35 Post-match aftermath
After the game, Arsenal, which is famous for its pass-and-control technical style of play, fell behind the relegation rival Hull City in this game in terms of possession, and the 49% and 51% possession rates reflected that although Arsenal won the game by two goals, the game process was not as "light" as the score showed. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Hull City had nine shots on goal and four on target, all of which were saved by Zhang Zhetian, two of which were quite threatening, which reflected Arsenal's lack of defence, and one of the technical statistics was blocking, which refers to the defender blocking the opponent's shot with his feet and body.
In this item, Arsenal is 2 and Hull City is 0, which means that Arsenal have done a poor job of blocking the opponent's shots, indicating that they have not done a good job in positioning and writing when defending.
In this game, Alex Sanchez, who scored twice, scored a game-high 9.0 points and was undoubtedly elected as the best player of the match.
With two goals, the Chilean striker temporarily topped the scorers' charts with 17 goals and could win the Golden Boot for the first time if he can maintain his red-hot goalscoring form.
Arsenal, with 53 points from 25 games, have temporarily moved up to second in the table, narrowing the gap to Chelsea, who have played a game less than the table, to three points.
Saving two dangerous shots to keep a clean sheet for the second game in a row, Cheung Che Cheon received the second-highest rating of the game at 8.5, with left-back Andrew Robertson the highest-rated of any Hull City player with a third-highest rating of 8.1.
Due to the limited strength of the opponent, Zhang Zhetian did not use the goalkeeper's style of play in this game, although the number of passes was reduced, but the pass success rate reached an astonishing 100%, especially the only three long passes in the field were beautifully and accurately sent to the feet of teammates on the two wings of the front court, which won the applause of the fans.
In the fan interviews after the game, they joked that they would hand over the ball to Zhang Zhetian in the future, and all of them ran to the opponent's half, so that Zhang Zhetian could launch accurate long passes.
Speaking to Sky Sports, Arsenal boss ArsΓ¨ne Arsene Wenger, who has been in a good mood because of his two-game winning streak, said: "I feel like we're back and focused. It's not easy when you're in a bad situation. β
Asked if he was lucky to win, Arsene Wenger replied: "Maybe, I'm sorry, but I can't influence that. β
'Our job is not to focus too much on words, but to focus on what we should be doing: the performance on the pitch.
Speaking to a BBC programme, Arsene Wenger said: "We played well but we were under a lot of pressure because we wanted to win the game too much. In the end, we may be lucky to be able to take away such a result. β
'We created a lot of clear, a lot of chances, quite a lot in the first half, but we didn't get the results.
'Hull City were impressive today, physically, tactically, really good.
Speaking about his future, Arsene Wenger said: "I'm focused on what's important, winning and getting the team to do well. Others, not something I can influence. β
"I have a lot of respect for this country and this club and I am grateful because I have been working here for 20 years. My job is to make people happy, and when I can't, I feel guilty, which is why it's important for us to win. β
In the early hours of this morning, Arsenal legend Ian Wright said on BBC radio that he was tired from seeing Arsene Wenger and said he was tired and thought he would leave at the end of the season.
On that, Arsene Wenger said: "No, it's a Q&A night and I'm tired because sometimes I wake up too early in the morning so I'm tired. But I never gave any hint about my future. β
On Mark Clattenburg's post-match apology to the Hull players for Sanchez's handball, Arsene Wenger said: "I didn't see the process clearly. I'm responsible for a lot of things, but not the referee's decision. I apologize to the city of Hull, but you don't ask me that question when we are in a similar situation. I'm sorry and I hope the referee made the right decision as we did against Manchester City [to get the right one], but no one pointed out it was an offside goal. β
The rest of the Premier League fixtures were played on Saturday, with the Reds beating Watford 2-0 at home, a game that caused a lot of media coverage as Manchester United became the first team in Premier League history to pick up 2,000 league points after the game.
It is worth mentioning that the Gunners have 1,800 points in Premier League history after taking all three points against Hull City, exactly 200 points behind Manchester United on 2,000 points.
Of these 2,000 points, Manchester United spent a total of 949 Premier League games, with a record of 599 wins, 203 draws and 147 losses. Second to sixth are Arsenal with 1,800 points, Chelsea with 1,755 points, Liverpool with 1,647 points, Tottenham Hotspur with 1,411 points and Everton with 1,303 points.
These 6 teams have never tried relegation in the Premier League era, so they will accumulate more points.
Manchester United are now unbeaten in 16 Premier League games after winning at home, and manager Jose Mourinho has admitted that United have no hope of winning the title this season, but are aiming for a top-four finish after the Reds cannot stay away from the Champions League for too long.
Arsenal fans were delighted with the result of a match at 17:30 on Saturday afternoon, when the Reds Liverpool beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 at home, ending the Premier League's five-game winless run and ending the opponent's 10-game unbeaten run in the Premier League, indirectly helping the Gunners secure the second place in the league.
Facing Burnley, who are aiming for relegation, Chelsea, who scored first, was stubbornly forced to draw by Burnley in the bad weather of wind and snow, and finally got a point 1-1 and failed to get rid of Arsenal, which was chasing closely behind.
The Premier League title and top four are becoming more and more intense, and it is truly the most brutal league in the world.
In the ensuing relegation battle, last season's defending champions Leicester City lost to Swansea City by two goals, suffering five consecutive league defeats. They are now just one point away from the relegation zone, and interestingly, the Foxes also have to play in the Champions League.
According to media reports, as of February 13, statistics of England's four levels of professional football leagues, a total of 92 teams, after entering the league results after 2017, the worst performance and the lowest ranking is the defending champion Leicester City of the Premier League, 0 wins, 0 goals, only 1 point in 6 league games, on the edge of the relegation zone.
Fox coach Claudio Ranieri expected the team to be in a tough battle this season, but certainly didn't expect the situation to be so bad, and if the Foxes were relegated, could the Italian keep his position?
From this day on, a number of Premier League teams are about to start fighting on multiple fronts, and the midweek UEFA Champions League Cup and Europa League Cup are back in flames, and the upcoming knockout rounds, who can maintain the European glory of the Premier League?