The poorest Premier League star, the whole network begs for money

Chapter 147

2 month 19 day.

After the first round of the UEFA Champions League 1/8 knockout round, Arsenal returned to the league and ushered in the 27th round of the Premier League.

Arsenal play Leicester City away.

This game was a bit dull, because Arsenal had just finished the knockout battle with Real Madrid, and the whole team hadn't recovered from a lot of physical exertion.

There is also a wave of injuries on Leicester City. The main striker Vardy has missed two games and is expected to be absent for more than a week.

As a result, the two teams scored a goalless draw in this game, each taking one point.

Also on this day,
A small channel media suddenly broke the news about Arsenal,
It is said that there has been infighting in the locker room.

The reason why Real Madrid did not win at home is because of problems with people's hearts.

It is suspected that a certain captain is too strong and cannot tolerate outstanding young players.

As soon as this news came out, it caused a storm in the outside world.

At the beginning, Arsenal fans naturally didn't believe it. From the beginning of the season to the present, the two captains in their team have performed very well, not like people with small intestines.

But things were complicated by a few words as fans of other teams joined the discussion,
The so-called rumors are as fierce as tigers,
This unproven gossip quickly spread all over the city.

Soon, many people began to bet online, betting on which Arsenal captain had a problem.
In this regard, the entire Arsenal team felt that this gossip came inexplicably, and felt that those people outside were just looking for trouble.

Therefore, everyone regarded this disturbance as a farce.
There was no time to pay attention to the reporters who heard the news.

Because they are all seriously preparing for the English League Cup final three days later.

Although the English League Cup is worthless, it can barely satisfy one's hunger.

In this regard, the equation feels a bit speechless.

Are he and Xhaka like the kind of captain who loves to be a monster?

This is typical of people sitting at home and the pot comes from the sky.
But soon, some sober-minded fans on the Internet began to analyze who the Arsenal captain had offended, and actually used such inferior methods to discredit their dressing room.

Equation accidentally saw such comments on the Internet.

He also instantly felt something was wrong!

Why do you feel that this gossip seems a bit familiar?
Inexplicably, it's a bit like the high-level Barcelona executives buying water troops online to discredit Messi.

The point is that the club has remained silent and has not taken the initiative to defend the players.

However, Fang Fang thought that he and Kroenke had not met a few times,
Others are still busy playing rugby and building the Rams Stadium, so they don't have time to discredit the locker room of their own football club, right?
Could it be that his agent was too strong when negotiating the contract extension, forcing Arsenal to play outside the box to make them regress?

The more you think about the equation, the more confused you become.

Anyway, I feel that this turmoil is very strange.

After thinking about it for a while, he handed over the matter to his agent and asked him to investigate it.

After all, the team is about to play the League Cup final, so it's best not to be distracted by it.
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2 month 24 day.

Carabao Cup final, Arsenal vs Aston Villa.

Venue: Wembley Stadium.

This is the big national football stadium, which is generally used as the final venue of domestic cup games.

However, when Tottenham built a new football stadium before and met Arsenal in the league, they would spend a lot of money to rent Wembley Stadium.

Make Wembley the big stage for the North London derby.

As for general league games, Tottenham naturally cannot afford to rent Wembley Stadium, they all rent some cheap small stadiums.

It can be seen that the specifications of Wembley Stadium are quite good.

Today Saka entered the starting lineup, and the equation returned to the midfield position.

However, head coach Arsene Wenger specifically told him before the game that his position can be played higher and he can be a shadow striker, that is, a false No. 9.

While warming up before the game,
Saka was still thinking about the recent turmoil, and whispered to the equation: "I don't feel right, could it be that there is really a problem in our locker room? If not, why is there such a big commotion now?"

Fang Fang thought for a while and asked, "Then who do you think it will be?"

Saka was startled, unable to answer.

It's not that he didn't dare to say it, but that he felt as if no one was suspected.
Except for one person, and that was Fox.Because Saka has never communicated with the other party.

However, Saka also paid attention to Foss. He found that the opponent often practiced extra in private, and every time a tactical meeting was held, he would write dense notes in his notebook.

A person who is so focused on football, logically speaking, should not be distracted to make outside moves
So, Sarkar is confused and feels like he can't find a single suspect
Fang Fang smiled and said: "Let's not think about these trivial things. It's the English League Cup final. Let's win the championship first."

Saka had no choice but to nod, and didn't bring up the matter again.

Soon, the pre-match warm-up was over, and the two sides returned to the locker room.

Just as everyone was preparing seriously, the loud Prince William suddenly came to the dressing room.

In order to understand the feelings of the people, the prince worked tirelessly and went deep into the practitioners at the grassroots level.

He just came out of Aston Villa's dressing room, and came straight to Arsenal.

Prince William came from the door, and every time he passed a professional player, he would shake hands with each other and say a word.

This is the level of the bowl of water that must be achieved under the accompanying camera.

However, when Prince William came in front of Foss, while he smiled, there was a flash of appreciation in his eyes, and then he shook hands with Foss and said a few more words.

Foss's reaction was very natural, as if he didn't care about the noble status of the other party.

This subtle difference in treatment was instantly noticed by Equation.

To be honest, it's hard not to notice, because all eyes in the dressing room are on Prince William.

Equation couldn't help thinking, it seems that Foss is really rich or expensive
In the last ten matches between Arsenal and Aston Villa, Arsenal has an overall advantage in statistics, with eight wins, one draw and one loss.

The last time Aston Villa won against Arsenal dates back to the Premier League in 2013, when they won 3:1.

Now the Premier League has passed 27 rounds.

Aston Villa's league points are only 26 points, ranking 16th, only one place away from the relegation zone.

Therefore, the outside world is generally optimistic that Arsenal can win Aston Villa and win this year's League Cup.

At the beginning of the game, Arsenal, who were attacking with all their main force, pressed up in an instant.

Aston Villa can only pass football with difficulty in the backcourt.

Aston Villa does not have three midfielders, and it is difficult for their midfielders to provide a strong guarantee for the defense.

Although Arsenal felt that the opponent's strength was not strong, they did not despise it.

Fang Fang wanted to win this game even more in his heart.

If they can score a few more goals earlier, then they can also relax.

The ball was quickly snatched by Arsenal.

When it was Arsenal's turn to attack, they also had two bad passes.

However, Aston Villa's overall strength is naturally inferior to Real Madrid's. Their counterattack efficiency is not high, and the football can be intercepted just after passing the center line.

Arsenal counterattacked on the spot, taking advantage of the failure of Aston Villa's attack, a loophole appeared in the opponent's tight defense.

Thomas' long pass found Harland in the frontcourt,

Harland, who was guarded by the two, jumped up high, flew the header, and sent a pass to Equation not far away.

Equation ran in place, and when he received the ball, he had already reached the left corner of the penalty area.

At this time, in this position, there was a defensive loophole between Aston Villa's midfielder and defense.

Equation did not stop the ball, swung his legs in a big stride, and slammed the football with the instep of his right foot.

There was a bang, visible to the naked eye, the moment the sneakers touched the football, a cloud of water mist exploded at the contact part!

This is because water has been sprinkled on the turf, making the surface of the football inevitably stained with water, causing the moment of shooting to be full of visual effects!

This kick was powerful, and the football drawn from the instep was fast and ruthless.

The equation suppressed the height, and the football flew to the near corner of the goal in an instant like a cannonball!
The goalkeeper saved with all his strength, but he still didn't save the football.

The net moves!

There was thunder on the ground, and in the No. 15 minute of the game, Equation blasted a world wave goal!

The score is 1:0!

"goooooall!——"

"Magic Fang helped the team lead by one goal!!"

"Perfect world wave goal!!"

Equation ran to the sidelines, celebrating happily.

Afterwards, the teammates swarmed and gathered together to celebrate the goal.

On the other side, Wenger couldn't help applauding the field, this world wave was quite eye-catching.

However, after the celebration, Equation felt that the overall strength of Aston Villa was indeed much worse than that of Real Madrid.
Like the previous Champions League knockout rounds, he had to do everything he could to get a long shot.

And Aston Villa has no one to defend in this important position. It can be seen that Aston Villa has a big defensive problem.

The situation is already like this. If Arsenal still can't win the Carabao Cup final, it means that there must be something wrong with themselves.

"I smell it, now it's my turn to score"

At the re-kick-off, Harland had his hands on his hips. His eyes were full of fighting spirit. He looked very fierce without eyebrows, but after his fierce eyes, he looked even more fierce!
Harland wanted to suppress the backlog of the Champions League knockout, and vented it on Aston Villa in one breath.

In fact, Harland is not the only one who thinks this way, other teammates really want to win this championship to relieve their anger.

After football reopened,
Aston Villa has been robbed frantically again.

Soon, after a fierce confrontation, the referee whistled a foul on Arsenal.

In this regard, some people on Aston Villa feel a little wronged, thinking about the anger you have received at Real Madrid, it has nothing to do with them, it is enough to accumulate strength and then take revenge in the next round.

Now just catching them and beating them hard, what kind of hero is this?
Aston Villa felt aggrieved, but didn't say anything.For the honor of the team, they can only withstand Arsenal's fierce attack, thinking about whether they can steal a ball back with a single-handed counterattack
No. In the 203rd minute, Arsenal's attack was blocked, because the opponent's counter-grab gave enough pressure, making the pass unable to reach the outer edge of the penalty area.

Fang Fang withdrew from the position of the shadow striker, received a pass from his teammate, and found Foss on the right with a diagonal kick.

The moment Foss received the ball, he was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Equation would take the initiative to find his pull-side run.

Although in the end, he cut inside to pick a pass and failed to find Harland.

But 2 minutes later, Foss dribbled the ball on the penalty area line and dunked away the opponent's tackle.

He missed the shot and passed the ball to a better positioned equation.

Fang Fang is not polite, since he wants to pass the ball to him, just accept it!

He kicked a low shot, but the ball was blocked by the opponent's foot in time.

After it was over, Harland waved to Equation in the penalty area, as if saying that you can shoot, but don't forget me, buddy.

Fang Yile, seeing Harland's strong idea of ​​scoring, he had no choice but to nod in response.

And Arsenal's offense was a bit excited, but it was a pain for Aston Villa's players.

Soon, Equation made an extraordinary cooperation with Martinelli on the left,
Then I saw that someone else passed the ball and went straight into the ribs of the penalty area.

Aston Villa's defense could only be pulled into the penalty area.

Among them, Arsenal has three support points, one for Foss, one for Harland, and the last one is Saka
There is a defensive player in front of the equation, but his ball is well combined, and his passing action is very subtle. When he swept the football across the middle, it passed through the opponent's crotch!

Foss got the pass in front, pushed with one foot, and broke through Aston Villa again.

The score is 2:0! !
Arsenal lead by two goals!
The teammates ran to the sidelines to celebrate, having fun.

Harland couldn't help baring his teeth,

This Foss will really grab his lead!
Just never scored a goal, eager to prove yourself?

Harland's teeth itch a little,

But he also knows that the most important thing is for the team to score goals.Therefore, Harland had to kick the football that was rolling in the way, and ran to his teammates to celebrate together.

After finishing, Harland pulled the equation enthusiastically, pointed to his feet, and said a word quietly.

Fang Fang listened amusedly, then nodded.

And this scene was naturally captured by the cameras outside the field. Arsenal had already taken the lead, and everyone couldn't help being happy seeing this scene.

"What is Harland talking about, does he really want to score?"

"hahh, I'm in a hurry, this is, I'm in a hurry when I see my teammates scoring goals"

"Don't worry, there will always be what should be~"
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But then, Foss made three consecutive offensive passes, and he had to find the side of the equation.

It's very similar to the mentality that if you give me assists, I must return your assists.

Anyway, neither of us owes the other!
This made Harland, who played as a striker, anxious.

He wondered, what are these two buddies playing?
Just ignore him?

Did he switch to playing the opponent's central defender?

Not to mention Harland, even Saka on the right looked a little confused.

"What's wrong? The relationship between Captain Fang and Fox suddenly became so good?"

Saka was a little confused.Because he was puzzled by this problem, he was still a little silent on the court when he played.

The first half ended quickly, and Aston Villa had several chances to counterattack in the last few minutes, but their strikers did not seize the opportunity, resulting in the score still being 2:0.

Aston Villa couldn't help but feel a little depressed, and walked off the pitch without saying a word.

On the other hand, on Arsenal's side, Harland was still pulling the captain's equation, covering his big mouth, and talking non-stop.

Fang Fang sullenly suppressed a smile while listening.

People who don't know think that the two are anxious about falling behind
During the intermission, in the local English League Cup studio, a heated discussion was being staged,

"I said it before, Hans didn't believe me before. There was no problem in the Arsenal dressing room at all, it was just irresponsible speculation."

"If there is a problem, why are Arsenal able to score goals? We can see that even the two of Equation and Fosse, who have rarely cooperated before, have cooperated several times in a row and have also made progress. Balls and assists."

"So I think that this is the head coach Wenger who has successfully found a way to use them. The reason why he lost to Real Madrid in the last game is that the tactical play has not yet been perfected!"

In this regard, Hans, the commentator who held objections before, fell silent. He coughed and said weakly: "I think it is better to maintain an objective and rigorous state to wait and see the second half. The captain of Arsenal has a problem. Not out of nowhere”
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After the start of the second half, Fang Fang was forced by Haaland's appeal, so he had to pass the ball to Haaland immediately after getting a pass from Foss.

This is to try to let Haaland break his scoring drought earlier
As a result, who knew that the opponent had already guarded Harland strictly.

As a result, Harland's shooting space in the penalty area was very small. After two consecutive shots missed, Harland himself was amused by himself.

Standing in the middle of the restricted area, he was tall and tall. He was still anxious, but suddenly he showed a wicked smile.

Fang Yile can only give him a thumbs up.

Don't worry, there will be goals sooner or later.
But immediately, Aston Villa was unwilling to lose in the final like this. They had adjusted their mentality during the intermission.

All members of Aston Villa have unified the goal of the second half, which is to fight for an equalizer, drag the game to overtime, and then play a penalty shootout!

That's the only way they can win the game.

Taking advantage of the goal kick this time, Aston Villa immediately pushed forward in the backcourt,
The goalkeeper took a big kick directly to find his teammates who stayed in the Arsenal half.

They used this method to avoid Arsenal's full grab.

Later, in Arsenal's hinterland, although Aston Villa's foot skills were not gorgeous, they used active running and some additional actions to always control the offensive conduction.

In the second half, their luck also improved. After the pass was ejected, it also fell to the feet of their own players and continued to attack Arsenal.

For a while, the Arsenal penalty area was surrounded and played for almost 3 minutes.

Wenger was a little anxious on the sidelines, commanding the players on the field not to retreat too deep, but to push out.

Soon, Arsenal's defense slowed down, and they knew that they couldn't keep the pressure in the penalty area. They had a high integrity and pressed out together.

The feet of individual Aston Villa players were a little messy in an instant, and they could no longer control the ball.

The situation on the field changed quickly.
Arsenal attacked again.

The score of 2:0 is not safe, they still need to score again.

But don't rush to attack!
Fang Fang knew this well. When he took a corner kick, he waved to Harland and signaled him to come over and cooperate with him to take a tactical corner kick.

Harland was stunned.Tactical corner kick, what tactic?But they haven't played in training?
The equation didn't say much, and after Harland came in front of him, he kicked a corner kick to Harland.

Then, Equation circled behind Harland and ran away.

In this regard, Harland was too late to be surprised,
Because after the opponent saw their tactical corner kick, they immediately sent two players to the corner to defend.

Immediately, Harland had no choice but to rely on the opponent's upper tackle, and was rushed. Harland could only kick the ball with his feet, kicked the football to the opponent, and bounced out of the baseline.

Arsenal get another corner kick.

Haaland scored twice from the corner kick.

"Don't go, let's continue!"

"Again?!"

Fang Fang ran back and took another tactical corner kick.

Harland leaned on the opponent to grab again,

He kicked the football to the opponent again and bounced it out.

Corner hat trick!

Then, the equation is back again and again, on to the tactical corner
All the fans saw that in just 2 minutes, Arsenal,
Harland played a big four corner kicks in the corner flag area! !
After this fierce confrontation,
Harland only felt that he was covered in a big man!

almost speechless
The Arsenal fans at Wembley burst into laughter immediately, and couldn't help applauding the players on the field.

This tactical corner kick is really bad enough!

This is to kill the opponent's desire to attack near the corner flag area.

After Harland staggered in the confrontation, he also opened his mouth wide and couldn't help smiling.

This captain is really good at playing. He called him to the corner flag area to take a tactical corner kick.

Then he played four corner kicks.
Harland smiled helplessly and recalled,

This seems to be the first time in his career.

Of course, the equation just wanted to take a tactical corner kick, and he never thought that Harland could play like this.

It can be seen that Harland's ability is quite excellent.
However, the equation really wants Harland to break his scoring drought,

However, Aston Villa has already defended the penalty area very tightly.

It is difficult for Arsenal to pass the football in again,
Can only use crosses and corner kicks to help Haaland.
Equation patiently looks for opportunities,

Before that, Aston Villa's counterattack must be suppressed first.
but,

Aston Villa's performance today is still tenacious enough,
They have not given up their resistance yet. In the No.708 minute, they successfully counterattacked,

Take advantage of Arsenal's defense to score a goal.

However, when it reaches No.80 two minutes,

Chaos suddenly appeared in Aston Villa's penalty area.

The cross was not cleared cleanly.

The football accidentally fell 20 yards to the right, and Fang decisively kicked a long shot.

No, it should be a pass!

He stared at Harland's position and kicked violently.

Harland's eyes brightened in the crowd, and he took the first step,
Successfully stuck position,

He stretched out his foot and bounced the pass from Equation into the goal!

The score is 3:1!

It can be said that the game has lost its suspense.

Harland laughed. He wanted to run to the left to celebrate, but when he remembered something, he ran back and pointed to the equation on the right to celebrate together.

"Is this goal okay, do you like to play as a senior than a corner kick?"

Everyone went to the sidelines together, and Fang slapped Harland on the back jokingly.

"Hah, you almost killed me." Harland laughed.

(End of this chapter)