I just wanted to play football, but I became a Hollywood god

In an exclusive interview with Tottenham players later disclosed by reporters, Tottenham players revealed that coach Redknapp never arranged any specific moves for us. He only told us, do you want to win? Then pass the ball to Modric and win.

You know, at this time, Modric had just grown up, and he was not yet the magic flute who was famous all over the world and carried Messi and Ronaldo to win the Ballon d'Or.

This is the uniqueness of Redknapp’s vision.

However, when the opponent thought Modric was the core, Tottenham's Defoe kicked 5 goals in one game...

Tottenham don't have tactics, that's his tactics.

In other words, the tactics of magician Redknapp are essentially counter-tactics.

Under the general trend of almost all coaches emphasizing the correlation of the three lines of the formation, and even requiring players to move according to the triangle formation, Redknapp is going against the trend. He does not require the balance of the three lines, nor does he require players to move according to the triangle formation. The way he sets up the positioning, his famous saying is: put 11 people in their most suitable positions and let them perform on their own.

The full degree of freedom also makes this Tottenham team extremely difficult to figure out, with very changeable playing styles and very passionate.

This is also the reason why Tottenham was able to upset and eliminate the powerful Red Devils Manchester United in the quarter-finals.

At this time, the on-site press officer announced that the pre-match press conference had officially begun.

A reporter was the first to raise his hand to ask Coach Redknapp, asking him how he saw the game against Southampton and what he thought of Gu Ran. When all the big clubs wanted to compete for Gu Ran, Are you interested in putting Gu Ran in Bai Lily's shirt?

Redknapp immediately smiled and said that he had coached Southampton, and his son also hung up his boots at Southampton, so he has feelings for the Southampton club and he was very happy about Southampton. The Southampton team can achieve such results and reach the League Cup finals, so in his opinion, regardless of the result of today's game, Southampton has actually won.

This high-level speech immediately received unanimous applause from Tottenham reporters and Southampton reporters.

Lao Lei continued to express his position and said that as for the super star Gu Ran, Tottenham certainly wants it, but Tottenham has Bale at left back, Modric in the midfield, and Van der Vaart, Crouch, and Defoe, and Gu Ran's transfer fee must be extremely high. From a pragmatic point of view, Tottenham will not participate in the competition with other giants for the time being, but if Gu Ran is willing to come to Tottenham, then Tottenham must also be Won't let it go.

Another reporter asked Lao Lei about his prediction for this game and the players' current game mentality.

Lao Lei replied that this game must be very important for Southampton, because they have never won the League Cup, while Tottenham have won 4 League Cup championships and reached the finals 6 times. That would be more, but this does not mean that Tottenham does not value this final. The Tottenham club’s desire for glory is as strong as the Cavaliers’ desire for glory, and the Premier League is very fierce this season. The current result is th for the time being. We must win the League Cup to ensure next year's Europa League. No matter in terms of glory or competition needs, we must win today.

After some more questions, the press officer announced that the questioning of Coach Redknapp was over, and the reporters turned to ask questions of Coach Adkins.

Reporters asked, as a coach with no reputation before, what is your mentality at this moment when you encounter an old senior in the EFL Cup finals? What are the predictions for the outcome of the game?

Coach Adkins replied that Redknapp is indeed a respectable old man. He is always called upon in times of crisis and is always able to turn the tide. Before he took over West Ham United, West Ham United The team was the bottom team, but after he coached for a full season, West Ham United rose to the middle of the Premier League. When he took over, Portsmouth had been relegated from the Premier League, but soon returned to the Premier League. They are in the middle of the Premier League. When he took over Tottenham, Tottenham had already fallen from a strong Premier League team to a downstream team. However, in just one season, Tottenham returned to the top four of the Premier League. This year, Tottenham also played in the Champions League. .

Adkins continued to say that as a hard-working coach in the lower leagues, he admires Coach Redknapp. Of course, admiration is worship and the game is a game. The more he respects Redknapp, the more he respects him. The more fighting spirit and potential can be stimulated.

Adkins also reminded that although Tottenham is strong and although they defeated Manchester United, his Southampton also defeated Everton, Manchester City, and Chelsea to get there. Although Southampton is far inferior to Tottenham, , but if winning or losing can be determined by looking only at paper strength, then there is no need to play the game. You can just input the data into the computer and let the computer decide the outcome - but in fact this cannot be done.

Adkins said that Southampton's goal has never been to create history, but to play steadily and win every game that can be won. When asked how to make good use of Gu Ran, a superstar, coach Adkins smiled and said: "Don't worry, when the game starts, everyone will be able to see Gu Ran's unparalleled performance."

After the reporters asked some other questions, the press officer announced the end of the pre-match press conference.

The coaches of both sides shook hands with each other and wished each other good performance.

After the press conference, players from both teams continued to rest and adjust in their respective locker rooms.

At 1 o'clock in the afternoon, fans entered the venue.

Wembley Stadium, which can accommodate 9 people, was quickly filled.

Fans of Tottenham Hotspur, wearing lily and white jerseys, sat in the south stand, while Southampton Saints, wearing red and white jerseys, sat in the north stand.

In addition to Tottenham fans and Southampton fans, there are also many "neutral" fans who came to watch the game today.

These "neutral" fans are basically Arsenal and Chelsea fans. They are all in London, closest to Wembley Stadium, and today they are all here to cheer for Southampton.

Putting aside the fact that both Arsenal and Chelsea want to poach Gu Ran, just because of the century-old grudge between them and Tottenham, they must cheer for Southampton.

Therefore, on the surface, it seems that there are more Tottenham fans than Southampton fans, but in fact, about 60 to 70% of the fans in this stadium come to support the Southampton team.

Tottenham also played a fake home court.

Before the players even started to take the field, Chelsea fans and Arsenal fans shouted in unison to the Tottenham fans: "Fake bites Saiof." The whole stadium was full of gunpowder.

In fact, Southampton and Tottenham are not mortal enemies at all, but with the presence of Chelsea and Arsenal fans, the situation became difficult to control.

After the referee inspected the field, the Southampton team took the lead in entering the field for adaptive warm-up.

Southampton fans, Chelsea fans, and Arsenal fans at the scene cheered and shouted at Gu Ran.

When the Tottenham players entered the field to warm up, the Southampton fans, Chelsea fans, and Arsenal fans at the scene booed wildly.

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