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With the signing of Gary Speed from Newcastle for a £2 million transfer fee, the start of Tottenham's pre-season training camp is not far off, so after signing a contract with Speed, George returned to London City with the Welsh veteran to prepare for the upcoming summer training camp. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

After all, for George, even if the Spurs first team is back to full capacity after he was sold into an empty shell, there is still a lot of work to be done. For example, how to make this new team form enough combat effectiveness in the shortest possible time, so that the whole team will not be able to play due to the lack of tacit understanding between players or some other reasons, which will affect Tottenham's league ranking in the new season.

So, during this time, George supervised the training of the players with Charlie Sr. and other members of the coaching staff, and adjusted the team's tactics according to their performance and technical characteristics during team training, ensuring that the players could slowly remember these tactical routines he developed through daily training, and at the same time, let the players play their own strength and characteristics in the game.

At this point, George and Ferguson share the same knowledge. Rather than relying on a single star or superstar to shine in the game, the most important thing is to make sure the team can play as a team at all times!

In George's view, players can have room to play freely in the game, but they can never put themselves above the interests of the whole team. If anyone dares to do this, then what awaits him must be the cold bench and ruthless cleaning that George has already prepared!

A month is not a long time, but it is not a short time. Over the course of a month, George managed to form a basic understanding between the players, and won three and drew one in the pre-season warm-up games. At the same time, some of the things that Tottenham players showed in the game, such as a sense of collective play and a positive attitude to the game, have given Tottenham fans, who were worried about the team's big change in the summer, some good expectations for Tottenham's performance in the new season.

You know, Tottenham Hotspur never showed such a spirit in the game last season, and the old fritter-style style of play and half-dead game attitude are the most often seen in that Tottenham team. And now, after George's rectification, the team has become so energetic and aggressive, no longer seeking merit but seeking no fault as in previous seasons, how can this not make Tottenham fans ecstatic?

In this way, under the anticipation of Tottenham fans, the time came to August 16, that is, the official start of the opening match of the 03-04 Premier League season. And one of the two protagonists responsible for starring in the opening game of this Premier League is none other than Tottenham Hotspur FC coached by George!

At one o'clock in the afternoon of August 16, the whole Tottenham Hotspur team arrived in Birmingham, the second largest city in the United Kingdom, under the leadership of George, to prepare for the Premier League opener, which will start on time at 7 o'clock this evening!

While it came as a surprise to George that Tottenham's game was chosen as the opening game of the Premier League season, he was not disgusted by the arrangement. It can even be said that such a schedule plays into George's hands. Because George now needs to build the confidence of these players with a big win, and let them know that the tactics that the team is using now can lead to victory. At the same time, George also needs to use his outstanding performances and results to attract enough attention to Tottenham Hotspur, who have played soy sauce in the Premier League for a long time. Therefore, this match between Tottenham and Birmingham City has been chosen as the Premier League opener of the season, which is naturally what George would like to see the most. After all, in the first round of the league, in addition to those strong conversations, it was the opening match that was the most eye-catching!

Sure enough, the English media paid great attention to the league opener between Tottenham Hotspur and Birmingham. On the one hand, because of the significance of the league opener itself, the English media must focus on this game even if they don't look down on Tottenham and Birmingham, and on the other hand, because of George's relationship, many fans want to see if this guy known as the "Premier League's first young coach" can continue to create miracles at Tottenham after leaving Manchester United!

"Steve, long time no see. In the tunnel at St Andrews, George, who was waiting with the players to play, smiled and shook hands with Steve Bruce, who was Birmingham City manager. Since the two were both disciples of Ferguson, it was natural that they would be much closer after meeting: "You are much richer now than before, and it seems that you are doing well in Birmingham...... However, today I am determined to get a big win here, so if Birmingham lose too ugly, I hope Steve doesn't bother me after the game. ”

"George, you kid did a great job last season. When Alex was recuperating due to illness, he took on the burden of the head coach and beat Arsenal to win the league title. If it were someone else, I don't think they would have been able to do it at all...... "Bruce was naturally very appreciative of George's performance as acting manager of Manchester United last season. And after hearing the second half of George's words, the former Manchester United captain was also: "Hehe, George, you look confident...... But don't forget, now you are not the Manchester United team that has worked together for many years, both in terms of individual strength and player tacit understanding, but a Tottenham team that has completed the rebuilding work for less than a month! If you want to get three points against our Birmingham City, or a big win? It depends on whether you Tottenham have this good pair of teeth!"

"On that note, Steve, don't worry, I'...... No, these lads under my command won't let you down. Looking at the confident Bruce in front of him, George chuckled and said, "Wait and see, Tottenham's performance tonight will definitely surprise all of you!"

"Young man...... When this comes out of George's mouth, it really feels quite subtle. Hearing George's words, Bruce couldn't help but glance at George Nelson, who was only twenty-three years old standing in front of him. You know, there are many players in Tottenham's starting list who are older than George, so when Bruce heard that Tottenham players were called young men by George, that feeling of disobedience was simply sky-breaking.

Now here is a look at Tottenham's starting line-up for this game. Tonight, George set up a traditional British 4-4-2 parallel position. Goalkeeper Petr Cech, right-back Stephen Carr, centre-backs Ledley King and Nemanja Vidic, and left-back Heinze form the steely defences of Tottenham, while in midfield, Gary Speed and Michael Carrick partner in the middle, Darren Anderton and Bierovka split the left and right wings, and up front, Luka Toney and Robbie Keane.

The reason for this arrangement, rather than the 4-3-3 formation that George liked most in his previous life and which he was quite skilled in when he was acting manager of Manchester United (note: the position of Ryan Giggs and Beckham can be seen as two wing-backs in a 4-2-3-1 formation or two wingers in a 4-3-3 formation), is mainly because the Tottenham players are not very proficient in that formation, and it is easy to have all kinds of accidents due to poor coordination in the game.

The 4-3-3 is another formation that requires a high level of understanding among the players, so for insurance reasons, George had to return to the traditional English 4-4-2 formation in this opening game. After all, for Tottenham, who have just completed a rebuild, now is the time to build confidence with wins and results, and it is also a crucial period for George to build prestige in the dressing room. If he doesn't have a convincing report card during this time, then George will be in a rather difficult situation.

A good start is half the battle. This sentence is used to describe George's current situation, which can be said to be extremely accurate!

In addition, George has another meaning in arranging his troops, that is, to reassure old courtiers such as Anderton, Keane Jr., and Carl. Let them know that even if George has brought a lot of fresh blood to Tottenham since taking office, he will definitely not ignore them, the "old men" who came to White Hart Lane during the Hoddle period or even earlier. In other words, as long as they can meet George's tactical needs and perform well enough in normal training, then whoever has a chance to make the starting lineup. Therefore, in order to let these old people in the Tottenham team realize this more deeply, new signings such as Ronaldo, Mascherano, and Villa will be put on the substitute list by George in the name of "still need to adapt to the rhythm and atmosphere of the Premier League game".

Although Ronaldo is indeed full of potential, at present, George still has to rely more on the performance of players such as Poyet and Keane Jr. It was in these two roles that George made such a tactical arrangement in the opening game.

Compared to Tottenham, who had to switch to a 4-4-2 formation due to player proficiency and the characteristics of their starters, Birmingham, who played the same formation in this game, were more influenced by traditional English football by their manager Steve Bruce. With the idea of flying on both wings and long balls so deeply engraved in his bones, it is only natural that Bruce is not going to take any risks in this game against a Tottenham side that was not much higher than them in the league last season and is likely to decline significantly after a summer of tossing and turning. The former Manchester United captain, who has been in the managerial role for many years, knows that a secure first win of the new season at home and three points is what Birmingham need most now!

In this way, with the referee's whistle, the opening match of great significance for George and Tottenham finally began, and the 2003-04 Premier League season officially kicked off at this moment!