Chapter 364 Domination: 4 consecutive FA Cup titles?

Chapter 364 Domination: Four consecutive FA Cup titles?

The 2016th round of the 2017-38 Premier League season has ended.

The Champions League quota, Europa League quota, and relegated teams have been settled.

ranking:

1-阿森纳34胜3平1负积105分

2-切尔西28胜6平4负积90分

3-热刺25胜8平5负积83分

4-曼城23胜9平6负积78分

5-利物浦22胜10平6负积76分

6-曼联18胜15平5负积69分

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According to the qualifications for the Champions League, the top three will directly participate in the Champions League group stage next season, and the fourth-placed Manchester City will participate in the Champions League play-offs. If Arsenal can successfully defend the title, the fourth-placed Manchester City will not need to play the play-offs and will directly enter the Champions League group next season. race.

Fifth-placed Liverpool directly participates in the Europa League group stage next season, while Manchester United participates in the play-offs.

However, Manchester United defeated Ajax in the Europa League final and won the championship. They will participate in the Champions League group stage next season as the Europa League champion, which means that five Premier League teams will participate in the Champions League next season.

However, Manchester United won the Europa League championship, and seventh-placed Everton could not participate in the Europa League qualifying rounds next season.

The final relegated teams were Hull City, Middlesbrough and Sunderland.

Shooter list:

1-Martin 57 (6) goals

2-Harry Kane 29 (5) goals

3-Cavani 26 goals

4-Lukaku 25 (1) goals

5-Aguero 20 (5) goals

Assist list:

1-Martin 32

2-De Bruyne 18

3-Eriksson 15

4-Sigurdsson 13

5-Fabregas 12

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Regarding such list data, fans who follow the Premier League and those who do not follow the Premier League are silent.

Many media outlets felt sad ahead of schedule for Chelsea, who would play the FA Cup final against Arsenal at the new Wembley Stadium six days later.

They all estimate that they will always suffer.

Chelsea, coached by Conte, has performed very well in the Premier League this season, scoring 38 points in 90 league games.

这个分数放在以往的英超联赛，只有1993-1994赛季、1999-2000赛季、2003-2004赛季、2004-2005赛季、2005-2006赛季和2008-2009赛季无法拿到联赛冠军，放在其他赛季都是可以夺冠。

What makes Chelsea fans even more depressed is that their home team has created a relatively shameful record.

[The runner-up with the highest points since the founding of the Premier League]

The previous highest runner-up points came from the 2011-2012 season, but the championship situation in that season was very stalemate. It can be said to be an accident. At the end of the season, the two heroes of Manchester City had 89 points. Manchester City won the championship with a goal difference advantage. This resulted in Manchester United becoming the runner-up with the highest score since the founding of the Premier League.

Chelsea and Arsenal met again in the FA Cup final at the end of the season. Conte and the players were particularly unhappy and wanted to save face in this game.

It's just that they also know that the process of the game will be very difficult, and the ending may not be too good.

The reason is simple, Arsenal are extremely dominant this season.

The only two games lost were due to Martin's sudden absence.

Even some media who are friendly with Chelsea are not optimistic that Chelsea will win the FA Cup. At most, it will only cause some trouble for Arsenal.

After all, Arsenal, who won the league championship in advance, used personnel very scientifically. There were no injuries to important players and they will start the FA Cup final with all the main players.

The outside world is quite optimistic about Arsenal winning the championship. Wenger and his players believe that winning the championship is achieved through hard work, so they are fully preparing for the FA Cup final and the ultimate battle - the Champions League final, which attracts the attention of the whole UK.

Chelsea, who are preparing for the game at the Cobham training base, are even more focused. All players are united in thinking, in order to defeat Arsenal at the new Wembley Stadium and avenge their previous humiliation!

Conte has always been known for his strict discipline, and the preparation atmosphere at the training base is particularly dignified.

It is not difficult to see that everyone feels the huge pressure from Arsenal.

Especially Arsenal star Martin, the ability shown is really abnormal.

How many goals were scored in the Premier League in the 2016-2017 season?

57 goals and 32 assists!

Directly participate in the 89 ball!

Looking at the entire Premier League, no team has scored more than 89 goals in the entire season!

Excluding Arsenal, the team with the second most goals is Tottenham, with 86 goals scored by the team, followed by Chelsea, with 85 goals.

Just looking at the number of goals scored, there are only five teams in the entire Premier League that can score more goals than Martin.

Such an efficient scoring efficiency is simply disappointing.

Because you simply can't limit Martin's support on the offensive end.

Successfully limiting Martin's shooting, he was able to find opportunities to create excellent scoring opportunities.

Even if Martin is not given a chance to shoot and pass, he can still sort out Arsenal's offense in an orderly manner.

The key is that free kicks cannot be given in dangerous areas, otherwise his miraculous direct free kicks will teach you how to behave in minutes.

In addition, corner kicks and free kicks cannot be given easily.

Too many rules and regulations will seriously affect Arsenal's opponent's tactical deployment.

Conte coached Chelsea and Arsenal lost both times, losing 0:3 at home and away. Martin was directly involved in all six goals, 5 goals and 1 assist.

The strong feeling of powerlessness left a deep impression.

This is especially true for players.

However, Chelsea players are very hungry for glory and are looking forward to defeating Arsenal led by Martin for the first time.

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The major European major leagues have concluded their final games one after another, and most teams have begun their holidays.

Only Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, Ajax and Real Madrid still need to prepare for the next finals.

Five days passed quickly, and the two teams that advanced to the FA Cup final went to the new Wembley Stadium the day before the game for routine pre-match acclimatization.

The assistant coach takes the players to the court, and the head coach brings a player who will definitely play in the final to attend the regular pre-match press conference.

Conte, who was interviewed by the media, was as stubborn and high-spirited as ever.

Faced with the cynicism of the media who were optimistic about Arsenal winning the championship, he was still full of confidence.

Star Hazard, who accompanied the team, took the initiative to talk about the team's state and belief in interviews with media reporters, claiming that the FA Cup final at the new Wembley Stadium would be different from the past.

The team that wins the game must be Chelsea!

Wenger, who attended the regular pre-match press conference later, and Van Dijk, who was present, learned about Chelsea-related content from reporters. There was no accompanying sarcasm, but a tacit understanding that the entire team would treat the FA match that starts tomorrow afternoon seriously. cup final.

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On the day of the game, there were still two hours before the start of the FA Cup final, and the outer square was already overcrowded.

According to a set of data released by media reporters before the game, the new Wembley Stadium, which can accommodate up to 90,000 fans, will be full.

When the players from both sides entered the stadium to warm up, the red and blue Jinghe River in the north and south stands were clearly visible.

Looking at it, more than 70% of the fans have flooded into the auditorium, and the remaining seats are constantly being filled by fans queuing up to enter the stadium at a speed visible to the naked eye.

At this time, the starting lists of both sides also leaked through official channels.

Arsenal, who won the home team's draw, still arranged their usual 4231 formation.

Goalkeeper: Damian Martinez (Big Martin)

Defenders: Gibbs, Van Dijk, Koscielny, Bellerin

Midfielder: Xhaka, Kante

Midfielder: Sanchez, Martin, Welbeck

Forward: Cavani

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Chelsea arranged their usual 343 formation.

Goalkeeper: Courtois

Defenders: Gary Cahill, David Luiz, Azpilicueta

Midfielder: Marcos Alonso, Matic, Fabregas, Moses

Forwards: Hazard, Diego Costa, Willian

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As the starting lineups for both sides of the FA Cup final appear, fans who are paying attention to this FA Cup final also know that the game will begin soon.

Compared to Wenger in the home team's locker room, Conte was more nervous making final preparations in the visiting team's locker room.

He has to make more detailed and targeted arrangements based on Arsenal's starting lineup.

The starting lineup of Welbeck and Gibbs is a bit different from the starting lineup he predicted before the game, so the lineup needs to be fine-tuned.

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"beep~"

At 2016:2017 pm local time in England, the - FA Cup final officially started with a whistle from referee Anthony Taylor.

Arsenal, who won the right to kick off, did not rush to participate in the attack, but penetrated in a step-by-step manner. Chelsea's compact 343 formation played a big role in forcing Arsenal's attack from the center to move towards the wings.

There is no other reason than that there are too many people in the middle and it is impossible to pass the ball quickly to the most dangerous area.

Martin, who controlled the team's offensive rhythm, quickly thought of a solution to break the game and adopted a combination of side and center.

Through the active participation of the full-backs in the attack, Chelsea's ribs are involved in assisting defensive players to follow up, and then use the long pass transfer that Martin and Xhaka are best at, relying on the fast attack on the other side to make up for the time difference.

At the end of the 2016-2017 Premier League season, Chelsea scored six goals against Arsenal. Conte and his coaching team worked tirelessly to conduct targeted research and finally found tactics that could be restricted.

First of all, the three lines are always closely connected. Even if the rib players participate in side defense, they must always maintain each other's positions. The center and ribs must not leave the space needed for Arsenal's offense.

I have to say that Conte's style of play really worked very well.

However, the price paid was relatively high. In the first twenty minutes, William and Hazard, who stabilized the defense and actively participated in the defense, had no time to take care of the offense. As a result, the counterattack speed from defense to offense could not be accelerated.

The best result is that Diego Costa uses his strong body to control the football at his feet and waits for the supporting troops.

But at this point, where is the chance for a quick counterattack?

Positional warfare against other teams can still work, but there is no way against Arsenal.

"aoaoaooooooooo—"

The scoreboard still showed the score 0:0, and the Chelsea fans in the audience hysterically shouted loudly, cheering for the struggling team on the field.

Arsenal fans who have enjoyed too many victories feel a little funny. Are they satisfied with holding on to a 0:0 score?

Promote!

The star player Hazard, who has high hopes from Chelsea fans, performed very actively in the positional battle, but he was unable to do anything under Kante's personal marking.

Hazard's misfire directly affects Chelsea's offensive quality.

Diego Costa has strong scoring ability, but he needs strong support from the midfield and backcourt, otherwise he will be outside the tactical system and have no way to threaten Martin to guard the goal.

Standing in the visiting team coach's technical area, Conte frowned, pursed his lips and looked at the court. His brain was running at high speed, obviously thinking about how to solve the efficiency problem of switching from defense to offense.

Before Conte could think of a way, Arsenal scored first.

In the 26th minute, Hazard was just getting ready to receive a pass from Cesc Fabregas. Unexpectedly, Kanter suddenly became stronger and stopped the ball with too much power, causing the football to be a little far away from his body.

Xhaka fell to the ground and poked the ball to Gibbs, who grabbed the ball before Moses and handed the ball to Sanchez who was in front of him and was open to receive the ball.

Azpilicueta stepped up to the ball decisively, and Sanchez stopped and passed, using the change of rhythm to open up the breakthrough angle and lead the football inside.

No one expected that Azpilicueta, who has always been steady, would be easily passed by Sanchez. David Luiz and Gary Neville were blocked by Cavani who moved forward to participate in the attack, and they did not dare to cover up.

Matic was originally marking Martin, but Azpilicueta was passed. As the nearest Chelsea player, he should have saved it immediately, even if he got a card for a foul.

The defense speed is very fast, but it cannot be compared with the passing speed of football.

Sanchez saw Matic covering the defense and wanted to foul to stop the attack. Without any hesitation, Sanchez passed the ball directly to Martin, who was not afraid of being grabbed by Cesc Fabregas.

The referee Anthony Taylor kept the whistle in his mouth, but did not blow the whistle immediately because of the mentality of protecting the offense.

Martin, who seemed to be holding his jersey by Fabregas to slow down his running speed, gave way to the incoming ball and missed the ball.

"aoaoaooaoaoooo——"

Accompanied by the huge chants from Arsenal fans, Fabregas woke up from a dream and forgot the past as the football moved.

I don't know if I don't see it, I'm startled when I see it.

The football missed by Martin happened to be on Welbeck's path.

Marcos Alonso on the left wing was slow, and his recovery speed from offense to defense could not keep up with Welbeck. Cesc Fabregas, who was closer to the center line, had to resort to foul tactics.

Arsenal's quick counterattacks are all highly tactically disciplined. Players participating in the counterattack must give priority to passing the ball when they have a passing angle.

Welbeck finally won the starting opportunity, and he didn't want to leave a bad impression on the professor.

Cavani, who was running across the center line at high speed, suddenly changed his running route and ran towards the right front.

After receiving the ball from Martin, Welbeck sent a direct pass forward, and the route happened to be the running route of Cavani.

Arsenal's counterattack was too fast and passed directly through Chelsea's tough midfielder. Gary Cahill had to follow Cavani on the side, leaving only David Luiz in the center for protection.

Martin, who plays the role of attacking midfielder, is like a wild horse running wild. He approaches David Luiz, who always remains at the end of the defensive line, at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Martin!!!"

The footage provided by the on-site director covered exactly 2/3 of Chelsea's half, and Lex Sports commentator Zhan Jun suddenly raised his voice.

Cavani, who was supporting from the side, put the football passed forward by Welbeck in front of him, adjusted his steps, and without any hesitation, directly used the arch of his right foot to pass the ball into the space behind Gary Cahill.

David Luiz, who was defending in the middle, had already taken precautions, but he underestimated Martin's speed and came from behind to approach the football at high speed in a few strides.

Moreover, the defense is inherently passive, and David Luiz's defensive choices are half a beat slower than the tacit passing and running.

One step at a time, one step at a time.

David Luiz was even prepared to sacrifice his life, but his foot from behind only kicked a ball of air.

Seeing this, Conte closed his eyes in pain: "It's over."

Real Madrid coach Zidane, who was sitting in the audience watching the game, frowned and marveled at Arsenal's quick counterattack.

This speed is simply too fast.

The frenzied atmosphere at the new Wembley Stadium continued to rise, and huge chants resounded throughout the venue.

Arsenal fans who did not have tickets outside the stadium watched the live broadcast in the square, but the broadcast was delayed. They heard shouts from the stadium and released hysterical energy.

Martin ran at a high speed about thirty meters away from the goal. He led the football passed by Cavani in the direction in front of him, and led it towards the Chelsea goal without losing speed.

Courtois was extremely nervous, but he didn't dare to attack.

Countless backdrops of Martin's success are still vivid in his mind, and he doesn't want to be a part of them.

Just waiting did not turn the tide, but led to a slow death.

Since Courtois did not attack, Martin took the ball to the penalty area and pressed forward, choosing to use a cold arrow and hit the ground with a kick.

Courtois, who was still waiting for Martin to dribble the ball into the penalty area, was immediately confused. Isn't it customary to dribble the ball into the penalty area and then shoot?

Looking at the football running close to the ground, Courtois, who is 1.99 meters tall, falls faster than many goalkeepers who are 1.8 meters tall.

But facing Martin, this ground-breaking shot was impeccable, with excellent ball speed and angle.

The football that was flying towards the goal at high speed passed by first, brushed the inner edge of the right goal post, crossed the goal line, and hit the snow-white net...

"Goooooooooooooooooooal—"

"The ball went in! Martin made a sudden shot from the outside of the penalty area and broke Courtois's fingers to help Arsenal lead Arsenal 1:0 at the new Wembley Stadium!"

"This is the extremely confident Martin! Other players would most likely have dribbled the ball into the penalty area before making plans, but Martin directly kicked off and hit a high-quality ground-cut!"

"What is a top star? Martin's performance is a top star! If he doesn't make a name for himself, he will become a blockbuster!"

……

The commentator in the live commentary box/live broadcast room blurted out.

"Martin!"

"Martin!!"

"Martin!!!"

The Arsenal fans at the new Wembley Stadium went completely crazy and shouted loudly at the top of their lungs.

Martin, who scored the goal, did not look so excited. He turned around, opened his arms, and hugged his teammates who came forward to celebrate the goal.

Wenger, who was standing in the technical area commanded by the home team's coach, raised the corners of his mouth, revealing a confident smile of strategizing.

Not far away, Chelsea coach Conte kept shaking his head and sighing.

He didn't blame the players for not doing a good job on defense. He could only say that Arsenal's quick counterattack was too fast. It was simply a textbook level. No player delayed the opportunity!

It was also true that Arsenal's counterattack was as devastating as mercury pouring down the ground, hitting the snow-white net with an unstoppable momentum.

The scoreboard showed a score of 1:0.

The fans from Chelsea were very uncomfortable. They knew that Arsenal's lead meant that they were undefeated and had a high probability of winning the game!

Arsenal fans all over the world are proud of this and are full of confidence in the next game.

An epic fourth consecutive FA Cup win, why not?

(End of this chapter)