Volume 1: Playing football with me will break your legs Chapter 85: This Tottenham team is quite strong!
"Polo Lee, a grassroots superstar from the English League Two!"
The interview video he had accepted before was finally released on BBC after post-processing, and it was also the first time that Li Polo appeared on a national television station.
Although "Titan Weekly" claims to be the largest sports newspaper in China, it is only a paper media after all. Moreover, in today's Internet media era, their sales have declined rapidly, and many newsstands cannot even sell the latest newspapers.
Thanks to the TV reports, Li Polo's popularity was further boosted. After the interview was broadcast, within just a few days, the number of his fans on social media quadrupled from less than 30,000 to over 100,000!
Such a rapid growth rate, even Li Polo couldn't help but complain:
[Faster than buying lottery tickets! ]
FIFA15 even raised his overall rating from 60 to 65 points overnight during the winter data adjustment, making him the second strongest player in the Crazy Gang after Akinfenwa!
But he was not satisfied, and even felt that the FIFA staff were too narrow-minded.
The number of goals scored by Akinfenwa, a full-time striker, is not as many as that scored by myself, a defender!
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"There is no doubt that the core of Tottenham is Danish midfielder Eriksen."
In a tactical analysis class, assistant coach Cox was broadcasting a Tottenham game.
The match he picked was very particular, it was the third round of the Premier League, when Tottenham lost 0:3 to Liverpool at home...
In just the 7th minute, Sturridge broke through and made a diagonal pass. Henderson, who made a forward run into the penalty area, attracted several defensive players and passed the ball to the front of the goal. Sterling easily pushed the ball into the empty goal without any interference.
In the 3rd minute of the second half, Eric Dyer knocked down Joe Allen in the penalty area and was awarded a penalty. Gerrard accepted the gift and expanded the score.
Ten minutes later, Eriksen was replaced by Townsend, but just a few seconds later, Townsend made a big mistake. Liverpool's full-back Moreno stole the ball from him and then shot directly into the goal with a long shot, 3:0!
"If Eriksen still had the ball at this time, Moreno might not have gotten it so easily. The Dane has a very broad field of vision and is very good at protecting the ball. If you are not sure, don't rush to grab the ball easily."
After Cox finished talking about the characteristics, he added:
"Although he has improved his defense this season, he is still weak in terms of physical confrontation."
Looking at Eriksson, who was as tall as himself but obviously a little thin, Li Polo and other teammates smiled meaningfully .
There's nothing to hide. If a weak team doesn't use its physical advantage to charge and collide with a strong team, does it have to compete with them in footwork and technique?
It's like the Chinese team wants to compete with Spain in passing and controlling, with Italy in defense, with Australia in heading, with Japan and Vietnam in flexibility, and with South Korea in fouling. That would be courting death!
Cox changed the scene:
"Tottenham's offensive mode relies heavily on the advancement of the two wings. Danny Rose and Kyle Walker are both players with both speed and strength. They are very impactful on the offensive end. If only the full-backs are compared, Tottenham may be one of the strongest teams in the entire Premier League."
Looking at the two full-backs running across the field, Fuller and Smith swallowed their saliva at the same time.
I just said that we should use our physical advantage to limit Eriksen, and now here come two full-backs whose speed and strength are close to top levels!
Cox then switched the scene to Harry Kane:
"He is their top scorer, having scored eight league goals this season. This efficiency is quite remarkable considering that he missed five or six games at the beginning of the season due to injury. His shooting ability is top-notch, his nose in front of the goal is excellent, his left and right feet are balanced, and he also has a certain heading ability. However... he is average in terms of speed and confrontation, and he is not good at dribbling and breaking through. He must rely on the support of the midfield and backcourt to get scoring opportunities. From this aspect, as long as we limit Eriksen's passes, Kane can hardly pose a threat to our defense!"
Kane's goal footage was played repeatedly on the screen, and the defensive players and goalkeeper watched it very seriously as he commented.
Adley coughed:
"Tottenham is an excellent team in every position. Their players are young, fast, physically fit, active in running, and have no obvious weaknesses. They are very different from Manchester United and Liverpool. In addition to Kane and Elkeson, they have many players in the midfield who must be guarded against, such as Chadli. During Kane's recovery period, it was his consecutive goals that ensured that Tottenham has always been in the ranks of the top four. There are also Lamela, Adebayor, and Soldado. They all have the ability to make the final decision, so don't underestimate any opponent!"
Li Polo couldn't help but roll his eyes.
[Come on, we are playing against Tottenham now, who dares to underestimate a team ranked fourth in the Premier League standings? ]
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On January 20, one day before the League Cup semi-final, Adre attended the pre-match press conference on time.
Although outside media hoped that he could bring the "hot topic maker" Li Polo with him, Adlay, who was "afraid of being overshadowed by the players," did not dare to take the risk and only brought the team captain Fuller.
After the starting lineup was announced, reporters in the audience quickly questioned Wimbledon's recent form:
"After three consecutive league games without a win, you used your full lineup to play in the cup game. Isn't that a bit of a waste of time?"
"We noticed that most of Wimbledon's first-team players are on loan. In this case, do they pay more attention to the cup matches with Premier League teams and are not very enthusiastic about the League Two games?"
"If Wimbledon won a cup competition at the end of the season but lost the qualification for the next season's League One, as the head coach and the team captain, do you think it is acceptable?"
"Tottenham also sent out a full lineup. Do you think you can really beat them with your current form?"
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Faced with the successive bombings, Adley and Fuller were completely overwhelmed and even embarrassed.
The reason why they were in such a mess was not because they didn't know how to answer, but because... Wimbledon's performance in the last three rounds of the league was so poor that they had no confidence at all.
In competitive sports, being bad is the original sin!
If they can maintain their previous 15-game winning streak, they will be able to answer the same questions with confidence even if faced with the same questions.
But they couldn't even beat the relegation team in English League Two in the last round, how could they have the nerve to announce:
"We can definitely beat the Premier League title contenders?"
Li Polo, who was playing tennis outdoors with Lisanna, suddenly received two messages:
[Negative emotions from Neil Adley, +1]
[Negative emotions from Barry Fuller, +2]
He almost threw away the tennis racket worth hundreds of dollars .
What kind of team is this?
[I didn't do anything, so how could the head coach and the team captain still hold a grudge against me? ]
[You two little fools were harassed by reporters, why do you hate me? ]
[Why don't you think about this: if I hadn't played well and led the team to the next round, how would you be qualified to attend this press conference? ]
