Legend of Fengshen

Chapter 1018 FA Cup One
"Hello, everyone, fans. I am Zhou Qiang. Today we are bringing you the final of the 2014-2015 FA Cup. This match was held at Wembley Stadium in London. Corner Liverpool and Gunners Arsenal! Previously this season, these two teams have played against each other twice in the league, but both games were tied! Today's game is the third time the two sides have played against each other this season. It will decide who goes to the FA Cup!"

"Wembley Stadium is already full of fans from both sides. What you see now is that the opposing sides have come to the center of the stadium!" Zhou Qiang's commentary began, but at this moment it was a small ceremony before the game.

Klopp and Arsene Wenger took their respective players to the pitch to introduce the players of the two teams to Prince William, honorary chairman of the FA.

Prince William shook hands with every team member very cordially. When it was Zhang Yuan's turn, he praised China. He said that China is very beautiful. Not long ago, he visited China and visited several places.

Then he praised Zhang Yuan as the best player in the world for his contribution to the sports exchanges between China and Britain!

Zhang Yuan kept expressing his gratitude with a smile, but the upper-level people just spoke differently, tsk tsk, this height is unusual!

Alfie Boye sang the song "God Save the Queen" afterwards. Well, the whole pre-match ceremony was completed and the game officially started.

"Let me first introduce the starting lineups of the two sides. Liverpool is still in a 433-[-]-[-] formation. The defensive goalkeeper is Mignolet, and the right back is Johnson. Johnson has announced that he will leave Liverpool at the end of the season. Now it is said that Going to Stoke City, if it is true, then this game will be Johnson's last game at Liverpool! The central defender is a combination of Degan and Lovren, and the left back is Moreno! The midfielder is Henderson, Emrejan and Lallana team up, and Zhang Yuan, Coutinho and Sturridge are still leading the striker!"

"Arsenal taught Arsene Wenger to send out a 4231 formation. Goalkeeper Szesny, right back Bellerin, central defender Koscielny and Mertesacker partnered, and the midfielders were Kirkland and Carrasso. The midfield is a combination of Ramsey, Ozil and Sanchez, and Wenger did not choose Giroud in the striker position but Walcott."

The formation Wenger chose is very strange. He did not use high center forward Giroud, but Walcott. In this way, Arsenal's frontcourt has no ability to dominate the air. This shows that Wenger is determined to strengthen the ground attack. , there is actually a reason for this.

This kind of formation actually highlights Wenger's caution in this game. He will not let his players lose the ball easily. Going to Giroud means that Arsenal will frequently use aerial ball tactics. It is easy to lose the ball. Of course, the style of play is more direct. However, Professor Wenger obviously wants to control the rhythm today and is unwilling to lose the ball easily. This is a benchmark for Arsenal in this game.

Another reason is that Liverpool adopts a high-position press, often the formation is very high, and the range of assists by the full-backs is relatively large. Wenger specially placed Walcott, who is fast, and he can be with him at any time. Teammates in the frontcourt crossed positions, plus Sanchez, etc., can hit Liverpool's wings with speed.

Wenger prepared well for this game, but Klopp did not cover it either. His preparations were also very cautious. Just like the time against Bayern, Klopp's formation has not changed, but he is relatively conservative in tactics .

After a few minutes of pressing after the opening, Liverpool rarely adopted a high-position pressing tactic. Arsenal are in good form today. Originally, their midfielder's technical content is higher than Liverpool's, but they quickly resorted to this technique. The advantage, controlled the ball, and Arsenal was no longer as anxious as they were at the Emirates Stadium last time. Liverpool's full-backs recovered quickly. Arsenal couldn't find a chance, so they controlled the ball on the outside, attracting Liverpool's players to grab it.

Some things are at the root, such as Liverpool’s pressing. They are originally a Premier League team’s defensive attitude, which is a positive attitude. When Arsenal control the ball to the 40-meter area of ​​​​Liverpool’s half, Liverpool will automatically follow.

In the first 10 minutes, Liverpool's retraction was relatively coordinated and did not give Arsenal much room to operate.

"Before this game, the media thought that this game would be an open game, but now it seems that both sides are more cautious!" Zhou Qiang commented.

His partner Director Zhang smiled and said: "After all, it is already the final. Liverpool has not won any championship in these years. It is inevitable to win this championship. It is normal to be cautious. As for Wenger, last season They won the championship, and they definitely want to defend this championship very much! It is understandable to strengthen control! But they have to be careful of Zhang Yuan, Zhang Yuan taught them a painful lesson in the last rendezvous, today Zhang Yuan temporarily There is no outstanding performance yet, but it will be hard to tell later!"

Arsenal also won this championship last year, and Liverpool won the FA Cup back in 2006, and won the Carabao Cup in the 2011-2012 season, so Liverpool has actually had two seasons There is nothing to gain, and it is natural to yearn for this championship. Klopp also hopes to win this championship to give a gift to the team and establish his own prestige. performance.

Although Zhang Yuan has no outstanding performance on the court for the time being, his attitude is still positive. Today he is the captain of the team. He is not in a hurry at all. Opportunities will always come inadvertently. Be patient.

However, it is not that Liverpool have no chance of possession of the ball. Arsenal is not Barcelona, ​​and Wenger is not Guardiola. In control of the ball, there are many times when they can’t hold back and want to make big moves, especially after Sanchez in the frontcourt gets the ball. , he tried to change the balance on the field, saying that he was a hot spot for Arsenal.

Sanchez's breakthrough is very sharp, but Liverpool are particularly concerned about his defense. Several times he broke through a player, but soon fell into a tight siege, either encountered fouls by Liverpool players, or lost forward pass With so much space, he had no choice but to choose to pass back. Liverpool did a good job in assisting defense.

Liverpool is not particularly good at getting the ball. Arsenal's offensive and defensive transitions are also very smooth. Liverpool tried to use counterattacks to resolve the battle several times but failed. Kirkland and Carraso contributed 20 interceptions in a short period of time, killing Liverpool's fast break in the cradle.

Liverpool can only control the ball after getting the ball. Arsenal's strategy is to press high and try to make Liverpool kick frequently, but Liverpool are unwilling to do this. Coutinho and Lara Nana's task has become onerous, and the range of retracement is very large. They are responsible for organizing and connecting. Liverpool can barely control some ball possession in this situation, but the improvement in offense is not very great. What is Zhang Yuan's change of position? Everywhere, there are always Arsenal players following him, and there has been no leakage during this period.

The fans in the stands did not have any discomfort with such a scene. Fans from both sides cheered for the team in a variety of ways. Prince William himself is also interested in football, but he supports Aston Villa. Stone Villa was eliminated by Liverpool in the semi-finals, but this love is one thing, he doesn't mind Liverpool winning the championship, and of course he doesn't mind Arsenal winning the championship.

Just feeling a little bored with today's scene, he smiled and said to the people around him that this game will not end in a penalty shootout, right? !You must know that everyone said before the game that this is a wonderful confrontation battle!

Neutral fans like William have enough reasons to be disappointed, but just when everyone was disappointed that the game was stalemate, Liverpool scored a goal!
(End of this chapter)