Chinese players in Europe

Chapter 339

Pulis twitched as he watched his opponent "cheat" free kicks unscrupulously in his own half, and then Tottenham No. [-]'s various free kicks shrouded the sky above the goal.He didn't expect Tottenham to come up with such a move. If the opponent hadn't been so unlucky and hit two goalposts in a row, they would have fallen behind.

"MD! You are pigs! If you want to foul, you don't know how far away from the goal, such a short distance, isn't this a target for Tottenham!" Pulis waved angrily at the players on the field with a depressed face. Call.

Run farther before fouling?

Not far away, Redknapp heard the roar of the opponent's coach and sneered disdainfully in his heart: This kind of words can also be said in public. It seems that I have a high opinion of this young coach, and it turned out to be a stick!
The fourth official on the sidelines also heard Pulis' anxious eyes, and looked over with strange eyes.

Pulis froze for a moment, and soon realized that he had made a "slip of the tongue", and closed his mouth in embarrassment, but kept gesturing to the players to carry out his instructions.

Pulis's "idiot" behavior made the Stoke City players on the field feel irrelevant. However, due to the long-term power of the head coach, he still carried out the coach's instructions to the letter, and slightly changed the defensive formation. In advance, several midfielders have a wider range of activities, and often opponents steal from 30 meters away from the penalty area.Since they are far away from the goal, the threat is naturally less in their view, and they have no scruples about their feet, and they let go of their hands and feet to foul.Since the opponent "slanders" them for fouling, then they will not stop doing two things, and foul to the end!
But soon they regretted it again, because Mo Fei's free kick was so powerful that even if it was 40 meters away, it was still as powerful as a cannonball.Although the power of the long-distance speeding shot has slowed down, the goalkeeper is still in a hurry, and he dare not catch the ball with his hands at all, so he can only hit the football.The penalty area was already overcrowded, and it became even more chaotic when the football came. Tottenham's players took advantage of the chaotic situation.

Stoke City was panicked by Murphy's free kick, and no longer dared to foul easily, and the defense was timid.But Tottenham vowed to carry forward this "rogue" spirit to the end, twisting the opponent's relentless pursuit of a breakthrough, that is, taking a free kick.Of course, penalties are better.

"Tottenham Hotspur's tactics are really..." The commentator at the scene seemed to be unable to find the right words to describe Tottenham's "rogue" tactics for a while, and said speechlessly after holding back for a long time: "...It's really unforgiving!"

There was a burst of boos at the scene, which was a strong protest and dissatisfaction from the home team fans to Tottenham.The fans of Tottenham were full of excitement, cheering their team vigorously-maybe you are playing rogue iron buckets, and we are not allowed to fight back?nonsense!

Different from Pulis's livid face, Redknapp, who saw this scene, laughed aloud regardless of his gentlemanly demeanor. He did not expect that the players' comprehension ability was so good that they would "chase hard" Spiritually executed so thoroughly.

Redknapp has always shown himself as a gentleman, but he is also a person full of bad water in his bones, which can be seen from his hint that the team uses this kind of "sexy" style of play.Seeing his disciples playing brilliantly on the field, Redknapp realized that he should add more fire, waved his big hand, and asked Lennon and Dos Santos to go to the sidelines to warm up.He could see very clearly that Stoke City had already shown signs of exhaustion, and sending two breakthrough players would definitely be the last straw that broke the camel's back.

No.605 minutes of the game, Tottenham Hotspur made a substitution, Lennon and Dos Santos came on, replacing Huddlestone and Modric.At the same time, the positions of the players on the Tottenham field have also changed. Murphy is still a free agent, improvising, but Bell, Lennon and Dos Santos all mentioned the midfielder position, and Van der Vaart lagged behind.

"Is Redknapp crazy or the world is too crazy? There are seven offensive players piled up in the midfield, don't defend at all! Aren't they worried about Stoke City's counterattack?" The commentator exclaimed.

Redknapp is not crazy, he has a good understanding of the situation on the field, Stoke City has no power to fight back, and the opponent is now thinking about how to keep the existing score.And all Tottenham are doing now is to break through, break through, break through again, until they score a goal!
Redknapp's substitutions had an immediate effect. Both Lennon and Dos Santos are players known for their dexterity and speed. It is difficult for Stoke City to intercept the two when defending one-on-one. If there are too many, there will inevitably be gaps in other places.After weighing the pros and cons, the Stoke City players only fouled.No foul is not enough, do you let the opponent go, and then shoot easily?

Under this double attack of breakthrough and free kick, no matter how strong Stoke City's defense is, no matter how many defensive players are piled up, it will not be able to stop Tottenham's attack.Coupled with the fact that the nerves have been in a state of high tension, and the physical fitness is gradually unable to keep up, the situation of the game is gradually becoming clearer.Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Stoke City will not last long.

In the 701st minute, Lennon swayed two defensive players on the wing and cut the ball inside. Collins knocked him to the ground and won a free kick to the left.Could it be that a free kick hit the goal, but the position was too far, and the strength was not enough when pursuing the angle, so he was hugged by Sorensen.

In the 706th minute, Dos Santos broke through the middle and cooperated with Mo Fei twice in a row, tearing apart the opponent's defense.However, Pavlyuchenko once again wasted his teammate's through pass, and the shot was weak and weak, and was punched by the goalkeeper.

Five minutes later, Tottenham's frenzied offensive finally paid off. Murphy was tripped by Crouch viciously stretching his leg just past the top of the midfield arc. The referee awarded a free kick and showed the opponent the first goal of the game. A yellow card—although the two teams were fierce in offense and defense, they were both well-measured. This is why Stoke City did not get a card despite being whistled for fouls many times.

Mo Fei, who wasted many free kick opportunities, did not choose to shoot this time. The distance was too far and the angle was not good. Mo Fei swept the football into the opponent's penalty area with a big foot.

The penalty area was overcrowded at the moment, not only five or six frontcourt offensive players poured in, even the right back Joel Luka rushed into the penalty area.

Could it be that he was looking for the high point of Joel Luka.The football spun violently in the air. Goalkeeper Sorensen watched the football fly straight towards him. Although he was powerful, he had the advantage of being able to use his hands. It was not a problem to win the ball.Just as he abandoned the goal with a happy face to attack, the football drew an "S"-shaped arc in the air strangely, and then fell sharply towards the back point.

"Ah! Sorensen strikes, the football seems to be close at hand! Not good... Sorensen made a mistake in his judgment, the football turned a corner, my God...dangerous!!!" A terrified roar came from the live broadcast.

Naturally, his exclamation could not affect the outcome of the cross. Joel Luka, standing like a pillar at the back point, stood out from the crowd. He just tilted his head, didn't even move his footsteps, and smashed the ball hard. Goal!
2:0!Tottenham Hotspur stormed the field for 10 minutes and finally took the lead for the first time.Both goals came from free kicks, one scored directly, and one pass cooperated. The free kick is worthy of the title of "nemesis" of the broken iron barrel formation!

The British Alloy Stadium fell into silence. They couldn't believe that their team put down their faces and held on for 10 minutes, but was reversed by the opponent at the last moment.This sense of frustration made them extremely uncomfortable.

The Tottenham fans shouted wildly without any scruples, constantly chanting the names of Mo Fei and Joel Luka. It was the joint goal of these two that made the team take the lead with difficulty.They are the heroes of the team, applause and cheers should be given to them!

Seeing the football lying quietly in his own goal, Pulis couldn't help but feel a sense of loss.What he was worried about still happened, the opponent had already grasped his own weakness, and they were powerless to recover.Pulis deserves to be an excellent head coach. After a moment of distraction, he waved his hand to signal the team to let go and attack.This is also a helpless move. There is no difference between losing one goal and losing two goals. Although the act of attacking seems stupid as if it is looking for death, but in case Stoke City is as lucky as before and accidentally scored a goal Where's the ball?Then they were brought back to life.

However, Pulis' plan of dying was obviously not working. The strengths of the two teams were not at the same level. What's more, the Stoke City players ran violently for 10 minutes, and they simply wanted to attack.The most important thing is that the belief that supported them to persevere to the end has been shattered by the backward reality, and their morale has fallen to the bottom.

After making an offensive attempt, but was beaten back by Tottenham, the Stoke City people completely gave up, and once again retreated to their own half, despite Tottenham's indiscriminate bombardment, they just refused to take a step forward , Even Crouch ran back to the penalty area and played the role of a central defender.Their idea is very simple, they will lose anyway, and it won't look too ugly if they lose a few less. Don't be like Manchester City, who will be beaten into a sieve, and it will be really embarrassing.

Although Tottenham continued to maintain a high pressure after taking the lead, Murphy slowed down the pace of the game after Stoke City retreated again, focusing more on passing organization and killing game time.In the current situation, the opponent has obviously lost the slightest desire to fight, and there is no need for one's own side to spend a lot of effort to do thankless things, such as spending a long time trying to beat a turtle shell, and the ball can't be scored, and the stomach is angry.

Time passed slowly as one of the two teams was happy and relaxed, while the other was content with the status quo.The referee gave a symbolic stoppage time of 2 minutes, and then blew the whistle to end the game.

The final score was fixed at 1:2. Tottenham Hotspur took away three points from the Britannia Stadium in the away game, and beat Aston Villa who also won this round with a goal difference advantage. Continue to rank at the top of the standings.

(End of this chapter)