Football: A late bloomer, starting with Leicester City

Chapter 106: White Hart Lane vs. Tottenham, Pochettino collapses again (please vote for me)

"Beep!"

At 02:30 in the afternoon, the referee's whistle sounded in the White Hart Lane stadium.

In the No. 20 round of the Premier League's focus battle, Tottenham Hotspur's home game against Leicester City officially started.

"At the beginning of the game, Tottenham took the lead in sending a ball from the center circle. They got the first chance to kick off in the first half of today's game."

"Let's take a look at the starting lineups of both sides."

"For Tottenham, goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, defenders from left to right, Ben Davies, Vertonghen, Alderweireld, Kyle Walker."

"The double defensive midfielders are Dier and Tom Carroll, and the three forwards in front are Son Heung-min, Alli, and Eriksen."

"Harry Kane, the top scorer in the Premier League, is up front and he is the biggest threat to this team."

"..."

In the commentary area, commentators from all over the country hurriedly started introducing it to the audience in front of the TV.

Such an important competition attracts a lot of attention from around the world.

There are too many buffs stacked up in this game and there are too many highlights.

"We can see that Son Heung-min's expression is very strange today. He seems to really want to express himself in the game."

South Korean football commentator Park Sin-sun caught Son Heung-min's expression from the beginning of the game and began reporting for the Korean audience in front of the TV.

"Maybe it's because of the pressure brought by Chen Yufeng in the Premier League this year, including some domestic public opinions, which will affect his emotions."

"We hope that these can be turned into motivation and adrenaline to promote his growth, rather than side effects."

"I hope he can perform better than Chen Yufeng in this game and lead Tottenham to defeat Leicester City."

After Park Sing-hsien finished speaking, the barrage of Korean fans flashed across the channel's barrage.

It seems that they also attach great importance to today's game.

"Son Heung-min, hurry up! Hurry up and score Leicester City's goal!"

"Don't let that Chen Yufeng be arrogant anymore, we don't want to see that scene."

"Really, believe me, if you can score in this game and lead Tottenham to win, we won't say bad things about you anymore."

"Scoring a goal is still the light of Asia! It's our pride!"

"Play well and don't let us down again!"

"..."

Since the game had just begun, they had not lost their expectations and disappointment for Son Heung-min, and the comments they made were relatively normal.

If the result is not what they want in the end, then it's really not necessarily...

On the court, the battle between the two sides has begun.

Tottenham's players showed up here today with positive faces, conducted the game very quickly, and immediately raised the tempo very quickly.

This is how they won before!
Take the rhythm into your own hands and firmly grasp the initiative!

Today at White Hart Lane, they are all looking forward to revenge against Leicester City!

Listening to the endless cheers of the fans behind them, all Tottenham players felt their adrenaline reaching its peak and desperately began to attack Leicester City's defense.

They did have good results in the first 15 minutes.

The 4th minute of the game.

Tottenham created danger through Son Heung-min's breakthrough pass.

Harry Kane, who was outflanked from behind, almost had a chance to shoot into an empty goal, but was intercepted by Danny Simpson at the moment before the shot.

Six minutes later, Tottenham made a comeback.

This time I switched to the middle.

Eriksen, a midfielder who was ranked among the best in the world during his peak period, used a volley pass to penetrate Leicester City's central defense!
Son Heung-min cut in at high speed on the wing and chased the football with gritted teeth.

"Oh!"

Unfortunately, his last shot was blocked by Schmeichel and he failed to seize the opportunity.

"what……"

Son Heung-min was very frustrated after losing his chance. He covered his face with his jersey and shouted.

It seems that he is indeed under pressure from public opinion and really wants to prove himself in this performance against Leicester City and Chen Yufeng.

"Oh!"

In the 16th minute of the game, Harry Kane's last long shot from the front of the penalty area hit the anti-aircraft gun.

Tottenham Hotspur's three-game attack officially ended, and Leicester City began to try to press outside the penalty area.

On the sidelines of the court, Pochettino held his chin with his right hand, seemingly very nervous.

Today, under the watchful eyes of more than 3 fans of the home team, he did not want to lose this game and could not lose it.

Regardless of the fans’ support for the team before the game, once Tottenham feels frustrated or even loses on the court...

All kinds of reasons add up, and countless saliva will drown him.

Another point……

Pochettino kept putting his eyes on Chen Yufeng, taking a glance at him from time to time.

He prayed in his heart that Chen Yufeng would not be allowed to score a goal at White Hart Lane today.

Once he scores a goal, Tottenham fans will still not let him go.

No matter what grievances and helplessness they may have, everyone can only see one ironclad fact. It was he who personally fired Chen Yufeng and gave it to Leicester City.

This anger has still been simmering in the hearts of Tottenham fans, especially after Chen Yufeng's performance got better and better.

If he hadn't performed well in leading the team later this season, all this anger would have been directed at him. "Beep!"

In the 307th minute of the game, Mahrez's breakthrough against Kyle Walker resulted in a free kick about 35 meters away from the goal.

The angle of this ball is too large, making it almost impossible to hit the goal, but this is undoubtedly a good opportunity for a set ball pass.

"Hut, Morgan, get up!"

Ranieri waved his hand on the sidelines, indicating to the two high-pointers to come up and try more in this kind of free kick opportunity.

Chen Yufeng came to the penalty spot and looked at Tottenham's penalty area, looking for weak points.

In fact, this is more about finding a feeling.

Whether a cross from a set piece can create a threat also requires many factors, not just passing the ball.

He can only try to make the cross as fast as possible, with a wider arc and a better angle.

Not long after, as the referee's whistle sounded, Chen Yufeng raised his right hand high, signaled, and then started to run.

"Bang!!"

Soon, his right foot rubbed the middle and lower part of the football, and he made a very fast cross towards the center.

Goalkeeper Lori originally wanted to attack, but when he saw the violent arc of the football, he began to retreat towards the goal.

When he was retreating, Huth, the Chelsea abandoned general who had been silently contributing to Leicester City's defense, suddenly jumped into the air, shook his head and hit the goal.

"Oh!"

The football was hit hard on the ground by Huth, and after a rebound, it quickly bounced towards the goal.

Due to his initial misjudgment, Lori was not prepared in any way during his retreat. He gave a symbolic jump and watched the football go into the net.

"Yeah!"

After scoring, Huth waved his arms excitedly, rushed to Tottenham's corner flag area, and shouted crazily at the fans in the stands.

This was his first goal of the season. He didn't expect it to come so quickly and suddenly!

And it was played in such an important matchup with Tottenham Hotspur!

The Leicester City fans in the audience were also surprised by Huth's goal and burst into cheers.

All the players rushed to Huth and celebrated together.

"Oh!"

On the sidelines of the court, Pochettino angrily kicked the water bottle away from his feet and added a few more kicks in frustration.

"Damn set piece defense! Damn it!"

Pochettino's mentality is a bit explosive.

If you were beaten through the defense by Leicester City's organization and finally scored, then maybe he wouldn't be so uncomfortable.

But if the opponent directly scores the goal with an accidental free kick, it will really feel like eating shit!

Obviously they performed better in the first half!
Why was Leicester City the first to score!

Pochettino gritted his teeth and complained in his heart about this damn football.

Moreover, the player who assisted the free kick this time was Chen Yufeng again!
This former Spurs abandoner!
He soon felt the eyes of countless Tottenham fans behind him, which made him sweat a little and make him feel hairy on his back.

In a football field with a huge capacity, you'd better be the one enjoying the cheers and admiration, otherwise the death stares and curses of tens of thousands of people will definitely be a different kind of sour feeling...

Pochettino already feels this way at this point.

The only thing to be thankful for is that Chen Yufeng has not scored yet, otherwise tens of thousands of people would have started scolding him.

Pochettino adjusted his collar while pretending to be calm, and clapped his hands to encourage the players on the field, "Don't lose heart, kids! It's okay!"

"We must defend well and don't give them this chance again. The location of the foul must be farther away!"

"Come on, you can do it!"

After saying this, he seemed to be unable to bear the gazes of the fans any longer, so he turned back to the coaching seat and sat down.

Leicester City's celebration ended quickly, all players returned to their positions, and the referee then blew the whistle for the game to restart.

The lagging Tottenham players then stepped up the pace of their attack, pressing all three of their lines and launching a fierce siege against Leicester City.

All Tottenham players hope to tie up the lagging score quickly through this method of overdrafting their physical fitness.

In fact, this is a somewhat risky approach.

If the overdraft of physical energy in this period is ineffective, they will most likely collapse in the second half of the second half.

And this is indeed the case. Kante, who has gradually grown into the top midfielder in the Premier League, covers a very terrifying area.

In the center under his control, and even in the entire second half, Leicester City's defense was very airtight.

Unless it's a cross to compete for the second half of the ball, or a long shot.

Tottenham really couldn't find a good offensive opportunity.

"Oh!"

In the second minute of stoppage time in the first half, as Harry Kane fired a long-range shot, Schmeichel just moved his position slightly and held the football in his arms.

Tottenham players, who have been unable to attack for a long time, have become anxious.

And just when the referee looked at the time and found that there were still more than ten seconds left, he hesitated whether to blow the whistle.

Schmeichel quickly rushed to the penalty area line with the football in his arms. After turning his head left and right to observe, he threw the ball hard and threw it at Drinkwater's feet.

Brother Drinking Water stopped the ball, turned around, and quickly started to advance the ball.

Leicester City's quick counterattack begins...

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