Chapter 139 League Cup Final

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Under the intensive schedule, the entire Premier League team not only has to face how to deal with Arsenal, the big devil, but also has to get stable performance in other events. For this reason, every team is racking their brains to pull Arsenal down.

In this case, Tottenham suffered a heavy blow.

In the league that just ended, Tottenham defeated their opponents, but their core player Harry Kane was injured.

In the second half of the season, player injuries are a very common thing.

How to correctly deal with injuries is also a topic that major teams need to spend a lot of experience to study, but in the case of Tottenham, with the League Cup, League, Champions League and other seasons approaching, the injury of core players is a huge problem.

It's like, with important events ahead, Arsenal lost Lucky is a truth.

Fortunately, Harry Kane's injury is not serious, but it also takes 2-3 weeks to adjust.

In the intensive season, 2-3 weeks may affect many things.

This is also a headache for Tottenham coach Pochettino.

Of course, the most urgent task is how they deal with the upcoming home game against Arsenal.

The second round of the League Cup semi-final is imminent, and Tottenham is missing a general, which has a great impact on the trend of the game.

Of course, this is good news for Arsenal.

Although Tottenham is currently relying mainly on the sudden outbreak of Son Heung-min, without Harry Kane's organization and fulcrum in the frontcourt, Son Heung-min will also be greatly affected.

And in this atmosphere, the second round of the League Cup semi-final is coming.

February 23, North London, White Hart Lane Stadium.

Throughout the stadium, Tottenham fans looked anxiously at the stadium.

The scoreboard was printed with the words Tottenham 0:1 Arsenal.

And the game time had only passed for less than 5 minutes.

At the beginning of the game, Arsenal's front trident took advantage of a counterattack opportunity, and Giroud bombed from high altitude and scored the first goal.

And this goal also made Tottenham panic.

After all, the consequences can be imagined when they fell behind at home and were scored by Arsenal.

"Tottenham played too passively in this game. The role of Harry Kane's absence was infinitely magnified in this game, especially when they faced Arsenal, they could not find a suitable connection point in the organization and advancement of the frontcourt!"

"Pochettino wanted to rely on the abilities of Son Heung-min and Lamela to tear open the defense, and also wanted to use four midfielders to contain Arsenal."

"But facing a Gunners who just defeated Juventus in the Champions League and were full of morale, it was really difficult for them to develop tactical goals, not to mention that in this game, Arsenal's front trident performed extremely well!"

Paul Merson highly praised Arsenal's trident.

The cooperation of Dembele, Aubameyang and Giroud in the frontcourt was very good.

The three of them can always pose a great threat to Tottenham.

Tottenham Hotspur was only missing Harry Kane in this game, and the other starters were on the field, but in this case, they still couldn't stop Giroud and other Arsenal tridents.

Dembele started three times in a row.

It can't be said that he replaced Mane's position, but with his outstanding performance and adaptability to Aubameyang, he got more opportunities.

Even Mourinho and Arsenal's coaching staff believed that when Dembele was on the field, Arsenal's offensive ability was stronger.

And this was also confirmed in this game.

Dembele and other Arsenal strikers charged in the frontcourt.

They played very smoothly, and with enough protection behind them, they hardly faced too much pressure.

Even in the face of danger, they had enough space to pass back.

On the other hand, for Tottenham Hotspur, whether it was Sun Xingmin or Lamela, they had to fight alone most of the time when they held the ball in the frontcourt, and it was difficult to form effective frontcourt cooperation.

"Without Harry Kane in the frontcourt, it is difficult for Tottenham's offense to form a connection. Eriksen tried very hard to get an effect in the frontcourt, but Arsenal would not give him such a chance to pass and connect!"

Under the camera, Lukay and Kante cut off Tottenham's offensive route, which made Eriksen play more and more uncomfortable.

Many people said that Eriksen always hides when facing difficulties, but no one knows what kind of difficulties Eriksen is facing.

Just like this moment, no matter how hard he tries, he can't connect his teammates.

Time passed by little by little.

When Tottenham faced Arsenal's counterattack, their situation became more and more dangerous.

This also made them more anxious.

Once Arsenal gets more opportunities to shoot, it is only a matter of time to score.

If Arsenal scores another goal, it will be a huge disaster for Tottenham.

For this reason, Tottenham began to retreat to the defense line and increase their defensive strength.

They spent the first half safely in this way.

But the entire first half has also consumed a lot of their physical energy.

This also led to a near-collapse of Tottenham in the second half.

In the second half, Arsenal's offensive became more intense, and their counterattacks became more fierce.

There was a penetration of the trident inside.

There were long-range threats from Dembele, Lukay, Aubameyang and others outside.

It can be said that Tottenham goalkeeper Lori is under great pressure.

Arsenal's offensive pressure is still sufficient.

In particular, Aubameyang's performance on the wing has become more outstanding.

Unlike the previous style of only running wildly on the wing, with the help of Giroud and Dembé, Aubameyang's offensive options have become more numerous.

With the cooperation of the three, Tottenham's defense has been overwhelmed.

In the 70th minute, Giroud headed the ball to Aubameyang.

Aubameyang followed up and jumped directly at the ball in the air, completing a volley.

That's right, it was kicked directly in.

During the whole process, Tottenham's defense almost failed to react.

When they turned their heads, the ball had entered the net.

"Arsenal's second goal!

Aubameyang made the final decision!"

"With this goal, Tottenham's chances have become even smaller!"

"Arsenal has a great chance of defeating Tottenham and becoming the first team to enter the League Cup final, which also brings Arsenal one step closer to their second championship of the season!"

As the commentator said, Tottenham has no chance to turn the tables when they cannot threaten Arsenal as a whole.

And Pochettino off the court seemed to understand this.

He started to replace the main players such as Son Heung-min and Lamela in the 75th minute, which was to accumulate strength for the Champions League and the league.

In this game where there is no chance, it is useless to waste energy.

As a head coach, he must be able to make a correct judgment.

After losing Son Heung-min, Lamela and others, the game basically had no suspense.

When the whistle sounded at the end of the 90-minute game.

Arsenal defeated Tottenham Hotspur 2:0 away and successfully advanced to the League Cup final.

They became the first team to land in the League Cup final this season.

Their opponent is most likely Manchester City, which won the first game 6:0.

Defeat Tottenham and advance to the final.

This makes Arsenal's morale even higher.

Especially in the absence of any defeat this season, Arsenal players are also in an extremely optimistic and confident state.

Even Dembele, who just joined on loan, is in this state.

For Dembele, he quickly integrated into the team and the city in the past few months in London.

Arsenal fans are very friendly to him. Even if they are on loan, they are very supportive of Dembele.

This makes Dembele's impression of the Arsenal fan group and even the entire team much higher.

Sometimes, Dembele even starts to think that it doesn't matter whether he returns to Barcelona or not.

Of course, this is just a momentary thought, but in this continuous influence, maybe Dembele may really recognize Arsenal more.

Reaching the League Cup final, Arsenal is in high spirits.

Once they win the second championship of the season, their state and confidence will be taken to a higher level.

This is very bad news for any team that plays against Arsenal.

Of course, even without these, these teams are still very upset.

Just like Juventus today!