Before the semi-finals of the League Cup, lots are drawn to decide whether to play at home or away.
A knockout system.
Like the FA Cup, it is a cup competition where upsets occur frequently.
Of course.
The participating teams in the League Cup are all teams from the English Professional League, and their own strength is considered good, so sometimes even if a low-level league team eliminates a high-level league team, it may not be called an upset.
Because it is necessary to take into account the importance that each team attaches to the League Cup.
Arsenal's luck against Chelsea was not very good.
They were drawn away.
If it were really playing at his home court, Wenger might not consider rotation and give up directly.
But in the away game, on the one hand, it is more difficult to eliminate the opponent, and the consumption will be greater.
Not just Wenger, but any head coach in the world is facing the situation that Arsenal is facing now.
They will also choose to protect the league instead of the League Cup.
Playing two away games within forty-eight hours is such a harsh test on the players' physical fitness.
It would be inhumane to the players if they didn’t rotate.
When the English media previewed the League Cup, they also believed that Arsenal would make certain rotations - because from Chelsea's perspective, they did not need to make too many rotations in this game.
Because their next game is on December 26th.
One more day off than Arsenal.
The time on this day is so critical. There is a big difference between three days of rest and two days of rest.
Therefore, it is foreseeable that Chelsea will definitely not make too large a rotation at their home court. What's more, Chelsea's own lineup is thicker than Arsenal. Even if it is a rotation, the quality of the players they rotate will be higher than that of Arsenal. Arsenal is higher.
"Will Arsenal let Yello continue to start in this game?"
The Daily Mail asked this rhetorical question in its forward-looking report.
"For Arsenal, the most important thing for them is to ensure the second game of the league and ensure that they can come up with a full lineup in the league championship. If several main players are overtired and injured due to the League Cup , that’s really not worth the gain, Wenger can’t take such a risk!”
"In this game, Chelsea, who are playing at home, are more likely to defeat Arsenal and advance to the quarterfinals of the League Cup."
The end of the article.
The Daily Mail made this judgment.
Benitez thinks so too.
When preparing for this game, he emphasized to Chelsea players his determination to defeat Arsenal at home and advance to the quarterfinals of the League Cup.
Unlike Arsenal.
The thickness of Chelsea's lineup is only matched by Manchester City in the Premier League.
Even Manchester United's lineup is not as thick as theirs - after all, in Ferguson's case, the substitutes that can be used are often two old guys, Giggs and Scholes.
But Chelsea is different.
After more than ten years of continuous investment, their lineup has become quite strong.
As the team that started the Premier League's golden era, their foundation is deeper than that of Manchester City.
Such a team.
It can support the needs of third-line operations and even fourth-line operations.
On this point. Benitez is convinced.
He could not give up any front.
League, FA Cup, League Cup, Europa League.
Let’s go hand in hand!
Chelsea are absent from the Champions League this season, but to a certain extent, the pressure on their multi-line operations will be reduced a lot.
Plus the schedule advantage.
Therefore, Benitez did not actually prepare for this game as a real strong dialogue.
Until, he saw Arsenal's starting lineup.
The starting list was announced an hour before the game. At this time, the team had just entered the stadium, and the players were leading the assistant coach into the stadium for pre-match warm-up training.
And Arsenal did make a lot of rotations.
Basically all the regular starting players have been changed.
Except Ye Luo!
Arsenal rotated.
But not completely rotated.
What's wrong with Wenger's brain?
Benitez couldn't help but frowned.
He looked at the lineup list. Arsenal used substitute players, several young players from the youth training, and finally added Yelo to form a mixed lineup.
Even the goalkeeper was replaced by second-choice Manone.
On the back line, the central defender combination is Vermaelen, who has just returned from injury, partnering with youth training youngster Djuru.
The left and right full-backs are Gibbs and Brazilian veteran Santos.
There are also two relatively unfamiliar names in the midfield. Hayden and Esfield look at their numbers. One is No. 44 and the other is No. 34. It seems that they were promoted from the youth training camp.
There is also a German named Gnabry. This guy should be placed at the left midfielder position, while Chamberlain plays the right midfielder.
On the forward line, partnering with Ye Luo is a Japanese named Miyaichi Ryo.
It seems strange to look at this, but at the same time, Ye Luo, who is most feared by Benitez, is also among them.
This is really puzzling.
Benitez put down his starting lineup.
The confusion and surprise on his face made his mind a little confused.
After a long time.
He gradually came to his senses.
Four words came to mind: Wenger is sick?
"Ye Luo starts? Am I right?"
"What the hell is Arsene Wenger doing? The others are all substitutes, so Yello will be appointed as the starter?"
"In the starting lineup, there are five who were promoted from the youth academy alone!"
"Vermaelen has just returned from injury and will start this game directly? Is his condition guaranteed?"
"In this lineup, Ye Luo is actually the only main player, right?"
"Let's not talk about the effect of arranging Yello's main player to start. Yello is Arsenal's most important player. He started this game. How about playing Newcastle away from home two days later?"
"Abandoning the league to protect the League Cup? Are you crazy?"
"No, no, no, Wenger is giving up the League Cup to protect the league."
"Then why does Ye Luo start?"
"how could I know?"
"He rotated, but not to the end."
"Such an arrangement is really puzzling."
In the media box.
The reporters who got the starting list were stunned.
What kind of trick is Wenger doing?
If you want to defeat Chelsea and advance, then the main players should be eliminated in this game.
If you want to give up the League Cup.
So why should Ye Luo start this game?
Isn't this a waste of Ye Luo's physical energy?
This is almost a losing situation.
Is there any point in having Yello play?
"They've all been rotated, why not rotate Ye Luo?"
"Wenger thinks Ye Luo is too physically fit."
"I'm reminded of Omen Sun and Moon on Team Rocket."
Dragon Kingdom fans were also very puzzled when they saw this starting list.
They complained about Wenger's arrangement on the Internet.
on the TV screen.
The camera locked on Wenger coming to the stadium.
The starting players were already waiting in the tunnel, and the hustle and bustle at Stamford Bridge made the atmosphere of this seemingly not too important League Cup game more intense.
The starting players from both sides have lined up in the tunnel at Stamford Bridge ready to play.
Wenger walked all the way to his seat and sat down on it.
The camera still locked on him.
"Arsenal's head coach, Mr. Arsene Wenger, arranged a very surprising lineup. He rotated all the main players, but did not rotate Yello. Did he think that Yello had such a set of substitutes and added Can a squad of academy players beat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge?"
In the commentary box, Sky Sports TV commentator Andy Gray turned to look at his partner Lineker, with great confusion in his tone.
Lineker shook his head slightly and said: "Honestly, I don't know what Wenger was thinking, but when I saw Yello on the starting list, a ridiculous thought flashed through my mind. Maybe Arsenal We can win.”
Lineker is now a fan of Yello.
But I haven’t reached the point of being a “brainless fan” yet.
So when he said this.
Maybe I think it's too ridiculous.
So he laughed "hahahaha".
It seemed like it was just a little joke.
"However, with the ability of Mr. Shinko Golden Ball, Chelsea's defense must not be taken lightly."
Andy Gray said.
"It's a pity it's not at the Emirates Stadium, otherwise Yello would have been able to show off his golden goal before the game."
Lineker laughed and changed the subject.
He knew that Ye Luo was very powerful, but he didn't think that Ye Luo could be this powerful.
Under such a rotation range.
The strength of Arsenal's starting lineup is clearly much weaker than Arsenal's.
Take away the point of Ye Luo.
If any other striker comes up.
It will be difficult for this set of starters to avoid relegation in the Premier League
foreseeable.
in this game.
Yelo won't have many chances to get the ball.
Because Chelsea at home will not give Arsenal many chances to win the ball.
Just as everyone predicted.
With such a lineup, Arsenal had no hope of beating the home team Chelsea in terms of ball possession.
They chose to shrink their defense at the beginning of the game.
Ryo Miyaichi is actually a Japanese international.
He played on loan at West Bromwich Albion last season.
He returned to Arsenal this season, but he didn't get many opportunities, and he didn't even make the squad a few times.
Therefore, we are waiting for the winter window to open and prepare to seek renting out again.
In such a game.
As a forward, Miyaichi Ryo is certainly not qualified to receive any tactical resources.
His only task after coming on the field is to run without hesitation to help the midfielder defend.
Arsenal basically has a 451 formation.
The one at the front is Ye Luo.
From the beginning of the game.
The ball was firmly controlled by Chelsea, and the game entered the rhythm of Chelsea's main attack.
At this time, Arsenal recovered all lines, leaving only Ye Luo running back and forth in the frontcourt.
But standing on the field again.
Yello began to feel the impact of playing experience from Beckenbauer's libero position.
Beckenbauer is known as the "No. 10 in defense."
On the court, Beckenbauer has abundant physical energy, excellent awareness, good at dribbling, broad vision, accurate long passes, and of course the most famous one is his long shots. In terms of tactical system, compared with the Dutch Johan Cruyff who relied on the overall "total attack and total defense" tactics, the "free man" system pioneered by Beckenbauer needs to be completely based on personal superior technical ability and Physically.
Although the position is different from Ye Luo.
One in front and one in back.
But game experience is not about before and after.
At least.
Now Ye Luo can clearly feel his passing choices and habits of the defensive players in front of him, and his prediction of how they handle the ball.
There is a very obvious improvement!
The center back combination of Terry and David Luiz opened up.
The two passed the ball to each other.
After Luis got the ball, when Yello ran forward, he began to judge Luis' passing choice.
"Terry is pulled to the wing. It is safest for him to pass to Terry. However, the Brazilian is sometimes reckless and makes some risky passes, so he is very likely to pass directly to Ramirez in the midfield. "
On the run.
Ye Luo's mind was already running at high speed.
This kind of thinking makes Ye Luo's overall judgment of the game clearer, and also allows him to think about the game more calmly from another perspective and decide his position and running direction.
These things are very mysterious.
Maybe this is called competition experience?
really.
Lewis faked a pass to Terry, then pushed with his right foot and passed the ball to Ramirez.
Ramirez, Terry, and Luis formed a triangle, surrounding Yello.
The other Arsenal players did not press forward - their job was to defend.
Although it sounds surprising, Arsenal's basic tactic in this game is to defend in position.
Frontcourt pressure
will not have.
Can't do it either.
As for Ye Luo, what he will do depends entirely on his judgment of the game situation.
Moreover, he is also responsible for scoring when there is a chance to counterattack.
I saw that other Arsenal players did not come up.
The three Terrys looked at each other.
This is an opportunity to play Mr. Golden Ball.
Can't let it go!
The three passed the ball to each other.
Watching Ye Luo chasing the football, I felt so happy that I couldn't help but feel so happy.
"Trick him!"
"Is this Mr. Golden Ball?"
"He's like a headless fly!"
The fans at Stamford Bridge were overjoyed.
Scenes like this are rare.
If Arsenal plays with all their main players.
How dare Chelsea play like this in the backcourt at this time.
but now.
No one thought there was any danger.
Because there are no Arsenal players coming up from the backcourt.
Ye Luo is the only one in the frontcourt.
No matter how fast he runs, can he be as fast as the ball?
In the eyes of Chelsea fans.
Ye Luo is unlikely to steal the ball anyway.
And what about Ye Luo?
He's still running.
Verifying and confirming some of my judgments.
Terry, Ramirez, Luis.
All three players have different passing habits.
But now Yeluo can already guess the direction of their passing.
Beckenbauer is a landmark player in football history who single-handedly created a new tactical system.
His game experience, his insight into game situations.
Ye Luo also benefited a lot from these things.
On Ye Luo's attribute panel.
All the fusion points accumulated during this period were focused on Beckenbauer's competition experience template.
Fusion progress: 91%!
Today, Ye Luo has reached a peak in terms of personal ability.
Maybe for him.
Think about it from another angle and analyze the game. This is a pleasure in itself.
There was jeers at Stamford Bridge.
Some of the Arsenal players were very unhappy and wanted to rush to help Yello.
But he stopped him.
He asked Arsenal's players to maintain a complete defence.
now that
Chelsea's players are so impressive.
You want to play.
Then have fun!
Yello ran towards David Luiz again.
David Luiz had a relaxed smile on his face.
It seems that the shadow of being crushed by Ye Luo in the previous games has disappeared.
The fear of Ye Luo has also disappeared.
David Luiz feels great now.
Mr. Shinco Golden Ball was walked by my dog.
It’s simply not too fun.
He beckoned his teammates to come closer to him.
How could you miss such a good opportunity?
Aren't you going to grab it in the frontcourt?
Come on then! See how you can rob it alone!
In David Luiz's view, even if Yello's legs were broken, it would be impossible for one person to snatch the ball away from their feet.
Since Ye Luo wants to pounce on him, why not?
It consumed Ye Luo's physical energy and made him unable to play in the game two days later.
This is also of great significance to Chelsea, who are also in the championship zone.
It takes one person to steal several players from Chelsea's defense.
How is this possible?
Ye Luo entered the scene with an expression on his face. He looked like he was doing something meaningless and hopeless.
But he has gradually figured out the opponent's passing habits.
The other party is very trustworthy!
This is the opportunity!
He certainly knows how difficult it is to win in this stadium with a group of Arsenal substitutes and youth team players, so if he can take advantage of the opponent's mentality to score a goal.
Destroy the opponent's morale.
Build an edge.
Why not?
That's part of the game experience: don't miss any chance to score.
"Oh oh oh, the ball is here! Mr. Golden Ball!"
"It's been passed! Chase quickly! Chase quickly!!"
"Hahahahaha!"
Chelsea fans laughed in the stands at Stamford Bridge.
The reporters in the press gallery were also confused.
"What is Ye Luo doing? What good does this do to him?"
"Isn't this a waste of energy?"
Many reporters were shaking their heads.
Wenger also frowned.
He suddenly regretted why he made this bet with Ye Luo in the first place.
Although Ye Luo is the captain of the team, although he usually looks very mature.
but
After all, he is only a 19-year-old young man.
He also has the spirit of a young man.
Have you gone too far with the method of stimulating generals?
Wenger stood on the sidelines.
There was a worried look on his face.
"Yeluo is still chasing football, chasing the hope of scoring goals."
Same words.
It feels different when told by different people.
Of course the commentator Duan Xuan cannot say that Ye Luo was walked.
He had no choice but to find another way.
"From an unknown boy to Mr. Ballon d'Or, everyone says he has a football talent that shocks the past and present, but can he achieve his current achievements just with talent? In the history of football, I don't know how many injuries have happened to Zhong Yong Not every young man with talent can redeem his talent in the end. Look at Ye Luo. Ten days ago, he won the Golden Globe Award. Ten days later, he was still running on the court without hesitation. , to chase even if there is only a glimmer of hope! He never gives up!"
"Yello pressed very aggressively, but I don't think it meant much because the other Arsenal players didn't catch up."
"Maybe he should conserve his energy."
Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray sounded calm.
But the next moment.
He suddenly stopped and stared at the court in disbelief.
"Ye Luo. The robbery was successful!!"
Terry was also very happy.
Chelsea was eliminated by Malaga led by Yello last season, and he has always been upset to this day.
For Chelsea, if there is no Champions League championship, people will say that Chelsea is still an upstart and cannot be considered a wealthy club.
Even though they have won several Premier League championships, this is still the case.
Wealthy families may not have fixed standards.
But having the Champions League championship is almost standard for wealthy families.
If Chelsea doesn't have this, people will say you don't count.
After being drawn against Malaga last season, Chelsea's soldiers thought they were sure to advance to the semi-finals.
As a result, they were eliminated by Malaga in the quarterfinals.
Yello came to Arsenal this season and led Arsenal to a victory over Chelsea in the twelfth round of the league.
The man who brought Chelsea so many painful memories is now here and now seems to have a chance at revenge.
Ye Luo was very active in the frontcourt and was fooled by them.
Terry had the football under his feet. He was not worried at all. He was even waiting for Ye Luo to come up.
Let Ye Luo see a little hope, and then crush it.
Although I don’t know if this will dampen Ye Luo’s confidence.
But Terry didn't care about that either.
At least
This made him happy.
Seeing Terry's actions, Ye Luo's mind was spinning.
Now the opponent's mentality has changed. They don't realize that their actions have little to do with the game. You know, it's still zero-to-zero.
The opponent's current goal of the game has unknowingly changed from "beating Arsenal" to "playing with Ye Luo".
This transformation is completed quietly and unconsciously.
This change in mentality also gave Yelo greater confidence in judging Terry's passing choices.
If Chelsea's game mentality is normal now, Terry should pass the ball back to Cech, then open up space to receive the ball, and look for opportunities to pass the ball forward.
But if the goal is to "play with Ye Luo".
The return pass to the goalkeeper seemed too substandard.
Even passing the ball to the wing to the full-back is not in line with the goal of "playing Yello".
So, Terry only had two options.
One was a cross pass to Luiz.
One was a direct pass to Ramirez.
In terms of "playing".
Obviously the direct pass to Ramirez is more "ridiculous".
"Oh oh oh oh, look at it, look at it, that is this year's Mr. Golden Ball, oh oh oh oh, he is being teased by us, being teased by us, he is like a clown! Oh oh oh oh, Dragon Kingdom Boy, you’re like a clown.”
Stamford Bridge burst into song.
The Chelsea fans used the melody of their usual cheering songs and made up a temporary verse before singing.
What a talent.
Ye Luo's attention was not on the stands.
He made a judgment and took action
Just as he expected.
Terry first made a cross pass to Lewis.
Ye Luo took advantage of the situation and leaned forward in that direction.
However, Terry pulled the ball back, pushed the arch of his foot, and passed the ball forward.
Yeluo starts! Explosion of speed! !
But the football left Terry's arch, and the Chelsea captain suddenly felt a thump in his heart. He saw Yello suddenly rushing towards the passing line he passed to Ramirez like an arrow from the bow.
"Oops!"
Terry's back went cold.
I saw Ye Luo suddenly cut off the football!
Then
Dribble the ball towards him.
Terry, who is experienced, can't help but feel his head go blank now.
Face Ye Luo one on one
What are the consequences of this?
He knows it all too well.
But when Yeluo dribbled the ball past him.
He's almost instinctive, hands on, kicks out.
Sweeping his legs directly over.
Hooked on Ye Luo's feet
he even forgot
He is still in the restricted area!
"Yeluo is still continuing to press forward, and Terry passes the ball directly to Yeluo!!! Oh wow!! Beautiful! Yeluo suddenly started! He completed the frontcourt steal!!"
Andy Gray chanted.
at the same time.
The fans at Stamford Bridge who were singing songs mocking Yello were dumbfounded.
"Yello passed Terry. Terry fouled! He's in big trouble!"
Andy Gray exclaimed.
"Terry fouled! A foul in the penalty area and ruined Yello's single goal!"
"Ye Luo's position has passed, and Terry's hands and feet are moving."
The commentators in the commentary box all exclaimed.
Everyone knows the consequences of such a foul.
All eyes turned to the referee.
Chelsea players and Arsenal players also looked at the referee.
"Hey! Hey! He fouled! A foul in the penalty area!! He ruined the single with a foul!"
Wenger shouted from the sidelines.
As for his bet with Ye Luo, he had long forgotten it.
Winning is addictive and reckless.
When Ye Luo got up from the ground, the penalty area was already in chaos.
Terry raised his hands.
He knew what he had done.
But he thought he could still save something.
So he said to the referee: "I didn't foul, he dived!"
Terry found an excuse.
As a result, Ye Luo happened to hear it.
"Fake and paralyze you!"
Ye Luo responded unceremoniously.
The referee blew his whistle and rushed over to stop the possible conflict between the two, pointing to the penalty spot.
Then
From his pocket, I took out...
Red card!
Red dot package!
Terry held his head in his hands, with a look of horror and confusion on his face.
Now he is no longer as relaxed as he was when he played with Ye Luo.
But there's no point regretting it now.
If I had known this, why would I do it in the first place?
"Penalty kick! Red card! Chelsea suffered the ultimate punishment!"
"Red dot package! Terry was sent off and Arsenal got a penalty!"
"I thought there would be no suspense in this game, but now it is! Even if Arsenal plays with this lineup, don't forget that Ye Luo is still starting!"
"Terry ruined all Chelsea's advantages!"
(End of chapter)
