At the end of the first half, Wigan Athletic returned to the dressing room with a point.

Although it was a tough 45 minutes, everyone was in good spirits and they didn't expect the team to lead Arsenal at half-time, it was a tough first half, but the score now makes them very happy because they see hope of victory.

"Ha Lu Ha! Well done, man! The one you are the most embarrassed at the end of the game is very good at blocking the ball with your chest! ”

'I see their wing-backs are under your marking, so it's hard to get up and cross.

"A few of you have been surrounding Henry, and I still want to defend together, but seeing that Henry is so miserable, I haven't passed......"

Everyone was excitedly discussing the defense of the first half.

It's not that they want to discuss defense, but the goal in the first half really has nothing to do with them, the eleven people in the team, including Zhang Tiehan, spend almost all of their time on defense, even if there is an attack, except for Zhang Tiehan's goal, there is nothing brilliant.

However, when Zhang Tiehan appeared at the door of the locker room, everyone unanimously stopped 'praising each other', looked at Zhang Tiehan, applauded him together, and some people whistled, "Well done, Zhang!" ”

"Hahaha! I knew you could score! ”

"Your broken ball is so beautiful! I didn't even expect to score like that! ”

Everyone talked about the goal, and said excitedly to Zhang Tiehan, Zhang Tiehan replied with a smile, "Of course, those little women are too careless, they always think that we have no power to resist, so I will use the goal to tell them that men are still in charge of this world!" ”

He said so.

After the pre-match events, now everyone has called Arsenal the 'Arsenal women's team', which comes from Zhang Tiehan's sarcasm about Arsenal, and everyone is used to it after saying it a few times. Of course, they don't say that in public, they just joke in private.

Jewell and Strum stood outside the door. There was no rush in to disturb the players' celebrations.

They looked at the smiles on the faces of the players and felt that there was really hope for the game. In fact, Jewell has no confidence in the game, Arsenal is too strong, and the two are not at the same level at all, but he still has a glimmer of hope of winning.

Now that the team is ahead, the hope of winning is great!

Jewell was also pleased. Especially when you see that the players are very energetic, when everyone sees hope, then the team's fighting spirit is different, which will make the team perform better, more perseverance, more resilient, and the hope of victory is much greater.

"Now everyone's mood is much better before the game." Strum also said.

Jewell laughed, "Of course, we're ahead of Arsenal!" Seriously. I didn't even think the team could take the lead. ”

"That's Zhang's credit, his goal was so sudden!"

"Yes, Zhang's goal ......" Jewell thought about the goal, and suddenly didn't know how to describe it in other words, "yes, it was too sudden, he caught the opponent's mistake and scored the ball directly." When he broke the ball, I had a premonition that I was going to score. I didn't expect the ball to really go in, Zhang's performance always exceeded my expectations, he was so good. ”

"yes, that's great!" Strum sighed as well.

……

South Wing Locker Room.

Arsene Wenger stared at his players with a solemn expression, he did not expect the first half to be the result, and he even hoped to win at half-time before the game. But if you only play half the game, Arsenal loses.

Arsene Wenger was dissatisfied.

The reason for his dissatisfaction was not the score, but the performance of his own players in the last half. Especially in stoppage time, his team actually gave up attacking, and they all looked like they were passing the ball back and forth waiting for the game to end.

Is that really the Arsenal that dominate the Premier League?

Delay the game when you are behind...... It's really hard to imagine that Wenger would have believed his team would have done such a thing before the game started, but it happened and he felt it was completely unacceptable.

"Look at what you look like now! We are Arsenal! What about opponents? A League One team! We were completely dominant, we were just a sneak attack, and you think the game is hopeless? Or what? "Arsene Wenger is usually very gentle-tempered, but now he is still starting a fire.

Vieira stepped forward, "I'm sorry, sir! We just felt that the opponent defended too tightly and couldn't score goals in a short period of time. ”

"Don't make excuses!" Wenger glared at Vieira, "Look at your appearance, if you don't know the way, you still think we are a weak team!" ”

"The opponent just sneaked a goal, a goal, we are Arsenal, we are unbeaten in the Premier League for 43 rounds! Are you trying to give up the Carabao Cup to that country team? Their number 13 even insulted you before the game! ”

At the mention of this, the Arsenal players felt even more ashamed.

The other party's number thirteen......

Not only did he insult them off the pitch, but he also gave Gilberto Silva a kick-off in the warm-up, and they thought they would teach him a lesson in the game, but he scored a goal.

What a shame!

Seeing the morale of the players being raised again, Wenger stopped talking, in fact, he is not very good at using words to improve the morale of the players, but sometimes it can be very effective, and he will try his best to do it.

Next, the French began to lay out their tactics.

"We need to equalize as soon as possible in the second half!"

"The opponent's defense is not disciplined, it just relies on crowd tactics, we need to keep the offensive all the time, and maintain a good rhythm of attack, don't panic if we don't score, keep the formation and rhythm, and don't let them have a chance."

"A lot of teams defend like that against us, they're nothing special, you're very experienced with breaking down dense defenses, so I won't say much about that."

"In addition, the backcourt players should pay more attention to the number 13 ......"

When it comes to Zhang Tiehan, Wenger's expression is much more solemn, "I explained before the game, but he still scored a goal, which shows that you didn't pay attention to it at all, but now you have learned a lesson." I think you all know what to do, but I just want to emphasize one thing - don't give him any chance! ”

After speaking, Wenger glanced at the team, a resolute face appeared in front of him, he was very satisfied with the appearance of the players, as long as they played normally, he believed that the team would be able to defeat the opponent.

"Francisco!" Arsene Wenger shouted.

"In. Mr! ”

A somewhat thin figure stepped forward, with a cheerful voice and short lean hair, it was none other than Arsenal Academy talent Flesisco Fabregas, who looked to be in his early twenties, but in fact he had just turned 17 in May this year.

Fabregas was looking at Arsene Wenger expectantly.

Sure enough, Arsene Wenger went on to say, "In the second half, you replace Gilberto. What I need you to do is control the tempo of the attack, can you do that? ”

Fabregas simply said, "No problem, sir. ”

Arsene Wenger nodded in satisfaction.

The rest of the Arsenal players are used to it, and they all know Cesc Fabregas. Cesc Fabregas is still playing in the youth team, but he is also regularly on the first-team bench and trains with them.

Arsene Wenger has always taken special care of Cesc Fabregas.

Cesc Fabregas was also doing well. Although he is still young, his skills are excellent. The passing and receiving coordination also keeps up with the rhythm of the team, and the overall view of the game is very outstanding, which even Vieira is ashamed of.

He's going to be a big star in the future.

The Arsenal players thought so, so Arsene Wenger had no objection to letting Cesc Fabregas come on, of course. There are also those who will be unhappy, and that is Gilberto Silva, who thinks he has done well in the game, and Cesc Fabregas has been Vieira's replacement, even if he does not replace Vieira, he should replace Ljungberg. For what will he be replaced?

But Arsene Wenger has absolute authority at Arsenal, and even if Silva is dissatisfied, he can only accept it.

……

At halftime, both teams returned to the pitch.

When the Wigan Athletic players walked out of the corridor, many Arsenal fans waved their fists and protested, "The second half is about to start, you won't be proud for long!" ”

That's what they want to say.

Of course, Arsenal fans are not so gentle, when they express this meaning, the words they use are not very good, especially Zhang Tiehan, he has received a lot of 'praise', and the sound of 'praise', Zhang Tiehan's face turned black when he listened.

Before entering the field, Zhang Tiehan secretly put his hand behind his back and raised his middle finger at the Arsenal fans in the stands, which attracted more crazy 'praise' from the Arsenal fans who saw this scene.

There was an uproar in the stands.

The noise was thought to be something big, but more people didn't know what was going on, and it was only the camera in the corner that captured the scene, and the TV replayed it twice to figure out what was going on, and then Cedric said lightly, "Zhang's approach is too unprofessional, he should have more respect for Arsenal fans." ”

It's just that his words didn't get much support.

On the contrary, the German commentator who covered the game said, "Zhang has a lot of character, he used his middle finger to hit back at the insults of the Arsenal fans, but fortunately he did it very secretively and did not let the referee who had just returned to the field see it, otherwise a yellow card would definitely be indispensable......

Two minutes later, the teams were in their positions on the pitch and the game resumed.

After the start of the game, the situation was no different from the first half, that is, Arsenal had been besieging Wigan Athletic's goal, trying to score goals, while Wigan Athletic players continued to shrink in the box, embarrassed and stubbornly resisting Arsenal's indiscriminate bombardment.

In the first half, the Wigan fans thought the team was a wretched, but now they don't see it that way, and they cheer loudly from the stands because they see hope of winning.

What if they can beat Arsenal and win the Carabao Cup at the end of the day? At the end of the day, it's all about winning and if you can win the game, they'll support the team no matter what they do.

All hope still comes from Zhang Tiehan's goal.

The fans saw hope, the players also saw hope, and got strength from it, it was Zhang Tiehan's goal that made the players more tenacious, they competed with Arsenal, which is much stronger than themselves, and has always insisted on working hard to defend, and will never give up!

Zhang Tiehan was also involved in the defense.

After the first half, he was no longer limited to his position in defence, and in fact, Wigan Athletic in general had no defensive formation to speak of. Their position is basically the closer they are to the goal, the more people there are, and they rely on the crowd of defenders to stop Arsenal.

Zhang Tiehan spends most of his time standing on the line of the penalty area.

This position can cause a lot of resistance and if they lob the ball into the back of the net, he still has time to rush into the box to defend Thierry Henry and Bergkamp with his team-mates, the two Arsenal strikers are a considerable threat and Wigan Athletic have been relentless in their defence.

Soon, though. Wigan Athletic felt that Arsenal's attack had changed a bit compared to the first half.

For example, their offense is more fluid.

After a wave of attacks, if they can get the ball back on, or if the ball is back at their feet, they will not rush to attack, and use the constant passing from outside the box to find opportunities, so as to wait for the next wave of attacks.

That's how Arsenal attack now.

It sounds easy, but it's not easy to do, and that wasn't the case with Arsenal in the first half, even when they got the ball. A lot of times they would blindly pass forward, get the ball into the box with a few passes, and then they would continue to do so when they were cleared.

Now the frequency of attacks is reduced, but the threat of each attack is greatly increased!

At first, no one noticed this, but after a few waves of dangerous attacks from Arsenal, everyone quickly found out, so everyone noticed that Arsenal had made a substitution, and Gilberto Silva, who had played in the first half, was replaced. Youngster Cesc Fabregas comes on.

At first, no one paid attention to Cesc Fabregas.

Cesc Fabregas has some fame in England and many believe he will be the future of Arsenal. But the future is not now, now that the core of Arsenal's midfield is Vieira, and as far as Bregas comes on, they don't think he can replace Vieira's central position.

However, after a few waves of Arsenal attacks, many noticed that Cesc Fabregas had the ball significantly more than Vieira, and he appeared to take over directly from Vieira at the heart of midfield. Responsible for organizing the attack.

Under Cesc Fabregas, Arsenal's attack looked more threatening, and he constantly played with his team-mates to pass and receive the ball, and when he had the opportunity, he sent the ball into a dangerous position, and he made a decisive and crisp pass. It always puts Wigan Athletic in an instant crisis.

"Cesc Fabregas's pass!"

"Wonderful straight stopper!"

'He hoisted the ball into the box and there was Henry...... Header on goal! It's a pity that the top is crooked. ”

At one point, Cesc Fabregas's performances have caught the eye and it has made Wigan Athletic's defence even more difficult for the game.

Compared to before, it is even more difficult......

As a result of the seventeen minutes of the second half, Cesc Fabregas stabbed the ball into Bergkamp's feet, the 'Ice Prince' used his back heel to hand the ball in front of the six-yard penalty line, and Henry followed directly from behind and slotted the ball into the net with his right foot.

The ball went in.

……

When the football flew into the goal, all the Arsenal fans were boiling.

They waited too long for their team to score, a goal that came as a matter of course, but it made them very happy, they waited for more than an hour to wait for this goal, and they were the side behind for more than 40 minutes, including the break.

Now that the score is levelised, they can breathe a long breath.

"Ha Lu Ha! We equalised, and that was a win! ”

"Can they sneak up on one, or can they sneak up on the second? Impossible! We're going to win! ”

"The League Cup is ours!"

Arsenal fans are optimistic that in other games, Arsenal has scored a lot of goals, and they are a little used to it, but this goal still makes them feel happy, because they feel depressed throughout the game, and now they can finally vent this breath of depression.

Joyfully!

"Wigan Athletic still want to beat Arsenal? What a whims! Even if they sneak attack a goal, in front of the powerful Arsenal, it is just a futile struggle, and in the end, it will be Arsenal victory! They all thought so. (To be continued......)