez, the back four from left to right are Lee Young-pyo, Alex, Bauma and Oye, the midfield four are Park Ji-sung, Vogel, Van Bommel and Philippe Cocu, and the Dutch high school striker Heiselinck and Brazilian shooter Falcan partner in the attack!

Despite the loss of Arjen Robben and Kezman last summer, PSV Eindhoven still showed amazing fighting power under Hiddink's careful tutelage, and the team's strategy was still amazing - this season's league win over old rivals Ajax and successfully reached the quarterfinals of the Champions Cup.

In particular, the midfield led by Philippe Cocu can be called the strongest link of PSV Eindhoven. Although the Dutch international has long since fallen from his prime, it is hard to look at his performances on the pitch to make one of the 35-year-olds!

The most commendable thing is that under Hiddink's careful arrangement, Kocu's talent in the attacking end has been maximized - the three extremely physical runners of Worgher, Van Bommel and Park Ji-sung have expanded PSV Eindhoven's defensive range to the entire midfield, allowing Kocu to concentrate on organizing the attack in the midfield and keeping the whole team in order. In addition, Cocu's goalscoring ability, which was hidden during the Barcelona period, also began to explode in full swing under Hiddink's arrangement!

Therefore, if any team dares to underestimate PSV Eindhoven's strength because the opponent is not a first-class star, then they will definitely suffer the consequences in actual combat and be taught by the Dutch giant!

Then, after the players of both sides had taken their seats in their respective halves, the referee from Slovakia, Rubes Michel, blew the whistle and announced the start of the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals at the Philips Arena!

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