After a 15-minute intermission, the second half of the game restarted!
"We can see that neither side of the game made substitutions. This is normal. After all, the goal happened at the last moment of the first half. Arsenal actually played well from the front. And for York City, it is even more There is no need to take the initiative to ask for changes. In such a decisive final, it is more important to hold on steadily in the second half."
Lineker was analyzing, but Alan Shearer said:
"Judging from York City's position at the beginning, I feel that Scaloni has made some adjustments, but it is based on the existing personnel."
"You see, Tonali's position is further back. He was almost parallel to De Jong, and then formed an inverted triangle with Rice."
"But now, Tonali and Rice have become parallel positions, and the relationship between Tonali and De Jong has become a triangle. This setup of double defensive midfielders illustrates Scaloni's idea, which is to strengthen defense. .”
"Correspondingly, York City's trident still followed Arsenal's defense line and did not retreat too much. This also shows that Scaloni does not want to defend with a bus, he still has to use the extremely fast front line The speed to counterattack and score goals.”
"One of the most obvious characteristics of these three people today is their strong pressure on the opponent's defense. At the same time, their ability to counterattack on the spot is also very active, which allows them to always put pressure on the opponent."
"Especially when York City is leading, Scaloni wants to use Armand, Leo and Kulusevski to remind Wenger not to attack too hard. I still have three forwards in front. And This will also relieve our own defensive pressure.”
Lineker also nodded and praised: "We have said before that Scaloni's tactics are becoming more and more like Pan Yi. Even if it is weak against strong and defensive, it is still non-stop. Look for the opponent’s weaknesses and solve the game by expanding the score.”
Alan Shearer added: "Of course Wenger is not an idle person, and he also responded accordingly."
"Bellerin on the right seems to be moving forward more to support the frontcourt, and pushing Wilshere further forward to use his offensive organization ability."
"And forward Lacazette also retreated more to support the wing. The purpose is obviously to make the wing more active. Arsenal's attack power with both wings flying together is very terrifying!"
"Both sides are fighting for wits and are focusing on each other's shortcomings. The tactics they have deployed are indeed very targeted. The second half of this game should be quite interesting!"
But Lineker said: "But Arsenal's two full-backs, whether Monreal or Bellerin, are difficult to press too much. Because York City has a wandering Amon, and he Next to him are Kulusevski and Leo. Next is De Jong. The Dutch midfielder was given more defensive tasks in this game, but his performance in the midfield was excellent, and He has an excellent ability to move the ball, so Wenger can't help but be wary of him!"
Alan Shearer sighed: "This is mainly because Wenger had to do this because he was scored at the end of the first half. Did he not attack when he was behind? This is impossible."
Lineker said with a smile: "The advantage is still with York City. I guess Scaloni's tactics are very clear. He just plays defensive counterattack resolutely, and then waits for Arsenal to fail to score, and then can't help but attack them all." If we come out, there will be a bigger gap behind us, and then York City’s forward group will have a chance.”
Alan Shearer nodded slightly and looked at the screen: "If this continues, then Wenger will be in trouble..."
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After the start of the second half, the two sides played very fiercely.
Arsenal still took the initiative and launched wave after wave of offensives. However, in the face of York City's steel defense line and Scaloni's arrangement of Rice and Tonali, Arsenal's two strong backs. The attack is difficult to work.
Wilshere was pushed up front, basically forming a three-forward position with Lacazette and Welbeck.
However, his performance was still very unsatisfactory. There was a good opportunity. As long as he was assigned to the middle, Welbeck, who was inserted in the back row, could easily push and succeed. However, he chose to go alone and was beaten by Onana. Easily intercepted.
Wenger on the sidelines shook his head and asked Mkhitaryan on the bench to warm up.
He could also see that the "little threat" he trusted was really not a big threat today.
So there is no other way now. Arsenal are lagging behind. If they want to strengthen their offense, they must take Wilshere down and replace him with a player in better condition.
But to be honest, a very important reason why Wilshere did not perform well today is because Scaloni focused on marking the wing he was on.
People like Rice and Tonali, including defenders Militao and De Ligt, all attach great importance to the defense of this side. This makes Wilshere, whose personal escape ability is not considered top-notch, playing very uncomfortable.
Coupled with the fierce pressing of this group of wolf-like guys from York City, the situation was even more aggravated.
This is why Wenger has not made substitutions for a long time, because he feels that this is mainly a tactical issue.
But now, it really needs to be changed!
Mkhitaryan on the bench has excellent technique and running ability.
He is good at passing and controlling the ball, and can also maintain control of the ball in small spaces and pass the ball to his teammates.
In addition, Mkhitaryan's dribbling skills are also very good, so that he can break through the opponent's defense through one-on-one confrontation.
In addition to offense, he is also good at running constantly during the game and plays an important role on both offense and defense.
His running ability makes him a very complete player and can play a variety of roles in the game.
Therefore, in addition to using Mkhitaryan to enhance the offense, he also hopes that his running can limit the speed of York City's frontcourt.
Now Wenger can only hope that the best player in the history of Armenian football can perform at his best to save Arsenal and himself from fire and water.
Wenger's move immediately attracted the attention of Scaloni and his coaching staff.
"Is he going to change someone? Then let's change him too!"
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"Arsenal and York City made substitutions one after another. Arsenal replaced Wilshere with Mkhitaryan, while York City replaced Aman, who performed well in this game, with Baker!"
Lineker explained, but his expression was obviously a little surprised by Scaloni's substitution: "Amon did play well. His speed caused a lot of trouble for Arsenal's defense. Why is this Then Scaloni replaced him instead?"
"This should be a tactically targeted substitution." Alan Shearer analyzed, "Aman performed very well in this game, but now Wenger has replaced Mkhitaryan, it may be to strengthen his control. Scaloni obviously saw this, and then he played high center forward Baker, and then used Baker's dominance in the frontcourt to help the team intimidate Arsenal's defense."
"Behind Baker, whether it is Kulusevski or Leo, they are all very capable players in the back row. They can look for offensive opportunities after Baker fights for the ball, and this is what York City has done in the past. Commonly used routines in competitions.”
"Aman is a player with outstanding advantages and disadvantages. If he is regarded as dead, it may really have no effect at all, so it is understandable for Scaloni to be worried."
"How can I put it, Scaloni's on-the-spot reaction is really fast now. If he makes a substitution when he sees that Amon is restricted and unable to perform, it may be too late."
Sure enough, after the substitutions, York City's strategy on the scene also changed somewhat.
Their formation no longer retreats very deep, but compresses the space in the midfield, making it difficult for Ramsey or Mkhitaryan to have a chance to get the ball.
At the front, Lacazette and Welbeck had no support behind them and were forced to fight alone.
But this group of young defenders in York City are playing more and more steadily now, such as Militao, Bastoni, De Ligt and others. Lacazette and Welbeck cannot account for one-on-one duels. Too cheap.
Although Mkhitaryan sometimes sought opportunities through his wonderful passes, York City's excellent overall defense still did not give Arsenal a chance to directly face the goal.
On the other hand, York City played very smoothly after adjusting to the tactics they were most familiar with.
When counterattacking, although he didn't have Amon's speed, he had Baker's height!
The players also switched from ground balls to high-altitude balls in their passing choices, directly looking for the high point of Baker.
And Baker's current movement is also very flexible. Several long passes from De Jong and Tonali found him directly, and then he created opportunities for his teammates, because he was always surrounded by Kulusevski and Leo.
In this way, the two sides were in a stalemate between offense and defense, and time passed quickly.
In the 85th minute, York City got a good chance.
After receiving Rice's long pass from the backcourt, Baker first occupied the position, used his body to suppress Mustafi behind him, and then knocked De Jong's pass to Leo in front.
Leo did not stop the ball and directly hit an overhead kick. Kulusevski succeeded in countering offside. After stopping the ball with his chest in the penalty area, he turned around and volleyed with his left foot.
Ospina was out of reach, but the ball hit the goalpost and slid out of the baseline. Kulusevski squatted on the ground holding his head in frustration.
Although the goal was not scored, it made the Arsenal fans in the stands scream.
Their team has been attacking for so long, but they have never had such a good opportunity!
The game time was getting shorter and shorter, and Arsenal's players could no longer care so much. Under Wenger's command, they began to attack desperately.
York City was forced to retreat on defense. At the same time, the team also used "strict discipline" and "delaying time" to use up all the time.
Even when Onana took a goal kick in the penalty area, he was shown a yellow card by the referee for deliberately delaying time.
Arsenal players are very dissatisfied with this, but what can they do?
Even after getting the ball in the frontcourt, Baker was no longer in a hurry to give it to the players on both wings. Instead, he slowly took the ball to the wing. While delaying time, it also reduced the danger caused by being intercepted and counterattacked. .
When the fourth official on the sidelines raised the sign indicating only two minutes of added time, Arsenal became even more anxious. After all, they were still one goal behind!
If we don't score again, this year's FA Cup champion will be York City again!
But what made them even more anxious and angry was yet to come.
Scaloni made a substitution first, replacing Leo with Lin Liangming.
Leo walked slowly down the field, almost turning back every step of the way, waving to the fans in the stands as he walked. By the time he left the field, dozens of seconds had passed.
Just after this substitution ended, Scaloni made another substitution, this time replacing Rice with Barrera.
When Rice saw the substitution card, he felt as if he had been hit by a bullet. His leg suddenly became lame, and he dragged his "injured leg" slowly to the side.
Arsenal's England national team teammate Welbeck was so anxious that he came up and pushed him.
Then Rice fell down, and the players on both sides were pulled together, and the scene suddenly became tense again.
But now, time passes faster!
Wenger on the side was furious, but considering his image, he could only stare at the field with gritted teeth.
But so what?
York City is in the lead now, and they just want to delay!
"At critical moments, Scaloni is exactly like Pan Yi, haha!" Alan Shearer laughed, "When it's time to be 'shameless', he will be 'shameless' and make winning the first priority!"
"Yes, I believe that the Premier League next year will be very beautiful!" Lineker also laughed, "BIG6 finally ushered in a new enemy!"
After the dispute on the field was finally settled by the referee, the old man also hurriedly blew the final whistle that was supposed to be blown.
York City defeated Arsenal 1:0 and won the FA Cup for the second consecutive season! ——
The next day, all major sports newspapers in England gave extensive coverage to yesterday afternoon's FA Cup final.
"Two consecutive FA Cup wins!" Do you believe this is a Championship team? 》
"York City are heading towards an unprecedented Triple Crown!" 》
"One step at a time, Pan Yi's York City is frightening the Premier League powers"
"BIG7 is coming?" Looking forward to the new pattern of the Premier League in the new season》
"Arsenal misses the FA Cup title, Wenger's coaching position is in doubt"
Arsenal's defeat was indeed regrettable, but judging from the course of the game, although York City was at a disadvantage, they did deserve a victory.
As the "Times" said, when Wenger was formulating tactics before the game, Scaloni had already caught the loophole.
Leo, whose position is flexible, is designed to deal with the gap left by Ashley Cole's advance, while "surprise player" Thomas Amon is specially designed to deal with the slower Koscielny and Mustafi. prepare.
In fact, these two targeted strategies did guide the direction of this game.
After taking the lead in the game, Scaloni replaced Amon with Baker to strengthen the fulcrum role in the frontcourt, which also had a good effect.
"Tactically speaking, York City completely defeated Arsenal in this game."
"When Pan Yi was still coaching, he fought against Wenger several times and won most of them. Now, Pan Yi's direct disciple Scaloni has also defeated Wenger twice. This is really disappointing. People are shocked.”
"It can only be said that great teachers make great disciples. After several seasons of training, Scaloni has become more and more like a general on the coaching bench. No wonder Pan Yi is willing to hand over the team to him with confidence!"
The man of the match in this game was awarded to Thomas Amon. Although the team's goal was scored by Kulusevski, it was also assisted by Amon.
In addition, his start today also did a good job of containing Arsenal's back line, and also allowed York City to play smoothly when executing Scaloni's defensive counterattack tactics.
As for the worst in the game, Wilshere was undoubtedly elected. He was also considered to be a major failure of Wenger's formation.
Monreal was also considered one of the culprits of the defeat, because York City's several threatening counterattacks started from his side, including the only goal in the game.
"Monreal is the weakest link in Arsenal's defense, but Wenger can't do anything because he only has these people. Everyone knows that Wenger has looked at many good players, but to no avail. Arsenal simply can't afford it! If Wenger is forced to leave because of such a defeat, I think everyone at Arsenal is too short-sighted..."
"Daily Mail" is speaking for Wenger.
But obviously, this has no effect.
Less than 48 hours after the FA Cup final, Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger announced his departure from the team, ending the professor's 22-year career with the Gunners.
Wenger issued a statement saying: "After careful consideration and in-depth discussions with the club, I feel that it is the right time to step down at the end of this season. It has been a privilege to work for the club for so many years and I manage it with full commitment and integrity. club. I would like to thank the players, managers and fans who make Arsenal so special.”
"I hope that Arsenal fans will stand behind the team and help the team reach greatness. I hope that all Arsenal fans truly care about the values of the club and give you my love and eternal support."
Wenger's farewell speech was somewhat sad, and Arsenal's actual controller Kroenke also said sadly: "This is one of our most difficult days at the competitive level."
"One of the reasons why Arsenal has become so extraordinary is Wenger's hard work. He has brought the team to a stable position and he always gives his best to work for the club." Kroenke praised Wenger, " Wenger led the team to an unrivaled record and we are forever grateful to him. Everyone who loves Arsenal and football should thank him!"
Three Premier League titles, including an unbeaten season, seven FA Cup titles, and reaching the Champions League for 20 consecutive years...
In any case, Wenger has been great enough in his 22-year career with the Gunners.
In fact, any player who has worked with Wenger will basically admire his character, including... those "loyal men".
Van Persie said in a later interview:
"Arsene Wenger is the best coach in the world and that's why I want him to succeed at Arsenal, he deserves it. I owe a lot to Arsene Wenger, he has been crucial in my growth as a player and as a person. "I have nothing but warm memories and I enjoyed every minute and every day of working, training, and playing with him."
Fabregas also said:
"Arsenal has always been the club that believed in me the most. When I was 16, I played at Barcelona. But Arsene Wenger and Arsenal gave me everything. I will always be grateful to Arsenal and Arsene Wenger. "
Unfortunately, this does not prevent them from turning a blind eye to Wenger's trust and cultivation, and ranking emotion and loyalty at the bottom when making decisions.
As a result, the old man who loved Arsenal the most and gave the most, the old man who couldn't bear to leave early, ended up being the worst off.
Until the end, he watched the love he had cultivated so carefully leave him, watched the once cowardly senior management kick him away when they saw that he could not bear the blame, and watched the fans who once regarded him as a god now wishing to leave as soon as possible. .
No matter how loyal you are and how hard you work, you can't compete with the old trees and the withered wood and the old people.
It doesn't matter, those who will one day realize the mistakes of today.
Wenger will always be Arsenal's greatest coach, bar none.
(End of chapter)
