Chapter 47 A Visit to Stamford Bridge

Previously, Tottenham had an FA Cup match, which caused this round of the league to be postponed to half a month later.

However, this life-and-death battle with Chelsea cannot be escaped after all.

Tottenham are just four points off top of the table with a game in hand, while Chelsea are just one point behind leaders Liverpool with a game in hand.

That said, whoever wins this game will have an impact on the race for the Premier League title this season.

Jose Mourinho, who is aiming to lead the Blues to another Premier League title, is confident that they can beat Tottenham at home to reach the top of the table.

Chelsea are unbeaten in their last eight meetings with Tottenham, winning three and drawing five.

Tottenham's last win at Stamford Bridge was back in February 1990.

Since then, Tottenham have faced Chelsea 26 times, drawing 10 and losing 16 without a win.

Tottenham have gone through fifteen managers, but none of them have been able to lead the Lilies to an away win over Chelsea.

With such historical figures, no one is optimistic that Tottenham will take a win away from Stamford Bridge.

"Can we win the three points in this game?"

The balding middle-aged man, wearing a white Tottenham jersey, muttered to himself worriedly.

And his friend, who had come to watch the away game next to him, was full of excitement, and he slapped the other man on the back.

"Brightman! A little bit of confidence in our Ben! I'm sure we can do it! ”

Brightman couldn't laugh or cry, since he took his friends to watch the Tottenham Hotspur win Manchester United game, Thomas has become a die-hard fan of Benjamin, a die-hard fan!

'Today's opponent is Chelsea, they have players on the bench who are worth more than our starters!'

"Don't be afraid! I believe in Ben! ”

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At 7:45 p.m. local time on the 26th, a make-up match in the 29th round of the 13-14 English Premier League was contested at Stamford Bridge.

Jose Mourinho's Chelsea side host city rivals Tottenham Hotspur.

The two teams are ranked second and fourth in the Premier League respectively with one round of games less, which can definitely be called a strong dialogue.

"I know that I can't believe a word of that old Yinbi!"

Before the start of the game, Benjamin finally got his opponent's starting eleven list.

Jose Mourinho lined up in a four-two-three-one formation, with Cheetah Eto'o as the starting striker.

Three attacking midfielders, Ramirez, Eden Hazard and Schurrle.

Behind them were Nemanja Matic and Frank Lampard.

Left-back Cesar Azpilicueta, right-back Branislav Ivanovic, John Terry and Gary Cahill partnered in central defence, goalkeeper Petr Cech.

In the interview, Mourinho said that Oscar, who would continue to start, was not included in the starting lineup.

Tottenham, for their part, continued the same starting line-up against Southampton in the previous game.

It's not that Benjamin doesn't want to rotate, it's just that the manpower is limited.

Look at the bench at Chelsea, where stars like Oscar, Salah, Demba Ba and Torres are seated.

Willian didn't even make the squad, and it is estimated that Mourinho directly let him rotate and rest.

Tottenham Hotspur doesn't seem to be on the bench, and none of the starters seems to be worth more than half a billion.

If I could have led the team to beat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, it would have been my credit, right?

After thinking about it for a while, Benjamin didn't bother much, and took a picture of an intermediate status card worth fifty points.

A green upward arrow appears in the status bar of the entire Lily Legion.

I don't believe this can still be won?

Benjamin thinks that as long as they can beat Jose Mourinho's side away and carry the momentum of big wins to the end of the season, then the league title may be in hand.

Therefore, there is no more frugality, and I am reluctant to give up this point in my hand.

"It's a matter of success or failure!"

Referee Michael Oliver blew the whistle for the start of the match, and a fierce exchange began.

As soon as the game began, a home attack almost threatened Tottenham's goal.

Eden Hazard's scalpel through the middle penetrated the visitors' defence and Eto'o literally leaped out like a cheetah.

Fortunately, Lloris did not hesitate and made a timely and decisive attack to clear the ball.

Two minutes later, Eden Hazard received a pass from Samuel Eto'o and flicked away the onrushing Lloris on the right side of the box to form an empty goal.

But the ensuing half-turned volley went just wide of the goal.

After missing a succession of great chances, Chelsea's players slowed down slightly under the pressure of Tottenham.

"Playing Frank Lampard more, maybe he used to be a top midfielder, but after all, the years are not forgiving, and at his current age, he is no longer qualified to start at the top teams in the Premier League."

The Tottenham players on the field kept in mind the advice of manager Benjamin before the game, and took turns to bully the oldest player on the field.

On a chance for Frank Lampard to win the ball at the back, Eriksen's tackle resulted in a misplaced pass.

Dembele made a steal and went straight to the momentum, and Tottenham launched a quick counterattack on the spot in the opponent's half!

Kane dribbled to the edge of the box and behind him, John Terry and Gary Cahill were doing their best to keep up with all their might.

In front of him, the Czech goalkeeper Petr Cech was preparing to attack.

With his right foot on the left, Kane unselfishly played the ball to his team-mate Sadio Mane on the left.

The Senegalese didn't let Kane live up to his trust and sent the ball into the empty net with a volley!

"The ball is in! 1 to 0!

In the 10th minute of the game, Tottenham's pressing at the back of the home team caused Frank Lampard's pass error, and Harry Kane assisted Mane to score!

This should be Benjamin's tactic that worked! Now that the visitors have taken the lead in breaking the deadlock, we can expect to see what kind of changes Mourinho will make later! ”

Mane roared in the sky after the goal!

Scoring in such a crucial game also allowed him to release a lot of pressure.

Frank Lampard, who had missed the goal, stood cross-legged in midfield and looked at the Tottenham players celebrating their goals from afar, his eyes a little lost.

Maybe it's time to say goodbye to the place where you've been working for thirteen years.

In the stands at Stamford Bridge, the few Tottenham supporters stood out in the stands.

While the home fans were unhappy with the scoreline, the area where the away fans gathered was filled with joy.

"Brightman! Did you see that? I said that, right? Ben will always be worthy of our trust! ”

"Yes! Yes! Thomas! I see it! Can you stop shaking me?! ”

The camera once again showed the sidelines, and Benjamin's calm expression was in stark contrast to Mourinho's iron-green face.

As the game continued, Chelsea were desperate to press the attack, and the back line even pressed past half-time.

That's exactly what Tottenham want to see.

Branislav Ivanovic moved wide, Samuel Eto'o unloaded the ball and moved to the wing, where Schurrle burst into the box and fired a low shot wide of the net from a tight angle.

Lloris kicked the ball wide and Kane headed it to the right.

Lamela cut inside quickly after receiving the ball and saw Cesar Azpilicueta about to put it back into place, when the Argentine's left-footed long-range shot was lifted off the line by Cech.

Eriksen's corner was headed back into the box by Vertonghen and cleared out of the box by Blues captain John Terry.

The second penalty was controlled by N'Golo Kante and Tottenham continued to lay siege in front of the Chelsea goal.

Kane received a pass from a team-mate and stabbed a shot, which was blocked by Cahill's calf and flipped into the back of the net.