Chapter 18: A Big Win Over Manchester United!
Tens of thousands of Manchester United fans in the stands at Old Trafford still didn't give up, singing the team anthem and cheering on the team.
Benjamin heard the singing above his head and was immediately amused.
Because the home supporters' current chorus of "Glory to Manchester United" and Tottenham's anthem "Glory to Tottenham" are almost identical melodies.
Of course, there is no plagiarism between the two teams, and the song itself is adapted from the famous American song "Battle Song of the Republic".
Historically, Tottenham first used it as the team song, and later Manchester United changed the lyrics to become their team song.
There are other anthems for both teams, but at this moment, the United fans are singing it, and maybe a little extra thought.
The home team players on the pitch were inspired and their fighting spirit burned again.
Maybe they're still thinking of scoring two goals in a row to equalize the score?
But it often backfired, and Manchester United's attack still did not improve in the slightest after the start of the second half.
On the contrary, Tottenham's counter-attacks were very threatening.
As he spoke, Danny Ross fired a long-range shot wide of the net from the left, leaving De Gea in a cold sweat.
David Moyes finally couldn't wait, and in the 61st minute of the game, United made two substitutions in a row.
Little Pea Hernandez and Shinji Kagawa came off the bench to replace Carrick and Smalling.
The replacement of defenders with strikers is undoubtedly a signal to strengthen the attack.
Benjamin smiled, this was the time he was waiting for.
His side responded, with Townsend coming on for Lamela and Bentaleb for Dembele.
It looked as if the Tottenham boss had only replaced two 'glass men' with two young players with the score lead to avoid them from injury.
Only the Tottenham players know what they have to do.
Shinji Kagawa won the ball in front, was forced to steal and made a mistake in the pass, and Bentaleb made a wide diagonal pass to the right wing.
Townsend broke through with the ball at high speed, and there was not a single Manchester United defender within 10 meters of him.
Who made you attack so high? Doesn't that give us a chance?
Benjamin triumphantly glanced at Moyes, who looked anxious, and suddenly felt bored.
Townsend cut inside and had a hard save from De Gea, and Kane drilled into the bottom left corner of the net from inside the box.
"The ball is in! Three to zero!
Harry Kane! Brace! Tottenham's England youngster has no stage fright in this game against Manchester United! ”
The only Tottenham fans in the stands were already boiling!
Their shouts even drowned out the home fans, who were several times larger than them.
"Did you see that? Thomas! ”
"Don't pull me to shake, I saw it, I saw it!"
"What do you see?"
"I see hope for Tottenham to rise!"
Hearing Thomas's answer, Brightman was overwhelmed.
He just wants his friends to admit that he's right and that Benjer is clearly a great manager.
"Hope for Rise...... Is it? You're there, Thomas. ”
Brightman muttered to himself, looking at Kane and Benjamin, who were happily hugging each other on the sidelines, he was also distracted.
In the 67th minute, Tottenham Hotspur led Manchester United 3-0 away.
A few minutes later, Benjamin replaced Harry Kane, who had scored two goals in the game, with Soldado.
Kane was still a little disappointed at the end of the game, thinking that he was in good form today and might be able to score a hat-trick.
As a result, he was replaced by the head coach ahead of schedule.
Benjamin saw the young man's thoughts and patted Kane on the shoulder as a sign of encouragement.
'There will be chances in the future, as long as you keep this form, will there be fewer goals? There will be a hat-trick too!
Now sit down and watch the game happily, rest and recover, and there will be a game against Arsenal in three days! ”
As soon as he heard this, Kane was instantly not depressed, and a sincere smile appeared on his face again.
"I see, Chief!"
The scorer was substituted, but the game wasn't over yet.
Rooney, who came out of the game with an injury, has already calmed down, patiently organized the attack, and looked for opportunities.
In the seventy-second minute, it was Lu Xiaopang's attack.
Welbeck received Januzaj's through ball and fired home from the right side of the penalty area.
One to three!
The home side managed to pull a goal back.
But the goal didn't seem to have any impact on the outcome of the game, at most it only saved a little face for Manchester United, and did not shave their heads.
With little time left in the game, there are not many opportunities left for United.
In the 84th minute, David Moyes used up his last substitution, with Ashley Young coming on for Cleverley.
Three minutes later, Ashley Young, who had just come on as a substitute, burst into the left side of the box and collided with the onrushing Tottenham goalkeeper Lloris and went down, and referee Webb refused to award a penalty.
Januzaj then went down on the edge of the box and Webber shook his head and refused to give a penalty, causing the home side to be dissatisfied.
Not only that, Januzaj was also convicted of a fake fall and made up a yellow card.
In the 90th minute, Januzaj broke through with the ball laterally and knocked back, and Rooney's shot from the top of the box was saved by Lloris.
United were awarded a corner and Wayne Rooney drove the ball wide and Nemanja Vidic's header was saved by Lloris.
Ashley Young then headed in a corner, Evans nodded in from distance, and Nemanja Vidic's close-range header was cleared off the line by Vertonghen.
Continued corner kicks failed to yield goals and the game went into the final minute of stoppage time.
As Rooney fired a long-range shot into the stands, referee Webb blew the whistle for the end of the game.
It's game over! Benjamin's Tottenham Hotspur beat the Red Devils 3-1 at Old Trafford!
Tottenham's victory also ended their opponent's six-game winning streak in all competitions.
When the two managers shook hands after the game, Moyes squeezed out a bitter smile and said "congratulations" to Benjamin.
Benjie smiled brightly and said to the other party: "Accept!" ”。
While the Manchester United manager was still chewing on what it meant to concede, Benjamin was already smiling and walking to the dressing room.
It was Tottenham's first away league win on New Year's Day since 1992.
And it was Tottenham's first back-to-back win at Old Trafford since the 1972-73 season.
Benjamin's side became the fourth team in the Premier League era to win back-to-back games at the Theatre of Dreams, after Manchester City, Bolton Wanderers and Liverpool.
Benjamin:???
I didn't even know I had created so many milestones, but what was the use of all this stuff? It's just that you media idle eggs are studying these every day.
At the post-match press conference, Benjamin was sought after like never before.
This is also normal, everyone was still waiting to see him play, betting on how long he can last out of class.
Unexpectedly, after Benjamin took office, he won three games and three victories, scored nine points, and the league ranking also climbed steadily.
Tottenham moved up from seventh to fifth when he took over, ahead of Manchester United and Everton, and level on points with fourth-placed Liverpool, just behind the Reds on goal difference.
This means that Tottenham are now just one step away from the Champions League places.
It seems that Tottenham did not fall too many points from the first group before.
Villas-Boas's dismissal was not entirely due to his poor record, but rather to the fact that he had lost the trust of everyone, including the club's hierarchy, the players and the fans.
The Portuguese had no ability to match his foul temper.
Especially after losing control of the dressing room, the game was ugly, plus a few miserable defeats.
This eventually led to Boas's dismissal.
When Benjamin thought of this at this time, he also felt that he should take it as a warning.