Football King Bale

This weekend, the Premier League is not completely without games. Manchester United and Hull City were eliminated from the FA Cup early because they were eliminated by Leeds United and Wigan Athletic in the third round of the FA Cup. Their games in this round It will be carried out in advance to this weekend.

In the end, the Red Devils defeated Hull City 4:0 at home, reaching 50 points, tying Tottenham. Their goal difference is the same as Tottenham, which is also 34, and they only ranked second in terms of goals. Second place in the standings.

By mid-week, in addition to the postponement of the league between Tottenham and Manchester City due to participating in the second leg of the League Cup semi-finals, and the advance of the game between Manchester United and Hull City, the remaining seven games of the 23rd round of the Premier League started in full force.

Blues Chelsea defeated Birmingham 3-0 at home, thus surpassing Tottenham with 51 points and returning to the top of the league after seven rounds.

Arsenal had a boring battle with Villa at Villa Park, with the two sides drawing a goalless draw. However, Arsenal's points have also reached 49 points, one point behind Tottenham and Manchester United.

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At this time, Tottenham are in no mood to pay attention to the fact that they were forced to give up the top spot in the Premier League after seven rounds. What they need to focus on now is competing with Manchester City to enter the League Cup final.

In the eyes of most Tottenham fans, and even Tottenham's management and players, reaching the League Cup final is obviously much more important than temporarily occupying the top spot in the league standings. Because as long as they advance to the League Cup final, it means they are not far away from a championship trophy.

On the contrary, even if it temporarily occupies the top spot in the league standings, it will be difficult to compete with Manchester United and Chelsea in the next dozen rounds.

Instead of doing this, it is better to put aside the league for the time being and win a championship trophy first.

Because they lost the first round away from home, the pressure on Tottenham in this game is still relatively high. They must ensure that they score two more goals than Manchester City in today's game before they can eliminate Manchester City and advance to the final at Wembley Stadium on the last day of next month.

The good news is that Tottenham have home field advantage in this game, and Tottenham's overall performance at White Hart Lane this season is good, and they have a certain advantage in this second round.

In this game, Tottenham made certain personnel adjustments. Huddlestone was moved to the left back position by Ray, while Bentley replaced Lennon at right midfielder.

Because of Bell's recent continued success in the team, Bentley's previous remarks about not participating in games with the unlucky guy have long been a joke. However, the relationship between Bell and his teammate is still somewhat tense, and the two have basically no communication during training. Fortunately, the two of them were on opposite wings, so their influence was not great.

Manchester City sent out the same starting lineup in the first round, with Adebayor on the bench.

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Because Tottenham lost in the first round at the Manchester City Stadium, Bell only got one chance to win the lottery with one of his goals. Among the three lottery available lineups, Bell chose the best lineup of the Premier League in the 2001-2002 season, and finally won the lottery. What comes out is Roy Keane’s experience card. That experience card was then used by him in the FA Cup tie against Leeds United in midweek.

As a result, although Tottenham won that game, Bell came on as a substitute and did not score or assist, so he did not get the chance to win the lottery.

As a result, Bell only has ten experience cards left in his hand, namely 3 experience cards of Ronaldo, 2 experience cards of Gerrard, and then James, Scholes, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Drogba and One experience card each for Rooney.

In this game, Bell finally chose to use the experience card of Rooney, a versatile frontcourt player.

In fact, Rooney was still very strong at his peak, with a comprehensive strength of 91. Although his single attribute does not exceed 95, all attributes are not bad.

That said, he has no obvious weaknesses.

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Soon after the opening, Bellamy's breakthrough on the left won a corner kick, but Tottenham's defense successfully cleared the ball. Tottenham then took advantage of their home court advantage and put continuous pressure on Manchester City amid the cheers of more than 30,000 White Lily fans. They won three consecutive corner kicks, but they also failed to cause trouble for their opponents.

Of course, the opportunities Tottenham received during this period were not just three corner kicks.

In the 5th minute, Bell broke through Manchester City's defense on the left, sent a precise cross after going down, and found Defoe near the penalty spot. Unfortunately, Defoe was not prepared enough and headed the ball wide.

Three minutes later, Modric made a long pass in the center circle and found Bell on the edge of the left penalty area. After receiving the ball, Bell directly kicked the curve ball and shot, but Manchester City goalkeeper Given was well prepared and confiscated the ball directly.

In the 13th minute, Zabaleta fouled Bell on the wing. Bell passed the free kick and was cleared. Modric volleyed slightly higher from 25 yards.

Tottenham got another corner kick 15 minutes into the game, but Bell's outside shot was blocked by Bellamy. Tottenham took another corner kick, and Ferdinand's shot from the front point missed the near corner.

After being suppressed by Tottenham for more than ten minutes, Manchester City took advantage of the opportunity for Tottenham players to stop and take a breath. Manchester City launched a counterattack and created several opportunities in a row. Unfortunately, they also failed to change the score.

In the 22nd minute, Wright-Phillips got rid of Huddlestone and made a pass. Bellamy's header from 14 yards was confiscated by Gomez.

In the 26th minute, Tevez broke into the right rib of the penalty area and was tripped by Dawson. The referee did not impose a penalty. This made the Manchester City players very dissatisfied and gathered around the referee to put pressure on them. They thought it was a penalty and it would be better to give Dawson a card.

After some chaos, the game continued. Manchester City continued to put pressure on Tottenham's goal. Tevez passed back in the penalty area and Zabaleta missed the long shot.

Manchester City's best chance came in the 29th minute of the game. Bellamy made a pass from the left. Huddlestone, who was temporarily playing as a left back, was not keeping track of anyone. Tevez dived to the top from 12 yards and was rescued by Gomez bravely.

After being attacked by Manchester City for more than ten minutes, Tottenham also recovered and took over control of the field again.

In the 33rd minute, Bentley dribbled the ball into the penalty area and was blocked. Modric intercepted the ball from the right side of the penalty area and passed the ball. Defoe missed the ball from the previous point and Given confiscated it.

Soon, the first half of the game was over. Although both sides created many shooting opportunities, they failed to score in the end and ended in a goalless draw.

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At halftime, Mancini made adjustments to the team's tactics. He asked Manchester City to attack after the start of the second half, hoping to take advantage of Tottenham's unsteady foothold to expand their lead.

In Manchester City's wave of attacks, their youth academy player Richards performed very well. He first stole the ball in the frontcourt and dribbled the ball into the Tottenham penalty area, and then shot angrily, almost knocking on Tottenham's goal. Fortunately, Gomez was focused and saved the ball from the bottom line. Bellamy then took a corner kick, and Richards' header was blocked again.

Manchester City's attack was not over yet. Barry on the outside controlled the landing point and then passed the ball to the penalty area. Bellamy shot from a small angle and was firmly held down by Gomez.

The embarrassment at the beginning of the second half made Tottenham players very angry. After withstanding Manchester City's onslaught and stabilizing their position, they also launched a counterattack and took the lead in the 52nd minute of the game.

At that time, Huddlestone found Modric in the middle of the midfield with a long pass from the backcourt. Modric received the ball and split it to the right. Bentley broke through and was intercepted, so he had to pass the ball to the center.

Modric received Bentley's pass and tried to drop the ball into the penalty area. However, when the Manchester City players focused on Crouch and Defoe in the penalty area, he reversed the ball and distributed it to the upper left of the penalty area. horn.

Bell appeared at the spot where the ball landed and fired furiously from the edge of the penalty area. The ball roared into the net from the lower left corner.

1:0!

Bell's goal also tied the total score of the two sides at 2:2, and everyone returned to the same starting line.

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Bell's goal boosted the morale of Tottenham players, and they continued to suppress Manchester City with the intention of reversing the score in one go. They also created good chances.

But the Manchester City players were not to be outdone and started a confrontation with Tottenham. Both sides came and went, and the court became very open.

Mancini made an adjustment in the 65th minute, with Ireland replacing Garrido to relieve the increased pressure on the left. However, this kind of careless approach quickly caused Manchester City to suffer a blow.

Tottenham expanded the score in the 71st minute. Bentley made a pass from the right wing. Huddlestone, who was inserted into the penalty area, broke through the right rib of the penalty area and passed the ball back. Modric shot a low shot into the far corner from 10 yards on the right side of the penalty area.

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Manchester City fell behind in the total score, and Mancini had to make personnel adjustments again, replacing Wright Phillips with Adebayor to strengthen the offense.

However, after Mancini made a substitution, Tottenham almost expanded the score again.

In the 73rd minute, Bell made a pass from the left, and Huddlestone shot from close range from the edge of the penalty area. The ball missed the left post, and Lao Lei also sighed on the sidelines.

Wasted opportunities will be punished, and sure enough, three minutes after Huddlestone wasted an excellent scoring opportunity, Manchester City pulled one back.

Adebayor split the ball from the left and Bellamy passed in. Tevez got ahead of Ledley King from 12 yards and volleyed the ball into the near corner with the outside of his instep. This was his 18th goal this season.

Tottenham missed another good opportunity in the 81st minute of the game. Bell once again succeeded in breaking through Manchester City's defense on the left, and then passed the ball to find Defoe at the forward point, but was blocked by Boyata's first kick. Bell quickly stepped up. He controlled the ball before passing it to the goal. After Modric's first shot was blocked, he pushed again from 12 yards but missed the right post.

Seeing that the game is about to end, if the score cannot be rewritten, the two sides will enter overtime, which will be detrimental to both sides.

At the last moment, Tottenham pressed forward and attacked Manchester City's goal. Tottenham, who was fighting against the odds, finally scored in the 92nd minute of the game. Tottenham passed a tactical corner kick from the right, and the unguarded Bell scored with a header from the edge of the penalty area.

With Bell's goal, Tottenham also advanced to the final with a total score of 4-3.