Chapter 109: Overtime
Chapter 109: Overtime
Before Kevin Keane sent the ball out, Gobo first paced back and forth on the sidelines, then stood on the sidelines, looked at his assistants behind him, but said nothing.
He was actually a little worried, but he didn't show it on his face. He can't tell anyone that the moment Arsenal scored, his confidence was shaken a bit.
He can't be shaken, he should always be scrappy, he should always be like we can win.
It's a signal you should send to your players as a manager.
The players must not be allowed to see their weaknesses..... Because, when the team is behind, the manager is the pillar of the players...
And now, when he saw Vardy send the ball into the opponent's goal with his chest, Gao Bo's suppressed emotions finally exploded!!
He ran wildly on the sidelines for more than 20 meters, and bumped into Varcy, who had also run over to celebrate, close to the corner flag area.
Gao Bo clenched his hands into fists and roared with his disciples open their mouths wide open.
The players behind them also rushed up, and the two were quickly overwhelmed by the players on the field and the substitutes rushing over from the bench!!
Vardy!!! Vardy !!! Vardy !!!!!!!!! Rentkinson chanted the name of the goalscorer from the stands.
'Jamie Vardy equalised for Luton Town and, more importantly, now that Arsenal have been sent off by one, they are now going to play Luton Town with ten!!
'Arsene Wenger's side are in crisis!! They are likely to be knocked out by Luton Town in the semi-finals!! ”
"It's 73 minutes now!! Twenty minutes left when stoppage time is counted!! Luton Town will have an extra advantage in those twenty minutes!! ”
"Eleven to ten!! The gap in strength between the two sides has been flattened!! The score on the field also turned into a draw!! The next 20 minutes will be the 20 minutes that will decide the fate of both sides, whether Arsenal will advance or Luton will do a miracle!! Everything depends on the play of both sides in these 20 minutes! Lightkinson said in one breath.
"Maybe thirty minutes of extra time," Paul Mawson added.
The game has developed to this situation, and it is indeed possible.
Although Arsenal are 10 players, they have so many talented players in attack, so for Gao Bo, even if he plays one more now, he is not afraid to let the team press up and attack.
"Keep on the defensive!! We continue to play defensive counter-attack!! While celebrating, Gao Bo quickly explained.
"Time is on our side now, John!" When the celebration ended, Gao Bo, who returned to the coach's seat, faced the doubts of John and others, and Gao Bo said.
Even after extra-time, Luton have nothing to fear. Playing one man less means Arsenal have to put in more runs on the pitch, which is very physically taxing for them.
Even with three substitutions in Arsene Wenger's hands now, it will be difficult for him to close the physical hole of one less player.
Gao Bo was not afraid of extra time, and he was worried that the team would concede another goal in those 20 minutes.
"We continue to fight their counterattack!!" Gao Bo took two steps back and forth, and then said this, as if he was also strengthening his confidence.
"Now is the time for them to be in a hurry, let's not be in a hurry!!" Gao Bo made up his mind.
Gao Bo's judgment was correct, and the Arsenal players seemed to be enraged at this point.
Against a team that they don't usually look down on, they were conceded a goal in the 70-odds and lost their lead, and they were sent off for it.
This made the Arsenal stars feel hot in their faces, and they felt that the whole world was laughing at them at this time.
Yes... Look, it's these players who have been reversed by a team in the second division...
The thought of such a sound after the game made the Arsenal players desperate to equalise as soon as possible.
So when the game resumed, Arsenal immediately launched a ferocious counterattack!
Wenger was also a little anxious, so he immediately made a substitution!
Twenty-year-old Mexican striker Vela stood on the sidelines and was ready to come on as he replaced.... Alexander Song!
Remove a midfielder and replace it with a striker! Even with one man less, Arsene Wenger decided to launch a last-minute counterattack!!
After Vela came on the pitch, Arsenal now has three strikers on the field, plus Nasri and Arshavin on both sides, and Cesc Fabregas in the middle, it can be said that now Arsenal is ready to attack with all its might!
Now Arsenal's formation looks like a 333 formation, with three defenders at the back, Nasri, Cesc Fabregas, and Arshavin in the middle, and three forwards in front.
In the face of such a fierce attack, Luton, who played one more person, also looked a little difficult.
Arsenal didn't expect this game to be played like this, they didn't even prepare for extra-time.
That's why after the score was equalized, they started to attack!
Gao Bo saw in his eyes, although Arsenal's several shots made his heart beat faster and his pupils contracted sharply, but as time passed, Gao Bo's heart became more and more calm.
He saw in Arsenal's final minutes of onslaught. Ninety minutes of attacking have already drained them too much energy, so what adjustments will Arsenal make next? They can also bring on two attackers, but with one less player, it can make a difference when the other players run out of fitness.
Charlie Austin warmed up on the sidelines for a few minutes, but Gao Bo looked at the time and still didn't put him on the court.
"Prepare for extra time!! Gao Bo immediately turned his head to John behind him and said.
Luton were certainly ready for extra-time, Charlie Austin was warmed up and Gobo gave him some details at the end.
Arsenal's frenzied attack at the end failed to score, and when the referee blew the whistle for the end of regulation time, it was as if the pillars of the Arsenal players had been drained, and many of them even began to cramp.
In the last ten minutes of onslaught, they almost ran out of gas.
Arsene Wenger made a substitution in the 80th minute, bringing on Theo Walcott and Denilson, as well as Nasri and Arshavin, who were a little too fit.
Denilson is a midfielder with a knack for shooting from distance, while Arshavin is a new force to break down the flanks.
But neither of those substitutions helped Arsenal open things up. Regular time ended and the game went to extra time.
Wenger is a little helpless, because at this time Arsenal has too many attackers on the field, and the formation is already a serious imbalance, Wenger actually gambled at the last moment, but obviously he did not succeed, and now Arsenal will suffer the consequences of not gambling.
In extra-time, they will use this extreme formation against Luton...
Arsene Wenger looked up at the sky and for Arsenal they need a bit of luck now...