legendary midfielder

Chapter 315 Breaking into the quarterfinals of the League Cup

It is not uncommon to win the Crystal Palace team, because there is still a certain gap between the strength of Crystal Palace and Arsenal.

But the next game, the situation is not so optimistic.

Because the opponent is Arsenal's old rival Blues Chelsea.

Chelsea Football Club (Cantonese name: Chelushi, Chezai, Cheche), referred to as Chelsea, nicknamed the Blue Army and Blue Lion.Participated in the English Premier League, tied with Juventus, Bayern Munich, and Ajax as the European Grand Slam team.The club was established on March 1905, 3, and its home stadium is located at Stamford Bridge near the River Thames in the Hammersmith Fulham district of London. ?
After Abramovich bought Chelsea, he spent huge sums of money in signings, and the team gradually became a giant.The team is famous for its rock-solid defense and iron-blooded spirit, and is also famous in the football world for its overly defensive "busting" tactics. It is one of the representative teams in football defensive counterattack and is also one of the most influential and successful teams in Europe and the world. ?
As of May 2013, 5, Chelsea has won 3 English top league titles (4 in the old League One and 1 in the Premier League), 3 FA Cups, 7 League Cups, 5 Community Shields, 4 European Cup Winners' Cups, 2 European Super Cup, 1 UEFA Champions League and 1 Europa League.

On May 2012, 5, Chelsea faced the Bundesliga powerhouse Bayern Munich in the Champions League final.Chelsea lacked Terry, Ramires, Meireles and Ivanovic, so they were quite passive in the game. However, the team played extremely tenaciously. In the 20rd minute, Muller gave Bayern the first lead. Just when everyone thought that Chelsea's defeat was certain, Drogba stepped forward and equalized the score in the 83th minute.

Bayern won a penalty in extra time, goalkeeper Petr Cech withstood great pressure to save Robben's penalty.

In the end, Chelsea drew 120-1 with Bayern Munich in 1 minutes. In the penalty shootout, Mata took the lead in missing the penalty.

However, Cech broke out again, and every penalty kick was thrown in the right direction, and successfully saved the penalties of Olić and Schweinsteiger.

In the end, Drogba made it overnight and scored a key penalty.Chelsea won the UEFA Champions League for the first time in history.

The efforts of the old boys moved the world.With this Champions League trophy, Chelsea has officially advanced to the ranks of the giants!

On June 2013, 6, the Chelsea club announced through the official website that Mourinho was appointed as the head coach of the team, and the two parties signed a four-year contract.

The magic bird, the God of the Blue Bridge, finally returned to his eternal home after years of wandering, and the wishes of the Blues fans for many years have finally come true.

2013年6月22日，英超豪门切尔西队刚刚与Adidas体育用品公司签署了一份10年总额3亿英镑（约合3.53亿欧元）的球衣赞助合约，这笔钱将点燃蓝军新帅穆里尼奥的“引援狂潮”。

Chelsea's previous jersey sponsorship contract was 2000 million pounds per year. After it was raised to 3000 million pounds per year, Chelsea surpassed Manchester United, Liverpool, and Barcelona in the annual jersey sponsorship rankings, tying Arsenal and only one step away from the top Real Madrid.

After Mourinho coached Chelsea again, he began his drastic rebuilding of the team. He bought Schurrle from Leverkusen for 1800 million pounds, and bought Brazil's talented midfielder William for another 3000 million pounds.

In addition, Mourinho is very familiar with Zhang Xu and knows Zhang Xu's strength and characteristics. Perhaps, in the whole of England, he is the only one who knows how abnormal Zhang Xu is, and he is the only one who has seriously studied how to restrict Zhang Xu.

Before this game, Wenger once wanted to give up this game.Because for Arsenal, the League Cup is not a very important event, and it cannot be compared with the League and the FA Cup.

But after communicating with Zhang Xu, Wenger found that Zhang Xu had no intention of giving up at all. After thinking twice, Wenger decided to fight, because as long as he beats Chelsea, there will be no too strong opponents behind him, and the championship is almost certain.

Therefore, Wenger dispatched all the main players who could play in this game.

依然还是大家熟悉的3-2-3-2双后腰阵型：守门员是1号-斯泽斯尼；后卫是3号-萨尼亚，4号-默特萨克，6号-科斯切尔尼；后腰是18号张旭和7号-罗西基，中场是1号-拉姆齐，11号-厄齐尔和10号-威尔谢尔；前锋是12号-吉鲁和14号-沃尔科特。

Vermaelen, Cazorla and Bendtner were all placed on the bench.

Before the game, Zhang Xu and Mourinho met.

"Hey, Zhang, I didn't expect that when we meet again, we will become rivals again. This is really the last thing I want to see." Mourinho shouted in great annoyance at the first sentence of the meeting.

"Haha, Mr. Mourinho, you are joking!" Zhang Xu said embarrassedly, rubbing the back of his head.

"Zhang, I'm not joking. In fact, I originally planned to bring you to Chelsea. It's a pity that Dr. Wenger took the lead. I can only say that I am very sorry!" Mourinho said seriously.

"Well, maybe it's fate!" Zhang Xu could only attribute all this to fate.

"Oh, by the way, I see that the starting lineup you sent seems to take this game very seriously!" Mourinho seemed to ask casually.

"Hey, Mr. Mourinho, don't try to get any news from me, but you should know my character. As long as I am on the field, I have always been a person who pursues victory! So, please be careful! Haha!" Zhang Xu blinked and said mischievously.

"Haha, facing a freak like you, you can't be careless at all!" Mourinho laughed and skipped the embarrassment of the routine.

2013年10月29日晚上七点45分，2013/14赛季英格兰联赛杯第4轮一场焦点战在酋长球场展开争夺，阿森纳主场迎战切尔西的比赛正式开始了。

切尔西上赛季双杀阿森纳。双方联赛杯5次交手，切尔西近3次皆胜，阿森纳上次取胜还是1998年。这是双方第180次交锋，阿森纳71胜52平56负占据上风。

Chelsea rotated 10 people, only Cahill continued to play, Eto'o, Mata, William and De Bruyne all played, Hazard and Torres entered the bench.

At the beginning of the game, Chelsea appeared to be more active and frequently launched fierce attacks on Arsenal.However, under the leadership of Zhang Xu, Arsenal responded calmly and did not give the opponent any chance.On the contrary, every time Zhang Xu attacks the frontcourt, he can pose a great threat to Chelsea.

In the 9th minute of the game, after receiving a direct pass from Zhang Xu, Giroud suddenly shot a strong shot and was successfully blocked by Chelsea's goalkeeper.

After 1 minute, Özil deflected after being blocked from the left cross, and Walcott's header was easily obtained by Chelsea's goalkeeper Schwarzer.

In the 16th minute of the game, after Zhang Xu cooperated with Rosicky, he suddenly passed the ball over the top. Giroud's shot from the left side of the penalty area was blocked by Azpilicueta.

In the 19th minute of the game, Chelsea finally had a decent chance.

William passed the ball, De Bruyne cut in from the left and shot from the edge of the penalty area was easily blocked by Zhang Xu.

In the 22nd minute of the game, Wilshere picked a pass, Ramsey picked Schwarzer who attacked, and Cahill made a timely clearance in front of the empty goal.

When the game progressed to 25 minutes, Arsenal finally took the lead.After Zhang Xu intercepted William's pass in the midfield, he quickly launched a counterattack.

After playing with Ozil twice, Zhang Xu quickly approached Chelsea's penalty area. Later, he lobbed a pass and was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper. Wilshere grabbed the first point and shot again!Was thrown out again!
Walcott did it again, poking it in from 11 yards!
One to zero!Arsenal finally took the lead!
After leading by one goal, Zhang Xu felt that the wall in front of him finally disappeared, and the team's offense suddenly became much smoother.

In the 28th minute of the game, Mikel's midfielder was given a yellow card for a tactical foul on Wilshere.

In the 29th minute of the game, Azpilicueta's pass was intercepted, and Zhang Xu shot obliquely from 18 yards from the left side of the penalty area and missed the far corner.

However, after Chelsea's adjustments by Mourinho, their offensive efficiency has gradually improved.

In the 30th minute of the game, Eto'o knocked back, and Essien shot from 20 yards was successfully blocked by Zhang Xu and cleared out of the sideline.

In the 42nd minute of the game, Mata and William passed the ball consecutively, and Essien shot again from 20 yards, but because of Zhang Xu's interference, the shot went too far.

In the 49th minute of the game, William passed the ball, and Eto'o made a low shot from 20 yards after cutting in from the left and missed the right post.

In the 52nd minute of the game, Ramsey passed the ball and Giroud missed a low shot from 25 yards.

In the 53rd minute of the game, Ramsey's oblique shot from 18 yards on the right side of the penalty area was deflected out of the far corner.

In the 55th minute of the game, Rosicky passed the ball, and Giroud, who was unguarded, did not choose to shoot near the penalty spot. His return pass relieved Chelsea's defense from danger.

In the 63rd minute of the game, Ramsey shot from 25 yards after passing De Bruyne, and the ball missed the left post.

In the 66th minute of the game, Arsenal expanded the score. Ozil hooked back from the left side of the penalty area.
Two to zero!Arsenal seal the victory!

At the same time, Arsenal also successfully broke into the quarter-finals of the League Cup!

(End of this chapter)