Chapter 112: League Cup Final
"Win away so we can get back at home and we can take the initiative into our own hands.
We were in control of the whole game but it was difficult to create chances.
The end result was not bad because they played so brutally that they had to dodge the tackle in time after every shot, otherwise they would ......"
In his post-match interview, Benjamin did not forget to complain about the performance of Shakhtar Donetsk today.
If the opponent kicks like this, it must be dirty and rude, and if your team plays like this, it will naturally be different, and it should be called tough.
Benjamin can still tell this clearly.
Just like on the Internet of a large eastern country, if a team with a lot of fans plays rough fouls and makes big moves, even if it scraps the opponent's players or even sends them to the ICU, it must be iron-blooded and worthy of boasting.
And if the exact same situation occurs in a team with few fans, it is strange that it is not sprayed.
That's how ridiculous it is.
Returning from Donetsk, where it was more than a dozen degrees below zero, Benjamin actually felt that the weather in London seemed to be good.
Sure enough, they are all compared.
On February 22, in the 26th round of the Premier League, Tottenham, who thought they could easily win the opponent, was beaten by the Hammers "Duang! Duang! "Two blows.
At Wembley Stadium, the visitors dominated the game after the opening.
Cresswell set up Kouyate to open the scoring, and Noble set up Diav LSKO to double the score.
The reigning Premier League champions are 2-0 down at home to West Ham United.
Benjamin sighed, although the strength of the rotating lineup is certainly not as good as the main force, it shouldn't be so bad.
The state of the players, the morale of the team is sometimes really a very metaphysical thing, and the manager can't control it.
In the second half, he brought on Harry Kane for Bam Adebayo and Danny Rose for Ben Davies, who had played poorly.
Finally, in the 81st minute of the game, substitute Danny Ross broke through to the edge of the penalty area and scored with a long-range shot.
Help Tottenham pull a goal back!
Kane burst into the box and was brought down, and the referee immediately blew for a penalty.
Kane's spot-kick was saved by West Ham goalkeeper Adrian, but the Tottenham striker scrambled to shoot into the net before a defender could clear the ball.
Two to two!
Tottenham equalised!
In the final moments of the game, Frank Lampard got away from a defender and fired a long-range shot from outside the box!
The score was rewritten to 3-2! Lore!
Benjamin also had to applaud the veteran, who is in his thirties.
The game played for 90 minutes, and it was really admirable that there was still the physical strength to hit the goal at the end of the game, and the toes were still so hard.
In the end, Tottenham won a thrilling home win over West Ham United and took all three points.
February is the shortest month of the year, and this is the end.
Tottenham Hotspur have won three and drawn one of their four games in February.
But head coach Benjamin sees a lot of problems.
"Have an all-player kick-off before the Carabao Cup final and then have the centre talk to every player.
Psychological counseling must be done in place, and we are ahead of the industry in this regard.
The psychological state of the players cannot be ignored! We have to control this in order to achieve better results! ”
Benjamin looked at the physical condition of the players on the team, and knew that it was not a physical or other physical problem, so he guessed that it was probably a fluctuation in mentality.
Otherwise, the most intensive stage of the schedule has survived, why did it fall off a little bit at this time?
At four o'clock in the afternoon of March 1, the final of the 14-15 English League Cup was contested at Wembley Stadium.
Not to mention that Tottenham took advantage of renting Wembley as a temporary home stadium, and the final of the domestic cup competition was played at Wembley.
They are more familiar with the pitch than any other Premier League team this season.
Of course, the premise is that they can make it to the final to take advantage of this.
Tottenham Hotspur face their top rivals in the Carabao Cup final, Jose Mourinho's Blues Chelsea.
It is also the first title that the Magic Bird is expected to win since taking charge of Chelsea for the second time.
Both teams have won the Carabao Cup four times in their history, with Tottenham reaching the final for the eighth time and Chelsea for the seventh.
In 2008, the two teams met in the League Cup final, and Tottenham centre-back Woodgate scored an extra-time winner to help Tottenham win the trophy.
Benjamin thought that he had won the Premier League once, he had won the FA Cup once, and it was his turn to win a League Cup.
'The previous defeat doesn't mean much, and today we'll win the trophy at Wembley.'
Jose Mourinho lost the first two meetings of the season and put Chelsea on the back foot in the race for the Premier League title.
But today's Carabao Cup final is a winner-winner, with the madman hoping to beat Tottenham and beat Benjamin for his first title back with the Blues.
However, Benjamin did not have time to respond to Mourinho, let alone deal with the media, and the pre-match press conference was for the assistant coach.
"It's already the final, and we're just one step away from the championship.
I believe in your quality, the experience of beating Chelsea and I think you have all of them.
I want a clean victory! Can it be done? ”
"Yes!"
"Victory!"
The final pre-war mobilization worked well, and the Tottenham players were ready to enter the stadium in high spirits.
Nemanja Matic is suspended, Mikel is out injured, and Oscar has been in a slump of late.
In this Carabao Cup final, Mourinho's available midfielders are stretched.
Faced with such a situation, the Blues boss still lined up a 4231 formation.
Striker Diego Costa, after a sustained high first half of the season, the Chelsea striker's goalscoring efficiency has dropped significantly.
Kane has been thrown off a few positions on the scorer list, and it is impossible to catch up.
Fabregas up front, Eden Hazard on the left and Willian on the right.
Ramirez and teenager Kurt Zouma play in midfield.
Cesar Azpilicueta at left-back, Branislav Ivanovic at right-back, and John Terry and Gary Cahill at centre-back.
Goalkeeper Petr Cech started in place of Thibaut Courtois.
Jose Mourinho's choice of 20-year-old French centre-back Kurt Zouma for a cameo role in defensive midfield was something Benjamin did not expect.
There is also why Courtois was not allowed to start in the final, but chose to send Cech and also made Benjamin scratch his head.
Could it be that Mourinho promised the Czech to start all domestic cup competitions?
No, Cech was on the bench for both games in the semi-finals.
Tottenham's side is also a four-two-three-one.
Single striker Harry Kane, midfielder Christian Eriksen, left winger Sadio Mane, right winger Lamela.
N'Golo Kante and Dembele are in the middle.
Left-back Danny Rose, right-back Kyle Walker, Belgian centre-backs Jan Vertonghen and Toby Alderweireld joined forces.
Goalkeeper Lowry.
Frank Lampard, who played the full game in the last game a week ago and helped Tottenham to the winner, sat on the bench with mixed feelings.
With the whistle of the referee Anthony Taylor, the final of the 14-15 English League Cup officially began.
With the advantage of being more familiar with the pitch after the start of the game, Tottenham Hotspur took the lead!
The white-clad Lilies launched an attack towards the Blues' goal.
Harry Kane was brought down by Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas down the middle and Tottenham won the first free-kick of the game.