Chapter 42 What happened? On May 17th at Wembley Stadium, Leeds United and Arsenal will meet again. The two strongest teams this season will compete for the FA Cup championship. This game is Leeds United's third to last game of the season. After that, there will be a home match against Manchester United in the 38th round of the Premier League. However, it has nothing to do with the overall situation. The top four in the league have already been born. Leeds United The team was king, with Arsenal once again in second place, followed by Manchester City and Manchester United. The "Red Army" Liverpool ranked fifth, Tottenham Hotspur ranked sixth, and Newcastle ranked seventh. Because of the Premier League's The points are high enough that seven Premier League teams will qualify for European competition next season. This English FA Cup match can be said to be the pinnacle showdown in English football. The "Young Guards" have re-emerged in the past two seasons, and the dominance of Simon Grayson and Shaq, the master and apprentice pair, has once again been demonstrated. Incisively and vividly. The "Gunners" led by Mourinho are not weaklings. They were the Premier League champions and Champions League champions two years ago, and are the well-known European hegemons. In the past two seasons, only Leeds United can beat them. Before the game, Leeds United was still unanimously favored, but Arsenal also had many supporters. The "Gunners" were by no means a weak team. Their ability to reach the FA Cup final relied on their strength. Simon Grayson and Mourinho also spoke cautiously before the game. "Cruel Simon" said: "We will go all out to win the championship trophy, but we cannot ignore the strong strength of our opponents. Arsenal is the most important player in England today. One of the few teams in football that can threaten us!" Mourinho said in an interview with reporters: "Leeds United are very strong and have won the league championship for two consecutive seasons. There is some gap with them in terms of strength, but football games are not only measured by strength, but also by the team's performance and tactics during the game, so we still have a chance to win." Mu at this time. Rinho still seems confident. He firmly believes that Leeds United will have a chance to win even if they go all out in the FA Cup because they still have a European game to play in the Champions League final this season. retained. It is indeed true that for Leeds United, Jonny Howson, Lens and Wither all missed the FA Cup final. Even the Argentinian goalkeeper Diaz failed to play. He was replaced by a young goalkeeper who participated in the League Cup and FA Cup. Adam Westrak, who was only 18 years old, was trained by Leeds United. But Although Mourinho was right about everything, he was not right about Shaq! In this game, Shaq, who had taken a rest to recuperate, broke out again, so the fate of the "Gunner" became sympathetic In the first thirty minutes after the game started, everything was normal. The two most powerful teams in England cautiously tested each other. Even though they were already very familiar with each other, they were still very stable. The back-and-forth offense between the two sides, and the occasional shot was not a good opportunity. Everything seemed very dull, and even the "Gunner" still had a slight advantage on the scene. 5 shots and 54% possession were better than Leeds United. Shaq was also closely watched by Arsenal's two central defenders Sparks and Lee Fletcher. But when the game went into the 34th minute, the situation of the game changed because Hoydonk suddenly dribbled the ball in from the right. A sudden storm! At that time, Shaq had already run in front of Hoydonk on the right to respond, but the Dutch right winger took advantage of this opportunity. He decisively chose to cut inside with the ball. After he ran a few steps laterally, he was already surrounded by two Arsenal center backs, and there was Australian left back No. 4 Tasos Papadopp beside him. Los Angeles was completely trapped. It just so happens that at this time, Shaq in the front right is in an offside position, and Hoydonk has no way of sending the ball over! At the critical moment, the Dutch genius who played for Leeds United for a season and a half and gradually replaced Murray's main position showed super personal control. He just found John in the middle amid the opponent's siege. ?Allen passed the ball with a snap. John Allen, who is also only 18 years old, is the biggest gain of the "Young Guards" this season after captain Jonny Howson suffered frequent injuries. This young man has fast speed and a strong body, but he is outstanding But what he has in his head is the football intelligence, broad vision, excellent overall situation, and a very accurate pass and long shot. In 23 games played for Leeds United, he has scored 10 goals. He has 9 assists and is regarded by Leeds United fans as the best successor to the Leeds captain in the midfield position. After receiving the pass from Hoydonk, John Allen fully displayed his characteristics at this moment.Swing it out "Pop!" John Allen stopped the ball, and instead of rushing to send the ball forward, he slowly took two steps diagonally to the right and then kicked it with a "pa" Through the ball, the ball was sent directly into the space between Arsenal center back Sparks and the left back! As the line of sight shifted, Shaq appeared, running diagonally towards the ball! "Offside!" "Offside!" Arsenal's defenders raised their arms and shouted, but the linesman didn't say anything. Instead, he ran towards the bottom line with the flag Not offside! One-on-one with the goalkeeper, how could Shaq miss such an opportunity! ? Shaq caught the ball with his left foot. The moment his body paused, he followed up with a kick with his right foot. However, the moment before he touched the ball, his right leg turned outward, turning the kick into a push, directly pushing the ball forward. In the blind spot in the lower right corner of the goal 1:0! Arsenal's goalkeeper in this game is their black goalkeeper No. 1 Kyle Hackett. This was originally a black player with extremely quick reactions, but at this time when facing Shaq, he was shaken because of his center of gravity. Not only did he fail He made a save action and finally sat down on the lawn. "GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Shaq! Shaq Shaq! The ball is in! 1:0Arsenal The players were protesting. They thought Shaq was offside. The slow-motion replay Ha, let's see what happened just now. John controlled the ball. At this time, Shaq was offside. John took the ball and ran. At the same time, he took two steps back laterally and moved his body to a position parallel to Sparks. At this time, John passed the ball Tsk! It's not offside at all! This is so beautiful! A classic anti-offside tactic! It¡¯s all a tacit understanding between Shaq and John! Congratulations to Leeds United for taking the 1-0 lead!¡± Watching the slow-motion replay, the Arsenal players were speechless. The ball was indeed an exquisite anti-offside cooperation, and Shaq was not offside at all! ?? amid the cheers of Leeds United fans and some neutral fans at Wembley Stadium. Arsenal's players feel quite angry. Shaq's goal just now was completely based on personal ability and tactics. It truly defeated Arsenal's defense! Arsenal¡¯s defenders were kept in the dark. They thought their offside tactics were perfect, but in the end they were fooled by their opponents. This feelingis really depressing! After the restart, Arsenal immediately launched an attack. The "Gunners" were already the dominant players in English football before Simon Grayson and Shaq returned to Leeds. How could they endure such humiliation! ? But the "Young Guards" are not rookies either. They take advantage of the opponent's angry counterattack after losing the ball, and then use the counterattack to give the opponent a fatal blow. They do this kind of thing often! After Arsenal¡¯s first attack was blocked. The midfielder intercepted and launched a second wave of attacks, but was still cleared by Du Xiaoguang's header. The ball reached the feet of Hoydonk on the right, and Leeds United's counterattack came immediately. Although Leeds United¡¯s counterattack was carried out on the right, it was not just Hoydonk. Behind him was the fast Chen Jinlong. When Hoydonk was dribbling the ball, he was stopped by the Australian left back. He didn't even try to break through. He just made a diagonal pass and pushed the ball behind Thassos. Chen Jinlong rushed forward with a "whoosh" and directly used his speed to break through Thassos' defense. Thassos had no choice but to turn around and chase Chen Jinlong, but he was 31 years old after all, and he really couldn't compare with Chen Jinlong in terms of speed. He was able to stop Hoydenker before because of his experience. Now he wants to catch up again Chen Jinlong is simply dreaming! "Bang!" Chen Jinlong rushed in before Thassos and passed the ball. The ball was accurately sent directly to Arsenal's small penalty area in the middle! "Boom!" Shaq was like a train rushing up at high speed, leaping high and then hitting the ball straight in the air! Chen Jinlong's passing speed is extremely fast and powerful, and Shaq's headbutt is even more ferocious. In addition, the angle is slightly to the left and back. Kyle Hackett, standing in front of the Arsenal goal, He didn't even have a chance to make a diving save. He just reached out and fished it out on the spot. As a result he didn't catch anything. The ball flew along the diagonal and into the goal! "GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" "The ball is close again! It's Shaq again! 37 minutes! Distance Just three minutes after Shaq opened the scoring for Leeds United, Shaq scored twice to help the team lead Arsenal 2:0. Hahaha, except for the celebration after that goal!?Time, the interval between the two balls is only two minutes! ¡± The commentator does not hide his preference for Shaq and Leeds United at all. This is a common problem among almost all commentators in England. As long as the team they support is not playing against Shaq and Leeds United, they will stand out. Support Shaq. No way, Shaq¡¯s influence is so great! Off the court, Mourinho was stunned What happened to the previous ball? There were loopholes in the execution of the team's tactics, but after all, in the first thirty minutes, their team had been looking at Shaq to death! Buthow could it happen that in the blink of an eye, Shaq was three? Scored two goals in a minute and scored twice! ? Can it be said that Shaq's current state is really comparable to that of his peak? ? Mourinho can't help but play. Shivering, he suddenly had a very bad and creepy feeling!