Chapter 161: Prove Yourself
After playing the FA Cup knockout game against Leeds United, they returned to White Hart Lane at home, and Tottenham had to face Newcastle United again.
Degan's first opponent in the Premier League was Newcastle United, at that time, Degan played very badly because he was not adapted to the rhythm and style of the Premier League, and it was precisely because of that game that the media was full of doubts about him, and this game can also be said to be Degan's righteous battle.
Where you fall, you get up.
"Newcastle was the first opponent I faced in the Premier League, that game, my performance, I haven't forgotten until now, I can only say that it was bad, now I'm going to prove myself again on the pitch!" These are the words of Deegan in an interview with reporters before the start of the match.
Also in the pre-match press conference, Antienes also said in response to reporters' questions: "I know Rode's thoughts, I always knew it, so when he said to me 'I have to play', this time, I didn't stop him, I know that he has played many games in a row, even the team doctor told me to keep an eye on Rode's fitness, but I still did not refuse his offer, I know that he wants to prove himself, he is the strongest against any opponent." ”
From the start of the game, Newcastle United, who were playing away, put on a defensive posture from the start, with all but two strikers in front of them retreating to central midfield.
Tottenham Hotspur, on the other hand, tried their best to launch an onslaught from the beginning, and Degan's performance was extraordinarily positive, but the more positive, the more desperate, the more he wanted to prove himself with goals, and the further away the goal was from him.
Deegan can feel that when he was running, his legs were strong in the past, and today he still thinks of some balls that are not obedient to the call, and it was easy to chase in the past, but today he can't catch up, even when he is doing some technical movements, he seems a little reluctant.
Degan can feel it, Antienes on the sidelines can naturally see that the physical problem has really exploded, in recent times, Degan has played almost all the games of Tottenham Hotspur except for the last FA Cup game with Leeds United, even if the physical strength is as strong as Degan, when it comes to the most famous devil's schedule in the Premier League season, it is a little unbearable.
Fifteen minutes into the game, Antienes regretted that he should not have indulged Degan's willfulness and stubbornness, and that he should have allowed Degan plenty of rest.
Antienes couldn't even understand why Degan had a hot head and agreed when he proposed to him to participate in all the games he could.
In this game, Newcastle United deliberately arranged for Coloccini to mark the whole game against Degan, not giving him a little room to move freely at all, Degan wants to receive the ball, he has to pay more running, but in this way, it can only make his physical consumption more and faster.
Degan was genuinely depressed, he originally wanted to prove himself in this match, but it turned out to give Colocini a chance to play.
After Degan's rebirth, the first opponent he met was Coloccini, who was in a team practice match of the Milan youth team, when Coloccini, who came to the youth team to develop the state, competed with Degan, although in that game, Degan did not score, but he played Colocini hard.
But the retribution is not happy, and now the two meet again in the Premier League, the first meeting between the two people, Degan's performance in the whole game is as stinky as poop, at that time, Antienes can still help Degan make excuses, say something that has not adapted to the rhythm of the Premier League.
But now?
Of course, perhaps after the match, Antienes will still be able to make excuses for Degan and talk about his fitness problems.
But Deegan didn't want that, he wasn't one to make excuses, for him, there were only two kinds of games, losing was losing, winning was winning, and there was no other result.
No matter how nice the excuse is, it's all nonsense!
Deegan definitely wants to win, and since he wants to win, then he can decorate himself with goals.
In the thirty-seventh minute of the first half, Digan and Colocini once again faced each other, the moment Digan received the ball, Colocini was already in place, standing less than two meters behind him, and Thornton was also moving towards his position, ready to make up for it at any time.
At this time, Degan's smartest thing to do should be to split the ball in either direction on either side of the road, and then rush to the penalty area to prepare to receive and grab points.
But at this time, Degan's bullish temper also came up, and the previous times, he couldn't break through Koloccini, and this time, he still planned to continue not to calm down.
"Degan received the ball and turned around, he didn't choose to pass the ball, but rushed towards Coloccini, it seems that Degan was angered by Coloccini's previous successful defenses, such an uncalm behavior, is simply fatal!"
Is it fatal?
That's deadly!
Coloccini has been stuck in advance at the moment, for Degan, he also has some ideas, when the two were still in AC Milan, he was cultivated by the team as Nesta's successor, Degan is nothing, just a partner for Kaka to join AC Milan, is just a means for the club to win over Kaka.
But after so many years, the life experiences of the two have changed so much, Degan has become the world football king, and he was once regarded as Nesta's successor?
After experiencing AC Milan and Deportivo La Coruna, he can only play for Newcastle United, a mid-table team in the Premier League, so when he played Deegan for the first time this season, he had the idea of teaching Deegan a lesson, the first time he succeeded, this time, when the game was going on to this time, he was also successful, then the next thing is to finish the game with Degan.
Sometimes, when people have too many ideas, it is difficult to maintain absolute concentration, and when Digan saw Koloccini's eyes, he knew that this guy must be thinking crankily, and it would be a pity not to seize this opportunity.
Flipping the ball sideways, Digan did not choose to break through, but after shaking off the gap, he shot directly from a distance, since he ran, some couldn't run, but the strength was still there, and the accuracy was still there.
Degan's shot, Kolocini didn't expect, Newcastle's entire defense line did not expect, when the football whistled and flew in front of the goal, Newcastle goalkeeper Krul did not even make a save, could only watch the football fly into the goal.
1:0!