Strong Waist

Chapter 139 EFL Cup Final

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Under the intensive schedule, the entire Premier League team not only has to face how to deal with the big devil Arsenal, but also has to achieve stable performance in other competitions. For this reason, every team is racking their brains on how to deal with the big devil. Arsenal pulled down.

In this case, Tottenham suffered severely.

In the just-concluded league, when Tottenham defeated their opponents, their core player Harry Kane was injured.

In the second half of the season, player injuries are a very common thing.

How to deal with injuries correctly is also a topic that major teams need to spend a lot of experience to study. However, in the case of Tottenham, with the EFL Cup, League, Champions League and other seasons approaching, injuries to core players are a huge problem. problem.

It's like, with important matches ahead, it makes sense for Arsenal to lose Lucky.

Fortunately, Harry Kane's injury is not serious, but it will take 2-3 weeks to adjust.

In the intensive time of the season, 2-3 weeks may affect many, many things.

This is also a headache for Tottenham coach Pochettino.

The immediate priority, of course, is how they deal with their upcoming home match against Arsenal.

The second leg of the EFL Cup semi-finals is about to begin, and Tottenham are missing a general, which has a great impact on the trend of the game.

Of course, this is great news for Arsenal.

Although Tottenham are now mainly relying on the sudden burst of Son Xingmin, without Harry Kane's organization and fulcrum role in the frontcourt, Son Xingmin will also be greatly affected.

In this atmosphere, the second leg of the EFL Cup semi-finals arrived.

February 23, North London, White Hart Lane.

Throughout the stadium, Tottenham fans looked anxiously towards the stadium.

The scoreboard is printed with the words Tottenham 0:1 Arsenal.

The game time has only passed less than 5 minutes.

At the beginning of the game, Arsenal's frontcourt trident took advantage of a counterattack opportunity, with Giroud bombing from high altitude and scoring the first goal.

And this goal also caused Tottenham to panic.

After all, when they were trailing at home and falling behind with a goal scored by Arsenal, the consequences can be imagined.

"Tottenham played too passively in this game. Harry Kane's missing role was infinitely magnified in this game, especially when they faced Arsenal, they were always unable to find it in the organization and advancement of the frontcourt. To a suitable connection point!”

"Pochettino wants to rely on the abilities of Son Heung-min and Lamela to break up the defense, and he also wants to use a four-man midfield to contain Arsenal."

"But facing a gunner who has just won Juventus in the Champions League and has high morale, it is really difficult for them to carry out tactical goals. What's more, in this game, Arsenal's front three performed extremely well! "

Paul Mawson has spoken highly of Arsenal's front three.

The three players Dembele, Aubameyang and Giroud cooperated very well in the frontcourt.

The three of them can always give Tottenham a great threat.

Tottenham are missing Harry Kane in this game, and the other starting players are all on the court, but in this case, they still cannot stop Giroud and other Arsenal's trident.

Dembe has made his third consecutive start.

It cannot be said that he replaced Mane, but with his excellent performance and compatibility with Aubameyang, he got more opportunities.

Even Mourinho and Arsenal's coaching staff believe that Arsenal's offensive capabilities are stronger when Dembe is on the court.

And this was also confirmed in this game.

Dembe came to wait for Arsenal's strikers to charge forward.

They played very smoothly, and with enough protection behind them, they hardly had to face too much pressure.

Even in the face of danger, they have enough space to pass back.

On the other hand, for Tottenham, whether it is Son Xingmin or Lamela, when they hold the ball in the frontcourt, they need to fight alone most of the time, and it is difficult to form effective frontcourt cooperation.

"With Harry Kane out of the frontcourt, it will be difficult for Tottenham's offense to form a connection. Eriksen is trying very hard to get a role in the frontcourt, but Arsenal will not give him such a chance to pass the ball!"

Under the camera, Lucky and Kanter cut off Tottenham's offensive line, which made Eriksen's game even more uncomfortable.

Many people say that Erikson always hides when faced with difficulties, but no one knows what kind of difficulties Erikson encounters.

Just like now, no matter how hard he tries, he can't connect his teammates.

Time passed little by little.

When Tottenham faced Arsenal's counterattack, their situation became more and more dangerous every time.

This also made them more anxious.

Once Arsenal gets more kicking opportunities, it will only be a matter of time before they score.

If Arsenal scores a goal again, it will be a huge disaster for Tottenham.

To this end, Tottenham began to retreat from the defensive line and increased its defensive strength.

They used this to spend the first half safely.

But the entire first half also consumed a lot of their physical energy.

This also led to Tottenham almost collapsing in the second half.

In the second half, Arsenal's offensive became more fierce, and their counterattack became more intense.

There is a trident infiltration inside.

Outside, there are long-range threats from Dembele, Lucky, Aubameyang and others.

It can be said that the pressure on Tottenham goalkeeper Lori is very high.

Arsenal's offensive pressure is still sufficient.

In particular, Aubameyang's performance on the wing has begun to become even better.

Different from the past style where he only knew how to run wildly from the wing, with the help of Giroud and Dembe, Aubameyang has more offensive options.

With the cooperation of the three, Tottenham's defense was overwhelmed.

In the 70th minute, Giroud made a header and passed the ball to Aubameyang.

Aubameyang followed up with a forward move, looked at the ball in the air and jumped directly, completing a volley kick.

That's right, just kicked it in directly.

During the entire process, Tottenham's defense barely reacted.

When they turned around, the ball had already entered the net.

"Second goal for Arsenal!

Aubameyang has the final word! "

"With this goal, Tottenham will have fewer opportunities!"

"Arsenal has a great probability of defeating Tottenham and becoming the first team to enter the EFL Cup final. This also brings Arsenal one step closer to their second championship of the season!"

As the commentator said, when Tottenham as a whole cannot pose a threat to Arsenal, Tottenham does not have any comeback points.

And Pochettino off the field seems to understand this truth.

He began to replace Sun Xingmin, Lamela and other main players in the 75th minute. This was to accumulate strength for the Champions League and the league.

In this game where there is no chance, there is no use wasting energy.

As a head coach, he must be able to make a correct judgment.

After losing Son Xingmin, Lamela and others, there was basically no suspense in the game.

When the whistle sounded at the end of the 90-minute match.

Arsenal defeated Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 away from home and successfully advanced to the EFL Cup final.

They became the first team to reach the EFL Cup final this season.

As for their opponent, there is a high probability that they will be Manchester City, who defeated their opponent 6:0 in the first game.

Defeated Tottenham and advanced to the final.

This boosted Arsenal's morale to a higher level.

Especially without any defeats this season, the mentality of Arsenal players is also extremely optimistic and confident.

Even Dembe, who just joined on loan, is in this state.

For Dembelay, his few months in London have been a time of rapid integration into the team and the city.

Arsenal fans are very friendly to him. Even if he is on loan to the team, they also support Dembe very much.

This has made Dembele's impression of the Arsenal fan base and even the entire team much higher.

Even, sometimes, Dembele began to think that it didn't matter whether he returned to Barcelona or not.

Of course, this is just a momentary thought, but under this continuous influence, maybe Dembele may really recognize Arsenal more, but not necessarily.

Reaching the EFL Cup final, Arsenal was in full swing.

Once they win their second championship of the season, their state and confidence will reach a higher level.

This is very bad news for any team that faces Arsenal.

Of course, even without these, these teams are very bad.

Just like Juventus today!

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