Chapter 093: Master and Apprentice Reunion (2)
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Hearing the opening whistle, the Newcastle players, who had won the kick-off, immediately kicked the ball away and launched a ferocious attack towards Tottenham's goal. Obviously, the Magpies intend to take advantage www.biquge.info of the fact that the game has just started and the home team has not yet gained a firm foothold to seize the opportunity to see if they can reap some benefits.
Newcastle's attack is not as fluid as Arsenal's and Manchester United's, but the Magpies also have their own advantages, that is, every key player in their midfield is at least second-rate in the Premier League. So, if you can put these players together smoothly, you can exert enough power to destroy any team's defense!
In the face of Newcastle's attack, Tottenham's players responded with composure under the leadership of Nemanja Vidic and Speed. The former immediately met Alan Shearer and kept an eye on the magpie's spiritual leader, while Speed stood between Dyer and Shearer, severing the connection between the two, making Dyer scruple and not daring to pass the ball directly to Shearer as he had previously thought. Because if he really did this, then I am afraid that there will only be two results - one is that the ball is cut off by Speed, who is stuck in the middle, and the other is that Vidic, who is targeting Shearer, will destroy it first!
Although they resisted the Magpies' attack at the first time, the Tottenham players did not dare to be careless. Not to mention that Newcastle have such a strategic weapon as Shearer, which can be called a nuclear bomb in the Premier League, the Magpies are now Tottenham's biggest rivals for the top four in the league and Champions League qualification, which is enough to be taken seriously by Tottenham players.
Although the attack was blocked, the Newcastle players did not give up on attacking because of this. After all, since the time of Kevin Keegan, the Magpies have been known for their attacking firepower. Therefore, the attacking blood has been flowing in the bodies of the Magpies players until Keegan stepped down and succeeded coaches such as Dalglish and Ruud Gullit pursued the so-called offensive and defensive balance, which caused Newcastle's firepower to weaken and degenerate to the level of second-rate teams in the Premier League. Newcastle's results also continued to regress during this time, and it was not until Robson Sr. took office that they regained momentum.
To put it simply, Newcastle under Keegan's account is like the Dallas Mavericks led by "Mad Scientist" Nelson Sr., although the offensive firepower is full but the tactical play is quite simple and direct. It's about everyone playing with their opponents and maximizing the power of Alan Shearer's (Andy Cole 95 years ago) to win every game in a slightly extreme way. Although the old Robson is not as extreme as Keegan, the old coach also knows that with Newcastle's current player configuration, they can only strengthen the attack while taking into account the defense as much as possible, so that the Magpies can return to the ranks of the first group of the Premier League.
Therefore, the defensive counter-attacking tactics adopted by Robson Sr. in the last game against Tottenham cannot be used again and again, as it is likely to provoke strong dissatisfaction among players who are used to attacking play. After all, the boss can certainly make his players look at his face occasionally, but if he has to shrink back every time he encounters Tottenham, then these self-proclaimed big-name stars will feel unbearable in face.
However, as Shearer gets older, the Premier League and Three Lions' former ace centre-forward is now becoming less powerful in attack, making Newcastle's firepower less powerful than it was back then. In addition, the Magpies' overall strength and player configuration are not as good as those of Keegan's coaching, so although Newcastle's offensive looks very ferocious, it actually does not pose much threat to Tottenham's defense, but has repeatedly been seized by the home team to play a quick counterattack because of the lack of defense due to heavy pressure.
If it weren't for Tony's slightly poor mobility and the help of Lady Luck, I'm afraid it wouldn't take more than twenty minutes for the away Magpies to fall behind by two goals!
Seeing this scene, old Robson couldn't help but have the idea of a bad night. After all, from the day he took up the reins of Newcastle, Robson Sr. has done everything to make the Magpies strong again, and last season's third-place finish in the Premier League was the result of the boss's painstaking management.
However, to the surprise of the old Robson, after winning the third place in the Premier League, the team seemed to be like a deflated ball, not only in the Champions Cup qualifying round by the weak Belgrade Partizan eliminated, but also had to roll to play the League Cup, which is far inferior to the Champions Cup in terms of influence and economic benefits, but also lost the most important spirit and enterprising spirit for a team!
Among them, the current chairman of Newcastle Club, Freddie Shepard, played the most crucial role, the chairman not only did not continue to inject funds after the team won the Champions Cup, but also accused the old Robson of investing too much in the transfer market, and also brainlessly believed that the old Robson was increasing his voice in the club under the pretext of improving the team's strength. At the same time, Alan Shearer, the team's number one star and spiritual leader, also had a prejudice against the old Robson because of the summer transfer incident, coupled with Shepard's fanning the flames behind his back from time to time, and even refusing to renew the old Robson's contract, which greatly weakened the old Robson's voice in the Newcastle dressing room.
The team's boss and spiritual leader and manager openly sang the opposite, and Shepard, as the president of the club, did not have a clear understanding and assessment of the overall strength of the Magpies from beginning to end, blindly arrogant, and did not remember who brought Newcastle, who was about to be reduced to a mid-table team, back into the Champions League team...... These things made the old Robson, who was battling cancer all the time, feel a little tired.
"Maybe I should have followed George's kid's advice and considered retiring as head coach. Looking at these players who didn't listen to their arrangements at the pre-game meeting at all, and only knew that they were focused on attacking on the court, the old Robson couldn't help but think silently in his heart, "It's really hard to manage these players now." Back then, even bad boys and naughty bags like Gascoigne weren't as difficult to manage as they were. ”
To be honest, the reason why the attitude of the players has changed in such a short period of time, and even makes the old Robson feel out of touch with the times, is mainly due to the pot of the Bosman Act. Although the introduction of this law has made players no longer as bullied and oppressed by the club as before, it has also caused the club to become a weak party in contract negotiations, and more and more players have also become arrogant and domineering after their pockets have bulged, making old-school coaches like Robson Sr. more and more unpopular in football. In such a situation, they naturally have a feeling of not being out of place.
So, in the sigh of the old Robson, Newcastle, who had not been attacking for a long time, finally suffered the bitter fruit because of the negligence of the defense - in the 32nd minute, Shearer was blown by Bol for an offensive foul, Vermaelen took advantage of the opportunity of Newcastle players and referee theory to quickly take a free kick in the backfield, Carrick sent a long pass over the top, and Ronaldo, who was successful in the anti-offside position, received the ball and pounced on the Newcastle penalty area from the right side to form a single knife, and then used two consecutive bicycle feints to shake the abandoned Jiwen to the ground and then pushed the empty goal, 1-0!
Tottenham's attack was like a blow to the head, and the Newcastle players who were full of thoughts that they could also beat their opponents with their attacks were dizzy. They didn't expect that the game would really be as Robson Sr. said, taking the initiative to attack in front of Tottenham, which is killing themselves!
The situation of falling behind left the Newcastle players with no choice but to continue to attack aggressively. After all, Newcastle's defence is not very solid in the first place, and if they had concentrated on defending from the start of the game, they might have been able to hold on to a draw from White Hart Lane. And now, if they choose to hold the line when the score is down, and at the same time think about the equalizer, then they really don't even know how to die!
The choice of the Newcastle players provided more opportunities for Tottenham to counterattack - in the 44th minute of the game, Carrick sent another long pass over the top, and it was Ronaldo who cut in from the right to receive the ball, got rid of Bernard who was following the defense, and drove straight in, and after attracting the attention of O'Brien and Given, knocked the ball to Luca Toney in the middle!
Facing Woodgate, who was in place, Toney did not choose to fight hard with the opponent, but first stopped the ball at his feet and protected the ball, and then saw the direction of Bierovka's advance, knocked lightly with his right heel, and passed the ball to Bierovka, who had just advanced to the left side of the penalty area!
Heel pass! Seeing Tony, who is 1.93 meters tall, actually made such a passing action, everyone couldn't help but be stunned. Obviously, no one could have predicted that Tony, a big man with great height and strength, would be able to play such a delicate job as a back-heel pass, which requires a lot of creativity and technique!
Bierovka was not used to attacking inside, but the Germans, no matter how stupid and stubborn they were, knew that now was not the time to stick to the wings. And, after training with his teammates for most of the season, Bierovka. So when Toney got the ball to his feet with a creative back-heel pass, Bierovka was only a little surprised, then adjusted slightly and fired a shot straight into the near corner of the box from the left side of the box!
The ball was passed by Cristiano Ronaldo and Toney from the right side of the pitch all the way to the left side of the penalty area, a long process that took a long time. Therefore, when Bierovka shot, Givin, whose attention was completely attracted by Ronaldo, had no time to rush to the other side of the goal to block the German's shot!
Before the end of the first half, Tottenham further extended their lead, and at the same time, they also completely knocked Newcastle into the abyss!