Chapter 218: Wonderful Battle (2)
When the game resumed, coach Jacques Bush on the sidelines. Under Santini's command, Tottenham Hotspur, who were behind the score, once again launched a big attack, and in the face of Chelsea's substitute lineup, Santini believes that with the attacking ability of the Tottenham team, they will be able to break through the goal and score goals.
As for the goal just now, the experienced Mr. Santini knew that it was just an accident, and the sudden burst of the individual ability of this kind of strength star was difficult for the Tottenham defence to stop. At this time, the Tottenham team also arranged a defender to defend Wang Li all over the field, so that the black-haired boy's attack can be limited, reduce the opponent's counter-offensive threat at the same time, and increase the efficiency of the attack - the black-haired boy's ability to break the ball must not be underestimated, and the Tottenham team has suffered enough losses!
In terms of the format of the game, Tottenham Hotspur also gradually mastered the rhythm, their attack was very fast, and the coordination was very fluid. Chelsea took the lead, which seemed to make the backward Tottenham players even more energetic, especially the two flanks with the ball and through the ball created excellent scoring opportunities for the Tottenham team again and again.
It is worth mentioning that the 31-year-old veteran Jamie. Redknapp was very active on the wing, his body was very strong, and when he dribbled the ball on the wing, he was like a tank and unstoppable, and even after Makelle kicked him hard, it only made Jamie's feet a little unstable, and finally let him step over.
Seeing the scene play like this, Mr. Mourinho, who was sitting on the sidelines, frowned, and after analysing the Tottenham team before the game, he knew that Chelsea's substitute line-up would definitely not be able to prevent the opponent's attack, and it would be difficult to prevent them from scoring. But the biggest disappointment for the Portuguese was the performance of the players on the pitch, especially striker Adrian. Mutu, who didn't seem to be playing at all, was doing a simple morning exercise - 'Is all his strength left on the woman's belly?' He was secretly annoyed.
Now, what Mourinho wants to see most is that Mutu can show his strength, instead of sleepwalking all the time, although the average player will have ups and downs, but Mutu's current performance can no longer be described as 'ups and downs'.
However, Mourinho did not replace Mutu after thinking about it, and now that the game is only about a quarter of an hour underway, and Chelsea are still one goal ahead, it would be unwise to make a substitution, and it is likely to cause great resistance among the substituted players, which must be worth the loss. Chelsea have only just taken a step forward in the new season, and Mutu is still important in the tactics of the 'madman', at least he can be used as the main striker in the team's rotation.
……………… While Mourinho was still secretly assessing the performance of his players on the pitch, Tottenham had already attacked near the penalty area, and Chelsea retreated almost entirely except for Wang Li and Geremi, who roamed around the midfield and waited for a counter-attack, leaving the Blues fans in the stands feeling a sense of frustration, who did not want to see their team suppressed at Stamford Bridge.
At this time, Jackson, a midfielder on the right, played a trick in the dribble, and he turned his back to Paul. Ferreira bounced the ball twice with his right foot, then suddenly picked up the ball and ran forward, dodging Ferreira, and then sent a scalpel-like through ball to the feet of striker Canute on the edge of the penalty area, who flicked the ball over Carvalho's head and hoisted into the penalty area.
In the penalty area, the 22-year-old Defoe suddenly shook off the close defense of Bridge, and his back heel was on the lower edge of the falling ball, and when the ball flew in front of him, his right heel was a volley!
Everyone exclaimed!!
Thomas, who stepped on the Premier League for the first time, although he was a little nervous, but this time he still did not lose his reaction speed, Thomas pounced hard to the left, and the football was knocked out of the goal by his arms, which greatly relieved the Blues fans in the stands, and also made Mourinho on the bench nod with satisfaction, however, the crisis was not resolved, the next moment - Kanute appeared in front of the ball, he swung his right foot and pumped it on the bottom edge of the football, in the face of this supplementary shot, Thomas who was already lying on the ground could not do anything, I could only watch the ball fly into the net against the right post.
In the 19th minute of the game, striker Kanute scored a follow-up shot to equalize the score for Tottenham.
……… Tottenham didn't spend too much time celebrating the goal, and it didn't take long for the referee to blow the whistle and the game resumed.
At this time, 20 minutes had passed in the first half, and the Chelsea players were gradually regaining their form. Mutu also had a shot on goal in the midst of the chaos, and in this case, the balance of the game slowed down again, and the two teams seemed to be evenly matched.
However, it is obvious that in Chelsea's attack, the coordination between offensive players is still not very good, but the strength of Chelsea players is very strong, on the left and right sides, Wang Li and Robben are very threatening with the ball, although Mutu's performance in the middle is unsatisfactory, but in the midfield, Geremi and Thiago often insert assists, or let Chelsea's attack be connected left and right.
In the team's attack, Wang Li basically took all the firepower on the right side, breaking through with the ball, hanging high with long passes, and shooting from a distance, making Blues fans secretly cry in their hearts 'he can do almost anything'.
In fact, Wang Li also hit a few accurate straight stoppers in this interrupted time, which scared the Tottenham players into a cold sweat every time, but Mutu in the middle was really not strong, and missed the opportunity to score several times in a row. This kind of performance that is completely in contrast to the usual one makes Wang Li secretly angry in his heart, this kind of teammate, there is no difference between having and not having it!?
On the other hand, the players of the Tottenham team are not well-known big-name stars, and these players cannot be compared with the level of the Chelsea team in terms of personal ability, but the skillful cooperation of the Tottenham team in attack is also completely incomparable with Chelsea's bench lineup. Especially the strikers Kanute and Defoe, the cooperation between the two is really tacit, coupled with their good individual ability, it is no wonder that in the evaluation of the English media, Tottenham's forward line can rank third in the Premier League!
If it weren't for Tottenham's poor midfield, perhaps the team's attacking ability would be stronger than Arsenal!
……… During this time, both teams have almost focused on attack, Tottenham Hotspur advocates attack, Chelsea is playing at home, and the two teams have joined hands to put on an exciting battle for all the fans and friends in the audience!
The back-and-forth of the two sides kept the fans in the crowd hooked, and the most eye-catching game on the football pitch was of course the attacking battle, but it would have been better if it had turned into a goal shootout – Blues fans would have liked Chelsea to score first, and Tottenham fans vice versa.
In the 29th minute of the first half, Tottenham's attack first achieved results, several offensive players of the Tottenham team, in the front of the 13 consecutive passes, so that Chelsea's group of stars are a little overwhelmed, want to break the ball but have no way to start, at this time, the 34-year-old Moroccan veteran Naibet, from the back of the assist insertion, on the left side of the penalty area after receiving a pass from a teammate, Naibet kicked the ball into the small penalty area.
At this point, there was chaos in the Chelsea penalty area, with a crowd of people huddled together, all watching the falling football in the sky. At this time, Jamie. Redknapp's strength has shown, the 31-year-old veteran is still getting older, and he is most proud of his sturdy body, you know, on the football field, the strength and shape of the players are very important, and Jamie is the best of them.
Under everyone's gaze, Mr. Redknapp jumped up like a crowd, his head was on the incoming ball, and he swung his head in the direction of the goal, and the football was pushed into the far corner of the goal.
At this time, Thomas stood at the end of the crowd, his hands raised high, his posture was very powerful, but his face looked dazed, but the referee had already signaled that the goal was valid, and he was powerless to play no matter what he played.
Thomas could only turn his head, look at the football in the goal, and then bow his head and secretly annoyed by his play.
In the 30th minute of the game, Tottenham Hotspur took the lead.
The small crowd of Tottenham fans in the southeast stand was clearly elated, but they didn't expect their team to take the lead after 40 minutes at Stamford Bridge!
You know, after watching Chelsea's results in the previous rounds before the game, many loyal fans who watched the game with the team have even reported the mentality of losing 4:0 and 5:0 - I have to say that in the first few rounds, Chelsea's results are indeed very deterrent............... "Thomas, it's okay, it's just an ordinary Premier League game, come on!" Taking advantage of the Tottenham team's celebration of the goal, Wang Li ran to the side of the goal, patted his friend on the shoulder, and comforted.
With Thomas's current defensive ability, the opponent's header just now would definitely be able to pick it up, Wang Li saw Thomas's face in doubt, and he found that this tall man was too nervous.
However, Wang Li still understands his friend's feelings, you know, this is Thomas's 'Premier League debut', and he is still a starter, in this case, some nervousness is inevitable, anyway, he is only 19 years old.
"Thanks, don't worry, I'm not going to let them score easily." Thomas smiled reluctantly, and then said firmly.
"Then the goal is up to you." Wang Li smiled and clapped his hands with Thomas tacitly, and ran towards the front court.
Wang Li knows that although his good friend usually likes to brag, he is still very strong in the goalkeeper position, if he gets serious after relieving his emotions, it is conceivable that in the next game time, it will be much more difficult for Tottenham to score goals.
As for Wang Li himself, as a striker, of course, what he has to do is to score, yes, only to score, now the team is one point behind, he doesn't want to suffer a defeat at Stamford Bridge, all he wants is a win!
(To be continued)