The ten-day break is fast behind and Tottenham are on the verge of a tenth league game against Bolton.

Due to the fact that he has been receiving psychological treatment during this time, Chen Xi has not participated in the team's practice much, and his condition has not improved significantly. After consideration, Hoddle did not put Chen Xi in the team's squad against Bolton.

Hearing this news, Chen Xi was inevitably a little disappointed. This is the first time he has been left out of the squad in the league

Hoddle's original intention was to protect Chen Xi, because he knew that once Chen Xi came on the court, there would definitely be good people who would pay attention to Chen Xi's header problem, and if he didn't touch the ball with a header in this game, it proved that Howard's guess was correct.

Bolton Wanderers may be in the lower middle of the table, but they are not weak, with the likes of Okocha and Djokaef winning away to Manchester United in the fifth round. It can be said that it is a typical team that is not weak when it is strong and not weak when it is weak.

Although the Tottenham team announced before the game that Chen Xi would miss the game "due to injury". But when the home team really didn't find Chen Xi on the pitch and on the bench, they were still very disappointed.

And a group of reporters, led by Howard, were excited. In their opinion, Chen Xi's absence from this round of the game is enough for them to play their level and write a wonderful story.

After the start of the game, the Tottenham team without Chen Xi obviously couldn't find the direction of the attack. Obviously, since the new season, Chen Xi's perfect performance has made the team rely on him.

In normal games, as long as Chen Xi is on the field, either he personally creates opportunities, or he attracts defense and creates opportunities for his teammates. It's obviously much easier to kick like that. Without Chen Xi, Chen Xi's teammates can only create opportunities on their own. To use an inappropriate analogy, Tottenham's players are like a group of children who have always been clothed and stretched out to eat, and suddenly lost the protection of their parents.

Visitors Bolton Wanderers seemed to be aiming for a point and played conservatively in the game. Their defence didn't give Tottenham a chance and they didn't create much of a chance themselves.

The game was, in the words of the commentators, "simply drowsy".

Despite Hoddle's frequent redeployment of troops during the game, the 0-0 score could not change in the end. Tottenham have drawn a clean sheet in the competition for the first time this season.

At the post-match press conference, Hoddle was ready to accept the cynicism of the media. As a result, the media didn't care about the result of this game at all, and asked questions around Chen Xi, who was absent from this game.

"Why is Edison missing this game?"

"We said before the game that Edison was out because of an injury in training.

"May I ask what injuries Edison had and does it have anything to do with his head?"

"No, Edison didn't have any problems with his head, we showed the results of his head examination last time!"

"Did Edison really suffer from mental illness?"

"I don't know what you're referring to, but I think there's always something wrong with anyone's psyche at some point!"

"Was Edison afraid of headers?"

"I think every player has his way of playing, Edison didn't have to head the ball, but he did better on the pitch than most players in the Premier League, I think that's enough to say that!"

This press conference has become a "Chen Xi special session", the head coach of the Bolton team has completely become a soy sauce, and Howard's ability to deal with reporters is obviously not bad, and his answer can be described as leaky.

With only one draw at home, Tottenham thought Arsenal would open up the gap again. But there was good news at Goodison Park.

In the last ten minutes, Rooney, who came on as a substitute, humiliated Arsenal goalkeeper Seaman with a wonderful world wave, and helped Everton complete the stunner, Everton won 2-1 at home!

In this way, Tottenham Hotspur could not help but not be pulled away, but instead narrowed the gap with Arsenal to 2 points.

Knowing this result, Hoddle was not happy, but regretted that he could not win this game and took the opportunity to catch up with Arsenal...... It's really not enough people's hearts!

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Coming off the bench, stepping on the England veteran god Seaman, a world wave to defeat the defending champions, the league leader, and only five days away from the 17-year-old Rooney completed a typical goal to become famous!

The title of "Wonder Boy", which originally belonged to Liverpool star Owen, was quickly transferred to Rooney from the same city after this battle.

Not only did he become the youngest goalscorer in the Premier League, but he also ended Arsenal's 30-game unbeaten run in the Premier League!

was already a superstar with high hopes, and Rooney became famous in the Premier League after this game!

Rooney's success helped Chen Xi attract the "hatred value" of the media. All of a sudden, the sports pages of newspapers and magazines across the UK were filled with a photo of the chubby man in the blue No. 18 shirt.

"Wonder Boy sinks the gunner" and "Supernova halts Arsenal record" have made headlines in various British media.

"Rooney, please remember that name, he will be Everton's Owen!" This is the closing remark of Sky TV's "Premier League" program.

"The son triumphed over the father, and the 16-year-old Rooney breached the gate guarded by He-Man, who was almost 40 years old." This is the ridicule of Rooney's goal by the "Every Mirror"!

Everton boss David Moyes made no secret of his admiration for Wayne Rooney, but at the same time showed his strictness: "It was a brilliant shot, a very important goal. But I'm also not satisfied, he didn't score a single goal in training last week! ”

Even Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, whose unbeaten run was ended by Wayne Rooney, couldn't help but praise Rooney: "Everton's winning goal came from a talented player's shot at a special moment. Wayne Rooney has everything he needs to be a good goalscorer. Since I came to England, this is one of the most talented players I've witnessed. I've never seen a player of this caliber at this age. ”

Overnight, Chen Xi's aura was taken away by Rooney. Everyone was talking about the fat man named Rooney, and the media pundits were full of praise for him.

Only Howard's guy is still tirelessly spending his pen and ink on Chen Xi's absence in this round, so as to prove the correct surname he guessed. It's just that his report obviously can't attract much attention in this context.

Chen Xi, who is undergoing treatment in a low-key manner, should not only thank Rooney for his birth, but also the British media's ability to "turn their faces and be ruthless".

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