Denilson was panicked. Although Arsenal's lucky three treasures are very famous, in fact they are all young players. Just like Denilson, he has been famous for many years. He was the captain of Brazil U15 to U19 and led the U17 national team to win
He has won the South American championship and the world runner-up. He just came to Arsenal and was able to play in the Arsenal first team in the first season. In 2007, he had already started to serve as the main player at Arsenal. He was only 19 years old at the time.
Among the three auspicious treasures, he is the most talented, the earliest to become famous, and the first to become the main player at Arsenal. However, although he has been famous for five or six years, in fact, he just celebrated his 23rd birthday a month ago.
Not long after the game started, he made a mistake and conceded a goal, which was intercepted by Vidal just now. This made Denilson, a young player, very nervous. How can you say this is the League Cup final? He has been at Arsenal for so many years.
It was the first time to play in this kind of final. Under the tension, Denilson entered a new vicious cycle. When he got the ball, he passed the ball, and when he got the ball, he passed the ball. He didn't dare to dribble the ball at all.
"Cazorla, passed the ball to Song. Song passed the ball to Denilson, and Denilson passed it to Wilshere. It was a terrible pass."
Cazorla can't stand it anymore in the front. Arsenal's rubbish midfielder makes him very uncomfortable in the front. When he partnered with Fabregas in the past, it was really a magical partnership. Fabregas controlled the rhythm of the game and got stuck.
Sola only needs to find the space and then attack. But since Fabregas was injured, he has become Denilson, who only knows how to dribble the ball slowly in the midfield. This makes Cazorla quite dissatisfied.
So this time Cazorla retreated to help the midfielder control the ball. But the ball still reached Denilson's feet. Seeing Vidal coming over aggressively, Denilson panicked and could only pass the ball to Wilshere.
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Wilshere is in a very bad position at this time. There is Vidal in front of him who has not yet passed, and there is Lucas next to him. However, Wilshere's skills are quite good. And he has always been a player with overwhelming confidence. It doesn't matter at all.
There were many people beside him, so he just pulled the ball, turned around, and broke through from Lucas. Unfortunately, there was another person behind him.
"Wilshere, beautiful breakthrough... No, Gerrard. Gerrard stole the ball!"
Gerrard reacted quickly. The moment Wilshere pulled the ball and turned around, he came behind Wilshere and stretched out his foot to intercept the ball.
"Gerrard, long pass!"
Gerrard's position was changed by Simeone. He was originally a powerful attacker and a super attacking midfielder who scored more than 20 goals a season. But now he slowly retreats and becomes the core of the midfielder who controls Liverpool's rhythm. Although
It was not very adaptable at first. But after more than half a year, Gerrard's performance in this position has gotten better and better. Especially since Gerrard has excellent long-distance passing ability, he is very suitable for this position.
"Royce, Royce is on the left. Royce stopped the ball with his left foot and Sagna came over."
This is the case for Reus. Simeone does not restrict Royce's position very much. Royce can determine his position according to the changes on the field. During the first ball, Royce was in front as a double striker.
But this time Royce moved to the left as a left winger.
"Royce, Royce breaks through!"
While Royce stopped the ball with his left foot, he pulled the ball over and looked like he was cutting inside. Sagna is a right back with strong defensive ability. He did not rush to grab the ball. But he also made a move to defend his inside.
Preparation for cutting.
But just when Sagna made such a small change, the moment Sagna was slightly distracted from defending, Royce kicked the ball forward with his left foot, and then accelerated and ran past Sagna.
Royce's speed is very fast, and his combination of man and ball is even better. Being called the "little rocket" in history is not a boast. His speed is too fast and his explosive power is too strong. Sagna has no choice.
"Wonderful passing of the ball. Royce's breakthrough was wonderful. Royce wanted to go directly into the penalty area."
After Royce got rid of Sagna, he didn't care about his teammates or opponents at all. He dribbled the ball directly into the penalty area. Sagna had already been passed, and Djurou came to defend.
"Royce, face Djuru Royce. Spike!"
When Royce is running with the ball, the ball is not far from Royce's feet, allowing him to control the ball at any time. Royce is fast, but he is definitely not the type to travel very far and then follow up with the ball.
Type. On the contrary, the ball is at his feet. His basic skills are very solid.
Entering the penalty area, facing Djuru's defense, Royce looked like he was using his speed to break through. Djourou is a player with good health and bravery, allowing him to defend those Premier League high forwards one-on-one, and the effect is very good.
But Zhu Lu's shortcomings are more obvious. He has a poor sense of position, and it is easy to be confused by fake moves when facing flexible players. Royce simply made a breakthrough, and Zhu Lu was immediately fooled. Wait until Zhu Lu moves to the right
, Royce immediately smashed the ball with his left foot and pulled the ball back. A huge shooting space suddenly appeared.
"Szczesny, he failed to save the ball. The ball was fast and had a good angle. It hit a blind corner. Szczesny had no choice at all. Two to zero, two to zero. Royce, Roy
Si's outstanding performance completely defeated Arsenal's defense. Only thirty-two minutes have passed, and Roig has already passed and shot, helping Liverpool lead Arsenal 2-0."
"Marco! Marco! Marco!"
A handsome man means he is popular. Among the players signed by Liverpool this season, Lewandowski's performance is the best, Subotic and Vidal are the second best. Although Royce is also
The performance was good, but Royce's performance came only three months after joining Liverpool, and he was not as good as the other three.
So far, Royce has only scored four goals and four assists for Liverpool. But Royce is definitely the most popular among Liverpool's new players. His handsome face and playing style are also very popular.
Fans love it. Therefore, Royce is currently the most sought after by Liverpool fans.
"Look at Royce's popularity among Liverpool fans. But since the end of October, Royce's performance has been getting better and better. He has become the best player in Liverpool's frontcourt. In this League Cup final, Royce is even more popular.
This is a stage for one person.”
When Reus saw the goal, he ran to Simeone excitedly. Speaking of which, Reus had already played as the main player for Sparta Prague when Heynckes was there. But it was not until Simeone came to Prague.
Sparta. His performance improved by leaps and bounds. Therefore, Royce likes Simeone very much.
Simeone reached out to touch Royce with his fist, and then patted Royce on the shoulder. The commentator saw Simeone and began to praise Simeone: "The 40-year-old Simeone has just coached Liverpool this season.
His coaching at Liverpool has been very successful. Liverpool is not only ranked fourth in the Premier League. It is also ahead of Arsenal in a direct duel with Arsenal. It looks like he is going to win his first League Cup in England."
"Not only is his coaching performance good, he is also very successful in recruiting. At the beginning of the season, many people criticized Simeone because the players he introduced were all his disciples in Sparta Prague. They thought there was some suspicion of nepotism. But it turned out that
The four players he brought in from Sparta Prague were all great value for money."
The commentator spoke highly of Simeone.
"John, next year Liverpool will play in the Champions League. This is a two-front battle. You still have to invest."
The current Liverpool lineup is very strong. From the first team perspective, there is Lewandowski, Reus, Vidal, Gerrard, Lucas, Subotic, and Lennon.
There are people like Kuyt and Reina. But in terms of the thickness of the bench, Liverpool is currently very lacking. The signings last season were too expensive. In order to introduce Subotic, Vidal and Reus
, Lewandowski and Liverpool paid more than 90 million pounds in transfer fees alone, and together with other expenses, it eventually exceeded 100 million pounds.
In order to raise so much money, Liverpool purged many players. Not only for some transfer fees, but also to free up salary space. Since there is no Champions League task this season, nothing happened to Liverpool. But they will play in the Champions League next season.
Such a lineup simply won't work.
If nothing else, you can tell just by looking at Arsenal, their current opponent. Arsenal's main lineup is not weak, but while playing in the Champions League, they also have to play in the Premier League, League Cup, and FA Cup. After one round, it will be too much. Fabray
Gass' injury dealt a fatal blow to Arsenal. Without Fabregas, Arsenal's midfield is too chaotic.
"As long as we can enter the Champions League, of course we will invest."
John Henry knows that at present, the Champions League is definitely the biggest treasure trove and one of the club’s biggest incomes. Many clubs invested heavily in the past, just hoping to recover it from the Champions League. Arsenal has been in such difficulties in recent years, but they can still persist.
, just because of the amazing Champions League income.
Of course, in the new Premier League contract starting in the next 13 years, the income of the Premier League champion will exceed that of the Champions League champion. But the current Premier League broadcast fees are not that high. Therefore, the Champions League income still ranks first. With Liverpool's strength, as long as they enter the Champions League, basically
An income of around £30 million is guaranteed.
"Lister, don't forget to introduce more outstanding players like Marco to us at Liverpool."
"certainly."
This is a virtuous cycle. If the club performs well, its income will be high. When the income is high, it will have money to continue to buy good players. If you buy good players, the results will be better.
Of course, this is an ideal situation. Many people think so. Leeds United and Dortmund thought so at the time. Unfortunately, if the results are not good one year, then there will be funding problems. If the results are not good the next year, then the club will
It began to decline. In the end, it could only sell players and pay off debts at the same time. Therefore, things are never absolute.
"Vidal, handed the ball to Gerrard. Gerrard was very fast, Song, Song couldn't keep up with Gerrard's pace."
Simeone adopted a very active defensive approach in the midfield. He kept putting pressure on Arsenal in the midfield, and the Arsenal midfielder frequently made mistakes. This was true for Wilshere and Denilson. Vidal
After intercepting Denilson's ball again, it was handed to Gerrard who came in from behind.
Although Gerrard dropped back to play in the midfield of the organization, his explosive power and speed were still there. When he broke through Alexander Song, Song couldn't keep up with Gerrard at all. Alexander Song is not good at speed in the first place.
The defensive midfielder immediately lost his position when facing the explosive Gerrard.
"Lewandowski and Reus, they spread out to give Gerrard a chance. Gerrard, shoot!"
Lewandowski and Royce pressed forward, making Arsenal's defense afraid to come out at all. Because both of them are fast and explosive forward players, as long as they let them go, Gerrard will pass the ball immediately.
There will be shooting opportunities. Therefore, they do not dare to attack, which just gives Gerrard a huge space for long-range shots.
"There is no suspense in the League Cup final. Three to zero. Gerrard's goal at the end of the first half sealed the victory of this game. Liverpool will win this year's League Cup."
