Chapter 120: Chaotic War
Away to promoted Southampton, Deegan could have found more reasons for this game, such as continuous fatigue, resulting in a serious lack of physical fitness of the team, but Deegan unexpectedly used the word surprise in an interview with reporters, okay! Accidentally! Maybe it was really an accident!
The full-time shot ratio was 18 to 3, including 18 shots from Tottenham, 10 of which hit the woodwork, but faced a crazy Calvin. Davies, Leng was unable to score a goal, while Southampton's three shots hit the woodwork only once, but it was a goal.
In this regard, Digan also seems to be full of helplessness, okay! It was an accident!
There were a couple of other Premier League games that ended at the same time, including the high-profile West Side derby, where Everton beat Liverpool 2-1 to take three points and move up to fourth in the table.
The score is not very big, but this score obviously does not fully reflect the twists and turns of this game, the grudge between these two teams is deeper than the hatred between Tottenham and Arsenal, every time the two teams meet on the field, it is basically Mars hitting the earth, this game is no exception, the first half of the two sides scored three goals in seven minutes, half time 2:1.
Liverpool, who was behind the score, was of course unwilling to lose to the city's rivals, launched a tidal attack in the second half, and finally in stoppage time in the second half, Suarez scored a goal, but before the Liverpool people were happy, they found that the linesman's flag was raised high, offside, and it can be seen clearly from the slow-motion replay, which is definitely a miscalculation, Liverpool originally had a chance to get a point, but in the end it became empty, Suarez was also shown a red card because of an argument with the referee.
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers looked furious after the referee's last-minute misjudgment: "I think everybody saw it was a good ball, Gerrard had a brilliant through ball, obviously he observed Suarez's good run, but a good ball was just snuffed out, all right! I know it's irreparable, but I just want some people to know how wrong they were, it was a good game and I'm very, very proud of the performance, Everton are a strong opponent, they started really well and we're still trying to develop our style of play, but I think we played well today. ”
Brendan Rodgers certainly has reason to be angry at the misjudgement, but he should obviously take a closer look at his team, and now that Liverpool have only scored 10 goals after nine games, it has to be said that the poor performance in attack is a big reason why Liverpool, who are aiming for a revival, are now only at the bottom of the Premier League table.
Carol and Kuyt left one after another, Borini was exempted from the battle due to injury, even though "Bucktooth Su" has outstanding ability, but he is also difficult to support alone, not to mention that he became famous because of fake falls, so he has now become a thorn in the side of the referee.
It can be said that there is no one who can save Liverpool at the moment than a scorer with strong enough scoring ability, and the Reds' gun-hunting operation is also imperative, and this time they are not aiming at anyone else, it is the former Chelsea "monster" Drogba who shined in the Champions League last season and is now living in Shanghai!
According to media reports, with the end of the Chinese Super League, Drogba, who now plays for Shanghai Shenhua, will return to England next week, and in order to prepare for the Africa Cup of Nations in January next year, the flag bearer of the Ivory Coast team is also very keen to join a Premier League team to participate in training and matches to ensure his fitness for the Africa Cup of Nations.
And Liverpool is also facing fierce competition, after all, despite coming to the Chinese Super League to pan for gold, "Warcraft" has also proved with its own actions that it is definitely not old. Even in the low-level Chinese Super League, the state of Warcraft is still eye-catching, and it is precisely because of this that the major giants of the European continent are actually still thinking about this powerful goalscorer.
Reigning Serie A champions Juventus, who had just been beaten by Tottenham in the Champions League group stage, are also trying to make contact with Drogba, and although the news has since faded, Drogba's former club Chelsea have lost faith in the in-form Torres and are ready to follow the example of Arsenal's brief loan move on Thierry Henry last season and bring Drogba back to Stamford Bridge on loan.
With Drogba's high salary, combined with rivals, it is clear that Liverpool will have a hard time bringing Drogba back to the Premier League, and their gun hunt will continue.
Tottenham lost this round, and their old rivals Arsenal also lost 0-2 at home to underdogs Royal Garden Rangers, swallowing the bitter fruit of their second defeat of the week after losing to Schalke 04 in the Champions League.
As with Schalke 04 in midweek, the defeat was not due to the quality of the opponent's performance, but to the Gunners' own poor performances, including that of Brazilian left-back Santos. It was the last straw that crushed Arsenal.
Santos has been completely relegated to England full-back Roberto Gibbs this season, and until Gibbs was injured, he could only play in games such as the Carabao Cup. After Gibbs' injury, although the Brazilian's performance was decent, he could not completely replace Gibbs's performance in either attack or defense. In this game, Royal Garden Rangers took advantage of Santos's slow speed and poor physical fitness to use the strong attack on the right side to blow up the Brazilian left-back.
How would you rate Santos' performance in this game?
Suffice it to describe a shot with one: in the first half, Santos also tried to attack against attack, using his own attack on the left to suppress the sharp attack on the right side of the Royal Garden Rangers to eliminate the threat of the opponent, and this tactic did have some results, at least in the first half, Santos's defense did not have much problem.
But as the game progressed, Santos's stamina declined, and he became a complete back-to-back for the Royal Garden Rangers attacking on the right. Landscape.
In the 43rd minute, Royal Garden Rangers midfielder Park Ji-sung sent a ball over the top and directly found Wright Jr., who was ambushed behind Santos, who burst into the penalty area and passed Zamora.
Trailing Arsenal were clearly not willing to concede three points at home, with Arsene Wenger then replacing Podolski with Arshavin, who had been in excellent form at this tournament, and Nabry sending a signal for Jenkinson.
But Santos's nightmarish performance made the Gunners' wishes immediately frustrated, in the 86th minute, the Royal Garden Rangers counterattacked, and Park Ji-sung took the ball to a fast rush, just when he was about to split the ball, Santos was just on the passing line, and he could complete a perfect interception, but Santos made a miraculous foot with garlic, leaked the ball to Wright, who was inserted at high speed on the right side, allowing the latter to complete a beautiful horizontal pass, helping Zamora score twice, completing the fatal blow to Arsenal.
After the game, the media gave Santos a game-low 4 points, the lowest score in the defensive four, and Wright Jr., who was opposite him, scored the highest score of 8 points, and Santos was almost blown up by Wright Jr. for 90 minutes.
Previously, it was reported that Santos, who could not play the main team, wanted to seek to leave the team to join the Turkish league, but the player himself then said that he refused these invitations and was willing to stay in the team to compete with Gibbs for the position of the main left-back, but judging from the performance of this game, the former Brazilian left-back really deserves to be cleaned, and when Gibbs returns from injury, if Santos continues not to leave, he will only be left on the bench, and it must be the bench.
Of course, Santos is only one person after all, no matter how bad he is, he can't change the balance of a game, and Arsenal's overall slump is the real reason why they lost to the underdogs of Royal Garden Rangers at home.
If the Champions League defeat away to Schalke 04 can be called an "accident", then Arsenal will no longer find any excuse for this home defeat in the league.
In the whole game, Arsenal barely played a good ball for a few minutes, and there were no chances in the whole game, and Arsenal, which has always been known for its sharp attack, only had a pitiful five shots on goal in the whole game, and only one shot on target, but it was a pity that Podolski's weak shot could not threaten the goal of the Royal Garden Rangers at all.
Before the start of this game, Gunners fans may have thought that Arsenal could quickly adjust from the shadow of the Champions League loss to Schalke 04, but the final result was indeed lost, and the loss became worse, from away to home, from losing one goal to losing two goals, Arsenal obviously is not losing in the number of games, not losing in the on-the-spot performance, it is not good strength at all.
Regardless of whether this argument is true or not, Arsenal should indeed reflect on their recent performances, with Arsene Wenger blaming the FIFA virus for the defeat after the game: "I don't know why, I think the players are very tired, before the international break we were very good, but since the international break the performance has plummeted, I don't know if it's because of the rush during the international break, but the players are really tired. ”
I have to admit that the impact of the international break is indeed a factor, many big players have been rushing non-stop in a row, and it is basically a double game every week, as evidenced by Tottenham's loss to promoted Southampton in this round of the league.
But Arsenal also has its own problems, counting this game, Arsenal except for the first round of the league 0:0 draw with the weak Sunderland, the rest of the games have conceded goals.
If Arsenal continue to show off their steel defence at this time, the team will face a worse situation if they don't wake up.
What is even more disappointing for Arsenal fans is that the current Gunners are not even as good as the "bloody Arsenal" team that set a Premier League record at the end of last season.
This is not to say that Vermaelen lacks leadership temperament compared to Van Persie, but in fact, this person who carries the flag must not only have temperament, but also the strength to stand out from the crowd, looking at Arsenal today, no player can reach Van Persie's popularity and star level.
The team lacks a superstar who can make the final difference at key moments, which is what Arsenal lack most this season compared to last season's Arsenal.
In the face of fans' expectations, the Gunners only came up with such a poor performance, which is really a bit unreasonable.
Arsene Wenger doesn't seem to have any intention of changing, no one knows what he's waiting for? Arsenal, who have not won a title for seven years, clearly cannot afford to wait any longer.
One of the highlights of this round is Chelsea's home challenge to Manchester United the next day, which has just undergone a change of manager and ushered in such a major event on the doorstep, which is also a big test for the new manager Benitez.
In the gorgeous and colorful England, there is a touch of red that is uniquely magical, flashing with the fire of honor, the light of nobility, and a touch of blue that makes the world crazy, interpreting iron and fortitude, interpreting faith and explosion.
Every encounter between these two colors has created a legendary and ups and downs in the red and blue history of the Premier League, and the red Manchester United and the blue Chelsea are also destined to become eternal rivals.
Historically, Galeries Lafayette's Manchester United have beaten Rafayette Benitez's Chelsea in terms of overall results, but it's also true that the Reds have never beaten the Blues at Stamford Bridge in the past decade, so Benitez, despite being a newcomer, is fully prepared to wrestle with Alex Ferguson.
In terms of style of play, Fernandes's Manchester United represents the traditional English style of play, while Rafael Benitez's Chelsea are the best in the Premier League.
Chelsea this season has a new look compared to the old Blues of the past, led by Eden Hazard, Oscar and Mata, the Blues have abandoned the iron long ball rush of the past, betting on the rough play of a strong centre-forward, starting with a shy "little fresh", and then gradually approaching the beautiful technical flow.
But apparently the Blues' technical flow of play is not yet formed, Di Matteo's dismissal is proof that now the Italians are gone, the Spaniards are coming, and the more skillful Spaniards and the current Chelsea team can be described as a match made in heaven, as soon as Benitez took over the Blues, he has a group of delicate midfielders like Mata, Oscar, and Hazard, and it will not be wrong to implement the ground advance flow style of play at least in the general direction.
There is a famous saying in football that whoever wins the midfield wins the world, and if the Blues can control the midfield hub, then the passive side is naturally Alex Ferguson's Manchester United.
The Blues' attacking power in midfield this season is not as good as the Red Devils, but they are also among the best in the Premier League, and most importantly, the Blues are no longer dependent on a single scoring point, but are all over the front, middle and back, including Ashley. The likes of Kerr, Branislav Ivanovic and Cahill have all become good goalscorers, and the newcomer Benitez doesn't have to worry about running out of cards, and the only thing he lacks may be the old spiciness, like Alex Ferguson.
In the face of Benitez, the old and spicy lord must have a good idea, Foster has been in the Premier League for more than 20 years, seen all the worldly mediocrities, laughed all over the world's heroes, played all over Europe, and played with the young Boas last season, the Red Devils of the lord almost broke the Stamford Bridge winless curse for nearly ten years, the kind of person who dared to fall behind three goals at Stamford Bridge, and then chased three goals in a row to equalize the score, and only he Ferguson had such a bad spirit.
Manchester United's hottest this season is naturally their striker, "Vanney" combination Gavelbeck plus super god Hernandez, which has made the Red Devils' attacking power rise sharply, but this cannot hide the "tofu dregs" of their defense.
In the previous duel with Tottenham, the Red Devils' defense made the Red Devils suffer, and behind several bloody reversals, there was always a miserable defensive line, and Ferguson's occasionally improvised backline unwittingly became a shackle that dragged its legs, and to Stamford Bridge, the Red Devils' defensive line was tested by blue again.
On paper, the Reds have the more firepower up front, but the midfield is slightly inferior, the scoring ability is almost equal between the two sides, and the Blues are slightly higher at the back.
This is the most eye-catching game of the Premier League so far this season, and even the topic of Deegan can't steal the limelight of this game, which also adds a hot charm to the red-blue duel that meets in a narrow way, whether it is the Blues who lead the attacking group in midfield such as Mata, Oscar, Hazard, Torres and so on to have the last laugh, or the Red Devils who lead the strongest striker combination in the Premier League with Rooney and Van Persie take the victory?
Is it Chelsea's new technical stream of play that is getting sharper, or is Manchester United's traditional Red Devils style more old-fashioned?
Can the Reds, who have failed to win at Stamford Bridge in a decade, break the curse?
Will the newcomer be able to hold off a spicy Ferguson and defend Stamford Bridge for a decade?
Everything will be revealed at Stamford Bridge.
As a newcomer to the Blues, Benitez also attaches great importance to this game, as a Spaniard, after Benitez took office, he naturally favored his compatriot Torres, and this game was also entrusted with a heavy responsibility, last season's game with Manchester United, Torres scored at Old Trafford, this game, the Spaniard hopes to bring the goal to Stamford Bridge.
At the beginning of the season, Torres performed very well, and even made people feel that he could be the successor of the monster Drogba and become the fulcrum of Chelsea's forward line, but the previous game with Tottenham completely exposed Torres's weaknesses and provided many teams with ways to deal with Torres.
In this game, Torres said in an interview before the game that he hoped to regain his form in this game, but the final result was that before he could score, the referee couldn't hold back, two yellows turned into one red, and the Holy Child went off the field early.
Torres was very positive from the start, receiving Branislav Ivanovic's through ball from the right flank at the start of the game, breaking through Patrice Evra's defence and diving hard, his cross fell to the penalty spot, and Oscar chested the ball before being cleared by the United centre-back.
A few minutes later, Torres burst into the box on his own, but the last step went wide.
Towards the end of the first half, Mikel picked up a pass in the middle, and Torres on the front line leaned on Evans and turned to volley in the penalty area.
Subsequently, Torres's performance was even more eye-catching, however, this was the beginning of the unfortunate beginning, at the beginning of the second half, Torres received the ball on the right side and went straight to the stop, and the follow-up Mata faced Manchester United goalkeeper Frei with a left-footed stab, which was blocked by the French goalkeeper, and the ball was destroyed out of the penalty area, Torres on the periphery raised one foot high and kicked Vidic's abdomen in order to compete for the ball, also summoned a yellow card for the Spaniard.
However, the yellow card apparently did not calm Torres' manic brain, and just ten minutes later, Torres broke through the middle and faced Evans' defence, Torres opted to pass through the crotch, but just as the Spaniard was about to break through, Torres fell to the ground.
At this time, the referee blew the whistle, but to everyone's surprise, the referee ignored Torres, who applied for a penalty, but thought that Torres faked a fall, showed him a second yellow card, and the performance of the Spanish Holy Child in this red and blue battle came to an abrupt end.
Judging from the slow motion, this yellow card Torres was really wronged, and it is clear that at the moment of Torres' breakthrough, Evans flexed his leg, and it was this leg flex that made him make contact with Torres, and Torres fell to the ground.
Speaking after the game, Chelsea manager Rafael Benitez expressed his anger at the referee's decision: 'Everybody saw it, it's clear that Torres' second yellow card was wrong, we were violated, it was Evans who deserved the yellow card, the game was decided in such a way by the referee, it's a shame!' Whatever Ferguson says, that ball should have been blown for us, Fernando got the ball through Evans' crotch, he was kicked to the shin and then went to the ground, obviously, it was a misjudge, and without this misjudgment it would have been difficult to say. ”
The red-blue clash became a hot spot because of Fernando Torres' red card, with all the elements that could be the talk of the town, including five goals, red cards, controversial penalties and some less noticeable details that made the game even more explosive.
After Torres received the red card, the two managers clashed, with Ferguson and Benitez both standing close to each other on the touchline, and the two apparently disagreed on the decision and even had a heated argument.
The addition of the assistant coaches of the two teams added fuel to the fire of the coach conflict, two coaches from Chelsea came over, one of them pointed at Ferguson with his finger, and also pointed in the direction of the passage, as if to warn the lord to be sent off if he continued to quarrel, and the other coach came to block Ferguson with his arm, and the expression on his face was obviously a little dissatisfied with the lord, and finally under the block of the fourth referee, the conflict between the two coaches did not escalate.
After the game, Ferguson and Benitez remained seriously divided, commenting on Torres's red card, the lord said that "he could have not fallen, it was his fault for faking the fall", and Benitez shot back, saying "Listen, whatever he says, it's a foul on our players!" ”
The clash between the two coaches off the field was full of gunpowder, and there were naturally explosive points on the field. There were also sparks between Luis, Van Persie's two goals, both of which humiliated Luiz, the first goal was an own goal by the Brazilian, and the second ball crossed through Luiz's legs, and after that, the two began to fight.
In the second half, the two pushed each other during a marking, and the camera showed Van Persie and Luiz talking something to each other, which was clearly not a good thing to say from their expressions, and shortly after, the two both fell to the ground in a dueling and slow motion showed that Van Persie's elbow hit Luiz's face, and the Brazilian suffered again.
Luiz clearly wanted to 'get back' and was awarded a foul when he stretched out his arms to push Van Persie down on the touchline, and it was clear from the game that the Dutch had the upper hand in the one-on-one dut, with the Brazilian centre-back surely hoping to regain some face in the next game.
After scoring the winning goal, Manchester United striker Hernandez ran away to celebrate, perhaps too excited, he rushed to the Chelsea fan stands, making a gesture of playing umbrellas, this provocative action in Italy, also angered the Blues fans in England, and suddenly a burst of words starting with F and S sprayed wildly towards Hernandez, many Chelsea fans also threw coins and other miscellaneous objects at the little peas, and the scene was chaotic for a while.
With the hype personality of the English media reporter, this game may become an important topic of conversation after dinner for a long time to come.
The giants of English football have also commented on the game, and Degan, as a news figure, is naturally harassed by opponents.
'Does the Manchester United vs Chelsea match have anything to do with me?' Facing the reporters who surrounded him, Deegan couldn't help but ask, "Which of them won and who lost the game, and we have nothing to do with it, I don't know what you want to know, Torres's red card?" Or is Hernandez's goal suspected of being offside? What does that have to do with me, why should I care about other people's affairs? ”
The reporters were dumbfounded by Degan's questions one by one, and they really didn't know how to answer, although Degan's answer was difficult to satisfy them, but ~~~~~~ seemed to be ~~~~~~~~~ Chelsea and Manchester United fought to the death, and Deegan really had nothing to do with it.
"If I care about other people's time, I might as well care about Tottenham's next games!"
A reporter's eyes suddenly lit up and he hurriedly asked, "Mr. Wright!" Will you be involved in Tottenham's next matches? ”
Deegan turned to look at the reporter: "Do you think I'll tell you about the team's arrangement?" ”