Chapter 37: The first victory in Europe

The draw for the next round of the FA Cup has been decided and Tottenham will continue to play at home to another Liverpool side they have just beaten, Everton.

Benjamin's side are just two games away from the FA Cup final.

But the game against Liverpool didn't end there.

"Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is angry at accusing Tottenham of being a bunch of executioners and butchers, is there anything you would like to say about that?"

Benjamin smiled contemptuously and replied disapprovingly:

'My players are certainly not executioners, they use fouls to stop Liverpool's attack, but that's obviously within the rules.

They didn't foul any players or deliberately wanted to hurt the opposition, and I regret Sturridge's injury, but that's largely his own fault.

If I have to say, I'd say Liverpool were lucky enough to escape the penalty, otherwise we might have won the game better. ”

"So you're accusing the referee Webb of missing your penalty, right? Mr. Lewis? ”

Shaking his head slightly, Benjamin's tone was flat and returned to an elegant tone.

"Mr. Reporter, the accusation you used is a bit of a misnomer, but I think Mr. Webb did have some debatable points in the course of the game.

All the reporters present had a look of good fun, but Benjamin did not continue to discuss the topic in depth.

'We've reached the quarter-finals and of course we want to go one step further and the whole Spurs squad are desperate for a chance to win a trophy for the team.

Of course, the league is just as important, and with the Europa League just about to restart, it's a lot of pressure for us to play on the third front. ”

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Fresh from a hard-fought win at home to Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur are ready to set off for the first leg of the knockout round in Dnipro, more than 2,000 kilometres away.

The lack of depth in the squad and the problem of too large a gap between the strength of the rotation players and the main force have finally become apparent.

In this regard, even if Benjamin has the help of the system, he can only save the 100 points in his hand for maneuvering.

If someone gets hurt, you have to give him a medical card, and if more than one player gets injured and there's a wave of injuries, that's bad.

If the game doesn't go well, you may also need to use a goal card on the spot.

Although you can only use up to five cards per month, it is enough to rewrite the results of one or two matches as long as you allocate them wisely.

As for the rest, for the time being, I have to slow it down, and the training card may not be renewed when it expires, and the effect of the status card is not clear enough to be carefully considered before buying.

What to do, Benjamin has a headache.

Tottenham Hotspur president Daniel Levy has made a high-profile statement in an interview to support the team's head coach Benjamin and will file a complaint against Howard Webb.

Soon the FA's penalty came down, and Howard Webb, who was involved in a controversial decision in the Tottenham and Liverpool matches, was not selected as the referee for the next round of the Premier League.

This is also an explanation to Tottenham, and Benjamin accepts it.

Because he can't care about the of the last game anymore.

The Europa League is back in flames, with Tottenham facing Dnipro from Ukraine in this two-legged knockout round.

The first leg is on the road, but Tottenham fans are confident that no one thinks the opponent can cause any problems for the Lilies.

However, when the game started, Tottenham surprised everyone with a starting line-up.

None of the main players were played, and Tottenham's regular main eleven all stayed in London to rest, and today the team came to Dnipro with all substitutes and young players.

'As you can see, I'm not going to put too much energy into this game, the league and the FA Cup are the main objectives at the moment.

Fighting on three fronts is also unrealistic for our current squad.

But if you can win and advance from this round, it means that you have won more opportunities for yourself with your efforts.

So I want you to understand that it's for you and that the result of this game doesn't matter much to me or to the team. ”

Benjamin's words also made some players secretly clench their fists.

Dnipro played at home and took the initiative from the start of the game.

Tottenham's strength is actually stronger than its opponents, but the strength is limited, and although the fighting spirit is good, it still falls behind.

On the backline, the three veterans of Dawson, Cabo and Friedel are more than 100 years old, but the defense is quite solid.

The home team's successive attacking threats were defused one by one by them with their rich defensive experience.

At the end of the first half, the score was still 0-0.

During the break, Benjamin didn't say anything more, just simply encouraged the players and asked them to cheer for the second half.

At the start of the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again.

Dnipro started the game with the fans cheering on the crowd and bravely launched an attack towards the Tottenham goal.

A couple of simple passes quickly passed through midfield and into Tottenham's box, where Caboul was booked for bringing down Mateus and gifted the home side a penalty.

There was jubilation in the stands at the Meteol Stadium.

Even the home fans who came to the scene did not expect that they would actually have a chance to beat the "strong" Tottenham.

Ukrainian striker Konopriyanka withstood the pressure and calmly slotted the penalty into the bottom right corner.

1 to 0!

Dnipro, playing at home, finally broke the deadlock after the start of the second half!

This result was expected by the Tottenham coaching staff, who had no intention of beating their opponents on the road.

Otherwise, it wouldn't have been these players today.

But the next game was beyond Benjamin's expectations.

A group of Tottenham players, who usually don't get much chance to play, broke out at the Meteol Stadium.

Chadley and Bam Adebayor scored in quick succession, and Tottenham scored twice in five minutes to put the lead on top of the scores.

At the end of the game, Tottenham scored two goals in a row after conceding one goal first, and won 2-1 away from Dnipro.

Benjamin also won his first European game in charge.

In the second leg, the Lily Army will face a game at home to determine the promotion place.

With no time to visit this Eastern European city on the banks of the Dnieper River, Benjamin rushed back to England with his team.

Because they will face the 27th round of the Premier League in three days' time, back-to-back away games against Norwich.

Don't look at the canaries are now on the verge of the relegation zone, but the Premier League's relegation teams know everything.

And it's on the road again, so Benjamin and they will undoubtedly face a tough battle.

Fortunately, he had a full rotation rest in advance, otherwise he would have let Tottenham's main players travel more than 2,000 kilometers in four days to play two consecutive away games.

I don't know what that will turn out.

A day earlier, the entire Tottenham squad travelled to Norwich City on the club's bus to prepare for the next day's league game.

Benjamin first took the players to get used to the field and had the final training session before the game.