Chapter 115 FA Cup (Please Collect)
Bergkamp's foul immediately reversed the situation on the field. Arsenal had been leading the game in the second half, but this time Arsenal was one man short.
With Arsenal's strength and their style of play, it might not be a big problem even if they were one man short. But the problem is that the missing man is the source of Arsenal's offense, and Bergkamp's fate is not just as simple as one man short.
George saw Bergkamp's red card and couldn't help but wave his fist. This is not sure how good news it is for Burnley, who are now facing a storm in front of the goal.
George thought about Vieira and Adams before the game, but he never thought that Bergkamp would get a red card. God really helps me.
George immediately made personnel adjustments and replaced Matthew Holland with Klose. Including stoppage time, there were still ten minutes left in the game. Now it was 11 vs. 10, and George didn't want to give up such a good opportunity.
Seeing George's substitution, Wenger knew that Burnley was going to fight hard. So Anelka was left in front and began to retreat. This was not because Wenger was afraid of Burnley, but because Arsenal was now one man short. Moreover, Arsenal's defenders were all old, and if they had to press forward like in the second half, their physical strength would not be able to keep up. Even Vieira, Overmars, Parlour and others increased their running in the second half to tear open Burnley's defense, and now their physical strength was flashing yellow lights.
It's just that Bergkamp's beautiful passes and goals have always boosted Arsenal's morale. The morale for a while made up for their physical problems, but it was a pity that Bergkamp's red card completely exposed all of this.
George was so happy in his heart that Bergkamp's red card saved him. So he ran to the sidelines and told the Burnley players. The players in the frontcourt had to run, because the Arsenal defenders were all old.
Because Camoranesi was replaced, Burnley's right side was empty. So George let Ljungberg go to the right and moved Coyde to the left. Ljungberg's original position was on the right, and this time he was moved to the right again to suppress Overmars.
Although Overmars did not play much in this game, George did not dare to neglect Overmars at all. This is a player who can change the game on the field in an instant. Now that Burnley is out in full force, they must guard against speed winger like Overmars. In order to suppress him, George will let Ljungberg go to the right and suppress him with offense. Then let Finnan keep a close eye on Overmars.
Then a key focus is Anelka, who is also a very fast player. In Burnley's back line, once Anelka runs, no one can keep up. Therefore, George let Neil Lennon follow Anelka closely, and let Mitchell and Gary Breen keep a distance from Anelka. Once he gets the ball, the two should immediately stick to him and never let him have the opportunity to show his speed.
Therefore, George left Finnan, Mitchell, Gary Breen, Neil Lennon, and Coyde behind to help from time to time, while everyone else joined the attack.
"Football matches attract so many fans because of this. Originally, it was Arsenal besieging Burnley, but now it has become Burnley besieging Arsenal." Martin Taylor shook his head as he looked at the situation on the field.
"Bergkamp was too reckless. Although Bergkamp was harassed and fouled by Burnley players in this game, he should not have made such a retaliatory move." Andy Gray still felt sorry for Bergkamp's red card.
This game could have become a classic game for Bergkamp, and perhaps it could have become the most exciting game in the history of the FA Cup. Unfortunately, Bergkamp was unable to control his temper in the end.
Although Burnley attacked with all their strength, Arsenal's defense was truly impregnable. The back line of Winterburn, Dixon, Adams and Keown is worthy of years of cooperation. With the help of Vieira and Petit, Burnley's attack is even more thunderous than raindrops.
The time of the game passed by minute by minute, and it had been ten minutes since Bergkamp was sent off with a red card. At this time, the fourth referee held up a sign for three minutes of stoppage time on the sidelines.
"Let Ashley warm up." George shook his head, it seemed that extra time was going to be played.
But George was not in a hurry, because Burnley now had the advantage in numbers. The Arsenal players had already played for 90 minutes, especially the older players in the back line. There would definitely be problems with physical strength in extra time, and George thought of Ashley Chapman at this time.
Ashley Chapman is a Burnley youth training player, and he was trained by George. But unlike Daniel who became popular in the first team, Ashley was just a substitute player in Burnley's first team. But now he is needed. Ashley Chapman's biggest disadvantage is his poor physical condition and poor collision resistance. But Ashley has one biggest advantage, which is that Ashley's skills are quite good.
Once a player's physical strength can't keep up, there will be problems with his technical movements. George wants to take advantage of the fact that Arsenal's defense line is exhausted and let Ash use his skills to attack them. Even if he can't get through, it's not bad to get a better chance of a set piece.
Wenger frowned beside him. Playing overtime is really not what Wenger wants. If the number of people is equal, there is no problem playing overtime. But now there is one less person on the field, playing overtime is very disadvantageous. Fortunately, the defense of the back line is excellent, so Wenger can be relieved a little.
Balak looked at the fourth referee in the midfield and knew that it had entered overtime. Ballak didn't want to enter overtime. He wanted to leave a trophy for Burnley, the most important trophy.
Burnley's ball has always been passed to Ballak's feet, and Ballak dispatched it.
Ballak passed it to Yongberg on the right. After Yongberg got the ball, he wanted to break into the penalty area from the side. Unfortunately, Winterburn stood in position and didn't give Yongberg any chance at all. Yongberg tried to pass Winterburn several times, but Winterburn was not deceived by Yongberg.
Seeing that it was difficult to pass the side, Yongberg suddenly cut inside. Several Arsenal defenders ignored him, but Vieira came to defend. Yongberg did not continue to pass, but handed the ball to Ballak again.
This time, Ballak did not observe, but passed it directly to the left. Then he ran straight into the penalty area.
"Ljungberg... Barak got the ball. This is probably the last attack. The game is coming to an end and the stoppage time is almost up. Daniel... cross!"
Coyde on the left basically did not participate in the attack. The attack on the left was handed over to Daniel. Daniel received the pass from Barak and did not pass along the sideline as before. Instead, he made a direct cross.
Daniel's cross was very distinctive, with a very fast speed, and flew directly into the Arsenal penalty area.
Since Burnley's massive attack, Burnley's attack has always been this kind of cross. Adams and Keown are used to it. The two of them defended Klose and Robbie Keane. Klose's header is needless to say, and Robbie Keane's header skills are not weak at all. So Adams and Keown dare not be careless at all.
"Daniel's cross... Who is this person! No. 13 Barak, he pressed Petit and headed for the goal!"
After Barak passed the ball to Daniel, he kept running towards the Arsenal penalty area. Petit followed Ballack all the time. When Daniel's cross came into the penalty area, Ballack jumped high. Petit saw Ballack jump up, and also jumped to interfere with Ballack.
At this time, Ballack could not see anyone in his eyes. He only saw the flying football. He silently shouted in his heart: "Head, this is my gift to you!"
Ballack jumped up, a head higher than Petit, and then shook his head hard to attack the goal.
"Ballack! Ballack! This is the goal that killed the game, a lore!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Martin Taylor shouted like crazy. "It's less than five seconds before the end of the stoppage time. This is a real lore! He didn't give Arsenal any chance to counterattack. It's a real lore!"
"Martin, today's FA Cup final has everything to become a classic story. Leading, equalizing, lore and red cards. More importantly, today's five goals, each of them is wonderful. I haven't seen such a wonderful FA Cup final for a long time." Andy Gray was also very excited.
Lore, lore is always so exciting.
When Ballack scored, George was already crazy. He didn't care at all and ran directly from the sidelines into the field. Ballack saw the goal and ran towards the substitute.
"Michael, I don't know what to say." George went up and directly knocked Ballack down. At this time, George looked at Ballack as if he was looking at a beautiful woman.
Ballack was knocked down by George and hugged George hard. "Boss, this ball is for you!" Ballack shouted in George's ear.
"Thank you, Michael."
At this time, the excited Burnley players didn't care who was on top of Ballack. One player after another jumped on it, and finally even Jasklainen jumped on it. They played happily.
Arsenal players did not interfere, they all knew that the situation was over. As long as Arsenal kicked off again, the referee would blow the whistle to end the game at the moment of kicking off. So they just stared blankly at the Burnley players celebrating.
The referee did not interfere either, the result of the game was already very clear. There was no need for him to spoil the mood.
The Burnley fans in the stadium were also crazy. They were trembling with fear in the second half. They didn't expect that they would win the game against Arsenal in the end. "Ballack! Ballack!" At this moment, Ballack became the biggest hero of all Burnley fans.
George was clinging to Ballack below, and his sweat soaked George's clothes. George was so lucky that he won the game today. In the League Cup final, George can proudly say that he defeated Vialli and Burnley defeated Chelsea.
But today's game, if Bergkamp's red card hadn't been given, the result would have been hard to predict. But George didn't care about these things. Now George just wanted to vent.
Victory, FA Cup champion! This is not the League Cup champion, but the FA Cup champion! FA Cup, this is the oldest event in England and even in the world, and I will win the championship of this event soon.
Thank you, Ballack!