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Chapter 337 FA Cup promotion

It was another perfect month. Wenger once again won the Best Coach in the British League in December, and Zhang Xu was also on the Best Team List in December. Arsenal had four players elected.

Of course, for Arsenal, this is not the thing that makes them most happy. What they are most excited about is that Arsenal became the half-time champion of the British League this season with 57 points in the horror league!

Following them is Manchester City, with only 41 points! The 16-point gap is enough to force all heroes to look up to Arsenal.

Originally, generally speaking, the half-time British League championship has a relatively high hope of winning the league championship. With such a large point gap, it is almost certain that Arsenal won the league championship.

Under such circumstances, various media in England naturally praised Arsenal well! Whether it is the media that have bad relations with Arsenal or the media that have always supported Arsenal, they are full of confidence in Arsenal's winning the league championship.

Of course, they did not forget who made Arsenal change so much and who made Arsenal have the strong strength to win the championship!

Not bad! He is Zhang Xu!

For a time, Zhang Xu could be seen in newspapers and websites of major media in England. Now Zhang Xu has become a banner of Arsenal!

At about 3:00 pm on January 1, 2o14, a focus match in the 2o round of the English Football League in the 2o13/14 season started at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal defeated Cardiff City 2-0 at home. Bentner, who came on as a substitute, broke the deadlock in the 88th minute, and Walcott expanded the score.

Arsenal won five consecutive victories to continue to lead the way.

Arsenal has won 7 wins and 5 draws against Cardiff City in the last 12 times. Cardiff City won Arsenal in 1961. However, the last time he won Cardiff City at home in the league was still in 1955. The two sides have a 43 matchups in history, with Arsenal having the upper hand in 19 wins, 14 draws and 10 losses.

Podolski and Monreal appeared in place of the injured Giroud and Gibbs, and Artta rotated Rosici.

Former Manchester United star Ole Gunnar Solskjaer accompanied Cardiff City boss Chen Zhiyuan to watch the game on the spot.

Although it was Arsenal's home court, Cardiff City played more proactively and frequently attacked after the start.

However, under Zhang Xu's centralized dispatch, Cardiff City did not get any chance. Of course, the game was indeed quite hot, and the players on both sides fought fiercely. In less than five minutes of the game, Walcott fell into the offside trap twice.

In the 13th minute of the game, Wilshire made a cross from the left, Zhang Xu headed the ball from the middle, and Walcott's shovel shot from the right side of the small penalty area missed the near corner. In the 16th minute, Sarnia's free kick outside the edge of the penalty area hit the wall. In the 18th minute, Wilshire passed the ball, and Zhang Xu's left-footed shot in front of the penalty area missed again.

In the 26th minute, Arteta passed the ball, Walcott's shot from 15 yards on the right side of the penalty area was slightly higher. Wilhel fell under Medel's defense in the penalty area, and the referee refused to award a penalty.

In the 28th minute of the game, Flamini passed the ball, and Cazorla's shot in front of the penalty area was still out. March broke into the penalty area and shot at a small angle on the left side of the penalty area was saved by Szesney. Mertesacker was given a yellow card for a foul on Fraser Campbell. In the 31st minute, Zhang Xu passed the ball directly, Walcott's shot from the left side of the penalty area hit the side net. In the 42nd minute, Fraser Campbell passed the ball, and Nuen shot high from 25 yards on the right. In the 43rd minute, Wilshire passed the ball, and Zhang Xu missed the ball to Cazorla, and Cazorla's shot from the left side of the penalty area was blocked by Cocker.

In the 50th minute, after Sania received Zhang Xu's pass, she volleyed with her left foot at the edge of the penalty area and missed. In the 53rd minute, Monreal passed the ball, Zhang Xu pushed it with the opportunity, and after the football broke through the crotch of the opponent's defender, he came to Podolski's feet who were forward. Podolski's shot from the left side of the penalty area was blocked by Cocker. Nunn made a cross from the right and hit Monreal in the edge of the penalty area, and the referee did not give the penalty. Turner was given a yellow card for a foul on Walcott.

Arsenal won a corner kick in a row, Walcott's shot from the outside missed. Marshall was given a yellow card to delay time. In the 64th minute, Monreal passed the ball, and Wilshire broke through and shot from the left side of the penalty area and shot at the outside of the near corner post and bounced out.

Bentner and Rosici replaced Podolski and Flamini respectively. Arsenal almost scored in the 67th minute, Walcott made a cross from the right, and the unguarded Mertesacker headed the ball from 1O yards to miss. One minute later, Walcott took a corner kick, and Mertesacker headed the ball from 8 yards to hit the left post bounce. In the 70th minute, Wilshire volleyed with his left foot from 22 yards to miss. In the 72nd minute, Rosici passed the ball, and Cazorla shot from outside the edge of the penalty area and was confiscated by Marshall. In the 75th minute, Zhang Xu shot a free kick with a straight shot slightly higher.

In the 80th minute, Covey, who came on the bench, passed the ball, and Jin Fujiyong missed the long shot. In the 82nd minute, Turner headed the ball, and Cocker shot from 10 yards in the melee. In the 85th minute, Casorla shot with his left foot and was saved by Marshall. In the 86th minute, Bentner passed the ball, and Walcott shot from the right side of the penalty area missed the close corner.

Arsenal broke the deadlock in the 88th minute, Monreal made a cross from the left, Zhang Xu headed the ball from the edge of the small penalty area and was barely saved by Marshall. Bentner shot into the net from the right side of the small penalty area.

Fermall then replaced the injured Bentner.

Arsenal secured the victory in the 92nd minute. After receiving a pass from Willsheer, Zhang Xu made a straight pass. Walcott shot into the net from 8 yards on the right side of the penalty area, 2-o!

Arsenal secures the victory!

In this league game, Arsenal easily won Cardiff City 2-0 at home! Reaping three points again!

At 5:15 pm on January 4, 2o14, a focus match in the third round of the FA Cup in the 2o13/14 season was held at the Emirates Stadium, with Arsenal playing against Tottenham Hotspur at home.

Arsenal has won home games for three consecutive seasons. Tottenham has won only 1 game in the last 25 away games against Arsenal, and the remaining 24 games are 8 draws and 16 losses. The two sides have met 5 times in the FA Cup, with Arsenal 3 wins and 2 losses. The only time they are playing against Tottenham at home was in 1949.

There were 171 matches between the two sides in history, with Arsenal having the upper hand in 72 wins, 45 draws and 54 losses. Fabianski, Fermulen, Wilshire, Rosici and Gnabry as the center. Walcott served as center and Ozil entered the bench. Tottenham only replaced Kabue with Bentaleb, and Adebayo played against the old owner.

Arsenal has successfully advanced in the third round for 17 consecutive years.

After the game started, Tottenham Hotspur was very motivated. He got a corner kick in just 2 minutes of the opening game. Adebayo headed the ball, Soldado passed back, Dembele's long-range shot was successfully blocked by Zhang Xu, and Soldado's shot at a small angle was cleared by Zhang Xu.

In the 4th minute of the game, Zhang Xu broke through and passed back, but Walcott's shot missed. In the 9th minute, Koscheerny made a mistake and cleared and rebounded to Eriksen's feet. The Danes's single-shot shot at the edge of the small penalty area was blocked by Fabiansky from the baseline. In the 12th minute, Walcott's diagonal shot from 25 yards was saved by Loris from the baseline.

In the 14th minute, Zhang Xu received a return pass from Walcott, and shot with his left foot in the penalty area. The ball hit Chiliches and then missed the post on the left. Then Nabry shot with his left foot from 15 yards on the right side of the penalty area slightly higher than the crossbar. In the 18th minute, Eriksen's free kick from 25 yards directly missed. In the 20th minute, Cazorla and Zhang Xu played three consecutive walls and then missed the shot from the top of the penalty area. Arsenal wasted another opportunity in the 26th minute. Cazorla passed the ball, and Zhang Xu picked the ball with his toes and picked the ball over Tottenham Hotspur's defense line. Walcott's single-handed shot from 18 yards on the right side of the penalty area was blocked by Loris with his legs.

Arsenal took the lead in the 31st minute, Zhang Xu passed the ball to Gnabry near the center line. Gnabry cut across and passed diagonally. Zhang Xu received Casorla's missed ball at 1o yard on the left rib of the penalty area, and then shot hard and immediately opened the Tottenham Hotspur's goal. The football flew into the net from the upper right corner of the goal.

One to zero!

In the 4th minute of the game, Walcott shot from 3O yards to win the corner kick, and then shot high from the edge of the penalty area in the corner kick melee. In the 45th minute, Walker passed back from the right, and Soldado's shot missed the edge of the penalty area.

In the second half, Mertesack replaced the injured Fermall. In the 47th minute, Eriksen took a corner kick to the far point, and Soldado volleyed from 16 yards and shot high. In the 54th minute, Lenon passed the ball, and Soldado shot hard from the edge of the penalty area on the right and missed the far corner.

In the 6th minute of the game, Gnabrey made a straight pass, and Zhang Xu flashed through Dawson and Loris on the right side of the penalty area and then shot from a small angle! But he regretfully hit the side net.

Arsenal expanded the score in the 62nd minute. Rossica scored a goal from Danny Ross in the midfield and broke through to 15 yards. 2-o. This is his FA Cup goal since February 2011.

In the 69th minute, Dembele's long-range shot was confiscated by Fabianski. Framini and Ozil replaced Wilshire and Arteta one after another.

In the 77th minute, Gnabry intercepted the frontcourt and passed the ball. Walcott's arc shot from the edge of the penalty area hit the right post and missed.

In the 82nd minute of the game, something that made Zhang Xu feel speechless was born! Walcott was injured and carried out on a stretcher. When he left the court, he also made a "2-to-o" gesture! This gesture immediately aroused strong dissatisfaction among Tottenham fans.

Soon this matter was discovered by the fourth referee on duty and reported to the referee in time. After repeated confirmation, the referee directly showed Walterko a red card!

So, in the next ten minutes, Arsenal only had 10 players left to face the challenge!

Therefore, Zhang Xu had to adjust his tactics and lead the team to quickly recover, establishing a solid defense line while playing defensive counterattack tactics.

Under his organization, Arsenal's defense line is still as solid as a stolen attack against Tottenham Hotspurs.
Chapter completed!
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