Both sides got a lot of opportunities, but they were not able to score more goals. Although Arsenal's two full-backs were suppressed by Southampton, their central defensive problem was not big.
Cesny was also in good form, so Southampton was not allowed to score any more goals.
Navas and Font worked together to block Van Persie's shots. They adapted quickly.
"A patient attack should be launched from both wings, do you understand? Their two wings have obvious flaws, we just chase them... James, go to the wings more in the second half." Ji Ya was changing clothes.
Said to J Luo in the room.
He is not worried that Arsenal will strengthen the defense on both wings - how to strengthen it? It is nothing more than letting the midfielder fill the gap on the wings, but the strength of the two full-backs is poor, that is, the strength is poor.
Ronaldo nodded. His recent performance has been mediocre. After scoring in four consecutive league games, he has had a seven-game scoring drought. During this period, forwards have not scored many goals. Crowley
Ze and Giroud only scored occasionally. If it weren't for the full firepower of other players in the midfield, Southampton might have fallen behind now.
This also made J Luo feel that he should take on more responsibility.
After all, Southampton spent the second most money on him this summer. William is a winger and he does a good job on the wing. As the second forward, he should stand up when he needs to score goals.
come out.
After the start of the second half, the two sides continued to struggle on the court. Southampton's offense began to focus more on the wings, chasing the opponent's two full-backs. Arsenal's midfielder was forced to constantly protect and fight on both sides.
With Southampton's attack.
Ronaldo started to force a breakthrough with the ball from the wing. Djurou was broken by him, but Ramsey, who was filling in, appeared in front of him in time. Ronaldo turned around and passed the ball back, following up with Dembele.
A direct pass from a 45-degree angle, the ball flew into the penalty area and was picked up by Szczesny who was attacking.
Ronaldo snorted, then turned his head and walked back, and Ramsey also relaxed.
This season he has gradually become Arsenal's main force. Although his performance is not stable enough, he has gradually shown his potential.
Wenger believes that the potential of young people is still very strong.
Although he gave away a penalty kick in this game, it was not considered a mistake, so he is getting better now.
Arsenal launched an attack, and the pass quickly reached Ramsey's feet. Ramsey retreated to get the ball, then turned around and dribbled the ball forward, observing the path of the ball in the frontcourt.
Arteta is not in this game. Although Arshavin is the attacking midfielder, the Russian is more used to raiding from the wing. Organizing offense is not his specialty. So before the game, Wenger told Ramsey to pay more attention to organization in the backcourt.
Ramsey can also organize the offense, so he had more possession of the ball in this game.
At first, he was very careful when organizing the ball, but because his position was relatively deep, Southampton was not particularly aggressive in pressing him. Gradually, he began to feel accustomed to it.
This time he saw that among Southampton's three midfielders, Dembele and Matuidi were relatively deep, while Vidal was in the forward position and had not yet retreated, so he was in the middle.
Taking the ball boldly...
Then he saw Arshavin, who was retreating to receive the ball, was about to shout something. Just when he was shocked, a foot stretched out from behind him, and then forcibly took the ball away from his feet!
Ramsey staggered.
When he was staggering, he turned around to see who was attacking him, and then he saw Southampton's No. 10 jersey...
It was J Luo who completed this steal!
After stealing the ball, Ronaldo moved forward quickly, and then after Mertesacker made a hasty save, he raised his foot and passed the ball to the edge of the penalty area. Klose's running in the penalty area attracted the attention of the last defender.
, Vidal got the ball effortlessly, and then hit it with his kick!
This shot from the penalty area was quick and tricky. The ball flew past Szczesny's hands and then plunged into the blind spot of the goal!
"Two to one! The ball went in! Vidal! But this goal is thanks to James Rodriguez's pass! If he hadn't intercepted Ramsey first and then sent a diagonal pass, Vidal wouldn't have done it either.
A chance to shoot! Ramsey’s game was really...he gave a penalty kick first, and then was intercepted and conceded the ball!"
"In fact, apart from these two mistakes, Ramsey's performance is still good. I hope he will not be too hard hit by these two mistakes..."
The commentators commented one after another. In fact, most people still excused him. After all, apart from these two conceded goals, Ramsey's performance was still good. If two mistakes affected the next development, then who
I can't bear it.
Wenger also shook his head helplessly. These two mistakes were indeed fatal, but Wenger at least has one advantage, that is, he is always very patient with the young players he is optimistic about.
So although he changed two people in a row, using Henry and Rosicky for Arshavin and Benayoun, he did not replace Ramsey.
Arsenal began to launch an onslaught, but the holes in their defense were getting bigger and bigger. At the 60th minute of the game, Ronaldo retreated to the midfield again and then sent a through ball. Klose was offside.
Success, facing the attacking Szczesny, he calmly pushed the ball into the far corner and scored!
Three to one, Southampton is far ahead!
Wenger replaced Mertesacker with Chamberlain, and launched an attack without hesitation. The substitution effect was good. After Chamberlain broke through, he passed the ball to Walcott. Walcott moved forward at high speed to form a single shot, and scored with a shot.
One point came back, but not long after, Henry made a mistake. He was intercepted by Matuidi in the midfield, Dembele passed the ball forward, and Nolito, who came on the bench, made a single shot and also scored with a shot.
Four to two, this is the final score of this game.
Although Arsenal's offensive performance is very good, they continue to make mistakes in the midfield - this is actually related to their midfielder distracting too much attention to protect the wings. This is the case in football games. It is obvious that it will definitely be
If the opponent pursues you fiercely, even if you don't score a goal through this shortcoming, you will take advantage in other places.
Southampton successfully beat Arsenal twice this season...
"We took advantage of our personnel in these two games and can't prove anything. Seven Arsenal players were unable to play in the last game, and three absolute main players were unable to play in this game... We have nothing to be proud of in winning, I
I can only be happy to get these three points. Mr. Wenger has been very unlucky this season, but after bad luck, there will be times of good luck." Noriya was very happy at the post-match press conference.
