I started with Torres, to revive German football

Chapter 300 New Hope on the Defense Line
"Can you take me with you next time you pretend to be thirteen! How great would it be for us to pretend together!"

Sterling hugged Zhao Jinge and said politely with a nonchalant expression. Zhao Jinge turned his head and before he could say anything to him, he saw a group of huge figures rushing towards the celebrating crowd from his backcourt.

"Hell, someone wants to harm me!"

Zhao Jinge was startled and quickly got out of the way. Stones was originally aiming to jump up on Zhao Jinge's back, but Zhao Jinge's move made Sterling directly become Stones' target.

"My God!"

Poor Sterling didn't realize why Zhao Jinge suddenly moved out of the way. The next second, he was thrown to the ground by Stones. The sudden impact scared him so much that he didn't dare to move.

The crowd burst into laughter. Guardiola in the audience also covered his head, holding back laughter and shook his head.

The situation is great. If the young people on the field want to make trouble, let them make trouble for a while!

However, the referee still gave a reminder to the Manchester City players to pay attention to the time. After the regular game time is over, he will make additional time as appropriate.

The Tottenham players on the other side once again took the football and placed it at the kick-off point. They looked helplessly at the celebrating Manchester City players and waited for the kick-off to resume.

Harry Kane's face was a little serious. He looked at his two central defenders and wanted to say something, but in the end he opened his mouth, but still did not express his feelings.

He actually wanted to complain. After all, after Sterling scored, they played several good attacks, although several set kicks failed to achieve results.

However, he has been in obviously good condition since the second half. If he can have a few more chances to rush forward, he believes that he will definitely have a chance to help the team equalize the score.

The two central defenders of their own are really worrying!
Tottenham's offense is really not bad, but they couldn't stand the front and were still trying to score goals, but they were blown up one after another.

Ali was also unconvinced, but remembering the scene when Pochettino calmed Vertonghen's mood during the halftime break, he could only hold his dissatisfaction in his heart.

It's nice to vent, but if Vertonghen's mentality really explodes, it will not only affect the outcome of this game, but also the results of subsequent games. Ali still knows the importance.

"Keep your heads up! Don't be discouraged, we still have time! We can still score goals!"

Eriksen suddenly spoke up to encourage his teammates.

In any case, the game is not over yet. Eriksson's fighting spirit is still very high. If the defense is not strong, there is nothing he can do. However, Eriksson does not want to admit defeat at this time. As long as the whistle does not blow at the end of the game, then he I thought there was still a chance to equalize the score.

Tottenham's midfielders glanced at each other, then they cheered each other up and strengthened their will to fight to the end.

After the game restarted, Manchester City's midfielders quickly felt the pressure from Tottenham's midfield.

Unlike Manchester City, which focuses on the defense and overall performance of the midfield, Tottenham's midfielders and frontfielders do have the capital to rely on their talents in offense.

Son Heung-min, Harry Kane, Eriksen, and Ali behind him, once again launched an offensive frenzy in Manchester City's half.

Eriksen relied on his technical advantage and kept passing the ball to Son Heung-min and Harry Kane. The British star also knew that it was time to fight hard, and his attitude towards Stones and Laporte began to become more... He is tough and uses small moves to constantly interfere with Stones and Laporte's defense.

After all, Laporte, of Manchester City's two central defenders, has less experience in the Premier League and was caught off guard by Harry Kane's sudden change.

In terms of confrontation, Laporte and Harry Kane were originally on a [-]-[-] basis, but now Harry Kane's little moves make Laporte uncomfortable.

On the other side, Stones has always been at a disadvantage compared to Harry Kane in terms of physical confrontation, let alone now.

Naturally, Ali and Eriksen saw that Harry Kane was gradually gaining the upper hand in the struggle with Laporte, so they unanimously chose to lob the football to Harry Kane.

Just like Manchester City will often give the ball directly to Zhao Jinge when they can't open the situation, and let Zhao Jinge try to break the situation, Tottenham will also pass the ball to Harry Kane to handle it when they can't open the situation.

No matter what, Kane is currently the top center in the Premier League besides Zhao Jinge. Even though he has just entered his peak period, he can still play an important role in tough battles.

Apart from anything else, Harry Kane still has a strong sense of cooperation with his teammates, and he is not alone in playing football. Although he has not grown to the heights he will be in the future, with his current strength, it is still no problem to provide comfortable ball for his teammates.

Son Heung-min began to move around Harry Kane, either to help Harry Kane draw the attention of other Manchester City defensive players, or to directly move forward and wait for Harry Kane's pass.

This kind of offensive routine is much simpler, but it seems to be very effective, at least much more effective than the previous few 10 minutes of offense.

Sun Heung-min's direct penetration into the Manchester City penalty area in the rib space was very threatening. In the 701st minute, Harry Kane withstood the pressure of Stones and Laporte and made a header to Sun Heung-min. He saw Son Heung-min successfully broke into the penalty area to get the ball, and Manchester City's two central defenders and goalkeeper were shocked into a cold sweat!
Fortunately, Kyle Walker, who returned to defense in time at the critical moment, interfered slightly, allowing Son Heung-min's shot to hit the goal post. Otherwise, Tottenham would really have pulled a goal back shortly after Zhao Jinge scored.

After missing the opportunity, Son Heung-min looked up to the sky and sighed, but then hurried to the baseline to pick up the ball, handed it to Joe Hart, and signaled Joe Hart to kick off as soon as possible.

Son Heung-min's fighting spirit was very strong, and this opportunity also strengthened the Tottenham midfielder's idea of ​​​​continuing to pass the ball to Harry Kane. Guardiola stood up at this time and looked at Stones and Lapore who were communicating on the field. Special, there was hesitation in my heart.

No matter how talented they are, Laporte and Stones are still young men in their early 20s. Although in terms of ability, Stones and Laporte have shown extremely high potential, they are still too young. Some.

In previous games, Stones, with the assistance of Kompany and other teammates, faced off against top centers several times. There seemed to be no problem, but in this game, when he partnered with Laporte, who also had little experience, , it would be much more difficult to face the young and energetic Harry Kane.

After all, Stones still has to focus on Son Heung-min, who is penetrating forward, and cannot provide much help to Laporte.Guardiola was thinking about replacing Kompany to withstand the last twenty minutes. The old captain still has very rich defensive experience. It can even be said that as long as he is not injured, he is still the central defender that Manchester City relies on most. !
But after thinking about it, Guardiola rejected this idea.

Kompany is indeed rich in defensive experience, but his body is not as good as before, and he has had less rest time recently. In order to prepare for the tough battle ahead, Guardiola has not let the old captain play for two consecutive games.

If Kompany suddenly comes on at this time, and his body has not yet moved, it is really hard to say whether he can withstand the impact of Harry Kane at his peak.

Guardiola eventually returned to the coaching bench. Just as he trusted Zhao Jinge before, now he has chosen to trust Stones and Laporte, always giving young people some time and opportunities to grow.

Laporte, who was on the court at the moment, also told Stones to continue to stare at Son Heung-min and Alli and ignore his side, and then looked firmly at Harry Kane in front of him.

There is no doubt that this is the strongest opponent he has defended since joining Manchester City.

In the 703rd minute of the second half, after Eriksen grabbed the ball, he once again chose to directly pass the long ball to Harry Kane.

Harry Kane is also firmly stuck in the position first, judging the placement of the football. His form has been played. Laporte is a good central defender. It is rare to be able to play at such a level in his early 20s, but Harry Kane Enke will not treat him gently just because he is young and has little experience.

If they don't have enough experience in bullying the opponent and don't find a breakthrough with Laporte, how can Tottenham quickly find a scoring opportunity?
But just when Harry Kane was about to pass the ball to Son Heung-min again, he felt that there was nothing behind him, and then a figure appeared in front of him, leaping high and almost pushing the football back!
Laporte roared passionately after landing. He took a big risk in defending this time, but he succeeded!
It is actually very difficult to compete for the top defensively around the front, because when the defensive players and offensive players get stuck, they can basically judge the landing point of the football. If they go around the front, it is actually easy to fall to the top.

If a mistake is made in front of the penalty area, Harry Kane is likely to get a very good direct chance to hit the goal. Normally, the central defender blocks the position of the offensive player and prevents the ball holder from turning around and getting a chance to shoot. Very successful.

But Laporte chose to take responsibility.

On the other side, Stones faced a quickie like Son Heung-min. In fact, he was already struggling to defend. If Harry Kane were to play the ball for Son Heung-min like this, Stones might be out of position and lose the ball again.

Although his teammates, coaches, and even the outside media would not think it was his fault, Laporte himself did not think so.

Because he is one of the core players of Manchester City's current defense. If the team loses the ball, he will only think that the primary responsibility lies with himself!
So he would rather take such a risk and try his best to contain Harry Kane. Fortunately, his defense was successful this time!
Zhao Jinge is now standing in Tottenham's half, but he has been paying attention to the situation in his own half. Seeing Laporte's risky move, he was also worried about Laporte in his heart, but fortunately he was at home. The defense did not let him down.

After Laporte made a change in defensive strategy, Harry Kane found that it became much more difficult for him to win a point again.

Laporte is about the same height as him, but much heavier than him. As long as Laporte actively presses forward to fight for the top, it will be difficult for him to overtake Laporte if he can't get his position. Tottenham's simple offensive routine also failed!

Finally, the time came to the 80th minute, but today Guardiola gave Zhao Jinge enough face to see if he could wear a hat.

But Zhao Jinge was looked down upon by Tottenham's backcourt players, and he really didn't have many chances.

Seeing this situation, Guardiola also decisively waved his hand and made a substitution!

Gundogan, Fernandinho, and Otamendi have already finished warming up on the sidelines, making Pochettino's eyelids twitch on the other side.

At this moment, the game time has almost reached the 83rd minute. Sterling, Mahrez, and Yaya Toure came off the field and received thunderous applause and cheers from the fans. Gundogan, Fernandinho and Horta As soon as Mendy came on, the whole game was decided!

Harry Kane looked at Manchester City's defensive situation with his hands on his hips at the last moment. He thought more than once that if their backcourt defense was better in this game and the center back was more reliable, not to mention winning the game, at least they could win the game. Manchester City gets a point at home, right?

Tottenham's offensive system in the midfield and frontcourt has been established and mature. It has stars, attackers, counterattack points, and people who can pass and threaten the ball, but it is always held back by the players in the backcourt.

If this continues, Harry Kane will not dare to hope for any championship.

But Tottenham don't have more money to sign big-name defensive stars. The existing top-notch defense line in the Premier League is all they have.

Under Levy's management, although Tottenham has the strength to stably enter the Champions League, that's all.

Harry Kane is entering the peak period of his career. He can wait for another year or two with Tottenham, but can he really wait that long time?

As an outstanding football player, who doesn't long for championships, honors, and becoming the top player in football, but Tottenham can't give him all of this. Maybe, maybe, maybe one day I will leave here?

Harry Kane suddenly had such an idea in his heart, but he quickly threw it out of his mind. To be honest, if he hadn't reached the end of his rope, he, Harry Kane, would never have left Tottenham.

Eriksson also shook his head. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and was about to muster up his fighting spirit to attack again, but the referee blew the whistle to end the game at this time.

Putting the football under his feet, Eriksen pursed his lips, but felt surprisingly calm.

Ali lowered his head and kicked the turf. Standing in the Manchester City penalty area, Harry Kane approached Laporte and signaled that he wanted to exchange jerseys with him.

"Well done, don't live up to your talent, you're going to be a defensive superstar."

Faced with Harry Kane's encouragement, Laporte seemed a little shy and just thanked him repeatedly.

Zhao Jinge hugged and celebrated with his old captain Kompany, and then started walking towards the sideline with his teammates to thank his lovely fans.

(End of this chapter)