It was raining heavily outside, and the Millennium Stadium was forced to close its roof, turning the entire stadium into an indoor stadium, which made the fans even more vocal.

This game is full of gimmicks, in addition to the many confrontations between the Red Rebels and Arsenal, but also because of the previous change of fortune between Prince Charles and his son, which is undoubtedly a big warm-up for this kind of FA Cup competition.

The entire Millennium Stadium was full, and Arsenal fans, Red Rebels fans and some neutral fans were seated and cheered on their team.

Prior to this final, the Red Rebels and Arsenal had met twice in the FA Cup, the first time the Red Rebels lost away from home, the second time Arsenal lost away and now the third time, at the neutral Millennium Stadium.

Compared with the league and the Champions Cup, the League Cup and the FA Cup are undoubtedly not important in the eyes of Arsenal, but Arsenal, who are determined to defend the title this season, ended up with only the FA Cup to fight for.

For Arsenal, if this game is lost to the Red Rebels, it will undoubtedly be a blow to morale!

On the other hand, the Red Rebels, Mourinho frequently praised Arsenal before the game, believing that this team is the most attractive team among the Premier League teams, with strong offensive ability, and this game will bring huge pressure to the Red Rebels' defense.

"What? Predict the winner? No, no, no, this can't be, I'm not a prophet, I can't predict the champion in advance, but if you look at the odds of winning the championship before the game, Arsenal's likely surname to win the championship accounts for 7 percent, and the hope of the Red Rebels upset is only 3 percent! Mourinho said jokingly at his pre-match press conference.

"The Red Rebels are strong? That's a lie, we don't have Thierry Henry, we don't have Vieira, we don't have Pire and Ljungberg, we're just a League One team, it's the first time we've ever reached the FA Cup final and we want to be able to give a good game to the fans and that's it! ”

Unlike Mourinho, who played Tai Chi, Wenger answered calmly and affirmatively in an interview with reporters, for Arsenal, this is a battle against the water, and there is no other possibility than winning!

........................ "We came to Cardiff to bring back the FA Cup trophy! ”

In the north dressing room of the Millennium Stadium, Arsene Wenger's resounding words during an interview rang out.

There was silence in the dressing room, with the 11 starters staring at the manager in front of them, while Mourinho kept sweeping the players in front of him, ready for the final mobilization before the battle.

"Look, look at how arrogant Wenger was when he said that!"

After a pause, seeing the anger in the eyes of his players, Mourinho continued.

"Listen, you all listen, it doesn't matter if he despises me, but he despises you and our Red Rebels, this is an absolute, absolutely unforgivable thing, our Red Rebels have never tolerated the contempt of others, and in the face of contempt, we have only one answer!"

"Kill them!" The players shouted in unison with Mourinho's raised right hand.

"It's good, you all remember, it's good!" Mourinho feels that the morale of the players is almost there!

........................ "Last season we were double-crowned, but this season we are only left with the FA Cup, we are a team full of pride, our pride does not allow us to lose, but unfortunately we have lost a couple of times this season, and in the end we lost the league title that we had in the first place! ”

Arsene Wenger's words silenced the players in the dressing room.

'But that's all in the past and now, in front of us, there's a chance to restore our dignity, we need a title, we need the FA Cup!'

Seeing that the players' emotions were mobilized by themselves, Wenger continued.

'The Red Rebels are a very strong team, they have reached the FA Cup final and the UEFA Cup final this season, it is not easy, it is a tough opponent and we respect them, but in this game we have to take them down because only then can we show that we are still proud of Arsenal!'

"This is a life-and-death battle, and we are fighting to defend our dignity!"

The players also stood up in unison with Arsene Wenger's words.

........................ "Audience friends, this is the scene of the 02-03 English FA Cup final, Cardiff Millennium Stadium, the time is almost 15 o'clock in the afternoon, the game is about to start, and the players from both sides of the game are playing one after another!" ”

"Arsenal's starting lineup for this game is still 442, the starting goalkeeper is England international Seaman, and the backline is Ashley? Cole, Keown, Luyani and Lauren, and the two central midfielders are Brazil international Gilberto? Silva and Parlour, the two wing-backs are Pire and Ljungberg, and the two strikers are Thierry Henry and Bergkamp. ”

Andy? Gray quickly took advantage of the opportunity for players from both sides to take advantage of the game and introduce the starting lineups of both sides of the game.

"Some people say that this game will also be the last Arsenal game for Seaman, Keown and others, including Luyini, these old veterans are likely to leave Arsenal at the end of the season." Martin? Taylor added.

"Yes, so in the eyes of many Arsenal fans, this final is quite a bit of a parting feeling."

"Let's take a look at the starting line-up of the Red Rebels, the goalkeeper is the talented Czech goalkeeper Peter? Petr Cech, the youngster has performed well in League One this season and is currently being pursued by many big clubs including Arsenal and Manchester United, but Xiao Yu and Mourinho have stated in front of reporters that Cech will stay in the team. ”

'From left to right, Patrice Evra, John Terry, Curtis and Colo? Toure, which is also the main force of the Red Rebels' backline, the central midfield combination of the three midfielders are De Rossi, Juninho Jr. and Essien, the forward is the Brazilian international Kaka, and the double striker is David? Villa and Hleb, that's a bit of a surprise! ”

"It's really a surprise," Martin? Taylor was also surprised, "According to the information we received, Drogba is not injured, you see, he is still on the bench, and several wingers who have performed well for the Red Rebels this season are also fully available, but Mourinho replaced a winger and replaced De Rossi to start, which is a bit unexpected!" ”

Andy? Gray also nodded, "Daniel? De Rossi, an Italian player who also came out of the Red Rebels academy, has both offensive and defensive skills, excellent defensive ability, and a very tenacious style, Mourinho used him to start, obviously wanting him to cooperate with Essien and Juninho Jr. to protect the team's backline. ”

"Arsenal's Pire, Ljungberg, Thierry Henry and Bergkamp are all very good individual players, and it will be difficult for the Red Rebels' defenders to defend one-on-one, and Mourinho clearly wants to be on the defensive side of this kind of crucial game." Martin? Taylor guessed Mourinho's thoughts.

'Okay, the game is ready and Arsenal got the serve when they guessed the coin.

The referee blew the whistle for the start of the game on the live screen.

'The game started, Arsenal kicked off and Henry passed back to Gilberto in the back? Silva, who immediately passed to the left, Pire received the ball and passed a through ball, Henry received the ball, suddenly started, entered the penalty area, and shot with his feet! ”

"Peter? Cech, Czech Peter? Cech reacted quickly and blocked Thierry Henry's one-on-one ball, which was a real danger! "Andy? Gray shouted in shock.

"From the slow-motion footage, we can see that Curtis was obviously inattentive at the moment when Henry received the ball, and after reacting, he desperately pulled Henry, but the referee did not award a penalty because of the favorable principle, fortunately in the end, Cech made a meritorious contribution, otherwise he would have lost the ball at the beginning, which would have been a fatal blow to the Red Rebels!"

Martin? Taylor is a Red Rebels fan, and he feels lucky for the Red Rebels.

"Curtis is a young player who has the strength, but in this kind of big game, the mentality is very important, especially in the face of a top striker like Henry, he needs to be calm and concentrated, just now Henry just saw that he was inattentive after the opening, so he dared to go it alone, and almost scored!"

…………………… Mourinho saw Cech save Thierry's one-on-one ball on the sidelines, although he was still unfazed on the surface, but he was also secretly relieved in his heart, came to the sidelines, and glared angrily at Curtis, who was very inattentive just now.

Curtis shook his head apologetically at Mourinho, then collected his feelings.

"Hey, Curtis, don't be too nervous!" Behind him, Cech sends the ball out.

Curtis nodded, seeing Arsenal's attack sweeping in again, his eyes were fixed on Henry, who ran towards his defensive area, and he gritted his teeth secretly, constantly cheering for himself in his heart.

"Don't worry, Curtis, Henry is just one person, as long as it's a person, you can kill him!"

At the same time, the details that the coaching staff told him before came to mind, about the details of marking Henry, don't be nervous, be calm, don't rush out of the foot, don't fall into the trap of his feints, and prevent him from facing the goal!

Curtis took a deep breath to calm himself down and rushed up to take his position.

Henry faced Curtis, and made a feint with a quick frequency, Curtis was unmoved, but soon he made a gesture to cut to the right, Curtis was immediately fooled and shifted his weight to his left side, but who wanted Henry to pull out space to his right side and volley directly with his left foot.

Although it was from outside the box, Henry's shot was powerful and fast, straight towards the goal.

Cech was very focused, keeping an eye on Henry from the moment he faced Curtis, as well as Bergkamp, who pulled Terry into the box.

When he saw Henry's shot, his eyes were fixed on the ball, and he immediately made a judgment and flew to pounce.

In his own calculations, he could have saved the shot with a safe shot, but when his gloves touched the ball, he realized that the ball had a strong spin and he couldn't grasp it at all.

Cech's hands-off!

At this moment, the hearts of all the fans in the stadium suddenly lifted, and then everyone saw that Bergkamp, like a fox, ran towards the football that Cech had taken off, and Cech had fallen to the ground, powerless to stop Bergkamp's follow-up shot.

(To be continued)