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The arrival of July means that for many Premier League teams, it is also time for them to start friendly matches in the new season. Premier League games start earlier than other leagues. They have started playing games since mid-August and need to be better than other leagues.

The league started preparations earlier. Therefore, from the beginning of July, every Premier League team has basically entered the friendly match stage.

Normally, these days should be the most noisy time for the English media: they like to use this time to hype up rumors that a certain team is interested in so-and-so, and to expose that a certain player is negotiating for so-and-so. However, this year,

The English media are generally in a sluggish mood - they have not been able to break any great news, because in this year's Premier League, except for Manchester City who were frantically waving their checkbooks to buy, other teams were quite sluggish.

After Manchester United sold Cristiano Ronaldo, the supplement they bought was not the Messi that Ferguson joked about, nor the big names rumored by the media. They just bought a Valencia, which is considered to be a supplement to the lineup. Chelsea has not won a championship for another year.

, they invited Ancelotti, but Ancelotti didn’t buy it.

Any big-name player who just plays with the original lineup and does not pay for two consecutive years will be very different from Chelsea. Not to mention Liverpool, after selling the absolute main players Alonso and Arbeloa

After that, they actually spent 18 million to buy a Glen Johnson, plus

000,000, bought an Aquilani - it was quite a lot of money, but for these two people, one was a household registration book and the other was used to repay the debt. Liverpool's strength has only declined but not improved, but there are a few

Among the strong teams, the team has declined the most.

"This is a really surprising summer. In the entire league, the teams that spend the most money, apart from Manchester City, are actually the North London duo - Arsenal one day turns out to be the top spending team in the Premier League.

, are we back to the late 1990s?"

The media is making complaints about the situation of this season. How long has it been since we saw Premier League teams keeping such a low profile?

Changes in tax laws have brought too much trouble to Premier League teams. Coupled with the depreciation of the pound and the financial crisis, the overall strength of the current Premier League teams is declining. Moreover, Manchester City's crazy poaching has intensified this problem.

In the process, although in the 2008-09 season, there were still three teams in the Premier League that could enter the Champions League semi-finals, by the 2009-10 season, the strength of these teams had dropped to an unbelievable level.

"Next season, the Premier League team's European performance may decline to a certain extent. Chelsea is the only Premier League team that has maintained its original combat effectiveness, while several other teams have weakened in strength.

, it will be difficult for them to go far in the Champions League. Whether Tottenham can replace Arsenal's position in the Champions League requires further observation before deciding..."

Although the English media still reported good news but not bad news, the French newspaper L'Equipe unceremoniously pointed out the weakening of English football when it came to English football. However, although they belittled other teams very much,

However, it still left some face for Tottenham.

In comparison, this summer, Tottenham was still the smallest team in the Premier League to lose strength. Although they sent away their left back Kolarov and replaced him with a young Coentrao, this move was not criticized.

I'm optimistic, but after they further strengthen their lineup, there shouldn't be much change in terms of strength.

However, the thickening of the lineup only strengthens the combat effectiveness of the league. The effectiveness of the Champions League requires further verification. The Premier League and the Champions League are two different concepts. Many players who perform well in the Premier League are nothing in the Champions League.

We have seen this kind of thing so many times that people naturally still have doubts about Tottenham's performance.

Moreover, not only the media, but also Li Bin knew this. The first two friendly matches of his were arranged abroad, and the third game was also at home against a foreign team. Obviously, Li Bin also wanted to know the heat.

When San Antonio plays with foreign teams, what will the level be like?

The combat effectiveness of Tottenham was also revealed in the subsequent friendly matches. Many media paid attention to Tottenham's game. Everyone wanted to know whether England's new Champions League team could compete in the Champions League.

Stand still.

Tottenham, which has attracted much attention, lost completely in the first game.

Tottenham's opponent for their first friendly match was Spain's Atletico Madrid. This team did not enter the Champions League and could only play in the Europa League. However, their strength was quite good and Tottenham chose them.

The first opponent.

In the game, Tottenham lost quite miserably. Aguero chose the right side as the main direction of attack. Coentrao, who played the main role for Tottenham for the first time, really couldn't perform well.

He played very cramped in every game and did not play to a high level at all. Aguero entered the penalty area twice this time, causing Tottenham to concede two goals.

In the frontcourt, Li Bin chose to use lone forward Cavani and put Ramsey behind him, wanting to try the 4231 formation. However, this attempt was obviously not very good. In addition to Ramsey,

In addition to showing extremely good running ability, he is a mess in other aspects.

Tottenham's attack never picked up, although things improved slightly in the second half after Li Bin replaced Royce. The cooperation between Royce and Bell once allowed Bell to almost break through Atletico Madrid's door. However,

Tottenham still lost their first friendly match 0-2.

"I don't think Coentrao's performance is irredeemable. It's just that this young man has not experienced too many big scenes, so he is inevitably nervous. Isn't the purpose of a friendly match just to allow the players to correct their problems? Play more games.

, his problem can be corrected, isn’t this a good thing?”

Li Bin insisted on his opinion on Coentrao after the game, believing that he can play well. The media's comments on this are still not very optimistic: when the English media looks at players, they pay great attention to their character issues.

A player with a strong character, even if his strength level is slightly inferior, will be recognized by many people, but for a player with a weak character, it will be difficult for the media to give him favorable reviews.

Coentrao's character is obviously not particularly good. After the game, he was scolded so much that he almost cried. It's strange that such a character can be praised by the media.

"Fabio, we are just playing a friendly match. There is no need for you to care too much. I will not be affected by the media. You will still be our main force. However, you must remember that your character cannot be too

Be soft, be more confident, and play well, and you will be able to play well."

Li Bin persuaded him a few words without saying much. He knew that the players' lack of confidence was largely due to lack of trust. As long as he insisted on letting him start for many games, he could develop his confidence.

of.

As for the media's comments after losing the game that Tottenham were not strong enough and suspected that Tottenham would not be able to go far in future games, Li Bin paid no attention at all - there are still two months until the Champions League, and now

It's too early to say this.

In the subsequent second friendly match against Belgium's Anderlecht, Coentrao's performance was much better. Although Anderlecht has always been a strong team and is considered a giant in Belgium, participating in

They have played in the Champions League much more often than Tottenham, but their league is small and their players are not well-known. This allows Coentrao to play without restraint and in good condition.

In the frontcourt, Tottenham also tried a new way of playing. Li Bin asked Royce and Di Maria to start at the same time, and Suarez and Raul started at the same time in the frontcourt. He wanted to try and use more technical players.

Players, what kind of results will they play?

Facts have proved that this way of playing is still good. Tottenham's ball possession rate has significantly improved a lot, and the ball is passed in the frontcourt more time and in more ways than when Bell and Cavani are on the court. Roy

The cooperation between Si and Di Maria is obviously better. Compared with Ramsey, he is more suitable to play when the team needs to pass in the frontcourt.

Of course, due to insufficient coordination, although Tottenham had the upper hand in this game, they still failed to win the game when they encountered Anderlecht, who had retreated deeper. Although Li Bin replaced Gus in the later stage

Tavo, replaced by Heskey, tried to win by suppressing the opponent's defense and expanding the range of midfield activities, but it had no effect. The game was tied 1-1, although it was better than the previous game, but,

Tottenham still didn't win.

"The focus of the friendly match is not victory. Our main job now is to adjust the lineup. Although we did not win, Coentrao adapted to the tactics and made significant progress. In the frontcourt, I tried different combinations, and there were some

We have gained new harvests, which is enough for us.”

When asked by the media why Li Bin did not win, Li Bin's answer was very polite. What he wants now is not victory, but better adjustment of the team's players.

He chose to play with teams such as Atletico Madrid and Anderlecht, and his purpose was originally to see how his team would be matched in the most reasonable way. Victory in a friendly match would have no impact on the team.

The significance, in comparison, is the team's lineup adjustment, which is more important.

Tottenham have changed players on the defensive line, and they also need to let the wide players shoulder more intervening tasks. At this time, Coentrao has to be trained. In the frontcourt, Tottenham's young people

There are many, each with different characteristics. How to match them to achieve the best level and play the best game?

This is what Li Bin wants to know. In addition, playing football abroad is also to experience the away atmosphere in areas other than the UK, so that players who have never played in international games will know what it is like to play away games abroad.

, with these gains, it is enough. There is no need to care too much about winning or losing.

After playing these two games, Tottenham returned to the UK and received another news. The schedule for the new season has been announced, and Tottenham's schedule has changed quite a bit compared to last season.

Not too small.

"Playing against Liverpool in the first game is striking while the iron is hot. Do you want us to completely enmity with Liverpool? Manchester United in the fifth round, Chelsea in the sixth round - it is really a good arrangement, and between the fifth and sixth rounds, there should be one

A Champions League game, right? We are in the third pot, so the first Champions League game is against a team in the first pot - it is really easy to divide. In this way, three games in two weeks and three European teams - this arrangement is really good enough

ah!"