Tottenham qualified for the Carabao Cup final, and Deegan continued his record of scoring in 28 consecutive games in all competitions, although the process was a bit difficult, but it was reasonable for Tottenham to reach the final, but it was a little-known Swansea side who could reach the League Cup final, which was beyond everyone's expectations.

It wasn't their win over Bradford that was unexpected, but the fact that the small team from Wales had already eliminated Liverpool and Chelsea in quick succession.

In the second leg against Bradford, when the referee blew the final whistle, the free field became a sea of joy, and the media that were best at touting grassroots heroes were applauding the team, and Swansea succeeded!

The night belonged to Swansea, no one would deny their tenacity, bravery and perseverance, Swansea fans were very excited, no one expected that such a small team from the Welsh countryside would now go to Wembley Stadium to participate in this season's League Cup final, you know, it is a big stage of more than 80,000 people.

Deegan remembers that if he hadn't been there, the Carabao Cup this season would have been won by Swansea, a small team that no one fancies.

But Swansea can get to today, it is not an accident, compared with Leeds United, Swansea's business philosophy is completely the other extreme, Leeds United is betting on the fate of the team tomorrow, Swansea is focusing on the present, steadily accumulating, they have never been high-priced reinforcements, they themselves do not have any attraction to those stars, they rely on a vicious transfer vision, and every time they make a move, they can win praise from the media.

Swansea don't deserve much attention compared to the big clubs, and the Welsh club is a prime example of small business, having brought in Spanish midfielder Pablo for 5.5 million last summer. Hernandez is the most expensive signing in the club's history, and Joe Allen sold Liverpool for £15 million, which is the most expensive player sold in Swansea history.

Swansea don't have a wealthy owner like Roman Abramovich or a club manager like Levy who dares to gamble, and they play in the lower leagues all year round, so that they can develop a good habit of being budget-conscious.

With the money from the sale of Joe Allen, a team with great combat effectiveness can be created, 2 million to introduce central defender Chico, 2 million to buy La Liga Vallecano's "midfield goalscorer" Michu, Villarreal's De Gusmann at a low price, Swansea's extremely affordable reinforcements, successful operation, and become a unique landscape of the "Burning Premier League".

And Swansea itself is quite bloody, the previous League Cup and Chelsea's 1/4 knockout match, the second leg, midfielder Britten blood-stained field, even people who don't care about this kind of game, I'm afraid they will sincerely admire, this kind of hard work and manhood, even the arrogant Degan, can't help but applaud it.

If Swansea can beat Tottenham Hotspur in the Carabao Cup final, they will be the winners of the English League Cup next season, which is also a huge breakthrough.

The last time Swansea appeared in the European arena was in the 1991/1992 European Cup Winners' Cup, but in the first round against Monaco from Ligue 1, Swansea lost 1:2 at home and 0:8 away, and lost 1:10 in two legs, and went out miserably, but with Swansea's current strength in the Europa League, I am afraid that not many teams dare to beat them with their chests and pride.

If Swansea can really achieve their dream, it can definitely be called a legendary "grassroots legend" story, in the extravagant English football, people believe that money is everything, and nothing can be achieved without money, but it is indeed shocking that such a miracle can happen in Swansea.

However, if Swansea want to pull off a miracle, they will have to face a problem that is unsolvable, not just for England, but for the whole of Europe and the whole world.

In the game with Aston Villa, anyone can see that Degan's physical fitness is on the verge of a critical point, and after the game, Tottenham's team doctor said helplessly in an interview: "Rod! It should have been a long time to rest, in the previous two seasons, because he couldn't get a stable playing time, his physical fitness was not as good as it was at the beginning, plus, in the summer, he represented Belgium in the European Cup, and the pre-season training camp, and missed most of it, Rod's physical fitness can be said to be very poor, but this season has so far that Rod's rest time is numbered, only when he is banned, and some irrelevant games, he can take a little rest, other games, He basically stayed in full attendance, which is very abnormal, and I have already spoken to Coach Antienes before, but unfortunately, my advice does not seem to have been taken! ”

Tottenham's doctor's tone was a little complaining, but what could Antienes do: "I know, I know, of course I know, I can't convince Rode, he's the most stubborn guy in the world, as long as he decides, no one can change it, even if I'm the manager of the team, but Rod will basically be out of my power!" All right! As a football coach, I shouldn't be complaining about that, in other words, in fact, I want to see where the limits of that guy are at Rhodes. ”

When asked what to expect from the Carabao Cup final, when facing Swansea, Antienes said: "Now that we are in the final, of course we have only one goal, which is the title, there is no doubt about it, everyone in the world knows how much Rod wants to win the title, and Tottenham have been away from the title for too long! Every step of the season has gone very well and now I think it's time for the honours because the club has invested so much pounds and we can't afford to keep them waiting! ”

The lack of honor is Tottenham's biggest shortcoming now, and cultivating a team into a giant is not something that can be completed in a short period of time, but what Tottenham is doing now is to quickly become a giant.

The League Cup championship is a start for Tottenham, and whether this start can go out is crucial.

"My teammates and I won't let anything unexpected happen, we have only one goal, and that is the championship, and nothing else can accept it!"

Unforeseen?

Let Swansea create miracles and be the back of Swansea's miracles. Jingban, what a joke!

The Carabao Cup final will be played at Wembley Stadium on 27 February, and before that, Tottenham still have three games to play, two league games and one in the Champions League knockout round against Schalke 04.

In the league at the weekend, Tottenham won 3-0 at home against Wigan Athletic without any suspense, continuing to consolidate their lead in the standings, this game, Degan sat on the bench, although he very much hopes to continue to play, but the physical problem, he himself can not ignore it, if the game for the sake of playing, once there is a problem, let him at the end of the season, when the team is competing for the title, if he can't play, it is really worth the loss.

However, in the 70th minute of the second half, Degan came on as a substitute for Adebayo, and after touching the ball for the first time after coming on the field, he scored with a header, continuing to refresh his official record for consecutive goals.

Tottenham will next host Schalke 04, last season's Bundesliga runners-up and a two-point deficit against eventual champions Borussia Dortmund until the final round of the league.

At the end of last season, Schalke 04's sporting director Helt vowed that "next season our transfer budget is 5 million. ”

But until the end of the transfer period last summer, Heltzen's 5 million was not cashed in, and Schalke 04 did not invest a single in the transfer market, which seems to be just a false figure given to appease the fans.

Even when the summer transfer period closed last year, people were surprised to find that Helt not only did not invest, but also made more than 2 million from selling people, and the players who left the team except Raul were redundant members of the team, and the team was suddenly reduced a lot.

Although he didn't invest a penny, Schalke was lucky enough to pick two free players, one is the winger Benetta who previously played for Bayer Leverkusen, and the main defender of Borussia Mönchenchen Neustadt.

The great Raul is gone, and one needs to thank him for all that he has done for Schalke 04, who has been with Schalke 04 for two seasons and has a brilliant record, scoring 27 goals and providing eight assists in 61 league appearances, five goals and two assists in 12 Champions League appearances, four goals and one assist in seven Europa League appearances, and also helped Schalke 04 win the German Cup in 2010/2011.

Raul was the team's offensive hub, and after Raul's departure, he left a void because there was no one in the team who had Raul's extensive combat experience and delicate foot skills.

However, judging from the current situation this season, Holtby and Draxler in the team have the potential to replace Raul, Holtby has performed well in the first half of the season, and the forward midfield is also his favorite position, and he is very hopeful to be on this position.

In addition, the goalkeeper position is also a big issue at the moment, and after the injury of Neuer's rightful successor Fairman after the departure of Neuer last season, fans got to know the substitute Unesthal and he took advantage of the opportunity to step up.

Schalke 04 also signed veteran Hildebrand mid-season, who still holds the Bundesliga record for a clean sheet and brings international and European experience to the team.

After Raul's departure, the team's top scorer Huntelaar has not yet renewed his contract, his contract expires next summer, whether he can keep the Dutch hunter is crucial to the team, Schalke has offered the Dutch a high salary of 8 million, the attitude is very clear, that is, not to sell, now it depends on the Dutchman's own choice.

The 92-year-old Greek centre-back, despite his young age and a plateau red face, has excellent physical fitness, a calm personality and fierce defence, and he is the player with the highest steal success rate in the European Championships, with a success rate of 76.9%. Papadopoulos, whose contract has been extended until 2015, has repeatedly stated that he has enjoyed his time at Schalke 04 and that he will be a stalwart of the team's defence in the future.

In general, although Shackel 04 is also a budget-conscious team, in terms of strength, it definitely poses a big threat to Tottenham.

In this Champions League knockout match with Tottenham, if nothing else, the starting goalkeeper will be Hildebrand, who has rich European experience, and the main configuration of the central defender should be Papadopoulos plus Matip, living Hwedes, Cameroonian boy Matip has made 76 appearances for Schalke at the age of only 21, and Hivedes suffered some injuries last season, and his form last season was not ideal.

The head coach of Schalke 04 has also said: "The captain does not necessarily mean the starter. ”

Hevedes will need to work harder to get back into good form if he wants to keep his main position, and in the central defender position, Schalke 04 and the veteran Metzeld who is willing to be a green leaf, he is the best substitute.

Full-back is the team's biggest weakness, left-back Fuchs found his form in the second half of last season, and it was hoped that he could continue this fierce momentum into this season, but the fact is that he is gradually losing the trust of manager Magath, right-back Atsuto Uchida has been a starter this season, but his performances have been inconsistent, and perhaps Magath will regret that he gave up on Chinese player Hao Junmin prematurely.

In the midfield, Schalke can be called a lot of talent, the tough Jones has gradually changed the shortcomings of the past and become more and more encircled, the new signing Neustadt is also a good defensive midfielder, Draxler mainly played on the left side last season, the addition of Barnetta will strengthen the thickness of this road, and Xiaode is also likely to return to the middle to compete with Holtby for the forward position. Spaniard Jurado wasn't happy last season, but so far this season he has been doing very well, with Farfan also taking a spot.

The number one striker is undoubtedly Huntelaar, who will be the biggest threat to Tottenham's backline after a failed season at AC Milan before regaining his former sense of dominance in the Eredivisie and winning the Bundesliga Golden Boot with 29 goals last season.

As in the previous two seasons, the team will play a three-line operation in the new season, but after the start of the season, Schalke 04 did not show the stability of the three-line operation.

In the 2010/2011 season, Schalke 04 impressed in the cup competition, eventually lifting the German Cup and reaching the last four of the Champions League, but they only finished 14th in the league.

Schalke were in the title contenders last season and finished second in the tournament, but they were knocked out early in both the German Cup and the Europa League.

So it's hard to expect Schalke 04 to do well on multiple fronts, and the Bundesliga title may be a more realistic, meaningful and desirable goal, as the team has never won the Bundesliga title and it has been 55 years since they last won the German title.

But Magath's ambitions are obviously greater, he put all his bets on the Champions League, in order to cope with this game with Tottenham, Magath even sent all the substitutes in the Bundesliga before the Champions League knockout round, in order to concentrate on this crucial battle with Tottenham.

'Tottenham are a very strong opponent, they have the best players in the world, that's a fact that everyone agrees, there's nothing to avoid, the reason why I'm willing to say it is because I always think that no matter how good a player is, there is no way to change a game, and the same goes for Degan, he can do well on the pitch but he is only part of the game, he can't be the deciding factor, of course, I appreciate him, but in my team there is no place for him, I prefer team football. Instead of standing on the sidelines and watching the stars perform like a spectator! ”

Magath said this, obviously launching a psychological tactic, before the fatigue of Degan has sparked a big discussion in international football, and one of the voices is accusing Antienes, thinking that as a head coach, he can't control the players under him, which is really bad.

In this regard, Antienes immediately made a response, but the master of psychology is obviously more reserved: "Coach Magath's statement is very interesting, but his ideas do not represent everyone, standing on the sidelines of the field, enjoying the wonderful performances of his players, it is also a pleasure, but unfortunately, Coach Magath, maybe there will not be such an opportunity!" ”

You said that I'm a head coach and that's fine, you don't have this super player to appreciate, what are you dragging!

The two managers sarcastically played a very lively affair off the field, and when the two of them were almost arguing and had enough of their presence, it was the turn of the two teams to compete on the pitch.

"Schalke 04, of course I know that they, like Tottenham, have not won the league title for a long time, but in terms of this game, there is no suspense about victory, two legs are not necessary at all, one game, I can decide who will qualify for the semi-finals of this season's Champions League!"

said that I can't decide a game, so today Lao Tzu decided to show you and surprise your old hairy eyeballs!

Dry!