Chapter 684 Battle of Geniuses
Eden-Hazard gasped heavily and walked from the Wigan Athletics penalty area to the center line.
This Belgian, who is not tall, looks like a sweaty man now, and his whole body is covered in sweat. Just look at him wiping his forehead casually, his hands are covered in sweat, dripping like water.
It's been more than 70 minutes in the second half, but the score is still
A draw may be a pretty good result for some Premier League teams. After all, the away game in the Premier League is notoriously difficult, but for Tottenham Hotspur, the draw is definitely an unacceptable result.
The Premier League has just begun. Tottenham Hotspur has achieved an impressive record of 55 unbeaten games. In another game, it can catch up with Chelsea's record. It is even one step away from the 58 unbeaten record of AC Milan set by Capello. In this case, no one in the team is willing to accept such a draw.
In front of the goal line behind him, Wigan Athletics goalkeeper Habis was walking outside the field to ask for the ball, because Tottenham Hotspur once cut inside from the right, and Hazard did not catch up, causing the ball to go out of the baseline and became Wigan Athletic's goal ball, so everyone is now retreating.
Hazard walked out of the penalty area, bent down inside the top of the arc, put a piece of lifted grass back into the pothole, and then stepped on it with his feet a few times. He just couldn't catch up with the ball because he was tripped by the pothole here, which caused his body to be a little unbalanced. Although he quickly adjusted, it was still slow.
Tottenham Hotspur also played poorly in this game, and there was no momentum of crazy victory in the previous round. Coupled with the appropriate rotation of the team, Tottenham Hotspur did not perform particularly well.
But there is another very important reason, that is, Wigan Athletics is known as the worst home turf in Premier League teams. Although they also use mixed turf, due to the team's financial needs, Wigan Athletic's stadium is not just a football field. They will use their free time in the league to loan others to hold some games such as rugby games.
Just look at the court carefully and you will find that there are still rugby markings left on the turf. Although it was wiped off by Wigan Athletics, the traces are still clearly visible.
Speaking of the stadium, everyone in the Premier League knows that a year ago, due to heavy snow and damage to the geothermal system in winter, and the rugby game, the turf was almost ineffective in taking on the Premier League. Although they re-layed it once, the situation did not improve. After all, the pressure of hosting the event at this home venue is too great.
Although Tottenham Hotspur beat Wigan Athletics at home last season, he played 00 with his opponent away. Although there were factors such as the Champions League, it was ultimately due to the fact that the stadium was too early.
According to Wigan Athletics' head coach Roberto Martinez, if a bad venue can help the team get league points, why bother? Moreover, Wigan Athletics is obviously more adaptable to playing in such a venue, so it has not considered re-laying the turf again for the time being.
Hazard looked up and saw that there were so many bumps similar to the one just now. In addition, the rainy weather in England made the entire Wigan Athletics venue very bad, just like the swamps. Those bumps seemed like traps that could eat people. If you accidentally fall in, you will be finished.
When he walked back, Hazard couldn't help but think of the League Cup three days ago, playing away against Everton. After the game, Neymar received overwhelming praise. The Brazilian shot two times to help Tottenham reverse Everton away and successfully advanced to the next round of the League Cup.
Although it was just a League Cup, the opponent was Everton who was doing his best. The intensity of the game was not inferior to any Premier League game. Therefore, Neymar's outstanding performance in that game, especially the almost magical footwork and skills he showed in the game, made countless fans and reporters fall in love with it.
But as a direct competitor, Eden and Hazard felt pressure on Neymar's outbreak. The more Neymar is praised by the media around the world and the more people are praised as Messi II, the more pressure Hazard feels, because he knows very well that with Ribery and Messi's main position unshakable, he and Neymar are third and fourth competitors. Neymar is outstanding, proving that the Brazilians will have more opportunities.
In addition to Neymar, Lucas O Mora, Coutinho and others can also play on the wing, but in general, these people do not pose a threat to Hazard for the time being.
If it is really a genius battle as some media say, then this is the internal competition between Hazard and Neymar. Whoever performs well will be the third winger after Ribery and Messi.
So, after the start of this game, Hazard performed very hard and diligently.
He knew very clearly that in terms of technical and conscious competition with Neymar, he did not have an advantage. Although this cannot be considered his disadvantage, he is not as cunning as Neymar. He is not as casual in his use of skills as the other party, but his advantage is his body, running and speed. At least his body is stronger than Neymar, his endurance is stronger than Neymar, and his speed is faster than Neymar.
This can be seen from his previous cooperation with Ramsey who was in front of the left.
He retreated in front and approached Ramsey near the center line. After getting the ball, he knocked back to Ramsey. However, Wigan Athletics played fiercely in the midfield and Ramsey had to knock back again. As a result, Hazard quickly fell into the double-team of two players. However, under the pulling and attacking of two Wigan Athletics' two midfielders, Hazard relied on his body and flexibility, turned around and quickly dribbled the ball.
This time, a bloody path was made from the double-team of the two players. Although it did not seem as agility and sudden as Neymar, it was more impactful. Moreover, after he took the ball and sprinted, he followed him with another man-to-ball pass, passing an opponent's defensive player, but he passed a straight pass at the front of the penalty area. He didn't pass the ball well, and Cavani couldn't catch up.
Judging from his performance this time, the difference between Hazard and Neymar is very obvious. At least Neymar definitely cannot do this because he does not have enough physical fitness, especially in terms of strength confrontation.
Of course, Hazard himself knew very well that his body could be trained, and the same was true for technology and consciousness. Therefore, the competition between him and Neymar cannot be said to who is better than who is better. It can only be said to who can seize the opportunity at critical moments, win the trust of head coach Ye Qiu, and then get more opportunities for the game.
This is a battle of geniuses, but it is also a battle of the future.
Wigan Athletic quickly scored another goal, and Tottenham Hotspur steadily controlled the ball in the backcourt. Although Wigan Athletic scored a goal in this game, Bai Baihe's defense was still very solid. At least the combination of Thiago Silva and Kompany was still very reassuring.
Speaking of missing a goal, it is also a bad venue. When the unlucky guy Kyle Walker passed the ball back to Thiago Silva, he actually rolled through the pothole. As a result, the ball bounced and changed the position. Thiago Silva was so scared that he was in a hurry. The opponent's striker Di Santo took the opportunity to press, but in the chaos, he was seized by Wigan Athletics.
Since then, Wigan Athletics has begun to defend like a barrel.
Tottenham Hotspur launched two more waves of offenses, but they were more on Messi's side. After all, Messi is the absolute main force of the team, and Wigan Athletics' defense is also very good. The team's ability to relegate has a lot to do with their defense.
It's really strange to say that Wigan Athletics' home performance has always been very unsatisfactory. Instead, their away performance is better. A typical home game, away game dragon. The outside world's analysis of this phenomenon is that Wigan Athletics is worried about gains and losses at home and wants to win, resulting in insufficient defense. Instead, their thinking is clearer when fighting away games.
"Eden" was calling Hazard when he took advantage of a dead ball and ran to the sidelines to drink water.
"Head" Hazad held a bottle of water in his hand and kept squeezing it into his mouth. The water was like an arrow and shot directly into his throat. The feeling was really great, especially after intense exercise.
Hazard admires Ye Qiu from the bottom of his heart, not only because Ye Qiu is the head coach and chairman, but also because Ye Qiu is a person who is very charming, but also very friendly in both football, business, and even in his work.
"Next, let's focus on the right side." The first sentence Ye Qiu said made Hazard feel panicked.
"Head, I have tried my best, but this game..." After a pause, he felt that he should not explain, because he did not show his strength. No matter how much he said, it was useless. What Ye Qiu and Tottenham wanted was a victory, a result, not just a process.
"...Believe me, head, I will definitely be able to lose them." Hazard issued a military order. If he cannot perform in this game, the third winger position will be given to Neymar, and the next chance will be fewer.
"Listen, man" Ye Qiu walked to Hazard's side. He couldn't walk out of the visiting team coaching command area. The fourth nearby official and the staff of Wigan Athletics were staring at him, but he just leaned Hazard's shoulder hard against him through a line. Even if the Belgian is sweating all over now, he didn't care.
"We focus on attacking the right side. I let Messi and Cavanido pull the defensive players for you. You rush into the penalty area and strive for goals," Ye Qiu said next to Hazard's ear.
Hazard was not a fool, so he immediately reacted. Wigan Athletics' defense is now focused on the left, which is to target Tottenham Hotspur's right. So if Ye Qiu still handed over all the offensive chips to Messi, it would be easy for the opponent to defend, so he just took advantage of the tricks and further strengthened the right offensive, and put on a stance that I want to attack the right.
The purpose of this is to pull all the defensive pressure of Wigan Athletics to the right, expose the already relatively lax left, and create opportunities for Hazard to penetrate the penalty area
In other words, Ye Qiu handed over the final victory to Hazard
"Head" Hazard was still gasping for breath, but his eyes were a little excited.
"Stop talking nonsense, go ahead." Ye Qiu slapped Hazard's shoulder hard, his hands full of sweat, and he laughed.
Of course Hazard knew, but he couldn't laugh, nodded at Ye Qiu, turned around and ran back to the stadium
The whole process took place in a very short time, and even the live broadcast of the game did not appear.
But after Hazard returned to the court, he quickly felt that the team did continue to strengthen the offensive on the right as head coach Ye Qiu said. Cavani, Vidal, Kyle or Walker and others actively invested in the attack on the right, which made the entire Tottenham Hotspur play very fiercely on the right.
Wigan Athletics obviously felt very difficult for Tottenham Hotspur's offense. Roberto Martinez replaced Figoroa, a left-footed defender. The purpose of coming up was to further strengthen the left-wing defense against Tottenham Hotspur on the right.
Not only that, even the Scottish defender Cardville, who is in charge of the right, looks more like a central defender, often appearing in the middle position, letting the entire right out to Tottenham Hotspur's left winger Hazard.
This defensive strategy can also curb Tottenham's offense for a while, but it is difficult to last for a long time. After a few minutes, some problems began to arise in Wigan Athletics. Their defense gradually appeared under the impact of Tottenham's offense. In order to make up for the cracks, they had to tear down the east wall to repair the west wall.
This is also the sadness of some small teams, because their players are not as strong as their opponents, it is difficult for them to get rid of such tragedies, so they often find it difficult to create unpopularity, especially the current situation where football tactics are integrated.
Finally, they made unexpected mistakes.
Cavani moved to the right and took the initiative to cooperate with Messi who was holding the ball. After getting the ball, he wanted to turn around and attack the penalty area, but he had no chance and knocked back to Kyle or Walker. The latter had a strong desire to step forward and participate in the offense. Once he got the ball, he passed it horizontally to Messi who was pulling to the middle without waiting for the defending player to get close.
Messi took the ball from the right side of the penalty area and rushed straight to the penalty area. After attracting the attention of three defensive players, he passed it straight to the bottom line. Cavani rushed back to the penalty area from the right side of the penalty area, and pushed forward directly after getting the ball.
Cavani was almost parallel to the goal. In front of him was the front point of the goal. Hazard rushed to the front point, but this time Cadwell blocked behind him well, while goalkeeper Habbis blocked between Hazard and the goal. The Belgian didn't seem to have a shot angle at all.
But just when everyone thought that this attack would not be possible, Hazard, who was in a fast sprint, suddenly stopped suddenly when the ball entered his range, and removed Cavani's pass to his right side with his right foot, stopped the ball to his right side, and then took advantage of the emergency stop, turned his back to Cadeville, turned to the right, and blocked the Scottish defender behind him.
This sudden change caught everyone off guard. Not to mention Cardville, even the goalkeeper Habis facing Hazad was shocked, because if Hazad went to the left, that is, facing the goal, he had no chance at all. He suddenly stopped and changed direction, just like Zidane's Marseille circling around Cardville.
This circle made him suddenly turn around without chance and space, facing the entire empty goal without defense. The goalkeeper Habis and defender Cadwell, who were originally blocked by the right post, ended up being self-consistent and had no time to block Hazade Marseille's next shot after the swing.
The ball almost used a straight line to drill into the bottom of the net in the lower left corner of the goal.
“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL”
"A great world wave"
"Marseille Circle Eden-Hazard performed Zidane's fame skill for us in a very narrow gap in the small penalty area of Vigan Athletics, a very amazing personal performance."
The live TV camera aimed at the young Belgian player Hazard who was running out. The latter rushed forward and passed by Ye Qiu in front of the visiting team coach's seat. After hugging the head coach, he turned around and ran back to the court, hugging and celebrating with his teammates who rushed over.
"I, with the inspiration of the talented young player Eden O Hazard, Tottenham Hotspur away game: L temporarily led the Wigan Athletics, this is a very exciting goal, and I even have a hunch that the best Premier League goal this week is no longer necessary, it must be Eden O Hazard's Marseille slew."
The Belgian young player also looked very excited, clenching his fists and gritting his teeth.
"This is a young rookie that Ye Qiu has focused on cultivating in the past few years. He is 20 years old this year, but he has rich experience in the Premier League. In the past few seasons, Ye Qiu has been working hard to build Eden-Hazard. This Belgian young player has lived up to expectations. It has been rumored by the media before that Zidane recommended Hazard to Real Madrid. Some media even revealed that Florentino wanted to get this genius for 30 million euros, but Tottenham Hotspur sternly refused."
"The 20-year-old Eden-Hazard and the 19-year-old Neymar are known as Tottenham Hotspur's future talented twin stars. In the Midweek League Cup, Neymar scored twice, helping Tottenham Hotspur reverse Everton away. Now Eden-Hazard has scored a key goal world wave, helping Tottenham Hotspur win the game again."
Chapter completed!