Soccer Card System

Chapter 103 Isn't it the Iron Barrel Formation?
Isn't Chapter 100 an iron barrel array?
The home team locker room on the other side.

Although the location here is much larger than that of the visiting team, it is really like what Kevin said. The FA also copied a copy of the equipment here to the visiting team's dressing room, trying to make Wembley play the role of a neutral court as much as possible.

However, Wembley is always in London, and the Arsenal players who have not left London still have a feeling of playing at home.

At this time, Wenger also gave some last instructions before the game.

"The pass in the backcourt must be stable, and you can't take risks easily!!" Wenger emphasized.

Luton is a team that likes to press in the frontcourt very much. In Wenger's view, the biggest advantage of this team lies in this. They have good discipline and are very physically fit. This team, which is mainly composed of young people in their 20s, is not a problem at all in terms of physical fitness.

"They may pounce very hard!! So we can't be careless in the back!!" Wenger emphasized again, "The most important thing in this game is that we must not let the opponent get the opportunity to steal the ball and counterattack."

"Control the ball well and look for their loopholes patiently!" Wenger slammed his fist on the tactical board and made a bang.

"The sideways!! The sideways are their weakness!!"

Indeed, compared to the middle lane, Luton's side lanes actually have a lot of space.However, Gao Bo didn't have a good solution. The strength of the team lies here. In the case of defense, of course, priority should be given to defending key areas.

"We tore apart the space from the wing, and made a fuss about the two ribs!!" Wenger glanced at the disciples around him, seeing that everyone was paying attention and not distracted, he opened his mouth and smiled: "It's like our training this week."

In order to deal with Luton, Arsenal's training sessions this week are all around this opponent. This is almost the same level of preparation as facing the top teams in the league.

In order to reach the final, Wenger will never allow any surprises.

Four years without any important trophy, which makes Wenger feel pressure.No matter what this season, he will bring the FA Cup trophy back to the Emirates Stadium!
Wenger is bound to win.

There are still a few minutes before the start of the game, and both coaches have completed the last mobilization before the game.

When the players of both sides lined up on the court to enter the field, the coaching staff of both sides had already reached the coaching bench.

Gao Bo took the initiative to shake hands with Wenger.

After all, in the job of head coach, Wenger is a world-renowned coach and a respectable senior.So Gao Bo stretched out his hands and gave Wenger enough face.

In such innocuous matters, Gao Bo can always do very well.This is probably also related to his previous life experience, he rarely has the frizz of a young man.

Wenger reached out his hand to shake Gao Bo's hand, he looked at the young Gao Bo in a daze.

Many head coaches who faced Gao Bo for the first time could not help but feel this way when they met Gao Bo in person.After all, he is too young.

He's even younger than some of the players on the field.This gave Wenger a feeling of not knowing how to describe it.

The other party was dressed in a suit and leather shoes. Although his waist was slightly bent, he had a confident smile on his face.

Young and promising, I really don't know where this guy came from.

I don't know if I can poach him to be my assistant?thought Wenger.

Of course Gao Bo didn't know what Wenger was thinking, but if he knew, he certainly wouldn't be anyone's assistant.
"What did Wenger say to you?"

After Gao Bo came back, players from both sides had started to play in teams under the leadership of the referee.

Gao Bo stood next to the dugout and applauded with John Aston.

"He said he was sure to win, and I said it would not be that easy, and then he said we'll wait and see, and then I said I wouldn't mind buying him a drink if I won." Gao Bo spoke nonsense in a serious manner.

"Really?" John obviously couldn't.

If this conversation happened between Wenger and Ferguson, he would probably believe it.
"Of course. Not true!!"

Gao Bo smiled back.

John Aston was a little nervous at first, but when he saw that the head coach was still talking and laughing like this, his nervousness really eased a lot.

Players on both sides are entering the field, and fans on both sides of the stands are already competing.

The loud and neat singing of Arsenal fans came from the stands.

“We're by far the greatest team since the world ever seen! (We are by far the greatest club in the world)”

After Gao Bo heard it, he didn't react, he just thought it was familiar.

"Why do I seem to have heard this song at the Worth Stadium?"

Since the Arsenal fans were singing, the Luton fans were also cheering for the Luton players in the field, so Gao Bo couldn't quite understand the lyrics, but he still heard the melody clearly.

"This song is called And it's Arsenal (this is Arsenal). It has a long history. It was sung in Highbury as early as the 30s. It is the earliest cheering song for the English team. So in many stadiums, many teams have also learned this melody and sang it by themselves with different lyrics." John explained beside him.

"Haha, if Kroenke was the manager of Arsenal in the past, I guess he would find other teams to collect song copyright fees," Gao Bo laughed.

John and the others also laughed.
At this time, a series of pre-match ceremonies on the court have also been completed. Players from both sides stood in their respective positions, waiting for the referee to blow the whistle to start the game.

Arsenal won the kick-off as Adebayor stomped the ball on his feet, next to him was his strike partner, the Dutchman Robin van Persie!
With the whistle of the referee, Adebayor kicked the ball to Van Persie, then turned and ran forward!
"Okay, audience friends!! Ladies and gentlemen!! The first match of the semi-finals of the 2008-2009 FA Cup has finally started at Wembley!! The two sides against each other are Arsenal facing this season's FA Cup dark horse Luton!!! Nine and 10 minutes later, who will walk out of this stadium with a smile?!" Letkinson said passionately while holding the microphone in the commentary booth.

"Maybe 120 minutes." Next to Letkinson is Arsenal football star Paul Merson, who retired from Millwall last season. This Arsenal player who was almost destroyed by alcohol when he was young has now become a football commentator after retirement.For this Arsenal game, Sky Sports specially invited him to be a guest commentator.

"Do you think the game is likely to be a draw?" Letkinson asked.

"Look at Luton's formation. They put five defenders in the midfield. It seems that they are going to defend the penalty area to defend a draw. Although the probability of success is not high, I think this is Luton's only chance." Paul Merson talked eloquently in the commentary.

However, at this moment, there was an exclamation in the stands, and Paul Mosen looked up in surprise.

He didn't see everything that happened before, but only saw Vardy turn around and run back with his head in his arms.
Luton completed a shot?
Paul Merson was a bit unsure, but judging from the reaction of the fans, it was true.

Isn't Luton putting on an iron barrel in this game?

(End of this chapter)