Chinese players in Europe

Chapter 336 The Unbelievable Way

It's a weird Christmas tree formation.Tottenham's offensive formation in this game was expected by everyone, but the crazy investment in the attack line was beyond everyone's expectations.Bell's position was raised from the front of the defender to almost the same level as the midfielder, so that he can take care of the defense and participate in the offense in a timely manner.The biggest bright spot is Van der Vaart, who replaced Lennon as the main midfielder.Lennon's breakthrough ability is very strong, but Van der Vaart's passing is even better. When dealing with the iron barrel formation, it is obvious that Van der Vaart's role is more obvious.

Mo Fei's position is also a bit weird, between the positions of the front midfielder and the shadow front.This is a secret move by Redknapp. If the opponent's defense is really impenetrable, could it be that he can directly act as the No.4 striker.Of course, what Redknapp would like to see more is that Murphy can use his own pass to help the team break the deadlock.Also, is it possible that he relies on his excellent free kick skills, which is a big killer for breaking dense defenses!

Experts who saw some tricks couldn't help but secretly praised the old coach Redknapp's formation.Such a strong offensive formation can not only maximize Tottenham's powerful offensive ability, but also effectively contain the opponent's attack.What's even more shocking is that this lineup seems to have come into existence entirely to restrain Stoke City. Redknapp's ability to predict the enemy's opportunity has amazed everyone.

Standing on the sidelines, Pulis' face was cloudy and uncertain. Originally, he thought that with this impregnable defensive formation, Tottenham could not take advantage of the slightest advantage.But as soon as the starting lineups of both sides were announced, he felt that something was wrong.The opponent needs height and skill, and an offensive formation that can continue to maintain strong pressure will definitely make loopholes for your team.As long as you make a mistake, do you want to pray to God to let the opponent's soles slip when they shoot?

Pulis hurriedly warned his players, telling them not to take Tottenham lightly, and firmly determined to stick to it. A point is a victory.In fact, what he said was a bit superfluous. Stoke City players have a deep understanding of themselves. They are inherently weak, so naturally they will not do stupid things like hitting an egg against a rock.

But no matter how much they value, Tottenham's players still made them suffer.

Ten minutes after the start of the game, Stoke City was besieged by Tottenham. Except for an attack after the opening kick-off, let alone crossing the half-court, there was no ball at all. to the side.

Fortunately, they have long been accustomed to playing in such a high-pressure situation. Except for Crouch who stayed in the midfield, everyone returned to the half-court defense and built layers of defense.

Tottenham's offense was vigorous, but after all, the opponent had accumulated a large number of defenders at the front of the penalty area, and their offense was tenaciously sniped by the opponent.But if that's the case, Tottenham's two attacks almost killed Stoke City.It's a pity that facing the experienced old goalkeeper Dane Sorensen, Pavlyuchenko, who is already average in shooting skills, is weak. The goal difference is within a few millimeters.

The Stoke City team was able to run back and forth in the Premier League Championship for several seasons. Their psychological adjustment ability is really as strong as Redknapp said, although they were unable to move forward due to the fierce attack. Further, but they used active running and desperate blocking to make Tottenham helpless, and every attack was futile.

Their formation shrinks very tightly, the defensive midfielder is firmly stuck at the front of the penalty area, escorting the back line, and people like Delap, Pennant and others are not idle. Although their defensive ability is not very good, but At the request of the head coach, using uninterrupted running back and forth, even if they can't grab the ball, the Tottenham players will be in a hurry and unable to focus on offense.

In this case, although Tottenham's offensive has intensified, the quality of the pass is not very good.Coupled with the mad dog-like scrambling of the opponent, often the center cannot penetrate, and can only shoot from a long distance, or go directly to the bottom from the side, and let the center forward go to the penalty area to grab points.But the effect is not very good. The opponent's five midfielders are like five towers, covering their own airspace tightly and airtight.

"MD! They are here for engineering and construction, not for football games at all! How can we play this game if we employ people to block the goal so that there is no gap!"

When Van der Vaart's long-range shot was blocked from the bottom line by the opponent's wall, the main coach couldn't help cursing angrily.

He was really a little angry. The opponent simply built a human wall in front of the goal, and did not consider attacking, so they used crowd tactics to block the goal.Seeing that kind of self-satisfied appearance, if he is the referee, he will definitely wish to expel all the guys who destroy the charm of football from the field.

Redknapp didn't express any opinion, just resting his head in his hands, sitting safely on the coach's bench with a calm expression on his face.He had foreseen this situation a long time ago. After all, if a small team wants to survive in the top league, it is understandable to use any means.

To put it bluntly, football is a game of winning by any means.The opponent has used his "unique trick", now is the time to test himself.Tottenham's offensive ability and ability to break dense defenses will determine the outcome of this game...

Redknapp is in no rush, it's been a long seesaw.He didn't believe that Stoke City didn't make any mistakes throughout the game. As long as there was a flaw, Tottenham would definitely catch it and seal the throat with a sword...

Redknapp's predictions were not wrong at all. There is no perfect team in this world that is undefeated and never makes mistakes. Even Barcelona, ​​which is as powerful as "from an alien planet", dare not say that they Every battle is victorious, and there will be times when the gutter capsizes and the weak team is upset.

The greatest charm of football is its unpredictability.Stoke City used an unexpected counterattack opportunity to explain to Tottenham that football is round and anything can happen.

As Tottenham's players regained possession and bombarded the opposition's half, Stoke City's big-footed clearance fell to Crouch, who had been wandering around the midfield like a ghost. underfoot.This hit Tottenham with a hand rub.Pennant plugged in from the back row at the right time, received Crouch's horizontal knock, and brought the ball straight to the frontcourt.

However, Redknapp moved Bell to the midfielder position ahead of time and had already anticipated the strength of the opponent's counterattack. Bell quickly grabbed the ball and broke the football out of the sideline with a cross tackle.

Originally, Stoke City's counterattack should stop here, but Tottenham obviously forgot the origin of the opponent's "Grenade Corps" nickname. Delap threw the football into the penalty area vigorously, and the football flew nearly 20 meters in the air. Without slowing down in the slightest, Crouch just appeared at the point where the football landed, shook his head and sent the football into the gate guarded by Cudicini!

This ultra-long-distance grenade tactical goal made everyone on the scene stunned for a while, and the entire British Alloy Stadium fell into silence, and then the home team fans burst into overwhelming cheers.The fans of the visiting team were stunned. It was unbelievable that the goal was scored so simply, even without a technical attack.

Redknapp's face twitched violently. He had calculated thousands of times, but he didn't think that the other party had such a "big killer"!The situation was already proceeding according to the trajectory he planned, and Stoke City was indeed firmly suppressed.But in such a harbinger of no goals, Tottenham fell behind in an incredible way!

Redknapp was full of annoyance, the goal he was waiting for finally appeared, but it came in another way, and the backward side became himself instead.This huge psychological gap made him feel as sick as eating a fly.What made him most angry was that Crouch raised his hand to him after scoring a goal.Crouch was sold to Stoke City by him on the grounds that the team had no place for him, and now the opponent's counterattack was tantamount to a big slap in the face.

Redknapp clenched his fist and waved forward fiercely at the Tottenham players on the field, signaling the team to press a little higher and put more pressure on the opponent.The reason for the team's backwardness is not its strength, but an accident, so there is no need to make personnel adjustments.Now Tottenham has no way out, and the opponent will inevitably shrink even tighter after taking the lead. There is no other way but to attack fiercely.

Sure enough, Pulis made a downward gesture to the Stoke City players who were celebrating excitedly, signaling that his side would stick to the tactics of defensive counterattack.He was unexpectedly ahead and was not dazzled by the sudden surprise. If the team pursued the victory and wanted to press out and attack, I am afraid that this slight advantage will disappear in an instant, and in the end it will be bombarded by Tottenham. Not left.

The morale of the Stoke City players who took the lead was greatly boosted. According to the instructions of the head coach, they strengthened their determination to defend and counterattack.They now hold the advantage of one goal, and their defense is impenetrable. It is very difficult for Tottenham to break through, which makes them more confident. Although it is still very early before the end of the game, they are full of confidence in the result of the game. good expectations.

After the re-kick-off, Tottenham once again launched a tidal attack towards the opponent's hinterland, with long shots, bottom shots, headers, and various offensive methods poured out, but Stoke City still built an iron wall. A strong line of defense and tenacious blocking prevented the opponent from making any substantial breakthroughs.The situation once again became the scene of the previous half-court offensive and defensive drill.

From the beginning to the team's current backwardness, Mo Fei has been under tremendous pressure.Stoke City's defense is the most special among the teams he has seen, not to say how strong their defensive ability is, but their style is too "brazen".He has seen many teams with excellent defense, such as Nuremberg and Leverkusen. Their defense is very layered, but they can make all 11 members of the entire team sacrifice their lives to block the goal. first one.However, it cannot be denied that this tactic is really difficult. At least it is not so difficult to blast a bloody path in the human flesh forest.

Whenever Mo Fei wanted to shoot, at least two defensive players would run over to block the hole, not counting the people around him who interfered with his shooting.Even if he passes the ball, the opponent will either rush up to siege, or drag and drag, anyway, it just doesn't make you comfortable.If you choose to break through, the speed advantage is obviously impossible to use. It is very difficult to sway the opponent away with excellent foot skills. He can sway one or two, but when the opponent swarms up, he is powerless.This gave Mo Fei the illusion of falling into the ocean. They used this kind of crazy siege and pressing to suppress their opponents when they were in Hoffenheim before, and now he also feels this sense of weakness.That feeling, I really can't use my strength, not to mention how uncomfortable it is.

(End of this chapter)