Chapter 95: Red card
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"In the second half we played at the same pace as in the first half, the Tottenham players were a little too fit to keep up, as long as we can grit our teeth and hold on until the end, the victory will definitely be ours!" Loew said excitedly in the dressing room: "Whoever says that our Notts County is a League Two team can't play Tottenham, who says that we can't win the League Cup if we are a League Two team, we just want to let a miracle happen today, let everyone know that we Notts County are born to create miracles!" ”
The players responded with a bang, after the whole first half, they have enough understanding of the strength of Tottenham, maybe Tottenham is strong, but definitely not strong enough for Notts County to be unable to resist, the attacking suppression in the first half has been very good to illustrate this, their confidence at the moment has completely risen to an inflated level, they are hungry for the championship, hungry for glory.
Tottenham, and even whoever it is, stands in front of them, they have nothing to fear!
David looked at the confident expressions of the players, and his heart also stirred, when the honor was within reach, he couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart, as long as he could maintain the state of the first half, then Tottenham really had nothing to fear, and the championship was close at hand.
As the Notts County players started the second half with a must-win determination, fate played a little joke on them.
At the beginning of the second half, Notts County launched a fierce attack, wanting to overwhelm the opponent first from the momentum, and keep the fire burning in the opponent's half, which is also Loew's established tactic, only Carvalho and Alonso are dragging behind in the entire backfield, and the other players are all over the half.
Tottenham seem to have adapted to the rhythm of the game under Hoddle's adjustment, and although they defend more often at the back, they are always ready to counter-attack, which even Loew is not aware of.
Mereles' shot was blocked by a defender and the opponent drove straight into the midfield, and at that moment, several players in the Spurs front field suddenly picked up speed and headed straight for the Notts County half.
The Notts County players didn't pay much attention to the ball at first, but it was only when Sheringham pressed for the first header to Les Ferdinand that it was a terrible situation.
Carvalho followed Les Ferdinand, but Les Ferdinand played a one-two combination, pushing the ball straight forward, Sheringham shook off Alonso, who did not react, and told the forward with the ball that there were no Notts County players in front of him who could stop him.
Single Knife!
A few minutes into the second half, Tottenham, who were clearly at a disadvantage, took the lead to score!
Sheringham led the way and Carvalho left Les Ferdinand in pursuit, and although they were getting closer to the former Manchester United striker, they were also getting closer to goal.
Tottenham fans finally burst out of their enthusiasm at this moment, before because of the unfavorable situation of the team, although cheering and shouting, but not too much spirit, they always have to worry about the situation of the team, but now Tottenham's counterattack has formed a fatal single knife, they naturally have to use their own strength to provide courage and strength for the team.
Rush! Rush! Rush!
Carvalho's eyes behind him gradually changed from hope to despair, and he had chased Sheringham into his own box, but he could not form an effective defence, and could only hope that goalkeeper Diego Lopes could make a difference.
Sheringham scored the Notts County goal amid the cries of the Tottenham fans and continued to dribble with the ball.
Although Diego López did not panic, he still felt as if his heart was about to jump out of his chest, and at this time, he could only abandon the door without hesitation.
With Diego López's block in front and Carvalho's chase behind, Sheringham showed his calm killer nature at a critical moment, and after a slight pause, he smashed the ball with his right foot, his body against Carvalho, and the ball flashed from the right side of Diego López!
The door is empty!
Sheringham was overjoyed and was about to shoot with his left foot, but suddenly felt a trip under his feet and fell to the ground.
"Toot! Honk! Honk! ”
The referee's whistle shattered the silence of the moment.
All eyes turned to the referee, wanting to know the outcome of the decision as soon as possible.
However, Diego López has begun to take off his gloves, with tears in his eyes, and he knows that his Carabao Cup final is over.
When Sheringham got past Diego Lopez, the Notts County No. 1 goalkeeper chose a more extreme way to block, which was to knock Sheringham down!
Or rather, it's not his choice, it's a knee-jerk act!
When he made the save, he definitely didn't have so many thoughts in his mind, but when he threw Sheringham down, all kinds of emotions came to his heart, remorse, unwillingness, impulsiveness, all kinds of different things.
He knew that this was a red card move, and Notts County would not only have to lose their number one goalkeeper in the next time, but also have one less person on the field to fight, what a terrible disadvantage!
But it's too late to say anything!
Maybe he will regret the choice, but if time goes back, I am afraid he will make the same save, his job is to make sure that the goal is not lost, which is the goalkeeper's responsibility.
When the referee directly showed him a red card, Diego López had already taken off his gloves and walked to the sidelines, and everyone could see the emotions in his expression.
Carvalho hugged Diego Lopez, who was the one who could best understand the mood of the Notts County goalkeeper, and when he made a mistake in the first half, he felt like the sky was falling, desperate and helpless.
However, he was lucky to have the opportunity to redeem himself, but Diego López could only leave the field gloomily and hurt his mind on the sidelines.
"Don't worry, man, you're just watching from the sidelines, we're going to win this game!" Carvalho's words of comfort to Diego López were blunt, but more sincere.
Diego López smiled hard, but felt like he must be worse than crying now.
Along the way, teammates came over to hug Diego López and comfort the teammate who had been waiting in front of the goal.
"Don't leave, just watch the game in the players' tunnel, I think your teammates will try to win this game, you just wait to lift the championship trophy with them!" David greeted him and said firmly to Diego López.
At this time, the Notts County goalkeeper finally held back his tears and cried on David's shoulder, which made all the Notts County fans stand up and applaud, and they want to use the fans' own way to make their goalkeepers feel warm and psychologically comforted.
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