February 27, 2018, London, England, New Wembley Stadium, cloudy weather.

What is happening here today is the 2017-2018 English League Cup final, against Crystal Palace and Arsenal. Yes, the English League Cup final once again welcomes the London Derby!

However, at this time, everyone felt that there was not much suspense in this game.

It is difficult for Arsenal to beat Crystal Palace.

Arsenal's performance this season is indeed quite bad. They are currently ranked seventh in the Premier League and have almost no hope of competing for fourth place. More importantly, Arsenal has already played against Crystal Palace twice in the league this season and once.

The result was 1 to 8 and once was 3 to 5. What can Arsenal do to defeat Crystal Palace?

Judging from these two games, Crystal Palace has found Arsenal's lifeline.

So, do you think Arsenal have a chance in this game?

Arsenal has invested a lot in forwards and offensive lines this season, and they have introduced many powerful stars. Unfortunately, their results have not improved, but have gotten worse. The main reason is that their team

Arsenal's defense is so bad. They have conceded 50 goals so far this season. You have to know that since the turn of the millennium, Arsenal has not conceded more than 50 goals in a season. And now, the season

Before it was over, Arsenal had conceded 50 goals, which shows how bad Arsenal's defense is this season.

With such a defense behind them, do you think Arsenal can achieve good results? Do you think Arsenal can beat Crystal Palace?

Crystal Palace has completely taken control of Arsenal's defense.

If you think about the previous two duels, how did Crystal Palace target Mustafi?

These two games clearly demonstrated Mustafi's best attributes.

To be honest, Arsenal fans and media reporters can't understand why Arsenal does not adjust its defense line during the winter transfer, but continues to strengthen its offensive line?

Does Wenger feel that only attack can save Arsenal?

Arsenal fans all feel that if Arsenal introduces a central defender with sufficient strength and experience during the winter transfer, they may still have a chance to hit the top four in the Premier League this season.

But now, there is almost no chance.

No wonder Arsenal fans can't stand Wenger at this time. They all think Wenger is outdated.

At this time, Arsenal are playing against Crystal Palace, and Arsenal fans feel that they lack confidence.

Because Mustafi is still on the starting list today.

To be honest, as soon as Arsenal fans saw Mustafi appear in the game against Crystal Palace, they felt very anxious and thought Arsenal was completely finished.

After all, they had watched Arsenal's first two games against Crystal Palace.

Obviously, Tong Yi has thoroughly studied Mustafi.

In this game, Crystal Palace will definitely continue to target Mustafi. It’s surprising that Mustafi can defend against it.

However, Arsenal fans are not without expectations at all.

They still have some expectations.

Because they saw that the Crystal Palace had a half-main and half-substitute lineup in this game. It can be seen that the Crystal Palace has begun to prepare for the upcoming Devil's March, and some main players have begun to rest.

and rotation, ready for the devilish schedule ahead.

Therefore, in this game, Crystal Palace had some substitute players in the starting lineup, such as Upamecano, Ashraf, Llorente, Giroud and others.

Therefore, seeing a starting lineup like Crystal Palace's, Arsenal fans feel that they have a chance.

Although the chance is not great, it is better than no chance at all.

Arsenal fans are cheering for Mustafi at this time. They hope Mustafi can perform well in this game and not give the Crystal Palace people a chance. As long as you can hold on in this game,

We at Arsenal have a chance to beat Crystal Palace.

Come on Mustafi!

At this time, the referee of this game blew the whistle to start the game.

The referee of this game is Atkinson, and Atkinson is more cautious in this game.

After all, the incident with Flanders has not passed yet. Now a lot of people's attention is focused on the referees. The referees have been under a lot of pressure recently. As the magical four-blind Atkinson, he also feels a lot of pressure.

, so he is also relatively cautious during the game. He does not want to cause any controversy and become like Flanders.

Atkinson also studied Friend's penalty in that game.

To be honest, in their opinion, he didn't think there was much problem with Flanders. Flanders's penalties were not intentional, and many of them were well-founded in his opinion. The only mistake was that there was something wrong with his eyes.

, there are many situations that I have not seen clearly.

Therefore, Atkinson was very cautious in this game and did not want to make the same mistake as Flanders!

The FA's investigation on Flanders has not yet been completed, but Atkinson and the others have heard some rumors. The FA's investigation shows that Flanders did not deliberately manipulate the game.

He was not suspected of gambling, he just had bad eyesight and made many wrong decisions.

Although the FA will not punish Flanders severely, there will still be punishments.

It is said that Flanders will be suspended for three games internally.

Of course, these are just some rumors, and the specific results will not be known until the FA announces it.

But, Atkinson knew, that was pretty much it.

At this time, the finals of the 2017-2018 England League Cup have officially begun.

The first to kick off was the Arsenal team in the visiting team position. After all, this was played in a neutral stadium, there was no home and away game, but Arsenal was still in the visiting team position.

At the beginning of the game, Arsenal played relatively proactively and attacked fiercely from the start.

It can be seen that Arsenal still hopes to use offense to open the game

face.

Maybe they know that their defense has a big problem, and they can't defend Crystal Palace just by relying on defense. So, they should strengthen their offense and strive to score first and score more goals!

Seeing this, the Arsenal fans are very happy. At least the Arsenal players are still very proactive and they also want to win. Come on, if we keep playing like this, we Arsenal will have a chance to win.

of the Crystal Palace.

After passing the ball continuously, midfielder Mkhitaryan immediately moved forward with the ball.

Yes, Mkhitaryan immediately became the main force of the team after he came to Arsenal. It can be seen that Wenger still values ​​​​Mkhitaryan very much, although Mkhitaryan is just the addition to Sanchez's transfer to Manchester United.

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Yes, Arsenal didn't really take advantage of them, they just traded Sanchez for Mkhitaryan. It is said that Manchester United got Sanchez at a cost of Mkhitaryan plus 25 million pounds in cash.

To be honest, Mkhitaryan's performance after coming to Arsenal was not satisfactory.

Many Arsenal fans expressed dissatisfaction.

Coincidentally, Sanchez's performance after joining Manchester United was unsatisfactory, and Manchester United fans were unhappy.

This can be said to be a lose-lose transaction.

However, it is obvious that both Mourinho and Wenger are full of expectations for this transaction. They are also full of confidence in these two players. They firmly believe that these two players are familiar with the tactics of their new teams.

After the system, they are all able to show their strongest level.

Therefore, Wenger now gives Mkhitaryan many opportunities.

At this time, Mkhitaryan was holding the ball, and Arsenal fans were a little worried. They were a little worried about Mkhitaryan. Then, the football at Mkhitaryan's feet was cut off!

It was Kanter who stole the ball!

Seeing this, the Arsenal fans were speechless. They had already reminded Mkhitaryan to pay attention to Kante around him. Why were the opponents stealing the ball so easily? What are you doing?

ah?

Arsenal fans immediately became nervous, and Crystal Palace's counterattack came.

Kanter directly made a long pass and sent the football to the frontcourt immediately.

At this time, Arsenal's defense was not in good position.

Seeing the football flying quickly towards their own penalty area, Arsenal players and fans were very nervous. At this moment, Mustafi rushed out quickly and jumped high. He wanted to grab it

Before Giroud, head the ball directly to clear the ball!

You see Mustafi is very confident and decisive in his own judgment!

This is his advantage and disadvantage!

Isn't this a shortcoming this time, because he took the lead!

Mustafi was shaken by Giroud in front of him. Giroud judged the landing point of the football and was about to take off. He suddenly spotted Mustafi rushing out quickly and had an idea. In an instant,

Taking a big step forward, Mustafi, who rushed out quickly, also took a big step forward.

No, Mustefi has fallen into a trap of cheating.

The football slipped directly from the tip of Mustafi's hair and fell behind him.

Giroud didn't take off at all. When Mustafi jumped up, he quickly stepped back and turned around.

Then he easily stretched his legs to move the falling football forward, and the football rolled in front of Giroud.

This stop is very subtle. It stops the football within the best control range. There is no need to adjust at all and you can directly proceed to the next operation!
To be continued...