Chapter 14: Premier League opener

Tottenham's performance has been reported, which has White Lily fans looking forward to it.

In each season, Tottenham's technical level is not low, but the team is always missing something, the momentum is lacking, which is also a point that the fans are worried about.

But now it seems that they can be a little more relieved, after all, from the media reports, Tottenham are starting to become extremely aggressive.

In this atmosphere, the opening match of the 2015/2016 Premier League season kicked off on 8 August.

In the first round, Tottenham's side faced a strong opponent.

Red Devils - Manchester United!

Since Alex Ferguson's departure, Manchester United have been plagued by unsatisfactory results and have been mired in frequent manager changes.

No matter how the management screened it, they couldn't find a suitable manager to replicate United's glory.

Therefore, the management learned from the pain and directly found a famous coach.

Jose Mourinho!

This football madman, once dominated the Premier League's championship coach.

Jose Mourinho's rectification of Manchester United is significant, but it is all empty talk these days and needs to be corrected in the league.

And this opening game also made the majority of fans hotly discussed.

Manchester United are traditional giants, former treble-winners, and a club that has dominated the Premier League, and despite the turmoil of the moment, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and Manchester United still has a terrifying influence.

Tottenham, on the other hand, is an upstart who has risen in recent years, and with stable results and money, Tottenham can also rank among the top clubs in the Premier League.

Speaking of Manchester United, there are still some connections with Tottenham.

When Tottenham were once a second-rate club in the Premier League, White Hart Lane was known as 'Ferguson's three-tier alley'.

Tottenham Hotspur won more and lost more in the match with Manchester United, and there were even rumors that Tottenham had a phobia of the Red Devils, which indirectly represented the relationship between the two teams.

Now, Manchester United has gradually declined, while Tottenham Hotspur is in full swing.

When the two teams meet, it can be described as a strong dialogue,-for-tat.

Of course, the media is keen on the two managers.

Mourinho vs Boas!

A battle between brothers and sisters!

In previous years, the two clashed over some philosophical issues, with Mourinho publicly criticising Boas, who retorted and broke out into a 'break'.

Now, the two coaches are about to face each other, which is something that even ordinary spectators outside of the fans are talking about.

Before the game, the two madmen also began to break out into pre-game trash talk!

Lose? Sorry, I never thought that Villas-Boas's Premier League results give me a lot of confidence! 》

Jose Mourinho took the lead and spoke sharply.

Boas was not the master who sat still, and immediately contacted the media to choke back.

"That position isn't easy to do, remember!" There is only one Alex Ferguson at Manchester United, no matter how hard you try! 》

Villas-Boas ridiculed Mourinho's status at Manchester United is not as good as Ferguson's, which is a fact, as a meritorious coach, although Ferguson left Manchester United, his influence is still extremely huge, even Mourinho, who is also a famous coach, does not have Ferguson's status at Manchester United.

Subsequently, the two continued to denigrate each other through various social media.

Both of them are extremely hot, like dry firewood, just one point, which makes the British media addicted.

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Tottenham Hotspur training base.

The players finished their day's training and went for a jog.

It's just that the players are a little trembling, and they look at the black-faced manager on the sidelines from time to time, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that Boas almost has the words 'no one to enter' written on his face.

"What happened?"

Yi Le glanced at Boas's gloomy expression, and slowed down a little with Dele. Ali asked, side by side.

Dele. Ali grinned, sneaked a look at Boas, and saw that he didn't look this way before saying, "That madman at Manchester United accuses our new tactics of shit. ”

Yi Le was stunned for a moment, and then he was relieved.

Although Mourinho and Villas-Boas are brothers, their football philosophies are very different.

Mourinho advocates defence, is a pragmatist, does not pursue possession, and everything is based on defense as the first element.

He once said that 'if you choose between 4:1 and 1:0, he prefers the latter', which also reveals his coaching philosophy.

In his opinion, the so-called passing control is useless ball control, and he prefers simple and lethal ways of playing compared to these, such as defensive counterattack + flying on both wings.

This, even if he had enough of suffering at Camp Nou, did not change.

Which team has the best pass-and-control tactics in the world?

It is undoubtedly the Cosmos team Barcelona.

But that requires a patchwork of countless details, just like the right gears running together to produce a chemical reaction.

In Mourinho's view, Boas is not Pep Guardiola, and he does not have the spirit of Guardiola to study a tactic for a long time.

So the so-called pass-and-control tactics are a gimmick, and Boas is a clown.

In the face of such slander, how could Boas endure it, the scolding war between the two escalated directly, and it was almost a direct swearing.

When Villas-Boas returned to the training ground, his first words were: 'Manchester United must be won'.

He needs to prove himself and prove his passing tactics at the same time.

So there is no room for error in this game, Manchester United are giants, and Mourinho is also a good manager, but that doesn't mean they are invincible.

Tottenham are a different Hotspur Hotspur than they used to be, they are very attacking and aggressive, and they are a team of young people who believe they can crush Jose Mourinho's Manchester United head-on.

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2015/2016 Premier League opener, Tottenham vs Manchester United.

It's a battle between an old club and a league upstart!

This marks the start of the most confrontational Premier League tournament.

Tottenham Hotspur travelled to Manchester United, and Yile also accompanied the team to Old Trafford, the stadium known as the Theatre of Dreams.

This was the first time Yi Le had seen the stadium up close, and he was shocked by its vigorous aura.

Old Trafford is the largest stadium in England, with a capacity of more than 76,000 spectators, and as the opening game of the Premier League, it is already full.

Manchester United's fans shouted and cheered like a torrent of red.

Countless flags rippled in the wind like fiery clouds.

Almost everyone was dressed in a Manchester United jersey, forming a wave of red that set off waves after waves.

Manchester United fans are crazy, cheering up their own momentum while also teasing the mentality of the opposing team.

The fans began to unify their slogans, and for a while, the entire Old Trafford stadium was filled with a name!

Arsenal!!

Arsenal!!

Arsenal!!

Arsenal!!

The loud taunt made the Tottenham players and the fans who accompanied the team turn blue, and everyone knew that Tottenham and Arsenal were mortal enemies!

The two sides had been at odds with each other, and the United fans were angry with the behaviour of the fans.

But they don't have any way, after all, it is people's home field, they are weak, even if they shout hard, they can't shout the unified slogan of more than 70,000 people.

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In the stands, media from all walks of life gathered, including a large number of Chinese media.

They have only one goal, and that is Yile.

Yi Le landed in the Premier League, whether he can adapt to the pressure of the top arena, this is a question that every Chinese is worried about.

When the Chinese reporters saw Yi Le warming up in the stadium, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Yi Le came to Old Trafford, which means that he has entered the squad, as for whether he can start, I don't know, and Chinese reporters are not in a hurry, few people can start directly at the top level, and it will take some time to run-in.

Despite this degree, Chinese journalists are satisfied.

Being in the squad means that Yi Le has a chance to play, and although he overlaps with Elkeson's position, there will always be a chance.

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At the same time, in the land of Shenzhou in the east, countless fans also watched the game.

When they saw Yile's name appear on the 18-man roster, they couldn't help but be excited.

Is this a chance to play?

Under the watchful eyes of countless people, this Premier League focus opener has finally begun.

The coaches of both sides didn't seem to shake hands, one sat in the coach's seat, looking at each other obliquely, and the other squatted on the sideline chewing gum.

Both teams played in a 4-5-1 formation.

It's all a one-arrow lineup, Manchester United's Wayne Rooney and Tottenham's Harry. Kane's play will be key in this game.

But the race was not optimistic.

The first half has been played for 43 minutes, and the two sides are still 0:0 scored, not an inch has been built, and even the confrontation of the game is completely refuted with the strong dialogue that everyone speculated.

United couldn't find form and although there were a couple of good chances, they were all squandered.

Tottenham, on the other hand, are much more complicated, with their problems coming in midfield.

"Elkeson is playing problematicly, right?"

In the stands, Dong Yuming frowned and said with a puzzled expression.

Other extremely fellow reporters also nodded and said, "Too obsessed with ball control." ”

"How can this pass-and-control tactic not be aggressive at all?"

"It's not just about getting the ball up, it's about getting it where there's a threat."

The core of the passing tactics is sports warfare, which is to keep passing the ball, but it is not meaningless passing.

To put it bluntly, it's as far forward as possible.

However, Elkeson's performance was puzzling, as he played more of a return pass than a forward pass in this game, and Tottenham's passing was not aggressive and played extremely awkwardly.

It's obviously a fierce high-position pressing + passing tactics, but it doesn't play at all, and even the pace of the game has become slow.

At this time, both Manchester United fans and Tottenham fans are looking at each other.

Is this really the strong dialogue they imagined, not rookies pecking at each other?

They feel that with the state of the two teams, any mid-table team in the Premier League can beat them!

What kind of shit is this kicking?!!!

Manchester United fans are always grumpy!

They don't hide their inner feelings, they just vent them.

This can be heard in the frantic 'boo' that suddenly appeared in the stands.

Not only are they booing Tottenham, they are also booing their own players.

There are even many Manchester United fans who have begun to plan the next game to 'pull banners' in protest!

Looking at this situation, Chinese reporters are also a little confused.

Dong Yuming coughed dryly, licked his lips and said, "Elkeson's performance is not good, you say, can Yile come on as a substitute?" ”

The Chinese reporters paused for a moment, and then said one after another:

"Enough!"

"I guess I can?"

"It's hard to say!"