- Chelsea went ahead at the Emirates and Arsenal looked slow to get going
- Arsene Wenger believes his players were scared of Blues in opening period
- He put Mohamed Elneny into back three and moved Mesut Ozil to second striker
Arsenal came back from a goal down to defeat Chelsea in the second leg fixture of the League Cup played at the Emirates on Wednesday, January 24.
The victory ensured Arsenal will be playing at Wembley again this season as they book a Carabao cup final against Premier League leaders Manchester City.
Despite the victory Arsene Wenger has admitted his Arsenal team where scared of Antonio Conte's Chelsea in the first half.
Wenger admits his tactical move won the game for Arsenal against Chelsea. Source: SUN
"In the first half we gave Chelsea too much respect and distance. We were a bit scared to go for it and we suffered from that." Wenger told Skysports
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"We were not playing in the right position but we amended that in the second half and took control of the game.
"We knew we could perform better in the second half and that's what we did. In the first half we watched them play a bit but we were tighter after the break."
Wenger moved Mohamed Elneny into a back three, pushed the full-backs up the pitch and deployed Mesut Ozil as a second striker.
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This proved pivotal as Arsenal dominated Chelsea in the second half and got the winning goal that sent Chelsea out of the League Cup.
Arsenal lost their talismanic forward Alexis Sanchez to Manchester United but they have won their last two matches which suggests they might necessarily not be missing the Chilean.
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Source: Sports.naija.ng