Chapter 89: The Game Begins
"Beep!" Standing at the front of the big forbidden area on his side, Tang Fei's mood that was still a little fluctuating calmed down after hearing the opening whistle from the middle circle. There was no nervousness, no excitement, no uneasiness, Tang Fei at this time was like a fishing wisdom, with a clear brain and calm eyes looking at Berbatov who was running slowly towards him.
For this game, manager Wise collected a lot of information and analyzed the characteristics of each player at Tottenham in detail. For the previous five days, Wise, who had a thick stack of materials, would explain Tottenham's tactics and the technical characteristics of each player to the players every day, and handed out corresponding materials to everyone according to their position.
As the core of the team's backline, Tang Fei must play a big role in such an important game, and Berbatov, as the number one star of Tottenham's striker, is naturally assigned to him. As the main killer that Tottenham has brought in this summer, Berbatov contributed 21 goals in 34 appearances for Bayer Leverkusen last season, 20 goals in 33 appearances in 04/05 season, and he also scored 16 goals in another season, it can be said that Berbatov is definitely a first-class striker.
In fact, compared with other teammates, Tang Fei felt that he still had some advantages. After all, Berbatov is no better than other players, and if a player wants to be famous, the most direct and effective way is to transfer to a European giant, so as a player who will transfer to the Premier League giant Manchester United in the future, the future "dashing brother" Berbatov is definitely a figure standing in the first echelon, therefore, most of his information has been thoroughly picked up by Chinese fans, and Tang Fei naturally knows it.
At this time, Tang Fei stood on the court and observed the opponent at close range, and found that Berbatov was much more energetic than the "dashing brother" in the future. In fact, the reason why Berbatov in later generations was called "chic brother" by fans is mainly for two reasons.
The first is that Berbatov's performance on the court is notoriously lazy and casual, usually with limited running after a game, and he is known as "kicking the ball and hairstyle is not messy". As captain at the time, he once ran just 2,032 metres in a match for the Bulgarian national team, less than half the average distance covered by other players. You must know that in the 2014 World Cup, Neuer, as a goalkeeper, had a record of running more than 5,500 meters in a single race. The running distance is less than that of the goalkeeper, and I have to say that the "chic brother" is too chic.
The second is that Berbatov's skills are excellent, his skills in stopping and controlling the ball are top-notch, and when he touches the ball, it always feels like the ball is stuck to him. He can often make chic and elegant technical moves on the field, and even when shooting, he reveals a gentleman's atmosphere, because his elegant style of play was unique in the football world at that time, so he was nicknamed "chic brother" by the majority of fans.
So, if any centre-back dares to ignore Berbatov because he doesn't run much, he will definitely be punished. Because Brother Chic, with his superb skills, he often scores some amazing works.
Because of this, Tang Fei will be more concentrated, although the tall and thin chic brother seems to be a little weak, Tang Fei is still meticulous in his close defense.
Tang Fei was focusing on Berbatov here, and the other side began to have problems.
In fact, soon after the start of the game, not only the Leeds United players on the field, but even the Leeds United fans in the stands found Robbie Keane extremely excited, which was very different from his previous sluggish performance in the league. And because Tang Fei needs to focus most of his energy on Berbatov, it naturally makes Keane mix prosperous.
"Robbie Keane! It's Robbie Keane again! He had a sudden shot from inside the box after feintging to shake off his opponents, but it was saved by the brave Leeds United goalkeeper Angel Ankelgren. Now we can see Keane's look of pity, and it looks like the boos from the nearly 10,000 Leeds United fans in the stadium did not affect his performance. As soon as he saw Tottenham's wonderful shot at the beginning, Galli, who had not had time to moisten his throat, shouted excitedly into the microphone.
"Ungrateful bastards! Think about who rescued you from Inter Milan back then. Mike, one of the fan representatives who was sitting in the stands, scolded Keane: "If it weren't for us, you would still be sitting on the bench at Inter Milan!" ”
However, Keane ignored the fans, and he just shook his head in frustration as he watched his shot being saved. Playing the banner of revenge in this game, he must score a goal in this game and push those who once abandoned him into the abyss of pain.
Seeing the traitor on the field waving his right arm in a daze after the unsuccessful shot just now, the boos of the Leeds United fans at this time were even louder.
On the sidelines, after watching Tottenham take a couple of dangerous shots in quick succession, Wise made a steady gesture towards the Leeds United players. Leeds United were completely suppressed by their opponents on the field, so he asked his players to control the pace of the game and not follow the pace of the opponent.
Sure enough, Leeds United, who have made adjustments, have also begun to gradually recover some of the situation, although it is not enough to completely reverse the passive situation on the field, but they can still launch a few decent counterattacks by taking advantage of the limited opportunities.
One of the counterattack long passes flew to the front of Flo by mistake, because the previous Leeds United formation was suppressed to their own half, the front of the Flo also based on his own experience to pull out of the Tottenham penalty area, so that not only can connect the team but also play Beckford's speed advantage when counterattacking.
And Dawson, who was keeping an eye on Flo, was young after all, although his body was stronger than Flo, but he was inexperienced, he was still grabbed by Flo to the first landing point, and the ball was rubbed by Flo's scalp and flew to Beckford.
And in the face of this opportunity, Beckford also took the lead to get the ball. It's a pity that he only has such a board axe as speed, and Ledley King, who has been eyeing various opponents, has already had a countermeasure. Eventually, Beckford's shot was saved by goalkeeper Robinson under Ledley King's interference.
Although this experience was unsuccessful, Leeds United's speed counterattack still posed a great threat to Tottenham, and the cooperation of the two in front of the field was like a nail inserted in the Tottenham backline, so that the Tottenham defenders did not dare to relax in the slightest. Moreover, Beckford's extensive running around Flo also made Tottenham's two full-backs dare not step forward to assist easily.
Successfully pinned down four Tottenham defenders, and the two of them can be regarded as relieving the pressure on the team's defense, at least Zim Bonda and Li Rongzhuo will no longer have any scruples to insert attacks on the wings.