Legendary Godfather

As Pochettino expected, Tottenham struggled more and more as they played.

Even after Jedinak, a defensive warrior, came on the court, it was the same.

The reason is that the midfielder's control and ability to sort out the ball have declined.

This resulted in them not being able to easily take the football out and tear through Crystal Palace's high pressure defense line when the Crystal Palace people were pressing crazy high. .??.

It’s not just because of Marson’s departure.

What's more important is that midfielder Bentaleb was targeted!

Bentaleb suffered a serious decline in both holding the ball and passing the ball, leaving Tottenham in a passive position.

Jedinak's appearance has strengthened the defensive hardness and thickness of Tottenham Hotspur's midfield, but it has reduced Tottenham Hotspur's control, and instead exposed Bentaleb's shortcomings!

It even magnifies Bentaleb’s shortcomings!

Bentaleb is nearly 1.9 meters tall. Although he is thin and weak, he is also a player who is good at confrontation. More importantly, he is a very good player in handling the ball and passing the ball. Compared with defense, his offensive ability is better.

He is very creative, imaginative in passing, and has an amazing passing ability.

This is his strength and his weakness!

His full imagination means that he will often take risks and pass some balls with a very high turnover rate, and the consequences of a mistake will be very serious! Of course, if this kind of ball pass is successful, it will be very good, and the income will be very amazing, but the failure rate is often very high.

In the first half of the game, Tottenham Hotspur had more ball-handling and passing players in the midfield. Everyone had good imagination and could cooperate with him. In addition, he was in good shape in the first half and performed very well. , the error rate is still very small.

However, after entering the second half of the game, Crystal Palace shuttled. Ha's attack, after crazy high pressure.

Under heavy pressure and intensive pressure and interception, Bentaleb's ball turnover rate is getting higher and higher.

What’s more, the physical fitness of my teammates has also dropped drastically!

If he is in the best physical condition, his teammates can also use active running to make up for his poor passing. Now, teammates are unable to help.

Therefore, this guy Bentaleb has made frequent passing mistakes.

But this guy hasn't realized that under the ultra-high pressure, he still wants to break the deadlock with some imaginative and extremely risky passes.

However, the Crystal Palace players simply did not give them such a chance.

After the Crystal Palace players all pressed forward, there was even less space for the Tottenham Hotspur players.

Tottenham risked having the ball stolen if they kept the ball at their feet just a little too long.

Therefore, during this period, Tottenham Hotspur's return passes have also increased significantly!

Seeing this, Pochettino frowned!

He kept shouting from the sidelines, reminding Bentaleb to be steady and not to take risks.

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But at this time, under high-intensity pressure, Bentaleb made a passing error again.

And this passing error is very fatal.

His backheel pass went directly to the feet of Salah, who was advancing forward.

Salah intercepted the ball directly in the middle of the passing line and entered Tottenham's penalty area.

The most important thing is that center back Vertonghen in the penalty area was shaken by Bentaleb's pass, and he easily rushed Salah past him and directly into the penalty area.

Danger!

Salah directly faced goalkeeper Lloris!

Tottenham Hotspur fans and Lloris were shocked. They didn't expect Salah to enter the penalty area so easily and attend the meeting alone!

This Bentaleb passed the ball with a brain. Is your son sick?

Pochettino jumped up on the sidelines and criticized Bentaleb wildly. He had already reminded Bentaleb. But what is this guy doing? What's going on in his head?

Pochettino was speechless!

Seriously, if there was someone on the bench, he would have replaced Bentaleb immediately.

It's a pity that there is no one available!

Is it possible to replace Bentaleb with central defender Kaboul and let Kaboul or Vertonghen serve as a guest defensive midfielder? This will strengthen the defense of the midfield.

But in this case, the midfielder's control over the football will be reduced.

More importantly, if he is allowed to appear in the midfielder position, can his ball-handling ability face Crystal Palace's super high-position pressure and steals?

Obviously, it’s difficult!

Therefore, Pochettino is still very confused at this time.

At this time, Loris had no time to worry.

Facing Salah, Loris concentrated his energy and immediately rushed forward.

With a bang, Salah swung his legs and quickly volleyed the football towards the Tottenham Hotspur goal.

The ball was very fast and flew directly to the far lower corner.

Lloris attacked very quickly, but he still failed to block the angle of Salah's shot.

And with such a close range burst, Lloris really had no choice but to watch the football fly past him and quickly fly into the goal behind him.

Two to two!

Crystal Palace evened the score!

Angry, very angry!

Pochettino was about to explode. This goal could have been avoided. He had already reminded Bentaleb. But this guy still made such a mistake, which was very shameless.

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Pochettino really couldn't help it anymore. He immediately got up and asked Kabul to warm up and make a substitution!

He wants to replace Bentaleb with Kaboul and let Vertonghen advance to play as a defensive midfielder.

There is no other way!

Of course, Crystal Palace, who have scored consecutive goals, are very excited and excited now. They don't care about Tottenham Hotspur's situation. They attacked wildly, with both full-backs pressing near the opponent's penalty area, and Tottenham Hotspur was only tired of defending at this time.

Pochettino was really speechless. They had a great chance in this game.

What a pity, his mistake!

At this time, Crystal Palace's attack came again.

This offense still originated from Crystal Palace's steal in the midfield. Kanter directly stole the football from Eriksen's feet. Eriksen's physical fitness has also declined, but Kanter on the opposite side seems to have nothing going on and is still lively and vigorous. There was no way, he was very careful, but the ball was still intercepted.

Eriksen felt the suffocation of Crystal Palace's high pressure.

This game is very difficult to play!

After stealing the ball, Kanter immediately pushed the football to Paulinho. Paulinho advanced with the ball, attracted the defense, and quickly passed the football to Robertson on the wing.

Robertson did not stop the ball and pushed the football to Goretzka in the middle. After receiving the ball, Goretzka quickly passed the ball to Salah who was advancing from the wing!

Salah did not break through, but suddenly made a pass. Jimenez's header in the middle went slightly wide!

Tottenham Hotspur fans are extremely nervous. This Salah is really difficult to defend. You don't know when he will cross or break through? I don’t even know when he will play ball?

It's hard to defend!

Tottenham Hotspur tried to attack and succeeded. Lamela on the wing made continuous breakthroughs and then made a pass. Kane, who came in from behind in the penalty area, jumped high and headed the ball towards the goal. Unfortunately, football It was being held firmly by Edward.

Tottenham Hotspur's offense is almost no threat!

Tottenham Hotspur fans are getting more and more nervous as they watch, this game is very suspenseful!

Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur made a substitution.

Kaboul replaced Bentaleb in midfield. Pochettino really couldn't stand Bentaleb anymore.

Bentaleb looked a little ugly when he was replaced!

This game can be said to be his Waterloo.

He suddenly emerged last season. At the age of 19, he became the main force of Tottenham Hotspur and knocked on the door of the Algerian national team. He successfully participated in the 2014 Brazil World Cup with the team. He is like a winner in life and a super star in football. , the future is limitless!

But this game made him very embarrassed.

Taleb's face looked very ugly.

This was a big blow to him. After all, in the game just now, he was publicly criticized and even scolded by the head coach!

This made him feel very bad.

At this time, Crystal Palace was still attacking crazily.

Even after the substitutions, Tottenham Hotspur's defensive effect was not very good. In the defensive midfielder position, both Jedinak and Vertonghen have weak ball-holding abilities. Under the crazy pressing of the Crystal Palace people, they were also in a hurry and often made some passing errors!

Seeing this, all Tottenham Hotspur fans can see that Tottenham Hotspur are going to be finished in this game. This is a rhythm that was somewhat broken by the Crystal Palace people. No matter how much Pochettino shouted and roared in the midfield, the effect was still not ideal!

At this moment, the Crystal Palace midfielders Goretzka, Jimenez and Mane played an amazing combination. After passing the ball continuously, they easily tore apart Tottenham Hotspur's defense. .

Kabul's turn was too slow, and Goretzka's pass was also well timed.

Mane's forward penetration is even more outstanding, appearing in the best position at the best time!

And Jimenez used his body to hold Tottenham Hotspur's defenders, and directly let Mane face Lloris!

Solo again!

Loris's mentality is broken!

In this game, how many opportunities did you give the Crystal Palace people to directly face the goalkeeper?

Loris doesn’t even know what to say?

Of course, Pochettino on the sidelines was in an even worse mood and was very unhappy. What the hell are you playing?

Facing Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Lloris, the running Mane suddenly took a shot. By surprise, the football quickly passed between Lloris's legs and rolled directly into the goal.

Three to two!

Crystal Palace directly completed the overtake!

Seeing this, Tong Yi kept applauding and gave the applause to the Crystal Palace players.

Well played in this game!

Of course, this game is also won!

Sure enough, seven minutes later, Crystal Palace made a comeback.

After continuous passing and coordination from the wing, Mane and Zhang Linpeng played a wonderful cooperation, and Zhang Linpeng cut directly into Tottenham Hotspur's penalty area. This disrupted Tottenham's defense in the penalty area, and at this moment, Zhang Linpeng pretended to go down and quickly passed the football back in an inverted triangle.

Goretzka followed up and fired a shot directly towards Tottenham's goal.

The ball was so fast that the opponent's goalkeeper Lloris had no chance.

Four to two!

The Crystal Palace side expanded the score, directly defeated Tottenham Hotspur away from home, and won the London Derby!