Chapter 248 Sequelae of the Champions League
The news that Tottenham sank the Galaxy battleship three-to-one at the Bernabeu Stadium and won the first leg of the quarter-finals once again triggered a large-scale earthquake in European football, which made a large group of media and experts who announced their optimism about Real Madrid's home victory shattered their glasses!
Although Real Madrid's aging main lineup, its increasingly thin bench depth and its always deceptive team have always been criticized by people, no one can deny that the Galaxy Battleship is indeed one of the top teams in the entire European football world. Not to mention anything else, as long as any of these superstars shines in the game, it will be enough to change or even determine the trend of the entire game!
However, this time, Real Madrid was sending all its main players and was killed by Tottenham Hotspur while fighting at home. This result not only refreshed people's understanding of Real Madrid, but also raised the reputation of Tottenham Hotspur Club and Drogba, Robben, Cristiano Ronaldo and other players to a new level!
Real Madrid, which killed all the main players in the face-to-face confrontation, and in an important game like the Champions League, this is not something that any team can do. In addition, Tottenham's outstanding performance in the group stage before, so after the first round of the Champions League between the two sides, Tottenham was naturally sought after by a large number of media and fans, and its image as a strong team has become more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people!
By the way, after witnessing the wonderful performance of Tottenham players in this game, the eagerness of the talented Lafayette visited George on the night of the game and asked George about the price of Robben and Ronaldo. George did not hesitate to tell Florentino that these players are the future and non-sale products of Tottenham, so don’t think about making their decisions!
Seeing George's attitude so firm, Florentino was not very willing, but had to give up his plan to poach from Tottenham. As the president of the AS Group, the largest builder in Spain, Lafarre naturally had some understanding of George's potential background. So he knew clearly that he could never take the risk of angering George to poach Tottenham!
Of course, for the young Tottenham Hotspur, the away defeat of Real Madrid in the middle of the week is not all good news. So, in the 28th round of the Premier League match on February 26, Tottenham, who returned to London, was defeated in front of Fulham, who had been in charge for a long time. After ninety minutes of fierce battle, Tottenham and Fulham, who were at the White Hart Lane Stadium, fought each other and only got a draw and a point at home!
Although George felt a little helpless about the result of the team shaking hands with Fulham at home, he did not start the hair dryer inherited from Ferguson and scolded the players after the game. Because just two days ago, Tottenham's entire team went on a trial trip to Madrid and fought with the Galaxy at the Bernabeu Stadium. The players were at a low point in both physical strength and competitive state. Therefore, George was actually mentally prepared for the poor performance in the league in the weekend.
Although Tottenham played Real Madrid in the first leg, it was quite easy to win from the score alone, but in fact, the game defeating the Galaxy Battleship caused a huge physical and psychological consumption to the entire Tottenham team. Even those substitutes who did not play seemed very sluggish due to long-distance running.
The most important thing is that most of the players in Tottenham have little European experience, which makes it impossible for them to reasonably allocate their physical fitness during the weekly double matches like veterans who have been fighting on the court for many years, and keep their condition at a level where they can play at any time. Therefore, George often encounters players who use all their strength to fight against strong enemies in one of the games, and then they will experience ups and downs in the next one or two games.
Being energetic and energetic, having a strong sense of hunger for championships and honors, often brings surprises, but it also fluctuates due to lack of experience and experience. This is the price that young and growth needs to be paid. What George has to do is to accelerate the growth of these players, so that they can pass this stage as soon as possible, and become pillars that Tottenham can rely on!
Therefore, in the 28th round of the Premier League match against Fulham on the weekend, facing the "farmers" who only need to deal with the league battlefield and are in full force, the Tottenham players who are not in shape at all can be said to be a very difficult result!
The only thing that can comfort Tottenham is that this draw did not narrow the gap between Chelsea and them. Because of the fact that they had to play in the League Cup final with Liverpool, Chelsea's match against West Bromvic was forced to postpone this round. In this way, Chelsea, who played one game less, widened the gap to four points by Tottenham!
It seemed that seeing the hope of overtaking Tottenham, Mourinho once again launched a public opinion war, desperately putting pressure on Tottenham, intending to let Tottenham players lose points again under heavy pressure. George launched a counterattack without being outdone, warning Mourinho to take care of Chelsea well and not always put his nose into someone else's three-point field. For a moment, the war of words between the two brothers made the British media, which had always been afraid of the world's chaos, and got a lot of writing materials.
A week later, on March 5, the 29th round of the Premier League came as scheduled. Although before this game, Tottenham players received a full week of rest, their condition and physical fitness had returned to their best conditions, and there was no problem playing against Southampton, but four days later, it was the second leg of the Champions League with Real Madrid, so at this critical moment, George dared not be too arrogant to let these main players play continuously. If they were successfully reversed by the Galaxy Battleship at home, it would undoubtedly be an extremely heavy blow to Tottenham, which is in the growth stage!
What's more, it's less than a year since AC Milan was magically reversed by Laco's four-goal second leg while leading four goals in the first leg last season. No one will forget this lesson, and no one wants to repeat the mistakes of the Red and Black Legion!
Therefore, in order to keep the team strongly for the mid-week Champions League match, George once again rotated the starting lineup, putting a large number of substitutes on the starting list, and leaving most of the main players in London City.
Let’s look at Southampton. Since the Saints performed poorly this season, they are currently only ranked 18th in the league standings, in order to get out of the relegation zone as soon as possible, they will definitely strive to win in this game!
It can be predicted that the sequelae of the Champions League will become one of the main problems that young Tottenham Hotspur needs to solve for a long time in the future!
Chapter completed!