Chapter 187: King of London (7)
There is no suspense in this game so far, so Mourinho has nothing to worry about, so he also began to change players.
In the 82nd minute, he made a second substitution, replacing the almost unstoppable Ai Fan in this game with Sturridge, who had only recently returned from injury, and when Ai Fan left the game, White Hart Lane rang out with neat applause, and the fans here were really conquered by this person.
Tottenham's attack finally picked up a bit after Ai Huan's departure, and in the 83rd minute, Mikel tripped Defoe in front of the penalty area, and Sigurdsson fired high from 25 yards on the left.
In the 85th minute, Volker's cross from the right was narrowly cleared by Luiz, and Lennon's shot from the edge of the box was again parried by Cech.
However, Chelsea were not just passive, but planned to counter-attack, and a minute later Juan Mata crossed and Torres fired a one-handed shot from ten yards on the left side of the box, but the ball grazed the far corner post.
In the 89th minute, Defoe's cross from the left was saved by Petr Cech, and Bam Adebayor also missed the chance to shoot, but Cech came back in time to get it. Less than a minute later, Walker's long-range shot was again saved by Cech.
Mourinho finally made a third substitution in extra-time, bringing on Frank Lampard for Mikel. Tottenham lost their momentum in the game that followed, but Chelsea seized their chances again, and in the 91st minute, Juan Mata stole Walker on the wing and cut inside the left side of the box to cross from the left, and Sturridge, who replaced Evan on the field, easily scored from close range, and he also locked the final score at 6-2, Tottenham lost to Chelsea by a big score at home, and thus also lost the battle for the reputation of the so-called king of London.
After the game, Tottenham fans, who have always been known for their restlessness, did not show any special emotion, they all left the stadium silently as if they were convinced, and there was no other cry on the way except for someone shouting "Tottenham Hotspur!" on the way.
The reporters all flocked to the press conference, and they all wanted to seize the opportunity to interview Ai Huan, after all, everyone wanted to see the king of London who had just ascended the throne in White Hart Lane. Because Chelsea have beaten Queens Park Rangers, Arsenal and Tottenham in a row anyway, there is really no London team that is qualified or capable of challenging the current Chelsea team, and Ai Fan, who scored a hat-trick of assists and scored two goals in one game, is definitely the king of London.
He doesn't usually attend the post-match press conference, and no matter how well he performs in the game, he will find all sorts of excuses not to show up, but today it really didn't happen, and his performance today was so spectacular.
Sure enough, after a while, Mourinho appeared at the press conference with Ai Huan, while Boas did not show up with the players at all, he just came in a hurry.
Mourinho and Boas have just had a greeting after the game, although both sides on the field played their best tactics, but the two sides still miss the old friendship off the field, so they can be regarded as very happy, and at this time sitting behind the same table, but there is no eye contact.
"It was hard to find a theme for this game because it was crazy the whole game. Pressing down is a problem, we've been trying to control the tempo," Boas didn't seem to be disheartened by a big defeat, but rather rather talked about his experience and was very organized, "but in the end, as you can see, although we tried hard to press up front, our double star was missing, and it was really a problem that we couldn't avoid. He paused and continued: "The visitors had a slight edge on the pitch today, but the real highlight of the game was the absence of Dembele, and there was no other player in our squad who had his running ability, even if he was strong in the middle of midfield. The Belgian's unique style of playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation has made him one of the most interesting players in Europe in a tactical sense, and he has now become an indispensable part of Tottenham's formidable form. Of course, Bale's absence was unacceptable to us, and we lost both spear and shield in one game, so defeat was inevitable. ”
The reporters were surprised that Boas didn't mention Ai Phantom at all, and it seemed that the young marshal was not really convinced at all.
Mourinho just sneered at this: "There is no denying that in the first half we had a little bit of trouble, but fortunately we have a phenomenal player like Ai Huan, who single-handedly changed the situation on the pitch and made Tottenham have to change their style of play, and in the end we won." But even if Tottenham have Dembele and Bale in this game, it doesn't make sense, our tactical system is enough to defend against those players, not to mention that we also have Ai Fan," he said here, he couldn't help but glance at Ai Fan next to him with satisfaction, as if he was showing off, "With such a player, we will always win the game very easily, this is the reality." ”
Then it was time for the reporters to ask questions, and immediately someone stood up and asked, "Excuse me, Ai Huan, are you satisfied with your performance in this game?
Ai Huan hesitated for a moment and then said, "I'm surprised by this statement, this is just the beginning, many teams have not shown their strongest side so far, and it is still a bit too casual to say the king of London with one or a few games." It would be many years before Henry would have this title, and I would never and would not dare to take it now, so please don't say that. I'm happy with my performance and Tottenham are a team that I admire but they didn't control me and hopefully come and try it with me the next time they're full of personnel and I'm looking forward to the next encounter. I didn't come to Chelsea to hear praise, I wanted to create an era, so one game doesn't mean anything, the next game is what I want to meet. ”
Next, a reporter asked Boas, "Excuse me, what do you think of Ai Huan's performance, do you think he is in vain?"
Boaz rolled his eyes involuntarily, he looked at Ai Huan, and suddenly stood up slowly, almost squeezing out a few words from between his teeth, "You know? We originally prepared 80 million, but in the end he was worth 120 million, this is how I think of him, just a little bit." Then he turned and left.