Chapter 328: Atletico is strong, but I wish them the best of luck in the Champions League next year
"We're ahead, Hosai! We scored first! β
In front of the Chelsea bench, which had been completely boiling, Holland hugged Mourinho passionately, shouting non-stop, looking very excited!
If it was just a simple FA Cup win, Holland wouldn't have been so excited.
He has been working with Mourinho for almost two years, two Premier League leagues and two EFL cups have been obtained, and Holland has seen the wind and waves.
But what Chelsea are doing now is something that is destined to be etched in the history of the Premier League!
If Chelsea wins the FA Cup, the Premier League will be the first super team in history to win the domestic treble!
And every member of Chelsea, not just the players, but coaches like them will be talked about and celebrated as part of their proud history!
Jose Mourinho could understand his assistant's agitation at the moment, reassuring Holland before turning his head to signal the young players on the bench to calm down.
And on the field at this moment, Li Ang, who briefly vented his passion, faced the excited teammates, and also suppressed the excitement in his heart, and made the same action as Mu Shuai.
"Hey, hey! Listen to me, brothers... Let's celebrate briefly, then clear our heads, don't get too excited, and stay focused on the game!
I know it's not easy to do that, but we have to bring this trophy back to Stamford Bridge! Don't give Arsenal the slightest chance to turn the tables around!
There is still a long time left in the game, so let's take our time and take the victory in the palm of our hands......"
Leon's restrained reminder calmed down the rest of the Chelsea players who had gathered around as well.
Yes, there is still some time to go before the end of this game.
In such a final, in addition to passion, it is more important to be patient and try not to make mistakes to give the opponent a chance.
It's not yet time to celebrate.
As Leon said, they are going to bring the trophy back to Stamford Bridge after the season is really over!
Only then will they be able to celebrate in peace.
Chelsea have to have the last laugh and they have to have the last laugh!
The Chelsea players didn't celebrate for long.
It can even be said that the picture of them encouraging each other to return to their own half after a simple celebration was beyond the expectations of most neutral fans!
Jose Mourinho stood on the sidelines with a satisfied smile on his face.
On the other side of the coach's bench, the sadness in the corners of Wenger's eyes looked a little stronger.
'It's an unconventional conceded goal, Szczesny has done his best at making saves, but Ibrahimovic's reaction and Leon's last-minute shot selection are too suitable!
We couldn't have been more critical of Szczesny and the players at the back were already doing their best to prevent the goal.
But countless unexpected and uncontrollable events are also an indispensable part of the football game.
Unfortunately, luck may not be on Arsenal's side today, so hopefully the Arsenal players can bounce back and recover from the impact of this goal-losing defeat as soon as possible......
The commentator for Sky Sports England said a few words for Arsenal at the moment.
But in an important final, especially against a strong opponent like Chelsea who are unbeaten this season.
It's not easy to quickly adjust your mindset and boost your morale.
After the resumption of the game, Arsenal's players were worried that Chelsea would take advantage of the win to increase their attacking firepower and try to extend their lead further in the first half.
However, Chelsea did not attack as passionately as they expected, but calmly shrunk their formation and decisively opted to stick to the half.
Such a scene made the Arsenal players and Arsene Wenger both breathe a sigh of relief and a little bit of a sense of loss.
It seems that Arsenal can slowly adjust their form and tactics without worrying about Chelsea's ferocious attack.
However, Chelsea's calmness and calmness today also made the whole Arsenal team feel more psychological pressure!
The opponent is stronger than you, but at the same time, he is more tolerant than you, more sober-minded, and would rather take it step by step than give you more chances of reversal.
Such a situation is undoubtedly very cruel for Arsenal, who are on the weaker side.
Arsene Wenger was once again in a quandary, but in the end, he still couldn't get rid of his old problems, and still chose to wait for the game to go into half-time before making major tactical changes.
Chelsea's players on the pitch are even less anxious.
Seeing that Arsenal did not want to press forward in the final stages of the first half, they were relieved to hold a 1-0 lead until half-time.
The tactical design of the Chelsea coaching staff against Arsenal today proved to be quite successful.
Even at the beginning of the game, Arsenal's high-pressing tactics surprised Chelsea.
But Mourinho's tactical record still has a way to deal with it.
This is undoubtedly the greatest confidence for the whole Chelsea team to play with peace of mind!
In the 15 minutes of the break, Mourinho also quickly gave two sets of tactical plans to counter Arsenal.
"At the start of the second half, we could still let go of the initiative first, and the more crucial moment for us was in the 65th minute!
It was impossible for the whole Arsenal team to maintain a high-intensity high pressing style after the 65th minute, so at this point in time, we could take over the tempo of the game more easily.
Of course, if they don't take the offensive power at the beginning of the second half, then we will improve our own possession, and we must calm down!
At this time, it is them, not us, who should panic, hold the ball, sooner or later they have to press up and press, and when they press up, we will do what we do best......"
When Mu Shuai stood in the center of the locker room to arrange tactics, his eyes also flashed with confidence.
Li Ang finally nodded solemnly, and his mood was still relatively relaxed.
is still the same sentence, he always believes in Uncle Bird's tactical arrangement and on-the-spot adjustment.
It has nothing to do with Mourinho's current prestige and the prestige within the team.
The fundamental reason is that Leon and Mourinho have combined to create the most brilliant record in football.
They won six crowns together, overturned Barcelona's domination of La Liga, and completed the feat of defending the Champions League!
For Leon, Mourinho no longer needs to prove to him his tactical insight and adjustment skills.
For Mourinho, Leon is the core player who understands his tactical style of play the most and is the most trustworthy in his coaching career.
On the playing field, they can trust each other 100% without reservation.
So at this moment, Mourinho gave a tactical order, and Leon's first reaction was to implement it thoroughly.
If such a tactical arrangement is wrong, then Li Ang also believes that Mu Shuai can give corrections and adjustments in time.
It's as simple as that.
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The 15-minute break went by quickly, and while the Chelsea side reworked their tactical plan, the whole Arsenal team once again unified their tactical thinking.
The second half of the game was quickly resumed, and Arsenal did not go straight to the stud, and increased their attacking intensity 100%.
Instead, he chose to slow down the pace of the game, as if to postpone the time node of the final battle.
But that's what the players on the pitch at Chelsea expected.
Leon decisively chose one of Mourinho's tactical notes, and Kroos consciously increased the time of possession in his own half.
This is also one of the most commonly used tactics of "Cosmic Barcelona" back then.
To some extent, increasing the passing time in your own half after taking the lead can indeed better wear down the opponent's will and protect your own backline.
Barcelona had this technical confidence back then, and if the opponent couldn't bear the forward pressure and rush, then they could take the opportunity to play a quick attack.
It doesn't matter if other neutral fans find this so-called "pass-and-control" style of play too boring and rogue.
Barcelona did use this tactical style of play in that era to defeat countless strong opponents.
As one of the coaches most familiar with Barcelona's tactical system and style of play, it is not surprising that Mourinho has let his team practice such tactical routines.
His personality is very practical, and the Chelsea players are also quite pragmatic.
As long as this routine is easy to play in the game, it is not impossible to take it out and use it occasionally.
So a rather funny scene appeared in the live broadcast of the game at this moment.
Chelsea, which has defeated Barcelona with a tough style of play for two consecutive seasons, is now using the most Barcelona passing tactics to deal with Arsenal...
Many neutral fans even felt that this scene was quite ridiculous!
But the Arsenal players on the field don't have the complicated emotions of the fans, they just feel uncomfortable!
Arsene Wenger's tactical changes at half-time also required them to restrain their emotions and give up the initiative in the game first.
The intention is to lure Chelsea into pressing out and continuing to attack, and Chelsea will be able to put in more counter-attacking opportunities by investing in the attacking end.
But now Chelsea have the ball and play at the back?
This Nima's is completely out of line with their tactical expectations in the midfield!
So what exactly are they going to do now?
Will you press back and take the initiative to attack, or will you continue to calm down and just watch Chelsea pass the game?
Arsenal's players on the pitch had to start to get anxious, and Arsene Wenger was also sitting on wax as he watched Chelsea's almost helpless possession of the ball at this time.
Mourinho felt the murderous look in the eyes of the old man next door who looked at him frequently.
But he was still unmoved, as if he didn't see it.
In fact, this is the way to use tactics, if you can make your opponent feel anxious and depressed, you have already succeeded most of them.
Want Chelsea to make mistakes on their own initiative?
That's impossible!
If Arsenal can really endure it, then Mourinho is also considered to be a good one.
Other teams may not be comfortable with a 1-0 scoreline, but Chelsea don't mind winning an important final with a score like that!
Playing to the end, Chelsea's confidence is absolutely abundant.
There's no need to rush!
The Chelsea players on the pitch are not in a hurry at all.
But the more they composed, the more anxious the whole Arsenal team became as the game time went by.
Before Mourinho could set a timetable for Chelsea at half-time, Arsenal couldn't help but kick off the final showdown.
In the 60th minute of the second half, Arsenal once again resumed the high-pressing style of the whole game, and took the initiative to force Chelsea into the half to fight for the ball!
Seeing this, Li Ang was also very single, and he kicked directly at the back and returned the ball to Arsenal's goalkeeper Szczesny.
This scene saw countless Arsenal fans in front of the TV, breaking the defense and scolding!
"It's a real dog! Really don't give a chance at all? Play so much! β
Tens of thousands of Arsenal fans at Wembley Stadium also booed at Leon.
But that didn't matter to Leon, who was booed by nearly 100,000 fans at the Camp Nou.
That's where it is, and it's part of Chelsea's tactical plan.
Aren't you Arsenal trying to attack the ball?
Come, I'll give it to you directly!
Remember to attack in a big way, and you must attack in a big way, and leave no regrets.
Hey......
With the exception of Ibrahimovic, who was also in the Arsenal half, the rest of the Chelsea players almost all retreated to their own half at this point.
Chamberlain, this kid, was about to roll up his sleeves and do a big job, but in the next minute, he was shoveled out of the sideline by Li Ang with the ball!
It is impossible to be injured if you are injured, and Leon did not go towards others, but the pain of hitting the hard is definitely indispensable, and Chamberlain's brain is buzzing when he lies on the turf!
Leon cast a shadow in the hearts of all Arsenal's attacking players with a tough defensive strike.
Even if he received a stern verbal warning from the referee on duty, Li Ang still felt that it was a good deal.
And the defensive effect of his demonstration was reflected in the game situation, that is, Arsenal watched the attacking tempo that was about to increase suddenly stagnate.
Wenger was naturally annoyed and complained excitedly to the fourth official.
However, Chelsea did not need Mourinho to step in personally, and Holland was the first to rush up and ask the professor if he could not afford to lose.
The professor is actually a lover of personality, and he rolled up his sleeves and wanted to have a good "theory" with Holland.
In the end, under the pull of other coaches on both sides, Wenger and Holland said goodbye elegantly and easily and returned to their own coaching bench.
After some tossing, the head coach suspended the game again, ran to the sidelines and sternly warned the coaches of both teams, telling them not to cause trouble again.
Uncle Bird saw that the professor didn't eat the ruby battle card, and he couldn't help but feel a little regretful in his heart.
But the incident on the sidelines dragged on for a while, and he was still relatively satisfied.
This commotion came down, and by the time Arsenal really raised the offensive rhythm, the game time had come to the 70th minute.
At this time, the professor also woke up and shouted that he was fooled!
But the wasted game time could not be repeated, looking at the last 20 minutes or so, the professor was ruthless and directly asked all the offensive players on the bench to warm up on the sidelines!
The final battle of the FA Cup final is finally here.
The Chelsea squad were in full swing but they stood up for a few minutes without feeling the pressure from the defence.
"Their physical strength is a little overwhelming!"
Leon made up his mind in his mind, and when he thought of this, he turned his head to meet Cross's tacit eyes.
Chelsea's two midfield brains quickly came to a consensus in an instant.
In the next minute, facing Cazorla, who was advancing with the ball and looking for opportunities, Leon suddenly made it difficult to grab!
Cazorla didn't dare to be careless and passed the ball horizontally to Ramsey, who came over.
But almost at the same time, Kroos, who had been honestly delaying before, also suddenly stepped forward, and stopped the ball before Ramsey!
After the successful interception, Kroos advanced with the ball, and Corcoran was forced to interfere with Kroos's dribbling at the first time under the command of Tulalang.
However, Kroos didn't have the idea of playing 1-on-1 with Corcoran, and after seeing Leon also accelerate forward, he directly stuffed the ball into the open area in front of Leon!
Arsenal was still attacking aggressively before, but at this moment it was suddenly counterattacked by Chelsea, and it was impossible to quickly return to the defense for a while!
And Leon faced Tulalang, who fought and retreated, and did not give the midfielder a chance to continue to stall for time.
Kroos passed the ball to him in advance, and he did not choose to stop the ball, but vigorously accelerated the ball forward!
Tulalang was almost passed by Leon in one step!
However, Leon's trip also caused him a little trouble, because Monreal had already left De Bruyne behind and rushed to the football decisively.
The football is moving away from Leon and rolling towards Monreal.
No matter how you look at it, the probability of Monreal getting the ball first is far greater than that of Leon.
Li Ang didn't have time to think too much at this time, let alone waste time and be annoyed.
He just squeezed his physical strength vigorously, constantly bursting forward at the limit of his speed!
Eventually, before Monreal could touch the football, Leon managed to stretch out his foot and stab it!
Half a step faster, Leon stabbed the ball to the right!
De Bruyne had already lost hope that Leon would snatch the ball.
Fortunately, when the surprise came, his first reaction was quite quick, he took over the football in time, and pushed the ball to the bottom line of Arsenal.
After a quick look, De Bruyne delivered a well-placed cross.
But Ibrahimovic was stared at by Mertesacker this time, and the two jumped almost simultaneously in the middle of the penalty area!
In the end, Mertesacker, who had a better defensive position, managed to push the ball out of the box.
In the next second, Mertesacker's national team teammate Kroos appeared in the live camera!
Countless Arsenal fans let out a cry of horror!
But Kroos, who was about to take the ball and shoot directly, made an unusually calm fake shot in the next moment, and shook off Koscielny who was defending him!
Kroos' technique is very fast.
When the other Arsenal defenders didn't react, he took advantage of the situation and sent a diagonal cross to the back of the Arsenal penalty area!
It wasn't fast, but it was just right to avoid Mertesacker's zone.
And under Tulalang's desperate reminder, Monreal failed to withstand the terrifying impact of Leon after all, and was carried to the ground!
Szczesny's feet moved fast, but Leon's head-to-head attack was faster!
Between the lightning and flint, Leon, who stepped forward to complete the rush, couldn't even stop his steps, and finally strode past the bottom line of Arsenal's half!
The moment he looked back, the football had already hit the net behind the Arsenal goal, and his teammates were all excited to rush towards him!
"Good shot! Kroos deducted Koscielny! The pass goes in! Leon's headerββ!!! The ball went in!! The goal went in!! Leon scored twice! Chelsea take a 2-0 lead over Arsenal at Wembley Stadium!! β
"Ouch this ball!! It's the 74th minute! Li Ang's goal almost killed the suspense of the game! Cross passed beautifully, and Li Ang was also beautiful, this cooperation is too tacit! β
Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu celebrated passionately in the PPTV studio!
And on the playing field, Li Ang also opened his arms and hugged Kros, who was the first to run towards him!
"I said it! Tony! You're going to win it all here! We'll TMD win everything! β
"Of course I believe you! That's why I'm here! β
The two hugged each other and just interacted passionately, when they were overwhelmed by the swarming teammates.
Wembley Stadium at this moment, like the second half of the previous EFL Cup final, has almost completely become a sea of celebration for Chelsea fans!
As soon as this goal was scored, the hearts of Chelsea fans were completely reassured!
How to lose?
With this score and the situation in place, you tell us, how did Chelsea lose?!
However, compared to the fans who have completely let themselves go, the Chelsea players on the field and Mourinho standing on the sidelines at the moment still need to calm down in the final game time.
The Arsenal players are in a very bitter mood at the moment.
What made them even more desperate was the two-handed substitution made by Mourinho before the game restarted.
Ashley Cole and Harry Maguire came on to replace Bertrand and Kevin De Bruyne!
Meanwhile, Callas, Ramirez and Frank Lampard continued to warm up on the sidelines.
Chelsea are going to be on full duty!
Arsenal also started their tough battle with just a few games remaining.
However, as time passed, Cavani, who was at the forefront of Arsenal's formation, lost confidence in reversing more and more.
The professor brought on Olivier Giroud and Theo Walcott in the final 10 minutes.
These are also Arsenal's last two cards in attack.
Wilshere had only just returned from injury, and sending him up at this time was hardly a threat.
With Giroud by his side to share the attacking pressure, Cavani finally had a chance to breathe.
Arsenal ended up relying on a simple long ball to hang down. I really had some shots on goal.
However, these shots were mostly barely kicked.
Cech was in good form today, making solid saves and not giving the Arsenal strikers a chance to shoot.
There were just four minutes of stoppage time and Jose Mourinho replaced Eden Hazard with Frank Lampard in the final moments.
Directly changed the formation to 541, and Chelsea, who put a full 4 midfielders in front of the big penalty area, stifled Arsenal's last hope of a comeback with impeccable defense!
When the referee blew the whistle, the first team in the history of the Premier League to win three important domestic championships in England in a single season was officially born!
Celebrating their Cup triumph at Wembley Stadium for the second time this season, the Chelsea players took to their knees in celebration!
Arsenal's players sat down on the turf or put their hands on their waists, looking unwillingly into the stands.
At this time, they didn't really want to stay in the stadium that made them sad.
But they still have to accompany the next award ceremony, and they can only endure and pray that the award ceremony will end as soon as possible.
Li Ang also comforted the Arsenal players he knew.
For example, old friends Mertesacker, Cazorla, Ramsey and others.
Win or lose, he spends some time catching up with his acquaintances after the game.
However, in an interview with reporters after the game, he put away the gentle smile on his face and put on that formulaic smile.
'It was a tough game, it wasn't easy for us to win, Arsenal are a tough opponent and it was a bit of luck to score my first goal of the day and luckily I took my chances.
Two goals or assists left? Okay, but to be honest, I'm not really interested in breaking the 80 goals total in a single season...
Because I know that both Chris and Leo have put up better stats in the past, I still have a long way to go compared to them.
When it comes to the Champions League final, Atletico are a strong team...
But I wish them another dream of the Champions League next year~"
(End of chapter)