In the second half of the season, the fight for four has always been the biggest suspense in the Premier League. On the 20th, the 17th round of the Premier League ended with two make-up matches, and the main teams that competed for the fourth round won: Tottenham Hotspur won 3-2 against Leicester away and achieved an unbeaten record of 6 wins and 3 draws in the last nine rounds; Manchester United beat Brentford 3-1 away, finally ending the embarrassment of two rounds of no winless.
The "Fringe" saved Tottenham
In this round, Spurs faced the powerful Leichester, the ratio of possession rate was 51% to 49%, and the two sides were roughly evenly matched, but Dhaka opened the record in the 24th minute to take the lead for Leicester. Although Tottenham centre-forward Kane single-handedly equalised, Leicester's Madison once again overtook the lead, with the home side still holding the lead.
In the 79th minute, Berwin replaced Reguilon, a striker who replaced left-back, and Tottenham boss Antonio Antonio Conte's winning hand paid off in stoppage time. First, Doherty's chest stopped inside the ball, Belwyn shot through the goal in a melee, and then Belwin received Kane's direct pass and swung past the goalkeeper into the bottom left corner, finally completing a big reversal.
Berwin scored twice
A few days ago, Dutch Ajax asked Tottenham For 18 million euros for Belwin, but was rejected, and now it is even more difficult. Since Ajax recently sold Neres to the Donetsk miners, they were eager to bring in Berwin. While Ajax has been in talks with Tottenham recently, the situation is relatively complicated, with transfer fees and player salaries being an obstacle to a potential deal. In fact, Spurs originally planned to sell Belvin in the winter window, because after the new coach Conte took over, Belwyn had few opportunities to play, but with the game open twice, Spurs and Conte may have to re-evaluate the deal. The 24-year-old Berwin has made 14 appearances for Tottenham so far this season, scoring three goals and having two assists.
Conte admitted after the game, "I had a relationship with Belwin, a player with a lot of character who has a temperament that other players don't have".
After this victory, Tottenham Hotspur are in a very good situation, they are one point less than the current fourth West Ham, and they are three rounds less.
Manchester United won, but Cristiano Ronaldo was not happy
Manchester United have been disappointed this season, bringing in stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Varane, but the record is very bad, and it was once far away from the Champions League zone. However, after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer left the class and Lonnick took over, the situation improved slightly.
De Gea made a key save
Manchester United manager Ronnick has previously bluntly stated that his team's weakness is that he cannot prevent his opponents from entering the box, which is still true against Brentford in the first half, but fortunately Manchester United has De Gea. The Spanish goalkeeper blocked Jensen's two one-on-one shots with his legs in the first half, which was the key to the Red Devils' final exit from the 1-1 draw trough of the last 2 rounds, otherwise there would have been no follow-up.
Manchester United scored
United woke up in the second half! First the youngster Lanniga scored with a header, followed by Greenwood and Marcus Rashford also scored a goal each, leading to 3-0 at one point. The last two goals were assisted by B Fee, while Fred delivered assists in three consecutive games.
When Ronaldo was replaced in the 71st minute, he was depressed and dissatisfied. When Ronaldo returned to the bench, Lonnick sat down beside him and whispered comfort. Lonnick said afterwards: "We have one more game in three days. We had to hold on to a 2-0 lead and switching to a five-back was the right decision. A striker wants to score, which is good! But Ronaldo is only recovering from injury and we have one more game to play, which is important! ”
After the 17th round of the play-offs, West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal and Manchester United were four to seven places respectively, but the maximum difference was only 2 points, and the battle for the fourth place was unprecedented.
Source: Purple Cow News