A team building at Edward's team pushed the mood to the top of the pitch, and they brought it to the stormy Wembley Stadium as well.

Villas-Boas has come to the end of the Premier League in less than half a year, chairman Levy hopes that the manager can provide opportunities for Kane, who has returned on loan, but the little magic bird has not inherited the bird's tactics but has learned the bird's perverse temperament, and he does not want the club's management to interfere with his employment, so he decided to continue the loan of Harry Kane, a rising star who is extremely optimistic.

In addition to Portsmouth, who has been eyeing Portsmouth, Championship upstart Leicester City, Norwich City in the Premier League and even Arsenal have expressed interest, for some reason Kane has publicly expressed to the media that he does not want to be loaned out, and staying at Tottenham is the best option, which is a blatant provocation to the coach.

As a result, Harry Kane did not get any chances in this half season, and Boas trusted Spanish striker Soldado more.

From here, the reincarnation belonging to Boas has begun. Tottenham have always been a traditional English style of play, with a style of play that emphasizes speed, fast forwarding on both wings, bravery rather than efficiency, and even with the best artists on the continent like Luka Modric, he only uses his passing and insight into the game. Both wings are equipped with fast Lennon and Bale, and the striker puts a tall guy, this is the tradition of Tottenham, a brainless impact for decades. The whole team will not slow down, will not defend, will not be reasonable allocation or kill time, this is a very famous nerve knife team, when you play well, it is a big victory, and if you don't play well, it is a rout. The most famous example was Manchester United's 3-0 at half-time, only to be beaten 5-3 in the second half, a high-cost style of play that has been used by successive Tottenham managers.

The arrival of Villas-Boas changed that, and the pursuit of field control, with counter-attacking and midfield pressing, became the label of the new Tottenham. This style of play once gave hope to the north London giants, but it is a pity that the two fullbacks Vertonghen and Kyle Walker who can grab and run are enough, but the midfielders Sandro and Dempsey are not half a point behind, and the forwards Lennon and Bale are not the style of counter-grabbing on the spot to solve the problem. Such a system is suspected of copying and imitating Klopp Dortmund, but in fact it has the effect of painting a tiger and a cat.

The team focused on Dawson in the middle of Tottenham, and Hydward watched the north London derby, teaching that the routine of that game was to have Walcoat stare at Dawson, one-on-one, one-on-one, point explosion, and the result worked wonders. As a central defender, Dawson's turn is slow, his judgment is poor, and his speed is even more snail, and Wenger has found points to give Ward advice.

Mane had his prey on his feet, he played left centre-back, and Ward told Mane to play on the left to play against him, and he switched places with Vertonghen to the side, and Mane followed. And Dawson really lived up to Hydward's expectations, and it was a matter of course that he was exposed. Midfielder De Bruyne played a cross-ball to find Mane in the middle, at this time he didn't see any chance, the two central defenders were still in position, right central defender Kork stepped forward to prevent a long shot from the ball carrier, and the back was chasing back, but he didn't perceive the danger.

Mane saw a great gap, but that opportunity faded with Caulker's rise to the top, and he remembered what Edward had taught, resisting the urge to pass and continuing to dribble nonchalantly. Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed a blue shadow behind him, and a short straight pass was made behind him, and there was no chance, so Plan B was to quickly pick the ball out. But this retreat, the whole situation suddenly became clear, Mane began to accelerate towards the diagonal side of the penalty area, at this time Dawson still remembered to stick to the press, but the next second De Bruyne, who had just won the ball, did not hesitate to pass straight again. 0.05 seconds later, Dawson was a meter away from the ball, Mane had plenty of space to make a move, and the French goalkeeper Lloris was caught off guard and just subconsciously fished for it. Mane stretched out his arms and drew a wonderful arc on the turf.

After the goal in the opening 14 minutes, Tottenham Hotspur was completely discouraged, and it was Lloris who bravely defused Srna and Belotti's shots in succession, but in front of the cheating father's central defender, the Frenchman still let Srna make up for it, and then Lloris cursed and slapped his gloves hard, this scene is very familiar to Tottenham fans in the stands, because they have seen it countless times this season.

On the other hand, Portsmouth, in the face of Tottenham's number one threat Bale, Mendy's defense neither loses physical nor physical, with these two points plus not afraid of fouls, he blocks and bumps forward, as long as the first confrontation does not lose position, Bale is successfully delayed, and what Margery is doing is just clearing the ball. Annoyed, Bale switched his position to the middle, but was able to get past Rudiger and Margery twice, leaving the ball but not the ball. With the Welshman's ball quotient, if it weren't for the fact that he really couldn't help it, he wouldn't have thought about his own ability to solve the battle. Portsmouth's defence is not too big, and it is careful to ensure that he has two or more defenders in front of him at any time.

A defender who is cautious and patient enough will be able to handle most of the trouble, and Bale knows that.

It was 2-0 in the first half, and at half-time, Boas went into the dressing room with a blue face and came out red, thinking that the hair dryer was running at full power during the break. But judging by the lack of improvement from the players, the two groups were more like a fight, Bale was substituted in the 55th minute, and the Welshman threw a look at the manager with great pride and went straight back to the dressing room.

Edward watched the drama from the sidelines, his mind already on Manchester United a week later.

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Journalists in England have actually started to build momentum for the game:

The two training bases, one in the northwest of England and one in the English Channel, are home to both teams. The Carrington base is at the end of the road and woods, and the Pons base is behind the natural harbor.

When you walk into Carrington's office, a smiling receptionist will ask you to wait for a moment, and then he will lead you into the living room, which is the size of a classroom. You're in the middle of a silence when suddenly the noise of the players breaks the silence, and then the sound disappears behind the door as they go where they belong. Then the door opened, and in came a majestic man in his 70s, this is Alex Ferguson, he is wearing a training suit, his steps are brisk, his expression is determined, he shakes hands with you vigorously, his eyes are bright, and the smile on his face is something he has never seen in front of the camera on a daily basis.

Upstairs in the Portsmouth dressing room is Edward's office, and he is in a different world from the players. When you push the door in, he may be scribbling notes, or he may be tinkering with a computer, and there is a window three or four meters next to him, which is the place where he spends the most time of the day, and there is a potted plant on the windowsill, and no matter how busy he is, Hydward does not let it die, and it is said that his wife is the only one who has a way to keep him away from football. From the window, you can see exactly where the players are training, the work is messy, the documents are messy, and only he knows where the things are needed, and the books on the shelves are complex, most of which are history books. The entire room was filled with his influence, with the exception of the tenacious potted plant.

In fact, so did Ferguson.

The two coaches have defined the club's style of football with their own way of doing things, and of course Hydward is just getting started.

So writes the English press.

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