Chapter 345: Raging Tottenham

In the studio of the sports channel, He Wei made the usual opening remarks: "Audience friends, what you are seeing now is a key battle in Group E of this season's UEFA Champions League, with Tottenham Hotspur facing at home......

Oops!! This ball is here! Son Xingmin, Son Xingmin broke through the opponent's door with his first attack in the opening! ”

Xue Yang was also surprised: "Look at the time...... In less than a minute, it should be the fastest goal of the new season!

Hey, wait, the referee didn't run back, he ran to the linesman, and then asked the baseline referee for his opinion...... The goal is invalid! It's so dramatic, let's take a look at the replay, what really happened in the penalty area! ”

It turned out that Tottenham took advantage of the opponent's unstable footing and quickly pressed all the way at the beginning, and Alli suddenly passed the ball behind Dillard on the left after continuous cooperation with Eriksen.

Son Heung-min cut in at high speed to get rid of Dillard, and in the face of Raj, the South Korean forced an inside cut back in succession and shot vigorously directly into the corner of the penalty area.

Kane's on-edge edge was just enough to block Subasic on the edge of the six-yard box, and although he raised his hands above his head to signal that he was not involved, his feet kept moving, firmly holding out the Monaco goalkeeper.

After communicating with the linesman and the baseline referee, the referee decisively ruled that the goal was invalid.

Both Son and Kane rushed to the referee to argue, the fans began to boo, and Pochettino expressed his strong displeasure to the fourth official.

He Wei said: "It's so dangerous, in fact, Kane doesn't block the goalkeeper in this ball, and it is likely to cause a goal, which is a pity." ”

The game resumed, and Xue Yang began to introduce the lineups of both sides.

The home team fielded 4,231, goalkeeper Lloris, left-back Wales international Davies, right-back Walker, two centre-backs Vertonghen and Aldreveld.

In midfield, the back two are made up of Alli and Dier, and the three attacking midfielders are from left to right: Son Heung-min, Eriksen and Lamela, with Kane coming forward.

He Wei continued: "Tottenham have a clear advantage and continue to launch onslaught at Monaco.

Hey Xue Yang, because of Li Liang, I have watched the first few games of Monaco, especially the two-legged elimination of Villarreal, 3:1 Paris at home, and 4:1 away victory over Lille in the last round.

Do you think Tottenham are stronger than Paris? ”

Xue Yang smiled: "It's hard to say, but a passive scene like this one really shouldn't be."

It can only be said that Pochettino is very well prepared, has studied Monaco very thoroughly, and adjusted the team's form very well.

However, the game has 90 minutes, and now taking the initiative does not necessarily mean that you will definitely win the game, and it depends on the subsequent development. ”

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Yaldim's face was as usual, but he was very anxious. Tottenham started the game with a fierce attack, focusing on the left flank of Raj and Dillard.

Son Heung-min has an absolute advantage in speed against these two men, and he is not inferior in physical confrontation, and with the help of Ali and Eriksen, Monaco's defense on the right side is constantly in danger.

Lamela moved in from the right and down the middle, and Kane kept dropping back to weave between the centre-back and the midfielders, leaving Fabinho and Tiemoue Bakayoko overwhelmed.

Tottenham's two full-backs were on the line for assists, with Sidiby and Silva working together to keep out Walker's assist.

Yaldim understands that his opponent's style of play is very targeted. Since the start of the season, Monaco's attack has relied heavily on the impact of Silva, Dilar and Lemar on the wings, as well as the assists of Edouard Mendy and Sidibi.

Pochettino used Son Heung-min's attack to suppress Monaco's right flank, and then focused on destroying Fabinho's distribution and organization, plus another wing that was already dominant, and completely blocked Monaco's attacking system with attacking instead of defending.

Yaldim slammed to his feet, walked to the command area and shouted loudly, telling Raj to move to left-back, Dillard to right-back, and Sidibi to right-back.

He used this trick when he was in Paris, and it worked wonders at the time.

Sure enough, Sidibi and Dillard's defensive positions immediately contained the active Son Heung-min, and Monaco temporarily stabilized their position.

In these stormy 10 minutes, Li Liang barely blinked.

Tottenham's overall attack immediately reminded him of the Sao Paulo Stadium against Napoli, with the difference that Tottenham's front linemen were taller, stronger, and more physically and powerful.

What made him even more breathless was Tottenham's astonishing pace of attacking and defending, something he had never seen before in an opponent.

Even when he was on trial and playing in Manchester and London, he didn't see Manchester City and Chelsea's second team play like that.

In the past, when fans watched the live broadcast, Li Liang knew that the Premier League was known as the existence of a unique rhythm of the game, and it took a long time for players from other leagues to transfer to the Premier League.

But what he saw in front of him was still far beyond his imagination, especially when he saw Tottenham's group of big men who were close to 1.90 meters tall and kept maintaining a high intensity of repeated sprints, emergency stops and dodges, he felt even more incredible.

He couldn't help but turn his head and ask: "Carlo, can Tottenham play like this until half-time?" Will they have a problem with their fitness? ”

Spinoli replied solemnly: "Lee, I'm more worried now about whether our people will collapse first!"

Tottenham's overall running ability should be among the best in Europe, not to mention that this intensity is just the usual level for them. ”

Li Liang asked again: "That big man like Kane, can he physically withstand such a game?" ”

Spinoli looked at Li Liang meaningfully and said, "Li, you have only played for half a season, and there are still too few geniuses you have seen."

If we can go far enough in European competition this year, we will definitely come across players who will surprise you even more! ”

Li Liang looked at the Italian in a daze, and blurted out: "Carlo, can I fight against such a person in the future?" ”

Spinoli turned his gaze back to the pitch: "That's one of the most important goals for me right now! ”

The changes in Jardim worked again and Monaco gradually withstood Tottenham's attack.

Pochettino also reacted immediately in time, he directly changed the formation, let Son Xingmin go up to the front and play a double striker with Kane, pulled Eriksen to the left, and changed the premise of Ali and Dier from 4231 to 442, actively slowing down the pace of the game.

Li Lianggang breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately realized that something was wrong, and the situation became more dangerous!

Alli began to switch positions with Son Heung-min frequently, Tottenham concentrated on playing a combination of side-and-center rushing tactics, and Kane and Ali, who were very strong in heading ability, caused a great aerial threat to the Monaco defence.

Son Heung-min, Christian Eriksen and Lamela focused on the second-place scramble, with the two full-backs staying up front and simply acting as wingers.

Tottenham's attack continued to emphasise speed, only to become simpler and more brutal.

Kane and Ali, two high-pitchers with speed, height and bounce, turned Monaco's penalty area upside down.

Soon Yaldim could not sit still again, he got up again, walked to the command area and shouted loudly, asking the players not to retreat and to move the formation forward.

He saw it very clearly, and the most fundamental reason for the team's comprehensive passivity was that the offense could not open the situation, and the midfielder could not hold the ball.

With Tottenham's astonishingly efficient high pressing, several of Monaco's attackers were forced to go their separate ways. Under the focused care of the two central defenders, Falcao had few chances to touch the ball in the first 15 minutes, and could only keep dropping back to ask for the ball.

In another studio, Tang Meng said in shock: "Monaco is completely blinded, and their possession rate during this period is probably less than 20%!" ”

Lu Yue also shook his head: "It is said that Monaco has come all the way from the play-offs, and the team's state should be adjusted very well, how can it be like this?"

We saw Coach Yaldim waving desperately on the sidelines, signaling the players to press, and it seemed that he had found the problem - if Monaco's attack could not be played, it would only become more and more passive, and it would definitely not be able to defend alone......"

Before he could finish speaking, he saw Dell take the ball from midfield, Ali grabbed the header before Glick, and Subabasic was highly focused and jumped to lift the ball out.

In a panic, Jemelson pushed the ball out of the penalty area, and Sun Xingmin, who arrived at the horse, waited squarely, seeing that he picked up his right leg and was about to hit the empty goal directly!