A month is not a short time, but it is not a long time, and it will pass quickly.

Arsenal have drawn two and won one against the big6 teams, winning against Chelsea and drawing with Tottenham and Manchester City.

Arsenal are third in the league.

1st place, Liverpool, 52 points

Second place, Manchester City, 48 points

Third place, Arsenal, 45 points

Fourth, Chelsea, 39 points

Fifth, Manchester United, 34 points.

The time has come to 2020/01/21, and the semi-finals of the EFL Cup are coming as scheduled.

Leicester City vs Aston Villa,

Arsenal vs Chelsea.

Arsenal and Chelsea collided again in the semi-finals of the EFL Cup.

Chelsea's local media are already building momentum for this game.

Arsenal have won many times against Chelsea in the last two seasons.

Chelsea invest a lot every year and they are only fourth in the Premier League right now, and both the players and the fans are a little unhappy about that.

So this time, the Chelsea people are desperate to win against Arsenal.

Although the semi-finals of the EFL Cup are just a chicken rib game, it doesn't matter if you advance to the final.

But for the sake of the team's glory, both sides of the game will give it their all.

The EFL Cup commentator explained: "Tuchel and Chelsea are under a lot of pressure right now, with no Champions League games this season and only fourth in the league. After losing Eden Hazard, they spent 80 million to bring in Kai Havertz, while Tammy Abraham and Mason Mount have been in mixed form, and they still haven't run in well with their current squad and may need time to adjust. ”

"And Arsenal's recent league results have been inconsistent because of the injury problems of the main players in the squad, such as Xhaka and Martinelli."

"Arsenal has a month to go, on 2020/02/17, to play a knockout match against Real Madrid in the Champions League. A month may seem like a long time, but it will pass soon, and hopefully their form will adjust in time. ”

Chelsea's squad is,

Goalkeeper: Kepa.

At the back: Azpilicueta, Christen, Rudiger, Alonso.

Midfielders: Kovacic, Havertz, Mount.

Front: Willian, Aubameyang, Pulisic.

And the lineup sent by Arsenal is,

Goalkeeper: Leno.

Back: Ben White, Gabriel, Papastathopoulos, Bellerin.

Midfielders: Equation, Thomas, Ronaldo.

Up front: Saka, Alexandre Lacazette, Haaland.

As soon as the game began, the two sides entered the attack.

Stamford Bridge fans are very concerned about winning or losing this game,

As soon as the game began, they sang the Chelsea anthem to cheer the home team on as they saw Cracil struggling to deliver the football.

When Arsenal snatched the ball, the home fans immediately let out loud boos.

Especially when Equation got the pass, a lot of people were booing even more, trying to feel the state of the core of the midfield.

It wasn't until the third minute that Kovacic got the ball and suddenly broke through the middle with the ball and sent a through ball to his team-mate's run.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang received a pass in the penalty area, but it was eventually disrupted by Saliba and there was no chance to shoot.

'Mateo Kovacic, he was in good shape today. Although he has only only moved to Chelsea for €45 million, he is now Chelsea's most in-form player. ”

'It's a pity that Aubameyang didn't take the chance to score'

Chelsea have a slight home advantage as it is a League Cup semi-final that allows them to play the attack.

The final of the EFL Cup will be played on February 27, which is the cup competition that will end in the middle of the season.

Tuchel's tactical set-up was clearly intended to open the game with a blitzkrieg, taking advantage of Arsenal's not yet fully warmed up.

Arsenal, on the other hand, seemed a bit out of form today, and they looked a little unmotivated in the face of Chelsea's passes.

The commentator immediately spotted Arsenal's question, "Are Arsenal tired of playing lately?" Their upswings are not as aggressive as they used to be. We can see that the equations all seem to lose their aggressiveness a bit. Manager Arsene Wenger needs to start thinking about how they should play this game'

On the pitch, Equation does feel a little heavy under his feet.

Coupled with the fact that this is only an English League Cup, everyone has a little contempt for this game, maybe they themselves are not aware of it.

The most important thing is that Equation has played a lot of games this month, and he is in full attendance.

It can be said that not a single dollar of the salary that Arsenal gave him was wasted.

Arsene Wenger became a little anxious when he saw the opening through ball on the sidelines and shouted a few times at the back.

So, Saliba and Gabriel had to cheer each other on and improve their concentration.

They quickly guarded the gap behind them and did not give their opponents a chance to play the ball behind them.

Four minutes later,

Mount tackles the ball with precision and lobbles it towards the far corner, which grazes the far post just wide.

Havertz is tall and handsome, has air dominance, but is a little unburly. He topped the ball and was ferried to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who was not far away.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang volleyed into the Arsenal goal at a tricky angle.

However, goalkeeper Leno was very attentive and fell to the ground to suppress the flying football.

Aubameyang sighed with a look of regret. It seems that it is a pity that he failed to break through the door of his old club.

The score was 0:0

'Arsenal were in a bit of a dangerous situation and Chelsea's first shot almost got past them.

'Ronaldo seems to be a little unclear about his position, and the equation is not in good form and they are now losing control of the midfield.

"And Arsenal used to have the ball in previous games and now they have lost control of the midfield, which is a rare situation. This is something to be solved as soon as possible. ”

Chelsea rushed a little ferociously, and the equation and Ronaldo did not resist in front,

And Thomas is also a little tired today, resulting in his interception efficiency is not high,

So

Bukayo Saka and Alexandre Lacazette had to come back to put out the fire and help their team-mates take the pressure off, while Haaland stayed up front, ready to launch a counter-attack.

However, the situation did not improve, and Chelsea continued to launch a rapid offensive with the momentum of their home field.

Alonso's edge is aggressive, which puts Ben White's defensive pressure on him.

As a result, Arsenal's formation was flattened.

Coupled with Kovacic's combined assists, he quickly cut in or on the edge to take the gap, received passes from his teammates, and relied on individual breakaways or one-two combinations to complete the shot.

Chelsea played on the left for a while and then started playing on the right again.

Soon, Willian cut inside with the ball on the right, and in the face of Ben White's defence, he used the rhythm of the dribble to change and was about to break through.

Thomas stepped in and could only break through Willian's wing from the side.

Alonso takes the free-kick on the wing,

Standing in front of the white line,

He carefully observed the direction of the goal,

From 25 yards on the left flank, he kicked a beautiful curling ball.

It's a direct attack.

The ball went over the wall with a beautiful arc and fell into the bottom right corner of the goal, and the net moved.

Chelsea were the first to break the deadlock

The score is 1:0.

'Alonso's free-kicks are getting more and more precise. It's one of Chelsea's ways of scoring, and while their frontcourt players may not be as good as they are, their footwork at the back is absolutely top-notch. Alonso and Kovacic have scored in consecutive games. ”

'Arsenal now have to adjust their form as soon as possible.

Seeing this goal, the reaction of the whole Arsenal team was very heavy.

In the past, it was Arsenal who broke the door with free-kicks, but now it was Chelsea who broke the deadlock with a free-kick.

Equation felt that as his captain, he should remind his teammates.

Because Xhaka was already injured, he did not play in this game, and Ronaldo took the starting position.

"Wake up, we're third in the league! They are 4th in the league. ”

Equation clapped his hands and shouted to his teammates, "We can't get lost on the field anymore, it's a semi-final, we have to win the game." ”

Now that the score is behind, Arsenal can only press the defence out and attack Chelsea.

More than twenty minutes have passed since the game.

Equation ran back to the back court to catch the ball, and then he used all his strength to quickly cross the halfway line like a bulldozer.

Ronaldo combined and made a one-two with Equation before Chelsea's half.

However, Rudiger rushed out and grabbed his position, as if he had accidentally knocked down the equation.

The equation fell heavily to the ground and did not catch Ronaldo's ball.

However, the referee raised his hands and signaled that the game continued without fouls.

With a bang,

The Chelsea fans applauded in heckle in favour of the referee's decision.

Chelsea, on the other hand, got the ball and they couldn't get the ball forward as Arsenal counter-attacked in a rage.

Kovacic glanced at the equation that was still falling to the ground, and had no choice but to kick the football off the field.

The football was out of bounds, and Haaland and Ronaldo hurriedly protested to the referee.

"Isn't there a foul on this collision?"

Arsenal's protest was sensible and if Xhaka had been on the pitch it would have been a different story.

However, the referee did not relent, shook his head, and said that Arsenal should stop talking nonsense and that the game must be resumed.

"The referee didn't see it clearly just now, Rudiger did have a collision action, maybe the referee's view was blocked."

'Arsenal were very dangerous in this attack, it should be the core of Arsenal that has recovered, and we can see that the equation has just dribbled the ball over the halfway line from the back, which was not seen in the first 20 minutes.

Arsenal this is the right time and place and the same people are not occupied.

The equation was only helped to his feet after the team doctor came on the field.

He did feel that his condition was not as good as it was before.

However, if the teammates are still in shape, the equation thinks that his current physical condition is absolutely adequate.

The problem is that the teammates are also in poor form.

But now, the score has fallen behind, and the whole Arsenal team can only bite the bullet and play to the potential of their bodies.

Soon, Arsenal's attacking intensity rose and Chelsea chose to retreat and counter-attack.

Chelsea's defence was solid, with Antonio Rudiger in central defence and not afraid of the usual attacking style.

Four minutes later, Equation received a long pass from a teammate, and in the tight space, everyone would have thought he would stop the ball and make a mistake.

After all, in everyone's opinion, the equation also didn't expect the football to fall to his place, and just hurriedly raised his right foot.

But

I saw that the football seemed to be stuck to his foot, without the slightest rebound.

The football was stopped in front of him.

Mateo Kovacic and Mason Mount rushed to pounce on the close, the man with the ball in the grip.

Faced with this situation, the choice of equation was reasonable, and he was able to get the ball out in time and accurately find a forward line to the ball.

Haaland got the ball on the ball and he flicked the ball and spun it off to shoot at the right post.

Two minutes later, Saka received a diagonal stopper, took two steps forward and immediately swept the ball down the middle.

Haaland missed in the middle, followed the equation and kicked a low shot,

But Rudiger followed up in time and stretched out his foot to block the low shot!

“omg！ It was only a little bit, and the equation really recovered, and his successive passes and catches were reasonable. Arsenal regained control of the tempo in midfield. ”

"It's a pity that there are only 3 minutes left."

The first half was slipping away before Arsenal seemed to be getting into the rhythm of the game, and then it was half-time break.

Once in the dressing room, both teams were seriously preparing for the second half.

Equation ate the banana while listening carefully to the head coach.

Soon, the second half began.

Arsenal kicked the ball off and immediately went on the attack.

Soon, Haaland fired a quality long-range shot, but the ball was still held by the goalkeeper.

This time, Chelsea chose to control the ball, they slowly transmitted, and suddenly there was no rush to start attacking, they wanted to lure Arsenal to counter-attack and drain Arsenal's physical energy.

In this regard, the equation is very clear about the opponent's thoughts, and will not let the opponent's ideas succeed.

Fifty-second minute,

Saka, Haaland and Equation combined to steal Chelsea's pass.

Haaland drops back and kicks a pick-up pass,

Instead, he rushed into the box on the left side, 8 meters from the goal.

He didn't stop the ball and volleyed hard.

The goalkeeper immediately fell to the ground, his hand blocking the path of the goal, but the ball was extremely fast, crashing into the goal a second faster.

Arsenal equalised

The score is 1:1.

“gooooooooooooall——”

"Equation's volley broke the goal! He helped the team equalise. ”

'The two sides are back on the starting line and Arsenal are not giving up on the game.

Seeing that the score was equalized, Chelsea manager Tuchel's face sank slightly,

The game was not so simple, and although Arsenal played an ugly first half, they were like sleeping lions.

Once the lion wakes up, it is still very dangerous.

(End of chapter)