Chapter 469: 7 consecutive FA Cup titles

Chapter 469 Seven consecutive FA Cup titles

At 2020 pm on May 5, 16, the German Cup started at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.

The invincible Bayern, which Flick has taken charge of this season, is fully focused on competing for the DFB-Pokal title while preparing for the Champions League final at the Stadium of Light seven days later.

The English FA Cup final starts at 5pm tomorrow, and Arsenal head coach Arteta went to the scene to watch Bayern's game.

This Southern King, which has dominated the Bundesliga for many years, has excellent overall ability. It can be said that it is several steps ahead of other German teams. In order to avoid exposing too much of the tactics of the Champions League finals, Flick played the German Cup finals at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. reserved.

However, due to their stronger overall strength, they can easily score goals using conventional game tactics.

In the 15th minute of the game, Lewandowski won a free kick in the frontcourt for Bayern.

The arcing free kick kicked by the Austrian 'Meteor' bypassed the wall and hit the dead center of the goal, helping Bayern take the lead.

Just seven minutes later, Kimmich split the ball from the center and found Perisic who was running at high speed from the right.

Perisic swept the ball directly into the middle without stopping. Lewandowski, who crossed into the left rib of the penalty area, leaned on Wendel and kicked the ball into the far corner of the goal.

Arteta's intended role is obvious, which is to attract Manchester United's players and then use the team's depth tactics to give the most direct impact.

This scene was also captured by the on-site director.

There is also another Portuguese player playing for Manchester United.

Even if it weren't for luck, they would have conceded more goals in the remainder of the first half.

Left back Luke Shaw blocked the ball half a beat late, and the football shot up from the ground and flew past with a strong inward arc.

Solskjaer looked very nervous standing in the technical command area, fearing that he would suddenly lose the ball at a certain time.

Guest commentator Xu Yang laughed.

Arsenal has the initiative in the game and is not in a hurry to enter the dangerous third zone. The passing and receiving are mainly around 30 meters away, which seems to be encircling but not attacking.

Arsenal, who took the initiative in the game, played very patiently, using continuous passes to tie up Manchester United's already unreliable defensive system.

Of course, the current attitude of B players is still quite good, and they don’t complain as often as they did after becoming captain.

Haaland, who ran to the edge of the small penalty area on the right, flashed in front of Maguire and completed a high-quality look back at the moon.

How could Solskjaer not know what Arteta was thinking?
His team's tactical thinking in the FA Cup final revolved around defending and waiting for opportunities to counterattack.

It's just that Arsenal's continuous attacks have made it impossible for Manchester United players to take action. It's not easy to withstand the defensive pressure. How can they still devote their energy to offense?
Offensive players naturally want to attack the city and score goals, but defensive players insist on not seeking merit or fault.

"aoaoaooaoooooo——"

It is precisely because of this that Manchester United fans believe that their beloved team has the strength to compete with Arsenal.

In the end, Bayern won the 2019-2020 German Cup final.

The largest stadium in England, which can accommodate 90,000 fans, is already nearly overcrowded. There is still an hour before the start of the game, and the starting lineups of both sides have leaked.

Countless Manchester United fans watching the live game felt suffocated, as if they were about to lose a goal in the next second.

Hopefully Rashford, B Fee and Daniel James can find a way to score on the counterattack.

The Manchester United fans at the new Wembley Stadium were trembling with fear, while the Arsenal fans were looking forward to the goal leisurely, as if they knew something.

The first ten minutes passed quickly, and Arsenal had more than 80% of the time in possession of the ball.

The current Leverkusen's overall performance is not as good as it was three years ago, and there is no good way to face Bayern, which is in control of the overall situation.

Dalot is 21 years old.

B Fee joined Manchester United in January this year and quickly became the core of the Red Devils' midfield. He can't stop scoring and assisting.

The Arsenal fans at the new Wembley Stadium were ecstatic and let out huge chants.

"Sure enough, talents come in batches. If you stay with Martin, who has the potential to be a world champion, it will be difficult to become a talent."

Bayern, with a two-goal lead, consciously controlled the rhythm and reasonably consumed the game time through passing.

In the second half of the rematch, Bayern paid more attention to controlling the game.

"Porto, as one of the three giants in the Portuguese Super League, has a profound foundation, and the talent of the U17 youth team that year was even more explosive."

Martin, who had just received the ball, used his superb foot skills in the midfield to get rid of Matic who was attacking. Facing the defending Fred, he made a cool Marseille spin. In B fee and Matic, who moved laterally, was about to When he came up, he used his raised left foot to slam the football on the ground to the right. He adjusted his steps on the spot, pushed the arch of his right foot, and passed the ball to Ricardo Perret, who was running in at high speed on the right. pull.

They will also go to Lisbon, Portugal with the domestic double crown to prepare for the Champions League final against Arsenal!
The next day at 5pm, the new Wembley Stadium.

The FA Cup final also had the gimmick of a Portuguese derby.

Martin's ability to score points is simply too strong.

However, since joining, he has not adapted to the rhythm of the Premier League and has struggled so much that he has become a marginal player.

Arsenal, whose overall strength is obviously stronger, took the initiative from the beginning of the game, constantly penetrating forward through the offensive organization of Martin and Xhaka, looking for openings in Manchester United's defense.

B Fee's performance since joining Manchester United has been extremely good, but it is all reflected on the offensive end, and his role on the defensive end is mainly reflected in assisting defense.

Central 5 commentator He Wei said by the way: "Martin naturally doesn't need to be said. The number one player in world football, Felix, who moved to Atletico Madrid last summer, is also from that group. I just don't know why he switched to Benfica and is still effective. Ruben Neves of Wolves, Dalot struggled at Manchester United, but his ability is nothing to say, and goalkeeper Diogo Costa who made his debut in the Portuguese Super League..."

Martin took the initiative to find his teammates in the youth team before the game, put his arm around his shoulders, and gave them some guidance on the spot.

At 2019 p.m., the 2020- FA Cup final kicks off on time.

The Portuguese international has a simple style of play and never does anything unnecessary. He passed Martin's well-timed through ball into the Manchester United penalty area.

The 2:0 lead was maintained until the end of the game.

The pushed football drew a strange parabola in mid-air. De Gea, who was standing in the middle of the goal, reacted very quickly, but the fingertips of his outstretched right arm failed to touch the football that was falling towards the far end of the goal...

"Goaoooooooooooal——"

"Erling Haaland!!"

Sky TV commentator Andy Gray shouted passionately.

Haaland was also extremely excited after scoring the goal. He expressed his joy by sliding on his knees.

The old Haaland in the audience even raised his arms and shouted excitedly. He was excited for his son's goal and at the same time vented his "hate" towards the old Manchester United captain Keane.

This scene happened to be captured by the on-site director, and it also caused a large number of commentators to recall the old grudges between Haaland and Manchester United.

Arsenal took the lead, and Manchester United players who were lagging behind had panic written on their faces.

Solskjaer's face was extremely heavy, as if he had already guessed what the final result would be.

All the Manchester United stars in the VIP seats looked as if they had eaten flies.

"Cheers~"

The Arsenal legend sitting in another box smiled very happily, putting their arms around each other's shoulders and drank down the beer in their hands.

The screen returned to the court again. The Arsenal players who scored the first goal did not celebrate for too long. They slowly walked back to their own half and prepared to restart the game.

Flick, who was watching the Arsenal game live, frowned and was obviously troubled by Arsenal's offensive tactics.

The young Haaland is simply excellent in terms of impact, and has a more stable scoring rate than Cavani.

But there are obvious technical differences between the two.

He has no idea what tactics Arteta will use in the Champions League final.

Not long after, the game started again.

Manchester United, which was lagging behind, did not rush to attack. Instead, like many teams facing Arsenal, they moved forward in a step-by-step manner to avoid a situation where the offense failed to score and the defense conceded the ball first.

However, such a choice is often frustrated by Arsenal's boiling frog-like offensive and defensive strategy.

How could Solskjaer not know?

But he didn't have a good idea. Putting aside the strength gap between the players, there is no player similar to Martin in the team.

B Fei did integrate into the team quickly and also played a very big role on the offensive end, but his role in key battles was relatively limited.

Solskjaer smiled bitterly when he thought of this. If B Fee could have Martin's ability, why would it be Manchester United's turn to introduce him?
With Matic, Manchester United is still relatively patient in terms of offensive organization. B Fei's physical running can also play a good supporting role, but the last pass is a little less interesting.

The defensive system led by Van Dijk and Kanter can be said to be completely impregnable.

There is no problem on the defensive end, and it also allows offensive players to focus more on offense.

In the 26rd minute of the game, Arsenal expanded the score.

Continuous passing moves the football from the right to the left, and then uses the excellent long-pass dispatching abilities of Martin and Xhaka to move the ball back to the right.

After receiving the pass, Saka attempted to pass it to Ricardo Pereira, who was advancing at high speed on the right side of the attack. He actually shook his ankle and took the ball one step inside. Taking advantage of the change in rhythm, he made another pass. .

The football shot up from the ground and drew an almost perfect arc in mid-air, falling towards the center of the penalty area.

Haaland's movement took away Maguire and Lindelof, but Matic followed Martin who advanced into the penalty area.

Seeing that Saka's pass coincided with Martin's movement, Matic had no choice but to reach out and pull Martin's jersey.

"Beep~"

As Martin fell backwards in an unconventional way, referee Oliver blew his whistle and pointed his finger at the penalty spot.

"Penalty kick!"

Sky commentator Andy Gray shouted: "Michael Oliver gives Arsenal a penalty!"

Matic and other Manchester United players who committed the foul immediately went to protest, saying that Martin had dived.

The Arsenal players seemed very calm and didn't say anything.

Anyway, now there is VAR, and the referee Oliver calls a penalty kick again.

If Matic really committed a foul, VAR will definitely not change the decision. If it is not a foul, no matter how much you say, it will be useless.

After the video assistant referee reviewed it, Matic's pulling foul from behind was very obvious.

Penalties are no problem.

The broadcast screen immediately showed Martin.

The Arsenal captain's penalty kick skills are as good as the green ceiling.

Haven't missed a free throw yet.

De Gea stood on the goal line and had no extra thoughts. He knew that no matter how hard he tried, it would be difficult to help the team turn the tide.

as predicted!

Martin ignored the harsh boos from the Manchester United fans and easily kicked the ball in the opposite direction of De Gea's save.

Arsenal extended the score to two goals in the 28th minute of the first half.

"Nice penalty!"

"Martin helped Arsenal turn the score into 2:0!"

"If nothing else happens, this season's FA Cup final has been settled."

Central 5 commentator He Wei said loudly.

"Indeed, no team has been able to equalize the score when Arsenal is leading by two goals so far, let alone turn a defeat into a victory."

Guest commentator Xu Yang continued.

At the same time, a look of disappointment spread on the faces of every Manchester United player, and they shook their heads and sighed.

It is easy to see that the Manchester United players on the field seem to have lost confidence in the game.

This was even more obvious in the restarted game. The organized offense was not as patient as it was before falling behind by two goals. The few passes were either passed in, or simply fired from outside the penalty area.

This choice is no different from taking the initiative to hand the ball to Arsenal.

The change in mentality also made Manchester United fall further and further behind in the situation.

In the 39th minute, Arsenal scored another victory.

Ferland Mendy received a long diagonal pass from Xhaka on the left, stopped and made a pass. After getting rid of Wan-Bissaka, he made a slight adjustment and passed directly.

Harland in the middle of the penalty area defeated Lindelof and completed an unexpected header. Saka appeared at the front of the small penalty area on the right.

Maguire and Matic both pounced on each other, trying to interfere with Saka's direct shot.

But Saka picks and passes with a direct shot on goal...

The arch of his right foot pushed the football that Harland had brushed behind him to the left.

The live broadcast screen directly locked the entire penalty area, so fans watching the live broadcast of the game could clearly see Martin, wearing the No. 10 jersey, appearing on Saka's cannon route.

"Martin!!!"

As Sky TV commentator Andy Gray shouted, Martin, who appeared half a meter behind the penalty spot, swung his left foot towards the football that bounced off the ground and reached the height of his calf.

Boom~
A crisp muffled sound emerged spontaneously.

Lindelof, who was planning to sacrifice his life to block the eye-catching shot, subconsciously blocked his vital parts with his left hand and his face with his right hand.

Like a cannonball, the football flew from Lindelof's left armpit to the left goal at lightning speed.

Goalkeeper De Gea was unable to make a save when faced with such a close shot, so he could only watch helplessly as the football hit the snow-white net...

3:0
The scoreboard on the big screen is updated with the latest scores.

The Arsenal fans at the new Wembley Stadium went crazy again, making deafening roars.

They knew the game was decided.

Arsenal, who were leading by a big score, did not continue to hold high the offensive banner in the subsequent game time. They chose to focus on stability and reasonably consume the game time through patient passing.

The lagging Manchester United players were powerless and had no way to break the defense.

Bayern coach Flick, who was watching the game in the audience, knew that Arsenal would not launch a new offensive, so he got up like the Manchester United fans who left the field early.

The on-site director's sharp eyes captured this point.

"In the 60th minute of the game, Bayern head coach Flick chose to leave the game. It seems that he knew that Arsenal would not play any more reference-worthy offenses."

Central 5 commentator He Wei laughed.

The Manchester United fans in the auditorium left the stadium in large numbers, which further hit the fragile hearts of the Manchester United players.

Fortunately, Arsenal slowed down the offensive pace and adapted the new tactical system through substitutions, so that Manchester United's goal was not breached again.

When the referee Oliver blew the whistle for the end of the game, the scoreboard displayed on the big screen was still 3:0.

Arsenal in front, Manchester United in back.

"competition is over!"

"Congratulations to Martin! Congratulations to Arsenal!"

"They set an incredible super record! Seven consecutive FA Cup titles!"

Central 5 commentator He Wei blurted out.

(End of this chapter)