Chapter 246: Sinking
"Where did all the energy you had before the game?, how did you get a goal scored by Real Madrid, and the score was still tied 1-1, and you acted like you were slaughtered by your opponent?!" George sprayed the defenders led by Ledley King and Nemanja Vidic back in the dressing room during the break. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info especially when he saw the players actually show a dejected expression, the anger in George's heart finally broke out irrepressibly!
Yes, the current situation is that we are temporarily tied with Real Madrid and have scored an away goal, so there is no need for us to be so discouraged! After being reprimanded by George, the players realized that their previous ideas can be said to be completely redundant and wrong!
Seeing that the players showed suddenly realized expressions and their morale was no longer as low as when they first entered the goal, George stopped his copycat hair dryer from Ferguson and gave the players a little time to reflect on the gains and losses of the first half of the game!
In fact, George is mentally prepared for these performances of the players. It's just that what George didn't expect was that the team would go out of order under the strong pressure of Real Madrid. It can only be said that Real Madrid's offensive in the first half of the game was too intense, and the names of the seven superstars and the Galaxy Battleship were too loud, coupled with the fact that most of the players in the Tottenham Hotspur team were on the high-level stage of the Champions League knockout stage for the first time in their careers, so that most of the players were tied up on the field, losing their previous composure and calmness, and their performance was naturally far from being as good as usual.
Of course, Tottenham Hotspur, which can beat Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and many other strong opponents in the Premier League standings, has played abnormally in this game to this point, which is enough to show the fact that Real Madrid, which has entered the end of the Galaxy Battleship, is still not to be underestimated!
“…… Do you know that Real Madrid is not as strong as you think?" Seeing that the players had recovered from the blow in the first half, George hurriedly struck while the iron was hot and started a new round of mobilization meeting, "So now, I will talk about some adjustments and arrangements for the second half." If there are still people who show up like in the first half, then don't blame my men for being ruthless. ”
In George's view, Florentino's biggest contribution to Real Madrid is not how many top superstars he has brought to the La Liga giants, but to make the image of Real Madrid's top giants deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, so that everyone will associate it with the word star when they mention Real Madrid. And this has invisibly strengthened Real Madrid's deterrence against opponents in the game, and greatly enhanced its popularity and appeal among the players!
Truth be told, what player can refuse to embark on this shortcut to becoming a first-class star? Therefore, in George's previous life, there were countless players who would rather go to the Bernabeu Stadium as a substitute under the call of Real Madrid than agree to the main invitations of other clubs.
By the way, if Tottenham can reach this height, then George's dream of building Tottenham Hotspur into the top club in Europe is probably close to being realized.
The fifteen-minute halftime break was actually not too long, George only had time to make some simple personnel and tactical adjustments, such as replacing Basturk with Edgar Davies, letting the experienced Dutch boar keep an eye on Zidane throughout the whole process, and asking Alonso to pay attention to the choice of counter-attacking routes, not always staring at Raul Bravo's side, but also taking care of Ronaldo's emotions on the right side, etc., and the staff had already come to remind them to go to the players' tunnel to prepare for the second half of the game.
George's adjustments have had quite a significant effect. After the start of the second half, taking advantage of the halftime break to recover a lot of energy, the Real Madrid players who had planned to continue to use the attack to pressure Tottenham soon found that in this short fifteen minutes, the mental outlook of the Tottenham players has changed greatly, not only the counterattack has become sharper, but also the defensive end has been more tight and tough!
Among them, Zidane felt the most profoundly. The French superstar has not struggled to the point of being closely watched by Davies, a former team-mate (Davies and Zinedine Zidane have worked together for three and a half seasons at Juventus), but his organisation and tandem work up front has been greatly disrupted, and his physical exertion has been greatly accelerated. And with Zidane being restrained by Davies, Real Madrid's attack is not as dangerous as it was in the first half!
The main reason for this situation is that over the years, Real Madrid players have become accustomed to playing under Zinedine Zidane's command. Once Zinedine Zidane is unplayable or the Frenchman is restrained by their opponents, it is easy for Real Madrid's attack to become disorganized. Although Figo has a certain organizational ability, the position of the Portuguese superstar is destined to make it impossible for him to completely take over the burden on Zidane's shoulders; Beckham has a good overall view, but the lack of personal skills makes it impossible for the English to replace Zidane; not to mention Raul, the Lord of the Rings, who has been suppressed in the Real Madrid team for a long time, wants to return to his former state immediately, which is simply a dream!
With the pressure on their own defence plummeting, Tottenham's players can naturally devote more energy to quick counter-attacks. The most important thing is that Alonso and Davies both have an extremely sharp pass, which makes it even more difficult for Real Madrid's defenders to judge Tottenham's counter-attacking route!
If it weren't for Casillas' amazing form again, and Tottenham's front trident was still not ready to shoot, I'm afraid Real Madrid's goal would have been shot by Tottenham!
Although Real Madrid relied on Cassie's excellent play to maintain a 1-1 scoreline, when the game entered the last ten minutes, the Real Madrid players, who had played continuously before that, and played with Tottenham Hotspur players for most of the half, finally showed physical exhaustion. And this makes the situation on the field of the home team even worse!
In the 83rd minute, Zidane stumbled on his feet while dribbling the ball away from Davies' defense and was successfully tackled by the Dutch boar. Davies, who broke off the ball, immediately instigated a quick counterattack, Alonso sent a long pass over the top without stopping the ball after receiving the ball, and Ronaldo, who was inserted along the right side, got rid of Elgra, who was supplementing, and then took the ball into the penalty area, single-handedly!
Faced with this situation, Casillas had no choice but to abandon the goal. This time, however, even St. Cassie, who is known for his reflexes, was unable to turn the tide - Cristiano Ronaldo distributed the ball in time to Drogba in the middle, and the Ivorian monster volleyed in the face of an empty goal!
When the game entered the final stage, Drogba knocked on the door guarded by Casillas and helped Tottenham to exceed the score again!
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