With maxed-out heading ability from the start, I became the king of Arsenal.

Wembley Stadium.

The moment the players from both teams stepped onto the field, the reactions of the fans were like throwing food into a pot of boiling oil.

Stoke City fans were belting out their team song, and in this stadium where the two sides were evenly matched, the Stoke City fans simply wouldn't allow the Arsenal fans to outdo them in volume.

The fans from both sides only quieted down when a soprano with an Irish accent sang "God Save the Queen".

Media area.

Martin Taylor announced in a booming voice: "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the 2010-2011 English League Cup Final."

"The two teams vying for the championship are Arsenal and Stoke City."

"Today's commentary will be provided by Tony Adams and me. Let's take a look at the starting lineups for both sides."

Arsenal fielded a 4-2-3-1 formation.

Goalkeeper: Szczesny

"Defenders: Sagna, Koscielny, Vermaelen, Clichy."

Defensive midfielders: Song, Wilshere.

Attacking midfielder: Fabregas.

Left winger: Arshavin.

Right winger: Walcott.

Center forward: Robin van Persie.

Stoke City's formation is 4-4-2.

Goalkeeper: Begovic

"Defenders: Wilkinson, Huth, Shawcross, Collins."

Midfielders: Pennant, Delap, Whiteside, Etherington.

Forwards: Sun Yu, Jones.

"Tony, as a successful former professional player, what are your thoughts on this game?"

Adams, impeccably dressed in a suit, said in a gruff voice, "In my experience, regardless of the two teams' rankings in the league, the final is always the moment when the gap in strength between them is the smallest."

"From a strength standpoint, Arsenal are clearly the superior side, having defeated Stoke City in their last three matches."

"But Arsenal players must not approach this game with this attitude, or they will face unimaginable difficulties."

"This Arsenal team has been playing two games a week for three months, and four or five players are carrying injuries of varying degrees."

"But since they're able to play, they should completely forget about their injuries, otherwise they won't be able to make a difference."

"Arsena is determined to win the championship, and he has fielded his strongest lineup."

"But for Arsenal's defense, the biggest challenge comes from Stoke City's Sun Yu."

"Neither Vermaelen nor Koscielny are known for their aerial prowess, so if Stoke City players get a good chance to cross, Arsenal's defense will be put to a severe test."

"In my opinion, the main theme of this match was Stoke City constantly disrupting the opponent's attack and then trying their best to deliver crosses to Sun Yu."

Martin Tyler asked with a smile, "So you don't think the advantage is on Arsenal's side, right?"

Adams calmly stated, "I will always support Arsenal in my heart."

Wembley Stadium was now extremely noisy, with Sun Yu and Jones standing in front of the ball.

Jones stood on the soccer ball, his eyes fixed on the grass, as if he were silently reciting something.

Sun Yu shouted loudly at Etherington, "Don't follow the rules after you get the ball! Pass it anytime, be bold!"

Etherington had just agreed when Sun Yu spoke to Whiteside: "For any difficult ball, just kick it into the air!"

Whiteside patted his chest: "No problem."

Sun Yu raised his fist at Jones: "Bro, hurry up and ask God for forgiveness, because you are about to inflict great pain on your opponent."

The live broadcast switched camera angles as Sun Yu moved, and while the referee was waiting for the hour, a shot was given of the Stoke City coaching bench.

In most English stadiums, the coaching and substitute benches are located in the front row of the stands. The live broadcast showed Pulis at an upward angle, where the Stoke City manager was swallowing hard, completely blending into the fans in the live broadcast view.

As the referee blew his whistle, Jones passed the ball to Sun Yu amidst cheers from both sets of fans.

Sun Yu passed the ball to Etherington, who was not far away, and ran towards the frontcourt while patting his chest.

Stoke City players made a few passes, and the ball came back to Etherington's feet.

His eyes were fixed on Sun Yu, but he passed the ball forward to the right side of the field.

Sun Yu quickly approached Jones, making a rapid forward run after the ball fell.

But Vermaelen rushed up from behind and headed the ball back into Stoke City's half with a powerful header over Jones.

This guy has a really strong waist.

Sun Yu immediately ran behind Vermaelen. Pennant received the ball and immediately looked for Sun Yu, but because his intention was too obvious, Arshavin stretched out his leg to block him.

The ball bounced toward the Stoke City penalty area, and Shawcross, while running, suddenly blocked Van Persie with his body, allowing Begovic to receive the ball outside the penalty area.

Begovic looked up and kicked the ball over Sun Yu's head.

Sun Yu used his body to block Koscielny behind him. The French center-back was not in the same league as Sun Yu at all. No matter how hard Koscielny exerted himself, Sun Yu stood firmly in place.

The moment the ball landed, Sun Yu noticed that nine Arsenal players had simultaneously returned to their own half.

Seeing that there was little chance, he headed the ball to Pennant.

The latter received the ball and broke through in one smooth motion, while Sun Yu ran to the edge of the penalty area to wait for the ball to land.

Pennant's cross deflected off Clichy and bounced forward. Arshavin received the ball and turned, but Wilkinson poked it away.

The two sides exchanged two half-ball passes in midfield. Whiteside poked the ball forward, and Etherington was fouled by Song as soon as he got the ball, allowing Arsenal to launch a counter-attack.

After receiving the ball, Fabregas passed it to the right side of the attacking third, where Walcott, who had just started his run, crashed into the goal that Collins and Huth had closed.

Walcott got up and was complaining to the referee when Stoke City had already passed the ball to the attacking third.

After Sun Yu received the ball on the right side of the attacking third, Koscielny pressed him relentlessly. Sun Yu pretended to lose his footing and ran forward three or four meters.

He suddenly passed the ball diagonally to Jones, who, without stopping the ball, directly passed it into the penalty area.

Etherington appeared in Koscielny's defensive zone!

Szczesny slid to the side and caught the ball before Etherington could get it, but he also tripped Etherington.

Is it going that smoothly?

Almost simultaneously, all the Stoke City players looked at the referee.

The live stream immediately switched to the sidelines of the field, where the linesman was smiling as he raised his flag.

Offside...

Etherington stood up and yelled at the linesman, looking annoyed, "Are you sure it's offside? There's someone in front of me, don't raise your flag blindly."

The bald tailor smiled and shook his head, giving off a "I won't stoop to your level" look.

Martin Taylor is saying, "Etherington is offside..."

Before he could finish speaking, the director switched to a replay.

After watching the slow-motion replay, Martin Tyler exclaimed, "Wow, that ball was definitely not offside!"

"Tony, am I seeing things?"

Adams said in a firm voice, "No offside, Sagna was the last one standing."

"If the linesman hadn't made the mistake, Arsenal would have faced a red card and a penalty within two minutes of the start of the game."

"Luck was on Arsenal's side. Szczesny was too rash just now; he almost ruined the game."

The game restarted, and Arsenal used five passes to push Stoke City back into their own half.

Fabregas' through ball in front of the penalty area was blocked by Huth, and the ball was passed to the left wing. Etherington and Whiteside played a one-two, and Sagna immediately caught up.

Etherington crossed the midfield line and delivered a cross without hesitation, which Sagna deflected out of bounds.

Seeing Delap hesitate, Sun Yu asked loudly, "Do you want to throw it away?"

"Make a decision quickly! We'll listen to you!"

Delap yelled, "Beat it!"

He immediately waved to the back line: "Push forward, watch me!"

Adams said with a serious expression, "Drape can throw the ball from the midfield sideline into the penalty area, and that kind of play is the key to Stoke City's title aspirations."

On the sidelines, Delap carefully wiped the football with his shirt, and the fans behind him spontaneously stood up.

Inside the penalty area, a group of Arsenal players surrounded four Stoke City burly men, with their heads all below the Stoke City players' foreheads.

Sun Yu, startled, reminded his teammates: "Execute the tactics immediately after the ball is thrown out, get into position!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Huth almost burst out laughing, while the Arsenal players tensed up immediately, with several players even becoming flustered and at a loss for what to do.

Dozens of meters away, Delap began his running start!

Sun Yu roared, "Ready!"