Chapter 104: League Standings
There are 9 rounds left until the end of the season, and the points for each team are as follows.
First; Manchester City, 20 wins, 5 draws, 3 losses, points: 65.
Second: Chelsea, 20 wins, 4 draws, 4 losses, points: 64.
Third: Manchester United, 18 wins, 7 draws, 3 losses, points: 61.
Fourth: Tottenham Hotspur, 18 wins, 6 draws, 4 losses, points: 60.
Fifth: Liverpool, 17 wins, 5 draws, 6 losses, points: 56.
Arsenal have not had a good run of results due to their preparation for the Champions League, and they are in seventh place.
Leicester City suffered a setback in the Champions League, and after returning to the league, the results were getting worse and worse, and even some teams could not win, and now they have left the title contenders and fallen to 10th place in the league.
Chelsea climbed all the way up to second place as Premier League sides prepared for the Champions League, with Manchester City continuing to dominate the league but the points gap is not huge, and a win or defeat in one game will determine the standings.
There have been some problems in Manchester United's pursuit battle, mainly the frequent conflicts between Pogba and Mourinho, and even several games, Mourinho pressed him to the bench, and only recently did he regain the opportunity to play, presumably due to reconciliation within the club.
But Pogba also gradually began to indulge, changing his hairstyle in pursuit of fashion, becoming a regular visitor to The Sun.
Anyway, there is another problem within Manchester United, and it is a sharp contradiction between the manager and Pogba.
At present, the problem revealed by the English media is that Mourinho wants Pogba to play in a different way, but the two have failed to negotiate, and in the end they don't like each other, causing Manchester United's palace fight.
But one thing has to be admired, they can still guarantee the league position when things go wrong, which also makes Manchester United fans worry about their hearts.
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March 19, 2016/2017 Premier League Round 29.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Southampton.
Southampton haven't been in good shape lately either, with their poor Champions League performances earning them criticism from the English media.
This has not only caused the players' form to fluctuate, but even the club has been engaged in a war of words with the media every day, and the league results have plummeted.
Trolls are everywhere, and in England the media is the biggest troll.
Southampton's performance in the Champions League has made them the target of public criticism, and they have been scolded for almost half a season, and anyone who is scolded like this has to explode mentally.
It can be said that Southampton has been in poor form in recent times.
Of course it's a relationship within Southampton and for Tottenham they are happy to see it happen.
Tottenham are now focusing most of their energy on the Champions League, and they have the mentality of losing as little as possible and abusing them when they meet weak teams.
Even the media in England generally believed that it was a one-sided massacre.
Today's Southampton is a typical example of 'criticism' for the English media, playing a good civil war and having the ability to play other league teams in the Champions League!
Shame on the Premier League!
Everyone thought Tottenham would be able to win easily, but the game went out unexpectedly.
Southampton's backline has caused a lot of problems for Tottenham.
Among them, Japan's No. 1 central defender Maya Yoshida formed a defensive gate with Stephens and rejected Harry. Kane had several shots on goal.
The two seemed to be excited, and every time they defended Harry. After Kane, they would all smile and pick up Harry. Kane, which made the latter scratch his head.
Stephens smiled and turned his head and said; "I stopped Kane for the second time."
Yoshida Maya snorted and said, "I also blocked Yi's exquisite through ball!" ”
The two looked at each other and both chuckled.
The two people who spoke had their own plans in their hearts.
For Maya Yoshida, his idea was simple, he wanted to join Tottenham.
As Japan's No. 1 central defender, he is even known as Asia's No. 1 defender.
But that's also a general among the dwarves, and after coming to Europe, he is nothing, but despite this, he also has dreams.
He wants to be famous, he wants to be a big star.
Tottenham are his best bet.
Look at the two Asians who are playing at Tottenham right now.
A Son Heung-min is already a recognized ball king in South Korea.
Not to mention Yile, the second place in the European value list, Mr. 160 million is more than one head higher than the one above.
In a head-on confrontation, guarding against this European-level Mr. Problem is the most effective means to prove himself, and it is also an opportunity.
Stephens' thinking is a little different, but the starting point is the same, he also wants to join Tottenham.
But there was only one reason he joined Tottenham, and that was results.
And Tottenham have Yile, which is a proof of hard power,
He wants to join Tottenham, he wants to be teammates with Yile, he wants to fight in the more advanced cups, such as the Champions League...
For this reason, he interrupted ongoing negotiations to renew his contract, and he felt that after the end of the season, Tottenham would bring in reinforcements at the back, after all, Tottenham's defence is a big problem, and everyone but Alderved has not played well.
Therefore, the defensive gate formed by the two is undoubtedly sending a signal to Tottenham.
'Hey, guys, do you think we're qualified?' Would you like to consider bringing us both? ’
Of course, there are many Premier League players who think this way.
There are still few backlines, and it is fierce in the midfield position.
Every Premier League defensive midfielder will take the initiative to reach out to Yile for an opportunity to prove himself.
As the most expensive player in the Premier League, he is a target, a target for a Premier League player to prove himself.
Even some young players who have just landed in the Premier League, or who are making their debut, are defending Yile, or have a good pass against Yile will be infinitely amplified by the media.
Countless players want to step on the super stepping stone of Yile.
But the problem is that this stepping stone is a bit hot, and if you don't do it, you won't be able to play it.
Many of the midfielders sent away by Yi Le went.
The two who were the happiest before, one was kicked by Yi Le in the field, and the other was carried out of the Premier League directly.
But despite this, there are still groups of players who want to challenge Yile and prove themselves.
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Southampton defended the first half but went into the second half and there were problems with their fitness.
Tottenham, on the other hand, launched a series of frantic counter-attacks.
The broadcast camera gave Yi Le a close-up, and the Chinese star's somewhat depressed expression was clearly visible.
'It seems that the two defenders in the Southamp section have caused Tottenham a lot of problems, and we can see that Yi has a serious expression. An England commentator joked with a smile: "I don't think that's a good thing." ”
As soon as the words ended, Yi Le sent a subtle through ball that directly tore through Southampton's half-time defence.
Harry. Kane received the ball and, without any adjustments, fired into the ball and scored the winning goal.
With the goal, Yi Le glanced at Maya Yoshida and Stephens, who were full of helplessness, snorted lightly, turned his head back to the half, as if to say 'Carry away!' Next batch! ’
Southampton's defence collapsed.
They were no longer able to defend against Tottenham's attack, and when the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, Tottenham 2-0 Southampton.
Son Heung-min came off the bench and scored a goal.
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Seven days later, Tottenham had 30 rounds of Premier League action.
On 21 March, Tottenham had an FA Cup tie, but Villas-Boas had decided to abandon the tournament and therefore fielded a full bench line-up.
Munir started the game, and the guy looked excited.
Yi Le wore a thick down jacket, squatted on the ground, personally sorted out the socks for his friend, got up and patted the other party's shoulder with a smile, and said, "Come on." ”
Munir glanced at Yi Le and said helplessly: "Hey, I really want to play football with you." ”
Munir also knows in his heart that he can't compete with the two big men in Tottenham's front line, one Harry. Kane, an Ibrahimovich, can be compared to even a half-dead Toniu.
Substitute No. 4?
Munir was full of bitterness in his heart, and he looked at Yi Le, his former friend was already a world-famous superstar, and he was still struggling to start, this psychological gap made him uncomfortable.
"Yi, let's go!"
Harry. Kane urged Yile.
Yi Le nodded, said goodbye to Munir and left.
And with their departure, Boas also gave tactical guidance to the full bench lineup.
On the bench, Yi Le looked at the field, the substitute players played well, perhaps a rare starting opportunity stimulated them, and rushed forward one by one screaming.
But how to say it...
Yi Le scratched his head, these guys kicked hard, but the defensive awareness was too poor.
Villas-Boas stood on the sidelines and jumped to his feet angrily.
In the end, in this FA Cup match, Tottenham Hotspur lost to Everton with a score of 2:1.