Adapt to the problem! Or a matter of adaptation!

In the third round of the league and Norwich, although Deegan scored another goal, and also assisted Adebayo to score through a cross, helping the team to score a point 3:3 away, but the problem came again, because the goal scored by Deegan was still a free kick, although it was beautiful, but compared with Degan's performance throughout the game, this free kick scored directly, which doesn't mean anything.

In this game, Digan made a lot of mistakes, was cut off with the ball, passed incorrectly, and had very little contact with Adebayo up front, and most of the time later, he could only play alone, but he was also difficult to play too well under the brutal siege of those defenders.

After three league games, Tottenham won one and drew two, although they remain unbeaten, but this result is obviously not far from what fans expected before the start of the season.

In particular, Tottenham Hotspur introduced Degan, and almost all Tottenham fans are looking forward to the team's achievements this season to achieve a huge breakthrough, and it is best to win the league title, but there are only five points, which is too far from people's expectations.

After playing the game with Norwich, then, Tottenham's new season of the Champions League group stage also ignited, this Champions League group stage, Tottenham's grouping situation is not bad, although in the same group in the Serie A giants Juventus such a strong opponent, but the other two opponents, Shakhtar Donetsk from Ukraine and North Zealand from Denmark The strength of the two teams is very average, the first game, Tottenham will go away to challenge the champion team of the Danish league last season, North Zealand.

Although the strength of this team is average, and there are no well-known stars in the team, but the entire starting lineup, each player is very tall, and occupies a big advantage in speed and strength, and it is a home game, before the game, the head coach of North Zealand said in an interview: "We want to show the charm of Danish football to the world at home, Tottenham is a strong opponent, but in the same way, we can enter the group stage of the Champions League, it has been proved that we are not weak." ”

The idea was good, but when the game began, Tottenham quickly dominated the game, especially Degan, who is now conservatively skeptical and has once again exploded on the European stage.

Although the opponent's defense is also very strong, but the speed and aggression of those opponents in the Premier League are missing, which gives Degan a lot of free space, and after this period of training, Degan is gradually adapting to Tottenham's style of play.

Just seven minutes into the game, Digan opened the scoring wedge into the box after linking up with Luka Modric's pass and scoring with a volley.

Ten minutes later, after Deegan won the ball, he made a wide range of shifts and passed the ball to Bale, who scurried forward at high speed, and then crossed across the middle, and Degan, who was outflanked in front of goal, scored a brace.

Those Tottenham fans who were watching the live broadcast of the game, when they saw this scene, they couldn't help but be excited, this attack was Tottenham's most classic attack routine last season, Deegan and Bale were able to achieve tacit understanding, and finally scored, that is, Degan has gradually adapted to Tottenham's tactics.

In the second half of the game, Deegan picked up a pass, and assisted Defoe, who had returned from injury, to score a goal, although the score was gratifying, but what was even more exciting was that before the goal, people could easily find that Deegan had gradually formed a tacit understanding with his teammates.

"Never doubt Degan!"

It's a phrase that Antienes has repeatedly said, and now it seems that if this is the case, Degan may have difficulty adapting to the rhythm of English football at first because of his style, but as long as he is given time, there is nothing that cannot be done for Degan.

In the next game, although North Zealand seized on a mistake in the combination of Gallas and Vertonghen and scored a goal to rekindle the Dane's hope, but before the end of the game, Degan's free-kick went straight to the net to help Tottenham seal the victory completely.

After this match, although people's controversy about Degan's style has been much quieter, some people are still emphasizing that the match with North Zealand is a European battlefield, and the overall strength of North Zealand's opponent is difficult to use as a reference.

In his post-match interview, Digan was not surprised at all when asked about the question: "I would be surprised if one day the controversy disappeared from me, and it was a whole game, there were a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand people, and I couldn't please everybody, and I'm still adapting to it, and it's not easy to fully integrate into a completely different style of football, and I think you all know that very well. ”

After playing the game with North Zealand, followed by Tottenham Hotspur to return to China, ready to play the fourth round of the league with Reading, promoted Maredding drew with Sky City in the first game, lost Stamford Bridge in the second game without falling behind, and lost to West Bromwich Albion in the third round of the league.

Tottenham, on the other hand, have won three games in Europe, but have only won one of their three league games, and the pressure on new manager Antienes is still high, and people are more concerned about when Deegan will score his first sports goal in the Premier League.

The game started at White Hart Lane, and Deegan was still very positive at first, but under the strict defense of the Reading defenders, he couldn't get too many good opportunities.

Reading defended with all their might, but the quality of the attack on several counter-attacks was also very good, and if it wasn't for Friedel's excellent performance in this game, Tottenham's goal would have been breached in the first half.

But at the start of the second half, Reading played a wide attack, a cross into the far corner, and Poglebnyak beat the aging Gallas with a header, but Fridel couldn't prevent the opposition from scoring.

1：0！

Tottenham are once again behind on home soil.

The score is behind, and Tottenham can only launch a big counterattack, Degan as the captain naturally has to take the lead, he has broken through the opponent's defense with his personal ability several times, but the quality of the shot is really not flattering.

Seeing that Deegan couldn't open this point, Tottenham immediately adjusted their tactics and began to play their more familiar side attack, and for a while Bale and Lennon became the two most active on the field for Tottenham, and kept crossing from the side, allowing Tottenham to get a few chances to shoot.

In the 75th minute of the second half, the score was finally equalised, and Defoe received a pass from Bale in front of goal, denied the opposition defender and pushed the score.

Just three minutes later, Bale cut inside after a wide breakaway and fired a long-range shot into the corner to put his side in the lead.

One pass and one shot, Bale became the brightest star of the game, and Degan's performance only scored 4 points after the game, a failing score, such a rating appeared on the body of the world king, which seems to be a bit inconsistent, but this is the real performance of Degan in this game.

After the game, Deegan was also criticized by a lot of media, who agreed that Deegan was too lonely on the pitch and lacked coordination with his teammates, especially with his striker partner Defoe, and there was almost no contact.

Several shots on goal also seemed a bit outrageous, and some media even couldn't wait to say that Deegan had already suffered a cold snap in the Premier League.

There are also some media outlets criticizing Antienes for cronyism and saying that with Degan's current form, Antienes should consider removing Degan from the starting lineup.

Although Antienes is under a lot of pressure, he still firmly supports Degan: "I said, we have to be patient with Degan, his state and ability are no problem, now make an early conclusion, it is unfair to Degan, I believe in his strength, if Tottenham wants to achieve glory, Degan is the top priority, this is not doubtful!" ”

Despite the support of Antienes, those media have become addicted, for them, the fall of a football king, there is no more exciting news, they don't mind at all, plus a fire.

In this regard, even Park Ji-yeon can't help but be a little worried, how did Digan come over in the two years in Spain, Park Ji-yeon is clear, she really doesn't want Digan to be treated coldly in England again, but seeing that Digan still looks indifferent, she can only put her worries in her heart.

After a week's rest, in the fifth round of the league, Tottenham will go away to challenge Royal Garden Rangers, the last game against promoted Maledin to get three points temporarily relieved Antienes' employment pressure, but this game against the tough style of play, tenacious old Premier League team Royal Garden Rangers is the real test, whether this game can play a good game, and get three points is very important for Antienes and the team.

Before the start of the game, the media was not optimistic that Tottenham could win, and the general opinion was that in the face of the fierce style of play and tenacious style of play of the Royal Garden Rangers, Tottenham could gain a point, which is not bad, and the slightest negligence will inevitably be cut down by the queen's halo of QPR.

And Digan, who still has not scored a single sports goal in the Premier League, how he will play in this game will also directly determine the future of Tottenham.

Some reporters have criticized Antienes for cronyism when choosing the starting line-up, but this time, Antienes is really gambling on cronyism to the end, not only Degan and Vertonghen continue to start, but Pocolinho and Dembele are also in the team's starting line-up.

Degan's only impression of the Royal Garden Rangers is still from his previous life, when the team that was still in the second division of England staged an all-martial arts show in a match with the Chinese Olympic team, although the domestic media were criticizing the National Olympic team for not being calm, but the main reason for the conflict was that the Royal Garden Rangers themselves were too rough, and the continuous hurtful actions during the game angered the young people of the National Olympic team.

Although many years have passed, the playing style of the Royal Garden Rangers has not changed at all, and for ten minutes into the game, Deegan didn't know how many times he was put down, the grass clippings and mud all over his body, and the white jersey changed color, and at the same time, the annoying little movements of the Royal Garden Rangers defenders can simply drive people crazy, they can always give you an elbow when the referee is not paying attention, or just a black foot, constantly helping Degan accumulate anger.

In the twenty-third minute of the game, the deadlock on the field was broken, the goal was scored by the Royal Garden Rangers, Gallas rose to the top in the penalty area, and the Royal Garden Rangers striker who seized the opportunity pushed the shot, so that Friedel was also helpless.

One goal first, and in the next game, the Royal Garden Rangers immediately retracted their defense, leaving a striker in front of them to be responsible for containment, and then set up a bus in front of the goal.

Degan's performance was at best mid-range, not good, but not bad, at least a few of his passes, which were very threatening, which was rare in the last game against Reading.

It's just that Tottenham brought in Deegan at a high price, not to let him pass the ball, what Tottenham needs is Degan's scoring, and Deegan needs to lead the team to victory.

Towards the end of the first half, Deegan was awarded another free-kick in front of goal, but it was too far from goal.

The Royal Garden Rangers seemed to conclude that Digan would not shoot straight on goal, focusing all their attention on Tottenham's players who had assisted into their box.

But surprise, is the biggest characteristic of Degan, when others think it is impossible, he just wants to do it, a powerful free kick to hit the goal, the football in the process of flying obvious deformation, this shot, so that the goalkeeper of the Royal Garden Rangers obviously did not expect, when the football has flown in front of his eyes, he realized the danger, and it is too late to block.

1：1！

The score was equalised, and the first half was over, and after the half-time break, the second half continued, and Degan's movement became more, and he could be seen on the left, center, right, and three lines.

Deegan knows that his biggest problem now is the integration of styles, he is still a little uncomfortable with Tottenham's offensive rhythm and ball line, in order not to drag the whole team back, the easiest way for him to solve this problem is to find opportunities and meet teammates by running.

At this moment, Degan's position has become a bit like a free man in the frontcourt, there is no fixed position, and the entire midfield is full of his battlefields.

To play this role well, it is not just a matter of running around, first of all, the libero needs to have excellent ability to read the game, at the same time to have an accurate pass, and always grasp the opportunity to complete the attack.

Cruyff was undoubtedly the first real libero up front, a centre-forward at Ajax but an attacking playmaker in the Dutch national team.

In addition to the famous "Cruyff turn" technique, it was also used by the famous footnote David. The Dutchman, whom Miller called "Pythagoras in boots", made the attacking midfield really "fly", he was technically perfect, and his consciousness was outstanding, and he was "indulged" by Master Michels, like the elusive ghost ship, which moved in the front court, and interpreted the definition of a free man in the front court for the first time.

In this sense, Cruyff is the originator of the libero in the frontcourt, just as Beckenbauer pioneered the trend of libero in the backcourt, and the two masters created completely different tactical classics.

Maradona in the Bilardo era and Platini at the peak of his career, both of which were influenced by Cruyff, became the unrestrained soul of the front 30 meters.

The Argentines also created a one-to-one coupling point for Maradona's pitch position. Maradona was the universal coupling point between attack and goal scoring on the pitch, and the grandmasters who have since achieved similar status include Riquelme, Rivaldo, Hadji, Zinedine Zidane, and in recent times, Ronaldo, Kaka, Totti, Messi, and Camuro.

Deegan took the initiative to seek change, and it did bring good results, a lot of running, involving a lot of opponents' troops, people's attention was on him, and opportunities for other teammates followed.

In the second half, in the 78th minute, Deegan found a good opportunity on the left side, and after shaking off the defender lightly, he immediately chose to cut inside, and at the same time, Bale was also rushing forward to respond, but Deegan did not choose to pass, but directly hit the goal.

The opposing goalkeeper scrambled to make a save, stabbing his fingertips at the high-speed flying football, which changed its trajectory and hit the goal post directly.

However, Tottenham's attack did not stop there, and Defoe, who had been lying in ambush in the box, immediately followed up, fell to the ground and tackled, and made up the ball into the empty net.

2：1！

Tottenham overtook the score away from home, and in the next game, the field became even more chaotic, the Royal Garden Rangers at home must not be willing to lose at home, launched a crazy counterattack, Tottenham is united to hold on, even Digan retreated to his own half, played the role of a midfielder, leaving a Defoe in front.

In the end, after 90 minutes of fierce battle, Tottenham won 2:1 and won a difficult away victory.

But after the game, those reporters still didn't want to let go of Degan, although Degan scored a goal in this game, and also indirectly assisted Deafoe's goal to overtake the score, but those reporters just grasped the problem of Degan's style.

Antienes, who attended the post-match press conference, was also very annoyed: "You will only judge the problem based on your own speculation, can Rod only score 100 goals in the game to satisfy you? ”

The reporters' fierce pursuit of Degan angered Antienes, a good old man.

"But you can't deny that Deegan and Tottenham are still not a single entity!"

The question of style has now become the sharpest weapon in the hands of these reporters who are looking forward to Degan's misfortune, as long as they attack Degan, this old stalk will appear immediately.

"A matter of style!? Yes! I'll admit it's a problem, but don't you see Degan's efforts? He's improved a lot now from when he first played against Newcastle United, and you don't see that at all, all you care about is the sales of the newspaper, and Deegan scored a brilliant free-kick in this game, and if you look at the game stats, you should know that Deegan has run the longest distance on the pitch, doesn't that tell? ”

Antienes is firmly on Degan's side, but unfortunately his attitude still can't change the minds of those journalists, unless Degan can show the phenomenal performance in the Champions League, otherwise, a sentence of "style incompatibility" can make all Degan's efforts come to naught.

Now Tottenham Hotspur fans' freshness about the arrival of Degan, the world king, has not faded, naturally there is no big problem, but once Degan can't change for a long time, after those fans are misled by public opinion, maybe the pressure from the fans can also put Antienes down

"No! Absolutely not! ”

In the office, Antienes and Degan are arguing fiercely, and it seems that Antienes is very resolute.

"Rod! You're not an iron man, you can't play every game of the season, and in the summer you played in the European Championships, your fitness is not very good, a League Cup game, you don't have to play at all, and this season, we are not aiming for the inconsequential League Cup! ”

Tottenham will face the fourth round of the League Cup in the fourth round of the English League Cup, away to second-tier side Carlisle United.

According to Antienes's previous thoughts, this game can be handed over to those substitutes to deal with, with Tottenham's current situation, there is no ability to deal with multi-front battles, a league, a Champions League, has made it difficult for Tottenham to deal with, as for England's domestic League Cup and FA Cup, it can be used as a training ground, give up.

But Degan approached him today and expressed his attitude that he wanted to play in the League Cup, and after hearing about it, Antienes thought that Degan was simply crazy.

"Rod! There's no need to waste your precious energy in such an inconsequential competition! ”

Antienes's idea is right, although Degan has this and that kind of problems now, but he is the main striker with the most fixed position in his hands, and it is completely unnecessary to go to the League Cup against Carlisle United in the second division.

However, Degan's attitude is also very resolute: "Coach! I want to play for the purpose of the game, I think you know very well, I need a lot of games to help me get back in shape, to get me used to the Tottenham style faster, and I think you should know me, in my dictionary, I don't give up the word! ”

When Antienes heard this, she suddenly had a big headache: "Rod! When will you put away your willfulness and do you want to be Tottenham's full-time pacesetter? I understand your thoughts, but the problem now is, your fitness, your fitness, you should know that this season, both the management of the club and the fans, have high expectations, we have to win a competition this season, I need you to save the strength until the season is the most critical time to use it, not waste this game in the League Cup! ”

Of course, Degan knew that Antienes was for his good, but what he had already decided could never be changed, and didn't those journalists say that he would not be able to adapt to the style of English football for the rest of his life?

The more he wants to show those people!

"Rod! I would like to advise you to abandon this plan and not forget the opponents we will face in the next league game! ”

Next league game!?

Of course, Deegan knows that Tottenham's next game is against the famous Red Devils Manchester United, although in the first round of the league, Manchester United unexpectedly lost to Everton, but in the next four games, a wave of four consecutive wins, and now the momentum is flourishing, and Manchester United's competition, but Tottenham Hotspur challenged the traditional giants of the Premier League for the first time in the new season, and there is no room for loss.

On top of that, Tottenham have failed to win a single of the last 26 meetings between the two sides, drawing just six, with their last win at Old Trafford dating back to 1989 when Lineker scored the only goal.

Since then, Manchester United have won 22 and drawn 4 in 26 home games against Tottenham Hotspur to remain unbeaten, and the two sides have met 40 times in the Premier League, with Manchester United holding an absolute advantage of 29 wins, 8 draws and 3 defeats, including 17 wins and 3 draws at home.

This report card needs to be rewritten urgently, and Antienes does not want Degan to miss the main game against Manchester United because he has to deal with a paltry Carlisle United side.

Manchester United's opponent, Degan is no stranger to it, that is, on the stage of the Champions League final, he has encountered three times, the first two times, Degan's Fiorentina won the victory, the last one, when Degan could only watch from the wall, watching Barcelona lose to the Red Devils.

Of course, Degan also knows the importance of this game, and he is also looking forward to changing the battlefield and playing against the old man's team again.

But~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"Coach! Tomorrow's game, I still hope to play! ”

Antienes saw that he had said so much, and he couldn't change Degan's mind, and he was a little helpless.

"Alright! All right! I knew it was useless to say anything to you, but, Rod! I have to tell you, if you have fitness problems because of this Carabao Cup, I won't risk letting you play against Manchester United! ”