Extraordinary football jersey

Chapter 375 Lucky Promotion
In this way, in the gloom of Giroud's departure, Arsenal ushered in the second round of the Carabao Cup semi-final with Chelsea.

In the first round, at Stamford Bridge, relying on the superb performance of a group of substitutes, they were able to retreat from the whole body, which is really beneficial to the Arsenal team.In that game, Wenger was actually ready to give up.I didn't expect such a surprise.

But it is a pity that Giroud and Walcott, who performed well in that game, are no longer in Arsenal.

Since the most difficult period of the Christmas schedule has been passed, Wenger is not going to give up this time.So, in this round, he sent all the main force he could send up.

Giroud, Sanchez and Walcott are gone.Arsenal are in the two positions of left winger and center forward, and Wenger sent Lacazette and Mkhitaryan.Lacazette acted as a forward striker, and Mkhitaryan pulled to the left.

As for the position of the frontcourt organization, Ozil was put on the bench by Wenger this time, and Wilshere replaced him.Ozil's recent performance is really difficult to satisfy Wenger.

The other positions in the midfield are still the same as before.Newcomers Paval and Torreira are also on the bench list.

Chelsea's side is basically the main force.Except for goalkeeper Courtois who was replaced by veteran Caballero for unknown reasons, the others did not change much from the previous round.

Giroud, who just transferred from Arsenal to Chelsea, is not in the squad for this game.Yang Daye never saw Giroud before the game.It is estimated that the two teams have avoidance regulations.

Before the start of the game, the two sides did not make any aggressive remarks to the outside world.It is estimated that no one has the confidence to win this game.

After the pre-match preparations that should be carried out, the kick will start directly.

Compared with the first round, both sides appeared more cautious this time.Both sides are running the same race, there is no need to take risks.

Although the Arsenal team has the advantage at home, but the main force has changed a lot recently, and they dare not act rashly.The Chelsea team is playing away, and it is also better to be cautious.

Therefore, in the first 5 minutes, the scenes were relatively flat and mainly focused on temptation.After everyone entered the game state, the rhythm and intensity of the game also increased.

And when this real knife and gun was done, the problem of Arsenal's weakened offense was exposed.There were also many loopholes in the defense line, which was not very usable.

Although the Chelsea team was more cautious in the first 5 minutes of this game, in fact he formed a more aggressive formation of 3421 today.When they started to exert their strength, the loopholes of Arsenal's unstable defense were exploited by Chelsea.

I don't know whether to say that Arsenal's luck is bad, or that Chelsea's offensive efficiency is good.After just 7 minutes, Hazard scored for Chelsea.

Hazard is in really good form today.He scored a goal only when Chelsea's first two kicks were completely hit by him.

The excited Hazard came to a sliding knee at the Emirates Stadium.The last time he came here, he left in despair.This time, he scored the goal as soon as he came up.Happily, he even showed a playful smile to Yang Daye after the celebration.

With Hazard's goal, Chelsea made a fantastic start.This made everyone in Arsenal a little confused.

After being stunned, the Arsenal team can only cheer up and strengthen their offense.

Increase offensive investment, this is the reaction that Arsenal had to make when they fell behind.It's just that no one expected that the effect would be surprisingly good.Perhaps it should be said that their luck was extremely good.

After falling behind for 5 minutes, also No. 12 minutes, Arsenal evened the score.

However, this goal did not come from any of the Arsenal team, but from Chelsea's black ball.In an attack, Yang Daye's strong cross was hit by Rudiger into his own goal.

1: 1.

Chelsea's dream start was so dramatically erased.This should be said to be a pleasant surprise for the Arsenal team.It is also this surprise that has brought great benefits to the Arsenal team, allowing them to play according to Wenger's pre-match arrangement.Instead of being led by the nose to play other tactics in a backward situation.

The morale of the Arsenal team has stabilized.After that, with their cautious response, the situation did not deviate from the normal track again after the first half.

After finishing the first half in a tie, the second half started soon.

Both sides have also made some minor adjustments.In the second half, they all invariably strengthened their offensive investment.

This is the critical moment that really determines the outcome of the game.At this time, the offensive problems left by Sanchez and others began to appear continuously.

Lacazette has been sinking for nearly half a season, and now he is required to take on the offensive task, which is not enough.Mkhitaryan has not been here for a long time, and has not yet fully integrated into the team's system, and his contribution is limited.

As expected before the game, Arsenal's offensive burden was almost entirely on Yang Daye's body.If it weren't for Wilshere's help, it would be easy to be completely surrounded by him alone.

As for the others, in the face of Chelsea's strong offensive firepower, they can only focus most of their energy on defense, and it is difficult to provide enough help to Yang Daye and others in the frontcourt.

In this case, the situation on the field naturally turned to Chelsea.Chelsea gradually gained the upper hand.In desperation, Arsenal were forced to switch to defense.

Under the disadvantage, Arsenal struggled to resist Chelsea's offensive advantage.In order to resist Chelsea's offensive, Arsenal paid a big price.Not only did they get more fouls than each other, Wilshere and Monreal also got yellow cards.

This unfavorable situation was not changed until everyone's physical fitness declined and Wenger decided to make a substitution.

After Arsene Wenger boldly sent the two new players, Parva and Torreira, in a row, Arsenal's defense unexpectedly got a chance to breathe.

After the young Pavalku came up for Koscielny, his vitality brought more protection to Arsenal's backcourt.

After the same young Torreira came up to replace Ramsey, he not only brought excellent interception and running, but also brought a toughness that Arsenal did not have in the midfield.

After both of them came up, they unexpectedly limited the performance of Hazard and others whose physical fitness had declined.This gave Arsenal a chance to revive.After Chelsea's offensive threat was reduced, Lazar and Bellerin and others were also able to step forward to participate in the attack.

More people participated in the offense, which made up for Arsenal's lack of offensive firepower, and at the same time reduced the defensive resistance encountered by Yang Daye.

Next, Arsenal's offense gradually improved.The unfavorable situation on the field was gradually reversed, but in the end, Arsenal had a slight upper hand.

But after all, Arsenal's offense has been weakened too much, and the frontcourt lacks sufficient finishing ability.Neither of them scored a goal in regular playing time.

When it entered stoppage time, Wenger had to start thinking about overtime and the possible penalty shootout later.

However, just when everyone thought it was time to enter overtime, the goddess of luck came to the Emirates Stadium.

When the whistle was approaching in the No.904 minute of the game, Yang Daye gritted his teeth and kicked a pass to Lacazette in the penalty area, but was cleared by the opposing defender.And the football that cleared out of the penalty area happened to meet Xhaka from behind and above.Xhaka blasted directly into the goal with a violent kick.

Relying on Xhaka's sudden lore, Arsenal were lucky to beat Chelsea.Thus successfully advancing to the League Cup final.

(End of this chapter)