"But, you performed very well in the first half, effectively curbing Tottenham's offensive and did not create many scoring opportunities in the game." In the home team locker room at Philips Stadium, Hiddink first praised the players with a smile, and then started a new round of mobilization. "However, although our defense is done very well, if we want to eliminate Tottenham and advance to the Champions League semi-finals, we must find a way to open the situation on the offensive end. If we rely solely on defense and do not put enough pressure on Tottenham's defense line, we will not be able to get the semi-final ticket."

As mentioned before, if Hiddink wants to lead the team to achieve the expected results, the premise is that he must be able to suppress the players under his command so that they can play honestly according to the tactical framework he sets. Only in this way can he play the level that the team should have and lead the team to achieve the expected results. Otherwise, the outcome of Real Madrid and Real Betis is a good negative example.

If Hiddink wants to make a breakthrough in performance on this basis, then there must be one or more stars in his team who are excellent enough to change the situation on the court with their own strength. For example, Gulit and Ronald Koeman when he was coaching Eindhoven in the early 1980s, and when he coached the Dutch national team in the 1990s, Borgkamp and Cruivert under his command, as well as Robben and Kezhman who were still playing for him last season.

At this point, the South Korean team at the 2002 World Cup was no exception. But the situation of the bastard was quite special, because the person responsible for opening a breakthrough for them on the court was not a player in their team, but the members of the referee group responsible for law enforcement of the Korean team's game...

Therefore, although the departure of Robben and Kezhmann made a big profit in the transfer market and Hiddink no longer had to worry about how to balance the increasingly complicated team relationship after Robben's strong rise, it also made Eindhoven lose their sharpest forward arrows and offensive engines!

However, although Robben and Kezerman's departure reduced Eindhoven's offensive firepower a lot, Hiddink felt a little too lazy to score, the Dutch coach had no intention of surrendering to Tottenham - he had seen all the storms and waves like the World Cup, how could he surrender when encountering such a little difficulty: "Philip (Koku), I want you to participate more in the offense in the second half, so that Tottenham can see your scoring ability!"

Although several other midfielders also have good scoring abilities, unlike Koku, their ability to create opportunities is not very good. Most of them rely on running and passing to create opportunities and then make surprise attacks. Therefore, when it is necessary to break the deadlock, Hiddink naturally can only put this burden on Koku's shoulders.

"No problem." Koku nodded without hesitation about Hiddink's instructions and took on the task. "But in this way, I can't concentrate on organizing as much as in the first half. According to Tottenham's pressing strength in the first half, there is a high possibility of organizational chaos in the backcourt."

"Mark (Van Bomel), you will help Philip share the organizational tasks in the second half." Hiddink, who had already thought of a solution, said as he looked in the direction of Van Bomel. When the latter heard Hiddink's words, he quickly patted his chest and agreed, without even a slight hesitation - Van Bomel is not stupid. With such a good opportunity to perform, he naturally has to do his best to seize it!

It has to be said that Hiddink's adjustment can be said to be a perfect person. Although Van Bomel is famous for his fierce defense, his technology and organizational scheduling ability are actually not bad. Even if he does not reach the level of Pirlo and Deco, he will become the core of a team and share part of the organizational tasks of Koku.

If it were just outstanding defensive skills, Van Bomel in his previous life would not have been favored by Barcelona after Eindhoven became famous and became part of the Catalan Legion. After transferring to Bayern Munich, he became the only foreign captain since the establishment of Green Hollywood.

"If it was Mark, then I would be relieved." Hearing Hiddink's arrangement, Koku couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and his worries were much less. Koku, as a teammate, naturally had some understanding of Van Bomel's ability. Therefore, Koku was quite relieved about whether this junior could share his organizational work.

Sure enough, after the start of the second half, Koku, who changed his positioning on the court, frequently stepped forward, and used Heiserink and Falfan to attack the goal guarded by Cech, causing considerable trouble to Tottenham's defense. Van Bomel, who was in the rear, managed the midfield and backcourt in an orderly manner, and did not allow Tottenham to play what they were best at counter-attacking on the spot after the offense.

Although Tottenham was caught off guard by Eindhoven, who suddenly changed his moves at the beginning of the second half, soon, before George could issue orders, Leedley King and others completed the tactical adjustments on their own. Alonso and Mascherano, who took the initiative to retreat, joined forces to block Koku and stabilized the dangerous defense line again!

If it was Koku five years ago, then the Dutch still had some confidence in completing the attack under the attack of Mascherano and Alonso. Now, Koku is already a 35-year-old veteran, whose physical strength and competitive state are not as good as his peak period, which makes it difficult for him to maintain stable performance!

In this way, when the game reached the 84th minute, as Koku's physical exhaust continued to intensify, the balance of victory began to gradually tilt towards Tottenham. Koku, who had a huge physical exhaustion, was accidentally intercepted by Mascherano when he dribbled the ball, and Alonso made a long pass to counterattack. Drogba in the frontcourt pushed the ball against Alex's defense!

After receiving Drogba's pass, Robben, who was on the right, accelerated and changed direction to force the breakthrough of Li Rongpyo's defense. Immediately afterwards, the Dutch Panther directly took a left foot shot from the corner of the penalty area without waiting for the Korean to step down and volleyed his left foot!

To be fair, Thurelio Gomez is indeed good. Otherwise, he would not have defeated the Italian star Cudicini in his previous life and secured the main goalkeeper position in White Hart Lane. But even Gomez at his peak was only a quasi-first-class level in the Premier League. Gomez was able to save Robben, Drogba and others many times in this game, which can be said to be a super-level performance.

Therefore, although Gomez, who was tall and long, stretched his arms and tried to push the ball out of the goal range, facing Robben's arc shot with a straight corner, his efforts ended in failure and could only watch the ball fly into the goal behind him in despair!

One to zero! Less than ten minutes before the end of the game, Robben broke through the old club's goal with his signature inward cut, helping Tottenham temporarily lead Eindhoven with one goal!

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