Chapter 404: Tottenham
Three days later, Everton welcomed Tottenham Hotspur, their second opponent of the new season and the first real rival.
Tottenham are not a top team in the Premier League, but no one dares to say that Tottenham are not a strong team.
This season, Tottenham, under Dutchman Martin Jol, are of course aiming to finish in the top four and qualify for next season's Champions League.
Tottenham definitely has such strength, their attacking lineup is very good, Robbie Keane, Darren Bent, Berbatov, are all European quasi-first-class forwards, and their scoring ability is very good.
Moyes also came to White Hart Lane in a relatively low-key manner, saying that it was enough to show the outside world.
Martin Joel said that the "Toffees" will not be easy to deal with, but the good thing is that they are playing at home and Tottenham will do their best to win this game.
The game is played on Tuesday at 8 p.m. local time.
Premier League broadcasters attach great importance to the fans, and as for the requirements of the players, they are secondary, which is why the Premier League can be the first in the world in terms of commercialization.
In this game, Moyes directly sent Tang Zhenglong to partner Yakubu, and Cahill moved to the side.
Martin Joel's side sent Robbie Keane, Darren Bent, Berbatov and Diefo.
David Moyes was dumbfounded when he saw the starting line-up.
"Four strikers starting? What kind of plane? ”
However, looking at the position in the game, Defoe and Keane are on the wing, so it is still a 442 formation.
But even so, Martin Jol's arrogance in wanting to swallow Everton in one bite is clear.
As soon as the game began, a big black man approached, French defender Cabourg, who had just moved to Tottenham from Auxerre in the summer.
French football is rich in this kind of tough black defender, with Thuram in front and Varane in the back.
A man like Cabur is certainly not a top player in France, and it is a bit difficult to be selected for the national team, but at Tottenham, it is a strong tower at the back.
Kabourg's English is so-so.
"I heard you scored three goals in the last game?"
Tang Zhenglong turned his head and almost blurted out a sentence of "big black".
"What?"
"Wigan Athletic is really weak, you don't even think about a shot in this game."
"Does it have anything to do with shooting and scoring goals? Even if I didn't have a single shot, I still scored. ”
Cabur was dumbfounded.
How do you score without shooting?
He knew that Tang Zhenglong might be lying to him, but he was very curious.
"How can you score without shooting?"
"Maybe, you can play own goals."
……
Kabul was dying.
"Why am I playing an own goal?"
"I know magic? Has Harry Potter seen it? ”
"That's fake."
On the sidelines of the pitch, Moyes looked stupid, Tang Zhenglong said that he likes to chat with the opposing defenders, I thought it was a joke, but I didn't expect it to be true.
"That bastard, I should have put him on the side, you see what he's doing now."
Alan Erwin laughed: "Didn't you say that as long as you can score, you can lie down and play? ”
……
Moyes puffed out.
"Can you see this?"
"Why doesn't he have a cup of coffee anymore."
"Is there coffee?"
Moyes and Alan turned their heads, and Tang Zhenglong was looking for a drink from the bench.
Moyes was crying, he really wanted coffee!
"David, people with skills have strange personalities, such as Maradona, Romario, Garrincha."
"By the way, and Rooney."
"You mean he'll be photographed too?"
"I didn't say that."
All right!
Moyes could only console himself, "It's good to score." ”
Just like Rooney, although he was photographed with tricks, Lu Xiaopang is still a treasure in England.
With 15 minutes to go, Everton's line-up was flattened, Tottenham's attack was fierce, but the Toffees' midfield was sticky enough.
Neville, Caster, and Jagielka's defensive lineup is like an impregnable wall, especially Neville, when he has the ball, Tottenham basically can't grab it.
That's when Arteta came running.
He looked at Tottenham defender Kabourg, then at Tang Zhenglong, and pouted, meaning to take a step to speak.
"It's okay, he doesn't understand."
"You don't understand, I started learning English a year ago."
Tang Zhenglong smiled: "It's okay, let him listen, I don't believe he can prevent me." ”
Kabool blew up.
Just you?
Why look down on me!!
Cabool felt that even Drogba was not qualified to look down on him, let alone Tang Zhenglong.
Arteta Khan.
"What kind of passing do you need?"
"Passing to the baseline, I'm good at scoring goals from zero angles."
Burst.
At this moment, Arteta and Kabul seem to belong to the same country, and they are unanimous in their hearts, "You just blow it!" ”
However, Arteta is a very traditional midfielder, and he does what kind of ball the striker needs, he does it as best he can, which is the characteristic of Spanish players.
"Okay, I'll pass it to the bottom line."
Tottenham goalkeeper is England international Robinson.
He wondered what Caboul was talking to his opponent.
"What are you talking about?"
"The guy said he could hit the ball in from zero angles."
"There are more bragging people, don't care! Hold on to him. ”
"OK, Boss."
Soon, Mikel Arteta picked up the ball and the Everton midfielder quickly cut in and it felt like they were going to counter-attack.
Tottenham have also retreated, and they are not yet arrogant enough to allow Everton to counter-attack at will.
Arteta had a couple of good passing lanes, but he only wanted to play the ball to Tang, probably because it was a wonderful feeling in the last game.
You must know that Tang Zhenglong's goals are all counted as his assists, and everyone likes to do good things.
Arteta rushes to the bottom line and makes a long pass.
"Don, I hope you're not bragging."
As soon as the Tottenham players saw that the ball did not need to be chased, it must be out of the bottom line.
Cabur hesitated.
What if Tang Zhenglong didn't brag?
At that moment, Robinson pointed to the middle.
"Defend the middle."
Robinson estimated that Tang Zhenglong was 100 per cent crosses, and it was impossible to shoot from this angle.
Tang Zhenglong caught the ball and kicked it on the ball.
Robinson was stunned for a second before he realized that the ball was flying towards the goal.
"It's a real shot."
Robinson clamped his legs, but it was too late, and the ball passed between his legs.
The fans of White Hart Lane were stunned, because of the angle, many people still don't know what happened?
"The goal went in?"
"How is it possible, this is a zero angle."
Slow down several times.
"The ball went through Robinson's crotch."
"All I can say is that it was magical, a zero-angle goal."
Arteta rushed up, "Don, you really did it, you're on the right side of the box like you're magical. ”
This was heard by Caboul.
"Could it be that Harry Potter is real?"
Martin Jol's face flushed, he blamed the players for being careless, as long as the ball didn't go out of bounds, how could he not chase it!
For the Dutch, who advocate all-out attack, this defense is not up to standard.