vs 565 Moving forward
For leaving Europe and playing in Asia, the players are still a little unaccustomed, however, these two games, the difficulty is not too great, the Club World Cup, since the new century, more and more European teams have won, this time is the same, although Tottenham Hotspur feel that the game may be difficult, but they do not pay too much attention.
The Club World Cup match is very different from what Li Bin remembers, in his memory, the Club World Cup was held in the United Arab Emirates, and the African team Mazembe also defeated Brazil International and reached the final, which is equivalent to letting Inter Milan pick up a championship for nothing. However, Li Bin's luck is obviously not so unlucky, the Club World Cup is still to be held in Japan, and Tottenham still needs to face the significant impact of jet lag.
However, Tottenham's players have not been affected much by the long haul. And, not only were they not affected, but on the contrary, they were confident in it. After beating Birmingham City in the league and then beating AJL Suarez in the Champions League to get a perfect 16-point run for their group stage, they also used the blood of these teams to make a name for themselves, and after arriving in Japan, they met the AFC Champions League champions, South Korea's Seongnam Il and Cheonma, and they played well.
In this game, Tottenham also made a large rotation, starting with Suarez and Rossi on the forward line, and Turan and Reus on the left and right wings, such a style of play, however, the substitution did not bring too much trouble to Tottenham, their team still played very well, the starting Turan and Reus both scored two goals, and Suarez and Rossi also scored goals, and at the last moment, the substitute Sturridge also scored a goal, and the game ended with a 7-0 game, which also made the fans quite satisfied.
"I've said a long time ago, don't think you can't play to Asian teams in Asia. On Japanese soil, Chinese led the slaughter of South Korean teams...... Japanese people must be the most people who watch the excitement. Internally, Li Bin made such an answer, and externally, in an interview, Li Bin also expressed his regret, "I hope that I can have the opportunity to play against the Chinese team in the Club World Cup." I hope that within three years, we will be able to see a Chinese team on the stage of the Club World Cup, and at that time, we can meet here and contribute better games. ”
Li Bin's words seem to be the expectation of his own national football, but they also say the subtext: he hopes that in three years, Tottenham will still have the opportunity to come to the Club World Cup, and obviously, his goal is not to win a Champions League for Tottenham and finish it.
By the time their slaughter was complete, Internacional Brasil had also advanced to the finals. Obviously, not going further to the UAE was better for their physical strength, and their players played well and met Tottenham in the final.
It's just a pity that their strength is also not possible to beat Tottenham. Tottenham Hotspur rotated the backfield in this game, replacing substitute defenders De Bisch and Jerome Boateng as the left and right wings to strengthen the defense, and throughout the game, Brazil International did not have too good chances, and was directly suffocated by Tottenham from beginning to end.
"Internacional Brasil is a good team, and now that South American football is getting stronger and stronger, I am optimistic that Brazil will have a group of superstars in the future."
Facing the media, Li Bin did not hesitate to praise it, but when he returned to the team, Li Bin directly said to Levy, "Don't buy Brazilians, Neymar, Damio, or even the older Hulk and others, it's better not to buy them." Brazil's midfield is not as good as it used to be, so let others fight for it, let's ignore them. ”
There are quite a lot of young players in Brazil, and Neymar and others have been hyped up early on to become world-class reputations. However, Li Bin's evaluation of them is simply not to touch any of them. Those players with high value, whoever likes them will buy them.
What he needs now is consistency, and consistency is what leads to the championship.
When Tottenham returned to the Premier League, they had already missed out on their games against Blackpool and Chelsea. They came straight to the 19th round against Newcastle. For this promoted polo team that has begun to embark on the French gang, Tottenham Hotspur has struggled a little. After a long journey, the players were not able to keep up, and the French players were basically strong guys, so it was difficult for them to play well. Moreover, Newcastle's Ben Arfa also played a rare good time in the game, and he scored a fatal goal to help Newcastle get the victory.
By this time, the Christmas schedule has already begun. Tottenham's Christmas schedule is clearly much better this year. Three of the traditional semi-finals have already played each other, while Chelsea's game has been postponed due to a make-up fixture, making their Christmas schedule look easy. After losing to Newcastle and making a slight adjustment, Tottenham also beat Everton in the next game, 2-1, and got three points again.
By this time, it was exactly halfway through. Tottenham has 17 games, 13 wins, two draws and two losses, accumulating 41 points, ranking second in the league with two rounds less. In front of them, only Manchester United have 19 games, 12 wins and 7 draws, and have not lost a game, leading them by goal difference.
By this time, Tottenham's terrifying strength had been clearly seen: Manchester United had not lost a game for half a season, and many people were already about to compare them with Arsenal at 03-04, but their points were just the same as Tottenham, who had played two games less. According to the consistent characteristics of the Premier League, the points in the second half of the season may be slightly lower than the first half of the season, so if you calculate it, in addition to Tottenham, other teams this season are likely to have a maximum of 80 points, or even lower, and their decline is obvious. And in this decline, Tottenham's sudden rise is unique in the Premier League. The champion of the Premier League, since the establishment of the Premier League, has only seen the situation of the championship with less than 85 points, and both Manchester United won, this season, it should have looked like the third time, but Tottenham's toughness, so that Manchester United wants to win another low-scoring championship may be quite difficult.
'The only hope for United now is to see if they can continue to be unbeaten in the remaining games. Tottenham have already lost two games, and perhaps a continuation of United's unbeaten run could make Tottenham's will crumble first. ”
The media's verdict is that Tottenham's final hope for collapse is in the coming Christmas fixtures. Unfortunately, the pace of their game against Tottenham was completely unpredictable.
After playing Everton on the 27th, they played the 20th round on the 28th, and Tottenham had no fatigue at all and won easily. Stoke City, the opponent in the 20th round, were unable to withstand Tottenham's attack, and although Tottenham were playing in close succession, the Tottenham players used their excellent squad depth to show their opponents that it would not be easy to beat them. Turan and Vidal, who started this game, scored in succession, giving Stoke City no chance to lose the game.
This was followed by Tottenham on January 1 and West Bromwich Albion on January 6. The Christmas schedule was tight, but it didn't let Tottenham down, on the contrary, they walked fairly easily and got through the time.
After the 22nd round, the FA Cup competition also resumed, while Tottenham did not be eliminated in the Carabao Cup this year. Many people thought it would have a big impact on Tottenham's game, but in the FA Cup, Vidal's brilliant performance knocked out Derby County, and in the Carabao Cup, Rossi's performance was to keep Tottenham through – Tottenham's thickness is much better than other teams. Even if they have insisted on using substitute goalkeeper Ziler and substitute defender Jerome Boateng and others in the cup competition, it is not very difficult for them to win with the central axis of Rossi, Vidal, Boateng and Ziller, plus Turan and Lennon on the wing. Similarly, in the 23rd round, Blackburn Rovers were easily taken by Tottenham, and they also surpassed Manchester United with a four-game winning streak, and secured the top spot in the league with two games in hand.
"Tottenham's performance has completely made people feel terrifying, and now in the league, no one can stop them?"
Tottenham's performance, if it reaches La Liga, can now be regarded as withdrawing from the title race. But in the Premier League, they are now simply killing all the way. Compared with the 100 points on the other side of the sea to determine the champion, the situation of the Premier League with more than 80 points is a low-level game for Tottenham.
However, Tottenham Hotspur is not without naps, in the next 23rd round of the league Tottenham in the game because of Piszczek's injury and disrupted the rhythm, so that Manchester City scored a goal first, which made Tottenham suffer a loss, although they tried to find their rhythm throughout the game, but they were still stolen a goal by Tevez in the last minute of the game, and finally ended in a 2-2 draw.
Tottenham's players poured out their anger on their next opponents, Birmingham. In the Carabao Cup semi-finals, Tottenham comfortably beat Birmingham City and, with a 6-0 thrashing victory, made Birmingham in the relegation zone quite painful.
"I also know that the owner of Birmingham is Chinese, how could I not know that his niece's husband is a very famous singer, similar to Drogba in China...... Still, a game is a game and there's no reason why I shouldn't beat him. We want this title, so we have to win – I know there's a final, but it's Arsenal......
In Li Bin's words, his contempt for Arsenal is quite obvious, but he obviously has the capital to say so. At least, the current Arsenal is going to fight for fourth place because of injuries, and Li Bin naturally has the confidence to speak like this.
This season, they are probably the only team in the league to go all four together. With a deep squad, they have played quite easily in the league, and they have also reached the final of the League Cup, while the only thing left is the FA Cup and the Champions League, as long as Tottenham play well in these two games, they can even look forward to a quadruple this season.
And there is no reason why Tottenham should not play well. In the next 24th round, they defeated Wigan Athletic, in the 25th round, Wolves were easily eliminated by them, and in the 26th round, West Bromwich Albion was not able to get points on Tottenham, Tottenham won consecutive games, and was already in the league, truly unbeatable.
'All that's left for Tottenham is whether they can win the Champions League – they weren't very lucky in the draw and met last season's final-opponents Inter Milan. However, for Tottenham now, even if they meet their opponents in the final, will last year's final opponents be enough to stop them this year? ”