Chapter 119: It Was Just an Accident
Leaving Torino with a win, Tottenham are then back in England to prepare for a league game against Southampton, even if away from home, but against a promoted side, and a win seems to be no problem at all.
Some media even said before the game that this game was a complete pass for Tottenham, and Southampton was completely incapable of causing any trouble for Tottenham.
Southampton manager Adkins is obviously very unhappy: "We are promoted and Tottenham are indeed a very strong opponent, but that doesn't mean that we will bow our heads and admit defeat at home before the game starts, and we have a chance in this game!" ”
Adkins' confidence is not without reason, Southampton are promoted but there are also a number of outstanding players in the squad, including Lallana, who can play all positions in midfield, has excellent ball control skills and passing ability, and is the commander of the team's attacking organization.
And the old goalkeeper Calvin. Davies, despite his age, has played for many teams for many years, has always played steadily, and last season he helped the team to be promoted to the Premier League with an outstanding performance.
Fox, a good winger, is also very good, as well as the absolute core of the team's backline, Fonte, calm and calm, outstanding frontal defensive ability, former Glasgow Rangers captain Stephen Brown. Davis is experienced, the team's captain Hammond is also a balanced midfielder, fierce in defense, aggressive in attack, is the team's iron-blooded leader, all-round midfielder Koke, with excellent performance in recent years, also selected for the British Olympic team, participated in the London Olympics, midfielder perpetual motion Chaplo has outstanding running ability and interception ability, plays a key role in the team's midfield offensive and defensive balance, tall young forward Rodriguez, scoring ability is also very outstanding.
These outstanding players are the source of Adkins' confidence, of course, Adkins's words also made him, attracting a lot of ridicule, after all, Tottenham has just won Manchester United one after another, Chelsea and Serie A giants Juventus, against a small Southampton is not handy.
But it was only on the pitch that it was discovered that Adkins' confidence was not unreasonable, and just seven minutes into the game, Southampton had a wide attack, Fox crossed, and Rodriguez headed past Friedel.
1:0!
Tottenham Hotspur was unexpectedly behind, and no one expected this situation before the game began.
However, more people believe that this is just an accident, with strong attacking ability, especially since Deegan has fully integrated into the team, adapted to the rhythm of the Premier League, equalised, and even overtaken, it is only a matter of time.
In the next game, Tottenham also launched a crazy counterattack and got good chances to score one after another, but whether it was Degan's long drive, Bale's wide cut inside shot, or Sigurdsson's sudden cold arrow, they all met a strong opponent today.
Calvin. Davis!
The career of the old goalkeeper is nothing outstanding, but today he is like a god possessed, becoming the master of the field, high and low, and constantly defusing Tottenham's attack.
A player, in his career, will always have one or two games or two to play world-class form, and obviously, Calvi is the best player. Davies was destined to go crazy today, and Tottenham crashed headlong into his arms.
At the end of the first half, the score was still 1-0, and at half-time, Antienes couldn't wait to make personnel changes, and Defoe came on to replace Sigurdsson.
Up front, with more Defoe's speed, Tottenham's attack has become more aggressive, while Southampton's side has strengthened their confidence to maintain the advantage of this one goal.
The game almost became Tottenham's half-time offensive drill, but no matter how fierce the offensive was, it was in vain to knock on the opponent's goal, time kept passing, and the patience of the Tottenham players was also wearing out little by little.
Opportunities, Tottenham really have a lot of sincerity, but they can't grasp it, and Degan's several attacks have also been scored by Calvin. Davies refused, the game went on until the 85th minute, Tottenham made a comeback, Bale's wing attack, facing his old club, although his performance today was very positive, but due to continuous fighting, his physical fitness inevitably had some problems, but this attack, Bale grasped the timing very well, a precise side cross.
Digan pressed Fantawild and jumped high to hit the goal with a powerful header near the penalty spot, and in order to ensure that he could score, Digan also deliberately played an angle.
But even so, in the face of Calvin, who is destined to become a god in a war today. Davis, Degan's efforts still haven't paid off, only to see Calvin. Davis jumped high, and Degan's powerful and awkward header was directly caught in his hand.
Who the hell is this!? 、
Did Buffon or Cech get a facelift?
Deegan looked at Calvin. Davis felt speechless, he couldn't say that his luck was too bad, he could only say that the old guy in front of him, who was unknown and didn't know where to jump out, was really going against the sky.
"It's Calvin again. Davies, it is hard to believe that it will be this veteran goalkeeper, Calvin Hotspur, who is holding Tottenham back in this game. Davies has been in his career for more than ten years, but there is no doubt that this game is the best game of his career so far, and with his own efforts, Tottenham's powerful attack group is all dumb! ”
Looking at the game time, there are less than five minutes left, even if you add stoppage time, it won't be long, and even Degan, who means to give up, has to admit at this time that Calvin is crossing the door of Southampton. Davis is such a big mountain, it is simply too difficult to climb over it.
There is still time, Tottenham's attack is also continuing, Antienes on the sidelines looks anxious, no way, when the team is behind, he also feels that the equalizer is just a matter of time, there is nothing to worry about, as long as you are patient, victory is a matter of time.
But the time of the game passed minute by minute, and the game was about to end, but the score was still 0:1.
The cheers of the Southampton fans in attendance have not stopped since the start of the game, and they probably didn't expect their team to push Tottenham to this point, and they were all excited.
We're going to take out Tottenham!
Although in the history of the two teams, Southampton's victory is not new, but now the status of the two teams in world football is no longer the same, Tottenham Hotspur has become a powerful force to be reckoned with in the Premier League after recent years, even in Europe, has repeatedly achieved good results, and Southampton? Although I don't want to admit it, the decline is an indisputable fact.
But now, Southampton has forced Tottenham so badly on the pitch, which is completely beyond everyone's expectations.
"Come on! Come on! ”
"Give those Londoners a look!"
The score is behind and the inability to score the opponent's goal for a long time, which makes Tottenham's players more and more impatient. In front of Davis, there is no way to have the effect of killing with one blow.
Beep ~~~~~~~ beep ~~~~~~~ beep ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Two short and one long!
The referee's whistle blew, the stands at St Mary's Stadium thundered with joy and the Southampton fans celebrated as if they had won the championship.
The Tottenham players on the pitch were all stunned and starless, in fact, it was not only them, but also those reporters and neutral fans, who couldn't understand why Tottenham lost.
"We played a great game, we let the whole world know, even though we are promoted, but we have the right and the ability to defend our dignity, I want to thank my players, every single one of them is the best, I told them before the game, the more people look down on us, the more we have to look up to ourselves, a player's fame is big or small, this is not up to them, only the real strength is their own, they can beat any opponent, I think today they proved themselves.'
Adkins was a little too excited in his post-match press conference, maybe he didn't expect his team to win, but it happened.
In comparison, Antienes was really disappointed: "I want to congratulate my opponents, Coach Adkins, they did a great job today, and I also want to thank my players, they have done their best, they have been so tired lately, club games, national team games, they have to spend almost every day on the plane, such a schedule is too difficult for us, but fortunately this is just a league game, we will adjust as soon as possible, so there is no need to worry too much!" ”
As the captain and core of Tottenham, Degan was naturally asked about the game: "I was a little disappointed, but it can't be helped, we met a strong opponent today, especially Calvin. Davis, his play was unbelievable and I should congratulate him, he did a great game and as to why he lost, I think all I can say is that it was an accident! ”
"Mr. Wright! Do you think the loss was just an accident? ”
Deegan knew what the reporter meant, but he replied calmly: "Yes! Accidentally, we could have scored, but ~~~~ forget it! It was just an accident! ”
There is a sentence that Deegan didn't say, who would have imagined that an old goalkeeper who was inconspicuous before would suddenly go crazy in this game.
The reason why Digan didn't say it was because he didn't want to be too hypocritical and make excuses for losing, which was not his character.