Tottenham Hotspur versus Birmingham City: First half review - English Premier League (Part 2)
Tottenham almost took the lead in the 26th minute against Birmingham City after their bright start to the match as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Luka-Modric-c22857 was involved in the thick of the things once again. The Croatian playmaker played the ball
towards Peter Crouch who tried an outrageous trick which didn’t come off. However the ball fell kindly for Jermain Defoe whose first time headed effort was superbly palmed away by Foster who saved his team’s defensive blushes and kept the score line at nil
all at White Hart Lane.
In the 29th minute, Davies saved Birmingham City as Ferguson lost the ball in the midfield area. Lennon dispossessed the Scotsman and surged forward for the home team. The English winger nipped past Ridgewell before
entering the away team’s penalty area. It looked as if Lennon would finish the move off with a goal of his own but Davies tracked back and tackled the winger and won the ball back for his team.
In the 32nd minute, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Stephen-Carr-c34141 read the situation perfectly and blocked the young English U-21 player’s
cross. In the 35th minute http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Curtis-Davies-c9660 was put in a heroic tackle on Huddlestone in the midfield region to stop Tottenham in their tracks just as the playmaker was about to play a lofted ball towards Jermain Defoe.
Most of Tottenham’s attacks came through the left wing where Modric worked his magic. It was on the counter attack that Lennon showcased his pace down the right hand side. However, the English winger was let down by the fact that
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Younes-Kaboul-c37543 was not crossing the half way mark in support of his teammate. At the back, Tottenham were rarely troubled by Birmingham City who were on the back foot for most part of the first half.
In the 39th minute, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roger-Johnson-c31524. Pavlyuchenko’s introduction meant that Tottenham retained their formation
despite the absence of Crouch’s tall figure up front. In the 44th minute, frustration started to show for Birmingham as Ferguson went into the referee’s book for a late tackle on Kaboul just outside the Tottenham penalty area.
Nonetheless the first half eventually came to an end with the score line at nil all at Tottenham’s home stadium. The best chance of the first half fell to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ben-Foster-c7445 saved his compatriot’s effort. Regardless,
Tottenham dominated and Birmingham City rarely made Cudicini work in the first half.
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