Chapter 594: Killed!

In the Carabao Cup tie against Southampton, Arsene Wenger gave a rotating line-up. Key players including Lee Zihan, Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez did not start, with Harry Kane, veteran Rosicky, Nkuru and returning Oscherny and Cazorla getting their chances.

It is worth mentioning that in the goalkeeper position, it is Szczesny wearing the No. 1 jersey!

"Arsene Wenger's purpose is very obvious, this Carabao Cup game is a bit of a problem in his opinion, so he has given a rotation formation. Wenger has often used rotation since the beginning of the season, and it can be seen that the long-term large-scale injury problem has left a very big psychological shadow in Wenger's heart! ”

"Although Arsenal is in rotation, there are some Arsenal's regular main players in the starting line-up, such as Cazorla, Wilshere, and Ramsey. And if the team can't open the game, I think Li Zihan and Sanchez on the bench will also come on the pitch to lead the team in the right direction, so Southampton still can't be careless."

The media before the game was unanimously optimistic about Arsenal, after all, Arsenal's fame and strength are there, although it is a rotation, but there are still many stars in the rotation.

Southampton, on the other hand, went all out, with the likes of Schneiderlin, Wanyama, Tadic and Sadio Mane all on the pitch, while Japanese defender Maya Yoshida was on the bench.

This made the Japanese media very regretful, they were expecting to see Chinese player Li Zihan and their country's Maya Yoshida have a fight in this game, and one is a striker and the other is a defender, just to have a comparison.

Li Zihantong's table last season completely let the Japanese media know what kind of "Asian Derby" is not nutritious, it is purely a slap in the face!

So they don't hype up the topic, they just want to see players from both countries compete in the Premier League, a top competition. Although this game is a bit regrettable, there is still a chance, after all, in a season, the two teams meet at least twice, so they are not in a hurry.

Although it was a rotation, Arsenal launched a fierce attack as soon as they came up. The attacking line, dominated by Cazorla and the threat Hill, continued to storm the Saints' defence, and centre-forward Harry Kane was very aggressive.

However, due to injuries, Cazorla worked hard, but his form could not keep up after all.

Therefore, Arsenal attacked aggressively throughout the first half, but did not pry open Southampton's goal, and the central line guarded by French defender Schneiderlin and Kenya's "black and hard" Wanyama also caused problems for Arsenal's offensive line.

After all, Schneiderlin is a player that Arsenal value, and Wanyama is also a true midfield mixer

In the second half, the two sides changed sides, with Bellerin coming on again for Chambers and another player, Theo Walcott, who had returned from injury, replaced Cazorla, who was not in form.

Theo Walcott was injured near last season's winter transfer window, and this injury has been the case for most of the season. Originally, medical experts thought that he would be able to make it in time for the World Cup in the summer, but the final result was a pity, he had to recuperate during the World Cup, and now the injury has improved and he can play.

It's just that now on Arsenal's side, Ozil, Li Zihan and Sanchez have almost dominated the main position for a long time, and if he wants to play the starter, he has to expect Li Zihan to go to the middle to play as a striker, so that he can have a position. And even so, he still has to face competition with his fellow junior Oxlade-Chamberlain, Spanish international Cazorla, and a cameo appearance of Wilshere, so Walcott's prospects are more complicated.

Fortunately, the veteran Rosicky is not very demanding and accepts to sit on the bench for a long time, and Gnabry and these boys do not have the strength to compete for positions, otherwise Walcoat really has to think about it, anyway, the salary at Arsenal is not high.

When Walcourt came on, he and his junior Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain used their speed to sprint through Southampton's defence, with Harry Kane and Rosicky creating space on either side of the pitch, after all, Walcoat was the kind of player who needed to give him a safe distance to get up.

After a quarter of an hour of continuous shock, Arsenal finally broke the deadlock in the 60th minute of full-time.

The newcomer Theo Walcoat took advantage of Rosicky's cover and started from the right and used his speed to run away from Wanyama and Bertrand.

Walcott knew that he would take advantage of Kenya's "black and hard" body at all, and he might have to ask for his own hardships in the end, so he simply didn't give Wan Yama a chance to get close.

All the way to the front of the ribs of the penalty area, he saw the central defender Fangtra coming over to intercept him, and he went straight to his feet.

The ball was slashed straight into the Southampton penalty area from a 45-position on the wing, and it was so fast that everyone thought he was looking for centre-forward Harry Kane, but goalkeeper Fraser Forster felt that the ball was coming straight towards the goal.

"Little Tiger Walcott's kick from the side seems to be a pass and a shot!!"

Foster jumped up to get the ball off.

"England goalkeeper Foster, who is two meters and one meters tall, !!"

As a result, he did not hold on to the football, which hit the crossbar of the goal at Southampton.

The fans of the Saints had a false alarm, and even Foster breathed a sigh of relief, while the Arsenal fans could only sigh, what a good opportunity

"The crisis has not been resolved!!!

The ball hit the crossbar but instead of going straight above the baseline to the side net above the goal, it bounced straight back into the six-yard box.

Harry Kane, a centre-forward who was waiting for his chance in the middle, finally found his chance, and he ran two steps straight before jumping for the top.

Belgian defender Alderweireld failed to hold Harry Kane down and finally put the England centre-forward on the top of the football!

The football flew to Southampton's goal again, and at this time England goalkeeper Foster was still falling, and he didn't have time to make a move, so he could only helplessly watch the football fly into the goal behind him.

"Harry Kane !!!!"

1-0, Arsenal took the lead at home.

When Arsenal took the lead, they were in a hurry and began to control the ball and dispatch Southampton's defence.

With the game coming to the 68th minute, Dutch manager Koeman couldn't sit still and needed some changes.

Ireland striker Shane Long came off the bench, while Italian striker Manuel Pelle also came on.

Two substitutions in a row, and it was also on the front line, you can see Koeman's attitude from here. He was not satisfied with swallowing the bitter pill of defeat, and he needed to make a final effort.

Pelle has been very efficient in attack, making five appearances this season, two of which have been off the bench, but have already scored three goals! Shane Lang, on the other hand, is a speedy shortstop who is good at creating opportunities for his team.

Arsene Wenger gestured to his team, signaling them to keep possession of the ball, withstand a counter-attack, and then wait for an opportunity to launch a counter-attack.

But Wenger underestimated Southampton's attack too much, many Premier League teams often played long in the last 20 minutes of the game, and it was like Ultraman possessed, who was dying, and the ability light kept flashing, and he was about to hang up, but the plot suddenly reversed

That's what it means to have no underdogs in the Premier League.

Southampton launched a strong comeback after the 70th minute, and his pressing all over the pitch made Arsenal's possession simply unable to effectively control the ball, and often conceded the ball, especially the forward pressing of the two defensive midfielders of Wanyama and Schneiderlin

In the end, Arsenal made a couple of mistakes and conceded possession.

In the 75th minute, Southampton finally took their chance. Shane Long and Pelle cut in front to take away Ramsey, and the 'black and hard' Wanyama fired a long-range shot straight in front of the box.

The speed of the ball in the air was so fast that Szczesny was not prepared at all, and by the time he pounced, the ball had already flown over his defensive zone!

Then the football went into the net, and then there was no more!

"If this goal is Lars Bender, the German defender who is full-time defender, it is really hard to say whether Wanyama's long-range shot can go in, because Russ Bender is very good at defending in front of the penalty area, which is something Ramsey can't keep up with, after all, Ramsey sometimes has to be involved in the attack"

"Coman was cunning enough to send in Shane Long and Pelle to make Arsenal think that these two strikers were coming off the bench with a heavy responsibility, but Kenyan midfielder Wanyama took Arsenal off guard with a cold arrow from about five yards in front of the box!"

was equalised by the opponent, and Wenger's table was very unsightly. Originally, he planned to be able to end the battle early, otherwise the players would have wasted too much energy, but the guys who started this game are all cheating on their fathers!

As the game ticked to the full 80 minutes, Southampton's comeback continued and their morale was heightened by Wanyama's goal.

Arsene Wenger was a bit of a rush to ask for a doping test for the opposing player's player after the game

At this time, Wenger could only make substitutions, which were Arsenal's last substitutions of the game.

The veteran Rosicky, who was not in good shape, came off the bench and Chilean winger Alexis Sanchez came off the bench.

Arsene Wenger was going to continue to kill the pace of the game, intending to use Alexis Sanchez's individual ability to score a crucial goal in the final ten minutes. But Wenger did not choose Li Zihan to play, because in his plan, Li Zihan did not need to play in this game, and he had to keep it for the next two heavyweight matches.

This time, Wenger also experienced the wise words that the ideal is very plump and the reality is very skinny.

It wasn't Arsenal who killed the game, it was Southampton, the underdogs playing away. After being pressed, Wanyama passed the football to Shane Lang.

The Irish striker disrupted Arsenal's backline with a very beautiful individual dribble before getting into the bottom line of the box.

Then an inverted triangle came back, Koscielny couldn't keep the ball out and the ball rolled past him into the middle of the box.

Italian striker Pelle, who was on track, fired a shot and the ball flew towards Arsenal's goal for the second time.

This time, Szczesny barely made any save, his hand was only symbolically raised

Because Pelle's shot was so fast that the Polish goal didn't have time to make a save!