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Chapter 451: The Harm of Flattery

The venue for this FA Cup final was moved to Manchester United's Old Trafford Stadium. It can be said that both the venue and the two teams in the final had a great influence.

Before the game, the media interviewed the coaches and core players of both teams. Chelsea was still confident and had no intention of showing weakness, saying that they must win the FA Cup.

However, what surprised many people was that Wenger softened his tone during the interview and used a long paragraph to praise Chelsea's strength. Then when talking about his own team, he acted very modestly and even a little confident.

Inadequate look.

As the core of Arsenal established by Wenger, Wilshere also accepted an interview. He said in the interview: "Chelsea's strength is obvious to all. Although we really want to win, I'm afraid the chance is not great. I think we

I will definitely work hard, but the opponent has a player of Lin Yu's level, so I'm afraid the game will be really difficult."

When Wilshere was speaking, his eyes were floating and his expression was nervous, as if he lacked confidence.

After seeing the performance of Wenger and Wilshere, many Chelsea players became even more proud.

Some players even announced in the locker room: "Arsenal is scared to death. It is estimated that they will lose without a fight in the FA Cup. Then we will just wait to win the championship."

"That's right, look at Wilshere's appearance. He has no confidence at all. In this case, let's be gentle and don't let him lose too badly."

Listening to his teammates, Lin Yu felt a little unsafe. He always felt that there was something fishy here. But thinking about it carefully, Chelsea is indeed much stronger than Arsenal now. As long as he plays normally, he can win Arsenal.

It's not a big problem. I'm probably worrying in vain.

Mourinho didn't quite believe that Wenger would give up so easily. After a training session, he warned his players that no matter what happened to Arsenal, they should not underestimate the enemy.

But the day after he said these words, the media broke another piece of news.

This time, the media interviewed almost all of Arsenal's main players during Arsenal's training.

"Excuse me, are you really not confident in winning the FA Cup?".

"How can there be no confidence! We will definitely win the championship!" Giroud replied quickly, but it was obvious that his eyes betrayed him. He was not so sure. He seemed to lack confidence.

The reporter was so smart, of course he saw what Giroud said that he didn't mean, and even took a close-up of Giroud's eyes.

Ozil also said: "I will try my best to win, but Chelsea is too strong and it is really unpredictable whether they can win, so don't worry about this issue anymore, I am going to train."

After that, everyone including Ramsey and others spoke, and they all looked a little lack of confidence. Although they said they must compete for the championship, they actually showed a very lack of confidence.

It happened that this report was seen by the Chelsea players, because this report was not from a small newspaper or a small radio station, but a well-known sports station in England. As long as you pay a little attention to the news program, you will not miss it.

Not only that, many newspapers also have related reports. Anyway, the whole of England is saying one thing now: "Arsenal is finished, they no longer have the confidence to fight with Chelsea. It's no wonder that they were double beaten by Chelsea in the league. This will undoubtedly

It causes them tremendous psychological pressure."

Some newspapers even listed in detail the views of some Arsenal players on Chelsea, such as -

Ozil: "I don't know Chelsea very well, but I know Mourinho is a great coach and his coaching ability is terrible."

Giroud: "Lin Yu has become my idol a long time ago, and I am chasing him desperately."

Ramsey: "Players like Mata can only be substitutes at Chelsea. You will know how strong this team is."

Rosicky: "I have played against Chelsea many times. They are indeed very strong, especially now that they have entered the Champions League final with an undefeated record. There is no doubt about their strength."

Jenkinson: "Defend Lin Yu? No, no, no, you think too highly of me. Lin Yu is the best player on the planet. Neither Messi nor Ronaldo is his opponent. I'm lucky if I can barely defend Hazard."

Well, defending Lin Yu is simply a joke."

Wilshere: "As you know, we were beaten twice in the league by Chelsea."

Such a long report caused strong protests from Arsenal fans, and even Henry, a former meritorious player of Arsenal, stood up and spoke out.

"This must be nonsense from the media, Arsenal can't be that cowardly!"

On the contrary, Chelsea fans walked through the streets and cheered as if they had won the FA Cup. Even on the bus to Old Trafford, most of the Chelsea players also showed their enthusiasm.

With disdain and contempt, they also think that Arsenal is too cowardly. Although what they say is probably true, is it too embarrassing to compliment their opponent like this?

Maybe you are really afraid of losing and want to find some excuses for your losses. Aren't many teams like this? They compliment their opponents before the game. If they lose, it means that their opponents are too strong and their own face is lost.

It's not bad at all, but if you brag about your awesomeness and end up losing, you're really slapping yourself in the face.

In any case, the game started immediately in such an atmosphere, and Chelsea players did not even have time to carefully consider the details.

Lin Yu once suspected that this was Wenger's strategy, but he still knew something about Wenger. This coach was unlikely to have any evil intentions. He was different from his coach Mourinho.

He felt that he still thought too much, so he didn't pay too much attention.

Old Trafford is the proud home ground of Manchester United, but today there are fans of Arsenal and Chelsea sitting in the stands. Only a small number of Manchester United fans came to watch the excitement, but everyone made the same noise.

The boos, the boos are for Arsenal. Because this team's cowardice and self-abasement make them feel very unhappy.

Perhaps the only one who has not underestimated Wenger is Mourinho, who has been a head coach for so many years. What tricks has he not done? So he does not consider those miscellaneous things now. What he has to consider now is how to succeed in the game.

We defeated Arsenal here and won the FA Cup smoothly.

In terms of the strength of both sides, Chelsea is indeed stronger, but it is not as impressive as the media boasts. The real strength of Chelsea is Lin Yu. Lin Yu can successfully activate the entire frontcourt. So when he is on the court, he can let

The strength of Chelsea's entire team is on a higher level, but Lin Yu is only one person after all. In terms of overall strength, Arsenal is really not much weaker than Chelsea. As long as they can play well, it is normal to win against Chelsea.

Therefore, Mourinho demands stability and must seek stability. He plans to observe the situation in the first half and let the team adopt a defensive strategy to see what Wenger's plan is.

Strategically, Mourinho attaches great importance to Arsenal, but he is not afraid. He never thought that he would lose to Arsenal here. Don't forget that he is not even afraid of European champions such as Barcelona and Bayern Munich.

How can you be afraid of the little Arsenal?

The name of the madman is not earned for nothing.

In terms of tactics, of course, he still uses his traditional 4231 formation on the back line. He did not use Lewis, but used the more reliable partner of Cahill and Terry. Louis has the ability, but he likes to go forward too much.

Not good at all, really not good.

The two full-backs are still Ivanovic and Ashley Cole. In the midfield, the midfielder position is a combination of Lampard and Ramirez. This combination has almost become a normal combination this season.

Only when Lampard's physical strength declines severely will he be replaced by Mikel or Van Ginkel. After all, although Lampard is older, he still has experience and footwork. At critical moments, he can also become

The knife that broke the deadlock, after all, the player with the most goals in Chelsea's history was not just a blow.

In the attacking midfielder position, Mourinho used Mata in this game. Firstly, it was the Champions League final and he planned to use Oscar, so Oscar was given a rest in this game. Secondly, because Mata's skills at his feet are more delicate.

There should be more ways to deal with a technical team like Arsenal. Anyway, Mata's shortcomings of poor defense can be made up for by Lin Yu.

The two full midfielders have not changed, with Hazard on the left and Schürrle on the right.

The task Mourinho gave Schürrle was to try to interfere with Ozil and not let Ozil get the ball. Even if he sacrificed the attack, don't let Ozil get the ball.

The general tactical arrangement is actually no different from usual days. Because of Lin Yu's presence, Chelsea can not only open up the two wings, but also have an equally sharp attack in the middle. In addition, the four players in the frontcourt frequently change positions. In fact, what should be a headache is instead

It's Arsenal.

In the final analysis, Ozil is the only threat to Arsenal, and the rest of the players are really not good. It's not that Mourinho looks down on them, but their performance in the game is just that.

Rosicky is old and is still a substitute in this game. Wilshere is simply useless. Ramsey seems to have suddenly enlightened, but he has enlightened, but Giroud suddenly fell silent. There is no need to comment on other players one by one.

Well, they are not even qualified to be in Mourinho's little book.

Originally, this arrangement should be seamless. As long as we play steadily and win the game, it will be smooth sailing. However, as soon as the game started, Mourinho became a little restless.

He found that he had overlooked a very serious problem. Although the flattering media reports about Arsenal had little impact on him, his players were obviously affected. He originally allowed the team to defend and counterattack, but now

The situation on the field was that every one of his players couldn't wait to resolve the game as soon as possible and then celebrate the victory.

Once attacks begin, loopholes in defense frequently appear.

Schürrle also did not follow his instructions to defend Ozil, because he felt that as long as he could score goals, there would be no pressure on Ozil at all.

With this kind of thinking, Chelsea almost played a little arrogantly. Also, this team is different from traditional giants. After all, it is common for traditional giants to be praised, so they can accept it calmly, but this Chelsea

Many of the players are still very young. They are so praised by the Arsenal players that it is difficult for them to control them. It is not surprising that they are impulsive.

As a result, this situation directly led to frequent crises in Chelsea's defense.

"Ozil, it's Ozil again. His through ball was so exquisite. It's a pity that Giroud took an extra step and was blocked by Cech. Otherwise, Arsenal would have taken the lead in just five minutes.

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Why do you say it again? Because it is not the first time that Ozil has passed a threatening ball.

"Schürrle, what are you doing? Here's the task I gave you!" Mourinho couldn't sit still. He sat up from the sidelines and shouted at Schurrle.

But Schürrle, who was currently in the mood to play, didn't hear his shout at all, and still went his own way. Ozil was completely ignored. To ignore such a person is really asking for death.

"This is really a rare scene. Arsenal actually firmly controlled the situation. On the contrary, Chelsea played very poorly. Not to mention the coordination on the field was messy, and the players shot too many times."

The commentator is absolutely right. I don’t know if several players took the wrong medicine today, but they didn’t even pass the ball. Hazard shot, Mata shot, Schurrle shot. They just didn’t pass the ball.

Okay Lin Yu, this really makes Lin Yu a little unexpected. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!

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