Chapter 162 Advance to the Final

In the match against Newcastle, Tottenham Hotspur finally won 3:0, and Degan scored twice in the game and assisted Bell to score a goal in the second half.

The league with Newcastle United ended, and then in the middle of the week, Tottenham will have a key match, the second leg of the semi-final of the League Cup against Aston Villa.

In the first round of the two teams, the home game at Aston Villa was 2:1, and Tottenham won. In that game, Degan really came out as a substitute in the second half and scored a goal before the end of the game, helping the team overtake the score.

Returning to home this time, Antienees really can't resist Degan and can only put him into the team's start lineup. In the past month or so, Tottenham has been facing double games almost every week, or even three games a week. Degan doesn't want to miss every game, even if it's such a continuous battle, even Degan, a maniac, now has also had a lot of problems in physical fitness.

However, Degan certainly doesn't want to miss such a key game. The League Cup is the first title that Tottenham needs to compete for this season. Degan doesn't want this honor to fall behind.

In this game, except for Degan, Antiennis has sent substitute players in other positions. Obviously, Antiennis does not care about this chicken rib game.

This is the status of the League Cup in English football. For example, those rich teams don't want to focus on it at all. If you can get the best, it won't be a pity if you can't get it.

But Degan doesn't think so. His idea is very simple: no matter how small the mosquito is, it is meat!

Another competition for the final place will be between Bradford and Swansea. Bradford is also a veteran strong team in English football, but now, like Leeds United, it has also fallen. They are currently in the third level of the English League, and they can reach the semi-finals of the League Cup, which itself It is already a miracle. In the first round of the battle between Bradford and Swansea, the two sides will be 1:1, and the second round will be moved to Swansea's home court. Judging from the analysis before the game, the final of this season's League Cup is likely to be Tottenham Hotspur and Swansea.

However, Aston Villa, the opponent of Tottenham Hotspur in this game, is definitely unwilling to be arrested. Anyway, it is a team that has won the Champions League championship. Even if it is the same, they are still full of confidence in the face of Tottenham Hotspur.

After the start of the game, Aston Villa was not conservative at all, but very proactively fought against Tottenham Hotspur. The team's sharp-line sharp knife Abanglaho performed particularly well. With his speed advantage, when he counterattacked several times in a row, he played behind Tottenham's defense, which posed a great threat. .

Digan did encounter a physical crisis during this period of continuous fighting. In the opening stage, he did not play very well. When the game reached the tenth minute, Degan originally got a very good opportunity. As a result, after breaking into the penalty area and receiving Parker's pass, he shot unexpectedly started At that time, it slowed down a little, got up in a hurry, failed to hit the right position, and was pressed the ball under him by Aston Villa's goalkeeper.

"Oh! Such mistakes should not happen to Degan at all. Maybe it's not a big deal for other players to miss such an opportunity, but this is Degan! In the past, Digan, who had a one-on-one success rate in the face of the goalkeeper, failed to score the ball, which is really surprising!"

In recent days, Degan's performance has made people's demands on him higher and higher, and it has wasted such an opportunity, which is really surprising.

After completing the shot, Degan also sat on the ground and shook his head helplessly. When he started just now, he obviously felt that his legs were a little weak. It seemed that the continuous battle during this period made his body a little unbearable.

After Aston Villa's goalkeeper got up, he immediately threw the ball to attack. Degan didn't have time to be annoyed and got up and ran back.

"Rod seems to have a problem!" Ledley. Kim looked at Degan on the court and couldn't help saying something.

Antiennis has all his attention on Degan at this moment. If Degan is depressed to miss an opportunity, then Antiennis will be depressed.

As a football coach, when he meets such a stubborn player as Degan, his mood can be imagined. For a player, as a football coach, he will definitely have his own arrangements for how to use it, but the problem is that this player is a wild horse that can't be controlled at all.

According to Antiennis's idea, Degan's two years in Barcelona before joining Tottenham were simply a blank period and hardly played. Although he followed the team's normal training, he did not have a lot of exercise, and there will definitely be some physical problems.

And last summer, Degan played the European Cup with the Belgian national team, and then missed the team's physical reserve period before the start of the season due to his marriage.

So, this season, Antienes' original plan for the use of Degan was very cautious. He even thought about giving up the League Cup, the FA Cup, even the Champions League, as long as he concentrates on playing the Premier League.

But as a result, Degan's stubborn temper made Antiennis very helpless. If he had been another coach, he would have fallen out with Degan at this time, but Antienes had cooperated with Degan for a long time in the Belgian national team. He knew Degan's temper and persuaded him to be a stubborn donkey to Degan. It didn't work, and he could only let the facts explain the problem. Now it seems almost done.

Digan did almost nothing in the first half of the game. He had several opportunities to shoot, either because he missed the best time to shoot, or because his physical ability could not keep up and fell into a siege. His technical advantages and speed advantages could not be played at all throughout the first half.

At the end of the first half of the game, the two sides were still 0:0. When he entered the locker room, Antienes would not even be angry with the team's performance in the first half, and he even had a joy that he was about to win.

But it turns out that even if Antienis already knows Degan very well, he still imagines Degan too simply.

"Rod! The second half~~~~~~~~”

Before Antienes finished his words, he was interrupted by Degan: "Coach! Give me another 15 minutes. If I can't score goals, you can replace me at any time!"

Antiennis prepared for a long time, and his lines of persuading Degan were all in vain. He smiled bitterly: "I knew that meeting you, a stubborn guy, could only compromise and make concessions!"

Of course, Antiennis can use the authority of his head coach to let Degan rest, but he knows that if he does, the relationship between him and Degan will crack, not very likely, but 100%.

He really knows Degan's temper too well!

"Okay! Since you said that, it's only 15 minutes, Rod, seriously, I really can't stand it anymore. You're joking about your career. You're not an 18-year-old boy now, and you know what you missed before. I really don't understand that you are so stubborn. What's the meaning, but, okay! I'll watch you go crazy again!"

Digan couldn't help laughing when he heard the words: "Coach, the sentence I remember is what you said, 'never doubt Rod'. Now, I also hope you never doubt me!"

At the beginning of the second half of the game, Degan really planned to fight. His physical fitness was not good and he gritted his teeth to hold on. After missing two excellent opportunities in a row, Degan finally scored in the 57th minute of the second half.

Digan received a cross from his teammate's side pass in the penalty area and pressed Aston Villa's defender. He jumped high and made a strong header. Although the opponent's goalkeeper was trained by Digan in the first half, the opponent's goalkeeper could not do anything in the face of Degan's shot.

A theoretical dead corner, when heading the ball, Digan deliberately found an angle and aimed at the far corner of the goal. The strength was very strong. Although the opponent's goalkeeper made a save move and there was no mistake in his judgment, there was still no way to prevent the football from entering the net.

1:0!

After scoring the goal, Digan seemed to be full of strength at that moment. He roared, took off his uniform and rushed to the stands.

When Antienes on the sidelines saw this, he could only smile bitterly and said to himself, "That guy really can't be doubted. He's just a madman!"

It was with Degan's goal that Tottenham defeated Aston Villa 1-0 and eliminated their opponents 3:1 in two rounds to advance to the final.

On another field, Swansea, who returned to the home court, did not let Bradford's dark horse myth continue. They defeated their opponents 4-0, and they will compete with Tottenham Hotspur for the final ownership of this season's League Cup.

After the game, in the mixed interview area, Digan said without any concealment: "There are indeed some problems with my physical fitness, but as long as I can still run on the court, I will not give up. Again, I will participate in all the games of Tottenham Hotspur this season until I win the whole season. The champion of the department!"

This is the first time in an interview, Degan revealed his ambition this season, the quadruple crown, which has never appeared before. In the past, Manchester United only won a triple crown. Now, Degan is really likely to create a miracle.