Chapter hundred and 3 Free kick

The second match with the Royal Society made the previous question about whether Degan could adapt to the English football style intensified. The better Degan performed in Europe, the more it was to highlight his previous poor performance with Newcastle United.

Returning from Spain, Tottenham Hotspur had to prepare for the second round of the league and West Bromwich Albion. In this game, Tottenham Hotspur played at home, and there was a clear gap in strength between the two teams.

Last season, Tottenham double-killed lantern pants at home and away, and won both games without any suspense, and West Bromwich has only won twice in the past 12 games against Tottenham Hotspur. The last victory in White Hart Lane dates back to 1984. In the past five seasons, they have only won ten away games. Victory is a typical away bug.

However, the first round of the West Bromwich League performed very well, scoring three goals against strong rival Liverpool. Although he was a rookie, Clark had gained a lot of experience in the position of assistant, making his team look very stable.

In addition to the solid defense, we must also pay attention to their offensive threat, the core of the team, Odenmu Winji, and Sean. Lang is the biggest threat.

Of course, Lukaku, the main player of the Belgian national team loaned from Chelsea, must also want to prove his ability in the new club, whether it is Sean. Lang or Lukaku has a strong ability to attack alone. In this game, Tottenham's midfield protection of the back line will be the key to the victory or defeat of this game.

Before the start of the game, Tottenham also encountered some trouble. The main centre-back Kabul will be absent from the game because of an old knee injury. Garas will take his place. defjord also suffered a muscle strain during the training the day before the start of the game. Adebayor may replace defjo as the start.

Although Tottenham Hotspur will have a certain psychological advantage in the face of West Bromwich Albion, but in the same way, this game is also a sharp sword chosen by Antiennis. In the first game, Newcastle was forced to draw. This result is obviously difficult to satisfy fans. If they play against West Bromwich Albion again If there is an accident, the alarm of Antienis will definitely sound.

At the same time, Degan is also under pressure. Now people are looking forward to Degan's first goal in the Premier League. If he fails to integrate with the team, he will inevitably be questioned.

However, Degan looked very relaxed. In an interview with reporters before the game, he said: "This is the match between West Bromwich and Tottenham Hotspur. It's. It's not my personal show. I'm not very concerned about whether I can score a goal. What I hope more is that I can get the result we want in White Hart Lane. The heart is to get three points for Tottenham.

"I'm very excited about the game in White Hart Lane. I was impressed by the previous game with the Royal Society. We need to win for the fans. In the last game with the Royal Society, we performed very well. I still hope to get three points in this game. This is very important. We need to give back the ball. The fans gave us great support. West Bromwich's game against Liverpool did a great job. They couldn't do better. The first game of the league against Liverpool 3:0 is unbelievable. Obviously, Clark knows Liverpool very well. After Hodgson left West Bromwich, he did a good job. This team has made its own mark. I think their first game is a great success. Their main threat is to fight back. Their defense is very strong. As long as the timing is right, they can make a threat by counterattack, so we must pay attention to this.

The match with West Bromwich started on time at the White Hart Lane Stadium. There was also a small episode of the game. Before the start of the game, all the fans and all Tottenham Hotspur players were retired captain Ledley. King held a special ceremony to thank him for his 13 years of dedication to Tottenham Hotspur.

Now the character has been changed by Ledley. Kim looked very excited and even shed tears when he made a speech: "My career as a player is over, but I am very happy that I can still work for Tottenham Hotspur, which is a very special reward for me. I hope to adapt to my new job as soon as possible. At the same time, I look forward to the team being able to Excellent results in this season!"

At the beginning of the game, Degan still served as the starter. Compared with the last game against Newcastle, Degan's performance in this game was significantly better.

From the beginning of the game, Digan took the initiative to retreat as the connection point between Modric and Adebayor, and pulled to the side from time to time. In the fifteenth minute of the first half, he passed the ball and almost assisted Adebayor's header to score. Unfortunately, the Togo star's header was slightly biased and missed it. A good opportunity.

West Bromwich's defense was indeed excellent, and they also played very resolutely when they got a chance to fight back.

In particular, Degan's forward partner Lukaku in the Belgian national team. Last season, after Chelsea experienced a disappointing season and was loaned to West Bromwich Albionwich in the new season, his performance was excellent. In the last round of the league against Reds Liverpool, he made a pass and a shot to help the team achieve a glory. Brilliant victory.

When the game reached the 23rd minute, there was a mistake in the passing cooperation between Huddlestone and Degan. After West Bromwich got the ball, he quickly counterattacked. At this time, Huddlestone did not return in time, leaving the team's defense completely exposed to West Bromwich's attack. Odem Wengji and Sean. Lang hit the wall-style cooperation and directly penetrated Tottenham's defense line. Garas's slow turn was caught by Odem Winji and broke into the penalty area with the ball.

Fridel chose to abandon the goal at the first time, but at this time, Odenmu Wingi suddenly crossed the ball, Lukaku plugged it in at high speed, pushed the shot, and the football flew directly into the unguarded empty goal.

1:0!

West Bronmwich took the lead away from home and maintained this lead until the end of the first half in the following games.

Entering the break, Antiennis quickly made adjustments and replaced Heddlestone who made mistakes with Sandro. In fact, Degan should be replaced at this time. As a forward player, Degan basically had no bright spot in the first half except for a long shot.

West Bromwich also quoted Newcastle's tactics against Degan. Throughout the first half, there were no less than two people around Degan, and Degan had few opportunities to connect the ball, not to mention rushing to score.

At the beginning of the second half of the game, with Sandro's defense, Tottenham quickly stabilized the midfield situation, but because West Bromwich's defense was retracted across the whole line, Tottenham was unable to find a good opportunity through the battle.

At the same time, West Bromwich's counterattack was still sharp. In the 52nd minute of the second half, Friedel and Garras made a mistake and were grabbed by Lukaku. Fortunately, Vertonheng returned in time and blocked Lukaku's shot in front of the goal line. Otherwise, After two goals, Tottenham will be even more troublesome.

West Bromwich missed a good opportunity. After three minutes, he was punished. After taking the ball, Degan pushed forward and was knocked down by the opponent's defender 30 meters away from the goal. The referee decisively awarded a free kick.

Before, Tottenham's number one free kick has always been Modric, but now that Degan is coming, he naturally stands in front of the ball.

This is the first time that Digan has had the opportunity to shoot a free kick directly in the league since he came to Tottenham. With the referee's whistle, Degan kicked the elevator ball out. Although West Bromwich's goalkeeper had been prepared for a long time, he faced Digan's strong and tricky free kick, his Salvation can only be in vain.

As the football crossed the goal line, Degan also scored his first goal in the Premier League. Although it was not a sports goal, the free kick was also beautiful. The fans in the stands of White Hart Lane Stadium suddenly fell into madness.

They don't care whether Degan adapts to the style of English football. What they want to see is that Degan scores and scores more and more goals.

After the score was equalized, Tottenham also strengthened their offensive. In the 75th minute of the game, Tottenham once again got a free kick. This time, the position was better, just outside the penalty area line, and facing the goal.

Such a free kick is basically no different from a penalty. This time, he directly hit a strong flat ball, deceived the wall of West Bromwich, drilled directly from their feet, and was blocked by his teammates from achieving the goalkeeper. This time, there was no reaction, only I can watch the football enter the net.

In the end, the score of 2:1 was maintained to the end. With Degan's two free kicks, Tottenham scored three points at home.

However, the controversy surrounding Degan continues after the game, and the Daily Mail commented that the running-in between Degan and British football style is still continuing. In this game, in the battle, Degan's role is very limited, which also gives Adebayor, who serves as a single arrow, not get too many opportunities. Although two goals were scored, both were attacked through a set-piece ball, and such a goal was obviously difficult to explain.

Although the Daily Mail's comments are suspected of picking bones in the egg, it also shows some problems. Even if they can't score goals in sports games for a long time, no matter how many free kicks they are, they can't calm those controversies. After all, Tottenham's high-priced introduction of Degan is not to make him a member of the team. Fixed turret.