Chapter 108: Experimental Field
PS1: Click here to collect and recommend, thank you...... In addition, this is Sunday's update ha~
PS2: Before the game, I casually said in the book friend group that Everton could win, but I didn't expect Manchester City to really lose, and lost 4-0, and was teased by the group friends all night...... [covering face]
PS3: Everton, what do I have to do with you, as for the last second, do you want to enter Manchester City again......
Although beating Arsenal and breaking the Gunners' unbeaten dream of winning the title were listed as Tottenham's primary goal this week, but under the reminder of the old Charlie, because of the previous relationship with the dominant record, George, who had some contempt for Arsenal, corrected his attitude in time, realizing that Tottenham is far from being strong enough to despise Arsenal. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
So, in the next few days, George secretly observed the training attitude and psychological state of the players, and at the same time stepped up the preparation plan with Arsenal, so as not to really fall into Wenger's tricks and be caught off guard by the Gunners, and the result was unable to complete the task of preventing Arsenal from winning the championship undefeated.
It has to be said that old Charlie's worries are not unreasonable. At least this time, he did guess Arsenal's other intention in shouting the slogan, which was to provoke as much competition as possible from Tottenham Hotspur before the game. As a result, most of the Tottenham team will not be able to take the game calmly, luring the Tottenham side to abandon the previously proven extremely effective strategy of defending the center and choosing to take the initiative in the game, and Arsenal will get more attacking space and scoring opportunities!
Due to the peculiarity of this game (not only the north London derby, but also the clash between the top and second places in the league, and the most crucial battle related to whether Arsenal can win the league unbeaten this season), by the evening of April 24, two hours before the start of the game, there was already a scene of buzz inside and outside the White Hart Lane stadium. More than 33,000 Tottenham fans and 3,000 Arsenal fans who managed to get their tickets sat in the stands on all sides, eagerly waiting for the moment when the players from both sides stepped onto the pitch!
The reason why Arsenal fans were able to get so many tickets this time was also thanks to the FA cutting in the lever. Otherwise, I'm afraid Tottenham fans won't even have a ticket for Arsenal fans.
Don't underestimate the action of Tottenham fans. In a crucial match like this, which determines whether or not the team can successfully prevent Arsenal from winning the title unbeaten, it is absolutely impossible for Tottenham fans to allow their rival fans to buy a sufficient number of tickets through normal channels. You know, this is a home game at Tottenham, if Tottenham fans can't figure out the ticketing system in their own turf, then how can they be embarrassed to call themselves Tottenham fans?
So, in fact, according to the original plan of Tottenham fans, it was intended that Arsenal fans would not even be able to buy a ticket. However, this time, due to the supervision and intervention of the FA, the plan of Tottenham fans could not be implemented smoothly, and the Arsenal players were saved from falling into a sea of Tottenham fans at White Hart Lane.
Although Tottenham fans were confident that their team would beat Arsenal and prevent the Gunners from winning the league title unbeaten, there was a scene on the pitch that made Tottenham fans extremely unhappy before the game started - with only four games left in the Premier League, and Arsenal were already 13 points ahead of second-placed Tottenham Hotspur in the table, the Gunners won the title four rounds ahead of schedule and were crowned champions of the 2003-04 Premier League!
This also means that now that Arsenal has already secured the league championship trophy in advance, the whole Tottenham team must take the lead as usual and line up in front of the tunnel to welcome the Arsenal players!
had to be on their home turf, on their own turf, to welcome Arsenal, a sworn enemy of the city. This is undoubtedly a great shame for Tottenham players and supporters!
In stark contrast to the steady-faced Tottenham players, the Arsenal players at this time almost had one word written on their faces - cool! After all, at Tottenham's home stadium, enjoying the welcome of sworn enemies, how can this not make the Arsenal players feel proud?
Tsk, what if we don't win against you this season? Now don't you have to stand up and line up at the front of the tunnel to greet us? At this moment, the expressions on the faces of the Arsenal players all show the same meaning. And although the Tottenham players who noticed this were extremely dissatisfied, they could only secretly grit their teeth and endure it, surviving this time that made them feel extremely humiliated!
Someday, I'm going to let you team up at the front of the tunnel to welcome us!, looking at the smug Arsenal players, Ledley King thought through gritted teeth. After all, when it comes to love and loyalty to Tottenham, it is estimated that no one in the field can surpass him. Therefore, when Tottenham was so humiliated by Arsenal, the hatred in Ledley King's heart was naturally the strongest.
In this way, although the game has not yet started, the anger of the players on both sides has risen to a new level because of this queue to welcome the incident. And this also made Howard Webb, who served as the referee of this game, bitter in his heart, secretly complaining that he had nothing to do and was idle to make such a bullshit tradition, so that before the game started, the atmosphere had become so tense!
Let's hope this game doesn't go into the same mess as it did when the two sides met for the first time this season...... At this time, Webb could only pray to God in his heart. For Webb, who is still a newcomer to the world of refereeing, he doesn't want to lose the opportunity to further his status by staining his law enforcement career with this north London derby.
Now let's take a look at the starting line-ups of both teams for this match. As for Arsenal, because this game is about whether the team can win the league championship with an unbeaten record, and Arsenal has no other games to play at this time except the league, Wenger naturally has no reason to retain his strength and decisively sent the strongest squad in his hand!
Lehmann, Lauren, Chlo Toure, Campbell, Ashley Cole, Gilberto Silva, Patrick Vieira, Ljungberg, Andreas Pire, Bergkamp and Thierry Henry – that's Arsenal's starting eleven for this game.
Incidentally, when Campbell walked out of the tunnel, there were more boos from the stands than everyone in front of him combined, and no one can forget how Campbell, captain of Tottenham, defected from Tottenham to Arsenal. Although Campbell himself has repeatedly said that he chose to move to Arsenal for the title rather than the money, then again, if Campbell was really for the championship trophy, then why didn't he choose Manchester United and Liverpool, which also extended an olive branch to him and the less controversial top giants, to join Arsenal with the best personal treatment?
At the same time, Ridley King, who wore the Tottenham captain's armband in this game, also stared at Campbell with a smile, and looked at the latter in a cold sweat, and felt very uncomfortable, as if a poisonous snake was spitting letters at him.
It can't be said that Campbell's psychological quality is not up to par. In fact, during his time at Tottenham, Campbell was loved by Tottenham fans for his iron and tenacious style. And after joining Arsenal, Campbell's arrival has also re-established the Gunners' already shaky backline. Campbell felt so flustered in front of a junior like Ledley King mainly because of the atmosphere on the court - even a player who has been through a lot of turmoil is sure to have some similar reactions in the face of the collective boos of tens of thousands of fans.
In addition, after nearly half a year of trial and mediation by the London court, the civil compensation lawsuit between Vieira and George still has no intention of ending. As a result, Patrick Vieira's performance this season was not as impressive as in his previous game, which led to Cesc Fabregas getting the opportunity to play for the Gunners earlier than in his previous game. And the performance of the Spanish youngster is also eye-catching, and some people have even named him Vieira's successor!
Seeing that the youngster who he had no intention of retaining back then actually made a name for himself at Arsenal, and there was a faint potential to become a midfield superstar, Barcelona suddenly quit. Laporta, Rosell and others have condemned Arsene Wenger's poaching of Cesca Fabregas from Barcelona through the media, claiming that the professor's actions have seriously damaged Barcelona's vital interests, and UEFA and FIFA should punish and stop this kind of behavior!
Arsene Wenger is clearly unwilling to suffer such a loss. The professor cited scriptures and refuted the statements of Laporta and others with reason. And Barcelona is not to be outdone, using the resources in its hands to launch a public opinion offensive against Arsenal, intending to take back Cesc Fabregas, lest the excellent products of their own youth training be cheapened by others.
For this war of words between Arsenal and Barcelona, Tottenham naturally likes to hear about it. Although they are also not used to the cautious behavior of FC Barcelona, since it is Arsenal who are unlucky, then Tottenham only needs to be a good onlooker.
After talking about Arsenal's starting list, let's take a look at Tottenham's lineup. After a full week of buffer time, the fatigue that the Spurs players had accumulated during the devil's schedule was also greatly released. At least it won't be the same as the last game against Bolton, and there will be a lack of strength at both ends of the pitch.
Goalkeeper Petr Cech, Phil Neville, Ledley King, Nemanja Vidic and Heinze lined up at the back, a trio of Mascherano, Carrick and Basturke in midfield, and Villa, Cristiano Ronaldo and Drogba in the attacking trident. It has to be said that Tottenham's starting lineup was quite unexpected. Most people didn't expect that George would actually send Carrick and Basturk as two playmakers to start in this game!
Clearly, having tasted some of the sweetness of this tactic against Chelsea, George intends to let the Tottenham players further experiment with this new style of play in official matches. And this match with Arsenal is obviously the best testing field!