Chapter 97: Penalty Foul

According to the rules of penalty kicks in football, the penalty taker hits the ball on the post without touching anyone else, and then the penalty taker himself bounces the ball back into the goal, in which case the penalty taker is awarded a foul and the goal is invalidated.

In other words, Sheringham's follow-up shot just now did not count as a goal, and the referee blew for a foul quite right.

The Notts County players have the happiness of being a serf turning over, and now they have become the leading side when they were the passive side of the penalty kick, and this strong reversal of the situation is really unstoppable.

Sheringham felt that his face was feverish, and he was even stripped naked, and he had nothing to hide in front of everyone, and he was thrown to the surface of the moon.

Is there anything more embarrassing than being here to celebrate, only to end up being in vain, and instead being used by Notts County to score?

If there is a crack in the ground on the court, then he will definitely get into it without hesitation, at this time, he is quite envious of those who put their heads in the wings and think that others can't look at their ostriches, at least this can make themselves thick-skinned, not so embarrassing!

Most of the Tottenham players still have an ignorant feeling, and they are sober-minded and flexible to realize the low-level mistakes made by Sheringham just now, and they feel very frustrated.

Those who are slow to react don't even know what's going on!

It was obviously a penalty kick just now, why did you lose the ball in a blink of an eye?

Several Tottenham players gathered around the referee to ask for an explanation, of course, Sheringham's penalty foul is an unchangeable fact, tens of thousands of eyes staring, they don't dare to open their eyes and say nonsense and complain that there is no foul, they hope that the referee will change the reason for the referee's decision is that Notts County's offensive foul has been committed.

According to the rules, if there is a penalty penalty foul on appeal, Notts County should have issued an indirect free kick, and the Tottenham players believe that Notts County did not listen to the referee's whistle and launched an attack directly, which is a foul.

However, the referee ignored Tottenham's complaints, "The penalty kick in Notts County just now is in line with the rules of indirect free kicks, and everyone is far enough away from the penalty spot to not foul, and the goal is valid!" ”

With the help of the Notts County players, the referee was barely relieved from the protests of the Tottenham players, if according to his original temper, Les Ferdinand, who had just yelled at him the loudest, would definitely have to suffer a yellow card, but now considering the combination of factors in the final, in order to avoid a more chaotic situation, he still decided to let Les Ferdinand go.

Hoddle angrily kicked a mineral water bottle on the sidelines, he really thought that the situation on the field was so turbulent, it was sunny just now, and now it was actually gloomy, and he has become the backward side.

Don't be nervous, don't panic!

Hoddle knew that he must be shocked as a manager at this time, and if he panicked, then the players would certainly not be much better.

He thought seriously about the situation on the field, not long after the second half began, the score was very unfavorable to Tottenham, but Tottenham had a lot of time to equalize, and even overtake, Notts County's biggest disadvantage is that they now have one less man on the field.

Maybe Tottenham may not be able to take Notts County when the numbers are equal, but if the opponent has one less player to play and Tottenham doesn't do anything, then they really don't want to play football.

Shouting out the names of the players, followed by a slam gesture, is a way to bring the stunned players back to their senses and focus on the game.

The Tottenham players came out of frustration and pessimism, yes, there was still a lot of time in the second half, they had one more man on the pitch and they just got the score back.

It may not have been a turning point in the game, but it was a radical change in the dynamics of both sides.

Tottenham Hotspur have played with their own attack, while Notts County, who have one man less, have put all their energy into defence, and as long as they can hold on to the scoreline, then by the end of the game, they will have the trophy lifted.

Loew did not continue to deploy troops, and the players on the field had understood what he meant, put defense first, and he didn't even need to stand on the sidelines, just because the tense situation on the field made him unable to sit firmly on the Diaoyutai at all.

A one-goal advantage is really nothing, many people say that a 1-0 score is the least safe score, and a goal ahead is more dangerous, and Loew deeply agrees with this, especially when the team is playing with one less man.

The tactics arranged in the previous consideration of the situation of falling behind the score must definitely change, and the formation of the back three must also definitely change, and in a short moment, Loew already has the answer in his mind.

Altentop, who had just come on the pitch, became a left wing-back, Kuyt and Iniesta also returned to the midfield and became parallel positions, and Hubnell, a slower striker, did not have much effect on the pitch at this time, Loew simply replaced Ribery off the field and let him harass the opponent at the front, he didn't want any other result, as long as he could keep the score.

Tottenham's attack is extremely sharp, and there is even a feeling that they don't want to defend, anyway, they occupy an absolute advantage on the field, as long as one or two players are arranged in the back to mark Ribery full-time, and not let Notts County sneak attack successfully, this is a game that is either dead or alive, when the score is behind, there is no other choice but to attack.

At this time, the resilience of the Premier League team was finally revealed, although the Tottenham players played at a fast pace, they did not seem flustered, the passing was reasonable, and the tacit cooperation was tacit, and the overall suppression of Notts County, who were fighting with one less man, was rarely able to encounter before.

From the 55th minute of the second half to the 70th minute, Notts County did not organize a serious attack for 15 minutes, and all they could do under the pressure of Tottenham was to clear the ball and wait for Tottenham to reorganize and threaten their own goal.

In the space of fifteen minutes, Tottenham were in full swing, blasting at the Notts County goal with 10 shots, a situation rarely seen in a professional game.

Four of those 10 shots were deflected wide, three were blocked by the Notts County player, and the last three were saved by Ben Foster, who was a dangerous man who failed to score a single goal.

These fifteen minutes were extremely tense, not only the players on the field, but even the fans in the stands were speechless, for fear of missing the expected or feared picture, everyone lost the ability to think, all they could do was to shout and cheer mechanically, waiting for the result.

Sheringham's header from a wide cross was blocked by Ben Foster and the Notts County substitute goalkeeper held the ball but didn't kick it off right away, giving the players as much time as they could to breathe.

It was a sensitive time to deal with Tottenham's frenzied attacks, the Notts County players were exhausted, the players were all panting, and even Alonso was bent over his knees, which was a sign of physical exhaustion.

Of course, Tottenham's players are not much better, and the tense and fast-paced attack also consumes a lot of their energy, and according to the laws of human movement, this point in time is another transition period of physical fitness, and they also need to take a breather.