Red Rebels

"This year's is really strong!"

In the VIP box, after watching the first half of the game, the officials of the FA couldn't help but feel it.

As a League One team, in the case of winning the League One championship, it has reached the FA Cup final and the UEFA Cup final. How many powerful enemies need to be overcome and how many difficult games to win.

If it can win the FA Cup and the UEFA Cup, it will be the first team in the second-tier league to win the triple crown in the history of English football, and even the world football, and it is also the triple crown at the European level.

Winning the Triple Crown in League Two last year can be said to be of low gold content, but if they win the Triple Crown again this season, who can ignore the strength of this team?

The FA has a supportive attitude towards the rise of new teams, because from the perspective of operating the league system, a league in which only one or two teams have won the championship for a long time does not have much appeal. This is like the F1 schedule, in order to deal with it. Ferrari and Schumacher, they had to change the racing system frequently, just to regain competitiveness.

The development momentum of the Premier League is getting stronger and stronger, and it has gradually spread its influence, but only in the case of breaking the two-way transfer between Manchester United and Arsenal, more teams can rise and fully blossom, just like the seven Italian sisters. Only in this way can we create the strength of the Premier League era.

Football now relies more and more on capital. Even if it is decadent, the FA itself has to admit this. Therefore, the super rich like Xiao Yu who are willing to invest and have a passion for football are what the FA is most eager to attract. .

In addition to Xiao Yu, there are still many Premier League teams that are also being followed by foreign capital. For example, it has been recently circulated in the circle that Abramovich, an oligarch from Russia, is preparing to buy a London Premier League team, or Tottenham , or Chelsea.

"Leading in the first half, Arsenal will have a hard time playing in the second half!" Prince Charles also watched the game a lot, and knew how to do it.

Xiao Yu smiled, "But Arsenal's strength should not be underestimated. Look at their attacking power. Stars such as Henry, Pires, Ljungberg, Bergkamp, ​​etc. are all super killers who are deadly given a chance. , even if they don't give a chance, they can often create their own chances, this game is still unknown!"

A 1-0 lead is the most precarious in the world, especially against a strong team like Arsenal. They may be killed at any time, and they are still very young. The players lack the experience to deal with big scenes, so this It depends on how Mourinho covers up this flaw in his team.

……………… After a 15-minute intermission, the second half of the game restarted!

"We can see that there were no substitutions on either side of the game, Wenger was clearly not ready to change players, and Mourinho was the same, it seems that both sides have made up their minds to make changes from the existing squad. !"

After the game restarted, Martin Taylor immediately saw a small adjustment in Mourinho's tactics.

"De Rossi and Essien, the two midfielders, are a little bit further back, while Juninho and Kaka haven't changed much, as are Villa and Hleb, who follow closely. Arsenal's backline."

"Yeah, one of the most obvious features of the 433 is that the three arrow characters at the front of their attack are very strong on the opponent's defense line, and their ability to counterattack on the spot is also very active, which makes them always leave the opponent. Under pressure, especially when his own team is ahead, Mourinho will use Villa and Hleb to remind Wenger not to attack too hard, I still have two strikers."

"Wenger asked Lauren to move forward more, to support the frontcourt, to push Ljungberg to the front, and to let Henry retreat more. The purpose is obviously to make the right flank also active and fly on both sides. Arsenal's attack power is terrifying!"

Andy Gray admired the wits and courage shown by the coaches of both sides in the game. As an outsider, of course he could see it at a glance, but Wenger and Mourinho figured it out by themselves.

It can be seen how high their football intelligence is.

"But whether it's Ashley Cole or Lauren, they don't dare to press too hard, because there is a Hleb who is cruising around, and there is Kaka behind Hleb, and then there is little Junini. O, the Brazilian midfielder was given more defensive tasks this game, but he did a great job in midfield, overpowering Parlour and Gilberto Silva, and he had an excellent transfer With the ball, Wenger can't help but beware of him!"

Andy Gray shook his head involuntarily, "Both sides are fighting wits and courage, both are staring at each other's flaws, and the tactics they have laid out are indeed very targeted, but Arsenal are undoubtedly passive on the scene, just because they are now lagging behind. !"

"So, I guess Mourinho's tactics are very clear, he just wants to wait, wait until you Arsenal can't stand it anymore, time is running out, you attack, the gap behind you will be bigger, then I can To your life!" Martin Taylor laughed.

……………… After the start of the second half, the two sides played very fiercely.

Arsenal still took the initiative and launched wave after wave of offensive, but in front of the steel defense line, and Mourinho arranged the two big waists of De Rossi and Essien in front, Arsenal's attack Hard to work.

Ljungberg was pushed to the front, but his performance was very unsatisfactory. There was a good opportunity. As long as he was assigned to the middle, Bergkamp who was inserted in the back row could easily push and shoot, but he But he chose to go it alone, and Cech got it.

Wenger roared on the sidelines angrily, and then signaled Wiltord on the bench to warm up.

Mourinho stood with his hands in his pockets and looked very calm on the sidelines, but the situation on the field was constantly circling in his mind. He kept an eye on all the details. When he saw that Wenger was about to make a substitution, Looking at the time again, it was already 71 minutes in the second half, and the score was still 1:0. He knew that Wenger couldn't help it.

This is a single-round knockout, unless Wenger's team can score, otherwise, 1:0 is enough to win the FA Cup, and Wenger will face nothing.

This made Wenger, who made big words before the game, unbearable, and he had to give it a shot.

"Wiltord should replace Ljungberg!" Cassel came to him.

Mourinho shook his head, and he couldn't guess. Ljungberg's performance in this game can only be described as a tragedy, but this is not because the player is not good enough, but because he played in Evra and De Rossi. Under the joint defense, there are not too many opportunities at all.

It was limited by Mourinho's tactics!

According to normal circumstances, Wenger should replace Ljungberg, but now it is not normal!

"What shall we do?" Cassel asked.

Mourinho is always watching the situation on the field, "Wait a minute!"

Cassell expressed his understanding that the current situation is very special, any substitution may lead to mistakes, and Mourinho obviously wants to see who Wenger will replace with Wiltord.

In the 75th minute, Wenger finally couldn't bear to make substitutions. He replaced Ashley Cole, who had an average performance in this game with Wiltord, and let Lauren recover, played three backs, and Pires returned. To the middle, Henry went to the left, so Arsenal's tactics immediately became 352.

"He finally fought!" Mourinho praised, but he quickly made adjustments and asked Drogba to warm up.

………………"Arsenal and successive substitutions, Arsenal replaced Ashley Cole with Wiltord, and replaced Villa who performed well in this game with Drogba!" Andy Gray was a little surprised by Mourinho's substitutions.

"This should be a purely tactical substitution. Villa performed very well in this game, but Mourinho obviously hopes to use Drogba's dominance in the frontcourt to help the team deter Arsenal's defense. , and behind him, whether it is Hleb or Kaka, are players with strong ability to insert in the back row." Martin Taylor analyzed.

After Drogba was replaced, the camp was still tight, and the formation no longer retreated, but chose to press out, so that Pires would not have an easy chance to get the ball, and on the left, Henry did not have Ashley Cole behind him. support, forced to fight alone.

But Colo Toure performed very well. His speed and explosiveness are very strong, and his body is very flexible. Henry can't take much advantage of this aspect, and there is a Curtis behind Toure, while the right Lu's Ljungberg's performance improved, but his defense still did not give Arsenal a chance to face the goal directly.

On the contrary, when he counterattacked, his attitude was very clear, and he directly found the point of Drogba.

In the face of the old defense line of Keown and Luyni, Drogba's position is very flexible. Junior Juninho directly found him several long balls, and then he created opportunities for his teammates because he was next to him. Always cruising Hleb and Kaka.

In the 85th minute, Drogba received a long pass from Juninho in the backcourt, retreated to occupy the position, used his physical strength to press Luyni behind him, and knocked Juninho's pass to Kaka in front. Kaka didn't stop the ball, and directly smashed a ball over the head. Hleb succeeded in anti-offside. In the penalty area, after stopping the ball in his chest, he turned and volleyed with his left foot.

Seaman was out of reach, but the ball hit the goalpost and slipped out of the baseline. Hleb squatted on the ground with his head in annoyance.

But soon, Arsenal launched an attack. Henry took the ball on the left. Facing Kolo Toure, he suddenly took a strong shot near the corner of the penalty area. This long shot came very suddenly. Fortunately, the goalkeeper Cech paid attention. Very concentrated, bravely saved the ball to the bottom line.

In the last few minutes, Arsenal began to attack desperately, and even Lauren rushed forward frequently and was forced to retreat to defend. During the throw-in, he was shown a yellow card by the referee for deliberately delaying time.

Arsenal players were very dissatisfied with this, and the atmosphere on the field was very hot, especially when the 3-minute stoppage time sign was on, they almost went crazy because they were still behind.

Mourinho was not at all relaxed when he saw Arsenal's aggressive attack. Even Drogba, the striker, had retreated to participate in the defense. If they were tied by Arsenal at this time, it would be really useless. [ban^] first

With a gesture behind him, Mourinho signaled that Yaya Toure and Philippe Ram didn't need to warm up, and walked to the sidelines one after another. He just wanted to use the remaining two substitutions to delay time.

Wenger on the side was furious, but he cared about his image and could only stare at Mourinho who interrupted the game, who deliberately made the substitution process very slow.

But so what?

The lead now is that they're just going to stall for time!

"These two teams are really a pair of enemies!" Martin? Taylor laughed.

"Yes, I believe that next year's Premier League must be very good!" Andy? Gray also laughed.

By this time, everyone knows that the game is over, defeating Arsenal and winning the first FA Cup in the club's history!