My light shines on Arsenal

Chapter 97 Champion is our salvation
Running wildly to the corner flag area to celebrate, Arshavin seemed to feel that his youthful vitality had returned to his aging body.

Arsenal fans waved Gunners flags and chanted their names.

This was the scene that Andrei Arshavin had imagined when he came to Arsenal three years ago with great joy.

At critical moments in key matches, stand up and make the final decision.

Seeing the players surrounded Arshavin, Wenger smiled and said to his partner: "Our approach has worked."

Pat Rice patted his chest, "I'm old, Arsene, this kind of scene really makes me worry about my heart."

Pat Rice turned his attention to the court. After a brief period of confusion, Tottenham, which was lagging behind, began a ferocious counterattack.

Harry Redknapp stood up and waved his arms vigorously, signaling for the players to press on.

"Jamie?" In the commentary, Martin Taylor tentatively called Jamie Redknapp.

"..." Xiao Lei was speechless for a moment. He did not expect that Arsenal's changes had immediate effects.

"Arsenal's change of tactics has paid off, Jamie, how do you think Tottenham will respond next?"

"I..." Xiao Lei took a deep breath, "Martin, in this situation, both sides will be committed to scoring goals."

Yes, Tottenham have no reason to slow down anymore.

With 10 minutes left, if they fail to score, Tottenham will completely lose to their rivals in North London.

And it is even more impossible for Arsenal to hide and defend. They don't have the gene of shrinking in their bones, and blindly defending is testing Arsenal's weakness.

After a short period of confusion, Tottenham put their focus on continuous offense.

Friedel passed to Dawson, and the seasoned Dawson made a short pass to the midfielder Huddlestone. Arsenal recovered the formation moderately, and Huddlestone passed the ball to Modric relatively easily.

Tottenham's formation was very open, and the presence of Gareth Bale and Aaron Lennon forced Arsenal's formation to spread horizontally, which stretched their defense weak in the center.

Modric was constantly looking at Arsenal's defensive positioning before receiving the ball, a quality that is essential for a good number eight.

Due to the team's focus on offense and the decline in players' physical fitness, Arsenal's return to defense rate has been neglected.

Modric found the line.

He observed for a while, swung his leg violently, and sent a very penetrating pass from the back of the court, penetrating the forward field.

Ramsey caught a glimpse of the trajectory of the ball and stretched his legs quickly, but missed the ball.

The trajectory of the football went straight to the space between Arteta and Alexander Song's two midfielders. Van der Vaart hid behind Song's side. When Modric kicked, he immediately accelerated and got rid of Song's marking.

Modric passed the ball very quickly, and in an instant, he came to the fourteenth area of ​​​​Arsenal.

After Van der Vaart got rid of Song's defense, he unloaded the ball with one foot and took advantage of the situation to complete the turn, causing Song's subconscious back pressure to lose its target.

At 28 years old, Rafael van der Vaart is in his prime.

As the most outstanding player in the history of the Dutch team, Van der Vaart was able to earn a place in Real Madrid.

But his fate was not all smooth sailing. The winner of the first European Golden Boy Award, the Real Madrid midfielder, has now been reduced to Tottenham Hotspur, who can't even play in the Champions League.

However, at Tottenham, van der Vaart was surprised to find that this team still has some outstanding players, such as Modric and Bell.

But what makes him wonder is that even though Tottenham have a good lineup on paper, it is always difficult to achieve decent results.

And this FA Cup final, as an ancient competition, is a good opportunity to add something to Tottenham's trophy room.

After van der Vaart turned around with the ball, Tottenham's frontcourt attack group began to insert into Arsenal's penalty area.

The extremely fast Gareth Bale no longer sticks to the sideline. Although Harry Redknapp did not give him clear instructions, Bell knows that it is meaningless to stay alone on the sideline now.

He sped up and got rid of Carvajal-this young right back is indeed not as stable as Sagna in defense and marking.

Bell cut into the penalty area without the ball, and Van der Vaart went straight through. Bell, who was moving at high speed, showed an amazing sense of the ball. He tapped his left foot, sent the ball a few steps away, adjusted his stride frequency, and shot with his right foot!
"boom!"

The sound of breaking the net that Bell was expecting did not come out. The ball hit Koscielny hard on his chest and bounced out.

Laurent Koscielny's replacement was very timely. When he saw Bell coming to the shooting position, Koscielny inhaled and raised his chest, and used his body to block Bell's shot.

"I won't make the same mistake again."

Koscielny, who broke the ball, licked his lips and glanced at Szczesny behind him on the goal line.

Szczesny knew the meaning of this look. In the last League Cup, it was the two of them's low-level mistakes that ruined Arsenal's championship.

Only the champion can make up for their mistakes.

Tottenham's corner kick.

Spurs players poured into the penalty area.

There is nothing new about Redknapp's corner kick tactics, but Arsenal's set-piece defense has always been a big problem.

The shortcomings of the two teams are very obvious. It is difficult for them to perfectly restrain each other, and they can only use their best to seize any weakness of the opponent.

A corner kick was sent and landed at the near post. Veteran Defoe avoided Ramsey's involvement, jumped up, shook his head and hit the goal!
The angle is ok!
Defoe, other Tottenham players, and old Redknapp all looked at the trajectory of the ball with anticipation.

however……

"boom!"

There was another dull hitting sound, Szczesny reacted extremely quickly on the goal line, and punched out the goal with both fists!
The football flew far out of the penalty area. Van der Vaart at the top of the arc unloaded the ball and took another long shot!
"boom!"

Still a bang!
Although the football drew an arc around the crowd, Szczesny maintained a high degree of vigilance and held the ball firmly in his arms!
"Oh oh oh oh oh - what a thrill!"

Martin Taylor kept exclaiming, and Jamie Redknapp couldn't help shouting excitedly.

However, he has never been able to look forward to Tottenham's goal.

Starting from the 5th minute, Tottenham set off a wave of climax, constantly testing Arsenal's defense.

Their shot count skyrocketed.

Gareth Bale and Alan Lennon did their best to get past the Arsenal players and deliver quality crosses.

Van der Vaart roamed every corner of the box, testing Arsenal's defense with long-range shots whenever he had the chance.

Modric is even more ubiquitous, vividly embodying the performance that a talented eighth position should have.

But Arsenal's defense is unprecedentedly tough.

Koscielny intercepted Tottenham's offensive by running, chasing back and covering his position at all costs.

Szczesny received high resistance, and the goal line talent of the Polish goalkeeper gradually revealed its light.

These two "sinners" who lost the League Cup in the 2010-11 season were not given up, nor did they give up on themselves!
After another attack that cleared Tottenham and entered the penalty area, the time has come to No. 801 minutes.

Tottenham's storm-like attack finally weakened, their wings were declining sharply, Carvajal was able to keep up with Bale, and Gibbs was no longer bewildered by Lennon's impact.

"Hey!"

Koscielny, who was sweating profusely, patted Szczesny on the shoulder and shouted: "Well done, Woznia!"

Koscielny usually doesn't talk much. The French defender is introverted and sensitive, and he is not an extremely leadership type on the court.

But now, Koscielny wanted to roar and release his emotions.

"You too."

The young Polish goalkeeper smiled confidently.

"Only the champion will be our salvation."

　There will be another update at nine o'clock in the evening, a big chapter of 3600 words, and it will not stop.

　　
　
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