The second match against Real Sociedad exacerbated the question of whether Deegan could adapt to the English style of football, and the more Deegan performed well in Europe, the more it brought out his previous poor performance against Newcastle United.

After returning from Spain, Tottenham Hotspur has to prepare for the second round of the league against West Bromwich Albion.

Tottenham beat the Bloomers at home and away last season and won both games without suspense, while West Bromwich Albion have won just twice in their last 12 games against Tottenham, with the most recent win at White Hart Lane dating back to 1984, and they have won just ten away games in the last five seasons.

However, West Bromwich Albion had an excellent opening round of the league, scoring three goals against tough rivals Liverpool, and although he was a rookie, Clarke has gained a lot of experience in the assistant role before, making his side look very solid.

In addition to their defensive solidity, it is also important to note their offensive threat, the core of the team, Odenm Wenge, and Sean. Long is the biggest threat.

Of course, there is also the Belgian national team's main striker Romelu Lukaku, who is on loan from Chelsea, and will definitely want to prove his ability at his new club. Lang or Lukaku have a strong ability to attack alone, and in this game, the protection of the Tottenham midfielder at the back will be the key to the outcome of this game.

Tottenham also had some trouble before the game, with main centre-back Kabul missing the game due to an old knee injury, Gallas taking his place, and Defoe also suffered a muscle strain in training the day before the game, and Adebayor may replace Defoe as the starter.

Although Tottenham will have a certain psychological advantage in the face of West Bromwich Albion, but again, this game is also a sword chosen on the head of Antienes, the first game was drawn by Newcastle, this result is obviously difficult to satisfy the fans, if there is an accident in the match with West Bromwich Albion again, the alarm of Antienes will definitely sound.

Also under pressure is Degan, who is now expected to score his first goal in the Premier League, and will inevitably be questioned if he is not integrated with the team.

However, Deegan looked relaxed, speaking to reporters before the game: "It's a West Bromwich Albion vs Tottenham match, not my show, I don't really care if I can score, I hope more that I can get the result we want at White Hart Lane, the only thing I care about is getting three points for Tottenham." ”

'Playing at White Hart Lane, it excites me, the previous game against Real Sociedad, I was impressed here, we need to fight for the fans, we played really well in the last game against Real Sociedad, this game, I still want to get three points, it's important, we need to give back to the fans for the huge support they have given us, West Bromwich Albion played Liverpool in a great game, they couldn't have done better, the first league game against Liverpool 3-0 was unbelievable. It's clear that Clarke knows Liverpool very well, he's done a great job after Roy Hodgson left West Bromwich Albion, and I think their first game was a big success, their main threat was on the counter-attack, they defended very well, and with the right timing they can threaten on the counter-attack, so we have to be mindful of that. ”

The match against West Bromwich Albion kicked off on time at White Hart Lane, and there was a small episode in which the fans and all the Tottenham players were replaced by retired captain Ridley Ridley. King held a special ceremony to thank him for his 13 years of service to Tottenham.

Ridley, who has now changed his role. Kim was so excited that he even shed tears in his speech: "My playing career is over, but I'm very happy that I can still work for Tottenham, which is a very special reward for me, I hope to be able to adapt to my new job as soon as possible, and at the same time, I am looking forward to the team being able to achieve great results this season!" ”

Then the game started, Degan was still the starter, and compared with the last game against Newcastle, Degan's performance in this game was obviously much better.

From the very beginning of the game, Digan took the initiative to retreat, acting as the connection point between Modric and Adebayor, and from time to time he pulled to the side, and in the fifteenth minute of the first half, his cross almost assisted Adebayor's header, but unfortunately the Togolese star's header was slightly off the line and missed a good opportunity.

West Bromwich Albion did a really good job defending, and they were very resolute when they had the chance to counter-attack.

In particular, Digan's striker partner in the Belgian national team, Romelu Lukaku, was outstanding last season after a disappointing season at Chelsea and then on loan at West Bromwich Albion last season, and he scored a brilliant victory against the Reds Liverpool in the last round of the league.

When the game reached the twenty-third minute, there was a mistake in the passing coordination between Huddlestone and Degan, West Bromwich Albion won the ball, and quickly launched a counterattack, at this time Huddlestone did not return in time, leaving the team's backline fully exposed to the attack of West Bromwich Albion. Lang hit the wall and broke through the Tottenham defence, and Gallas's slow turning speed was caught by Odenm Wenji and burst into the box with the ball.

Friedel chose to abandon the goal at the first time, but at this moment, Odenmwingi suddenly crossed the ball, Lukaku cut in at high speed, and pushed the ball straight into the unguarded empty goal.

1：0！

West Bromwich Albion took the lead away from home and held that lead until the end of the first half.

Entering the half-time break, Antienes quickly made adjustments, replacing Huddlestone, who made a mistake, with Sandro, in fact, the most deserving of this time was Degan, as a striker, Degan had basically no bright spots in the first half except for a long-range shot.

West Bromwich Albion also cited Newcastle's tactics against Degan in the last game, and throughout the first half, there were no less than two people around Degan, and Degan had few chances to connect the ball, let alone rush up to score a goal.

At the beginning of the second half, with Sandro's defense, Tottenham quickly stabilized the situation in the midfield, but because West Bromwich Albion retracted the defense across the line, Tottenham could not find too good opportunities through positional battles for a while.

At the same time, West Bromwich Albion's counter-attack was still sharp, in the 52nd minute of the second half, Friedel and Gallas made a mistake in the combination, and Lukaku was robbed of the ball, but fortunately Vertonghen returned in time to block Lukaku's shot in front of the goal line, otherwise, Tottenham would be even more troublesome after falling behind by two goals.

West Bromwich Albion missed a good chance and were punished after three minutes when Digan took the ball and pushed forward to be brought down by a defender 30 yards from goal, and the referee decisively awarded a free-kick.

Previously, Tottenham's number one free-kick taker had been Luka Modric, but now that Deegan is here, he naturally stands in front of the ball.

This is the first time since Degan came to Tottenham Hotspur to get a free kick in the league to shoot directly, with the referee's whistle, Deegan kicked a lift ball blasted out, although the goalkeeper of West Bromwich Albion had already been prepared, but in the face of Degan's strong foot, and the angle of the free kick, his save can only be in vain.

As the ball crossed the goal line, Deegan also scored his first goal in the Premier League, and although it was not an athletic goal, the free-kick was just as beautiful, and the fans in the stands of White Hart Lane Stadium fell into a frenzy.

They don't care if Deegan adapts to the style of English football, all they have to watch is Deegan scoring goals and scoring more and more goals.

After the equaliser, Tottenham stepped up their attacking and in the 75th minute, Spurs were once again awarded a free-kick, this time in a better position, just just outside the line of the box and facing the goal.

Such a free kick, for Degan, is basically no different from a penalty, this time, he directly blasted a powerful low ball, deceived the West Bromwich Albion wall, drilled directly under their feet, was blocked by his own teammates to achieve the goalkeeper, this time there was no even any reaction, can only watch the football into the net.

In the end, the score of 2:1 was maintained until the end, and with two free-kicks from Degan, Tottenham struggled to get three points at home.

However, the controversy surrounding Deegan after the game continued, and the "Daily Mail" commented that the run-in between Deegan and the British football style is still continuing, and in this game, in the positional battle, Degan played a very limited role, which also made Adebayo, who served as a single arrow, not get too many opportunities, although he scored two goals, but they were all attacked through set-pieces, and such goals are obviously difficult to illustrate.

Although the Daily Mail's comments are suspicious of picking bones in eggs, they also show some problems, the delay in scoring goals in the sports battle, even if it scores more free kicks, will not quell those controversies, after all, Tottenham's high price to bring in Digan is not to make him a permanent battery in the team.