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Although Tottenham Hotspur has beaten Newcastle and Manchester United in the previous two rounds of the league, although Southampton has started high and low this season, although James Beatty, who shined last season, has lost his glory this season, and Kevin Phillips, the former Premier League Golden Boot who has been introduced heavily, has also fallen into a long-term goal drought, although Tottenham has a considerable advantage in all aspects against Southampton. You must know that Tottenham, who has an overall advantage on the field, almost beat Southampton, who changed coaches in the middle of the game, in the half, and the number of shots on goal alone in the whole game was as high as 27 times, and the time of possession of the ball was nearly 40 percent more than that of the "Saints"!

Despite Tottenham's huge advantage in this game, the final result was not as good as it could have been. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Tottenham only scored a mere goal in 27 shots in 90 minutes, but Southampton seized one of the few counter-attacking opportunities, and Beattie equalized the score in the 83rd minute, leaving Tottenham with hatred at St Mary's Stadium!

However, despite an unexpected draw at Southampton, Tottenham's place in the league table was not overtaken by Manchester United - in another game at the same time, United drew 1-1 with Arsenal at Highbury Stadium and went three games without a win in the league!

As a result, Tottenham, who suffered a draw at Southampton, remain in third place in the table, still maintaining a two-point gap with Manchester United. Such a situation allowed the United players to taste Ferguson's elaborate hair dryer again after the game. This time, the lord who was full of anger and wanted to vent found a fairly suitable excuse - now that there is only a league to play, you can still play three consecutive rounds without a win, can you still have a little luck?!

Not to mention the Manchester United players who are in dire straits, now let's get down to business and talk about Tottenham's situation. After returning to London from Southampton, the whole Tottenham team immediately plunged into intense preparations under the leadership of George, because Tottenham's next opponent is their city rival, Arsenal, who are currently at the top of the league table!

And this is the fourth time that the two teams have met this season!

However, the result of this north London derby will not affect Tottenham and Arsenal's league standings. Because it's not a Premier League game, it's an FA Cup semi-final!

Arsene Wenger and George rarely agreed on this situation, and they all complained fiercely about the guy who arranged the cheat schedule - although it is true that Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur are mortal enemies, and the north London derby does have a considerable gimmick, but if there are five consecutive derbies like this in a season (the two teams will play each other once in the league), no matter who will produce aesthetic fatigue, right?

Especially Arsene Wenger, when he noticed that the opponent in the next game was Tottenham Hotspur again, the professor who has always been personable couldn't help but want to look up to the sky and yell: Why are you again?!

You know, the situation is completely different now. Tottenham have never lost to Arsenal in a north London derby since George became Tottenham manager. Especially in the League Cup semi-finals, George eliminated Arsenal from the League Cup with only one set of substitutes, which made Wenger even more frightened about playing against Tottenham - although many media and fans who supported Arsenal were indignant after the game, thinking that Tottenham was stinky and lucky to eliminate Arsenal, but the professor has clearly realized that the reason why Tottenham was able to advance to the League Cup final is because George has discovered the destiny of this Arsenal team!

So, if possible, Arsene Wenger would not want to run into Tottenham outside of the league at all, because then Arsenal are far more likely to be knocked out of the competition than they are to beat Tottenham!

Of course, George and Arsene Wenger were not too stupid to ask the FA to change their FA Cup semi-final arrangements, although they were both a little uncomfortable with the fourth north London derby of the season. Because everyone can see that this is just a coincidence, and no one is operating in the dark, the FA is fully emboldened to reject such an unreasonable offer.

After all, even those who arranged the fixtures could not have predicted such a coincidence – Tottenham and Arsenal were both in the same half of the League Cup and FA Cup, and neither had been eliminated from both competitions, resulting in the bizarre phenomenon of five north London derbies in a single season.

You know, the League Cup and FA Cup, which are a one-game winner-or-lose system, have always been hotbeds of upsets, and even strong clubs like Manchester United and Arsenal are not sure to make it to the end. This season, Bolton Wanderers and Middlesbrough, who reached the semi-finals of the League Cup, can only be regarded as mid-table in the Premier League, and Millwall, who have reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup, are a team from League One. While the latter is quite rare, it is enough to show how unfriendly England's two cup competitions are to those traditionally strong teams.

And just like that, the time came on April 3rd. Tottenham arrived at Highbury Stadium on time and walked out of the tunnel to the boos of tens of thousands of Arsenal fans, ready to beat the Gunners for the next 90 minutes and take their ticket to the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, the venue for the FA Cup final!

In this game, the pressure on Arsenal is obviously much greater than that of Tottenham. After all, Tottenham now only have to deal with the Premier League and FA Cup, while Arsenal have one more trophy to play than Tottenham. Crucially, four days after this FA Cup semi-final, it will be the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final between Arsenal and Chelsea!

For Arsenal, who desperately need to prove themselves in European competition, the Champions Cup is obviously much more important than the FA Cup. Arsene Wenger is unlikely to give up the higher-yielding and more influential Champions League for the sake of this FA Cup semi-final, so it is natural for the professor to make a trade-off in the line-up and not let the main players consume too much in this game, which will have a negative impact on the Champions Cup game four days later.

This, coupled with the fact that Patrick Vieira's civil compensation case is still not over, has led to Arsene Wenger's starting XI becoming more and more stretched, and the professor feels that Arsenal's chances of winning this derby are pitifully slim.

After all, in the West, civil compensation lawsuits have always been known for their long time, especially when Tottenham is not in a hurry to get a verdict, and even deliberately delays, it is impossible for this case to be concluded as soon as possible. This, of course, will have a rather negative impact on Vieira's competitive form. Under such circumstances, Arsene Wenger is even less likely to start the FA Cup semi-final, even if Vieira's desire to play is quite strong, and the professor has not changed his mind.

Arsene Wenger had to field a number of substitutes for the FA Cup semi-final in order to better prepare for the second leg of the Champions Cup against Chelsea four days later.

Goalkeeper Lehmann, right-back with Sigan cameo, Senderos and Martin Keown in central defence, Clichy at left-back, Reyes, Edu, Cesc Fabregas and Parloer in midfield, Wiltord and Kanu up front, this is Arsenal's starting line-up.

Obviously, in the face of Chelsea's intense pressure and the fact that he had never won a game under George, Arsene Wenger finally chose to take the initiative and strategically abandon the FA Cup semi-final, focusing his team's main focus on the Champions League four days later!

Looking at Tottenham's side, George obviously has no intention of breaking his word, and continues to send a starting lineup dominated by substitutes: Casey Keller, Stephen Carr, Ledley King, Dawson, Matthew Taylor, Poyet, Kompany, Basturk, Bierovka, Darren Anderton and David Villa, this is Tottenham's starting eleven tonight!

After missing several weeks of action with a knee injury, George did not let Karl and Ledley King play in the league immediately, instead opting for a return in the less intense FA Cup. After all, most teams tend to focus on the league and bring on some substitutes in the FA Cup, not to mention Arsenal who have to be distracted from the Champions League.

So, in George's view, having Ridley King and Karl start in the FA Cup semi-finals would obviously be a better fit for the two to get back into the game and minimise the chances of them being injured again as soon as they return. After all, for these players who have just recovered from injury, the games that have just come back are the most crucial. If you are not careful, you can easily get injured again.

Meanwhile, Arsenal fans looked depressed after seeing Arsene Wenger field such a starting line-up, while Tottenham fans gathered in the visitors' fan area celebrated gleefully in advance from the stands. After all, it is quite a rare sight for Tottenham to overtake Arsenal in the lineup, coupled with the fact that the team knocked Arsenal to the ground in the League Cup semi-finals, so most Tottenham fans feel that Tottenham's game has been stable!

In this way, the north London derby, which was staged in the FA Cup semi-finals, finally began with a whistle from referee Paul Dugin!