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Chapter 267 The Champion's New Goal
Despite Arsenal's efforts to maintain the top four but a large number of injuries and personnel losses, Arsenal is now third in the league and still unable to compete for the Premier League title!

Over the past few months, Li Yuxin understands that Arsenal cannot be without a championship for too long.Otherwise, I will have no confidence.At this time, the banner of a club like yourself needs to play a role. "

After Li Yuxin returned to Arsenal, he also began to slowly lower his requirements.

With Arsenal's strength, let's fight for the FA Cup and League Cup.Moreover, the fact that Arsenal's players have not won the championship for many years has really affected their confidence. They themselves instinctively think that they cannot win the championship.

What Li Yuxin has to do is to let the Arsenal players know that Arsenal is still capable of winning the championship.

In fact, Li Yuxin guessed Wenger's thoughts very accurately.After Wenger came to Arsenal, he disdained domestic cups, especially the League Cup.The FA Cup is at least the oldest award in England, and it has a lot of influence in English football.So Wenger still pays a little attention to the FA Cup.

But the League Cup is really completely ignored.

So after Wenger came to Arsenal, he really didn't pay much attention to the League Cup.

Just like in 07, Arsenal had already entered the League Cup final against Chelsea.Under such circumstances.Wenger actually continued to let a group of young players play.

Because for Wenger, the League Cup is a game for training young players.Many young talents at Arsenal are known through the League Cup.

Even in the finals, the situation is the same.

But this time and that time.

If Arsenal was still a bit of a deterrent in English football at that time, they would still be able to fight for the Premier League championship.Wenger sees the League Cup as a game to train his young players.So in the past few years, Arsenal can only compete for the fourth place in the Premier League every year. The Premier League champion has already said goodbye to Arsenal.

It has only been a year without a championship, especially the Sanya king last season, which has seriously affected Arsenal.

So Wenger's thinking began to change.

A League Cup winner is also a champion.Since he is unable to win the Champions League and the Premier League, Wenger can only find a way from other aspects.

Ferguson also had such a predicament in his previous life.

Especially after winning the Premier League title in 03, Ferguson was squeezed by Arsenal's unbeaten championship and the sudden emergence of Chelsea.Of course, there are also reasons for Manchester United's replacement of old and new.Everyone in the Premier League at the time believed that Ferguson's era had passed.

Ferguson was also under a lot of pressure at the time.

In order to relieve the pressure on himself and Manchester United's young players, Ferguson began to exert his strength in domestic cup competitions.In the end, the most difficult moment was spent with the League Cup champion.

Wenger is under more pressure now than Ferguson.

So Wenger also began to shift targets.Wenger also needs to use a cup champion to relieve the pressure on Arsenal, the pressure on himself.And the pressure on the Arsenal players.

And more importantly, Wenger also has self-knowledge.With the current strength of Arsenal, it is difficult to want the Champions League and the Premier League.That being the case.Or start with the easiest game.

The day of the League Cup final is getting closer and closer.

The entire Arsenal is in a storm of public opinion.Because Arsenal has won the FA Cup in the 04-05 season and the 06 Champions League, FA Cup and League Cup triple crown, and has been the king of Sanya until last season.

For those teams in the middle and lower reaches, no one will say anything without a championship for decades.Even many English teams have not had a championship in the century-old history, but their fans will not ask them to win the championship.Because they were originally a weak team.

But it's different for Arsenal.

Arsenal may not be a world-class giant like Manchester United or Liverpool, but Arsenal is definitely a giant in England.As a club with a glorious history in English football, and even the first club with a glorious dynasty in the history of English football, it is really a great tragedy and a great shame to not have a championship. The eight-year Wu Guan in history.

Now Arsenal have reached an important crossroads.

It's just that they entered the League Cup final in 07, when Arsenal had just started their journey without a championship.For Wenger at the time, the League Cup was still a tasteless one.After all, he just entered the Champions League final last season, so it is understandable to look down on the League Cup champion.Therefore, in the finals, many young players were sent.In the end, it was counter-killed by Chelsea and lost the League Cup championship.

But for Arsenal at the time, many people instead praised Arsenal for their bravery.Some commentators even spoke highly of Wenger, thinking that it was Wenger who dared to use young players, so Arsenal never lacked talent.

Pity about that compliment.Later it became satire.

So this time we can enter the League Cup final again, face Chelsea again, and usher in a chance for revenge!
For Chelsea players, they are a little confused now. Although they still have a big goal, that is to win all the championships that can be won, but after Mourinho left, this goal has some uncertainty.

The sorrow of Grant is that he has never won the hearts of the players. Although he is the head coach, the players just do what they want on the field. Whether it is the way or characteristics of the game, it is still Mourinho's old style.

Of course, this is a topic that will only be brought up in the future, but at this time, at Wembley Stadium, Arsenal suppressed Chelsea with almost no power to fight back, and continued to suppress Chelsea's defense with offense!

Before the start of this game, Grant's tactic was to attack, because Chelsea's current defense is a bit weak. However, at this moment, Arsenal's offensive is very fierce. Before Grant was able to command from the sidelines, he was shocked to find that Chelsea's players had spontaneously retreated to defend, resisting waves of Arsenal's attacks...

Seeing this situation, Grant, who was already standing on the sidelines, opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't say anything, but sat back in his seat helplessly.

A smile appeared on Wenger's face after noticing this scene.

In the 8th minute, Bell, who put in an assist, won a corner kick. Walcott took a corner kick. Bell, who jumped from behind, grabbed the first spot.
In the 10th minute, Di Natale from the side made a pass, and Li Yuxin from the center shook his head in front of Carvalho to attack the goal. The ball rubbed against the post and flew out of the baseline.

No. In the 13th minute, Li Yuxin fought for the top in the front court, Fabregas scored the ball, and Clichy, who inserted from the left, took a long shot directly, and the ball flew out of the baseline.

No. In the 19th minute, Terry fouled Li Yuxin, Fabregas took a free kick, and Kolo Toure grabbed the first spot in the penalty area, but it was slightly higher.

Arsenal's offensive is quite fierce, but Chelsea deserves to be the Steel Legion trained by Mourinho. Although they are suppressed by Arsenal, their defense is very organized. Although Arsenal constantly creates shooting opportunities, there are not many truly threatening shots.

On the contrary, when the game progressed to No. 308 minutes, Barton brought down Drogba at the front of the penalty area, and Drogba came to take the free kick.

When the situation is at a disadvantage, they can score goals instead. This is the characteristic of Chelsea under Mourinho!
Seeing the Chelsea players on the field crazily hugging each other, Wenger curled his lips, while Grant was in an extremely complicated mood. This was entirely due to Mourinho's legacy, and he didn't make adjustments. The players all had their own reactions and responses. In this way, what's the use of him as the head coach...

With such emotion, when the break came, even though Chelsea were now in the lead, Grant did not have much smile on his face.

"Don't worry, keep attacking. They were just lucky in the first half. We missed a few good chances...their center has no flaws now. Play more on the side. At the same time, you must seize the opportunity when there is a set piece. Understand? Now Chelsea, there are some problems in defending set pieces, especially in mutual filling. Don’t think about overtaking now, just find a way to equalize the score, understand? Watch out for Anelka’s speed when attacking, everything else is fine, if Drogba gets the ball, just slow down their counterattack speed.”

Wenger said it very simply in the locker room. In the second half, Chelsea will probably continue to defend and counterattack, because they have tasted the sweetness in the first half, and the players are more used to playing like this. Even if Grant will arrange other tactics, the players will play more in the way they are used to...

After the second half of the game, Chelsea decisively began to shrink the defensive line to wait for an opportunity to attack. Looking at Grant's helpless expression, he knew that his arrangement did not work. Chelsea's players were still playing instinctively.

Arsenal's offense now began to look a little unscrupulous.

They just paid attention to the counterattack possibility of several Chelsea forwards, and then kept looking for opportunities through passing. Although Chelsea’s defense is very organized, Arsenal’s long-range shots, wing breakthroughs, forward runs and the ability to grab points in the penalty area are not lacking.

Arsenal attack, Chelsea defend.

Arsenal's offense was like a violent storm, which would not stop for a day, while Chelsea's defense was like a towering tree with life, waving its branches, and stopping the downpour from its torso.

The more defensive the Chelsea players are on the field, the more energetic they are. They seem to have returned to the era of Mourinho, smashing the opponent's offense one by one with tenacious defense. Although this looks awkward and passive, the players on the field feel extremely happy. Every time they resolve an attack from the opponent, they are one step closer to victory!
With Chelsea's players fully engaged, Grant is getting more and more anxious on the sidelines. He is not a blind head coach. He can tell that although Chelsea's defense is still so good, Arsenal's offense is getting sharper and sharper. If they continue to defend passively like this, I'm afraid the only thing they can do is to be equalized by the opponent...

However, he yelled twice on the sidelines, but it was useless at all. The Chelsea players couldn't listen to him at all, and they were still carrying out their defensive tactics. Seeing this, Grant could only shut up helplessly, because if he continued to yell, it would only affect the team's defense and make the possibility of conceding the ball even greater...

It's a pity that even if he shut up, he couldn't stop the moment when he lost the ball.

When the game progressed to 10 minutes, Clichy, who put in the assist, grabbed the ball in front of Essien, and then stabbed it to Walcott, who responded. Walcott took the ball to the bottom line, broke through Belletti's defense, and kicked a pass!

The ball flew directly to the back point, Ashley Cole wanted to take off to clear the siege, but Diaby, who advanced forward, was much better than Cole in terms of height and bounce, jumped ahead of Ashley Cole, and then swung the ball to the middle of the penalty area!
Li Yuxin rushed out from between Terry and Carvalho like an arrow, and then volleyed the far corner directly against the falling ball!

Although Cech made a save, he was still a step too slow. The ball flew out obliquely, and then hit the far net directly and fell into the goal!

"Goooooooooal! Lee! England's golden boy has scored a key goal again! This season, the top four of the Premier League have been scored by him, ranking first in the Premier League, but his ability to score goals in such key games is enough to prove that he is fully worthy of the position of top scorer! Wenger's vision is correct! Lee is our new hope for England..."

Amidst the narrator's shouts, Grant cursed a few times angrily, and then called Mikel and Kalou on the bench to warm up.

After the game restarted, Chelsea changed two players in a row. Mikel replaced Michael Ballack, who performed mediocrely, and Kalou replaced Wright-Phillips, who also performed mediocrely.

However, under such circumstances, the disadvantages of Chelsea's internal disunity began to become more prominent, and the offense seemed a little out of touch. Arsenal easily withstood Chelsea's onslaught after the re-kick-off, and then suppressed it back!
Chelsea's players defended again - it had become almost instinctive.

Grant looked at the situation on the court extremely helplessly. He was indeed powerless to deal with such a situation - not only because he did not have enough foundation in Chelsea, but also because he had no direct lineage in the team, so he couldn't play a role of pointing to the face...

Pure defense is not advisable-this point was verified again in the following games. Although Chelsea had many excellent offensive players, they were suppressed by Arsenal until the end and failed to create too many opportunities.

In the 3rd minute of stoppage time, a goal with a touch of luck caused the Arsenal fans in the entire Wembley Stadium to cheer wildly.

Fabregas' free kick found Kolo Toure, who was unguarded at the back.

At the last moment of stoppage time, Kolo Toure beat Chelsea!

Two to one!A not particularly brilliant victory, but it allowed Arsenal to win the first official championship after Wu Guan, and it also allowed Wenger to win the second League Cup since coaching Arsenal!
When Wenger rushed into the pitch with open arms and embraced wildly with his players, Grant, who was sitting on the coach's bench, sighed helplessly. The official championship he might have won just left him like this...

He is not reconciled, but what can he do?Suddenly in a high position, without the real trust of the boss and a lot of power, can only encounter such an embarrassing situation?In the final analysis, this is not his fault, but who asked him to replace the special one...

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