Chapter 723: I was almost slapped in the swollen face
Tottenham Hotspur, who celebrated their 125th anniversary, kicked off the final match of the eighth round of the Premier League against Aston Villa at White Hart Lane.
The 36,236-capacity White Hart Lane Stadium was packed with 36,094 fans to celebrate the club's 125th anniversary.
Andy appeared in the VIP box with a small assistant and bodyguards, for the scene to be full, as the big boss of the club, he was really in a good mood, you must know that their cheapest season tickets are priced at 730 pounds, and the most expensive season tickets are as high as 1845 pounds, which means that for every goal Tottenham scores in White Hart Lane, his fans have to pay 40.26 pounds!
White Hart Lane played upbeat music at home, and many fans applauded to the melody, and the atmosphere was quite strong, with fans waving white and blue flags. French striker David Ginola, who had a glorious time at Tottenham, also appeared on the pitch to cheer with the fans.
The camera cut to the box, Andy and the little assistant next to him appeared on the big screen, the audience burst into warm applause, Andy also waved with a smile, Tottenham fans still have a good impression of this young owner, after all, they can make a bullish figure like David Dunn the chairman of the club, and also brought them the head coach Heynckes.
You must know that before the acquisition, all fans were worried that the handover of the club would bring turmoil and make the team's results fluctuate, but with the end of the deal, Heynckes became the head coach, and after taking over the team, a variety of tactics and coaching made Tottenham remain unbeaten.
Tottenham Hotspur is unbeaten in the last 5 meetings with Villa, with 2 wins and 3 draws, and 4 wins and 3 draws in the last 7 home games against Villa.
Although the owner is an American, he may not know much about football, but for the fans, there are really not many requirements for the owner of the club, willing to spend money, don't blindly command, just mess around, and in the eyes of the fans, Andy Smith, the American guy, is doing very well.
If you don't watch the game live, you will never be able to experience the kind of cheers and uniform applause, don't look at the British football hooligans are very famous, but the quality of Premier League fans is the best in several major leagues.
It was in this festive atmosphere that the competition began.
Tottenham's style of play is more likable, biased towards attack, just like the rooster on the field with the team emblem, fast and dexterous, brave and competitive, youth storm is a major feature of Tottenham, the players are young, fast running, the average age of the team's starters is the youngest in the Premier League, but it is precisely because the team is young, the mentality is not very mature.
When it was dull for 20 minutes, the deadlock on the field was broken, and the Tottenham Hotspur players broke through the ten-finger mark with their headers, the cheers of the fans in the stadium seemed to be aggrieved for a long time, and suddenly exploded, the cheers were really deafening, jumping and jumping, and Andy, who also raised his arms and shouted, felt the stands trembling under his feet with an excited smile.
But Andy and the Tottenham fans didn't have long to be happy, and just two minutes later, Villa equalised, and then the entire first half was slapped in the face by Villa, and the mood of the fans fell into a slump, and even boos after 3-1.
Andy also had a gloomy face, standing in the box, with his condescending arms around his chest, and the camera frequently cut to his expression, appearing on the Premier League's broadcast TV screen.
Nima! Don't bring such a slap in the face! Lao Tzu came to participate in the 125th anniversary celebration of the establishment, not to mention a big victory, and he can't give me a big loss, right?
Andy really had a bit of a pain, and he felt like he was gritting his teeth, and Nima also brought the Ace of Spades champagne to the group of bastards to celebrate, which was to slap his face!
In this depressing atmosphere, the battle was renewed, and in the 59th minute, the Villa team shot vigorously low, making the score 4-1, Andy's face was completely swollen, and a handsome face was even more gloomy.
You must know that Heynckes has made personnel adjustments in the midfield, and Tottenham, who was behind by a large score, woke up like a dream, in the 69th minute, Bale crossed, and the Tottenham player shot at the left post, and another player shot into the net from a small angle, 2 to 4!
Well, Andy only knew one Bale, but it didn't matter, finally scored, and the more than 60,000 fans who had been aggrieved for dozens of minutes finally got their emotions released and began to cheer and applaud and sing for a long time.
Tottenham's counter-offensive begins.
It's really important to have a good manager and a substitute for Tottenham quickly helped the team get a penalty that Robbie Keane converted to make it 4-3.
Finally, in the 92nd minute, Tottenham dramatically equalized, and the fans almost went crazy, although it was 4-4, there was no overtake, but this spirit of fighting until the last moment was still very inspiring.
Buzzing...
The cheers of the audience were only buzzing in the ears of Andy, who was also happy with his arms raised. On the big screen at the scene, Andy's cheers and excited expressions were raised, the Tottenham players on the pitch hugged each other, the coach's bench was also cheering, and Heynckes breathed a sigh of relief, his substitution was like a stroke of genius, of course, only he knew how much risk he had taken.
The score is somewhat jaw-dropping. This is Tottenham's third draw in the last four league games, but at least it makes Andy's face less painful, and in the next stoppage time, Tottenham's boys ran all over the field like wolves, not giving their opponents a chance to breathe, hoping to overtake the score.
But unfortunately, the score was finally fixed at 4-4, anyway, this is undoubtedly a thrilling game, it really makes people's hearts unbearable, Andy is also very fortunate not to be beaten in the face, but this spirit of not giving up will eventually make this game leave a deep and lasting impression in the hearts of Tottenham fans, so it adds a lot of festive colors.
Although the game ended in a draw, but after all, it was a holiday, as long as there was no loss, Andy was still willing to celebrate with the players, holding champagne, Andy appeared in the locker room, by the way, a few words of encouragement, David Dunn behind him was also a burst of joy.
Nima, if you are beaten 4 to 1 today, the boss's face will be swollen, although it will not fire herself, but there must be no good face to look at, and you may not be able to wear small shoes, but fortunately the score was equalized in the second half.
The next day's newspapers devoted almost all of their space to the game, with The Times headlining it as "A dramatic comeback at the celebration".
also took Andy's expression change photo as the main body of the report, so that more people could see the happy side of this young billionaire, happy and charming smile, and also helped him circle a large group of female fans, after all, handsome is also a kind of capital, not to mention a billionaire.
Of course, in this 4-4 game, the biggest winner is still the British bookmaker, after all, in this kind of dramatic high-score game, there are really few people who can guess the correct score.
Some people may ask if there is a cat in this, and the bookmaker manipulates the game?
Andy could only tell those people that he was thinking too much. To say that there are no cats in one or two games that ordinary people can't see, Andy is not sure, but there are still very few leagues that want to be as standardized as the Premier League.
Because of this, he was very curious in his previous life, and he also specially asked David Dunn, an old fritter in European football, and the answer was that the extreme operation mode of taking control of the game to make huge profits has basically disappeared from the operation of the bookmaker.
In the UK, betting is legal, and bookmakers can often get the inside information on the team's first-hand injuries, and in the information war with bettors, they can often take the lead, so that they can make more suitable decisions in terms of odds and other aspects. The second is the strong data analysis team of each company, which is a really awesome group of people.
The reason why the bookmaker is willing to spend a lot of money to sponsor the team is because after sponsorship, in addition to increasing popularity, it is mainly in the relevant places of the team such as the fan club, and the sponsor's betting station has become the only choice for fans.
"I finally didn't let me lose face!" Andy closed the newspaper, the corners of his mouth tugged, and he still said a little unpleasantly, yesterday's game scene was too terrifying, and the director of Sky TV was even more of a bastard, always staring at him, cutting and cutting for a while and almost pissed him off.
The club's affairs are over, after all, he will not be stationed in London for a long time, or rely on David Dunn and his think tank to help operate, he just hopes to get a championship as soon as possible, the most important thing is to be in the top four in the league, let Tottenham enter the European Cup, so that the club can make more money, but also cut off the label of the pseudo-giants, and become a giant again.