The strongest blade in football

Chapter 120 White Hart Lane Drag Racing (4000 chapters)

The new Premier League season has finally started.

At noon on August 8th, the opening game of the Premier League, Manchester City was a guest at White Hart Lane Stadium to face Tottenham Hotspur.

Manchester City spent more than [-] million in the summer, and it also successfully attracted everyone's attention. The whole of England and even Europe wanted to see what this rich team could do.

Wright was right yesterday. When the roster was announced, Wang Nuo was indeed excluded from the starting lineup.

In this game, among the six foreign players who came in the summer, Silva, Kolarov and Yaya Toure ushered in the starting lineup.

Of the remaining three, Balotelli was not included in the roster due to formalities, Wang Nuo was on standby on the bench, and there was an even more tragic guy——

Boateng suffered a knee injury in the friendly match. The problem was not serious at first, but on the return flight, a stewardess accidentally hit his injured knee with a food trolley, which aggravated his injury and left him completely cold. Cool, may miss several games.

Since it was an early game, the team arrived in London one day earlier.

The last time Wang Nuo came to London was last season when he was lured by De Sutter to meet Wenger at Arsenal, but today he came to White Hart Lane, which is a little further north.

He didn't know the place well, so he didn't go out for a stroll, and stayed quietly in the hotel.

The game starts at 12:[-] noon.

It is completely different from the arrangement of the Belgian league. There are many noon and afternoon games in the Premier League. Some players will be lazy and lack energy at a certain period of time, but it has little effect on Wang Nuo.

On the one hand, he has a very regular schedule, on the other hand, he can also withstand temptation.

When he came to London, some teammates liked to take the opportunity to have a drink or two in the evening, and then find a girl to chat with, but Wang Nuo did not do this. He knew what was more important to him, and he could refuse the invitation of his teammates.

Team spirit is not the same as friendship, and good teammates are not necessarily good friends. In the locker room, he can play with everyone, but in private, he only gets closer to a few people.

These days he is basically familiar with his teammates in the locker room, but the ones with the best relationship are Wright, Kompany, and the Toure brothers.

Not much to say about Wright and Kompany, it is actually a bit of a coincidence to be able to make friends with the Touré brothers.

One day, Wang Nuo received a call from Gossibi, who asked the approximate price of the 2009 mini cabrio convertible in Manchester, saying that his budget had increased and he would not buy a Beetle.

As a result, Kolo Toure was surprised when Wang Nuo called the name of Gosibi on the other end of the phone, "Gosibi? Which Gosibi? Do you know him?"

Only then did Wang Nuo know that Kolo Touré also came from the Mimosa Club in Côte d'Ivoire's Abijang, and knew the magical boy Gosibi.

And the relationship between the Toure brothers and the "poor man's version of Maradona" Mousatlaore is also good!
So, Wang Nuo chatted with them for a while about some interesting stories about their two fellow villagers in Standard Liege, which made the Toure brothers laugh out loud.

All of a sudden, the relationship between Wang Nuo and the Toure brothers has also drawn a lot closer.

Kolo Toure also kindly gave Wang Nuo a popular science, saying that the Abidjan Mimosa Club is the top club and training camp in Africa, and most of the national players of Côte d'Ivoire come from Mimosa.

Let Wang Nuochang see it.

Today's first game of the Premier League, the brothers' appearance together is also one of the highlights of this game.

Under the star-studded game, Wang Nuo seemed a little unknown. Although many Chinese media came to report today, they didn't seem to overwhelm the host.

After arriving at the stadium, Wang Nuo followed behind the team without saying a word, observing everything around him.

The White Hart Lane stadium looks a little old. The visiting team's locker room is simple and unadorned. There are two obvious scratches on a white wall on the way from the player tunnel to the locker room.

When he changed his clothes and went out to warm up, Wang Nuo found that the quality of the turf was not bad, much better than what his teammates complained about yesterday.

Compared with the stadium where Wang Nuo played before, the White Hart Lane Stadium is more compact. The audience in the front row is only four or five meters away from the stadium, and Wang Nuo can hear their voices clearly.

The Manchester City fans had already arrived neatly at the visiting team fan area and began to sing, while the home team fans were still walking in sparsely, not in a hurry at all.

As a result, after the warm-up was completed about 15 minutes before the game, the fans rushed in with a whoosh, and the entire stadium was full.

In this game, Mancini arranged a 451 formation, and Carlos Tevez finally wore the captain's armband as the single arrow.

For Tottenham, Modric led the midfield, Crouch and Defoe joined forces as strikers.

In the pre-season warm-up match, Tottenham's state was very stable. In the last two games, they defeated Fiorentina and Benfica respectively.

Their historical record with Manchester City also has an absolute advantage with 19 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses, and they also double-killed Manchester City last season.

Before the Abu Dhabi consortium took over Manchester City, Manchester City and Tottenham were not at the same level of team, but since last season, people have begun to treat Manchester City, Everton and Tottenham as equals.

And this season, Manchester City already has a faint ambition to develop into a top team. The team's goal is to qualify for the Champions League. The contest between them and Tottenham has also become a focus event.

Everyone wants to get off to a good start in the new season, Manchester City and Tottenham put on a confrontational posture.

After the game started, Wang Nuo sat on the bench, carefully watched the progress of the game, and waited for Mancini's call at any time.

Only 1 minute into the game, Crouch's strong shot from the front of the restricted area was blocked by Kompany.

In the 9th minute, Bell took a free kick from the frontcourt to the penalty area. Crouch then nodded and scored. The ball was blocked by Joe Hart and hit the post.

Not long after, Crouch made the ball, Defoe kicked a volley near the small penalty area and was saved by Joe Hart.

In the 16th minute, Huddlestone volleyed with his right foot from the edge of the penalty area, and Joe Hart made a world-class save!

In the first half of the first half, Tottenham's spearhead was undoubtedly sharper. The game turned into Joe Hart's personal show. The soldiers of Manchester City seemed to be awake, and Mancini was very angry.

In this game, England coach Capello was also watching from the stands, and Mancini didn't want to make a fool of himself in front of Capello at all!

Part of Wang Nuo's attention was on the court, and part of his attention was on the boss.

He observed that in the space of 20 minutes, Mancini had returned angrily from the command area three times.

Every time, he kept thinking, doing the gesture of squeezing fingers common to Italians, and Wang Nuo heard the boss seem to be complaining, "What are they doing?"

Obviously, the communication between the boss and the players didn't seem to be enough. Although he tried to direct every pass of the players, everyone didn't really buy it, and they didn't want to be a voice-activated puppet.

Mancini's assistant, David Pratt, has been standing with him. After Pratt followed Mancini back to the coach's bench, he patted Mancini on the shoulder, like a kind brother.

In the 30th minute of the game, Adam Johnson began to warm up on the sidelines. Wang Nuo speculated that Mancini might be dissatisfied with the midfielder.

He really wants to warm up and play as soon as possible!

The atmosphere of the Premier League game is great, and it is a pleasure to play in such a game!
But until the end of the first half and 10 minutes into the second half, Wang Nuo still had no chance to warm up.

In the first 65 minutes, Manchester City was almost hanged by Tottenham.

Tottenham No. 14 Modric, who looks short and thin, has delicate and delicate footwork. Every time he switches from defense to offense, his shots always amaze Wang Nuo.

The tall but equally thin No. 3 left midfielder is also extremely fast, running like the wind, and has excellent long-range shooting and passing. Wang Nuo has never seen such a guy in Belgium.

How old is he?It seemed to be mentioned in the pre-war analysis yesterday, less than 20 years old?Seems like a Welsh guy.

Wang Nuo looked at the back of his jersey, BALE, Bell!
City's situation has been precarious, but they have not conceded a goal.

Joe Hart, as if he was on the hook, blocked the goal high and tried to keep the goal. The post and crossbar were also very strong, blocking two shots from Tottenham.

The clock ticked away until Wright-Phillips began to stand on the field panting with his hips thrust forward, and Mancini turned his head away.

Wang Nuo was shocked, and a certain premonition rose in his heart!

Sure enough, the Italian called his name!
Wang Nuo didn't delay for a second, and immediately went to the warm-up area.

Zabaleta went to the warm-up with Wang Nuo. It seemed that Mancini was going to replace the right wing directly, so that he could deal with the crazy No. 3 Bell of Tottenham at the last moment of the game.

"Wow! Is the Chinese boy going to play?"

"Can you play football, how about showing us a juggle?"

"..."

Wang Nuo ignored the noisy fans on the sidelines. He concentrated on moving his body, and his eyes swept across the court from time to time.

In the 75th minute of the game, the football flew out of the baseline, the referee suspended the game, and Manchester City made substitution adjustments.

At this moment, Wang Nuo boarded the White Hart Lane Stadium and started his Premier League debut!

Before playing, Mancini told him to play on the right side. As a full-back, he had to participate more in the offense. Carlos Tevez was a little helpless and needed fire support.

Wang Nuo did this as soon as he came on stage!
Because Manchester City has been attacked and there are a lot of counterattack opportunities, Tottenham's frontcourt pressure has become much looser with the passage of time and the decline of players' physical strength.

Wang Nuo found the opportunity easily.

He was full of life, full of strength, and after receiving a through ball from Zabaleta, he turned the right side into his own athletic track.

Wang Nuo started from a position close to the center line. Facing the No. 3 Bell who was running to press, he slammed the ball forward.

It seems to be saying, come on, aren't you good at running, let's compare.

This kick directly kicked the ball forward more than ten meters. If it hadn't been for a quick counterattack and Tottenham full-back Hector lost his run, otherwise it would have been destroyed by others.

Bell found that Wang Nuo wanted to eat him raw with speed, and quickly turned around to chase the football, but at this time Wang Nuo had already run past him.

He started a little later than Wang Nuo, but Teng Teng caught up with him in two steps. His strides were long, and his pace was not slow. His vigorous steps followed Wang Nuo closely like a cheetah, and approached him little by little. !

Wang Nuo almost exerted all his strength and ran wildly on the sidewalk without reservation. He felt that his chest was being overwhelmed. At first, he was two positions ahead of the Welshman, but he was chased after running for three or four seconds. up!
He was terrified, the speed he had always been proud of fell into a disadvantage, what kind of monster is this guy?

In Belgium, he has not encountered such a situation!

But Wang Nuo was no longer a rookie back then. He was very experienced in dribbling the ball to the middle, so that Bell could only squeeze in from the outside, which undoubtedly increased the difficulty of grabbing the ball.

Both of them had movements in their hands, and they were running side by side, neither of them could squeeze the other, like two wild horses running wild.

Just like this, he rushed to the front of Tottenham's penalty area. Wang Nuo turned his head and took a quick glance. He saw a blue and black figure chasing diagonally behind him. He knew it was Carlos Tevez, so he knocked the ball over.

At this time, he felt a strong force coming from the right, Bell was squeezing him, but he didn't show any weakness, and squeezed back.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, the two lost their balance at the same time, staggered and fell to the ground, Wang Nuo slid forward on his stomach for a while, Bell rolled twice, and also fell badly.

Wang Nuo didn't know what Tevez did with the ball, he only heard a "bang" from behind, and there was a burst of exclamation from the stands.

By the time he got up from the ground, the football had already passed the bottom line.

There was a lot of noise in the stands, and there were some scattered boos. The fans of the home team were a little confused. They didn't expect an Asian player to fight for speed with Bale, and finally they fought evenly!
You must know that few people in the entire Premier League can run better than Bell, which has been proved in the second half of last season!

It is said that Manchester City paid more than 1000 million for this Chinese kid, and it really is a trick!

Regarding the scramble just now, the referee didn't say anything. Although both of them fell to the ground, it was a reasonable collision.

Bell dressed roughly, got up and glared at Wang Nuo, and found that Wang Nuo was also staring at him, turned around and walked away.

Wang Nuo felt that he didn't perform well just now, and should have gone to the outside just now, and then waited for an opportunity to pass that guy again. His strengths are short-distance explosive power and skills, and he seems to be inferior to pure speed.

Obviously, the Welshman couldn't swallow this breath, and even his thinking was somewhat similar to Wang Nuo's. It didn't take long for him to come to Wang Nuo to make trouble again.

In the 80th minute of the second half, Bell got the ball from the left. Facing Wang Nuo, he dunked the ball and was about to make an emergency.

Wang Nuo's defensive ability is average, and he may be a little scared in the face of technical dribbling, but he is not very afraid of this style of play.

So Wang Nuo moved closely to Bell, and there was another wave of confrontation between the two on the sideline. Bell kept making emergency stops, trying to get rid of Wang Nuo, but Wang Nuo followed him with the same excellent explosive power.

In the end, Bell, who was slightly thin, was knocked to the ground by Wang Nuo, and the referee raised the flag.

This time, it was another undecided duel.

These two guys of the same age seemed to be working hard. In the last ten or so minutes of the game, they confronted each other many times directly, even shifting the focus of Manchester City and Tottenham's offense to their side.

The violent confrontation again and again, the two created an illusion for everyone——

God, is this a football game or a running game?
Or... a running game with the ball?
In the end, Manchester City withstood Tottenham's offensive and struggled to score 1 point at White Hart Lane.

After the game, Joe Hart, who was possessed by the gods, was named the best player in the game. It was his outstanding performance that ensured that Manchester City did not completely collapse in the first half.

But apart from Joe Hart, more media turned their attention to Wang Nuo and Bell. Their direct confrontation in the second half of the second half was also very enjoyable.

Even the next day, the headline of the "Daily Mail" about the game was directly titled "White Hart Lane Racing, Manchester City and Tottenham Evenly Split!"

(End of this chapter)