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Arsenal lost 0-2 on aggregate in the semi-finals of the League Cup and were eliminated by local rivals Tottenham Hotspur, and when this result was made public by the media, it immediately caused a large-scale earthquake in the entire English football world!

No one thought that Arsenal, who were unbeaten in the league this season and were at the top of the standings, would be beaten by Tottenham Hotspur and eliminated from the League Cup by a group of substitutes from Tottenham!

Although Tottenham Hotspur have been eye-catching this season, with 14 wins, six draws and two defeats in 22 league games, they are tied for second place in the standings with Manchester United, but in the eyes of most fans and media, Tottenham Hotspur is still not a top team. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

It's no wonder that people have such an attitude towards Tottenham. After all, Tottenham's results in the past decade or so have been a bit unmatched, and they have been in the middle of the league for many years, with their best result being seventh in the league in the 94-95 season. This ingrained impression in the minds of fans over the years makes it difficult for George to change people's perceptions of Tottenham in a short period of time, even with such excellent results at the helm of Tottenham this season.

What's more, among the top four teams in the table this season, only Tottenham Hotspur has no European mission. And this gave the media and fans who were already watching Tottenham Hotspur play on the topic, claiming that the reason why Tottenham was able to keep pace with Manchester United in the standings was largely because other powerful teams in the Premier League were distracted by European competitions, which gave Tottenham Hotspur a chance to rise in the league!

In response to this argument, teams such as Newcastle United and Blackburn Rovers said that they were also shot while lying down. You must know that as the third place in the Premier League last season, Newcastle United did not even enter the Champions Cup this season, and was beaten by Partizan Belgrand from Serbia and Montenegro in the third round of qualifying, and bid farewell to the Champions League early, Blackburn Rovers were even worse, they lost to Turkish team Genklerbilici in the first round of the League Cup, and did not even have to play in Europe.

Therefore, the arguments put forward by these media and fans about Tottenham's league standings are not only untenable in the eyes of many, but also pour salt in the wounds of teams such as Newcastle and Blackburn!

They are also teams with no European missions, and Newcastle and Blackburn were so high in the league last season that they don't know where to go, why can Tottenham Hotspur be second in the standings this season, but the Magpies can only fight for a League Cup qualification? Not to mention Blackburn, who is still struggling on the relegation line!

As a result, the debate over Tottenham's quality has not subsided this season. The media disagreed and cheered for their supporters from their respective positions, much to the chagrin of Tottenham fans and the innocent Newcastle and Blackburn fans, but it added a lot of conversation to many neutral fans.

And now, with Tottenham Hotspur knocking Arsenal to the ground in the two legs of the Carabao Cup semi-final, and beating the Gunners with all the main players in the snow, the voices of those who are looking at Tottenham have to be weakened a lot. After all, Tottenham's win this time is really too much to say, and even the most discerning critic can hardly demand more from Tottenham's performance.

Of course, if someone has to say that Tottenham should not use defensive counter-attacking tactics against Arsenal, but should open up and play against the Gunners in a dignified manner, so as to reflect the true level of Tottenham, then George can only say this.

Seriously, who says that a counterattack is not a proper tactic? If that were the case, Italy, which is famous for its reinforced concrete defense, would not have been expelled from the World Cup by FIFA long ago!

Seeing the team knock out Arsenal in the Carabao Cup semi-finals, Tottenham fans were naturally the most excited. For a long time after the game, Tottenham fans celebrated the team's great victory, while taunting Arsenal, who had been eliminated despite their main efforts, and made Arsenal angry.

Thanks to the fact that Tottenham fans spent much of their energy celebrating Tottenham's defeat of Arsenal in the Carabao Cup semi-finals, they were not too concerned about the news of their team's third defeat of the season in the Premier League in the 23rd round of the Premier League four days later.

Despite this, though, George was a harsh critic of the players. After all, Tottenham's defeat was not so much the result of Fulham's performance as it was the result of the players being too light in the game – after the Carabao Cup semi-final win over Arsenal, the Spurs players began to become a little complacent, especially young players like Ribery and Vincent Kompany, who were a little fluttering under the media for their lack of experience.

Although George repeatedly ordered that these players under his command could calm down and not think that they were invincible because of the victory of one or two games, his warning did not arouse the vigilance of the players. After all, there are so many young people in Tottenham's squad that it's easy to get carried away and overturn in the gutter. Especially after winning the strong opponent of Arsenal, this shortcoming has been magnified exponentially!

In such a situation, Fulham taught Tottenham Hotspur a good lesson in this game. Although only Van der Sar can be called the star of the whole team of the "Farmer" (Fulham's nickname), and the leading scorer Luis Saha moved to Manchester United in January this year, it was thanks to a stubborn defense and a sneak attack by Portuguese winger Boa Mott that Fulham finally managed to win the menacing Tottenham Hotspur at Craven Farm and take all three points at home!

Although the fans, who were still immersed in the joy of the Carabao Cup victory over Arsenal, did not criticize the team for this defeat, the result of the defeat to Fulham was like a basin of cold water, pouring cold on the already somewhat carried away Ribery and others, making them regain their senses and realize what a stupid mistake they had made before!

And the news of Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea's successive wins in this round of the league has made Tottenham players understand that they are far from being able to take their opponents lightly or even take the game seriously!

Relaxing their demands on themselves when the league is about to enter the sprint stage, and daring not to take the opponent seriously, the result is that the Tottenham players have paid a terrible price for their underdog and slackness, not only the gap between the team and the top of the table has widened to five points, but also the gap in the standings has been narrowed by Chelsea behind them!

So, in the fourth round of the FA Cup five days later, the Tottenham players who had regained their senses welcomed the challenge of old rivals Manchester City at home!

Manchester City have been unlucky, as this is their third meeting with Tottenham Hotspur since the start of the season (one in the league and one in the Carabao Cup), and the Blues have unsurprisingly lost all of their first two meetings. If nothing else, Tottenham are likely to complete the feat of four kills in a single season on Manchester City!

In order not to be unlucky enough to be killed by Tottenham, in this FA Cup fourth-round encounter, the Manchester City players who visited White Hart Lane were extremely desperate on the pitch. Even the two star players of Robbie Fowler and Nicolas Anelka have put down their bodies and are actively involved in the scramble, so you can imagine how much Manchester City want to beat Tottenham.

Robbie Fowler and Nicolas Anelka's attacking combination is certainly gifted enough to destroy any Premier League team's backline under normal circumstances, but the problem is that they are now barely able to guarantee consistency in their ability to squander their valuable talents. Unbridled private lives and irregular routines have taken a toll on Fowler and Anelka's fitness, making it difficult for them to gain the upper hand even against the young centre-backs of Vermaelen and Dawson.

Anelka is okay, now 24 years old, he still has the foundation that made the big European giants salivate back then, and he can control the ball with ease under the defense of Tottenham players, looking for holes in the Tottenham defence, but Fowler, who is about to turn 29, is different, he has no fighting spirit and now his body has been hollowed out, and he can't see the demeanor that Liverpool fans called the god of Anfield back then.

"Charlie, I remember Fowler is not yet thirty years old, right?" Seeing that Fowler, who was already out of breath after only half an hour of the game, George was very surprised by this, and asked the old Charlie next to him in puzzlement, "How did he become like this?" It has only been less than thirty minutes, and his physical strength has been unable to hold on. ”

"George, you have to know that the Liverpool Tigers were all such restless masters. Old Charlie, in a tone that was not surprising, said, "Fowler, in particular, although this little fellow's football talent and character are commendable, but the training attitude and personality factors do restrict his development. I should say that I was quite surprised that he was still able to establish himself in the Premier League. You know, Gascoigne, who is in a similar but much more serious situation to him, has not returned to his peak form since leaving England at the age of 25, and even after the age of 30, it is difficult to guarantee a place in the main team. ”

Fowler had to play soy sauce on the pitch due to his lack of fitness, acting as a point-grabbing striker, resulting in Manchester City's attack relying on Anelka's one-man organization, which greatly reduced the threat. Looking at Tottenham again, the Tottenham players who were woken up by Fulham used active scrambling and sharp quick counterattacks, as well as threatening set-piece attacks, making it difficult for Manchester City to move forward at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends!

In the 67th minute, Basturk took a corner kick and Luca Toney, who was ambushed in the box, shook his head at the near post to score the only goal of the game for Tottenham!

In this way, thanks to Toney's second-half header, Tottenham finally beat the visiting Manchester City 1-0 at home and managed to secure a place in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup!