With less than 20 minutes of the first half, the team fell behind and West Ham United, who were playing away, fell into passivity.

After the restart, they were forced to step up their attack.

Unlike most Premier League teams, who have two attacking and defensive centre-backs in midfield, West Ham have a midfielder like Joe Cole who can control the team and use his skills to break through.

In this way, their offensive routines are more abundant. In addition to the Premier League's usual wide attack, penetration in the middle is also an important means of attacking.

Halfway through the first half, Joe Cole tore through the Tottenham defence with a through ball from the edge of the box after shaking off Friend From.

However, Keller, who was very focused, chose to attack in time, grabbed the ball in his arms before Di Canio, who was inserted at high speed, and successfully ruined a one-on-one chance for West Ham United.

released bold words before the game, but Glenn Johnson, who was completely blown up by Chen Xi just now, was also eager to show himself on the offensive end.

His wide plugging also caused a lot of problems for Tottenham. However, as a full-back, his play-back is a double-edged sword for West Ham.

His crosses may make a big contribution to the team's attack, but at the same time, the huge space he leaves behind him is often exploited by Tottenham.

In the thirtieth minute of the game, Glen Johnson's cross was pushed out by Gardner, and Redknapp, who got the ball outside the penalty area, directly sent it to Chen Xi on the left side. Tottenham launched a quick counter-attack!

Thanks to Johnson's insertion, Carrick had to make up for it on the right side!

The midfielder, who was later bought by Keane as Keane's successor, did not meet Lord Flen's expectations, but in terms of defensive ability, he was still much better than Glenn Johnson who Chen Xi faced before.

And Carrick's defense is very resolute, in his opinion, it is naturally good to be able to prevent Chen Xi, once he can't prevent it, he doesn't mind sabotaging this attack at the cost of a yellow card!

Chen Xi also clearly saw Carrick's intentions, he slowed down slightly, and while seeking a breakthrough angle, he also paid attention to his teammates' responses from time to time.

Just as Chen Xi was about to face Carrick, Sheringham chose to retreat to receive the ball.

Although Chen Xi wanted to test Carrick's defensive ability, since his teammates had already returned to pick up, Chen Xi still passed the ball over without hesitation.

After passing the ball out, Chen Xi directly accelerated forward and ran to get rid of Carrick, which was much easier than breaking through with the ball!

Although Sheringham is already a 36-year-old veteran, his physical deterioration has deteriorated a lot, but his ability to play as a traditional center forward is still retained, and even after nearly 20 years in England, he has become old, so his skills in this ball are better than before.

Seeing Chen Xi's forward insertion, he did not hesitate to give a through ball to the side.

Although Carrick tried his best to chase back, the speed gap between him and Chen Xi was not half a star, so Chen Xi, who caught up with the ball, had successfully shaken off Carrick!

At this time, in the penalty area of West Ham United, Robbie Keane had already outflanked him, and French central defender Brin threw him to Schmel, who was defending to the middle, and rushed towards Chen Xi.

Chen Xi, who was dribbling the ball on the side, naturally paid close attention to the situation in the penalty area. Chen Xi seized the opportunity for Brin to leave Robbie Keane, but Schmeil had not yet defended in place, and passed the ball to the middle!

"Edison crosses from the wing!"

Chen Xi's cross accurately found Robbie Keane in the penalty area, Robbie Keane, facing the incoming ball, jumped up slightly, and was about to head the goal, Schmel, who had just rushed to his side, also jumped up. With almost no touch on the ball, his jump was entirely aimed at people.

Just as he was about to reach the ball, Robbie Keane felt like he had lost his center of gravity, and as a result, the ball was also pushed headlong into the stands!

"Foul! This is definitely a foul! A penalty should have been awarded!! Robert said excitedly.

The fans in the stands also booed fiercely, hoping to put pressure on the referee!

However, the referee's hand did not point to the penalty spot, but to the small penalty area, indicating that Schmel had not committed a foul, and the goal was a goal kick!

Shhh~~~~ There was an earth-shattering boo in the stands of White Hart Lane!

Hoddle, who was on the sidelines, also angrily kicked off a mineral water bottle in front of him: "What the hell~ isn't this a penalty??? ”

"Referee, are you blind? My dog could tell the ball was a foul! ”

"Son of a bitch! This goal should not only be a penalty, but also a red card! ”

"Referee, you'd better go and enforce the regional league! The Premier League is not for you!! ”

"It's definitely a red card and a penalty!

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Many radical fans in the stands began to pour their anger directly on the referee.

Robbie Keane, who had just been knocked to the ground, also immediately got up and found the referee, venting his dissatisfaction: "Referee, he was directly hitting people just now, not fighting for the top, this is a foul!" It should be a penalty! ”

The referee was expressionless, just made a gesture with his hands raised, signaling Schmeer, who was still lying on the ground, to hurry up and the game continued.

"Kasa! Isn't this a foul? It's still our home turf! Chen Xi also muttered on the side, but he didn't go over to negotiate with the referee, because he knew that once the referee made a decision, it could not be changed. Blindly looking for him to theorize can only be counterproductive.

It was a bit of a shame for Tottenham to have such a dangerous counter-attack ruined. For West Ham United, who were already one goal behind, they escaped.

In the following games, Tottenham's mood was somewhat affected by this decision, and the unnecessary fouls in the central midfield increased significantly. This gave West Ham a lot of set-piece opportunities up front!

Among them, in the 38th minute, a free kick from the right side of Joe Cole almost assisted central defender Brin to equalize.

It's a pity that Brin smashed the ball on Keller's body when he got rid of the defense.

After both teams missed a must-score goal each, the situation on the pitch became flat. In the next few minutes of the first half, the two teams were more focused on the midfield struggle. It was clearly a thankless style of play, so the score didn't change until the referee blew the whistle at half-time.

However, for Tottenham, being able to take a 1-0 lead into the dressing room is also an acceptable result!