Although they thought the game had little chance of winning and the distance was long - it took four hours to take the train from York to London - they came anyway.

"The players are out! Audience friends, what they are seeing now is one of the third round games of England's 2016-2017 FA Cup, with Arsenal playing York City at home!"

Sky Sports also paid close attention to that game and specially arranged for Lineker to provide on-site commentary.

"Let them take a look at Arsenal's starting lineup first. It is still Wenger's usual -1. Compared with the Premier League match in mid-week, Arsenal's starting lineup made a significant difference in this game.

The goalkeeper position started in Ospina, and the defense was in. The teenager Niles served as the right back, and Gabriel replaced the injured Koscielny, while the other two defenders still missed Mustafi and Monrey.

Yar.”

"In the midfield, Ramsey and Xhaka form a double midfielder, Sanchez takes a rest, Chamberlain replaces Sanchez as the left winger. Iwobi continues to serve as the attacking midfielder, Lucas Perez is the right winger, and Giroud is the single arrow

Serving as the captain of the field. It is worth mentioning that Welbeck, who has been injured for 8 months, returned from injury and joined the bench in this game."

"That kind of fighting may affect Arsenal's performance on both offense and defense to a certain extent, but Wenger is obviously not very confident in his lineup."

"After all, their opponent tomorrow will be a team from League One. Although York City has just introduced Spanish star Xabi Alonso not long ago, the total value of their team is still not as good as Arsenal's

Sanchez is alone in the lineup."

Speaking of which, Lineker said with a smile: "Of course, they all know that the most important reason why Alonso is willing to play from the Bundesliga to the English League is York City's owner Pan Yi.

"

"It can also be said that the reason why the York City team is what it is today is because of their boss Pan Yi. Because of Pan Yi's existence, York City has attracted countless players and coaches to come and play, and it has also attracted

A lot of capital injection.”

"They also know whether Pan Yi could beat Arsenal when he was coaching. So, when he becomes the boss, how will his team perform when they face Arsenal?"

"As he just said, the values ​​​​of the two teams are not at the same level at all. It must be an extremely difficult task for Pan Yi to take advantage of Wenger's presence that time..."

At this time, the stadium was here, and the referee had already put the whistle to his mouth, and soon blew the whistle to start the game.

From the first minute of the game, York City's players were engaged in a desperate fight, including the forwards who retreated to the midfield.

York City will use a defense-focused formation tomorrow, but they are closer to their own midfield than Alonso and Rice's defensive midfielders.

Keep it relatively close.

In this way, the space can be minimized to limit the transmission of Arsenal's midfield.

Everyone knows that Wenger's team is best at using the space on the court and allowing the team to play smoothly!

In the current Arsenal team, Swiss star Xhaka, who just joined the team in the summer window of this season, is now the team's absolute main force.

With outstanding physical ability, fierce fighting and strong aggression, he is like a bulldozer on the pitch, making up for Arsenal's defensive deficiencies in the midfield.

Amid his aggressive fighting, York City couldn't control the ball.

Compared with him, Rice Jr.'s physical fitness is as thin as a piece of paper, and it flies away in one stroke.

And what about Xabi Alonso? He is already a veteran who is ready to retire, so how can he withstand such a bulldozer? Not to mention that Xhaka has "Reaper" Ramsey beside him to assist him.

However, Arsenal quickly took control of the midfield.

Five minutes after the opening, Xhaka successfully intercepted the ball in a scramble and then passed it diagonally to Chamberlain on the left.

Chamberlain was very fast. He tried a fake move on Fuan Jianyang, swung his wrong leg, and then passed a low ball directly to the east end.

Westerman cleared the ball before Giroud grabbed the point, and it was a foul ball!

"Fu'an, don't rush too far ahead, pay attention to your position!" Westerman reminded Fu'an Jianyang from behind.

Fu'an Jianyang turned around and nodded in agreement, but he stared at Chamberlain nervously.

That guy is extremely fast and has excellent physical fitness, so the impact is also very strong. I just need to relax a little. After being passed by, I won't be able to catch up even if I try to catch him.

When he was in League One, Fuan Jianyang had never encountered such a powerful opponent!

"Don't worry, Fuan, they are there!" Winger Kulusevski also retreated to help Fuan Jianyang defend.

Compared with Fu Yasu Jianyang, although he is equally young, Kulusevsky has never seen the world, so his mentality will be more stable.

At that time, Arsenal threw a throw-in, and Ramsema transferred the ball with a big kick and gave it to Lucas Perez on the right.

The 28-year-old Spanish midfielder just joined Arsenal this season and cost Wenger nearly 20 million euros.

However, it is difficult for him to show his value in the team, so he is mainly asked to be used as a breakthrough player.

Now after he got the ball, he saw the wrong left back Alphonso Davis in front, so Lucas Perez wanted to use his speed to attack Alphonso Davis alone.

Unexpectedly, after just two steps of speeding up, Alphonso Davis had already rushed over and used a fierce tackle to shovel him out of the sideline with the ball.

When it comes to speed, Alphonso Davis has never been afraid of anyone!

That was a wonderful defense!

"As soon as the game started, the scene became very heated. Arsenal player Lucas Perez got up from the ground, stared at the left back of the wrong team with an indignant look, and seemed to be muttering to the referee.

What, should I be complaining that the wrong side’s movements were too big, but the referee just signaled the game to continue!”

The fans at the Emirates Stadium immediately responded to the referee's wrong decision with dissatisfied boos!

"Well done, Alfonso!" Scaloni stood in front of the coaching bench and shouted encouragement towards Alphonso Davies.

In that game, York City clearly had the upper hand due to their superior strength, so they had to play with energy to have a better chance.

And a tackle like Alphonso Davis obviously boosts morale!

Pan Yi, who was in the stands at this time, also applauded gently.

He could tell that the young players in the team were a little uncomfortable facing a strong team from the Premier League for the first time.

Do you want to be as fearful of tigers as a newborn calf like Alphonso Davis?

And with that tackle, the game entered into a fast-paced attack, defense and fight almost from the beginning, and the scene even became very explosive.

Although York City lost a lot to Arsenal in terms of overall strength, in the first ten minutes of the game, they relied on their tenacious fighting spirit and ferocious fighting to compete with Arsenal. Even though the situation was still overwhelming, Arsenal could not win.

Keep it firmly in your legs.

But there is a gap in every hundred secrets.

In the 20th minute of the game, Mustafi from the Arsenal backcourt made a long pass and directly found Giroud. The latter headed the ball a little. After receiving the ball, Iwobi directly made a through pass, and Chamberlain immediately hit the ball.

Diagonally inserting into the restricted area.

Westerman's shortcoming of slow turning was infinitely magnified at that moment. He didn't even have time to beg to pull Chamberlain, and could just watch the fast England star send the ball into York City's goal.

goal.

1:0, Arsenal ushered in their first goal tomorrow!

At this moment, "Zhang Wuji" incarnates as "Zhang Jinchu", and he scores a goal!

Amid the cheers of Arsenal fans in the audience, Scaloni immediately called the players on the sidelines: "They're crazy, guys! They did a great job. Remember, continue to follow their plan."

Come play, you know?"

The players agreed in unison.

Conceding the goal first against a strong opponent like Arsenal was something that the York City coaching staff could not have expected before the game.

After losing the ball, you must stabilize your mentality and defend better, so as to avoid being scored by the wrong leg again.

Assistant coach De Zerbi also kept shouting on the sidelines, asking the players to quickly organize their defensive formation.

But no, after Arsenal scored the first goal, their morale became stronger.

The situation on the field became even more one-sided. York City was almost trapped in the half and could not get out, so they could constantly make clearances and steals.

In order to cope with Arsenal's indiscriminate bombardment, Scaloni even pulled forward Baker back to the backcourt, and the defense of the four midfielders also retreated to the front of their own penalty area. In front of them was Thomas, the fastest player from Dongliu.

Armand roamed around the midfield, making York City's formation look like.

Seeing York City's posture, Arsenal head coach Arsene Wenger also made some tactical adjustments, whether to strengthen long-range shots to break York City's iron barrel formation and try to kill the game early.

Facts have proven that such adjustments are effective.

In the 35th minute of the half, Giroud took the ball with his back and gently pushed the ball in front of him before Westerman and De Ligt tried to pinch him on both sides of him.

Xhaka in the midfield rushed in and fired a clean volley!

York City goalkeeper Isaacson's sight was blocked, and by the time he could see where the ball was coming from, it was too late to make a save.

The ball went in, 2:0!

That was almost a goal that could have sentenced York City to death early.

Because if you want to recover the disadvantage of two goals at the Emirates Stadium, I am afraid it will be difficult to do it even if Chelsea and Manchester City come, let alone York City.

The Arsenal fans in the stands suddenly cheered again, shouting the names of Giroud and Xhaka.

After that goal, Arsenal also deliberately slowed down the pace.

After all, they have a crucial battle with Chelsea in three days. As long as they can win the FA Cup, there is no need for a leg.

Just like that, the 2:0 score remained until the end of halftime.

During the halftime break, when Scaloni and De Zerbi led the players back to the locker room, Pan Yi was walking in the stands, thoughtfully.

It seems that with the current strength of York City, it is really difficult to compete head-on with Arsenal.
Chapter completed!