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Chapter 129 Reversed?

After the game against Hull City, Ferguson still gave Manchester United players a holiday. After a Christmas holiday, the reorganized Manchester United played two rounds of the league after Christmas, and the FA Cup was discussed. Victory was achieved.Such a performance is naturally gratifying for Manchester United.

But the only thing that frustrates the Manchester United players is that Chelsea also maintained their high form and did not fall behind.

The time entered January 2010. On January 1th, Chelsea defeated Wolves 3-0 in an away game. This was a game without any suspense.

A day later, in the last game of this round of the league, Manchester United challenged Tottenham away.Ferguson chose to rotate Rooney and let Owen start this game.

Before this game, Manchester United was first in the league, while Tottenham was fourth in the league.

Everyone said that this season's league championship is still between Manchester United and Chelsea, and the rest, whether it is Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham, or Manchester City, are all soy sauce.

Manchester United only have Chelsea as an opponent in their eyes, and they don't pay attention to other teams.

Judging from the progress of the game, such a statement makes sense.

Just 3 minutes into the game, Nani opened the scoring for Manchester United with a curve ball.

The person who assisted him was Berbatov.

Only 6 minutes later, after Li Xiaoming and Scholes crossed positions, Scholes suddenly inserted a sudden through pass in front of the penalty area, creating a chance for Owen to face the goalkeeper with a single goal. When shooting, Owen was thrown to the ground by the attacking Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Cudicini. The referee decisively awarded a penalty and showed Cudicini a yellow card.

Then Owen, who made the penalty kick, took the knife himself and kicked the ball into the goal.

In the eyes of the audience, Manchester United took a two-goal lead in less than 10 minutes of the start of the game. There is no suspense in this game.

Tottenham were obviously also stunned by Manchester United's blitz. After the game restarted, they played very messy themselves. Some people wanted to counterattack quickly and try to score goals.But there are also players who are worried that Manchester United, who has been beaten crazy, will score again and prefer to defend from behind.

This ideological inconsistency is reflected in the scene, which is a horrible chaos.

Facing Tottenham's chaotic situation, Manchester United played very relaxed.They are not in a hurry, they attack when they have the opportunity, and pass the ball when they have no opportunity.

Anyway, now that we have a two-goal lead, with our strength and performance, what else is there to worry about?

Perhaps because they were too relaxed, Manchester United had some chances in the first half, but they didn't seize them.

Let alone Tottenham Hotspur, they should be thankful for not continuing to concede goals, let alone an equalizer.

In this way, at the end of the first half, Manchester United led Tottenham 2-0 in the away game. This score has not changed after 10 minutes of the game.

This disappointed commentator Martin Taylor, who asserted after Irving's goal that the game would be a big one.

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Just before the second half started, Tottenham Hotspur made substitution adjustments.

England's legendary head coach Redknapp replaced Pavlichenko, who was underperforming

This is due to the poor performance of Manchester United's striker in the first half, which is also considered to be the reason why Manchester United can play so easily.

At the beginning of the second half, Tottenham Hotspur launched a fierce offensive towards Manchester United's goal, which was completely different from their performance in the first half, and Manchester United did not expect it at all.

How fierce was Tottenham's counterattack in the second half?
There is a data that shows that their offensive ability is not bad.

Ten minutes into the second half, Tottenham had seven shots to United's two.

You must know that in the entire first half, Tottenham only took five shots, and none of them hit the goal frame.

Five of those seven second-half shots were on target.Gudjohnsen contributed three feet alone.

If it weren't for Van der Sar's outstanding performance, Manchester United's goal might have fallen.

During this period, Tottenham's offense was threatening, and the White Hart Lane fans in the stands were also excited. Their shouts resounded over the stadium, and Tottenham finally felt like they were playing at home.

In addition to the fierce offensive, the fierce defense of the Tottenham players who did not hesitate to foul also made the Manchester United players very uncomfortable.

In 10 minutes, Tottenham players had six fouls, while Manchester United had only one.

This huge contrast can explain why Tottenham now have the upper hand on the scene.

Relying on fierce defense and desperate momentum, Tottenham regained the initiative little by little.

On the other hand, the Manchester United players, after a half-time break, did not expect Tottenham's counterattack to come so fast and so fast, and they were caught off guard.

And when they are suppressed, it will be difficult to reverse the situation.

Now it turns out that no matter how they kick, they can't play smoothly.

Their players will be knocked to the ground by Tottenham players after taking the ball. Sometimes the referee will whistle to indicate that Tottenham players have fouled, but sometimes, it is reasonable physical contact and no fouls.

The game rhythm of the Manchester United players was completely disrupted by Tottenham's tactics, and it was very difficult to reorganize.

8 minutes, 13 minutes after the start of the second half, Tottenham's crazy counterattack finally paid off.

Their new striker, Icelandic sniper Gudjohnsen, first stole Carrick's ball in the midfield and then divided the football. Then he did not continue to advance directly, and ran into Manchester United's penalty area in one breath.At this time, the football has been passed to Lennon's feet from the wing. Lennon made a pass from the wing. Gudjohnsen rushed into the penalty area under the cover of the tall man Crouch and jumped high!
Because when the cross was made, Tottenham center Crouch, as the highest point of the player on the field, became Manchester United's key defensive point, and when Manchester United defended, they did not take Hilson, who came from behind, into consideration, so he suddenly Appearing in the penalty area caught Manchester United by surprise!
When he rushed into the penalty area, no one defended him at all!
The unguarded Gudjohnsen jumped in the air and hit the football very comfortably, a powerful top rush!

Van der Sar failed to stop the football this time, the ball flew into the goal guarded by him!

"Gudjohnsen!!!" Martin Taylor shouted excitedly. "Iceland sniper! Gudjohnsen! Beautiful header! He smashed past Van der Sar's impenetrable defense! He smashed the iron wall of Manchester United's defense like a tank gun."

When Gudjohnsen scored, the sky above White Hart Lane erupted into huge cheers, like a thunderbolt from the blue.

Tottenham played really badly in the first half, and their fans were also aggrieved.Tottenham played in the second half to make their blood boil. When they cheered for the Tottenham players again and again, they had such a good performance in their minds, and now they are only one goal away!

After scoring the goal, Gudjohnsen did not celebrate. After landing, he rushed into the goal. Before anyone else could react, he bent down to pick up the football, turned and ran towards the center circle.

Hurry up, everything is still possible!

The rest of the Tottenham players followed him back into their own half.

Their performance in the first half was really useless, and now they want to avenge their shame!
Facing the high-spirited Tottenham players, it was finally the turn of the Manchester United players, but they looked confused.

After conceding the ball, the young central defender Smalling, who played in rotation in this field, defended at the front point. As soon as he turned his head, he saw the Icelandic sniper Gudjohnsen high above and hit the football.He didn't even know how Gudjohnsen ended up in that place...

Like him, other Tottenham players also seemed helpless and surprised by this conceded goal.

For the side that lost the ball, this kind of performance is not necessarily a good thing.Because they don't even know why they conceded the ball.

Some Manchester United players also think that this is Tottenham's shit luck. After all, the goal is a 39-year-old veteran who is too old to be old.

He went forward and scored the goal just this time. Isn't this just luck?
The consequence of this kind of thinking is that Manchester United players do not pay enough attention to this. Since it is a lucky goal, good luck cannot always be with you, right?

And they are still ahead, don't worry or worry.

As a result, just 4 minutes after Tottenham pulled back a goal, Tottenham scored again, or to be precise, Gudjohnsen scored again!

He received a pass from his teammate and inserted into the penalty area for a strong shot.

This time the person who assisted him was replaced by center Crouch.

"Gudjohnsen!!" Martin Taylor exclaimed. "Unbelievable! Manchester United took a two-goal lead within 6 minutes of the first half, and Tottenham took just 4 minutes to equalize! Gudjohnsen scored twice! The center forward from Iceland is 39 years old this year Yes, he set a record.!"

The entire White Hart Lane Stadium has become a boiling crater... The roar of the Tottenham fans almost burned the Manchester United players to ashes!

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When the second goal was conceded, Ferguson looked very angry on the sidelines. He rushed out of the coach's bench and roared towards the court. In fact, as an elderly man, Ferguson has a very good self-cultivation on the court, but this time he really It's not about the team's tactics, but about the team's attitude and style of facing the game.

"Ferguson looked very angry, I think now he must want to use his hair dryer to wake up this group of Manchester United players..." Martin Taylor teased Ferguson.

This personality old man always does all kinds of amazing things on the sidelines, and he is also the object that the broadcast cameras like to take care of.

When the UEFA Champions League has not yet started, Ferguson attaches great importance to every domestic league game.Now the point difference with Chelsea is about the same, now it is desperately trying to score points, and strive to find the best opportunity to surpass Chelsea.

When the Champions League knockout rounds are rekindled, the competition tasks will be heavy and the intensity will increase. No one can say what will happen then.If Manchester United not only failed to pull Chelsea away before this, but was pulled further and further away by Chelsea, then it can be said that it will be very difficult for Manchester United to catch up with Chelsea, which has more neat players.

So at this time, Ferguson absolutely cannot accept that his players lose points because of their own stupid reasons.

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After Tottenham equalized, their morale was high, and now it's their turn to play how they want.

Conceding two goals in a row within 4 minutes caused Manchester United's players to panic.The situation reappeared just 9 minutes into the first half, but the two sides adjusted their positions.

When the first goal was conceded, some Manchester United players remained calm and did not take the conceded goal seriously.

This second goal shattered the confidence of these people.All of a sudden, they fell from the clouds to the quagmire. The huge psychological gap and the ensuing fear of the future made the legs of the Manchester United players feel as if they were filled with lead and became extremely heavy.Especially some young players on the field.

On the other hand, the Tottenham player who equalized the score was full of confidence and felt that he could get back two goals behind. What else in this world can be difficult for him?
At this time, there is still half an hour in the game. Of course, they can't just be satisfied with equalizing the score, but want to reverse and win!
They are going to stage a wonderful reversal at their home court!

After just being equalized, Tottenham did play badly, were passive, and the team was in a mess.

Many people believe that Tottenham are really going to counterattack Manchester United at their home court.

If this continues, Manchester United will lose sooner or later.Ferguson also saw the current predicament of Manchester United. He waved the flag, replaced Scholes, and replaced Beckham with better running ability as the midfielder. Li Xiaoming was also pushed to a more advanced position by Ferguson.

Martin Taylor said: "Now I think Ancelotti is the happiest? If Tottenham can beat Manchester United, Chelsea can sit on the No.1 throne."

At this time, Manchester United is like a small fishing boat struggling in the wind and waves, and it may capsize at any time.

But of course, it is impossible for the people on board to hope that the ship will really capsize. It is just that under the panic, it is difficult for anyone to calmly think about how to solve the problem.

At this time, the ship needs a backbone, and the captain needs to stand up and turn the tide.

The midfielder is the captain of this ship. Li Xiaoming and Beckham are trying to control this ship that is almost out of control.The experienced Beckham stood up in the midfield, when Li Xiaoming needed to go further forward.

Beckham is running hard and actively, trying to be able to appear at the feet of every Manchester United player who needs his help as soon as possible, to meet them, to appear in front of them when they are panicked and don't know how to play, and when they don't know how to play. When he knows how to play, at least he can pass the football to him.

And when he receives the ball, he will pass the football out again. If there is no good chance to counterattack, he will pass the football to some players who are not under so much pressure, so that they can take the ball calmly and adjust, so that they will not be in a bad situation. Under the pressure of the Tottenham players, they are completely unable to think, and can only follow the instinct of the body.

Beckham's diligent running has maintained the decline in the midfield very well, and Manchester United has gradually gained a foothold in the stormy waves of Tottenham.

At this time, it's time to think about attacking. After a dead ball, Beckham looked to the frontcourt. Unfortunately, he saw Li Xiaoming looking at him too.

(End of this chapter)