“We will remember the Cardiff tickets you gave us!”
"Go to hell, you will be punished for what you have done before!"
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As the Everton bus arrived at Highbury Stadium, the Arsenal fans who had been simmering for a long time finally had the opportunity to vent. Thousands of fans held up various slogans and made various provocative words, pointing at Arsenal.
Fulton's bus screamed.
When the Everton players got out of the car, the abuse and shouting on the scene became even more harsh and noisy.
Behind the crowd, there was a supporter of Xiao Ge holding a slogan "Kill Ferrari!" and dancing it high, far above the height of the surrounding area.
The London police had to be on alert to control the situation. It was not until the Everton team entered Highbury that they breathed a sigh of relief.
"Xiao! King of London!" "Robin, Robin, Robin!" "Tear them apart!" "Kill them!"~~~
"This is your grave!" "Everton, you are just barbaric!"~~~
Highbury was already packed with fans. As the players from both sides warmed up on the court, various voices resounded. Before it even started, the mood at the scene was already boiling without Senk's help.
"Xiao, in this game, you must break up their defense on the wing and try to score more goals from outside the penalty area.
Eman, you have to seize the opportunity and take advantage of your body. The other party is very unfamiliar to you.
Gareth, you have to pay attention to your cooperation with Robert... you must play your rhythm, go ahead!"
After the warm-up, Wenger once again emphasized his tactical arrangement in the locker room.
Everton's head coach, Moyes, also stressed to his disciples with high spirits.
"The significance of this game, you know, whether we can enter Europe again next season depends largely on whether we can win the FA Cup, so you must show your full potential.
Don’t be afraid of these guys, we are much more prepared than they are, and we have to pay attention to their movements, especially Xiao, and try our best to disrupt their offense before he gets the ball, do you understand?”
"Understood!!!" "Well, go ahead!"
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"Fellow fans, welcome to Highbury Stadium with Sky Sports. I am your old friend Matthew, and beside me is my old partner-Adams."
"Haha, everyone, we meet again."
Matthew and Adams, as always, will commentate whenever Arsenal has a major game.
"Matthew, Arsenal is in the FA Cup 14th final and the home game against Everton is about to begin. As usual, let me talk about Arsenal." The first shot was given to Matthew.
"Well, I think Arsenal's hope of promotion is 70%. You must know that they have not lost at home this season, whether it is Real Madrid, Chelsea or Manchester United. They even recently won four consecutive home games. In the first game of this season
In one encounter, Arsenal won with a score of 3-0.
Moreover, Arthur had consciously let Robin and Xiao rest before. Although Arsenal's midfielder lacked Cesc, Arsenal's midfield wings were enough for them to occupy most of Everton's energy. I think in this game, Arsenal
There should be no problem in taking down the opponent."
"Haha, it seems that Matthew is very optimistic about Arsenal, but Everton is not simple. They also received good news before the game. The Dutchman Van der Meyde can play, and they also want to hit Europe. I think
I’m afraid this game won’t be too easy for Arsenal.”
"Oh, the game is about to start, let's take a look at the starting personnel of both sides first."
"Um"
Soon the starting lists of both sides came out, Arsenal's side: Lehmann; Eboue, Toure, Senderos, Bale; Xiao Ge, Song, Bergkamp, Pires; Van Persie, Adebayor
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Wenger hid Henry, Silva and others in this game. These two people almost never rested and their bodies were stretched to the limit.
Wenger had to rotate in order to face Juventus in the next game. If this was not the FA Cup 14 final and the match against Everton, even Robin van Persie and Xiao Ge would have given them a rest.
On the back line, it is not that easy, because almost all the personnel are not available, and there is no way to carry out large-scale rotations.
On Everton's side, they sent out their main players: Martin; Weir, Hilbert, Job, Ferrari; Philip Neville, Arteta, Cahill, Osman, van der Meyde; Bi
Di.
Although the Dutchman has suffered constant injuries since arriving in the Premier League, as long as he can play, Everton's offensive strength will be improved to a higher level.
"Hoo hoo, Highbury, Highbury, this is Arsenal's invincible home ground - Highbury! Welcome everyone here. Today we are here to meet the challenge of the Evertonians and to defend the title.
FA Cup, the 14th final match! Let’s welcome our fighters into the stadium together!!”
"Hoo ho ho ho ho ho."
"Arsenal, you are invincible!!!"
"Blast them to pieces, Xiao!!!"
“Take Highbury!!!”
"Take us into Europe, Arteta!!!"~~~~~
Senk's long roar rang out at the scene, and along with the shouts of the fans at the scene, the players from both sides led the ball boys into the field.
Under the supervision of referee Stiles, Bergkamp and Neville each selected the venue and ball rights.
As Steers blew the whistle, the game officially started. Arsenal took the lead in possessing the ball. Van Persie knocked back and sent it directly to the feet of Bergkamp in midfield.
In this game, Bergkamp sat in the midfield, with Song as his partner. Although Bergkamp's strength and speed have dropped a lot, his skills and awareness are still there, and he is dispatched in the midfield.
Song, on the other hand, was intercepted by Wenger. The African man's physical fitness was among the best in the team, and he was born as a central defender and has strong defensive ability. It depends on whether he can block the pressure.
On both sides, Xiao Ge controlled Arsenal's frontcourt offense as always. His tacit understanding of position switching with Robin van Persie was a major weapon for Arsenal in this game.
Pires returned to the left wing, and Wenger hoped that he could regain his former left wing king style.
After Bergkamp got the ball, he quickly handed it to Xiao Ge. The entire Arsenal formation suddenly spread out, implementing Wenger's arrangement.
"go!go!go!go!go!" "Xiao" "Xiao" "Xiao"~~~~~
As Xiao Ge got the ball, Highbury immediately erupted in uniform shouts. Following Xiao Ge's start, wave after wave echoed throughout the entire stadium.
When Xiao Ge got the ball and went to the wing, Osman had already rushed up to him, pressing the middle and forcing Xiao Ge to go down. Van der Meyde also followed, ready to double-team Xiao Ge at any time.
Xiao Ge moved his feet and started quickly. Seeing that the opponent had two players beside him, his body traveling at high speed suddenly swayed, and then he retracted his center of gravity, shook Osman away, stepped on his feet, stuffed the ball, and sent the ball to him.
Behind the two of them, he cut back and entered the middle.
Eboue has also caught up. In the first step, he used the acceleration of the ball to start at full speed, like an elephant rushing up the right road, throwing away Van der Meyde, and then stepped forward again, intending to throw away Fela again.
inside.
However, Ferrari is not a vegetarian in terms of strength. He grabbed the position first and fought against Eboue.
Eboue squeezed his waist and squeezed out a gap. He flicked his thigh and directly kicked the ball.
There was a "pop" sound, and Ferrari was not slow to react. He directly made a shovel and blocked the baseline. The game entered a rhythm from the first minute.
Eboue sent out a throw-in. Xiao Ge stopped on his chest in the corner, jumped on his toes, and reversed his body to go in, but was grabbed by Van der Meyde. The two fell to the ground fighting for it. Xiao Ge got up and wanted to take it again.
Ferrari took the lead and kicked him away.
Moyes stood at the scene and saw Van der Meyde being squeezed to the ground by Xiao Ge. He couldn't help but feel tight in his heart. Looking at his ill-fated player, he was a little worried about whether he could withstand Xiao Ge's impact despite his serious illness.
The reason why Van der Meyde was allowed to play was because he hoped that his breakthrough in this game could give the team enough help. When he saw Xiao Ge appearing on the right, Moyes' brows jumped unconsciously: Damn it, why did he do it again?
I came here, I hope Ferrari can put some psychological pressure on him during the game.
Wenger was also staring at the court. The weather in London today was a bit cold, so he couldn't help but rub his hands a few times. Looking at his disciples on the court, he was also a little worried: the rotation of the midfield and frontcourt,
He was really forced to do so, and he hoped that his disciples could resist.
Arsenal's players did not disappoint Wenger. In the first few minutes, Arsenal almost besieged Everton. Amid the roaring cheers of the fans at the scene, Arsenal's offensive came one after another.
In the second minute of the game, Bergkamp broke through to the left rib and followed up with a through ball. Pires took the lead, avoided Weir's interception, and made a pass.
Adebayor fought hard for the top, and he was so right that he was hugged tightly by Martin, causing Highbury to sigh for a long time.
"Arsenal!" "Arsenal!" "go!go!go!go!go!"~~~
As Arsenal bombarded them indiscriminately, Highbury went into complete madness, like a torrent and a tsunami.
Within five or six minutes, Xiao Ge first cut in to the center and sent it to the front of the penalty area. Bergkamp followed up and fired a volley, which was blocked by Arteta.
Next, Van Persie passed Cahill and Hilbert successively and shot a low shot, which was scooped out of the baseline by Jobe. Bergkamp's corner kick was also won by Senderos, but unfortunately it was squeezed by the opponent.
No effort was exerted.
Several missed opportunities to score goals did not dampen Arsenal's passion for attacking. Instead, they completely let go, with delicate coordination and wonderful breakthroughs emerging one after another.
Especially Bell. The Welsh teenager combined with Pires to turn Everton's right wing into his own corridor. In the 13th minute of the game, Pires made a pass with his left foot. Bell dunked past Weir, got out of the space, and followed up.
The door, but unfortunately the last kick was too strong and it flew away.
Arsenal pressed forward step by step, making the situation very tense. Everyone had their hearts in their throats, not daring to miss a second for fear of missing Arsenal's goal. Arsenal's inability to attack for a long time also made Arsenal
The fans were extremely anxious and angry, and the whole stadium was just short of an explosion point.
Wenger was also happy and worried when he saw the ferocity of his players' offensive. He was happy that his offensive intensity had not weakened due to rotation, but he was worried that his players were too obsessed with attacking and the pace was too fast.
It will get out of control and turn into chaos.
Moyes was also very nervous, fearing that his players wouldn't be able to withstand it. Several times he thought he was going to concede the ball and couldn't sit still, but he was thinking secretly in his heart.
Arsenal continued to exert force, and Everton was not to be outdone. After resisting Arsenal's fierce attack for nearly 20 minutes in the opening game, they finally stabilized their position. After sporadic attacks, they also prepared their fangs.
They were not in a hurry to control the ball, and the configuration of the five players in the midfield was enough for them to counterattack. As expected, their fangs finally showed.
In the 24th minute of the game, Xiao Ge cut inside into the middle and sent the ball into the penalty area. Unfortunately, he was blocked by Cahill, and the attack ended in vain.
Everton's offense started quickly. The moment Cahill intercepted the ball, Everton's players had already rushed out. Cahill directly made a long pass and sent it near the center circle.
The 185-meter-tall Biddy pressed Song, and with a slight tap, he pointed the ball directly to his left side. A white figure had already rushed over at full speed.
"Damn it, how did he get there?" Xiao Ge, who was struggling to catch up, felt something was wrong. Looking at the fast figure, he felt extremely angry.
Just now, Van der Meyde was knocked down by Xiao Ge, allowing him to cut inside directly, but now it's the other way around. The distance is too far, and Xiao Ge sprints with all his strength, unable to prevent the opponent from entering the penalty area.
Van der Meyde had completely lost his speed. After getting the ball, he was even faster. He made several realistic fake movements under his feet, and Eboue was fooled. He passed directly and cut into the Arsenal penalty area.
The entire Arsenal defense was too high up and was directly penetrated by Van der Meyde, two against two.
After Van der Meyde passed Eboue, facing Toure who was blocking him, he continued to rush forward with the ball. However, he changed his footing and took the lead. He did not choose to pass the ball. When Toure was approaching, he took off directly.
A powerful shot with the left foot from a close angle.
"Ah!" Seeing the ball go under Lehmann's arm, Van der Meyde roared and rushed in front of the ecstatic Everton fans.
"gooooooooooooooa.............l, Andy! Andy! Andy scored for us, he scored Arsenal's goal for us, one to zero, we were in Heb
We are ahead of Arsenal, great, great! We can beat them, we can beat them!"
Everton's commentator was extremely happy when he saw this goal and roared out the commentary.
One or two thousand Everton fans who came from afar went completely crazy, pulling at their lungs and cheering for Van der Meyde. Finally, the Everton fans extremely arrogantly shouted the slogan "Get Highbury!"
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For Everton fans, there is nothing more satisfying than taking the lead at Highbury. Before the game, almost everyone saw Arsenal. The opponent had not lost at home this season. It seemed that fans from both sides were quarreling.
, the Arsenal fans mocked themselves in this aspect without showing off. Now that they are better, they are leading the opponent away from home, and they hope to break their unbeaten streak. They can't hold back their excitement.
"Damn, these Everton clowns are so lucky!" "Damn, damn Yankees!" "Fuck you, daydreams!"...
Compared with the excitement of the Everton fans, the Arsenal fans were extremely suffocated. Seeing that they were about to score, they did not expect to be counterattacked by the opponent and advance a goal. How could they suppress their anger, plus the original score?
He was so angry that the curses rose and fell.
The confrontation between fans from both sides was the most intense, and some people even wanted to cross the line. Fortunately, the security personnel responded quickly enough and intervened in time to prevent the situation from developing further.
When Moyes saw this goal, excitement and pride flashed in his eyes, and he stood on the sidelines and let out a deep breath.
Wenger looked at the ball helplessly, thinking that his team could take the lead. Unexpectedly, there was a problem with the team's always solid defense. Toure was too slow to return to defense, causing Ebouebei to pass by.
, the other party directly faced Lehmann.
"Beep" R. Stiles' whistle sounded, and the game restarted. Arsenal was scored by the opponent, and the offense became even sharper.
"Didn't you score a goal? I will make you lose energy to press on now." With this purpose in mind, Xiao Ge became more determined to van der Meyde's breakthrough. Xiao Ge was also over 1.8 meters tall.
The control of his body center of gravity is far better than that of his opponent.
Stepping on the ball, smashing the ball, pulling the ball, etc., Xiao Ge was able to complete his actions in front of Van der Meyde every time, looking for gaps and completely restraining the opponent's energy.
Arsenal's attack was even more fierce than before. Within ten minutes, only twenty or so balls landed in Arsenal's half. The rest of the time, they all rolled around in Everton's half.
However, Everton obviously played with resilience. Although Xiao Ge succeeded in breaking through several times, once the ball was passed or someone else received the ball, Everton could always follow up and destroy it.
He even spared no effort in fouling Xiao Ge. When Xiao Ge broke through, he immediately double-teamed him. He resorted to pulling people away several times when he couldn't stop him. Van der Velde and Cahill both got yellow cards for Xiao Ge's foul.
On the body.
Xiao Ge failed to 'kill' them all at once, so he had to resort to passing the ball as his own method. However, Everton's performance today was much stronger than before, and Xiao Ge's passing was also destroyed by the opponent many times.
Not only Xiao Ge, but also everyone else at Arsenal. Although Arsenal's offense is very fierce, it is always destroyed by Everton first. In addition, he cannot seize the opportunity. Arsenal's offense has been unable to beat.
open.
On the contrary, Everton's several attacks were well-organized and more threatening.
Looking at the situation on the field, Wenger finally couldn't sit still. Arsenal's offense began to mess up. He pressed forward blindly and hurried to the sidelines, shouting to his players, "Press down!" "Control it!"
.It’s a pity it’s too late.
Another extremely fast figure rushed into Arsenal's half.
