On September 10, 2016, the fourth round of the Premier League began.

Tottenham take on Stoke City away.

It wasn't a big match, but a lot of media and fans were on the game, on the Britannia Stadium.

They were all watching.

They all want to know if Tottenham, who have suffered a goal drought, can turn around.

Tottenham fans are desperate for the team to improve, and they have been fed up with it during this time, and have been questioned by countless media.

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The Spanish sports newspaper even publicly ridiculed: 'Tottenham is the biggest parallel import in the history of the Champions League!' This kind of result can win the Premier League, what is the rotten state of their league? Boas's Galactic Battleship? It should be called a Galaxy Battleship that doesn't score goals! ’

Tottenham fans were furious in the face of such comments.

But it is a fact that Tottenham did not score, and in the first three rounds of games, Tottenham's forward line seemed to be cursed, without the sharpness of last season.

A lot of the British media looked for the reason, and in the end they put it down to 'Harry. Kane's body.

Manchester Life is starting to make trouble again.

'Tottenham have Kane dependency, no Harry. Kane, the top scorer, they are like flies without a head, no one can do it all. ’

Millwall's Isle of Dogs Sports newspaper also expressed its heartache; 'Tottenham are wasting their super midfield, shit like a striker!' ’

'Tottenham this season is over! ’

'They're going to be the biggest joke in the Champions League.' ’

'Premier League teams are not competitive in the Champions League, they can only play in the nest! ’

'Tottenham have a fear of the coronavirus! ’

Among the many doubts and ridicules, Tottenham's game has become the focus, and everyone is watching whether Tottenham can return to form and whether anyone can stand up.

If they lose or draw, they will face countless media criticism.

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The arrival of Ibrahimovic has also been one of the focal points.

The Swedish striker has been controversial for Ibrahimovic to be able to achieve another brilliant performance, which has to do with his arrogant personality, but his goalscoring efficiency is high.

Of course, now that he is older, advanced age is gradually wearing down his physical strength.

Can such Ibrahimovic improve Tottenham's poor scoring ability?

And in this game, Ibrahimovic made his debut.

No one was surprised by this, after all, Ibrahimovic was a firefighter.

“.... In this game, Villas-Boas brought on the Swede and Ibrahimovic was in the starting line-up for Tottenham. It doesn't surprise us, we're just curious if he can improve Tottenham's bad situation. And the Swedish striker, who always complains that his midfield is too weak, will perform with the current European T1-level midfield combination? ”

The commentator of British national television, said during the telecast.

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Villas-Boas took the game very seriously, not only giving Ibrahimovic unlimited firing rights, but also ordering the midfielder to pass the ball to Ibrahimovic.

At this point in time, it is not only Tottenham who need to use goals to stimulate the malaise, but Villas-Boas also needs to hit back the media with goals.

Once the game started, Ibrahimovic was extremely aggressive, running at all costs to tear apart Stoke City's defence.

With a steady stream of passes from midfield, Ibrahimovic had two good threatening shots on goal in the fifteenth minute.

His taekwondo-style shooting made Stoke City's backline feel a little frustrated.

The leg was so high that it almost kicked in the face.

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At the end of the first half, the score was 1-1 when Vertonghen's reckless foul gave Stoke a penalty, but Stoke City's No.12 Bony didn't waste that precious opportunity to drive the ball into the bottom right corner.

39 minutes into the game, Dele. Ali crossed from the bottom, Ibrahimovic grabbed the header and slotted the ball into the goal, Stoke City goalkeeper Givens saved in the Football Cup, and Son Heung-min squeezed forward smartly and appeared in front of the goal, and a cool push helped Tottenham equalise.

At half-time, Tottenham were laughing in the dressing room, and finally had a decent goal, which made them feel good.

At least in this game, Tottenham regained the feeling of shooting and was not as confused as before.

Now, Tottenham have the initiative and they have a good chance of winning the game.

At this point, a win is precious for Tottenham.

Villas-Boas also showed a rare smile, and the arrival of Ibrahimovic stimulated Tottenham's forward line, and finally got over that damn goal drought.

And it's not just because of the joy that Villas-Boas found some extremely important changes in the first half.

Yile is starting to try long-range shots!

In the first half, Yi Le had a total of three long-range shots, all of which were of good quality and good timing, all of which were extremely tricky angles.

When they first saw this long-range shot, the Boasians were stupid.

He couldn't believe that this was Yi Le's shot, after all, in the Tottenham team, in terms of shooting ability, Yi Le must be at the bottom, and he can't even compare to those defenders.

But one holiday, he actually practiced long-range shooting.

This surprised Boas, and at the same time there was a faint idea of a new tactic.

Boas found assistant coach Michelle, and the two got together, and Boas whispered: "In the first half, Yi Na shot a few long shots..."

"Very level!" Michelle frowned and said: "The threat is great, and the timing of the kick is also very good, but is it really a long-range shot that is easy to kick?" Is he blinded? ”

"Once or twice or blind, but three times in a row you can't say that, he's obviously put a lot of effort into his shots, Yi is a hard worker, isn't he?" As he spoke, a smile appeared on Boas's face, and he said; "Man, I have a new idea, how about we put Yi a little bit higher?"

Michelle paused for a moment, and then said in astonishment: "Mid-front? ”

Boas smiled and nodded.

Yile's position has always been the playmaker's midfielder, and to be honest, this position does not bring Yile's impact to the extreme.

The best fit for his attacking midfielder is as a central midfielder.

But because of Yile's shooting problems, he appeared here, to a large extent, a waste of resources, so Boas let Yile play in the playmaker's midfielder, a position that Pirlo once played.

But in the position of the back waist, a lot of Yile's things will be buried.

For example, his sharp breakthroughs, subtle final passes, and exaggerated command skills, etc....

So when Yile showed his long-range shooting ability, Boas's mind began to come alive.

Yile in the midfield position has such a big impact, if he is placed in the center of the midfield... This......

Michelle thought about it and found it very interesting, so she couldn't help but look forward to it: "Try it?" ”

"Try it!" After Boas finished speaking categorically, he clapped his hands to attract everyone's attention.

When everyone looked at him, Boaslang said: "Guys, let's play 4-2-3-1 in the second half, Yi, you play in the middle of the midfield!" ”

The 4-2-3-1 is a variation of the 4-5-1 formation, which increases the ability on the offensive end, but this formation is extremely demanding on offense and defense.

This formation has to be supported by a super midfield.

But that's not a problem for Tottenham.

Kante + Eric. Deer can do the job with a double midfield.

In terms of organization, Yi Le stepped into the opponent's half, which represented one of Tottenham's most threatening points in the attacking end.

With Tottenham's midfield configuration, it can fully withstand the requirements of this tactic.

Moreover, the 4-2-3-1 is a 4-5-1 variation, and Tottenham are not too unfamiliar with this formation.

They adapt quickly.

Therefore, after the start of the second half, Tottenham passed the football back, and all the Stoke City players looked at the Chinese, waiting for the opponent to receive the ball.

However, when they saw Yi Le touch the ball and stuff the football into the backfield, and he followed the strikers into their own half, the Stoke City players were stunned.