Football King Bale

The New Year's bell is ringing, and time has turned to 2014.

This is already the 6th year that Bell has traveled to this time and space!

In the early morning, before it got dark, Bell's biological clock told him to wake up on time.

Gently taking his left hand out from under Liu Xian'er's neck, Bell stood up, stared at the person in front of him for a long time, and gently pecked her on the face. Bell got up lightly and went out for morning exercises.

The beginning of the new year should be a good time to take a break, but as professional players, especially those who play in the Premier League, there is no chance to take a break.

Just today, the Premier League will usher in the 20th round of the league.

Although Manchester United has won consecutive victories recently, as its main competitors have also continued to win, although Manchester United has some advantages in the standings, it is not obvious. At least it cannot be compared to the two places they achieved in the New Year in previous seasons. The number of leaders is comparable.

With a five-point advantage, once Manchester United makes any mistakes, they will soon be caught up by their opponents, or even overtaken. Therefore, Manchester United cannot relax at all.

Manchester United's opponent today is a bit special for Bell, it is Tottenham!

This season, the performance of all the strong teams in the Premier League is not bad, making the competition in the league standings very fierce. Especially the Champions League and the European Theater are fighting against each other.

However, after 19 rounds of league games, there is already a clear point gap between the Champions League and the following teams.

Since Liverpool encountered strong opponents in two consecutive games during the Christmas Devil schedule, and lost to Manchester City and Chelsea with a score of 1:2, this resulted in a points gap between them and Manchester City of 5 points, and a point gap between them and the top spot of Manchester United. The gap reached 13 points.

However, this is already the smallest points gap between the two sides before and after the New Year in the past four seasons.

After a good start, Tottenham's performance dropped. But it is still a strong contender for a European spot.

In the first round of the league match between the two sides this season, Bell did not appear at White Hart Lane due to rest. However, when they met again, it was the first game in 2014. Ferguson would not stay any longer, and Bell would make his debut without any doubt.

Due to previous victories by strong teams such as Arsenal, Manchester City and Chelsea, especially Arsenal's two goals in the last four minutes of the game to defeat the opponent, Manchester United's advantage in the Premier League standings has been reduced to 2 points. Once Manchester United makes a mistake in this game, the points advantage will be reduced to less than one goal.

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Old Trafford.

Bell and his teammates walked out of the locker room, climbed the steps, and walked toward the tunnel. Not long after, Tottenham Hotspur players also walked out of the visiting team's locker room, and players from both teams appeared in the player tunnel at the same time.

Bale looked up at the Tottenham Hotspur players and found that although the faces were all very familiar, there were not many of them the same as when he was at Tottenham. Lennon and Dawson are still the main players. The former young players Walker, Rose and Kane have already shouldered the burden of Tottenham. The rest are players who have transferred to Tottenham one after another after Bell left.

Bale's first sight was Harry Kane.

In this time and space, Kane's growth is obviously smoother than in another time and space.

Bale's rise has already begun since he left Tottenham. Especially this season, it has supported Tottenham's forward line.

What followed was what Bell experienced when he was at Tottenham: endless transfer rumors!

In England, two clubs, Manchester United and Manchester City, have always hoped to recruit Kane. In foreign clubs, teams such as Real Madrid also have rumors of wanting to acquire Kane from time to time.

In Bell's view, it may be difficult for Kane to make a difference in the Champions League if he stays at Tottenham.

Even if we don't mention the Champions League, even in the Premier League, it will be very difficult for Tottenham to make a breakthrough in performance and win the Premier League championship.

Although Kane is strong, he is not as strong as the top ten in world football. In another time and space, Tottenham failed to win another Premier League championship under his leadership.

For a player, the lure of a championship is hard to resist.

What's more, if you want to have a higher reputation in football and get good rankings in the Golden Globe Awards, Lawrence Awards, etc., you also need a relatively large platform.

From these perspectives, Kane's decision to stay at Tottenham Hotspur seems somewhat unwise.

However, every player has his own pursuit. Just like Totti, a person or a city, even if he does not win the heavyweight championship honor, can still be regarded as a good story in football.

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Seeing Bell, Kane ran over and greeted happily: "Boss, long time no see!"

Bell smiled, reached out and patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Yeah, I haven't seen you for several months. You've been doing well lately, come on!"

Kane laughed and said, "Of course. With a role model like you, boss, I can't do it without working hard. It's too much pressure!"

Bell shook his head and said: "Don't force yourself too much, just do your best. A burden that is too heavy will only crush you and slow down your progress. Now is the time when you are at your peak. There can be no major injuries.”

Kane nodded and said: "I understand, boss, don't worry, I will protect myself at all times."

"That's good!" Bell said with a smile, "No more talking, it's time to go out and play. See you on the court later!"

"See you on the court! I won't be merciful today!" Kane also said with a smile.

"Okay, then let me see your current strength!" Bell patted Kane on the shoulder and said with a smile.

When Bell was greeting Kane, Lennon, Dawson and other Bell's former teammates had already passed by him, and they just nodded to each other. Rose said hello to Walker, but did not stop to talk to Bell.

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It didn't take long for the game to begin.

In the far east, Zhan Jun, a special commentator from Xinlang Sports, was explaining the game to the audience.

"This is the last game of the 20th round of the Premier League, and it is also a focus of this round. Because Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City have won, Manchester United's advantage in the standings has been temporarily reduced. They want to win To get off to a good start in the new year and maintain our advantage in the table, we must win against Tottenham.”

"For Tottenham, if they want to continue to compete for the Champions League, they must score as many points as possible, otherwise they will be separated by more and more points from the top four in the league until they can no longer catch up."

"Although Manchester United's results are good this season, they did not perform well when facing several other teams in the top seven of the Premier League. They only won against Arsenal and Everton, and when facing Chelsea and Manchester City, they did not perform well. , Liverpool and Tottenham, they all ended in draws. And too many draws are the biggest reason why Manchester United failed to open up the points gap with other teams early this season like in previous seasons."

"Of course, on the other hand, this is also stimulated by Manchester United's consecutive championships. Other teams have introduced a large number of strong players in the past one or two seasons, narrowing the strength gap with Manchester United. This It is a good thing for the development of the entire Premier League. Although it is good to stand alone, it is spring when a hundred flowers bloom."

"The game against Tottenham is Manchester United's first game in the second half of the league, and it is also the first game against the top seven in the league standings. If this game cannot be won, Manchester United's points advantage will be reduced to three. Inside."

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As Zhan Jun said, in today's game, Bell and his teammates knew the significance of the game.

Before the game, many media were ridiculing that after winning consecutive championships, Manchester United has degenerated into a team that can only bully "soft persimmons" because of its poor record against strong teams.

Today's opponent, Tottenham Hotspur, is said to be a relatively weak opponent among the top seven teams in the Premier League. And the most important thing is that Manchester United is at home. If this game cannot be won, not only will the team's performance be affected, but it will also be a blow to the players' confidence.

From the beginning of the game, Manchester United took the initiative to play offensive football, seeking to take the initiative to break through, and tried every means to score a goal first.

Tottenham Hotspur played unhurriedly. For them, getting one point at Manchester United's home court is also an acceptable result. Therefore, the first thing they do is to defend well and then wait for opportunities to counterattack.

Tottenham interim coach Sherwood's strategy for the team is very pragmatic.

In the first ten minutes of the game, Manchester United's offense was very lively. Especially two players, Bell and Pogba, performed very well and caused some trouble for Tottenham's defensive players. However, Tottenham have a lot of defensive players in the backcourt. Even if Bell relies on his personal ability and cooperation with his teammates to break through a defensive player, he will immediately be surrounded by more defensive players.

Manchester United's offense was not organized smoothly. On the contrary, Tottenham's several counterattacks were impressive. Kane retreated as a fulcrum to help get the ball; Eriksen moved forward from the center; Dembele inserted into the center from the wing, specifically looking for the space behind the Manchester United defenders; this counterattack routine of Tottenham is obviously no longer Used for the first time in competition. They cooperated tacitly and counterattacked quickly, posing a threat to Manchester United's goal several times. Fortunately, Kante's defense and De Gea's rescue at the goal line prevented Tottenham players from seizing the opportunity to counterattack and score first.

"Overall, Manchester United's offense is very lively, but not dangerous. And Tottenham spends most of the time defending, but they are very threatening on several counterattacks. It seems that Tottenham Hotspur has a better chance of scoring. This way If it goes on, maybe the first goal scorer will be a Tottenham Hotspur player playing away from home." Zhan Jun explained.

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