In the first round of the 2010/2011 Premier League season, after a brief ceremony, the whistle was officially blown.
A total of 36,000 fans poured into White Hart Lane, which was a packed house.
Redknapp also tried his best to line up his strongest attacking lineup.
Goalkeeper: Gomez.
Defence: Hector, Dawson, Ledley King and Joel Luca.
Midfielder: Van der Vaart, Huddlestone, Modric and Lennon.
Forwards: Defoe and Dzeko.
Dzeko and Van der Vaart, who Tottenham invested heavily in this summer, have both been played, and there are also famous players like Crouch and Robbie Keane sitting on the bench. The thickness of Tottenham's bench is evident.
Manchester City also sent their main force.
Goalkeeper: Neuer.
Defence: Felipe, David Luiz, Kompany and Lichtsteiner.
Midfield: Javi Martinez goes deep, David Silva and Rakitic go forward.
Forwards: Gareth Bale, Suarez and Robben.
Gao Shen made several adjustments in this game.
One is Gareth Bale, and the other is Lichtsteiner who replaced Sabaleta.
Yaya Toure and Robin van Persie, who performed well in the Community Cup, were not scheduled to play.
Obviously, Gao Shen is still relatively cautious about the first round of the new season.
After all, everyone knows that it is difficult to play in the first round.
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As soon as the game started, Redknapp's team went uncharacteristically and took the initiative to launch an offensive at home.
Looking at the momentum of the North London team, I feel like they want to swallow up Manchester City in one go.
Less than two minutes into the game, Dzeko took his first shot in the Premier League this season, but unfortunately, the shot was blocked by Kompany and failed to threaten the goal.
But then, Tottenham attacked very resolutely and invested a lot of troops, forming a certain suppressive momentum against Manchester City.
The team playing at home is so willful.
The most threatening thing was in the ninth minute, when Modric advanced with the ball from the right rib, he was tackled by Javi Martinez, and Tottenham got a free kick opportunity in the frontcourt.
After the Croatian midfielder sent out a penalty, Dzeko headed the ball towards the goal. Neuer made the first save of the game to block the ball.
The ensuing corner kick was easily won by Neuer.
After that, Manchester City launched offensives again and again under Modric's planning.
Van der Vaart seems to be on the left wing, but in fact he often appears on the left rib. Instead, it is Lennon who actively poses a threat on the right wing. In front is Dzeko, Tottenham's top scorer last season.
Defoe cruising around.
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Gao Shen stood on the sidelines and watched the game in silence.
There were some changes in the Manchester City coaching staff behind him, and both Carlo and Brian Kidd were obviously nervous.
Tottenham's attack was really fierce and determined.
Of course, we can also look at it the other way around. If Tottenham are not decisive in attacking and don't invest much, they will not be able to suppress Manchester City at all.
Everyone knows that Manchester City's ability to control the ball is unique in the Premier League.
Everyone saw Gao Shen's expressionless face, but only he knew that he was still feeling a little regretful in his heart.
He really admired Modric, but unfortunately, he failed to buy it several times.
It's basically impossible now.
As the team's head coach, he must consider the overall situation.
After already having midfielders such as David Silva, Rakitic, Yaya Toure and De Bruyne, if Modric is introduced, how will the midfield be arranged?
By then, some players will definitely come out to protest in the locker room due to too little playing time.
A mature team leader should not make judgments based on his own preferences. When Modric failed to come to Manchester City, it meant that he had no chance of joining a sophisticated team.
As for Yaya Toure, he seems to be somewhat similar to Modric, but he is too tall and strong, and his movement frequency is much slower.
Don't underestimate this, it makes him basically useless in the attacking midfielder position, because the closer to the goal, the denser the defense, the smaller the space, and when the frequency of movements is slow, it is basically difficult to get opportunities.
This is also the crux of why Giroud's scoring efficiency is low.
Therefore, the best way for Yaya Toure is to insert it from behind.
While Gao was deep in thought, ten minutes had passed.
"Would you like to adjust it?" Carlo asked with concern.
He used to be Gao Shen's "master", but now Gao Shen has surpassed him in terms of team formation strategies, coaching experience and on-the-spot command, so most of the time Gao Shen gives orders and he is responsible for executing and giving suggestions.
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"No, let them attack!" Gao Shen smiled confidently.
After the start, Manchester City did not press too hard, and Gao Shen got off to a solid start.
This also indirectly led to Tottenham's attacking effect being very good, taking advantage of the situation. Even in terms of ball possession rate, Manchester City was still at a disadvantage. This is abnormal no matter how you look at it.
But Gao Shen is not in a hurry.
He is different from Barcelona. Barcelona regards possession of the ball as their destiny, but Gao Shen does not.
What he wants is to score goals and win, and possession of the ball is just a way for him to score goals and win.
Moreover, during the game, it was difficult for Tottenham to break through Manchester City's defense, and they mostly used long shots and free kicks to threaten the goal.
"They played 4-4-2 tonight. Both Huddlestone and Modric were positioned a bit deeper, obviously to suppress our midfield, but in this way, the gap between the striker and the midfielder was
It will be a bit big and it will be exposed sooner or later."
"Wait a minute." Gao Shen smiled confidently.
He has confidence in his team.
This is a team he personally led, and he knows better than anyone how strong it is.
Especially David Silva and Rakitic, these two midfielders are not stupid at all.
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Time passed like this bit by bit.
People gradually discovered that starting from the 18th minute, Manchester City slowly stabilized their position and found the rhythm of the game.
Although Tottenham were still actively trying to press and attack, their intensity was reduced.
But Manchester City's formation is like a bullet. No matter how hard you pressed before, now that the intensity is lightened, the rebound will be stronger.
In the 21st minute, after Manchester City intercepted the ball in the midfield, Rakitic stopped the ball on the right side of the midfield. There was no one around to defend him. The Croatian directly passed the ball over the top and passed it directly.
Enter the restricted area.
I saw Suarez throw away Mike Dawson and quickly come back, successfully countering offside, and stopped Rakitic's pass with his side chest. Before it could land, he volleyed with his right foot.
Goalkeeper Gomez fought hard to save, but was out of reach.
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!"
"Luis Suarez!!"
"Manchester City's third shot of the game successfully scored Tottenham's goal!"
Gao Shen clenched his fists hard on the sidelines and secretly cheered in his heart!
marvelous!
Rakitic and David Silva are both smart people. They know exactly where their opponents' weaknesses are. They have excellent passing ability, whether it is a long pass or a short pass, they are very good.
This creates a problem for Tottenham. It's okay to suppress Manchester City, but if they can't suppress it, they will be in danger.
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Just two minutes later, it was Rakitic again, still in an unguarded area, who sent an overhead pass to the right side of the penalty area. Robben quickly crossed the right side of the penalty area and headed the ball back to the center.
But goalkeeper Gomez took the ball away first.
Two consecutive attacks, the routine was exactly the same, which also posed a problem for Tottenham.
Redknapp obviously saw the clues and immediately adjusted, letting Van der Vaart return to the center and changing the formation to 4, 3, 3.
But in this way, Manchester City's two wings will be alive.
First, Robben dribbled the ball from the right sideline. After breaking through the double-team of two Tottenham defenders, he cut inside to the right side of the top of the penalty area and sent a cross pass to the left side of the top of the arc.
David Silva followed up and fired a volley, which slightly slid out of the door.
Tottenham's tactics tonight were obviously not conservative.
Even after Redknapp changed his team, he still seized the opportunity to launch an offensive against Manchester City, and he was ready to attack Manchester City. It is no wonder that Redknapp has such ambitions.
Dzeko, Defoe and Lennon are a combination that can score fifty goals in a season, so they may not lose to Manchester City.
The combination of Van der Vaart and Modric in the midfield is even more European-level, and the quality is definitely not bad.
What's more, they are still playing at home. If they don't dare to come out and attack Manchester City, then Tottenham will be too weak.
How can Redknapp afford the huge transfer fee he invested in?
But in the 28th minute, after Manchester City stole the ball in the backcourt, Kompany poked the ball forward. Suarez stopped the ball and turned around, and immediately distributed the ball to the right wing. Lichtsteiner quickly moved along the right wing.
He ran wildly with the ball, quickly rushed into the 30-meter area of Tottenham, and kicked the ball in.
At this time, Robben had rushed all the way to the outside of the penalty area. Facing Lichtsteiner's cross, he did not take off, but he wanted to head the ball to the left to find Gareth Bale, because with this ball he
Not easy to handle.
Unexpectedly, Laideli King intercepted the ball first when returning to defense, but failed to control the ball.
David Silva followed up and tackled the ball directly to the right.
Robben turned around, regained control of the ball, and sent a diagonal pass with his left foot.
The ball was passed diagonally between Lidley King and Mike Dawson into the penalty area.
Gareth Bale, who had been ambushing on the left side for a long time, rushed over and was located exactly on the left side of the penalty area, the area where he is best at.
The Welshman stopped with his left foot, just in time to avoid Joel Luca who was returning to defend, and took out another furious shot with his left foot.
The ball followed a straight line and went straight into the lower right corner of the goal at extremely fast speed.
Tottenham goalkeeper Gomez was still shifting his focus and was helpless against this shot.
This goal is exactly the same as Gareth Bale's previous goal against Manchester United.
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!"
"In this area again! Gareth Bale again!"
"Manchester City obviously also has the purpose of letting him start in this area. This should be the area dedicated to Gareth Bale!"
One by one, Manchester City players chased after Gareth Bale to clear his goal.
