Liverpool, who arrived at White Hart Lane, were not the strongest defending champions.
However, their smooth and tacit teamwork and superb individual ability had put Tottenham under tremendous pressure.
As a player on the field, Bale could clearly see and feel the strength of Liverpool's team, which fascinated him.
At the same time, he also hoped to show more of himself in the game.
In the second half, he missed both shots by a hair's breadth. On Liverpool's side, Qin Xiong cut into the middle of the front field, which made it difficult for Palacios to parry. He created many opportunities for the forward line. Unfortunately, Torres's recovery was not ideal. Raúl was also full of dedication and created many opportunities for his teammates.
Meireles was full of energy to show himself. He did not get enough opportunities to play after coming to Liverpool, but he was fully committed as soon as he played.
In the 68th minute of the game, after Qin Xiong sent a wonderful pass to Raúl, Raúl attracted the defense of Hector and Gallas and knocked the ball back. Meireles, who plugged in from the back, scored a low shot from the penalty area and widened the lead.
Tottenham Hotspur suffered a heavy blow two minutes later. Van Der Vaart fell to the ground injured in a scramble with Mascherano.
Redknapp's face suddenly turned ugly. He looked like an old man with one foot in the grave.
Tottenham Hotspur lost their main attacker in the middle of the offensive end.
Liverpool continued their offensive momentum. Six minutes before the end of the game, Johnson came up with an assist and crossed from the side. Torres' header in front of the goal was blocked by Gomes with his leg. Qin Xiong shot the ball into the top left corner of the goal from outside the penalty area.
Liverpool defeated Tottenham Hotspur 4: 1 at White Hart Lane.
Tottenham Hotspur still could not get rid of the "stubborn disease" of bowing down to the BIG4.
Just as Tottenham Hotspur had always been known as the ATM of Manchester United, they were almost completely defeated in the confrontation with the BIG4. This was the fatal factor that made it difficult for Tottenham Hotspur to be in the top four of the league.
After the game, Qin Xiong and Bale exchanged jerseys. The two of them shook hands and left. The two did not exchange any words, but this was interpreted by Fleet Street as a sign that the two of them would soon be working together!
At the end of the game, Bale had indeed laid his cards on the table with Tottenham Hotspur in hopes of transferring to Liverpool.
Things had developed to this point, and Liverpool had nothing to hide.
Liverpool sent a fax to Tottenham Hotspur for the transfer.
20 million pounds for Gareth Bale.
Liverpool's top management had promised Comain a budget of £30 million for the winter transfer.
In Comain's mind, if he could get Bale for 30 million pounds, solve the problem of the team's left back and create the world's number one left wing offense, then the result would be ideal.
However, Tottenham Hotspur's reply almost made Liverpool F.C. lose face.
"Twenty million pounds can't even buy one of Gareth Bale's legs!"
The Sun published Tottenham Hotspur's fax reply to Liverpool in the headline. This was obviously a way for Tottenham Hotspur to humiliate Liverpool.
At the same time, it also expressed Tottenham Hotspur's position in the article: 60 million pounds! Not a penny less!
In the face of such a sky-high price, Liverpool's top management held a meeting to discuss the transfer again.
It was unrealistic, absolutely not!
It was unrealistic because Liverpool would not go crazy and spend 60 million pounds to buy a full back.
The reason was that 60 million pounds would set a new record for Liverpool F.C. and even the English game. The transfer value of a British player was almost twice the value of Qin Xiong. Liverpool had to consider Qin Xiong's position in the team. Such a price was not acceptable to the club!
Liverpool F.C. chose to ignore Tottenham Hotspur's response.
The club decisively gave up on signing Bale and turned to the recruitment of the second target. With Bale's experience, the recruitment of the second target would be carried out in a more low-key manner.
The second target would be someone that Fleet Street would never be able to guess.
Baines, the left back from Liverpool's arch-rival, Everton!
The Premier League matches in November were all over. Liverpool had 38 points, Chelsea had 29 points, Arsenal and Manchester United both had 28 points.
Three months after the start of the league tournament, Liverpool announced their determination to defend their league title with a strong performance.
December had arrived, and for Liverpool, it was probably the tightest period of the season.
The second half of December was the Premier League's traditional devil's Christmas schedule.
In addition to the Champions League group stage finale, Liverpool also had to go to the United Arab Emirates to participate in the FIFA Club World Cup!
This was a hellish schedule.
Liverpool had four games before they left for the UAE in the middle of the month.
The 16th round of the Premier League, the sixth round of the Champions League group stage, the 17th round of the Premier League, and the 18th round of the Premier League were carried out in advance.
When they returned from the UAE, they would have to face the Christmas devil competition again!
Before the FIFA Club World Cup, Comain planned to rotate the main players and substitutes for each of the four matches.
In the 16th round of the English Premier League, the snowfall in early winter made Stamford Bridge the coldest and bitterest.
It was still difficult for Chelsea to win!
After being forced to a draw by Everton at home, Chelsea was finally caught up by Arsenal and Manchester United!
The Red Devils defeated Bolton Wanderers by 1: 0 at Old Trafford, and Arsenal sent off Fulham by 2: 1 at the Emirates Stadium. The victories of the two sides demoted Chelsea from being in an arm-wrestle with Liverpool a month ago to being in the top four of the league!
Although the temperature in Liverpool had dropped, there was no snow. The Red Army, who had changed into long-sleeved thermal jerseys, easily defeated Aston Villa by 3: 0 at Anfield.
The good news was that Torres had finally ended his league goal drought, and he scored two goals in one go. Qin Xiong's icing on the cake made the victory come so easily.
Liverpool moved forward at a strong pace. When they turned their heads to look behind them, their pursuers were already behind the Red Army by double digits.
After 16 rounds, Liverpool was at the top of the table with 41 points. Manchester United and Arsenal were only 31 points apart, a difference of 10 points. Chelsea had experienced heaven and hell in six weeks, going from being only one point behind Liverpool to now being 11 points behind Liverpool. They were also one point behind the other two teams, and Manchester City was hot on their heels. It was enough to make the Blues restless.
The Red Army went into the Champions League group stage match lightly. Comain was going to lead the team to the Netherlands to challenge FC Twente. He simply put the main players out of the squad list and brought a group of substitutes and young players to deal with the group stage match that was routine for the Red Army.
Twente naturally welcomed Liverpool's kindness with both hands, but Inter Milan, who was still in suspense about their qualification, did not agree.
Benítez criticized Liverpool's approach before the match for their lack of respect for the Champions League and their opponents.
Comain responded, "I don't want to do this either, but I only have so many players under me. We're going to the UAE to play the FIFA Club World Cup. If it was the previous Toyota Cup, we'd play one game, then we can spare more energy. But we're going to the UAE to play the FIFA Club World Cup semi-finals first!"
Liverpool was very cool. They used the Champions League to train their players, and the media could not nitpick.
The defending champions were able to secure their spot in the group stage after three matches. They were able to secure first place in the group stage after four matches. In the fifth match, they were able to send off the heavily injured Werder Bremen at their doorstep. In the final match, why couldn't they use a group of substitutes and young players to play?
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