Seven Crowns

Tottenham Hotspur is a Premier League team located in London, the capital of the United Kingdom. The game against Arsenal is the famous North London derby.

Tottenham ranked 11th in the Premier League last season and did not enter the European theater. However, they defeated Chelsea in the English League Cup final to win the championship and qualified for the UEFA Cup.

This time in the UEFA Cup group match, I went to Germany to challenge Hoffenheim, which ranks first in the Bundesliga. .

Because of World War II, the matches between Britain and Germany, whether it was the national team or the club, were full of sparks.

Before the game even started, the media of the two countries began to hype up the group match.

British media said that Hoffenheim lost to Udinese at home, proving that the Karl Benz Stadium they rented is not Hoffenheim's European war.

Moreover, in the friendly match before the start of the season, Hoffenheim also lost to Blackburn, who is also a Premier League team, proving that Hoffenheim is not good at confronting Premier League teams.

In this group match, Tottenham will undoubtedly win!

However, the British media reports were ridiculed by the German media: because Tottenham are currently ranked last in the Premier League.

The schedule of the Premier League and the Bundesliga this season is about the same, and 8 rounds have passed so far.

But after 8 rounds, Hoffenheim ranked first in the Bundesliga standings with 8 wins and 7 wins, while Tottenham ranked last in the Premier League with only 2 points in 8 games, 2 draws and 6 losses.

The last of the 8 rounds of the Premier League to play at the top of the Bundesliga is still an away game, threatening to win, I don't know where the confidence of the British comes from.

The German media even claimed that if Hoffenheim, who was able to stage a comeback miracle in the Italian chain defense, did not kill Tottenham by more than three goals, it would not be considered a win.

In addition to the overall state of the two teams, the golden boy battle between the two rising football stars is also quite interesting.

Lu Wenbin of Hoffenheim currently ranks first in the Bundesliga scorer list, and also staged a hat-trick in the UEFA Cup. His reputation is not small, and he has attracted the attention of all mainstream sports media and giants in Europe.

In the Tottenham team, there is also such a person named Gareth Bale, who was born in 1989 and is one year older than Lu Wenbin.

Bell is extremely fast, good at breaking through from the side, cutting inside shots, and has a good free kick skill. He is the core of Tottenham's offense.

Although the club's performance is not good recently, Bell's performance has also been greatly affected, but Bell became famous much earlier than Lu Wenbin.

As early as the age of 16, Bell had already played for the Welsh national team, creating the record for the youngest player in the Welsh national team.

Before Lu Wenbin came to Europe, Bell had already attracted the attention of countless European giants.

Everyone predicts that Tottenham will definitely not be able to keep Bell, and Bell's future must be among the top giants in Europe.

The British media are used to arrogance. Even though Bell's personal performance is far behind Lu Wenbin, they still think it is because the competition in the Premier League is too fierce.

If Bell played in the Bundesliga, then Bell would definitely perform better than Lu Wenbin.

This UEFA Cup group match was a head-to-head confrontation for Bell to prove that he is better than Lu Wenbin.

Lu Wenbin doesn't care about the so-called golden boy battle between him and Bell, as long as the team wins, that's the best.

However, the moment Lu Wenbin saw Bell's photo at the team's internal tactics meeting, Lu Wenbin burst out laughing instantly.

Everyone in the conference room looked at each other. Ralph looked at Bell's photo and asked, "Lu, is there anything wrong with this photo?"

Lu Wenbin held back his smile, shook his head and said, "No!"

Ralph asked again, "Then what are you laughing at?"

Lu Wenbin looked at Bell's photo and suppressed a smile: "He looks very similar to someone I know,

Reminds me of that guy! "

Hearing what Lu Wenbin said, everyone stopped asking. Ralph continued the meeting and analyzed Tottenham's overall style, the strengths and weaknesses of each main player and so on.

Only Lu Wenbin, looking at Bell's photo, slowly confused him with Monkey King's image.

Lu Wenbin felt that this Gareth Bell really looked too much like the Monkey King he knew.

Perhaps, in the future, Bell can be called the "Great Sage"?

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As time passed and the match day approached, more and more fans gathered near the Karl Benz Stadium, including many British fans who traveled across the sea.

The Mannheim police began to increase police patrols to prevent conflicts between the two sides.

On October 22, when Tottenham Hotspur arrived in Mannheim, head coach Juande Ramos said at a press conference that he would lead Tottenham to defeat Hoffenheim.

However, Ramos' rhetoric was scoffed at by German reporters.

A head coach who brought Tottenham, a traditional strong team in the Premier League, to the bottom of the league without a win in eight rounds, said that he wanted to lead Tottenham to defeat Bundesliga leader Hoffenheim in an away game, so it sounds so ridiculous.

On the afternoon of October 23rd, when both sides were warming up on half of the court, Lu Wenbin took a careful look at Gareth Bale. His face really looked like Monkey King.

It really is the European version of Monkey King!

In the stands, more than 1,000 Tottenham fans were separated by the police in a corner, and Hoffenheim fans abused each other across the police.

Although there is a strong dialogue between Schalke 04 and Paris Saint-Germain in this round of the UEFA Cup group stage, it is clear that German fans want to watch the battle between England and Germany.

Therefore, the game between Hoffenheim and Tottenham Hotspur at home was selected as a live broadcast by German Sports Television and broadcast live across the country.

Of course, Britain, China, and some of the star players of the two teams' home TV stations also broadcast live broadcasts of the game.

The English-German war at the club level is about to start!

After warming up, go back to the locker room to change your jersey and get ready to play.

At 18:20, the two sides played under the leadership of the referee, played the theme song of the UEFA Cup, took photos and shook hands.

When Lu Wenbin shook hands with Gareth Bell at close range, he stared at Gareth Bell's face for two seconds, looking at Bell inexplicably.

People who don't know think that Lu Wenbin is concerned about his golden boy dispute with Bell, but in fact Lu Wenbin is holding back a smile to see the real version of the face of the great saint.

After shaking hands, the captains of the two sides tossed a coin under the auspices of the referee. Hoffenheim won the right to choose a side. Salihovic chose the goal where his loyal fans are located as the attack direction.

At that time, as long as you score a goal, you can celebrate with the fans as soon as possible.

Tottenham Hotspur won the kick-off and had the convenience of opening the attack.

However, in fact, the choice of side and kick-off rights have little impact on the overall game. It is the overall strength and luck that everyone is fighting for.