Arsenal's performance this year is actually very interesting.
Their winning rate against weak teams is quite high, and they have basically won all the games they can win. They are more exposed against strong teams, tying with Tottenham, tying with Southampton, tying with Chelsea, and losing to Liverpool, Manchester United and Manchester City. Among them
They still suffered a disastrous defeat against Manchester City, which proved that their real strength is not particularly outstanding, but they played very well and scored enough points.
Under such circumstances, when they met Southampton, who was bent on winning this game, they became a little passive.
After continuous siege, Southampton finally scored the first goal!
Southampton's left wing played a beautiful match. First, Mkhitaryan received the ball and forced a breakthrough. After attracting enough attention, he passed the ball to Ronaldo. Ronaldo took advantage of the situation and passed it to Luke who was advancing at high speed?
Xiao, Luke Xiao moved forward and dodged a passing gap, then took off and passed the ball into the penalty area!
The ball drew a beautiful arc in the air, and then flew to the back of the goal. Suarez took off from the back. Although he was much shorter than Mertesacker, his reaction was much faster. The German central defender could not
When he reacted, he had already grabbed the first landing point and hit the ball with the ball!
The ball hit the lawn hard, then bounced upwards, flew past Szczesny's hands, and plunged into the blind spot of the goal!
"The goal went in! One to zero! Suarez opened the scoring! Suarez's seventeenth league goal this season! Now he ranks first in the scorer list! His condition is really getting better and better, and other super
Compared with shooters, he not only scores the most goals, but also has the highest efficiency! After all, he only played in seventeen games..."
"The efficiency of one goal per game is amazing enough. Southampton's performance this season is really exciting. With a super striker like Suarez, the game seems to be much easier..."
Amid the praise from the commentators, Suarez started his celebration again, and the Southampton fans greeted him with crazy shouts.
"If you score first, the advantage of this game will be even greater." Ji Ya said to Benelli with a smile.
This time he was right.
After the game restarted, Southampton still suppressed Arsenal and constantly created opportunities. Arsenal could only stay in its own penalty area and struggle to support.
In the midfield confrontation, they are at a disadvantage, so under such circumstances, their passivity is almost irreversible.
Wenger looked a little anxious off the court, but even if he was anxious, there wasn't much he could do. Compared with Southampton, he had much fewer weights on hand.
The key now is the center of the midfield. Compared with Southampton's midfield, the midfield composed of Arteta, Flamini and Ozil is actually not bad, but in all aspects, it is still poor.
Something happened.
This kind of disadvantage is actually the most difficult to recover from. After all, no matter where you are, you are still slightly worse than the opponent, and there is nothing you can do to change it.
So many times, Arsenal can only rely on long passes to launch counterattacks.
Giroud's performance in the frontcourt was quite good. He grabbed a few first-place shots and then helped his teammates launch a counterattack. If it hadn't been for so many attacks, Arsenal, which had been pressed hard, would have been even more passive.
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Under such circumstances, it became a matter of course that Arsenal's goal was open again.
They held on until the 37th minute, when they were breached by a seemingly unexpected attack.
Klein passed the ball from the wing, and Mertesacker headed the ball first. However, under the interference of Lukaku, he did not head the ball far, but to the left side of the penalty area. Monreal
Turning around to make a clearance, the ball hit Klein who was assisting and bounced back to the middle of the penalty area. Mkhitaryan, who happened to be there, flew to tackle the ball and shoveled the ball into the empty goal six meters away from the goal!
This goal is indeed quite a coincidence, but looking at the opportunities created by Southampton before, scoring this goal can be regarded as a matter of course.
Ji Ya waved his fist, and now he was relieved. If such a big advantage was only leading by one goal in the first half, then the second half would be a bit difficult. But it is different now. The advantage of two goals can make the game more difficult.
He was more at ease in the second half.
In the first half, Southampton suppressed Arsenal like this, and it was not without cost. At least in terms of physical fitness, they paid more. Although Southampton's main players had rested for a long time, such suppression
And running, the consumption is still quite a lot.
Especially the two full-backs, who almost rushed up and down in the first half of the game, consumed a lot of physical energy.
When the whistle sounded at the end of the first half, the commentators who saw the statistics were a little speechless. Southampton had 16 shots in the first half, while Arsenal only had one shot. They were suppressed like this.
What a surprising thing.
"We have to save a little energy in the second half, but not because the victory is guaranteed, but because Arsenal will definitely launch a fierce attack... Do you understand? Their condition is not bad, especially the morale is still there, so they will definitely win in the second half.
Crazy counterattack, this is what we have to be careful about, Antonio, prepare to come on in the second half and replace Nathaniel." Noriya said in the locker room.
Rudiger nodded excitedly. He didn't expect that he could come on as a substitute in such a game. Although he was playing as a right back, he could play as a right back and center back.
Klein consumed a lot of energy in the first half, and his defensive ability was average. He didn't need too many assists from the right side in the second half, so he didn't need to spend too much on the court.
"In the second half, our offensive pace slowed down a bit, and we also wanted to play more counterattacks. Arsenal's two center backs are not very fast, so only the full backs are okay, but they must attack more in the second half."
The players nodded repeatedly. There was almost no doubt about this. They were two goals behind. If they didn't attack, they were waiting for death.
It is not only necessary to press the attack, but also to strengthen the pressing in the midfield. Otherwise, with Southampton's technical advantage in the midfield, they can keep passing the ball and waste time.
However, Arsenal's offense in the second half was more ferocious than Southampton's players imagined.
Only two minutes into the second half, the two Arsenal full-backs who boldly stepped forward to assist created a good opportunity. Monreal broke through from the wing and passed in. Sagna kicked the ball towards the goal from the back point.
, Giroud had an idea as he was running by, and knocked with his heel...
The ball suddenly changed direction and flew into the blind spot of the goal!
Southampton's defenders were all stunned. Giroud had this trick that no one expected...
