Chapter 293: A Perfect Start
'Let me now introduce the starting line-ups of both teams for this FA Cup final. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info "Seeing that the game has officially started, and the players on both sides are in the stage of testing each other on the field, Andy Gray immediately seized the time and explained the starting eleven of the Gunners into the microphone, "On the Arsenal side, although striker Thierry Henry was absent due to injury, Coach Wenger did not choose to change the formation because of this, but still sent his most commonly used 4-4-2 formation, but made certain adjustments to the players' positions on the field. Goalkeeper Lehmann, Lauren, Chloe Toure, Senderos and Ashley Cole lined up in the backline, Patrick Vieira and Gilberto Silva in midfield and Spanish teenager Cesc Fabregas sat in the middle, Pire moved alone on the left and right wings, and Reyes replaced Thierry Henry and veteran Bergkamp in the attack. ”
'It's clear that Arsene Wenger intends to strengthen Arsenal's control in midfield in this way. After all, against a Tottenham midfield with Mascherano, Xavi Alonso and Davies, it is difficult to guarantee that Arsenal will not be overpowered by Tottenham in midfield if Vieira alone. After winning Ljungberg and replacing Fabregas, although the hardness of the Gunners' field and the impact on the right side have been affected to a certain extent, their spirituality and creativity have been greatly improved. Moreover, the presence of Cesc Fabregas could also allow Vieira and Gilberto to devote more energy to assist Lauren and Ashley Cole in defence. At this time, Martin Taylor, who was also looking at Arsenal's starting line-up, also said his opinion, "Senderos's start and Campbell's loss were also a surprise. While the Swiss youngster has been in excellent form during Campbell's injury this season, the former England number one centre-back has also been in excellent form since his return from injury, and there is no need for Arsene Wenger to risk the inexperienced Senderos in this crucial battle and put the more experienced Campbell on the bench. ”
"Yes, Arsene Wenger's arrangement of Patrick Vieira, Gilberto and Cesc Fabregas at the same time is likely to be in a similar vein. For Arsenal, Tottenham's terrifying flank assault group is a key target they must guard against. Because Tottenham have first-class centre-forwards like Didier Drogba and Klose who are good at fighting for points in the penalty area, they can make the most of their advantages on the wings. Andy Gray nodded approvingly, then turned the conversation to his more favourable Tottenham, "Okay, now that we've analysed Arsenal's line-up, let's take a look at Tottenham's starting line-up." ”
"Compared to Arsenal, who had to make a move on the starting line-up because of Thierry Henry's injury, Coach Nelson obviously has more leeway in the line-up. Not to mention, Tottenham also have some of the best bench depth in the Premier League. Martin Taylor said as he read Tottenham's starting line-up, "The goalkeeper is Peter Cech, right-back Stephen Carr, the centre-backs are Nemanja Vidic and Ledley King, the left-back Patrice Evra, the midfield triangle is Mascherano, Xavi Alonso and Edgar Davies, Robben, Cristiano Ronaldo and Drogba make up Tottenham's attacking trident for this game!"
'Tottenham were the main players today. It seems that Coach Nelson did not choose to hold on to this FA Cup final just because the Champions League final against AC Milan came in five days. Andy Gremmor rubbed his chin and looked "sure enough," "Of course, it makes sense for Coach Nelson to make this decision. If he dares to let go of the water against Arsenal and hand the Gunners to the podium, then he will have to face the criticism of all Tottenham fans when the game is over. ”
At the same time, looking at Tottenham, who was playing with a full main lineup, Wenger, who was standing on the sidelines and commanding, showed a look of envy in his eyes. Although judging from the current situation, Tottenham, which has won nothing in the league after entering the Premier League era, has not been able to surpass Arsenal with three Premier League titles in a short period of time (Wenger does not think Tottenham has the ability to beat AC Milan in the Champions League final), but with a super-rich boss like George, Tottenham at least does not have to worry about lack of manpower and funds, and its rise is doomed. And, whether Arsenal fans like to admit it or not, as time goes on, the more well-funded Tottenham Hotspur will surely replace and surpass the financially struggling Arsenal in the Premier League!
Thinking of the dilemma that there is no one available in the forward line after Henry's injury, and then thinking that Tottenham still has such giants as Klose, Ribery and Villa sitting on the bench, Wenger's heart can't help but be full of resentment.
If George could hear Wenger's heart at this time, then he would definitely complain fiercely: Come on, with the professor's previous life, you are still too expensive to see a good player, and there are 70 million in the bank that you don't need to use to pick the door, even if you have money, you can't spend it at all!
Not to mention Wenger, who was full of grievances on the sidelines, let us turn our eyes back to the pitch. At this time, the mutual testing of the two teams is not over. Especially on the Arsenal side, which lost the first three north London derbies this season, the Gunners behaved more cautiously on the field and did not dare to act rashly!
This is also something that can't be helped, who made them stunned by the opponent last time against Tottenham Hotspur's second team, and directly made a group of people out of the psychological shadow, and even Wenger almost resigned?
However, even in the tentative stage, the players of both sides still attacked and defended each other on the field. No, in the fifth minute of the game, Ronaldo, who switched to the left side, broke through Lauren's defense with continuous feints and went straight to the bottom, and then passed the ball into the Arsenal penalty area with his left foot!
Spotting the ball's path, Senderos leaps high and prepares to finish with a clean header – after half a season, his judgment of the high ball and where the ball will land has improved dramatically, and his self-confidence has been greatly improved. Therefore, even in the face of Drogba, who is known as the "Monster", Senderos thinks he can clear the ball before the opponent!
However, what Senderos didn't expect was that just as he was about to clear the ball with a header, Drogbagu, who was a step late and jumped, came first, and pressed him below with unimaginable strength, and the flying ball was a lion's head!
Because Drogba's header was fast and tricky, and the shot was only six meters from the goal, the 35-year-old Lehmann had no time to react, and the ball had already plunged into the door behind the German!
Just five minutes before the opening whistle, Tottenham took advantage of a defensive mistake by Senderos in the box and scored a goal from Didier Drogba to usher in a fantastic start and take the initiative in this FA Cup final!
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