Chapter Fifty-Eight: Falling Short
For the people of Vera, this scene is really too familiar. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
One of only two defeats last season, the FA Cup clash with Chelsea is still fresh in our minds. And so far in today's game, no matter what the process is, at least the result is exactly the same.
Then everyone began to think more, is it to the final stage of the game, or not to the end, no matter when, Wang Shuai or others can equalize?
For Wang Shuai, although he kept saying that he didn't care about the result of the game, but now when the hope is really in front of him, if he still says that he doesn't care, it will be really self-deception.
Tottenham, on their part, are more depressed.
As soon as the second half began, they speculated whether Villa had some secret weapon. As a result, as soon as they thought about it, the opponent scored a goal, which undoubtedly deepened their speculation. What's even more terrifying is that they don't even see what Vera's secret weapon is.
If Wang Shuai knew what Tottenham was thinking, he would probably laugh off his big teeth. First of all, of course, because Vera doesn't have any secret weapons at all. Secondly, and most importantly, Tottenham are thinking so much that it is bound to affect their mentality, which has simply helped Villa a lot.
And that's exactly what happened. After continuing to cringe with their hands, Tottenham were held down by Villa for a full twenty minutes. Unfortunately, Villa didn't seem to be on the right side of luck and never managed to capitalise on an equaliser.
And after those twenty minutes, Tottenham finally reacted.
Aston Villa's style of play is exactly the same as in the first half, where is the secret weapon?!
It's just that it's a little late to understand this by this time.
After twenty minutes of suppressing their opponents, Villa's momentum has been completely unleashed. At the same time, Villa's midfielders are all young, the oldest is only 24 years old, and there are no fitness problems at all. This means that Villa's offensive can continue for a while.
In such a situation, Tottenham's attempt to turn the tide on the pitch is obviously not something that can be done in a moment. And if the situation can't be reversed, maybe Villa will suddenly have their luck and level the score.
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Murphy's Law: If you're worried about something happening, then it's going to happen.
It's a perfect way to describe this game.
Just when Tottenham were worried that Villa would equalise, the result was ...... History is always strikingly similar.
In the 73rd minute, Zhou Aniu sent an indirect free kick in front of the center circle, and a long pass was directly hoisted to the penalty area. Tottenham's goalkeeper saw the moment and struck the ball away before Wu Shi and Ibrahimovic.
Then, Wang Shuai ran to the point where the football fell, looked at the goalkeeper's position and kicked a hanging shot.
So far, the course of the goal has been eerily similar to the first goal against Chelsea in the FA Cup.
Only this time, Tottenham's central defender made a contribution. He ran to the goal line in front of the ball and headed it out.
However, the defender only delayed the tragedy, and he only wanted to keep the ball from going in, but he didn't pay attention to the direction of his header.
Then, Ibrahimovic watched the ball fly towards him in the small penalty area.
Ibrahimovic is 1.91 meters tall, but his header is extremely bad, which is also another criticism of Ibrahimovic in the original world in addition to speed.
Like this ball flying from the air, most people would choose to hit the goal with a header, but Ibrahimovic is known for his unbelievable way of scoring goals, not to mention that he also knows that his header is not bright.
Thereupon...... Ibrahimovic opted for the upside-down golden hook.
Unfortunately...... The goal is still in!
2:2!
Villa really equalised!
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There were pros and cons to this goal, and it was true for both teams.
On the one hand, the goal equalized and put the two teams back on the same page.
Tottenham, on the other hand, can kick off again in the centre circle and use this opportunity to turn the tide of what had been suppressed.
For these two points, Wang Shuai also saw it very thoroughly. The next tactical adjustment is related to the goal of the season.
Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea, the two undoubted favourites this year. And does Wang Shuai want to participate in winning the championship? If you don't want to, it's definitely fake, but if you want to think about it, it's really a bit difficult.
Therefore, Wang Shuai's goal this year is to improve his ranking as much as possible under the premise of retaining the qualification for the Champions League, that is, the top four in the league. If possible, it is not impossible to compete for the championship.
And whether it is the top four or the champion, the task of each game is not easy. Especially against these competitors of the same level, it is absolutely not allowed to lose points, that is, to keep the draw and win.
Then the next task of this game is clear, and that is to keep the draw.
So, while Tottenham's attack was not yet fully launched, Wang Shuai took advantage of a dead ball opportunity to make substitutions and replaced Wu Shi with Greenhouse, the purpose of which was to strengthen the defense.
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A quarter of an hour later, the game was already in its final stages.
In these fifteen minutes, the situation on the field was completely reversed, Tottenham completely suppressed Villa in their own half, and Villa's new TF-BP tactics did not have the space and timing to play at all.
It's just that, like the previous Villa, Tottenham also lacked a little luck and never finished leading again.
"Don't go in......" After repelling Tottenham's attack again, Wang Shuai looked at the situation on the field and muttered to himself.
Then, once again, Murphy's Law came true.
In the 87th minute, it was also an indirect free kick, and it was also a rush into the penalty area, but Villa's goalkeeper was obviously not as brave as the opponent.
Syllable!
Tottenham center Igor successfully reached the football, but under the strict defense of the Villa players, Igor's movements were a little deformed, and he could no longer complete the attack action, so he had no choice but to ferry the ball to the left winger Laconi at the back point.
As I said before, in the face of this kind of high-altitude ball, most people will choose to head the goal, and Laconi is not surprised.
When Igor was fighting for the top, the attention of the Villa backline, including the goalkeeper, was all on Igor. This led to an unexpected situation in front of Laconi that there was no one to defend.
Syllable!
Another header sound.
Unguarded, Laconi stretched his movements to the maximum.
Twist your waist.
Swing your head.
The ball goes in.
Brush!
3:2!
In the final moments of the game, Tottenham finally took the lead again.