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Chapter 383: FA Cup against Tottenham
Aside from Sanchez, who likes to stir up trouble and join in the fun, the time has come to January [-]th quickly.When I was a child, I learned that "time flies like an arrow, and the sun and the moon fly like a shuttle," and only when I grow up can I really understand its meaning.

Today is the day for the league to rest, but the temporary suspension of the league does not mean that the players can rest.Today is still a feast for the fans. The fans come to the stadium with their families or friends.

Today is the FA Cup game. After being eliminated by Chelsea in the League Cup, there are not many titles left for Arsenal to break the embarrassment of nine years without a crown.With the current situation, the Champions League is unlikely.Arsenal can only target in the league where the situation is still relatively optimistic and the FA Cup, which is not very competitive. As one of the two teams that have won the most FA Cups in English football history, Arsenal is very concerned about this championship. Still have a lot of experience.

It's just that there is a problem in front of them now, because the schedule is too dense, which has caused large-scale injuries, and now the league, FA Cup and Champions League have not much energy to fight in the third line, and Liverpool, Manchester City and Chelsea in the league The pressure is quite tight.

Although the thickness of Arsenal's bench is good, it is still a bit worse than Manchester City or other European giants, not to mention that they are still facing injuries.

Of course, these are not issues that Li Zihan should think about. His first task now is to recover from his injuries and maintain his condition!
The first two rounds of the FA Cup were contests between low-level league teams, and it was not until the third round that Premier League teams were officially inserted.Manchester United's opponent in the FA Cup this round is Swansea, which is also a Premier League team, while Chelsea, Manchester City and Liverpool's opponents are not strong. Team.

Arsenal's luck is worse than that of Manchester United, not only drawing the Premier League team.And it is still a lot stronger than Guan Swansea, his North London rival Tottenham Hotspur.

It will be 172 North London derbies, with Arsenal winning [-]-[-] at home this season.The two sides met five times in the FA Cup, and Arsenal had the upper hand with three wins and two losses.The two sides have played against each other in the neutral position for the past three times. The last time they met was in the [-] semi-finals more than ten years ago.Arsenal won [-]-[-] at Old Trafford.Arsenal's only home win over Tottenham in the FA Cup dates back to [-].

And this game is played at Arsenal's home court. Although the odds given by the bookmaker are optimistic about Arsenal's victory, the difference between the odds is not big.

And this game Wenger attaches great importance to, although the multi-line battle will make the team more fatigued, but he has no idea of ​​​​giving up this game, not to mention that this is facing Tottenham, one of his mortal enemies at home. Tottenham.Um, but if Tottenham were not in North London, they probably wouldn’t be Arsenal’s mortal enemy. Although Tottenham used to be brilliant for a while, but now.
Ozil, Giroud, Cazorla and Podolski have successively appeared in the starting 11-man roster, while Tottenham, including Dembele, Paulinho and others are also in the starting lineup, while La Mera and the Danish genius midfielder Eriksson have performed very mediocrely since they transferred to Tottenham in the new season, so they are not considered the main players of Tottenham, but can only be regarded as half of the main players in the rotation.

After the Portuguese Boas dismissed get out of class, Sherwood, the acting head coach and former assistant coach, did not trust the newly joined Spaniard Soldado. And the main striker Soldado of the Boas era was placed on the bench for rotation.

And I have to say, I don't know if Sherwood is such a genius or Adebayor broke out suddenly.Anyway, Adebayor repaid the trust of acting head coach Sherwood with his wonderful performance. The Togo striker, who has played four times so far, has scored three beautiful goals.

And if Sherwood himself wants to become a regular from the acting head coach, he must show some strength to lead the team to achieve some results.Now the rooster, who has plummeted in the league, basically has no hope, so Sherwood has set his sights on the FA Cup.

And Sherwood believes that Arsenal has an advantage in the league, and winning a league championship to end the embarrassment of nine years without a championship is undoubtedly the best.Therefore, he believes that Arsenal should focus on the league and abandon other cups including the UEFA Champions League.Now Arsenal occupy the top spot, and the UEFA Champions League encountered the powerful defending champion Bayern Munich in the first round of the knockout round, so even he, the rescuer, knows what to choose.

But obviously, when Sherwood saw Arsenal's starting list, he couldn't understand it.Although Li Zihan and Wilshere were not on it, these two little guys were sick.Sending out core players such as Ozil, Cazorla and Ramsey, do you still want to gain something in the league?
Rubbing his frowning brows, Sherwood had to admit that he had made a mistake. Wenger planned to advance in multiple ways.

After the start of the game, Arsenal's ferocious offense also confirmed this point.

The Gunners tore through Tottenham's weak defense line through continuous passing and forward penetration, but Tottenham's defense this season is a bit wicked.When their defenders "failed", the French goalkeeper Lloris was always the one who turned the tide.And when their defenders performed brilliantly and were even called iron walls, goalkeeper Lloris was a little sleepwalking.All in all, between the goalkeeper and the defense, there is always one very reliable and the other very outrageous in every game.Both sides cannot be reliable at the same time, otherwise their ranking in the standings would not be so low, and Boas would not have to leave get out of class early.

And this game is that the defense is not reliable, and Lloris is very reliable.

When Arteta was still some distance away from the top of the arc in the penalty area, he suddenly kicked a high ball arc in the backcourt and went straight to the penalty area.And Giroud immediately ran up and took off to compete for the top. Central defender Michael Dawson lost the wind when he took off, but Lloris rushed out from the goal line at this time, and ran up and took off before Giroud officially formed a header to hit the goal. The ball is taken off the opponent's head.

After Giroud landed, he looked incredulously at Lloris who fell to the ground and pressed the ball under his chest.

Tottenham's counterattack later was relatively weak, although more troops were invested.But there is nothing new and creative, it is undoubtedly a high ball to find Adebayor, the high point of the frontcourt.Either Dembele came by himself, or Paulinho then inserted a long shot.

These are not a threat to Arsenal. Physically, Merdesart is not as strong as Adebayor, but he is not inferior to the opponent in terms of height and experience, so Adebayor is under the watchful eye of the German iron guard. Not many chances.And Arteta's defense against Dembele is also in place. When defending, Ramsey withdrew from the frontcourt and formed a double midfielder configuration with Arteta, defending Paulinho and Brazil's defensive midfielder Sandro. shoot.

It is worth mentioning that whenever Adebayor takes the ball, falls to the ground, or fouls, as long as there is an action, the fans in the audience will boo.The boos were very loud, only slightly smaller than when Nasri came to the Emirates Stadium.

In this way, the director's shots are often close-ups of Adebayor, in order to capture the expressions on the opponent's face or some small movements.

As soon as the director gave a close-up, of course it could be seen on the screen at the scene, and then the boos of the Arsenal fans became even louder.

Some neutral fans and pseudo-fans in front of the TV were stunned for a moment. They thought that the best player in this game was Adebayor.

With Lloris' outstanding performance, although Arsenal's offensive was fierce, they did not open up the situation.When the game came to No. 403 minutes, everyone thought that the first half would pass so dull.The situation on the field suddenly changed.

Cazorla and Sagna cooperated on the sideline, and then dribbled the ball inside and moved laterally.After shaking off full-back Walker, he came to a position near the top of the arc in the penalty area.When being pressed by Sandro, the ball was handed over to Ramsey who followed up in the middle.

Ramsey immediately swung his legs in a long-range posture, and the Brazilian midfielder Paulinho, who knew Ramsey's long-range threat ability, immediately opened his legs to block.

But Ramsey rubbed his inner instep and relieved most of the force.The ball took an arc and came to Ozil's feet in the ribs.

Ozil did not look up to look at Giroud and Cazorla in the penalty area, but looked at the fellow German Podolski who was running on the sidelines.Just when the Tottenham players thought Ozil was going to pass the ball, Ozil suddenly made a cold shot.

Because in the previous 43 minutes, Ozil played the role of passing and catching the ball in the frontcourt, and he has not shot the goal yet, even if the long shots are handed over to Ramsey and Arteta.So the Tottenham players subconsciously thought that Ozil would still find teammates to cooperate if he couldn't shoot. This is a strong psychological self-suggestion.

However, Ozil chose to shoot at this time. Because the shooting was unexpected, Ozil himself did not adjust the ball carefully in order to convince the opponent that he would not shoot but pass the ball.

After a turn, the ball scraped the grass and ran towards the goal.Before Belgian defender Vertonghen could react, the ball bounced between his feet.

Because Vertonghen, who is taller, blocked his view, Lloris did not see Ozil's shot for the first time.And when he saw the ball, the ball had already slipped from his teammate's crotch and went straight to his goal.

Lloris flew sideways, but this time the save did not save the team.There is a refraction of the ball hitting the ground, and Lloris has no way to judge the route of the ball.In the end, the ball bounced on the grass in front of him, and then, like a happy teenager coming home from school, he jumped over Loris' hands and jumped into the goal!