Arsenal's personnel are not very neat recently - this is also the reason why their results are always poor before and after the winter break. They always have people missing, and the thickness of their lineup is not good either.
Naturally, it's not much better.
This time when we came to Southampton, Arsenal was missing three generals. First, the two full-backs Gibbs and Sagna were both absent due to injuries. Arteta, who had finally consolidated his core position in the past six months and performed well, was also absent.
, three main players are absent, Arsenal's strength will naturally be weakened a lot.
Wenger showed his conservative side at this time. He did not use Chamberlain, who could actually play in the center, to play the attacking midfield position. Instead, he asked Arshavin to come to the center to organize the attack, and Benayoun served as the left winger.
The most terrible thing is that the only full-time full-backs in Arsenal's team are the two main players-Arsenal has been dragging its feet in the transfer market this summer, signing four players in a row at the last moment. Under such circumstances, their transfers are of course
It is inevitable that there will be some omissions.
Therefore, in this game, Wenger could only use Djurou as the right back and youngster Miquel as the left back - which was basically a makeshift game.
You must know that although Djurou has played at Arsenal for many years, Arsenal fans themselves complain that there is only one explanation for his ability to stay at Arsenal for so long, and that is that he is Wenger's godson...
As for the 18-year-old young player Miguel, it is a bit difficult to be pushed out of the game at this time.
Such a lineup is almost put together, although the skeleton is still there, such as the combination of center back Mertesacker and Koscielny, Alexander Song as the defensive midfielder, and captain Robin van Persie as the lone forward...
But in terms of the two full-backs and the playmaker's position, it's hard to catch up!
This is very fatal.
This season, Arsenal's main players have been injured or suspended in turn. If they didn't have captain Robin van Persie, who was sick before but has not been injured once this season, then Arsenal would really have nothing interesting this season.
Their previous winning streak, from the bottom position to the top five, relied on Robin van Persie's continuous goals.
This game seems to be no exception.
Only ten minutes into the first half, Arshavin took the ball in the middle and sent a beautiful through ball. Robin van Persie received the ball and broke into the penalty area. Before Wundt flew to block it, he shot immediately and the ball flew to the ground and scored.
The far corner of the door.
Southampton fans began to boo loudly, Van Persie began to celebrate, and Font and Navas looked at each other.
"What the hell," Navas said depressedly.
"Yeah, it feels like he shot before he reached full swing. It's really weird." Font nodded.
"If it hadn't been like this, your block and my save wouldn't have been a beat slower." Navas kicked the ball out with his big foot.
"Van Persie's characteristics are really troublesome, but fortunately, he can't score such a beautiful goal casually." Ji Ya snorted.
"He has scored eighteen league goals this season, at least ten of them using similar methods." Benali kindly reminded.
Ji Ya snorted.
After Arsenal took the lead, Southampton's players immediately launched a fierce counterattack. They began to exert pressure in the midfield, constantly suppressing Arsenal's midfielder.
There is no problem with the technical content of Arsenal's midfielder. Whether it is Theo Walcott, Arshavin or Benayoun, they are all excellent attackers. However, they are inferior in running and defense. Ramsey
He worked very hard, but after all, he is still young. It is still a bit difficult to strengthen Arsenal's waist with only Alexander Song.
Southampton's midfielder suppressed Arsenal's midfielder step by step like a millstone, forcing them to continuously recover and only create threats through counterattacks.
Ten minutes later, J. Ronaldo got the ball on the left. Klose ran horizontally and took away a defender. J. Ronaldo passed the ball into the penalty area. Vidal moved forward to get the ball. Ramsey returned to defend in a hurry.
He reached down to tackle the ball, but failed to tackle the ball. Vidal screamed and fell to the ground. The referee decisively awarded a penalty kick, and William took the penalty in one stroke!
After making a mistake, Ramsey performed very well in the following period. He kept running in the midfield, constantly returning to defense and advancing forward, using his running to support the entire team's offense.
And Van Persie is also looking for opportunities. He is in good condition today, which the player himself can clearly feel.
His movement is still very erratic, but there are three players behind him who can pass the ball to him, which allows him to create a threat as long as he gets the ball.
The game reaches the 28th minute...
After constant passing, Benayoun picked up the ball from the wing, and then he saw Robin van Persie advancing towards the penalty area...
Benayoun immediately raised his foot and passed the ball diagonally into the penalty area!
Van Persie and Wundt pounced on the ball at the same time, but Van Persie was one step faster. He received the ball first, then made a sideways move, and then decisively kicked the ball!
However, this time, Wundt raised his foot to block the ball a step faster, which interfered with Van Persie's shot.
The ball flew close to the ground towards the far corner of the goal. Navas also reacted in advance, making a side dive and firmly pressing the ball under him!
“Great save and defense!”
The commentator shouted loudly, Navas climbed up from the ground with the ball, kicked the ball away, and then high-fived Wundt.
"We just need to increase our concentration. His rhythm will be faster, but as long as we are not paralyzed, we can still make the save." Wundt said to Navas.
Navas nodded.
"See, this is also an improvement in experience."
Ji Ya saw all this and said to Benali with a smile.
Benali nodded: "This defense is really wonderful."
On the field, the two sides continued to be in a stalemate. Wenger frowned and looked at the field. Now Arsenal's midfielder was suppressed by Southampton's running and strength. Compared with them, Southampton's midfielders
His running and confrontation abilities on the field are all a level higher.
After all, when facing Barcelona, they were able to suppress Barcelona through running so that Barcelona could not play their smooth passing attack. Not to mention that Arsenal's offense was actually much worse than Barcelona's.
If this continues, this game will be very difficult.
But Wenger doesn't have a good solution. He is not a head coach with excellent on-the-spot command ability. He is more accustomed to building teams and cultivating players. But now he doesn't have any useful players to replace. It's like
Will it change the game if Chamberlain replaces Walcott?
Not possible!
Wenger thought depressingly, there are also Chamberlain as attackers on the bench, Henry who just returned from the United States in the winter, and Rosicky who has returned from injury... But can their effects be immediate?
