The two sides switched sides for the second half.

For Leeds United, everyone was in good form in the first half, so Li Shiguang did not make any adjustments at halftime and kept the same lineup as in the first half.

But for Arsenal, Wenger used his first substitution.

The frantic running in the first half took a toll on the 32-year-old Pires. When he first entered the locker room, he even had difficulty speaking and was panting heavily in his seat.

After a few minutes of consideration, Wenger decided to substitute him, and his replacement was a familiar face to Leeds United fans, Adebayor.

With Adebayor's introduction, Arsenal changed their formation from 4-4-2 to 4-3-3, with Adebayor moving up to the center forward position, and Henry and Van Persie on the left and right.

After Lee Shih took over Leeds United, Adebayor became the first player to return to Elland Road after transferring from Leeds United. He also delivered a very good performance during his time at Leeds United, so when he came on the field, the fans in the stadium did not hold back and gave Adebayor a warm round of applause.

"Arsenal have made a substitution. Adebayor is coming on for Pires. It looks like Arsenal will switch to a 4-3-3 formation in the second half. What do you think of Wenger's substitution? They're down by one goal, so bringing on a striker to strengthen the attack is fine. But after replacing Pires and having Ljungberg drop back into the middle, Cole and Eboue won't have many opportunities to attack. Does this mean Wenger wants to abandon the wing attacks in the second half and break through the middle?" After seeing Wenger's adjustment, Su Tao also shared his thoughts in the studio.

Seeing Wenger's adjustments, Li Shiguang was not particularly affected, because he had already guessed this adjustment before.

In a high-pressing tactical system, the players' stamina is always an unavoidable factor. In the latter part of the first half, even Ljungberg was already struggling to keep up, not to mention the older Pires.

If Arsenal wanted to continue with the tactical system of the first half, Wenger would have to make personnel adjustments at halftime. Unfortunately, Hleb, the only player Wenger had available to replace Pires, had injured his knee while playing for Belarus during the last international break. Therefore, Li Shiguang knew that Wenger did not have a more suitable replacement for this position at the moment.

So when Li Shiguang saw Adebayor come on, his first reaction was that Wenger was going to change tactics. It was expected that in the second half, Arsenal would return to their most effective approach: penetrating through the middle with short passes or suddenly changing tactics by passing to the wings and then crossing.

Before the referee blew the whistle, he quickly called Milner to the sidelines and whispered a few words to him, instructing him to tell Mascherano to mark Fabregas tightly. Freezing him out would be equivalent to freezing a large part of Arsenal's attack.

But as the saying goes, even the best-laid plans can go wrong. After the start of the second half, Mascherano and Modric kept hovering around Fabregas, preventing him from getting the ball comfortably. It was precisely because of this that Ljungberg found an opportunity.

In the 53rd minute, Van Persie made a simple through pass to Fabregas on the wing. As soon as Van Persie passed the ball, the two players who had been paying attention to Fabregas immediately moved closer. But just as the ball was about to reach Fabregas's feet, he suddenly made a brilliant mistake and let the ball pass directly to Ljungberg behind him.

At this moment, Ljungberg was all alone!

After receiving the ball, Ljungberg didn't hesitate and started dribbling forward at top speed, instantly penetrating the defensive midfield barrier formed by Modric and Mascherano. The two players who had attracted Fabregas's attention also chased after him, but before the three could get close, Ljungberg kicked the ball back to Fabregas, who had shaken off his defender. At this time, Fabregas had already run to the edge of Leeds United's penalty area. Seeing this, Chiellini had no choice but to abandon his close marking of Adebayor and instead rushed up to try to use his body to prevent Fabregas from getting the ball too easily.

Fabregas had no intention of getting the ball. When the ball rolled in front of him, he gently flicked it with the outside of his right foot, and the ball drew a beautiful arc, flying towards the left corner of the Leeds United goal. Although Schmeichel reacted immediately, diving to his side with all his might to try to save the ball, all he heard was the sound of the ball hitting the net!

"Ah ...

Seeing Fabregas's brilliant goal, Wang Lu became excited: "Fabregas! A world-class goal! A beautiful right-footed outside-of-the-boot shot, he helped Arsenal equalize! 2-2, with more than 30 minutes left in the game, the two teams are back on equal footing!"

This goal greatly boosted Arsenal's morale and also seemed to stun Leeds United's two young defensive midfielders.

After the restart, within a few minutes, Arsenal, through Fabregas's link-up play in midfield, organized several threatening attacks, all of which resulted in shots on goal. Fortunately, Schmeichel played steadily, preventing Arsenal from taking the lead.

Seeing his players in this state, Li Shiguang, who had been very calm on the sidelines, couldn't help but yell at them, trying to get Mascherano and Modric to focus on the game.

"Javier! What are you doing! Damn it, mark that Spaniard tightly! Remember your performance in the first half? It's not like we haven't conceded a goal before!"

"Luka! Help defend! If that doesn't work, pass the ball back. Control the tempo and don't give possession to the opponent easily. It's just a goal we conceded, we haven't lost yet, no one will blame you. You're our metronome, you can't mess things up, okay?"

After hearing their coach encouraging them from the sidelines, the guilt they felt from conceding the goal gradually disappeared, and they regained their rhythm. For a time, the two sides traded blows and were locked in a stalemate.

This surprised Wenger on the other side. He secretly glanced at Li Shiguang, who had returned to calm, and slightly changed his previous opinion of Li Shiguang.

Unexpectedly, this young man not only has his own insights into tactics and techniques, but it seems that he is also quite adept at adjusting the players' mentality on the spot.

At least one thing is certain: the Leeds United players seem to have unconditional trust in this young manager!