"This year's Red Rebels are really strong!"

In the VIP box, the FA officials couldn't help but feel after watching the first half of the game.

As a team in League One, after winning the League One title, reaching the FA Cup final and the League Cup final, how many strong opponents and how many difficult games need to be won in between.

If the Red Rebels win the FA Cup and the League Cup, it will be the first second tier team in the history of English football and the world to win the treble, and it will also be a European Treble.

Last year, the Red Rebels won the treble in League Two, which can be said to be not very valuable, but if they win the treble again this season, who can ignore the strength of this team?

The FA is supportive of the rise of new teams, because from the perspective of running a league system, a league with only one or two teams winning the championship for a long time does not have much appeal, which is like the F1 schedule, in order to deal with Ferrari and Schumacher, they have to change the format frequently, just to regain competitiveness.

The development momentum of the Premier League is becoming more and more fierce, and it has gradually spread its influence, but only by breaking the two-man rotation of Manchester United and Arsenal, so that more teams can rise and blossom in an all-round way, just like the era of the Italian Seven Sisters, can we create a strong Premier League era.

Nowadays, football is more and more dependent on capital, even if it is rotten, the FA itself has to admit this, so a super-rich man like Xiao Yu who is willing to invest and is fanatical about football is what the FA is most eager to attract.

In addition to Xiao Yu, there are also many Premier League teams that are also on the radar of foreign capital, such as the recent rumors in the circle that the oligarch Roman Abramovich from Russia is preparing to buy a Premier League team in London, either Tottenham or Chelsea.

"Leading in the first half, Arsenal will be difficult in the second half!" Prince Charles also watches football a lot and knows a little bit about the doorway.

Xiao Yu smiled, "But Arsenal's strength should not be underestimated, look at their attacking power, Henry, Pire, Ljungberg, Bergkamp and other stars are all super killers who are lethal when given a chance, even if they don't give a chance, they can often create their own opportunities, this game is still unknown!" ”

A 1-0 lead is the most precarious in the world, especially against a team like Arsenal, who could kill at any moment, and the Red Rebels are still young and the players lack the experience to deal with big games, so it will be up to Mourinho to cover up this flaw in his own side.

…………………… After a 15-minute half-time break, the second half of the game between the two sides resumed!

'We can see that there were no substitutions on either side of the game, Wenger is clearly not prepared to change players, and the same is true for Jose Mourinho, it seems that both sides have made up their minds to make changes from the existing squad of players!'

Wait until the game resumes, Martin? Taylor immediately saw a small tweak in Mourinho's tactics.

'De Rossi and Essien are a little bit further down the back, while Juninho Jr. and Kaka haven't changed much, as are Villa and Hleb, who are closely following the Arsenal backline.

"Yes, one of the most obvious characteristics of the Red Rebels' 433 is that the three arrows at the front of their attack are very strong in the pressure of the opponent's defense, and their ability to counter-attack on the spot is also very active, which makes them always leave pressure on the other side, especially when their own side is ahead, Mourinho is to use Villa and Hleb to remind Wenger, don't attack too hard, I still have two strikers."

"Wenger is to let Lauren step forward more, support the front, push Ljungberg to the front, let Henry retreat more, the purpose is obviously to make the right side also active, and the attack power of Arsenal flying on both wings is very terrifying!"

Andy? Gray admired the battle of wits and courage displayed by the managers of both sides in the game, as an outsider, he can certainly see it at a glance, but Wenger and Mourinho are both figured out by themselves, which shows how high their football wisdom is.

"But whether it's Ashley? Neither Cole nor Lauren dared to press too high, because the Red Rebels had a wandering Hleb, and Hleb had Kaka behind him, and then Juninho Jr., the Brazilian midfielder was given more defensive tasks in this game, but he performed well in the midfield, suppressing Parlour and Gilberto? Silva, and he has a great ability to move the ball, and Wenger can't afford not to be wary of him! ”

Andy? Gray shook his head involuntarily, "Both sides are fighting wits and courage, both are staring at each other's flaws, and the tactics laid out are indeed very targeted, but Arsenal is undoubtedly passive on the field, just because they are now behind!" ”

"So, I guess Mourinho's tactics are very clear, he just has to wait, and when you Arsenal can't bear it, time is running out, you attack, and the gap behind is big, then I can kill you!" Martin? Taylor chuckled.

…………………… At the start of the second half, the game was very intense.

Arsenal still held the initiative and launched wave after wave of attacks, but in front of the steel defense of the Red Rebels, coupled with Mourinho's arrangement of De Rossi and Essien in front, Arsenal's attack was difficult to achieve.

Ljungberg was pushed up front, but his performance was far from satisfactory, and there was a good chance that Bergkamp in the back row would be able to easily push the ball if he was assigned to the middle, but he chose to go it alone and was picked up by Cech.

Arsene Wenger roared angrily from the sidelines, then motioned for Wiltord on the bench to warm up.

Mourinho put his hands in his pockets, standing on the sidelines and looking very calm, but his mind was constantly circling the situation on the field, he was staring at all the details, when he saw Wenger ready to make a substitution, and then looked at the time, it was already 71 minutes in the second half, the score was still 1:0, he knew that Wenger couldn't help it.

It's a single-knockout game, and unless Arsene Wenger's side can score, 1-0 will be enough for the Red Rebels to win the FA Cup, while Arsene Wenger will face a goalless situation.

This made Wenger, who had made big noises before the game, unbearable, and he had to give it a go.

"Wiltord should be replacing Ljungberg!" Cassel came to his side.

Mourinho shook his head, he couldn't guess that Ljungberg's performance in this game could only be described as a tragedy, but it was not because the player was not good, but because he didn't have many chances under the joint defense of Evra and De Rossi.

It's limited by Mourinho's tactics!

Under normal circumstances, Arsene Wenger should replace Ljungberg, but this is not the case!

"What are we going to do?" Cassel asked.

Mourinho kept his eyes on the situation on the pitch, "Wait! ”

Cassel said he understands that the situation is unique and any substitution can lead to mistakes, and Mourinho clearly wants to see who Wenger will replace with Wiltord.

In the 75th minute, Wenger finally couldn't help but make a substitution, and he replaced Ashley, who had a very average performance in this game, with Wiltord? Cole, let Lauren recycle, played a back three, Pire returned to the middle, Henry went to play on the left, so that Arsenal's tactics immediately became 352.

"He finally fought it!" Jose Mourinho gave a thumbs up, but he quickly made a change and asked Drogba to warm up.

........................ "Arsenal and the Red Rebels have made substitutions, Arsenal replaced Ashley with Wiltord? Cole, the Red Rebels replaced Villa, who did well in this game, with Drogba! "Andy? Gray was a little surprised by Mourinho's substitution.

'It should have been a purely tactical substitution, Villa had a great game, but Mourinho was clearly looking to use Drogba's dominance up front to help intimidate the Arsenal defence, and behind him, both Hleb and Kaka were very capable players at the back. Martin? Taylor analyzed.

After replacing Drogba, the Red Rebels still tightened their camp, and the formation no longer retreated, but chose to press out, not allowing Pire to have an easy chance to get the ball, and on the left flank, Henry did not have Ashley behind him? Cole's support forced him to fight alone.

But Kolo? Toure was outstanding, his speed and explosiveness, his body was very flexible, Henry didn't have much advantage in this regard, and there was a Curtis behind Toure, while Ljungberg on the right improved his performance, but the Red Rebels' defence still did not give Arsenal a chance to face the goal directly.

On the contrary, when the Red rebels counterattacked, their attitude was very clear, and they directly found Drogba.

Drogba was flexible in the face of Keown and Lusayni's ageing defence, and Juninho Jr. found him directly with several long balls, and then he created chances for his team-mates, as Hleb and Kaka were always roaming around.

In the 85th minute, Drogba received a long pass from Juninho Jr., retreated to occupy the position, pressed Lu Yuni behind him with his body, knocked Juninho's pass to Kaka in front, Kaka did not stop the ball, and directly rubbed out a ball over the top, Hleb successfully countered offside, and after stopping the ball on his chest in the penalty area, he turned around and volleyed with his left foot.

Seaman couldn't reach it, but the ball hit the post and slid off the line, and Hleb crouched on the ground with his head in his hands in chagrin.

But soon, Arsenal attacked, and Henry won the ball on the left and faced Colo? Toure, who suddenly fired a powerful shot from near the corner of the box, came very suddenly, but fortunately the Red Rebels goalkeeper Petr Cech was very focused and saved the ball from the bottom line.

In the last few minutes, Arsenal began to attack desperately, and even Lauren frequently stepped forward, the Red Rebels were forced to retreat to the defense, and the team also played a delaying tactic. Toure was also shown a yellow card by the referee for deliberately delaying a throw-in.

The Arsenal players were very unhappy with this and the atmosphere was very hot, especially when the three-minute stoppage time sign came up, they almost went crazy because they were still behind.

Mourinho saw the attacking Arsenal, his heart was not relaxed at all, and even the striker Drogba retreated to participate in the defense, if he was forced to draw by Arsenal at this time, it would be a real wretch.

With a gesture behind him, Mourinho gestured to Yaya? Toure and Philip? Lahm didn't have to warm up and walked to the sidelines, just to use the two substitutions he had left to delay a little longer.

Arsene Wenger was furious, but he could only grit his teeth at Mourinho, who interrupted the game, and the latter deliberately made the substitution process very slow.

But so what?

Now the lead is the Red Rebels, they are just going to stall for time!

"These two teams are really a pair of enemies!" Martin? Taylor laughed.

"Yes, I'm sure next year's Premier League will be very good!" Andy? Gray laughed along.

By this time, everyone knew that the game was over, and the Red Rebels defeated Arsenal to win the first FA Cup in the club's history!

(To be continued)