Back, after a month, Luo Wu finally returned to the land of England.

He quickly fell asleep. After all, he had been in the Middle East for a month, and there were too many differences in time difference. He had to adjust as soon as possible.

But in fact it is not that easy. Many players return to their national teams to play games, and then their condition drops a lot after they come back. This is due to the jet lag.

There are still more than ten hours left before the semi-final match between Chelsea and Arsenal. How could he reverse the situation?

But Luo Wu didn't want to miss this opportunity. He didn't want the team to be eliminated.

That's why he rushed back after a long journey.

I just don’t know if Emery will approve him to be included in the squad if he applies to him later.

Don't talk about the starting lineup, just make it into the squad. He just played in the Asian Cup final yesterday, how could he start today.

But he hopes that he can get about half an hour of playing time to at least help Arsenal.

After forcing himself to sleep for more than six hours at home, he immediately called Emery and told him his thoughts.

After Emery hesitated for a while, he finally nodded.

Immediately afterwards, Emery called the assistant coach and asked the assistant coach to modify the team's roster and overturned the previously given starting list.

Originally, Emery wanted to give up. After all, he was two goals behind Chelsea. He was still playing away from home, and there was almost no chance of a comeback, so he simply arranged some substitute players to come on. But now Luo Wu said that he wanted to play this game, so the starting lineup

It must be adjusted.

They must play with the strongest lineup. If Arsenal can withstand Chelsea's attack in the first half, tie or score a goal, then if Luo Wu is sent on the field in the second half, they may still be able to fight.

He chose to trust Luo Wu, so he did this...

Almost no one knew that Luo Wu had returned to England. Everyone thought that he was still celebrating the Asian Cup championship in the United Arab Emirates. How could he come back now, let alone that he was included in the squad for the game?

It wasn't until Arsenal's roster news appeared on the Internet that everyone suddenly realized that Luo Wu was really back.

Not only is he back, but he is also on the team's roster, which means he is likely to play.

Chelsea coach Maurizio Sarri was nervous. When he heard the name Luo Wu, he was in a bad mood.

But he thought about it, Luo Wu couldn't possibly start the game, he couldn't have played a game yesterday. Let's play one today. This should be a smoke bomb for Emery.

So he was nervous and still didn't make any adjustments.

Chelsea players actually don't have much idea. Anyway, everyone wants to send Arsenal to the West and advance to the final.

After all, Luo Wu's reputation has not appeared in England for more than a month, and everyone may not have the same pressure as before.

During the pre-match meeting, Sarri was basically talking about Arsenal's Haaland and how to prevent Haaland from scoring. However, everyone was very confident that it was impossible for Haaland to help Arsenal solve the problem, let alone

Chelsea lead by two goals on aggregate.

Arsenal fans were the happiest. After learning that the team's star player and team captain Luo Wu returned, their confidence was rekindled. More than 5,000 fans arrived at Stamford Bridge.

They believe there will be a scene where the hero returns.

As for Luo Wu's teammates, the mood is not necessarily the same. The old teammates are all waiting for his return, and they must be happy.

This may not be the case for the newly joined guys, especially Harland. Harland has always wanted to snatch Luo Wu's core position. His performance is also quite good, but Luo Wu's return made him instantly

Huge pressure.

He must prove himself in the game today, otherwise he will be ridiculed to death after the game.

If you want to seize the throne but don't have the strength, it would be even worse if Luo Wu has to come to the rescue.

But Luo Wu didn't care about Haaland. Haaland was very strong, but he couldn't threaten him at all.

Moreover, the two of them are not in the same position, so there is nothing to argue about. It's just that Haaland is too naive.

I just didn't expect this guy to be so hypocritical. Before joining, he kept saying that he wanted to play football with him. After joining, he performed very well, and now he is lawless...

But in the starting lineup, Emery did not let Luo Wu play, which is actually foreseeable.

Luo Wu's physical fitness is not enough to support 180 minutes of competition for two consecutive days.

He is a human being, not a god.

In the stands of Sky Sports live broadcast, Ferdinand smiled after seeing Luo Wu's name.

"Why do I feel that Emery regards Luo Wu as a cow? Luo Wu's name is not in the starting lineup, but I believe Emery will find a way to let him play in the second half."

"The current Arsenal starting lineup is goalkeeper Leno and right back Bellerin. This kid has just returned from injury. The center backs are Papastathopoulos and Koscielny, and the left back is Kolasi.

Nats.”

"Why didn't you play Dutchman De Ligt today?"

"I think this kid is more stable than these old guys."

"In the midfield, it's Guendouzi, Torreira and Van de Beek."

"The forwards are Saka, Haaland and Ronaldo."

"The goalkeeper on Chelsea's side is Alli, the back positions are Azpilicueta, Rudiger, David Luiz and Max Alonso, and the midfielders are Kante, Jorginho and Kovacic.

, the three strikers are Pedro, Hazard and Willian."

"Although this is Stamford Bridge, the Arsenal fans are even more excited. Now they are shouting the name of the team captain Luo Wu, as if they want to turn this place into their home court. I don't know if the Chelsea fans are panicked, anyway, this guy

Once you appear here, it will be more or less frightening."

At this time, Luo Wu was sitting quietly on the bench, chatting with his teammate Iwobi. He seemed to be in a good mood, but his face still looked tired. After all, the jet lag had not returned yet.

He yawned repeatedly.

Head coach Emery was quite nervous and kept chatting with his starting disciples on the sidelines.

The first task in the first half is to withstand Chelsea's attack. Chelsea must not score another goal. If a draw can be maintained, then Luo Wu will still have a chance in the second half.

…

beep,

The whistle blew, and the second leg of the League Cup semi-finals officially started.

Arsenal took the lead in kicking off the ball. The team was in good spirits. They turned against the visitors at the beginning and wanted to suppress Chelsea. However, Chelsea's defense has always been quite good. They dare to say that they are the second most defensive team in the Premier League. No one dares to say that.

Say first.

Although Arsenal's passing was quite quick, it could not break Chelsea's defense.

The most outstanding performer is naturally Haaland, who sometimes runs to the wing and sometimes runs to the center, taking the initiative to receive the ball from his teammates, but the problem is that no one can pass the ball to his feet.

Under the care of Chelsea defenders, he was almost alone.

The tough Chelsea midfielder's interception success rate is also very efficient. Instead, he almost created a scoring opportunity in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, Jorginho passed the ball diagonally to Pedro, and Pedro's right foot

The ball hit the goalkeeper and hit the side netting.

The strength of the Spanish winger can only be said to be on the horizontal line. He is far from a world-class winger. If it were a world-class winger, the ball might have been shot directly.

However, this did not affect the mood of the Chelsea players. In the subsequent games, Chelsea still left Arsenal at a loss. Although Chelsea appeared on the court in a defensive posture, Arsenal's offense was actually unable to play.

Ronaldo and Saka frequently retreated to their own half to catch the ball, but after halftime, they fell into the opponent's encirclement and suppression. Although Torreira and Guendouzi responded actively, there was no physical confrontation.

But not as good as Jorginho and Kante.

In the battle for midfield, Arsenal was completely defeated. In the 19th minute, the ball went to Hazard's feet.

Hazard played as a center forward today. He dodged around and feinted, and easily knocked away the Dutchman Van de Beek.

Then Hazard continued to move forward with the ball, striding to the top of Arsenal's penalty area. Although Torreira came to defend in time, Hazard moved the ball to the left lightly, and immediately hit the ball with his left foot.

A curve ball was drawn, and the ball hit the upper left corner of the goal!

But Hazard seemed to have bad luck today. The ball hit the left lintel directly and bounced out of the baseline.

Chelsea once again missed the opportunity to take the lead.

After 20 minutes, both sides became cautious, especially Arsenal, who no longer dared to attack easily. After all, Emery's goal is to maintain the tie. The sneak attack and blitz at the beginning did not work, and now he can only fight with Chelsea.

.

But there is no burden on Chelsea anymore. If Arsenal shows weakness, Chelsea will move their formation forward.

Jorginho once again passed the ball straight to Hazard in front of him. Hazard ran two steps to the right and pulled the ball to the left side in front of him. Haaland, who came back, directly used his physical advantage to beat Hazard.

Zall, Hazard lost the ball.

But the referee awarded Haaland a foul.

After Hazard got up, he immediately took a free kick. The ball was directly inserted into Arsenal's left rib. Pedro once again cut into the penalty area to get the ball, and then quickly pocketed the ball to the other side.

Willian rushed to the left, but Bellerin was very fast and immediately guarded him. Willian could only play the ball towards the center.

Papastathopoulos also blocked the ball in time. In the end, William could only knock the ball horizontally to the middle. The Italian Jorginho followed up and volleyed the ball with his right foot. The ball was ridiculously high.

As Italy's core player, this footwork is unjustifiable.

Arsenal then tried to counterattack, but Chelsea's pressure was timely. Torreira, who took the ball in the middle, failed to pass the ball to Saka in the front right.

Kovacic immediately made a curved ball and handed the ball to Hazard in front. Hazard took a step laterally to try to get rid of Van de Beek. Van de Beek's defensive ability was obviously very average and he could not follow.

Especially passive. Hazard turned around after a spike and rushed over from the other direction. Arsenal's center was wide open again.
To be continued...