Chapter 218: Wonderful Battle (2)

After the game resumed, under the command of coach Jacques Santini, Tottenham Hotspur, who were behind in the score, launched a massive attack again. Facing Chelsea's substitute lineup, Santini believed that with Tottenham's offensive ability, they would be able to break the goal and score a goal.

As for the goal just now, the experienced Mr. Santini knew that it was just an accident. This kind of sudden burst of personal ability of a powerful star player is difficult for the Tottenham defense to stop. At this time, the Tottenham team also arranged a defender to defend Wang Li closely throughout the game. In this way, they can limit the attack of this black-haired boy, reduce the threat of the opponent's counterattack, and increase the efficiency of the attack---

The black-haired boy's ability to steal the ball should not be underestimated. Tottenham has already suffered enough.

In terms of the game, Tottenham gradually mastered the rhythm, their attack was very fast and the coordination was very smooth. Chelsea's first goal seemed to make the lagging Tottenham players more energetic, especially the two wingers' dribbling and through balls created excellent scoring opportunities for Tottenham again and again.

It is worth mentioning that the 31-year-old veteran Jamie Redknapp was extremely active on the wing. He was very strong and when he dribbled the ball on the wing, he was like a tank and no one could stop him. Even after Makelele kicked him hard, it only made Jamie's feet a little unstable, but he finally stepped over.

Seeing the situation, Mourinho, who was sitting on the sidelines, frowned. After analyzing the Tottenham team before the game, he knew that Chelsea's substitute lineup would definitely not be able to defend against the opponent's attack and would find it difficult to stop them from scoring goals. However, what disappointed the Portuguese the most was the performance of the players on the field, especially striker Adrian Mutu, who seemed to be not playing a game at all, but just doing a simple morning exercise---

"Did he spend all his energy on the woman's belly?" he thought inwardly, annoyed.

Now, what Mourinho hopes to see most is that Mutu can show his strength instead of sleepwalking all the time. Although most players will have ups and downs in their performance, Mutu's current performance can no longer be described as "ups and downs".

However, Mourinho thought about it and decided not to replace Mutu. The game had only been going on for about a quarter of an hour and Chelsea was still leading by one goal. In this situation, it would be unwise to make a substitution and it would probably cause great resistance from the players who were replaced, which would definitely not be worth the loss. Chelsea had only taken one step in the new season. In the tactics of this "madman", Mutu was still very important, at least he could be the team's main striker after rotation.

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While Mourinho was still secretly evaluating the performance of the players on the field, Tottenham had already attacked near the penalty area, and Chelsea, except for Wang Li and Geremi who were roaming around near the midfield and waiting for counterattack at any time, almost all of the team retreated. This made the Blues fans in the stands feel disappointed, as they did not want to see their team being suppressed at Stamford Bridge.

At this time, the midfielder Jackson on the right did a trick while dribbling the ball. He turned his back to Paulo Ferreira and bounced the ball twice with his right foot. Then he suddenly picked up the ball and turned around to run forward. After dodging Ferreira, he made a surgically precise through ball to the feet of striker Kanoute on the penalty area line. The latter picked up the ball and the football went over Carvalho's head and flew into the penalty area.

In the penalty area, 22-year-old Defoe suddenly shook off Bridge's close defense, put his heel on the bottom edge of the falling ball, waited for the ball to fly in front of him, and then followed up with his right foot to shoot.

Everyone exclaimed

Thomas was a little nervous as he was playing in the Premier League for the first time, but he still did not lose his reaction speed. He lunged to the left and the ball was hit out of the goal with his arms. This greatly relieved the Blues fans in the stands and made Mourinho on the bench nod with satisfaction. However, the crisis was not resolved. The next moment---

Kanoute appeared in front of the ball, swung his right foot and kicked the bottom edge of the football. Facing this supplementary shot, Thomas, who was already lying on the ground, was helpless and could only watch the football fly into the net along the right goal post.

In the 19th minute of the game, striker Kanoute made a follow-up shot to equalize the score for Tottenham.

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Tottenham did not spend too much time celebrating the goal. After a while, the game resumed with the referee's whistle.

At this time, more than 20 minutes had passed in the first half, and the Chelsea players gradually regained their form. Even Adrian Mutu, who had been in a "sleepwalking" state in this game, completed a shot in the chaos. In this situation, the balance of the situation on the field slowed down again, and the two teams seemed to be evenly matched.

However, it is obvious that in Chelsea's offense, the coordination between the offensive players is still not very good, but the strength of Chelsea players is very strong. On the left and right sides, Wang Li and Robben's dribbling is very threatening. Although Mutu's performance in the middle is not satisfactory, Geremi and Thiago in the midfield often make assists, which still allows Chelsea's offense to connect on the left and right.

In the team's offense, Wang Li basically took up all the firepower on the right side, dribbling, making long passes and long shots, which made the Blues fans secretly exclaim in their hearts, "He can do almost anything."

In fact, Wang Li made several accurate through balls during this period, which scared the Tottenham players into a cold sweat each time, but Mutu in the middle was not strong enough and missed the chance to score several times in a row. This performance was completely different from usual, which made Wang Li secretly angry. There was no difference between having such teammates and not having them.

On the other hand, the players of Tottenham are not famous big-name stars. Their individual abilities are certainly not comparable to those of Chelsea. However, the skillful coordination of Tottenham in attack is something that Chelsea's substitute lineup cannot compare to. Especially the forwards Kanoute and Defoe, the coordination between the two is very tacit, coupled with their outstanding individual abilities, it is no wonder that in the evaluation of the English media, Tottenham's forward line can be ranked third in the Premier League.

If it weren't for Tottenham's weak midfield, perhaps the team's offensive ability would be stronger than Arsenal

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During this period, both teams focused almost entirely on offense. Tottenham Hotspur was an offensive team, while Chelsea played at home. The two teams worked together to present an exciting offensive battle for all the fans in the stands.

The two sides fought back and forth, enjoying the match to the fullest, which made the fans in the stands very excited. On the football field, the most eye-catching game is of course the offensive battle, but it would be even better if it turned into a goal-scoring battle---

Of course, Blues fans hope that Chelsea will score first, while Tottenham fans hope the opposite.

In the 29th minute of the first half, Tottenham's attack first achieved results. Several offensive players of Tottenham made 13 consecutive passes in the frontcourt, which made Chelsea's stars overwhelmed and they had no way to steal the ball. At this time, the 34-year-old Moroccan veteran Nabet assisted from the backcourt and after receiving the pass from his teammate on the left side of the penalty area, Nabet kicked the ball into the small penalty area.

At this time, the Chelsea penalty area was in chaos, with a group of people gathered together, all watching the football falling from the sky. At this time, Jamie Redknapp's strength was demonstrated. The 31-year-old veteran was still strong and healthy. What he was most proud of was of course his sturdy figure. You know, on the football field, the strength and figure of the players are very important, and Jamie is the best among them.

Under the gaze of everyone, Mr. Redknapp suddenly jumped up like a crane among chickens, faced the incoming ball, and shook his head hard towards the goal, and the football was headed into the far corner of the goal.

At this time, Thomas stood at the end of the crowd with his hands raised high. He looked very powerful, but his face looked confused. However, the referee had already indicated that the goal was valid, and no matter what he did, he would be powerless to turn the tide.

Thomas could only turn his head and look at the football in the goal, then he lowered his head and was secretly angry at his own performance.

In the 30th minute of the game, Tottenham took the lead.

The small group of Tottenham fans in the southeast stand were obviously very excited. They didn't expect that after 40 minutes of the game at Stamford Bridge, their team was actually leading.

You know, after watching Chelsea's previous rounds of results before the game, many loyal fans who followed the team to watch the game even had the mentality of losing with a score of 4:0 or 5:0.

I have to say that in the previous rounds, Chelsea's performance was indeed very deterrent...

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"Thomas, it's okay. This is just an ordinary Premier League game. Come on." Taking advantage of the opportunity when Tottenham Hotspur celebrated the goal, Wang Li ran to the goal, patted his friend on the shoulder and comforted him.

With Thomas' current defensive ability, he was sure to catch the opponent's header just now. Wang Li saw Thomas's expression in confusion and he realized that this tall man was too nervous.

However, Wang Li still understood his friend's feelings. You know, this was Thomas' Premier League debut, and he was the starter. In this case, it was inevitable that he was a little nervous. After all, he was only 19 years old.

"Thank you. Don't worry, I won't let them score easily again." Thomas forced a smile and then said firmly.

"Then the goal depends on you." Wang Li smiled and clapped his hands with Thomas in tacit understanding, then ran towards the front court.

Wang Li knew that although his good friend always liked to brag and joke around, he was still very capable as a goalkeeper. If he calmed down and got serious, it would be conceivable that it would become much more difficult for Tottenham to score goals in the following game time.

As for Wang Li himself, as a striker, of course, what he has to do is to score goals. Yes, only goals. Now the team is one point behind. He doesn't want to suffer a defeat at Stamford Bridge. All he wants is victory.