Football: The Strongest Hexagon Warrior

At the end of February, a much-anticipated battle took place in the British arena.

2017-2018 EFL Cup final.

The two sides in the decisive battle are the top two teams in the Premier League this season.

Arsenal and Manchester City.

This season is Guardiola's second season in charge of Manchester City, and his overall performance is getting better and better.

Not as passive as other teams against Arsenal.

The most recent confrontation between the two teams was in the 11th round of the league in early November. Manchester City once led by two goals at home.

In the end, Martin was still unable to restrain and was scored three goals in a row.

However, that game was quite controversial, but the controversy was not that Arsenal scored three goals in a row, but that... Manchester City's two-goal lead at home was directly related to the referee on duty.

What’s interesting is that the referee appointed by the FA Referees Committee for the EFL Cup final is...

Anthony Taylor!

When Arsenal fans saw the official list of referees, they immediately protested.

It's just that the effect is completely negligible.

After three months of fighting again, fans around the world who want to see a strong dialogue are full of expectations.

As for the referee issue, it also completed their focus.

Manchester City players who have arrived in London are confident about tomorrow night's game.

Nowadays, the tacit understanding between each other is stronger and the condition is getting better and better.

For this meeting at the cup level, Manchester City's coaching staff and players made sufficient preparations before the game.

High morale and bursting with confidence.

The night before the game, midfielder De Bruyne was once again full of confidence and challenged Martin again through Instagram.

Martin, who was staying at the hotel, immediately saw the prompt bar showing De Bruyne's Ins.

【Tomorrow's game, I will win! (struggle)】

The corners of Martin's mouth raised slightly, and he looked out the window at the rain that had stopped for some time. He showed a playful smile and typed out a set of English replies on the screen with his two thumbs. OK again?

De Bruyne's face darkened when he saw the reply, and then he replied: Are you talking about the upcoming defeat?

Martin quickly responded: I don’t know, dear Tintin, do you remember which game you lost against me in the next game?

"Seems to be……"

De Bruyne instinctively thought of it, but as soon as he started to calculate, he slapped his forehead suddenly and realized that he had fallen into inertial thinking: "This guy."

After thinking for a long time, he pressed the confirmation button to reply: I hope that after the game ends tomorrow night, you can still be as proud as you are now.

【as you wish. 】

Martin replied simply.

De Bruyne, who received the news alert, felt as if he was going to explode on the spot.

What the hell.

Why is it always like this?

Forget it if you can't win the ball.

Why do you always lose when you talk nonsense?

Tintin: ┭┮﹏┭┮

……

The new Wembley Stadium can accommodate 90,000 fans and is the largest stadium in England and the second largest stadium in Europe.

Normally, it is the home stadium of the England national team.

It also hosts the EFL Cup final, FA Cup semi-finals, finals and Community Shield.

London is the world's cultural, economic, financial, fashion and other center.

At the same time, the city also has a fanatical football atmosphere.

Based on the 20 teams in the Premier League this season, there are five London teams: Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham, Crystal Palace and West Ham United.

If you add Watford, which is close to London, there are six teams.

At its peak, there were seven London teams competing in the Premier League.

According to media reports, London has 18 teams spread across six levels of leagues, from the Premier League to the National League South.

There are more than a dozen teams in the Premier League, English Championship and English League One alone.

A veritable football city.

Arsenal is the most successful of these London teams.

the reason is simple.

champion!

Enough champions!

Dominate European football.

Seven crowns two years in a row.

All the wealthy teams have become bleak in the past two years.

Including Europe's top clubs.

Very few teams can survive by relying on league titles and national cup titles.

But not Premier League teams.

All live in the shadow of Arsenal.

Against this background, Arsenal has won the favor of many new generations of young fans.

Of course, many people say that if you love a team, you love its temperament.

But today's society is quite impetuous, and few young fans will appreciate your club culture and temperament.

The playing style is good to watch, and various championship honors are obtained.

This is the current situation of the new generation of fans choosing to support the team.

Therefore, many young fans in London fall in love with and support Arsenal.

The day of the EFL Cup final.

The city of London is awash in red.

The blue belonging to Manchester City can be seen in London, but... there is no way to compare with the red of Arsenal.

At 3:30 in the afternoon, the teams from both sides of the final took their respective buses to the new Wembley Stadium.

The outer square of the stadium, including the main roads extending to the traffic, has a large number of fans from both sides, as well as security and patrols responsible for maintaining public order.

Again, England is rich in football hooligans.

Martin looked through the glass window at the large number of fans who made a great noise, smiling.

His calmness is also a microcosm of the Arsenal team.

Looking at Manchester City, all the players on the team seemed to be shrouded in dark clouds, with heavy expressions on their faces.

De Bruyne, who has a very good relationship with Martin, frowned and became increasingly worried about the upcoming EFL Cup final.

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"Oh? The referee of this game is Anthony Taylor again."

When PP sports commentator Zhan Jun saw that the broadcast screen was showing the well-known Premier League whistle, he said in a deep voice: "I think the Arsenal fans waiting for the kick-off must be deeply impressed by this referee?"

All the Arsenal fans in Dragon Kingdom gritted their teeth when they saw this scene.

In the first half of the Premier League season, Arsenal visited the Etihad Stadium.

It was this whistler who favored the home team that caused Arsenal to fall behind by two goals. Fortunately, captain Martin performed extremely well and helped the team turn the tide and complete the great feat of chasing three from two.

However, Arsenal fans did not have much trouble with Anthony Taylor as the referee.

The reason is simple, there is already a warning from last time.

Presumably this time even if the FA has a mission, it will not be too obvious.

By then, Martin, who has a strong personal scoring ability, will definitely solve the current problem.

Guest commentator Li Yuankui said: "This is a game related to England's first championship this season. It has attracted the attention of the world. Mature people will not do the same thing in the same place."

"correct."

……

An hour before the game, the starting list submitted by both sides appeared in front of the public.