Chapter 218: The Wake Up of a Draw
With a 2-4 win over Arsenal in the north London derby, Tottenham fans were naturally quite happy with the result. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 infoEspecially when they saw that Arsenal were thrown a full eight points off the table by Tottenham after losing this derby, the fans' admiration and praise for George climbed to a new peak!
Everyone knows that Tottenham have been able to make such a change in just over a year because of George's relationship. If he hadn't bought Tottenham from the two miservans, Levy and Joe Lewis, then Tottenham would have become a strong contender for the Premier League title, and qualifying for Europe would have been an unrealistic delusion for them!
Therefore, for George's reign at White Hart Lane, Tottenham fans are naturally strongly supportive. Or rather, they can't wait to keep George in his current position and bring trophies to Tottenham!
Of course, George also knew in his heart that in order to maintain the support and loyalty of Tottenham fans, he must lead Tottenham to win enough convincing results and trophies, and ensure that Tottenham are competitive in the domestic arena. Otherwise, Berlusconi's previous life is a lesson for him!
In addition, Didier Drogba, who scored a hat-trick and provided an assist, was undisputedly named the best player of the match, and the title of "Ivory Coast Monster" resounded throughout English football!
Although some Arsenal fans are stubborn and insist that the reason why Drogba performed well in this game is mainly because of the light that Campbell and Gilberto, two defensive giants, were absent due to injury at the same time, but then again, being able to pinch and knead the Arsenal backline without Campbell like dough is also enough to show Drogba's strong strength!
Therefore, Arsenal fans' disparagement of Drogba does not have much market, but invisibly raises expectations for the next north London derby. Because they all want to see a head-to-head showdown between Didier Drogba and Campbell!
For this unexpected result, the Arsenal fans who have suffered their own bitter fruits have to pray secretly in their hearts, hoping that Campbell can be more powerful, staring at Drogba in the next derby, and not being blown up by this fierce monster from Côte d'Ivoire!
Incidentally, despite winning the north London derby against Arsenal to move Tottenham eight points clear of the Gunners at the table, the gap between Spurs and the Blues did not increase as Chelsea thrashed Fulham four to one at Craven Cottage and remain three points clear at the top of the table.
On 20 November, Tottenham players arrived at Villa Park after a week's break to prepare for the 14th round of the Premier League match against Aston Villa!
Although Aston Villa, founded in 1874, have a more illustrious history than Tottenham, and even beat Bayern Munich in the 1981-82 Champions League final to win the Big Ears Cup, they are now long gone and are a standard mid-table team in the Premier League. Therefore, Aston Villa said that there was a lot of pressure on Tottenham Hotspur, who have been unbeaten in 28 consecutive league games and are currently at the top of the table.
Looking at Tottenham, the players who have just won the north London derby will be a must-win for this game. However, with Tottenham still having a Champions League game to play in three days' time, George had to rotate this weekend, putting substitutes such as Baines, Mendieta and Darren Anderton in the starting line-up. However, even so, after the start of the game, Tottenham still grasped the initiative on the field with their superior technical and tactical literacy, and beat Aston Villa, who was fighting at home, to a loss!
In the 11th minute, Davies sent a through ball near the center circle of the court. Ribery, who cut inside from the left, played a textbook diagonal pass with Klose after receiving the ball, and the latter who was successful in the offside position met the ball without stopping. The ball goes into the net, 1-0!
Although Aston Villa, who had a bad start, launched a ferocious counterattack in the following time, Tottenham's carefully crafted defence by Allegri could not be easily broken through by the likes of Agourlahus and Vassell. If they knew each other and looked for a combination, there might still be a good chance, but unfortunately, Aston Villa's strikers on the pitch are all masters who only know how to play alone in the front field, which makes it difficult for Aston Villa's attack to break into the Tottenham penalty area and pose too much threat to the goal guarded by Cech.
Seeing that their own attack did not have the desired effect, and was almost seized by Tottenham to further extend the score, the thrower O'Reilly (Aston Villa manager) had to change his style of play, allowing his players to increase the frequency of breakthroughs, and try to threaten Tottenham's club with set-pieces in front. However, O'Reilly's adjustment proved to be ineffective as well, with seasoned Davis and Speed not committing fouls in dangerous positions at all. And under their words and deeds, Dawson and Vermaelen are also careful to play 12 points, and will not easily give Aston Villa a chance to take a free kick in front.
However, just as the game was drawing to a close and it was thought that Tottenham would win another game, German midfielder Hitzelsperger stepped up. Thirty metres from goal, he suddenly got up and blasted Cech's ten fingers open with a heavy cannon to level the score at 1-1!
Although Cech was focused enough and judged the right direction of the ball, the ball was too fast (according to estimates, Hitzelsperger's long-range shot was as fast as 120 kilometers per hour), and the Czech goalkeeper was unable to return to the sky in the end, and could only watch Aston Villa escape at the last minute with the German's kick!
In this way, Tottenham took a point from Villa Park with great regret and ate their second draw in the league this season!
The last-minute draw at Aston Villa was a good wake-up call for George to realise that with Cech's streak ended by Arsenal, the Tottenham players had been relieved of a lot of psychological burden, but it had also made other teams realise that Tottenham's defence was not as impregnable as they thought, giving them the confidence to take risks and attack. Otherwise, Hitzelsperger wouldn't have dared to hit the goal directly at that distance!
Crucially, as time went on and the season progressed, and with a near-perfect start, the good form that the players had maintained since the beginning of the season began to show signs of a dip. This also means that Tottenham will face an even more difficult challenge in the coming period!
However, to Tottenham's good fortune, in another game at the same time, Chelsea, sitting at Stamford Bridge, lost a good game with a two-goal lead, and Bolton seized two opportunities from set-pieces in front of the field to equalize the score, and finally shook hands with Bolton 2-2, missing a great opportunity to close the gap with Tottenham!
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