The Midfield Master

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Xia Ze followed the team and checked into a hotel in London one day in advance. On the afternoon of the game, he took the bus to the stadium.

In order to prepare for this game, so that the team buses of both teams will not be late due to traffic jams, the city of London even selectively closed the routes passed by the team buses of the two teams, so that the teams of both teams can arrive at Wembley smoothly stadium.

Two hours before the game, the Arsenal and Everton buses arrived at Wembley Stadium.

Sitting on the bus, Xia Ze saw fans wearing jerseys on the side of the road, including Everton fans and Arsenal fans.

When passing by Everton fans, they can hear loud singing and cheering, and these fans on the road applaud and cheer for their team.

When passing by the Arsenal fans, you will hear shouts and boos. Of course, none of the radical fans dared to attack the bus, or chasing the bus and chattering endlessly, at most they made some demonstrations when the bus passed by.

When Wembley Stadium appeared in front of him, although it was not the first time he saw this stadium, nor was it the first time he played in this stadium, but Xia Ze still couldn't help being excited and excited.

After all, this is an FA Cup final. The 90 minutes in it will determine whether you are a winner or a loser. Is it okay to leave the field with your head held high.

"Darren, have you ever played a final here before?" Xia Ze asked Gibson beside him.

Gibson is from Manchester United, and he has the best chance of anyone in the team to play the final at Wembley Stadium, so it is most appropriate to ask him.

"Of course, when I was at Manchester United, I won the League Cup twice, both at Wembley Stadium." Gibson said proudly with his head held high.

He used to be Manchester United's midfield genius, with a long-range shot, known as Scholes' successor. Although the later development was not satisfactory, he also won enough championship honors at Manchester United, reaching a height that most professional players cannot reach.

And now that he has gained a firm foothold in Everton, it is not considered a fall. After all, Everton is also a strong team in the Premier League. And a player like Scholes who can stay in the giants for his entire career can already be called a master.

Although Gibson's strength is good, he is far from reaching such a level.

But as a professional player,

Being able to follow the team to win the championship twice at Wembley Stadium is enough to make people envious.

Xia Ze looked at Gibson enviously for a while, then turned his gaze to Wembley Stadium outside the window, his eyes full of longing.

Today I am going to play the FA Cup final here. Will this be the place where I won my first championship after coming to England?

...

Get off the bus, go to the locker room to change clothes, listen to the coach's final tactical explanation and arrangement, and then come to the court to warm up one hour before the game.

Wembley Stadium has 90,000 features. The arc-shaped dome and a white arc-shaped boom span the sky above the stadium. Looking up, it is extremely dazzling.

When Xia Ze and the others came out to warm up, half of the fans had already gathered in the stadium, with 20,000 to 30,000 fans sitting in the stands. And some die-hard fan organizations started playing drums and singing to applaud and cheer for their players the first moment the team came out.

Inside the boxes in the grandstand of the stadium, most of the boxes are still vacant at this time. The box in the center belongs to the British royal family, and officials from the Football Association accompanied the Queen and the Crown Prince to watch the final.

As long as she is healthy, the Queen of England will appear at Wembley Stadium every FA Cup final to show her support for the longest cup in history.

Before the start of the game, there will also be some entertaining programs, such as a double dressed as the Queen of England, who will parachute from above the court and land in the center of the court.

It's just that these are all programs that will be performed after the warm-up is over.

Under the arrangement of the assistant coach, Xia Ze and other 18 players who entered the squad began to warm up on the field. Whether it is a substitute player or a starting player, warm-up activities with a considerable amount of exercise must be carried out.

After the start of the game, the substitute players will always warm up on the sidelines to keep their physical condition in the best competitive state.

A final like this is more important than any game in the league. After all, there are thirty-eight rounds in the league. If you accidentally lose this round, you can recover the points through future efforts.

But the final is different. Once you lose this match, you won't even have a chance to take revenge. You can only watch your opponent reach the top.

As for the runner-up?

Who will remember who the second place is!

Therefore, in the finals, every minute is very important. Once a player is in poor condition or injured and needs to be replaced, there must be a substitute player who can step up as soon as possible, and the substitute player also needs to be on the field as soon as he enters the field. able to function.

Otherwise, if one less player is played for a few minutes, the team may fall into a passive position, or even lose the ball, thus falling into a doomed situation.

This is true of the 18 players on Everton's side, and the same is true of the 18 players of Arsenal.

Both sides have carefully prepared for this game for two weeks or more, waiting to defeat their opponents in a 90-minute game.

...

"Okay, we've got the starting lineups of both sides." In front of the TV, Zhan Jun in a suit and leather shoes was holding a piece of A4 paper that he had just received from his assistant, on which was printed the starting lineup for this game.

Director Zhang Luzhang was beside him, smiling at the camera.

"Let's look at Arsenal first. In this game, they played a 4231 formation. The goalkeeper is Ospina, who replaced Szczesny this season; the left back is Monreal from Spain, and the two central defenders It's Koscielny with Modsacker and at right back Bellerin, who has grown so much this season."

"In the midfield, Coquelin and Cazorla partnered with a double midfielder. Cazorla was arranged by the professor behind the deep midfielder and performed very well. The midfielder is naturally the German midfielder Ozil, and the left winger is Sanchez. Ramsey is arranged for the right winger. Giroud is the forward striker!"

"As for the substitutes, there are Szczesny, Gibbs, Gabriel, Chamberlain, Walcott, Flamini and Welbeck."

"All the injured players have recovered. This should be the strongest lineup Arsenal can field."