Chapter 80: The League Cup Begins

"I've never seen the world, winning a group game is like winning the championship."

Looking at the Spurs players who were frantically celebrating the victory on the field, Bayern could only silently sour a word in their hearts.

Pep Guardiola squeezed a smile into Benjamin's face as he came to shake his hand.

"Well done, congratulations."

Benjamin also smiled back for the insincere congratulations to the melon.

"Bayern Munich is a strong team and we are going to give it our all.

We were surprised to win, but I thought we would be happy to be unbeaten away. ”

Cheap and good-looking, Benjamin, who took away a victory from the Allianz Arena at the post-match press conference, was in high spirits.

British media BBC: The defending champions of the Premier League beat Bayern Munich away.

German media "Bild": Neuer failed to save the team, Bayern lost at home to the Lily Army.

"I said a long time ago that Guardiola is not a soft egg, get out of Germany!"

"I never understood why Bayern brought in such a guy, and now it has made our team unrecognizable!"

Pep Guardiola took over the treble champion Bayern, and Bayern fans were already reluctant to give up on the old coach Heynckes, and many people naturally did not have a good face for Gua Bald.

Coupled with the fact that Pep Guardiola began to reform the team as soon as he arrived, it exacerbated the dissatisfaction of a large number of die-hard fans with him.

Now that the home team is losing, it goes without saying that it will be sprayed directly.

Fans of other German teams watched the excitement and ridiculed the Bayern manager.

The German media are also accustomed to criticism and attacks on Pep Guardiola.

Especially at a press conference before, Guardiola actually spoke in Catalan.

Except for the Catalan journalists in Germany, none of the German journalists could understand him.

It's no wonder that the German media are chasing Pep Guardiola, and every time he makes a mistake, it will be magnified countless times.

"These people are too much, although Guardiola lost a game, but it is not as unbearable as they say!"

Benjamin was surprised that Leona, who is a female fan, could have such insight.

It seems that you can't be stereotyped, whoever says that female fans must not understand the ball.

Nodding, Benjamin said:

"Mainly because before Pep Guardiola came, Bayern's results were too good.

Therefore, if the result of a game is not satisfactory to the fans, they will surely blame Pep Guardiola, who is bent on bringing his football philosophy here.

I can only say that since he chose to come to Bayern to 'conquer' the Bundesliga, he has to bear such pressure, who made Bayern qualified for this.

Otherwise, Gua Bald can go to a weaker team, which can not only prove that he can not only rely on big-name stars, but also be respected, maybe people will provide him up. ”

"I seem to have been convinced by you, no matter what, you won this game."

"What do you mean that I won, it was originally that we won, you, oh no, it was Bayern who lost."

"Humph! Let's be proud for a few days, and then we won't lose again in the next encounter! ”

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Back in the Champions League, Benjamin's Lily Army won the first game.

Bayern, who beat Pep Guardiola away, added a bit of color to this.

No matter how full of gimmicks the Bundesliga title and the Premier League title match, it is only a group stage after all, and after a few days, there are not even many people to talk about.

Returning to London from Munich, Tottenham will face the fifth round of the Premier League this weekend.

Given the physical condition of the players, Benjamin was originally prepared to rotate again.

However, three days after the match against West Bromwich Albion, Tottenham will face Nottingham Forest in the Carabao Cup.

Since the next game can allow all the main players to rotate and rest, let them hold on a little longer for the next game.

That's what Benjamin thinks, and that's what he does.

With the exception of Lamela who returned to the starting line-up for Townsend in place, the rest of the starting line-ups were exactly the same as in the last game against Bayern.

They can all beat Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena, and when they return to London, can they even play West Bromwich Albion?

Football is round, and things always go in unexpected directions.

On 21 September 2014, at Wembley Stadium, Tottenham were down 0-1 in the 74th minute.

Scoring for the visitors was Scottish midfielder James Morrison.

Benjamin sat on the sidelines with a frown, well aware of the problems with the players on the field.

First of all, the race is intensive, the boat and car are tiring, and their bodies are indeed a little tired, and their physical condition is not optimal.

Then there was the fresh win against Bayern, and the mentality was a little drifting, thinking that West Brom was definitely not their opponent, so they underestimated the enemy.

Just as he was hesitating to interfere in the game through some off-field means, Tottenham finally scored.

Frank Lampard, who came on as a second-half substitute, equalised with a long-range strike from outside the box.

Then, in the 86th minute, Lamela cut inside from the right and fired a shot into the far corner from a tight angle.

Two to one!

It was the Argentine's first league goal of the season, and it also helped Tottenham to complete the scoreline!

In the end, Tottenham Hotspur came back from behind to win and won the three points without any danger.

"How many times have I said that! You can't underestimate the enemy in every game, you have to go all out, and you have to go in and out of the left ear, right?

Although this game was won, I watched the performance of some people, don't cry and shout to come to me when you can't get into the bench or the squad! ”

The Tottenham players, who almost lost, could only bow their heads silently and did not dare to squeak.

Three days later, Benjamin's side embarked on a new campaign for the English League Cup, with Tottenham hosting Nottingham Forest.

'Thinking about the north London derby at the weekend, I'm going to rotate fully against Forest.

This is also a rare opportunity for you, and if you perform well, you will naturally get more opportunities to play later.

If you perform badly, then you can't blame others, continue to wait patiently for opportunities. ”

The lineup rotated, but the formation did not change, it was still a four-two-three-one formation.

But today's opponent is weak, Benjamin simply pulled the offensive full, let the two wingers stand on the premise, in fact, the position on the court is a little closer to four, three, three.

Bam Adebayo, Son Heung-min and Townsend are up front.

Behind them are a trio of midfielders from Frank Lampard, Alex Sandro and Mason.

Left-back Ben Davies, right-back Joao Cancelo, centre-back Cabourg partner Demichelis, goalkeeper Alisson.

The players also cherished their hard-earned opportunity to play, with Townsend setting up Bam Adebayor's goal shortly after the start of the first half.

The score remained 1-0 until half-time.

As it was a midweek game and an innocuous Carabao Cup, there weren't too many home fans who came to cheer for Tottenham.

Wembley Stadium, which was leased to Tottenham for more than 80,000 people, had just over 30,000 spectators.

There are empty seats everywhere, and if it weren't for the money spent on tickets, some Tottenham would have wanted to leave early.

The Tottenham players on the field are all substitutes, and the strength of the opponent is not good, of course, the scene is not very good, and there is really nothing to see.