When Lazio besieged Tottenham Hotspur in the first half, both Tottenham players and fans felt that the offensive could be regarded as a storm. They were under great pressure and caused them to concede a goal.
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At that time, they felt that Lazio's offense was indeed well-deserved, and it was truly the strongest attack in Europe!
When Lazio attacked with all their strength, it was really difficult for them to defend, so they ended up conceding a goal.
Despite this, in the face of Lazio's indiscriminate bombardment, they only conceded one goal, which is an acceptable performance."
But now they realize how wrong they were.
Because they have never seen Lazio attack with all their strength before!
Now they finally saw some clues!
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After Lazio regained the initiative, they launched a fierce attack on Tottenham Hotspur's goal. This attack was so fierce that Tottenham Hotspur couldn't even find a chance to counterattack.
Bell was forced to defend near the penalty area line and had no way of rushing forward to counterattack.
This forced Redknapp to make substitution adjustments, replacing Crouch with Ledley King, replacing a forward with a centre-back.
If Redknapp had a choice, he would definitely not look like this.
Because he needs to attack.
After Crouch went down, they lost a contact point in the middle. Even if Bell can dribble the ball past four people to counterattack, without the contact point in the center, Lazio's defense will be much easier.
But if he doesn't do this, I'm afraid that the moment his team can't counterattack, the game will completely lose its suspense.
After Ledley King came on the court, he strengthened his defense in the middle.
But Lazio's two wings became more active.
The two wingers were constantly active in order to suppress Bale and Lennon.
Under the constant impact of Lazio.
And it was mainly concentrated on the wing where Bell was.
Lazio did this obviously to retaliate for Bell's previous breakthrough.
Bell blasted them. Naturally, they would blast back.
This is really a case of injustice...
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Although Bell was a left back when he debuted, his defensive level was actually not high. After he moved from Southampton to Tottenham Hotspur, his performance was mediocre for a long time, which was partly related to his injury.
Relationship, on the other hand, it also has to do with the position he plays.
No matter how hard he works as a left back, he is just an ordinary left back and cannot make a mark in European football.
In fact, last year he was Tottenham Hotspur's substitute left back, and he couldn't compete with Asuekoto.
It wasn't until January this year, when Asuekoto went to participate in the African Cup of Nations, that Bale got another chance.
After Asuekotto returned, Redknapp decided to let the two coexist. The defensively sound Asuekotto served as the starting left back, while Bell served as the left midfielder, allowing him to use his speed to make personal moves on the sideline.
Breakthrough or cross.
Unexpectedly, this change opened up a broader sky for him.
At the end of last season, Bell played as a left midfielder and performed well, which can be described as "radiant".
On April 14, 2010, Bell performed well in the North London Derby and scored a goal to help the team defeat their old rival Arsenal 2:1, disillusioning the opponent's hope of competing for the league championship. Three days later, Tottenham faced Chelsea at the top of the table.
Before the end of the first half, Bell passed the opponent's defender Paulo Ferreira and then shot the net with his right foot. Tottenham finally defeated Chelsea with a score of 2:1. After the game, Bell was elected the best player of the game. He later won the Premier League award.
The tournament will award the best player award for April.
His performance in the offensive position was so good that in the new season, Redkner naturally fixed him at the left midfielder position.
Now his sharp breakthrough from the left has become Tottenham Hotspur's main offensive method.
In comparison, his defensive weaknesses have naturally been forgotten.
At the beginning, Bell's defense in this game was impressive. Bell has also played as a left back, so there should be no problem in withdrawing and temporarily playing as a left back.
But now, when everyone sees Bell defending the Lazio players in turns in a very embarrassed manner, they remember that although he has been a left back, it is of no use...
His defense is nothing to mention!
Under Lazio's repeated attacks, Bell finally couldn't resist and was defeated.
Gotze broke through Bell in a one-on-one, and Bell fell to the ground when he turned around to chase back. He was no longer able to stop Lazio's attack.
And Bale is a link in Tottenham Hotspur's defensive system, and his collapse caused a chain reaction in other positions.
The real starting left back, Asuekoto, has to come up to fill his place, so the space where he was originally becomes open.
Lazio is very proficient in this method of catching the opponent's space.
Soon Lazio came here with a one-two.
Klose took advantage of this opportunity.
Gotze passed the football to him and went diagonally towards the center.
Klose received the ball in the open position and immediately attracted the attention of Tottenham Hotspur. The attention of all Tottenham Hotspur defenders was attracted to him. After all, Klose had scored a goal before.
Yes, it shows that he is in good scoring condition today. He cannot afford not to guard against him.
So a swarm of swarms rushed to defend Klose.
This way, their middle lane becomes empty.
After receiving the ball, Klose turned around, made a fake move to shoot, and then passed the football back to the center.
Gotze, who was running diagonally forward, ran right in. After receiving the ball, he directly raised his foot and shot!
At this time, Tottenham Hotspur's defense had been completely confused by Lazio's series of spring and autumn coordination.
Goalkeeper Gomez was also there to block Klose's shot. Now it's too late to pounce back!
Gotze did not stop the ball when he received the ball, but directly ejected it. The football flew past Gomez's fingertips and flew into the goal!
"Mario Gotze! Beautiful goal! A typical Lazio-style goal! A series of passing and running cooperation, completely tearing apart Tottenham Hotspur's defense! Even if there are three central defenders, so what? In
When Gotze shot, wasn't there even a Tottenham Hotspur player next to the German?!" The Italian commentator felt proud.
When Bell was sprinting before, the British commentator was so arrogant... he was sitting next to him, dancing and wishing he could rush down and help Bell dribble the ball.
The Italian commentator was very unhappy watching this.
I really want to slap this flamboyant Englishman from the commentary box to the court...
Now, he can finally take revenge.
So he stood up in excitement and roared loudly.
The British commentator beside him was silent. He turned to look at the excited Italian commentator helplessly.
The Italian commentator felt secretly happy and shouted even more passionately.
"goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool!!! Gotze! Gotze! Mario Gotze!!!goooooooooooooooooooooooool!!! Two goals ahead! Lazio leads Tottenham Hotspur at home by two goals! Tottenham Hotspur is finished!
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Being two goals behind is indeed a much more difficult game for Tottenham Hotspur.
If they continue to defend and counterattack, it will be nothing more than the difference between losing a few fewer goals and losing a few more goals.
If you want to win, it's impossible to rely on this.
Not to mention winning, there was no chance to even the score.
But if we go out to attack and try to equalize the score, the final result is likely to be a worse loss...
Which strategy does Redknapp choose?
The television broadcast gave Redknapp a close-up shot on the sidelines.
The handsome man in the camera has a serious expression.
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Redknapp finally made his choice.
His choice is... to continue to fight back!
Originally, given the strength gap between Tottenham Hotspur and Lazio, losing the away game was not a big deal.
He can accept losing on the road.
But he didn't want to lose too badly.
Because in the final group qualifying, if Tottenham Hotspur accidentally ends up with the third place on the same points, there will be a lot to compare. In addition to the results of the battle between the two sides, the total goal difference also needs to be compared.
Losing too much against Lazio will reduce Tottenham's total goal difference.
At that time, the total goal difference will be compared to decide who will qualify and who will go to the Europa League. If Tottenham Hotspur's total goal difference is too small, their fate will be very different. The knockout rounds of the Champions League will definitely be better than those of the Europa League.
The cup knockout round is more attractive...
As a head coach, you must have a strategic vision and take a long-term view.
You cannot care about the gains and losses of one city or one place.
Since Lazio can no longer be defeated, we must choose the one that is most beneficial to Tottenham Hotspur among the remaining results.
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Tottenham Hotspur made adjustments and continued to defend in the next game, only allowing Bale and Lennon to counterattack.
However, when these two people counterattacked, they lacked the support of their teammates, and there was no Crouch as a connecting point in the middle. Tottenham Hotspur's counterattack was not very effective.
Basically, there is no danger to the goal guarded by Handanovic.
Tottenham Hotspur intends to lose less and win more, and losing two goals is acceptable to them.
Lazio couldn't accept that.
In the rest of the game, Lazio basically besieged Tottenham Hotspur's penalty area.
Chang Sheng also replaced Ballack and Cavani in order to strengthen the offensive, and let Klose and Hernanes rest.
Continue to attack Tottenham Hotspur's goal.
Klose scored two goals in this game, but after all, he is older. He cannot sustain a normal game in Lazio's high-intensity offensive rhythm, so he replaced Cavani to continue to strengthen the offense.
In the end, Lazio took advantage of a set kick at the end of the game and Jose Passarella scored a goal!
3:0!
"José Passarella!! The world's best central defender who can attack and defend well! This goal completely destroyed Tottenham Hotspur! The away game of the English team was a waste of bullets... I haven't been here for 48 years.
Tottenham Hotspur welcomes you to the Champions League!"
The Italian commentator laughed at Tottenham Hotspur to his heart's content. (To be continued... ps: There are two guaranteed updates today, one more chapter for the new leader, and seven more chapters to repay the debt, totaling ten updates!
I hope everyone can get the first monthly ticket for the sake of the tenth update! The gap between us is getting wider and wider...
But is there really no chance?
You lost in the fight for first place last month, but you’re not even fifth this month?
