On September 28, Chen Xi, who got a big contract and put on new sneakers, and his teammates ushered in the challenge of Middlesbrough in White Hart Lane.

Middlesbrough lost their squad core Paul Ince before the start of the season, but the arrival of Júinho, a member of the '02 World Cup, has added to the team's strength.

This is the third time in seven years that Brazilian midfielder Juninho has worn the Middlesbrough jersey. In 1995, Juninho moved to Middlesbrough from Sao Paulo for $4.75 million and returned to the club on a short-term loan in September 1999.

In addition to Juninho, Middlesbrough's £8 million purchase of Italian striker Marcaroni has also been in fine form this season, scoring four goals in the first seven games.

At White Hart Lane, the Middlesbrough side led by these two men have caused a lot of problems for Tottenham.

Just fifteen minutes into the game, Juninho sent a scalpel-like through ball from the edge of the box to find Macaroni, who was inserted at high speed.

The Italian faced the attacking Keller and easily pushed the far corner to score!

0-1, Tottenham Hotspur fell behind as soon as the opening home game began!

Tottenham fans didn't worry too much about the backward situation, they just sang in unison in the stands the song they specially arranged for Chen Xi: "Oh oh oh la~~~ We have a genius!! Oh oh oh la~~~~ His name is Edison!! Oh ho blah lala~~~~~ he's a football quarterback!! Oh oh oh lala~~~ He is the king of invention of the stadium! He leads us forward, he makes us invincible!! ”

From the lyrics of this song, it is not difficult to find Chen Xi's status in the hearts of Tottenham fans. Indeed, Chen Xi's outstanding performance this season has not only conquered Tottenham fans, but also made Tottenham fans rely on him. They believe that as long as Chen Xi is on the court, the team will not lose!

Therefore, even if the team is behind, they firmly believe that Chen Xi can help the team turn defeat into victory.

Chen Xi did not disappoint the fans, and he looked extremely excited to appear in the Premier League for the first time in his new shoes today. The two wings of Middlesbrough have become completely his personal corridors!

Yes, after tasting the sweetness of the two wing-backs switching left and right in the game against Manchester United, Hoddle made a special trip to practice this tactic in training.

It can be said that in the Tottenham team, Chen Xi already has absolute freedom, in addition to his ability to change positions independently, for his habit of not liking to return to defense, Hoddle acquiesced.

In fact, before Chen Xi crossed, he was a privileged player with absolute freedom in the frontcourt. This can also allow Chen Xi to be able to leave and right, and the characteristics of comprehensive technology can be fully played.

In the thirtieth minute, it was Chen Xi who changed to the right side, and used his speed of 100 meters and 10 seconds to forcibly break through the left defense of the Middlesbrough team, and sent a low flat ball to help Robbie Keane grab the point and score, equalizing the score, 1-1!

After completing this goal, Robbie Keane pulled Chen Xi to the stands and performed an exciting ~ emotional "machine gun show" together.

Since joining Tottenham, Robbie Keane and Chen Xi have the best relationship. First, the two are relatively close in age, and second, like other strikers, he also knows that if he wants to score more goals, he must have a good relationship with Chen Xi, the assist king.

Chen Xi felt that his surname was similar to that of Robbie Keane, and he was more compatible.

"From today onwards, the Gunners are no longer the exclusive preserve of the Arsenal guys, we have two great Gunners too!" Watching Chen Xi and Robbie Keane's "Machine Gun Show" appearance, commentator Robert couldn't help but joke.

Robert's assessment is not wrong at all, Chen Xi and Robbie Keane are indeed two excellent gunners.

The two Gunners put Tottenham ahead in the early stages of the second half.

It was still Chen Xi's assist, Robbie Keane's goal. It's just that this time it became a combination of direct pass and insertion, Chen Xi cut to the front of the penalty area and then faked a real pass, Robbie Keane successfully countered offside and scored a single goal, 2-1.

Just when the fans of White Hart Lane thought they were going to witness another goal shootout, the two teams suddenly died down.

For the next 40 minutes, the score remained unchanged as Tottenham eventually managed to secure the three points at 2-1.

However, to the regret of Tottenham fans, Leeds United were unable to stop Arsenal at Elland Road in another game at the same time, and were beaten 4-1 by a group of Gunners led by Thierry Henry.

As a result, Tottenham were still in second place and the goal difference deficit was stretched to four.

White Hart Lane has just seen off the Middlesbrough team and welcomed a group of Swiss friends, they are the Zurich Grasshoppers.

In midweek, the second leg of the first round of the League Cup between Tottenham and Zurich Grasshoppers will be played at White Hart Lane.

In the first leg, Chen Xi was called in the last 20 minutes, contributing a pass and a shot on the field to help the team tie the Grasshoppers away from home, and returned to White Hart Lane with two away goals.

The last time he was on the road from two goals down, Hoddle's idea of abandoning the UEFA Cup and focusing on the league was also disillusioned. In the second leg of the home game, Hoddle sent most of the main forces, including Chen Xi!

suffered a big loss on Chen Xi in the last game, so the coach of the Grasshopper team took care of Chen Xi in this game.

Although this limited Chen Xi's play, it left more space for Chen Xi's teammates. Chen Xi's excellent vision and ball protection skills allow him to always accurately find teammates in good positions when he encounters a bag.

In terms of strength, Tottenham Hotspur originally had the upper hand, plus it was a home game. Let Tottenham Hotspur turn the chances created by Chen Xi into goals early, and took the lead in the opening ten minutes.

Although this goal was not directly assisted by Chen Xi, it was he who attracted the defense, and then sent the ball to the unguarded Asimovic in the middle, allowing the latter to assist Les Ferdinand to score.

The trail forced the Grasshoppers to step up their offense, as they conceded two goals at home, so they had to win this game to advance.

After the grasshopper strengthened its attack, the space left for Chen Xi to counterattack was much larger.

In the 34th minute, Chen Xi received a long pass from Zigger's backfield, crossed directly from a 45-degree angle on the left side, and assisted Iverson to score 2-2 with a header.

Halfway through the second half, Chen Xi once again got the opportunity to counterattack, this time he did not pass the ball again, but chose to go straight into the opponent's hinterland, volleyed, and scored his second goal in the League Cup!

Before the end of the game, the Grasshoppers took advantage of Tottenham's slack defence to pull a goal back, but they were powerless to watch Tottenham progress to the second round of the UEFA Cup.

Contributing one goal and three assists in two games, Chen Xi is obviously in good shape when he puts on his new boots!