From the man behind the football king to the football king

Manchester United players began to celebrate, but Tottenham coach Pochettino was very annoyed. He yelled and lost his temper at the field.

The person who made him unhappy was Moussa Dembele. He did not give instructions for Moussa Dembele to defend Gundogan, but the Belgian made the decision on his own, resulting in Bruno being left unmarked.

Isn't it asking for trouble to leave such a threatening person unmarked?

Pochettino knew this very well, so he did not let Moussa Dembele defend others, but he did not explain this matter clearly to Moussa Dembele, so Moussa Dembele had his own ideas...

"Don't give him a chance!" Pochettino complained to Moussa Dembele with his hands spread out.

Moussa Dembele could only lower his head and remain silent in the face of the coach's scolding.

He had no way to refute anything. The problem was indeed with him. If he continued to follow Bruno, Gundogan would always have someone to defend him, or the head coach would be able to make corresponding adjustments and would not let Gundogan be unguarded for a long time... These things should not have been his concern.

Now, they got their comeuppance.

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Harry Kane's goal gave Manchester United the lead in the score, but it did not make Tottenham lose their composure.

Because this was not a big blow. As long as they scored another goal and tied the score to 2:2, they could end Manchester United's winning streak.

It was also a good result to be able to end Manchester United's 25-game winning streak!

That was a winning streak record in the top five leagues!

Whenever someone mentioned Manchester United's 25-game winning streak in the future, they would mention that their winning streak ended at the feet of Tottenham!

For a team of Tottenham's level, it was not too difficult to score a goal in more than 20 minutes.

Of course, they strengthened their offensive, but they did not go all out. The defense line still paid attention to the defense of several key figures. Moussa Dembele no longer cared about Gundogan, and still followed Bruno closely, preventing him from passing threatening balls.

Bruno found that he had trouble organizing the attack again. Although he knew that Manchester United was still not safe at the current score, he had no choice.

Now that they had just lost the ball, Tottenham's counterattack was very fierce, so it was better to avoid it.

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In the following time, Manchester United began to shrink their formation and play defensive counterattacks. It was not that Mourinho wanted to be conservative, but the current situation forced him to be conservative.

After the restart, Tottenham launched a fierce attack on Manchester United's goal. With Tottenham's offensive ability, if they still opened up the offensive with the opponent at this time, Manchester United would probably give up the advantage they had just gained. Because Tottenham only needed to score one more goal to completely reverse the situation, and they now had enough motivation to score.

Mourinho decided to defend thoroughly for at least five minutes. If they defended these five minutes, Tottenham's morale would fall, and then Manchester United would attack again and fight with Tottenham.

In the last ten minutes of the game, if the score remained at 2:1, Tottenham would inevitably be impatient and start a massive attack, because they only needed one goal to equalize the score, and ten minutes would be a good time for them. If the time is too long, the chance of being attacked by the opponent will also increase greatly, and if the time is too short, they will not have enough time.

Ten minutes is reasonable.

In this way, when they press forward, Manchester United will recover appropriately, and then start to use the speed of the two wingers to counterattack. As long as the attack succeeds and one more goal is scored, the game will be won.

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The game also went according to Mourinho's plan. Tottenham attacked for five minutes and found that they did not attack. Manchester United's goal stood firm in their fierce fire.

Because they were worried that if they continued to attack like this, the opponent would seize the opportunity to counterattack, Tottenham began to recover.

Manchester United also changed its defensive tactics and pressed out to attack against Tottenham.

But this time, Bruno, as the controller of the team's rhythm, was not very enthusiastic about those attacks that required great risks.

More often, both teams were fighting back and forth in the midfield, and occasionally there would be a beautiful offensive organization, but the forwards of both sides would soon waste these opportunities.

When the game time entered the 80th minute, Pochettino made a gesture on the sidelines, and Tottenham decisively switched to a full-scale attack.

Not counting the injury time, they only had ten minutes left.

At the same time, Mourinho also made a substitution decision. He replaced Harry Kane, who scored the team's leading goal, with central defender Lindelof, and Manchester United changed to 532.

Mourinho put Rashford and Mbappe in front because they are faster than Harry Kane, have good skills, are good at dribbling and breakthrough, have strong individual combat capabilities, and are suitable for counterattacks.

Replacing a central defender is naturally to strengthen defense. The three central defenders stand two in front and one in the back, which can increase the thickness of the defense line and prevent the opponent from being penetrated at once. At the same time, it can also increase the number of people in the penalty area, causing trouble for players like Ali and not giving him room to play.

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When Harry Kane left the field, he heard the overwhelming boos from the new Wembley Stadium.

As a former hero of Tottenham fans, Harry Kane chose to leave when the team needed him the most, which made Tottenham fans feel betrayed.

As the saying goes, how much you loved him in the past, how much you hate him now.

In today's game, Harry Kane also scored a goal for Manchester United to overtake the score, and even celebrated after scoring, which made Tottenham fans even more angry.

Harry Kane seemed to have not heard the boos. He slowly walked to the sidelines, high-fived Lindelof, and then hugged head coach Mourinho.

"You did a good job, Harry. Go and rest now." Mourinho patted Harry Kane on the back to comfort him.

Harry Kane, who returned to the bench, high-fived his teammates one by one. The team was leading, and there were only ten minutes left before the end of the game. Everyone was in a good mood.

But the Manchester United players on the field were not so relaxed. These ten minutes were nothing short of torture for them.

They had to ensure that they did not lose the ball in the face of Tottenham's powerful offensive in these ten minutes, and at the same time they had to wait for an opportunity to sneak attack.

This degree was controlled by Bruno. If the opportunity was not good, he would rather not launch an attack than give up the possession of the ball easily.

Ali stood on the front line and raised his hand to signal his teammates to pass the ball to him.

Manchester United's right-back Valencia glanced at him. This young man who has emerged in the past two seasons has caused him a lot of pressure in today's game, making him alert.

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While Valencia was thinking about something, Ali in front of him suddenly ran away.

Valencia looked around. Tottenham passed the ball to this side, and Ali went up to receive it.

Valencia looked behind him and decided to force it. Anyway, there are three central defenders in the penalty area. If he goes up and adds another person, there are still two central defenders guarding in the middle.

After Ali received the ball, he planned to turn around, but he just bumped into Valencia who was forcing him. Caught off guard, Ali fell to the ground and naturally lost the ball.

Valencia quickly kicked the football under his feet, and Ali signaled to the referee on the ground that Valencia had committed a foul.

Valencia was very annoyed by Ali's move: I obviously didn't commit a foul, can you lie for the team's victory?

So he leaned over and yelled at Ali: "Stop pretending, kid! Don't I know who you are? You are best at pranks, but this is a game!"

For the current Tottenham players, it was already a blood-thirsty moment. Hearing Valencia's lecture, Ali also frowned and retorted: "You did kick my ankle. I didn't play a prank! You'd better think clearly before you speak!"

The two people bickered in the back, and did not attract the attention of the players on the field. Instead, the Manchester United fans near the two people in the stands cursed Ali loudly for diving.

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Manchester United was organizing an attack, while Tottenham was retreating.

Ali lost the ball in the frontcourt, which was an opportunity for Bruno to take advantage of. After receiving Valencia's pass, he and Kante made a wall-to-wall match. Kante passed the ball to him and helped him block Moussa Dembele.

Taking this opportunity, Bruno passed the ball to the front with a big foot and gave it to Mbappe on the wing.

Ali saw that the team was in trouble and didn't care about bickering with Valencia. He turned around and ran back. Valencia waved his arms and chattered behind him.

Manchester United's attack finally formed a free kick. Mbappe's close-range shot was incredibly saved by Lori. This save excited the commentator who supported Tottenham.

"Lori! Hugo Lori! He made a world-class save!"

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Manchester United got a corner kick. For a team that is in an overall defensive position, the front court set-piece is an opportunity that must be seized. If Tottenham can score a goal with this corner kick, Tottenham's idea of ​​a comeback can be completely cut off.

In the current world football, no team can score two or even three goals against Manchester United in just five minutes!

Once the score becomes 3:1, Manchester United's players can breathe a sigh of relief and don't have to play the remaining few minutes of the game under huge pressure.

With this in mind, Van Dijk and Maguire, as well as Lindelof who came on in the 80th minute, all ran to the front of Tottenham's goal, ready to compete for headers.

When attacking, Tottenham is desperate and eager to score, but it does not mean that they are also ineffective when defending and do not care about the safety of their own goal.

In fact, the first condition for turning the game around is not to score, but not to continue to lose the ball. Because once the score becomes 1:3, it means that Tottenham will lose today's game, so Tottenham still attaches great importance to the defense of this corner kick.