Chapter 71 League Cup Semi-Finals

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2019/2020 season, Premier League standings.

First: Arsenal, 19-4-1, 61 points.

Second: Liverpool, 20-1-4, 61 points.

Third: Manchester City, 19-2-3, 59 points.

The points of the top three teams are very tight.

Especially Liverpool, lingering and biting Arsenal tightly.

Manchester City is also behind Jin Shuai.

Whenever any team makes a mistake, there will be huge fluctuations in the standings.

There is even the possibility that Manchester City will become the leader.

At this time, you can't relax.

Compared with Manchester City and Arsenal, Liverpool's coach Klopp is very decisive.

He directly cut off the English League Cup and eliminated unnecessary consumption.

Focus on the league and the Champions League. If necessary, he can even give up the FA Cup.

After last season without a championship, Liverpool and Klopp both want a championship to boost morale.

Of course, the bigger reason is to cut off Arsenal's road to the championship.

After all, Arsenal is still so terrifying this season. This guy is going to win the championship again and again, so they naturally won't do it.

Manchester City is greedier, but this is based on their strong bench capital.

Manchester City has been spending money and making so many signings for this purpose.

Their two teams can fully cope with multi-line operations.

For this reason, they should be more relaxed under pressure.

Arsenal is currently the strongest team, but it is also targeted by all teams. It can be said that any game of Arsenal is full of intensity, which makes it difficult for them to keep points.

Fortunately, their state is really good.

Giroud in the forward line is in a period of great outbreak, and now he leads the Premier League scorer list with a big advantage. This season, there is a trend of breaking the 30-goal mark.

At the same time, Arsenal has not relaxed in defense.

Despite the pressure of multiple lines, they do not want to give up any game.

After the league, Arsenal will prepare for the League Cup semi-final with Aston Villa.

Aston Villa's position in the league table is not safe, they are floating near the relegation zone.

But even so, the team is still sprinting for the League Cup.

Of course, this is also because they lost too many points in the game at the beginning of the season. Even if they want to make up for some now, it is easier said than done.

After all, at the end of the season, under the pressure of the points battle, this season is completely two different modes.

No one will easily give up points, and there is a possibility of being beaten when encountering those strong teams.

However, Aston Villa is still betting everything on one thing, they need a good result to boost morale.

And the League Cup is a good start.

Perhaps, if they are lucky, these giants will have problems in other competitions, they will steal one or two wins, fight each other in the final, and they may win the championship.

Aston Villa's wishful thinking is very loud, but when facing Arsenal, their pressure is still very high.

It can even be said that in the entire Premier League, only Arsenal gives people a feeling that they can't beat them at all.

Whether as a whole or individually, these guys are definitely top in Europe.

For this reason, Aston Villa set up an iron bucket formation.

They have to get a draw in the first round away against Arsenal to get a glimmer of hope.

And Aston Villa's desperate defense also makes Arsenal feel extremely difficult.

"Aston Villa has a lot of small moves in the game, especially against Giroud and Saka, these two threat points are constantly challenging!"

Giroud's threat is too great. In this situation where this method cannot stop the opponent, Aston Villa took the initiative to provoke Giroud, hoping to provoke the opponent's mentality and make him make mistakes. In the best case, he will get a card or be directly sent off with a red card.

Giroud has gradually become irritable under repeated interference.

He even deliberately started to use his elbow to hit the opponent's defensive player's chest when attacking. Fortunately, the referee did not see it, otherwise he would definitely get a card.

Compared with Giroud, Saka is more excited.

Facing the opponent's verbal provocation, Saka became extremely irritable.

He began to dribble on the wing, wanting to humiliate the opponent in a rage.

But Aston Villa had a plan when defending Saka, so he couldn't get through at all.

Eriksson couldn't stop the two, and Arsenal's attack became more and more chaotic.

Until the halftime break, Arsenal didn't score any goals.

"Damn! That shitty bastard, his mouth is as dirty as stinky shit!"

Saka was rarely angry.

He was so angry that he was shaking all over. If it weren't for the remaining reason that told him not to make mistakes, he might have wrestled with the opponent.

Giroud's expression was also unusually dull.

He didn't say a word, but it was clear that this guy was at a critical point of explosion.

And Eriksson was a little at a loss.

Compared to Giroud, he was a latecomer, and his status and connections in the team were completely incomparable, so he couldn't suppress the opponent.

And he dared not touch Saka, the new prince of Arsenal.

Mourinho also understood that in the face of this tactic, they needed to play more aggressively.

"In the second half, Eriksen and Kai will alternate their positions more often, and let Kai lead the attack!"

The impact of Lekai in the frontcourt is unquestionable, especially when facing the opponent's pressure and pressing, Lekai can often show surprising performance.

At this moment, Mourinho believes that Lekai should lead the attack.

And Lekai is also the one who takes the responsibility.

He tightened the captain's armband on his arm, turned his head and said to Saka; "In the second half, you should be more resolute in your forward insertion. I will pass the ball to you. If you encounter pressure, you should pass it back. Don't force the opponent, calm down."

If it were someone else, Saka probably wouldn't hang him, but Lekai is different.

For this reason, Saka also nodded obediently.

Even if he was angry, no one in Arsenal dared to confront Lekai.

Papapapapa!

Lekai clapped his hands and shouted; "Okay, guys, we played so badly in the first half, it's time to show our performance in the second half. First of all, we need to keep the rhythm steady and make the rhythm tighter, so that your heated heads can calm down."

At the same time, two commentators from the Sky Sports commentary station were also talking about the situation of the game.

"After the first half of the game, Aston Villa completed the defensive task very well. They blocked Arsenal's attack again and again in the first half. They did a good job in this regard. Although they made more moves and got some cards, it was worth it!"

"That's right, for Aston Villa, what they need to do now is to maintain the rhythm of the game, keep their defense steady, and be alert to Arsenal's tactical changes in the second half. I don't think Mourinho will stay the same. Arsenal will definitely make a tactical adjustment!"

In the words of the two commentators, the second half of the game began.

The two teams did not make any substitutions in the lineup, but both made some adjustments in tactics.

Aston Villa began to shrink its defense line based on the fierce pressing in the first half, further suppressing Arsenal's space in the frontcourt.

Arsenal frequently changed the positions between Eriksson and Lucky.

In the game, Lucky received the ball from Eriksson's feet, and he immediately felt someone rushing towards him from behind.

At this time, Lucky could not make a change of direction, so he directly leaned back, and the two of them fought fiercely together.

Hum!

Lucky groaned slightly, but his body was not shaken by the opponent.

On the other hand, the Aston Villa player who hit Lucky felt a pain in his chest and fell to the ground.

But this was Arsenal's offensive period, so the referee did not blow the whistle.

After adjusting, Lucky calmly moved forward, and after a two-on-one cooperation with Giroud, he shot directly.

The ball brushed the goal post and flew out of the bottom line, but it was still a very threatening attack.

At the same time, the Aston Villa player was still lying on the ground.

"Trezeguet, you hit someone before!"

Andy Gray couldn't help but complain.

It took several dozen seconds for Trezeguet to slowly get up.

Obviously, this guy was stalling for time.

Lucky's eyes narrowed slightly, they really needed a goal.

With just one goal, they would instantly defeat Aston Villa.