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Villa's goal was a slap in the face, not only shattering the Arsenal players' ambitions to take away a victory from White Hart Lane, but also putting the Arsenal players in a dilemma!

After all, while Tottenham have taken the lead on aggregate, Arsenal are currently only one goal behind. www.biquge.info Therefore, if they were to surrender after only one goal down, the Arsenal players were skeptical that the angry fans would rush out and dump them after the Carabao Cup semi-final. If they continue to besiege Tottenham, Arsenal have not yet found a way to break through the turtle shell in front of them, and the back line will also bear considerable defensive pressure due to the pressure of the formation. In particular, Ashley Cole's left side was almost blown up by the opposing Darren Anderton in this game due to tactical arrangements.

Therefore, for the Arsenal players, the current situation is very difficult for them. Because after Tottenham scored the first goal, this Carabao Cup semi-final has become a tasteless chicken rib to abandon - if you give up, it will feel very unwilling, and you must also consider the feelings of the fans, but if you choose to persevere, Arsenal can't think of a countermeasure now, and the possibility of a reversal is also very small.

The biggest concern for the Arsenal players is that if Tottenham Hotspur play more and more smoothly and replicate AC Milan's feat in the '94 Champions League final on Arsenal, then the fun will be great. The Arsenal players, who suffered a heavy defeat to their rivals in the same city, had to be torn apart by angry fans, and the media would take the opportunity to fan the flames and shoulder the heavy responsibility of adding to Arsenal's blockage.

Like the Arsenal players who struggled on the pitch, Arsene Wenger on the sidelines was now a little undecided. However, Arsene Wenger, as the manager, did not think about this problem from the same perspective as the players, and the professor is now more worried about whether it will affect the team's performance in the league after the league if he lets the main players beat Tottenham in this game!

You know, the 23rd round of the Premier League against Manchester City is scheduled to be played in four days. Although Manchester City's strength is not strong, and Arsenal is still playing at home, but in any case, Arsenal has sent all the main players in the two League Cup semi-finals, which will inevitably have a certain negative impact on the next league. After all, the Premier League and Champions Cup are the main battlegrounds for top teams like Arsenal compared to the League Cup.

On the other hand, Tottenham's goal from Villa was a shot in the arm for everyone, allowing them to concentrate on playing according to George's tactical set-up. Unlike Arsenal, they didn't have to think about the Premier League in four days' time, because that was the task of the main players and had little to do with them.

In the end, Arsene Wenger, who was worried about being reprimanded by fans and media after the game, did not dare to make the decision to let the team abandon the game early. After all, Tottenham and Arsenal are bitter rivals, and even if Arsene Wenger uses the excuse that the team needs to stay in the league, it may not be accepted by the fans. Therefore, Wenger intends to take another look at the situation and wait until it is certain that it is not possible before announcing that he will abandon the game.

At the same time, Arsene Wenger took advantage of the opportunity for the Tottenham players to celebrate their goals on the sidelines, called Henry and Vieira to the sidelines, informed the two players of his plans and arrangements, and instructed them to communicate these adjustments to the other players.

However, just as Arsene Wenger made adjustments and ordered Vieira and Ashley Kerr to reduce their investment in the offensive end and pay attention to Darren Anderton, Villa quietly ran to the left side of the pitch and echoed Anderton's left and right on the field!

The Arsenal players didn't take Villa's move to heart at first. In their opinion, Villa is just doing useless work - running to the left and thinking that he can play as a left winger?

Although it has been more than 30 years since Michels proposed the theory of all-attacking and all-defending, positional blurring has not yet become a mainstream trend in international football, and most managers are still working tirelessly to divide the positions more finely so that the players can play their roles on the field. As a result, the Arsenal players did not feel that Villa could play well in the left winger position. After all, based on their previous performances, they all agree that Villa is nothing more than an opportunist like Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Junior Inzaghi, who prioritize goals first. Generally speaking, a player like this is not suitable for a winger or wing-back who needs to open a breakthrough for the team through his individual ability and feed shells to his teammates in the front line.

What's more, although Lauren, who guards the right side of the defense for Arsenal, is not as famous as Cafu, Zanetti and Salgado in the same position, but being able to get the qualification of starting right full-back for Arsenal in this period is enough to show the strength of this Cameroon international. Therefore, before the game resumes, Arsenal are quite relieved that they do not feel that Villa and Toney will be able to cause them much trouble after staring at Anderton's side.

However, what happened next came as a surprise to the Arsenal players. They were shocked to find that Villa did not become invisible after moving to the left, as they expected, but were actively running on the pitch while seeking to link up with their team-mates, tearing apart Arsenal's right side of defence with passes and off-ball runs!

While Lauren is certainly a strong star at right-back, the Cameroonians will inevitably make some mistakes in defending against players like Villa, who seem to be running endlessly, which gives Villa room to play. In the remaining ten minutes of the first half, Villa used the cooperation with his teammates to get rid of Lauren's marking many times, and dribbled straight to Arsenal's penalty area or passed or shot, almost helping Tottenham to further extend the lead!

With the big Inzaghi's nose in front of goal, as well as good dribbling skills and running off the ball, the teamwork awareness is also excellent...... Such a well-rounded player can only play Robbie Keane as a substitute at Tottenham?

The more Wenger looked at it, the more frightened he became, he didn't expect that this Spanish striker called Villa was so comprehensive, not only for the team to attack the city, but also to the side to create opportunities for teammates to deliver shells!

Admittedly, Villa does not have Anderton's beautiful footwork and excellent dribbling skills, and is far less experienced than the latter, who has represented the Three Lions in the European Championships and World Cups, but as a Spaniard, Villa is not technically weak. Even if it is not as good as Reyes, Joaquín, Vincent and other regular wingers, Villa has the ability to break through Lauren's defense!

In fact, in terms of the sense of smell in front of the goal, Villa is certainly not as good as Inzaghi, in terms of fame, Villa is not as good as Atletico Madrid's golden boy Torres, who is three years younger than him, and in terms of physical fitness, speed and explosiveness, the Spaniard cannot be compared with Ribery, Robben, and Reyes. However, compared to these players, Villa is better in terms of comprehensiveness, and he is rarely seen on the pitch alone, most of the time by seeking to create chances by team-mates, which makes Villa's threat factor skyrocket, because it is difficult for the defenders to guess the Spaniard's attacking intentions.

Although Villa's performance surprised the Arsenal players and created a lot of killings, when the first half ended, the score was still 1-0, with the home team in front and the visitors behind.

After hearing the whistle at the end of the first half, the Arsenal players walked off the pitch with a solemn face. Clearly, after a first-half battle, the Arsenal players have realised that their hopes of qualifying for the Carabao Cup final have become slimmer!

Arsene Wenger, who walked from the sidelines to the players' tunnel, was also worried at this time. After all, Patrick Vieira and Ashley Cole's return to defence have been successful in containing Tottenham's attack on the right, but they have also made Arsenal much less dangerous in attack. After all, Arsenal have never been a team that is good at attacking, and the reason why their attacking firepower can dominate the Premier League is mainly due to the cross-switching in attack and the combination of players to disrupt the opponent's defence, so as to get a lot of shots on goal.

And now, Tottenham is looking at the weakness of the lack of attacking ability in the Arsenal penalty area and concentrating on the middle. Arsenal, on the other hand, had to let Patrick Vieira and Ashley Cole drop back to prevent Darren Anderton and Villa from attacking their defence. This further weakened Arsenal's attacking force.

In the 54th minute, Basturk forced his way through Gilberto's defence with the ball down the middle and played a textbook diagonal pass with Villa. The latter shook off Lauren's marking, received the ball and went straight into the penalty area, and forced a shot from a tight angle close to the baseline under the bag of Kolo Toure and Lauren!

Under Tuchel's tutelage, Villa's shooting skills have improved considerably. From this small angle shot, it can be seen that Villa's shooting accuracy and power are very well controlled, and it can almost be said that it is a shot that hangs straight into the corner of the goal!

It was then that Lehmann once again stepped up to save Arsenal. I saw the quick-eyed German No. 2 goalkeeper make a side pounce, block the ball out of the goal, and then immediately climbed up from the turf and saved Drogba's close follow-up shot!

"It seems that under George's tutelage, Tottenham have indeed grown to the point where they can wrestle with Arsenal. At the same time, Ferguson, who was sitting in front of the TV watching the game, gave this evaluation, "Hehe, after the rise of Tottenham and Chelsea, Wenger and Arsenal will not have a better time in the future~"