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The news that Arsenal, who had used all their main players, had a goalless draw against Tottenham Hotspur, who had fielded all their substitutes in the first round of the League Cup semi-finals, immediately spread through the media after the referee blew the final whistle to announce the end of the game. All over Britain!
Most people find this result inconceivable. The latest and fastest update, available for free. After all, Tottenham did not field any absolute main force in this game. Even based on the number of league appearances, only Darren Anderton and Phil Neville can barely be counted as the main force. Everyone else in the team is a solid substitute.
However, it is really a shocking thing that such a Tottenham team actually played neck-and-neck with Arsenal who fielded the strongest lineup in the League Cup semi-finals.
In fact, if Lehmann had not played well in this game, was very decisive in several attacks, and also grasped the timing just right, and saved Ribery and Toni's single-handed goals, Arsenal might even have lost the game. This matchup with Tottenham.
"Haha, George, you did a great job this time!" Ferguson's hearty laughter came from the microphone. Obviously, this draw made Sir Alex, who was in a bad mood recently because the team lost the top spot, have fun: "I think that Wenger guy has been burned by the media and fans now, right?"
"Judging from the current situation, I think the situation is about as it should be, Alex, as you guessed." George, who was also in a good mood, recalled what his subordinates had sent him two days ago. Arsenal fans were extremely dissatisfied with the draw. The video of besieging Colney training base and protesting in front of Arsenal headquarters and Colney training base almost made me laugh out loud, "By the way, I have a video here, Alex, if you are interested If so, I will send someone to deliver it to you."
Sure enough, after hearing George's words and realizing that the video was probably related to Wenger's old enemy, Ferguson immediately agreed - Sir Alex Ferguson was naturally extremely happy to have the opportunity to see his old rival Wenger embarrassed. . Latest and fastest update
"It's easy to say, you can do it!" After seeing the numerous criticisms of Arsenal in the newspaper, the grumpy Vieira threw the Times in his hand to the ground, and then trampled the newspaper angrily. He stepped on it again and said bitterly, "Those cowards only know how to huddle in half of the field and defend, but they have the ability to attack and confront us!"
"Okay, Patrick (Vieira). It's not your first day playing football. You should know the virtues of these media." Henry walked forward with a wry smile and comforted his compatriot. Also captain. Whenever Vieira got angry, it was Henry who stepped in to calm the former's anger.
Many times, fans and media are so unreasonable. They don't care about Arsenal's difficulties, or why they failed to win a game that seemed to have a huge chance of winning. They only know that Arsenal, which has remained undefeated in the league so far and has been praised to the sky by the media, actually failed to defeat Tottenham Hotspur with a full substitute lineup in the League Cup semi-finals, and it was still in the Gunners final. When sending the main force!
You know, Tottenham's so-called full substitute game in this game is not just talk. Even the starting goalkeeper was changed from Cech to Casey Keller. Among the four starting defenders, except Phil Neville, who can be regarded as half the main force, the other three are absolute substitutes in the first team. This shows that Tottenham's performance in this half-time How amazing the rotation range in the finals was.
It is precisely for this reason that the pressure on Arsenal players is so huge now - even Tottenham, which has no absolute main force in the starting lineup, can't win. You still have the nerve to say that Arsenal is the best in the Premier League. Team? What nonsense!
Due to the 0-0 draw with Tottenham in the last round despite having an absolute advantage in strength and appearance, the team has received widespread criticism from the media and fans in the past week. Therefore, before the start of the second round Although Wenger has not yet figured out a solution and does not believe that the team can defeat Tottenham and advance to the League Cup final, when being interviewed by reporters at the pre-match press conference, the professor still had to show his confidence. He looked as if he had found a way to deal with Spurs.
If Wenger showed no confidence in the pre-match press conference, or even showed the slightest hint of surrender, then even the professor himself would be scolded by Arsenal fans afterwards and greatly contribute to the anger. The opponent's momentum!
For Arsenal fans, even if the team loses to Manchester United, it is not unacceptable, but if the team shows cowardice in front of Tottenham, their mortal enemy, or even loses to the opponent, it is definitely beyond what they can tolerate. Bottom line!
However, even if he cannot think of a countermeasure, it cannot be said that Wenger's tactical level is not up to par. After all, how to break through dense defense can be a problem worldwide, not to mention Arsenal, which is already extremely difficult in this regard.
Another point that Wenger couldn't figure out was why George would field such a weird starting lineup in the first round. Although Wenger had doubted it, George's plan was to let Tottenham players concentrate on holding a draw at Highbury, shifting all the pressure to Arsenal, and then wait until the second round at White Hart Lane. Then use the main players to decide the outcome, but if you think about it carefully, George is unlikely to do this-if these substitute players cannot withstand Arsenal's strong pressure in the first round and are directly beaten to collapse, then Tottenham will now What we have to face is a huge hole that cannot be filled back at all. What's more, if this is the case, then there is no need for George to even change the goalkeeper!
If Drogba had been on the court in the last game, a guy whose mobility far exceeds that of a normal power center, I'm afraid there would be no suspense in this semi-final. Thinking of this, Wenger couldn't help but shudder. That scene It was so beautiful that he didn't dare to continue imagining it.
In this way, the time came to January 27, which was the day when Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur met for the second time in the English League Cup semi-finals. What shocked everyone, including Wenger, was that Tottenham still had no plans to send out main players for this game, but continued to send out a starting lineup dominated by substitute players!
"Does this guy look down on me and my Arsenal so much?!" Wenger didn't know that George had made a promise to the players that "substitutes and bench players will be appointed as starters in domestic cup matches." Therefore, when the professor saw Tottenham In this game, the lineup from the first round match between the two teams was used, and only one or two positions were adjusted. Wenger was immediately furious!
Compared with a week ago, Arsenal's starting lineup did not change in this game. Although Wenger still hasn't found a way to break Tottenham's intensive defense in the middle, out of trust in his players, the professor has not made adjustments to the staffing of the starting lineup, but hopes that the players can be on the field. Act accordingly, find out the loopholes in Tottenham's defense through a lot of off-ball movement and passing and cutting, so as to solve this increasingly difficult enemy!
Because Ribery stole the show in the last game, his sharp breakthrough and extremely fast speed made Laurent, who was responsible for Arsenal's right defense, disgraced. Therefore, before the start of this game, Wenger thought that Ribery was very good. He may continue to start, but he specifically emphasized to the players that they must pay attention to Ribery's defense and never let him get the ball easily, or resolutely foul him after getting the ball!
In a word, Ribery must not be allowed to break through Arsenal's defense over and over again like he did in the last game!
In Wenger's view, after Tottenham got a draw in the first round, they will definitely replace most of the main players and those players who performed well in the first round when they return to home to use this as a team to deal with Arsenal. Accept.
However, reality is destined to disappoint Wenger. Because George's formation in the second round of the League Cup semi-finals once again exceeded his expectations!
For example, when Wenger got Tottenham's starting lineup, the professor was shocked to find that his pre-game arrangement for Ribery completely failed. Because George did not put Ribery into the starting lineup at all, but replaced the French winger's starting position with Spanish forward David Villa!
"Villa, Toni, Anderton, two forwards plus a single winger? Is Nelson planning to arrange only Anderton as an attacker on the wing today?" Wenger was a little confused, because in this way, his own team Just marking Anderton alone can paralyze Tottenham's counterattack.
Wenger's question did not last long, because after the game started, Tottenham players quickly answered his question with practical actions!
Although Anderton's main position at Tottenham is no longer as stable as before with the addition of newcomers such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Franck Ribery, and Bierovka, as well as the impact of his own injuries, this does not mean that Anderton Deton's strength is not as good as the previous ones.
You know, Anderton was a strong man who could overpower McManaman and become the starting right midfielder of the England national team, pushing the latter to the left. Even though Beckham later came out of nowhere and he lost his starting position as a right midfielder and had to move to the left, Anderton did not substitute Beckham, but directly pushed McManaman to the bench! This shows how powerful Anderton is without any injuries.
Therefore, in the second round of the contest between the two sides, Tottenham's counterattack was still impressive. Anderton's skillful ball-handling skills and rich game experience make it difficult for Arsenal players to cut off the ball from his feet or stop his progress in one-on-one situations.
Anderton broke through and passed, Drogba provided cover, and Villa waited for the opportunity to grab points. This was Tottenham's main counterattack routine in this game. Arsenal was unable to use Tottenham's tactics because they needed the input of Vieira and Ashley Cole on the offensive end, so naturally they couldn't be as focused on defending Anderton as Lauren was on Ribery.
In the 35th minute, Tottenham seized the opportunity of Arsenal's offensive failure to launch a counterattack. Basturk passed the ball to Anderton, who advanced the ball to a position parallel to the penalty area line and then passed the ball directly. However, Drogba was successfully interfered by Campbell when he was competing for the top and failed. Directly forming an attack.
However, just when Tottenham fans were sighing for this attack, a white figure suddenly appeared at the ball's landing point and shot the ball into the unguarded goal!
David Villa! The Spaniard used Drogba's cover to get rid of Lauren's defense, and scored with a powerful shot before Kolo Toure could get back in place!
One to zero! In the 35th minute of the game, Tottenham Hotspur took the lead in breaking the deadlock and taking the lead in the League Cup semi-finals! Announcement: New Biquge
