Chapter 254: A Big Upset Is Born!
The game was played in the afternoon, and Fulham still had to do some training in the morning, and the training content arranged by Coleman was nothing more than a small range of cooperation, as well as familiarity with common tactical routines, and most of the content was just to help the players warm up and find the feeling of the game. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Shen Yang called the names of several players and asked them to do another state training.
These players are not in good shape.
Andy Cole is one of them, he has been working form, but his previous form was too poor, coupled with his age, resulting in his form at the bottom of the team, and the system showed only 91%.
Shen Yang asked a few players in average condition to do state training, just to let them relax and try to maintain a good attitude before the game, instead of really improving their state, it takes time for the 'intermediate sports psychological adjustment' to take effect, and the current training can only take effect tomorrow.
It's just a matter of grinding the gun.
However, Shen Yang is confident in the player's performance, and now in the team, the worst form of Boa Mott has 81%, the average player is more than 90%, and some better ones are like Diop, whose form data has reached an astonishing 99%.
This is a statistic that can no longer be improved.
The training ability of 'intermediate sports psychological adjustment' also brings a wealth of knowledge, relying on this knowledge, the meaning of 99% of the state of Shen Yang's Friends of Nature--
Players with this form statistic can easily bring out their full strength. Under certain circumstances, it may also be overperforming.
Only one Diop in the whole team has reached 99%, and most of the other players are between 95% and 98%, and it is very difficult to improve to this data, and the 'Dr. SPT Sports Expert' system can help improve, but as long as life is a little unhealthy, maybe the mentality is affected a little, it will make the state decline.
"Whether you can be at your best may also have something to do with age?"
Shen Yang thought about analyzing a bunch of players' data.
There are too many veterans in Fulham's first team, such as Clark, Andy Cole, Collins, etc., all of whom are veterans over 30 years old, and the condition of these veterans is generally worse, and the highest Collins is only 95%.
Shen Yang found that veterans were easy to 'fall out of state'.
For example, Andy Cole, who insists on completing training every day, but even if he lives a healthy and regular life for two consecutive days, his condition is still a little slow to improve.
Other veterans are similar.
For example, some young players, the situation is diametrically opposite, maybe their private lives are not healthy, some go to bars and other places, but the improvement in form is much more obvious, Dipuo has not dropped form for two consecutive days, 10% per day, and the state data quickly reaches full value, which is the most obvious example.
Analysing the improvement in the form of Fulham's players will help to understand the training ability of 'intermediate sports mental conditioning', but it will not be of much help in the game.
By the afternoon, a lot of the players were looking forward to the game.
In the past, they never looked forward to the game, because the team's results have always been bad, especially against Tottenham Hotspur-level opponents, every time they have been defeated, no one wants to suffer the pain of defeat, and there is nothing to expect from the game.
Today is different.
Some of the players feel they are in very good form and it gives them a lot of confidence.
Diop is one of them.
Diop is a Senegalese player who was born in 1978 and is now almost 27 years old, and he is remembered for his 2002 World Cup qualifiers, when he represented Senegal as a young midfielder, and against Namibia, he scored twice in a row to make him remembered by all Senegalese fans.
The impact of this game on Diop was huge.
His personal values changed dramatically and he moved from Lusarn in Switzerland to Strasbourg in France shortly after.
In the following 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan, Diop scored three goals, including against France, and it was with his goal that Senegal was able to defeat the defending champion, causing the biggest upset of the World Cup.
Diop is the absolute main force in Fulham's midfield, and some time ago, probably due to the team's poor results, his performance was also affected, and every game was not smooth.
Diop felt different today, he found his body very relaxed and very much looking forward to the upcoming game.
"I'm sure I'm going to play well today!" In the locker room, Diop and Andy Cole said, "Andy, how are you? ”
'I also feel good and if I have the chance, I think I will score!'
Andy Cole is confident.
People's physical feelings have a very big relationship with the heart, when the body feels good, often the state of mind will become good, just like a healthy person, it is always easy to be optimistic, and a person who is sick in the body can not be happy.
Physical discomfort is a complete determinant, but the correlation is still high.
Other players feel similarly.
When Coleman walked into the dressing room, he found that his words were unnecessary, and every player was in good spirits and they seemed to be looking forward to playing.
The whole team already has fighting spirit.
"What a rarity!" Coleman doesn't know why, but it's always good news that the players have a fighting spirit.
Coleman then began to explain the tactics.
Tottenham Hotspur is a team that is good at attacking, the style is very similar to Arsenal, Fulham is the opposite, they are not good at attacking, and against Tottenham Hotspur, even at Craven Cottage, the choice of attack is too blind, it is completely equivalent to giving points to the opponent.
Fulham can only play defensive counter-attacks.
There is no need to explain the tactics or anything, and when it comes to the game, the playing style of the two sides is clear at a glance.
With their strong strength, Tottenham Hotspur frequently launched attacks, making Fulham very passive for a while, but they still held on to the opening.
Fulham's passivity left fans disappointed.
Fulham is a London team, there are many teams in London, arch-rivals Chelsea are nearby, and most of the other teams have a much better record than Fulham.
Most of Fulham's fans are die-hard and absolutely support Fulham, but the team's poor results have also disappointed them.
Fulham finished ninth in the league last season and will be hoping to improve a bit this season, even if they finish in the top six and qualify for the UEFA Cup.
Pity......
The fans were disappointed!
Now they are even more disappointed to see Fulham being pressed and beaten all the time.
The vast majority believe that Fulham will always opt for the defensive, while Tottenham Hotspur will keep the attack pressing, and then lead to the goal.
A goal would have crushed Fulham once and for all!
This was the 'normal' rhythm of the game, but what they didn't expect was that Fulham's players played quite well, and after withstanding Tottenham Hotspur's attack, Fulham began to play a counter-attack in an orderly manner.
The 19th minute of the game ushered in the high-tide since the opening - Fulham scored!
This time it was Diop's outburst who found Andy Cole in front of the box after shaking off a Tottenham Hotspur player in midfield and slotting a diagonal cross from a fixed point.
Andy Cole meets the ball with a volley!
The ball raced towards the top left corner of the goal at high speed, and Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Gary Daherty pounced on the spot, but it was too long to save the ball.
“Gooooooooooooooooooal!!!” The Craven Farm Stadium commentator shouted wildly.
The fans in the stadium were also boiling.
From the start of the game until now, Tottenham Hotspur has always had the advantage of the situation, but what fans did not expect was that it was Fulham who scored first.
"Cole! Cole! Cole! ”
Fans chanted Andy Cole's name and cheered on his goal.
“…… However, the goal was scored thanks to Diop, whose pass was so subtle, more than 25 meters, very fast, but extremely accurate to find Andy Cole's ......"
"It looks like Dipao was in very good shape today and Cole was in very good shape!"
'The score became 1-1 and the situation was very favourable for Fulham!'
Fulham then used the fighting spirit brought by the goal to bombard Tottenham Hotspur in the half for a while, but unfortunately Boa Mott's form was so poor that he missed two good chances in a row, one of which was a one-on-one shot from the goalkeeper, and he actually kicked the ball over the crossbar.
"Boa Mott's play was terrible...... even the stadium commentators could tell.
Boa Mott and Andy Cole, who is in great form, play in comparison, it is simply a heaven and a ground.
Andy Cole is old and a little out of fitness, and he doesn't run much to keep up with the full game, but every time he receives a pass, he can threaten Tottenham Hotspur's defence, and once he broke through into the box with the ball alone.
Boa Mott has a lot of runs and is in a good position to receive passes, but he always misses good chances when it matters most, and if it hadn't been for that, Fulham would have rewritten the scoreline again.
Seeing Boa Mott's play, Coleman couldn't help but think of the young Chinese saying to himself, "Boa Mott's form is so bad, I don't recommend letting him play." ”
Now Boa Mott is on the pitch...... The result?
Coleman is reluctant to admit his defeat, but he is still a little depressed, so Boa Mott can't be a little more angry?
Pity......
That's how the first half passed.
In the second half, Fulham opened the scoring with another good chance when Andy Cole crossed diagonally to Boa Mott and gave him a straight shot.
But Boa Mott seemed to be dizzy, and his kick didn't hit the ball, but fell directly to the grass.
At this time, even the fans did not sympathize with him.
"Boa Mot was sleepwalking...... "The stadium commentator sarcastically said, "he was so bad that I thought he would score and it ......"
Fulham's good fortune was ruined by Boa Mott's repeated mistakes, and they failed to break through Tottenham's goal again, but the latter regrouped and threatened Fulham's goal in the following period.
Van der Sar is out of luck!
The Dutch goalkeeper turned into a thousand-armed Guanyin, blocking left and right in front of the goal, blocking the balls that threatened the goal one by one outside the goal line, and the next most said sentence by the commentator seemed to become, "Look at this time...... Edwin! ”
"Pounced! Edwin! ”
"It's Van der Sar again!"
"Van der Sar is Fulham's doorman!"
“……”
A good performance in goalkeeper is not good news for any team, it means that the opposition has a lot of shots on goal and they are certainly very passive.
That's the case in Fulham.
At this point, they had to rely on Van der Sar's individual play to keep the goal intact.
But things changed with 79 minutes to go, when Diop dribbled up front and shook two players in quick succession to score on the goalline.
This amazing performance made the fans in the stadium enthusiastic and the Fulham supporters excited, who shouted Diop's name, "Diop! Diop! Diop! ”
The stadium commentator excitedly shouted, "The ball is in!" Two to zero! ”
"Fulham lead by two goals!"
"This is probably the most hearty game of the season so far!"
Amid the cheers of the fans, the game entered the final result, Tottenham Hotspur launched a bombardment of the Fulham goal, but in the face of the in-form Van der Sar, Tottenham Hotspur's frontcourt had nothing to do.
When the final whistle blew, the score was still stuck at the number of ten minutes ago.
2:0!
Fulham beat Tottenham Hotspur at home!
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Fulham's victory was a big upset and a surprise for many.
As specialist media, they were able to see the game win because the Fulham players played better, not because of Coleman's tactics.
The game progressed and had nothing to do with tactics.
Both goals were related to Diop, who was also named the best player after the game and spoke to the media in the mixed zone.
Diop was visibly excited, took the initiative to take a microphone and exclaimed, "I felt good before the game, and when I got to the game, everything felt like it was going well. It was a play, but it's kind of incredible when you think about it, and I wonder if I did it. ”
'But the first goal felt better, Andy was a good team-mate, he always got the ball in and when I passed it I thought he wouldn't get it.
'The team-mates also felt good, we had a conversation before the game and they were all very confident about the game.
'We're all confident, we won the game and I'm sure it will make us better prepared for other matches in the future, this win is timely and important!'
"Now I want to say that thanks to Coach Shen from Huaxia, since his team came to the team, I feel very relaxed every day, and the next morning will be very energetic, I believe this is the direct reason for the good form."
Facing Shen Yang, who was puzzled by many media reporters, Diop explained, "It's not just me, my teammates also feel the same way, you can go to the interview." ”