At 23:30 Beijing time on December 28, the 20th round of the Premier League ushered in a focus battle: Conte's Tottenham Hotspur played against Southampton.
Halfway through the 2021-22 Premier League season, the "Premier League BGI6" is divided into two gears, Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea are competing for the title first gear, and Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal are competing for the fourth gear.
Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea are fighting for a stable record and a deep squad.
Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal are now fighting for the level of the manager, and Tottenham coach Conte is undoubtedly far above Ronnick and Arteta. After Conte took over Tottenham, the Premier League won 6 games, 4 draws and 2 draws unbeaten, the Premier League ranked higher than Manchester United, 6 points less than Arsenal but with the advantage of three rounds of less matches. If all three rounds of the minor tournament are won, Arsenal can be pulled down from the fourth place in the Premier League table and replaced. But the game has to be fought one by one, and the southampton must be won first to grasp the initiative.
In the campaign, Tottenham's starting lineup is 3421, Kane continues to play in the center, on both sides Son Heung-min, Ali, midfielder four-man Reguilon, Hoybel, Winks, Emerson, three centre-backs Ben Davis, Dale, Davinson Sanchez, goalkeeper Lowry. The total value of the starting eleven is 400 million euros.
Southampton started with 532, with Armstrong and Sean Lang forming a double striker. The total value of the starting eleven is also 130 million euros.
Although Southampton only ranks 14th in the Premier League table, the "Saints" are not afraid of BIG6, and in the first half of the season, they have drawn with Manchester United and Manchester City.
After the game opened, Southampton, playing at home, still had the advantage in attack. In the 6th minute, Sean Long's header from inside the penalty area was deflected wide. In the 8th minute, Armstrong's header was replaced and deflected by Lowry. In the 10th minute, Valery's goal was not a threat.
In the 14th minute, Son Heung-min set-piece into the box and Ben Davis' header was successfully scored, but the first goal was invalidated due to offside.
In the 25th minute, Southampton broke the deadlock and scored with Prouss.
In the 41st minute, Son Fell in the penalty area and won a penalty, the fouled Salisu was sent off for a second yellow card, Kane hit a penalty and Spurs equalised.
But with the equaliser and one less hand in the half, Spurs were unable to turn the score back.
In the 54th minute, Kane single-handedly broke the goal, which was also invalidated due to offside.
In the 67th minute, Foster made a mistake and the ball flew into the goal, but the referee signaled that Doherty rushed to the goalkeeper first, and the goal was invalid.
Subsequently, until the end of stoppage time, Tottenham's multiple shots were deflected by Southampton goalkeeper Foster. In the end, Spurs only won a 1-1 draw.
Manchester United also drew 1-1 away to Newcastle, which was a good opportunity for Tottenham, but unfortunately it was not seized.
In the current Premier League table, Tottenham Hotspur ranks sixth with 30 points in 17 games, 2 points more than manchester United in seventh, 5 points less than Arsenal in fourth place and two rounds less, Conte's team still has the initiative to compete for four.