We agreed to play football together, and you will be the head coach?

Chapter 287: First title of the season, defending the League Cup

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again.

Wenger keenly discovered that He Tianqi and Zidane's positions were much farther away compared to the first half.

It was as if He Tianqi was defending against Zidane's sneak header.

In the 48th minute, Rosicky made a through pass.

Van Persie moved like a rabbit, but Schmeichel had a wide defensive range and attacked early, grabbing the ball before Van Persie.

In the 53rd minute, De Bruyne pulled the ball away from Wilshere's attempt to steal it, and then made a straight pass to the left.

Ashley Young made a scimitar cross after running in.

Lewandowski faced Koscielny at the front point, deliberately pushed the opponent away and let the ball pass.

Giroud shot from close range at the back post.

This is a great opportunity.

However, Giroud blasted it away.

If you are too tall and your legs are too long, you will have to be farther away from the football when shooting, so your ability to handle the ball suddenly will be weaker.

In the same situation, Dong Fangzhuo, Lewandowski, Vardy, Bale and others may try the classic shooting method of "hitting the ball on the spot and then falling down".

The shorter Eduardo, Ribery and Messi can even complete a standard push shot.

However, even among big centers, Giroud's shooting ability at this stage is at a lower-middle level.

In the 57th minute, Rosicky made a cross from the right.

Boateng headed the ball out of the penalty area.

Nasri blocked Kante, took control of the ball and passed it back.

Alexander Song followed up with a violent long shot.

This kind of long-range shot from a defensive player has no skill, it's all emotion.

The football crashed into the net unreasonably.

"GOAL! 3-2! Arsenal scored three goals in a row and took the lead!"

"The goal was scored by Alexandre Song! He has become a world-class defensive midfielder at Arsenal and reminds people of Gilbert Silva!"

"As I said in the first half, this is an offensive battle. The two sides are competing to see who has a higher goal efficiency!"

"After Dong Fangzhuo left the field, Villa was obviously at a disadvantage in this regard."

I have to admit that this Arsenal team has too many creative players.

Arshavin, Rosicky, Nasri, Wilshere... there is no way to kill them all.

In the 62nd minute, Albrighton passed the ball back to Trippier, who made a long pass to the left.

This is a characteristic of Villa, they have players with good feet on both sides who are very good at long passes.

Ashley Young received the ball and shook it continuously, deceiving Wilshere, then he passed the ball directly at high speed and ate Sagna alive!
Arsenal's right-wing player didn't expect Ashley Young to be so crazy. With this kind of playing style, some people even believe that he is Manchester United's top player, Valencia.

boom!
Ashley Young made a cross from the bottom line.

Giroud jumped high, but the ball was not given to him. He was more there to attract firepower and block vision.

Lewandowski then jumped up to attack, and a rhinoceros-shaped shot sent the ball into the Arsenal goal.

"GOAL! 3-3! Villa quickly equalized the score."

"The goal was scored by Lewandowski, who scored twice."

"From this goal we can see He Tianqi's offensive thinking. Rather than saying Lewandowski is a left winger, it is better to say he is a shadow striker. He is lurking behind Giroud and may burst out at any time."

"That's right! Compared to Giroud, Lewandowski is obviously better at seizing opportunities, so Giroud should be the one to pass the ball to Lewandowski."

As the two sides took turns leading, the atmosphere on the court entered a white-hot stage.

In the 68th minute, Eriksen fouled Wilshere.

He Tianqi then replaced him with Fellaini.

Fellaini's height, physical strength and defensive ability are all stronger than Eriksen.

After he comes on the court, he can completely liberate Kante's running and coverage, allowing Kante to put pressure on Wilshere.

In the 74th minute, Kante's sweep was indeed effective.

Successfully intercepted Alexander Song's pass to Wilshere.

Kante made a backhand pass.

The quality is pretty good.

After receiving the ball, Lewandowski took two steps forward and then made a horizontal pass.

Unfortunately, Giroud stopped the ball a little too long, and when he caught up with the ball and shot, Koscielny also flew over and blocked it.

Giroud kept shaking his head, but he still had to give Lewandowski a thumbs up, feeling so disgusted.

Because of the last goal, Lewandowski could have done it by himself.

Anyway, if it's Dong Fangzhuo or Bale who will do it themselves, isn't this the time for the striker to demonstrate his personal ability?

Who knew that Lewandowski had no habit of challenging defenders with the ball, and wanted to use Giroud to further distance the defenders and hit the wall to get an absolutely open opportunity.

It's pure pancake front!
And you have to let others take the blame.

Grass!
In the 77th minute, Arsenal also realized that Wilshere was frozen by Kante.

Central defender Djokovic kicked the ball high, trying to find Nasri in the frontcourt.

But with Fellaini around, how can Nasri compete with him?

De Bruyne received Fellaini's header and made a long pass to launch a counterattack.

Ashley Young dribbled the ball down the left, and after crossing half court, he made a wide transfer to the empty right side.

Albrighton made a cross to deceive the defender who came over and then sent a straight pass.

Trippier made a run-in, dribbled the ball towards the right side of the penalty area, and made an inverted triangle pass after entering.

At this point, Arsenal's defense has been completely shattered through various vertical, horizontal and small-scale tearing.

Lewandowski shot the ball.

He was ready to raise his hands to celebrate his hat trick, but Szczesny made a brilliant save with zero reaction!
Fortunately, De Bruyne broke into the penalty area from the outside and made a follow-up shot.

Szczesny was powerless to save the situation.

"GOAL! Four to three! Villa takes the lead again!"

"This is definitely a brilliant counterattack! If the jerseys of the two teams were swapped, I would also think it would be very reasonable!"

"Aston Villa played the same beautiful football as Arsenal!"

"The balance of victory has tilted!"

"Wenger is clearly weaker than He Tianqi in commanding the team on the battlefield. Arsenal still needs a hero to step up!"

In the 81st minute, the battle situation had become very tense.

In order to avoid Kante, Wilshere retreated to the backcourt and started connecting the team.

At such a young age, he showed the spirit of a great general and did not force himself to fight with Kante for the sake of face.

boom!
Rosicky launched a long pass directly from the right.

Schmeichel left the goal.

But this time Van Persie started faster. He threw himself out directly, swung his leg to sweep the ball to the left, and then collided with Schmeichel Jr.

Arshavin outflanked on the left.

Just as he was about to catch up with the ball, Bonucci suddenly came out from the side, flew over to shovel the ball out of the baseline, and then hit the goal post himself.

"Oh! What a pity! If only Arshavin had been faster!"

"Bonucci is very brave, but he is not in a good condition now!"

Sure enough, Villa's team doctor then entered the field.

The experienced Motta went to the referee and believed that Van Persie should be given a yellow card.

Van Persie argued that the two teams were not in the small penalty area and that he had successfully passed the ball first, so it did not count as a collision with the goalkeeper.

The two argued until their faces turned red.

But as the referee said he would not issue a card, the two suddenly shook hands and made peace.

Motta touched Van Persie's head.

Van Persie half-hugged Motta. The players on both sides, who had thought that the two were going to have a dispute, were very surprised.

Later I remembered that they were teammates during their time at Palermo.

When Motta was the core of Palermo, Van Persie was just a little striker.

At that time, Van Persie often received long passes from Motta.

Compared to Modric's passes that hurt others and himself and appeared out of nowhere.

Van Persie clearly prefers Motta's human quality passes.

In the end, Bonucci was unable to continue the game and He Tianqi replaced him with Clark.

In the 86th minute, the game entered the final stage.

Wilshere is still organizing at a leisurely pace.

This made some of the less educated Arsenal fans in the stands dissatisfied and they booed.

As the saying goes, a bolt of lightning comes out of the blue.

The situation changed instantly when Wilshere helped the team move the ball across the half court under Villa's high pressure.

Wilshere passed the ball straight to Van Persie who moved to the right.

Van Persie dribbled past the defense and cut inside, passing Fellaini who was coming over with a staggered pass.

He has fully exploited the shortcomings of Fellaini's big model.

When Van Persie was the big brother in Palermo, Fellaini was still a little brother.

Fellaini: Are you playing with nesting dolls?
boom!
Van Persie made a through ball.

Nasri, who had been blocked for the entire game, finally seized the opportunity, advanced into the penalty area and got the ball, then made two consecutive dribbling feints to trick Boateng into making a rash move.

Nasri fell to the ground on the spot.

beep!

The referee blew the whistle and pointed to the penalty spot!
"Penalty! Nasri successfully created a penalty!"

"It's an undoubted penalty!"

"Boateng was careless! Not only did he get a yellow card, he also gave the opponent a crucial penalty!"

"If Arsenal scores, the game will go into extra time!"

"Arsenal's fate is now back in their own hands. Can they seize it?"

Inside the Arsenal team, Van Persie came out.

He, Eduardo and Fabregas are the team's penalty takers, and the other two were not present today.

This huge pressure will be borne by Van Persie alone.

At this moment, Van Persie recalled his days in Palermo.

He will always remember He Tianqi's evaluation of him - "I will be very angry if some players disobey my orders, because my arrangements are the best arrangements for them. But Robin is not such a player. He is like Ribery and Modric. At critical moments, I allow them to trust themselves more because they are the kind of big-hearted players who can dominate the game"!
call!
Van Persie took a deep breath and started his run.

boom!
One powerful shot, no distractions!

Schmeichel judged the direction correctly, but he couldn't catch up with the ball.

"GOAL! Four to four!"

"He did it! He scored a hat trick to help Arsenal equalize the score again!"

"Say his name with me, Robin..."

The whole stadium shouted: "Van Persie!"

Van Persie raised his hands high, like a king.

Seeing how high-spirited he was, He Tianqi knew... Van Persie had become a top player!
Because for this bowl of rice, he used millet!

As the game entered the injury time, both sides inevitably had to prepare for extra time.

In the first minute of stoppage time, De Bruyne made a sudden shot from outside the box and almost scored.

Koscielny reacted quickly and blocked the ball out of the baseline.

The commentator was somewhat dissatisfied with De Bruyne's irresponsible behavior: "As the brain of the team, De Bruyne should not make such a speculative attempt at this time."

"Isn't this long shot good for Lewandowski? Is it bad for Giroud? Is it bad for Fellaini?"

"But only De Bruyne can find the opponent's flaws through organization."

"He should use his brain to bring the team a chance to score a fatal blow, just like Wilshere did before!"

On the sidelines, the Arsenal bench thought so too.

"Did Kevin do it on purpose?" Zidane stood next to He Tianqi without knowing when.

He Tianqi nodded: "We have three big guys over 1.9 meters tall, and several players who are 1.85 meters tall. We have an absolute height advantage."

"Considering that Arsenal are already parking the bus, free kicks and corners are the best ways to score."

"So De Bruyne deliberately asked for a corner."

Zidane frowned: "But corner kicks are also dangerous, what if we get a last-gasp goal."

He Tianqi pointed in the direction of Kante and said, "Kante, Ashley Young, Trippier and the others should have received De Bruyne's notice. Even if it means using a red card, they must disrupt the opponent's counterattack in advance."

Then De Bruyne took a corner kick.

As expected, it was still a tactical free kick.

De Bruyne kicked the ball to Albrighton on the side.

It's not to fake the opponent, it's purely to let the best person who passes the ball deal with it.

boom!
Albrighton locks in the cross!
There was a huge crowd of people in the restricted area.

Among a group of big guys, Boateng stands out!

Shake your head with all your strength!
Szczesny flew to save the ball, but his palm was still more than ten centimeters away from the football!

"GOAL! Five to four!"

"Kill!"

"Boateng scored the winning goal with a header! He redeemed himself!"

"After giving away a penalty to help the opponent equalize, Boateng made up for his mistake!"

"Oh! He was so excited! Boateng was crying! He was beating his chest!"

"No matter how many years have passed, this scene will definitely remain in his memory!"

"Arsenal did well enough in this game, but every time they meet He Tianqi, their luck will be a little worse!"

"Wenger didn't lose in terms of strength, but in terms of metaphysics!"

"The whistle blows! The game is over!"

"Congratulations to Aston Villa! They successfully defended the EFL Cup!"

"What a great achievement for Villa! This is also their first trophy this year! But I believe every Villa fan thinks that this is definitely not their last championship trophy this year!"

"Because they are still competitive in the FA Cup and Europa League!"

"Congratulations to He Tianqi! Congratulations to Vera!"

After the game, the camera focused on Van Persie, the best player of the game.

It is extremely rare for a player on the losing side to win the best player of the game, which is enough to prove his excellence.

Van Persie put his hands on his hips, a trace of confusion in his eyes.

He did his best but still couldn't win the championship.

This feels so bad.

Especially compared to his Palermo days.

At that time, he didn't even need to perform very well, there was always someone who could stand up and help the team win, time and time again.

Maybe... there are some flaws in Arsenal itself?

Their funds are not abundant and their bosses are unwilling to increase investment. Perhaps everything will change in the future, but the blooming period of professional players is very short.

If there is no championship or the desire to compete for the championship, it would be a waste of the career of a player like Van Persie.

He doesn't want to be wasted anymore!

(End of this chapter)