Sidelines.

Jewell was already standing there, his chubby figure was very attractive, and his constant shouting attracted many cameras to point it over.

"It seems that Wigan Athletic's manager Paul Jewell is a little anxious, but in the face of an opponent like Arsenal, it is normal for him to do so, I am afraid that there is no coach in the world who can sit firmly on the bench when facing Arsenal."

Sky Sports TV commentator Cedric said.

He was surprised to see Wigan Athletic reach the Carabao Cup final, as he was in charge of commentating on the first-leg clash between Wigan Athletic and Bolton, who won 3-1 at Wigan Athletic and did not expect them to complete a home comeback.

But when it comes to Arsenal, that's the end of it.

'Arsenal are too strong, Wigan Athletic will have a hard time defending them, maybe all they need to do is pray that God will be behind them.' Taking advantage of the game, Cedric said, "But they are really favored by God, and Arsenal almost scored in the first few attacks. ”

'But it's impossible to beat Arsenal by luck alone, they have to show a certain amount of quality.'

In contrast, Arsene Wenger sat in the dugout, watching the game with a light smile on his face, as if he was there to set off Jewell's nervousness.

But soon the French could not be calm either.

When the Wigan Athletic players found it difficult to contain Arsenal with the defensive they had been working so hard to keep Arsenal, they began to foul as long as the football was outside the penalty area, they chose to foul when they couldn't stop it, one or two small moves were fine, and between the 10th and 20th minutes, Wigan Athletic received three yellow cards in a row. You can see how fierce their defense is.

With such a defence, the Arsenal players played a little restrictive.

Even if English football has always focused on physicality, the opponent obviously wants to use fouls to stop them from attacking, and if you get injured in a game like this, it will really be more than worth the loss for the Arsenal players.

Wigan Athletic's ferocious style of play made it impossible for Wenger to sit still. Whenever he saw a Wigan Athletic player foul, he would go to the fourth official and nag him and put pressure on the fourth official.

Of course, that's not very useful.

The referee's penalty scale is very pertinent, not harsh or lenient, Wigan Athletic players' foul scale is very good, many fouls are just small actions, and it is impossible to give a yellow card for pulling the opponent's jersey, right? Then the referee really doesn't want to mix in the referee circle.

As a result, Wigan Athletic managed to hold the goal for 20 minutes.

But the next game is still not easy to play, Arsenal are still attacking, and they seem to be using attack to fight back against Zhang Tiehan's pre-match statement. At the same time, it is also the same as the offense to illustrate something.

For example, they are a strong Arsenal.

Another example is that the media is biased towards them, and it makes sense that they will inevitably win.

Wait a minute.

At this time, Zhang Tiehan did not feel very good, the team's attack was not good, he had no good chances, and he seemed to be targeted, as long as he got the ball, the Arsenal players did not hesitate to defend him. It's like he's some kind of international star.

Gilberto Silva, in particular, is more than just defensive. has always been vicious, just like Zhang Tiehan has some hatred with him.

Zhang Tiehan wanted to say, "Actually, I have a pure relationship with your immediate female relatives. ”

But apparently Silva won't believe it.

For the first 20 minutes of the game, he was also on the defensive, and he didn't contribute much in attack, and he didn't play much. It is also difficult to break through the defense of Arsenal players with the ball, and even the passing of the ball is a problem.

Cedric had something to say again.

"During this period, we can see that Wigan Athletic's number 13 has not performed at all, and it is difficult for us to see that against Bolton. With the players dominating the game, there is very little that the youngster can do in the face of Arsenal's powerful attack. ”

Cedric's words didn't quite like it, but in fact, Zhang Tiehan felt that there was really little he could do.

In the front court, he can't get the ball at all, and he is also caught when he has the opportunity to get the ball, and it is difficult for his teammates to pass the ball, and Arsenal's full-court pressing and all-attacking lineup makes the whole Wigan Athletic team very uncomfortable, and he is also very uncomfortable, because no matter where he is, whether the football is at his feet or not, he can always see Arsenal players around him.

That pressure is not only game-specific, it's also psychological.

Zhang Tiehan was very unwilling.

He began to step forward frequently to find opportunities, just like Jewell said, if you want to pursue victory, it is not enough to rely on defense, and if you play like this, the whole team will lose the fighting spirit, even he feels powerless, he has to do something.

In the next game, Arsenal still has an absolute advantage, and Wigan Athletic will have a hard time attacking it.

But fortunately they were lucky, Arsenal did not get any good chances, and did not score a goal, at this time the game has been played in the thirtieth minute of the first half, although there is no score, but the field is very good, Arsenal with dazzling cooperation, repaid the local fans who came to watch the game.

As for Wigan Athletic...... Does this team exist?

It should exist.

For example, their attack, from the wing to the middle, from the middle to the wing, and finally Lee Makalocchi dribbled the ball to the bottom line, forced a foot cross without a gap, and in a hurry, kicked the ball directly into the outside of the instep arc, but instead went around the human wall and drilled into the arms of the Arsenal goalkeeper.

"This guy's luck is good, get a shot!"

"It was probably Wigan Athletic's first shot on goal! On the bottom line, their skills are gorgeous......" said the Arsenal fans in the stands.

Wigan fans were in despair.

After this period of play, although neither side scored, but they could not see the team's hope of winning, defensively, Arsenal has been able to break through the defensive line, and it seems that it is only a matter of time before the goal is scored, offensively, the team's counterattack can not even make a wave, Arsenal's full attack and defense tactics, the defense is actually not good, but Wigan Athletic's counterattack just can't play, and occasionally an attack will be very difficult, and in the end it will not get any chance.

This situation is too passive.

Even if it's a Wigan fan. There is a big gap between the team and Arsenal, but they didn't expect the game to turn out like this, in fact, they still want to see the team perform, otherwise they wouldn't have come to Cardiff to cheer for the team.

Wigan fans were depressed, but the game didn't seem to surprise Cedric. Taking advantage of the gap in the game, he began to talk again.

"The game went on for 30 minutes, the two teams played 0:0, but the score doesn't say anything, if you watch the previous games, you will know how big an advantage Arsenal has achieved, but this is also a matter of course, the difference in strength between the two teams is too big......"

Cedric said.

Goalkeeper Lehmann was ready to send the ball out.

Lehmann looked at the front court and thought about it when he saw that the frontcourt players were all around the opposing players defending. In the end, he threw the ball on the grass and prepared to kick it to his defender.

But he didn't seem to notice that he had a Wigan Athletic player in his half.

……

In the attack just now, Zhang Tiehan wanted to go to the penalty area to grab a point, but unfortunately Makalocchi's pass could not be passed, Lehmann got the ball, he had no chance, so he could only slowly retreat.

Seeing that the other party is going to open a big foot. Zhang Tiehan was about to run backwards, but Lehmann suddenly put the ball still on the ground. The action was obviously to pass the ball to the defender, Zhang Tiehan's eyes lit up, and he immediately stopped in place.

The closest defender to Ayman is Campbell.

Saul. Campbell, who is of Jamaican descent from Central America, spent his early years at Tottenham Hotspur and was named to the England squad for the European Football Championship in 1996 and the World Cup in 1998. Campbell is already England's starting defender. As a defender, Thor. Campbell was a tall man, but his lack of experience led to frequent mistakes, which led to criticism in his early years.

However, he was already being offered by major clubs in the Premier League, after his contract with Tottenham Hotspur expired in 2001. Campbell joined Tottenham Hotspur's arch-rivals Arsenal.

By now, Campbell has a lot of experience, and he is the 'anchor of the Arsenal backline'.

Every Arsenal player was very comfortable with Campbell, and so was Lehmann, so he passed the ball to Campbell...... He didn't notice that there was a Wigan Athletic player five metres behind Campbell.

The distance is safe though.

Even if Lehmann noticed, he would probably pass the ball to Campbell, and at the moment when Lehmann got up, Zhang Tiehan had already launched his magic power to 'see through', his eyes were fixed on the football, and he immediately judged the direction of the football - the force was very small, and the speed of the football was not fast.

His eyes lit up, and he immediately sprinted towards Campbell.

Campbell didn't notice Zhang Tiehan behind him at all, because he remembered that the player had run past him a few seconds ago, and now he was probably far away from him, and he thought there was no one nearby, so he just stood there waiting for the ball to roll over.

Lyman saw it, and he nervously shouted after serving, "Be careful! ”

Campbell didn't know why.

He also looked back, only to see a gust of wind blowing in front of him, and then turned around to see a Wigan Athletic player already appearing, and the 'thirteen' behind him told Campbell that this player was the guy that Coach Wenger had told him to pay attention to defensively before the game.

But Campbell didn't have time to do anything, he and Zhang Tiehan already had two positions apart.

Campbell subconsciously wanted to pull Zhang Tiehan's jersey.

But he reached out and only touched the corner of the jersey, and then pulled it away without pinching it, at this time Zhang Tiehan had already taken the ball to the front of the penalty area, and Campbell completely distanced himself, there was only one Lehmann standing in the middle of the penalty area in front of him, and then there was the goal.

At this time, the fans in the audience exclaimed!

The live broadcast also reacted, "Oh my God! Wigan Athletic's No. 13 made a backcourt steal and shook off Campbell......"

Sky TV commentator Cedric was even more surprised, and he blurted out the words in his heart without even thinking about it, "Be careful! The despicable Thirteen has completed a shameful sneak attack! It is estimated that because of this sentence, he will get a lot of complaints from fans, and what awaits him will be a work review.

At the same time, Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger, who had regained his composure in the coach's box, stood up from his seat with a 'swoop', his head was banging on the sunshade roof, and he was baring his teeth in pain, but the Frenchman didn't care about his physical health at all, and he couldn't take his eyes off his goal

In contrast, Jewell, who had been standing nervously on the sidelines, raised his hands excitedly, as if he was ready to celebrate.

……

Zhang Tiehan has already confronted Lehmann.

Lyman also reacted and ran towards Zhang Tiehan like a shock.

If Zhang Tiehan had faced the goalkeeper alone before, he really didn't have many options. He has very little experience with a single goal, and the few times he has ended up with powerful shots, but the first two days of training have been effective, after all, it is not a very complicated technical problem to choose how to shoot in the face of the goalkeeper.

He recalled the words of the coach -

Have a stable mindset!

Pay attention to the goalkeeper and your own position!

Pay attention to the position of the other defenders!

There are three points, the first point is the most important, the second point is related to how to shoot, and the third point is that there can be other options, when Zhang Tiehan faces Lehmann, the third point is very important, because there is only one Campbell behind him, and the distance between them is enough to give Zhang Tiehan more options.

Many thoughts only came to his mind, and Lyman had already rushed over!

Zhang Tiehan calmly got up!

Lehmann thought he was going to shoot, and immediately flew forward, the action was like a cheetah catching its prey, and the football was his prey, it was a battle for time, but Zhang Tiehan was obviously more powerful as a ball handler, and before Lehmann saved, he had changed his action and sent the ball to the left.

Turn around and catch up!

Push the empty goal!

……

The audience was silent.

Then an uproar swept through the stadium like a wave, and all the fans, no, everyone was surprised by what had just happened—

"Wigan Athletic scored?"

How is this possible!

It's happening right in front of you, but many people still can't believe it, after all, it came too suddenly, just now, Arsenal is still on the offensive, even if Wigan Athletic occasionally plays a wave of counterattacks, it is a hasty end, and it looks like there will be no chance at all.

But then, God turned around......

Most people, especially Arsenal fans, simply couldn't believe what was in front of them, and they were praying that God would wake them up from this nightmare.

But the scoreboard score has been rewritten.

Wigan fans obviously have a different attitude, and for them, it's a blessing! They didn't have much confidence in the team just now, and they didn't have any hope of scoring goals, and they were even ready for a 'big defeat', but the team was ahead immediately.

Surprise!

What a surprise!

They were so surprised that they were even stunned for a moment! (To be continued......)