Taking a towel from Chris, Chen Xi leaned back on the chair and wiped his sweat. But the eyes did not take off the court.

For Hoddle's substitution, he thinks it's really a bit underconsidered. In his opinion, there are still twenty minutes left in the game, and the score of 2-0 is not enough insurance. After using up the three substitutions in one go, Hoddle will not be able to make adjustments if there are any variables later.

And Chen Xi believes that without his counterattack on the wing, the Fulham full-backs will be a little less afraid and will have more courage to insert assists, which will be a big test for the Tottenham team's defense.

It's not that Chen Xi is conceited, thinking that without himself, the team's offense will not be able to play. It's just that he knows very well that although Ethelington is talented, he is still a little tender in the Premier League, and it is unrealistic for him to carry the banner of the team's counterattack. He can only hope that Robbie Keane, who has just moved in, can be the vanguard of the team's counter-attack.

Through these days of joint training, Chen Xi believes that this Irish striker still has a very good strength!

Chen Xi's judgment was not wrong, in the next game, the Fulham team's offensive became more ferocious, and even a full-back often assisted the front.

In the eyes of the Fulhams, Hoddle's performance of changing three people in a row is an insult to them, three up and three down, do you think this is a warm-up game? This clearly fueled the fighting spirit of the Fulham players!

Under pressure, both Esselington and Simon Davies could only defend back to the backcourt!

Even so, in the 80th minute, Finnan stepped in and set up Saha for a goal after a one-two cross from the flank. 1-2, the score gap was back to one goal.

At this time, Hoddle also began to get nervous. After all, a one-goal lead is the least safe advantage in the world.

He came to the sidelines and shouted loudly for his players to step up their defense and prepare to hold on to the advantage.

As a result, in addition to Sheringham, who served as the fulcrum of the frontcourt, even the newly introduced striker Robbie Keane was asked by Hoddle to return to his own half.

Seeing Hoddle's approach, Chen Xi, who was sitting on the bench, couldn't help but shake his head. In his opinion, the after-effects of Hoddle's substitution just now are now apparent. Since you want to keep the advantage, it is better to directly replace the three defenders just now!

How much of an impact does it make to have players like Esselington and Robbie Keane defend?

These guys' defensive ability is probably not much better than their own! Chen Xi thought helplessly.

Seeing Tottenham shrink into defense, Fulham's manager Tigana also came to the sidelines to command, and he kept waving his arms at the Tottenham half, signaling the players to press the attack!

As a result, with the exception of Knight who was left to defend Sheringham, all of Fulham's players went to Tottenham's half.

All of a sudden, there was a lot of noise in Tottenham's penalty area. Tottenham's players are under a lot of pressure.

After all, this Tottenham Hotspur defence has always been a weakness. Sticking to the game is not what the Spurs players are good at.

As a result, every attack by Fulham can make the Tottenham man break out in a cold sweat.

Chen Xi on the sidelines was no longer willing to watch his teammates being beaten passively on the field, so he simply put a towel on his head and rested on the back of the chair.

Suddenly, there was a cheer of "boom" from the stands!

It seems that Tottenham have conceded again!

I took off the towel and looked into the middle of the field, and sure enough, I saw that the players of the Fulham team were excitedly celebrating around Junichi Inamoto.

Frolic! Or was he said to have entered by himself, what the hell is this? Chen Xi thought depressedly.

At this time, Hoddle on the sidelines also looked decadent. The three-pointer in his hand was now a one, and he seemed to have seen how that damn Howard was going to taunt him after the game.

He also regretted that he was hot-headed just now and directly used up the three substitutions!

At least...... Leave Edison on the court! Hoddle crouched on the sidelines in distress, regretting it.

There is no regret medicine in the world that tastes good, and Hoddle clearly knows that. At this time, he can only hope that there will be no more accidents in the game. Away from home with a point...... It shouldn't be too bad.

This guy obviously forgot that he was bound to win this game before!

In the next game, although the Fulham team still caused some trouble to the Tottenham team, it was still "kind" and did not complete the shocking reversal, which left the Tottenham team with a point and allowed them to maintain their unbeaten gold body this season.

As soon as he heard the referee blow the whistle at the end of the game, Chen Xi went into the locker room.

The three points in my hand were snatched away, and this feeling is too embarrassing!

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Just as Tottenham were preparing to celebrate their five-game winning streak in the league, everything changed. In the final 23 minutes, Hoddle's side collapsed under Fulham's powerful attack, and the two-goal advantage was conceded twice in quick succession to end the season's winning streak.

There was no doubt that Tottenham, the Premier League leaders, was in the spotlight the next day when they were chased twice in the last 20 minutes with a two-goal lead.

The media, which had been praising Hoddle for his good use of people, began to take charge of Hoddle's deployment this time.

More than one media outlet used the phrase "disaster" to describe Hoddle's substitution in the 77th minute.

Changing three people in a row without leaving a back road laid the groundwork for the collapse of Tottenham Hotspur behind, and more importantly, he replaced Chen Xi, the most threatening player on the field.

In the eyes of the media, Chen Xi, a young player who completed an assist before and used a long-distance run to break the opponent's entire defense line, almost helped the team lock the victory, has now become the most indispensable figure in the team. It was Hoddle's "mediocre" substitution that allowed Fulham to dare to launch a frantic counter-offensive in the last twenty minutes.

"It's a mistake that no amateur coach makes! Hoddle is clearly still using his last name as a player. Be pushy and take it for granted...... This is not the surname of a Premier League coach! Howard was clearly not going to pass up the opportunity, and after watching the Tottenham game, he was already writing for the next day's column.

At least half of his writing in this column is spent on Hoddle.

With Chen Xi's performance still radiant, it was obviously a wise decision to focus the firepower on the errant Hoddle.

Howard kept boasting about how good his previous evaluation of Hoddle was, and didn't mention Chen Xi, who he had also looked down on before.

In the face of the outside world's criticism of himself, Hoddle could only reluctantly admit in an interview: "We have no excuse to throw away the two-goal advantage so meekly." It's a big blow, it's a blushing lesson, and we should learn from our opponents. ”