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On the one hand, Middlesbrough's attacking power is too weak and Álvaro Negredo is a traditional centre-forward who needs to be fed the ball and is not a threat once the ball is cut off to him.

As for the newly replaced striker Rudy Gerstead, like Negredo, despite being taller, the French centre-forward, who has been playing for small and medium-sized teams in England, has never been a goalscorer known for scoring goals.

On the other hand, the attack mainly flew on both wings, using Stuart Downing's cross to feed the two center forwards, Gareth Ramirez cutting forward or ambushing the ball outside the box, such a simple routine could not be played at all under the Gunners' targeted defense.

Alex Chamberlain, although not a full-back, is physically strong, full of energy, coupled with speed, the aging Downing simply can't get up and cross, and Ramirez in the middle is alone in midfield, and he has to face Arsenal's two midfielders and Granit Xhaka who can drop back to defend, which also explains why the diamond 4-4-2 is gone.

Don't expect Myburgh captain Grant Litbit to come up front to support, if he goes up and there are only two centre-backs behind him, Arsenal only need to get the ball and switch from defending to attacking, and the wide rear will become a place where the Gunners' big men can wreak havoc.

Moreover, as a pure midfielder, can Litbit go up to increase the attacking power?

In this way, Myburgh, who was weak in attack, was beaten to death by Arsenal's counterattack after losing possession of the ball, and if it weren't for Oliver Giroud's lack of shooting boots today, Brad Guzan's door would have been broken through many times.

In the 53rd minute, Xhaka crossed diagonally to the left, Kieran Gibbs stepped forward and Jeff Rene Adelaide combined for a one-two past Antonio Barragán and then crossed with his feet, and Giroud's header hit the crossbar.

Two minutes later, Ramirez's shot bounced off Gabriel Paulista, Mohamed Elneny played the ball to Oxlade-Chamberlain on the right, who picked up the speed and passed George Fred beautifully before dribbling to the right edge of the box and sending a low cross wide for Iwobi to push wide of the right post.

In the 61st minute, Zhang Zhetian threw the ball on the line of the penalty area to the front, Giroud's header was ferried, and Adelaide grabbed the landing point and hit the goal with his left foot, which was saved by Guzan.

Since Arsenal mainly played in a counter-attacking position in the front, Myburgh did not foul the Gunners for set-pieces, so the free kick of Zhang Zhetian was useless.

Although the score was 1-0 and Arsenal took the lead after almost an hour of play, the hosts, who did not threaten the ball in the whole game, were destined to accept a brutal result of 15 league games without a win.

Myburgh's last win came back to a 3-0 home win at Swansea City just before Christmas last year, and it has been almost four months since losing 1-0 at Burnley on Boxing Day.

Looking at the rest of the games, in addition to Bournemouth and Sunderland, whether it is Manchester City, Chelsea or Saints Southampton and Liverpool, Myburgh only has the life to lose.

It is very likely that Myburgh will return to the Championship after a season in the Premier League and aim for promotion next season.

However, these are not half a dime of concern with Arsenal, and the Gunners only need to get three points and follow Chelsea at the top of the table.

In the devil's schedule of the weekly doubles, Arsenal, which has a weak bench thickness, now only needs the result, whether the process is beautiful or not, is not the first consideration at present.

So, no matter how many goals you score, you have to win first.

Arsenal used only two places in the second half, replacing the scorer Oxlade-Chamberlain with No. 25 Karl Jenkinson and No. 55 Eisley Nils for Giroud, and the Gunners without a striker spent the last ten minutes on the ball through a pass from the midfield and backfield, and ended the uneventful second half.

The bad news for Myburgh is, of course, the loss, not getting the life-saving three points, or even a point to shorten the point gap with the previous relegation opponents.

The good news is that the relegation zone is getting deeper and deeper, and relegation opponents Swansea and Hull City have lost in this round, and the point difference between the two has not changed, and there is still a chance of relegation.

As for the deputy squad leader behind him, the black cat Sunderland, seems to have used all their luck, and the home draw with the opponent only got 1 point, and there is a gap of 6 points with Myburgh, and there is a 9-point gap from Hull City, which is outside the relegation circle.

Depending on the situation, Sunderland is very likely to be relegated before the end of the league.

After winning eight straight league games with an almost all-time bench and youth squad at the Riverside Stadium, the Gunners are one point behind Chelsea at the top of the table with 71 points, catching up with local rivals Tottenham Hotspur (with one game less) and sitting third in the league behind Tottenham Hotspur on a narrow margin of two goal difference.

Now, as we await the outcome of Sunday's clash between Manchester United and Chelsea, the Blues' victory will determine Arsenal's title hopes.

Zhan Jun: "In two consecutive league games, Arsenal won 1-0, and it is rare that these two games are away games, and it is not easy to narrow the gap to the top of the table in the domestic competition to one point in the case of the Champions League in midweek. ”

Zhang Zuge: "Yes, we all know that the relegation battle in the Premier League has always been a gods-killing battle, and strong teams have a headache for the relegation teams, and they all have the possibility of losing." With the depth of Arsenal's squad, it is not easy to win two away games. ”

Zhan Jun: "Zhang Zhetian didn't have a continuous scoring streak in this game, but only had an assist. And he also won the best player of the match with the highest score of 8.8 in the game. I think Zhang Zhetian should change to a bigger cabinet, and after winning so many player of the match awards, I guess there is no place to put it. ”

Zhang Zuge: "Hehe, yes." Although this time Zhang Zhetian interrupted the momentum of the goal, but this is also normal, right? After all, Zhang Zhetian is only a goalkeeper, and goalkeeping is his main business. ”

Zhan Jun: "Coach Zhang, I don't know if you have noticed that since the 29th round of the Premier League away victory over West Bromwich Albion, Zhang Zhetian has either scored goals or assists in every game. Even if he didn't score in today's game, he still made a goal. ”

Zhang Zuge patted his forehead very tacitly, and exclaimed exaggeratedly: "Oh, it's really like this." Since then, he has scored goals in every game, whether it is his own goals or assists. ”

Zhan Jun couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth when he saw Zhang Zuge's exaggerated demeanor.

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'It's a credit to all the staff to win this game, which shows that everyone in our team is important and can help the team win.'

"Fewer goals? That's not a problem, as long as you can win, what's the difference between scoring one goal and scoring two or three goals? ”

"Next week's Champions League? We'll do our best, just do our best, and whatever the outcome, it's a wonderful experience. ”

After a brief post-match interview, he is now going home to watch the Champions League rival Real Madrid play in the league shortly after the end.

He has a bad feeling that next week's game at the Bernabeu will be difficult, and the goal conceded at the Emirates Stadium in midweek could be the key to progressing to the last four of the Champions League.