Chapter 220: The Little Sun of a Single Defense Teammate
Arsenal and Manchester City only got a draw, leaving the suspense of the Premier League title still alive.
Correspondingly, Arsenal's suspense for the top four is still there.
However, the scene of Equation and Haaland exchanging jerseys was captured by the live director, and many people were curious about what they were talking about.
Later, after the post-match interview mixed zone, a reporter asked him what he had talked about with Haaland.
"Just a few words." "Haaland caused us a lot of problems today, and it was said before that he was out of goal drought because of his ability. After today's game, I have to suspect that what those people said was deliberately confusing us. ”
This remark made the reporter laugh for a moment, and then asked: "This month's Champions League round of 16 knockout round is coming, do you have the confidence to beat Dortmund?"
'Borussia Dortmund are a very successful team in the Bundesliga. "We struggled to reach the last 16 of the Champions League, and now when I come back, the goal is to qualify for the last eight. Hopefully we get a good result. ”
If Arsenal continue to perform before and the equation does not return, then their chances of winning against Borussia Dortmund will be very low.
Dortmund are not weak this year.
In the Champions League last-16 match on February 25, no one dared to say who would win.
However, they still have five games to play before the Champions League game.
On February 8, in the 24th round of the Premier League, Arsenal faced Burnley at home.
On February 11, in the FA Cup round of 16, Arsenal went to play Swansea away.
On February 14, in the 25th round of the Premier League, Arsenal faced Brighton at home.
On February 18, in the 26th round of the Premier League, Arsenal played Everton away.
On February 22, in the 27th round of the Premier League, Arsenal played Tottenham at home.
This part of the schedule is not easy at all, and the team is almost fighting on the third front.
To secure Champions League qualification next season, they can't afford to lose every game.
Just in the 24th round of the league,
Arsenal still fielded a full squad after the match against Manchester City.
However, as soon as the match began, Saka went down injured after a confrontation.
Arsenal were forced to make a substitution.
Mikel Arteta, with a heavy face, decided to bring Nketiah off the bench,
Nketiah played as a central striker and then had to move to the right to play for Bukayo Saka.
It's not the first time that an equation has been forced to transpose,
Because he has a well-rounded ability on both feet, he can naturally play multiple positions in the front court.
However, Nketiah's fulcrum role is not obvious, and in the battle with the Burnley defender, he gradually lost his voice.
Arteta didn't have much to say about this, after all, Nketiah's positioning is to come on as a substitute, and it is impossible for the opponent to put on a perfect performance as soon as he comes on the pitch.
Fortunately, after 70 minutes of fierce confrontation, Equation's diagonal pass found Martinez at the back post, allowing the latter to grab the point and break through Burnley's goal.
It was with this goal that Arsenal took away the three points away from home.
After the game, after a careful examination, Saka suffered a hamstring injury and is expected to be out for a month.
Bukayo Saka's injury has left Arsenal's future uncertain.
When it comes to the FA Cup round of 16,
Arsenal travel to Swansea City.
After Bukayo Saka's injury, Arteta was worried about another major player being injured, so he sent a semi-main line-up for this game, including Thomas and Equation on the bench.
However, Swansea are clearly prepared for this game.
Relying on the home advantage, they grabbed on the ground, passed from the sky, and at the end of the first half, scored Arsenal with a corner opportunity.
At half-time, Arteta quickly made tactical adjustments,
However, in the second half, Swansea did not take the initiative again, and directly put on a bus formation.
Arsenal's players were in control and couldn't attack.
The score remained 1-0 until the end of the match.
Swansea City have progressed to the last eight of the FA Cup.
After the game, Arsenal's lineup arrangement was criticized by many English celebrities.
Tottenham's legend sees Arsenal's elimination as a sign of a complete lack of ambition.
However, the Arsenal squad was not affected in the slightest.
Whether they have ambition or not, the result will be known on 22 February, after the north London derby with Tottenham.
Back in the league,
Arsenal continued to field a full main lineup, with a total of 4 points in the 25th and 26th rounds.
In terms of league standings,
Arsenal have a total of 50 points and are fourth in the Premier League.
Tottenham have also moved up to fifth place in the Premier League with 49 points.
Tottenham Son Heung-min is in very hot form, and in the 26th round against Leeds United, he scored three goals alone, which can be said to be unstoppable.
Kimchi media have already described Son Heung-min as a hero of the Great Cold, single-handedly facing off against the terrifying Asian star.
These pickle media news reports, equations are still idle and nothing to see in the Arsenal post bar,
After many bar friends brought the news translator over, they couldn't help but complain wildly.
"What Asian star can describe as terrifying? These pickle media are also too immoral. ”
"I still have a good impression of Sun Xingmin, but I didn't expect the kimchi media to be so excessive."
"Just say that Son Heung-min will abuse Arsenal, why hide it like this."
'Arsenal are really not good and hopefully Tottenham will score a few fewer goals in the north London derby.'
"My grandson can't even understand Asian football, he's just a role player, and the kimchi media are about to blow him into the king of the ball."
"Kimchi is like this, there is a little bit of power, and it can't be blown to be the first in the world."
"Understand it, Sun Xingmin has a little strength, but it's no problem to let Kimchi brag about it."
"Xiao Sun should abandon the darkness and join us, anyway, there is no hope of staying at Tottenham."
'But Bukayo Saka has a month to go and I don't know if it will affect the completion of this game.'
"Don't worry, we don't dare to say who we can win now, but it's no problem to win the north London derby."
"However, Tottenham's Kane is also injured, and Pochettino's tactical arrangements are also very troublesome."
"It's a pity that our captain has been away for a while, otherwise where would our points allow Tottenham to catch up."
"Rest assured, Tottenham is destined to have no fate with the champions, and the honor room is cleaner than their faces."
In the eyes of the outside world, this north London derby is a turning point in the race for a top-four finish in the Premier League.
Whoever loses will lose the initiative in the fight for the fourth!
On the day of the competition,
When the equation was driving to the Emirates Stadium, it was blocked by the reporters of the pickles,
These kimchi reporters wanted to ask him what he thought of Sun Xingmin's strength.
Seeing that these kimchi people were blocking and not letting go, and the equation did not lower the window,
He was a little hesitant to make a phone call to the London police.
But fortunately, many Chinese fans in London immediately found out that his car was blocked by the pickle man, and everyone immediately greeted each other and rushed over quickly.
Three times five divided by two, and pulled these kimchi reporters who were doing things to the side of the road.
Equation immediately gave the Chinese fans a thumbs up, and then drove into the parking lot of the Emirates Stadium.
He didn't go to today's pre-match press conference.
Soon, when it was time for the game to start,
Both sides were on the pitch.
Coin toss, Arsenal get kick-off,
After the start of the game,
Tottenham immediately launched a quick grab,
Arsenal used a smooth pass,
Quickly defused Tottenham's uplift at the back.
From the back to the front, the Arsenal players used a pass to make the Tottenham people not have a chance to steal the football at all.
The equation controlled the ball firmly at the edge of the penalty area,
Just when Tottenham's defenders were grabbing,
Suddenly, he crossed with his feet and the ball flew straight into the middle of the box with a strong spin.
Nketiah was a very active runner, he rushed to the top like a black lion.
However, goalkeeper Lloris also rushed out and saved the ball safely.
Despite Saka's absence today, Tottenham are also missing Kane.
In the 9th minute, Arsenal once again launched an attack with a smooth passing and cutting combination.
Tottenham temporarily retreated and responded with a low post.
Originally, Tottenham also had a quick counter-attacking strategy, so they could wait until Arsenal made a passing error.
However, in the opening stage, the Arsenal players were very focused and could not make mistakes soon.
Xhaka passes the ball to the right,
The equation stops and stops on the right side,
Like a bolt of lightning striking,
The equation cuts inside into the penalty area and shoots hard,
The ball flew straight towards the goal.
Goalkeeper Lloris was scared into a cold sweat and watched the football fly off the pitch against the crossbar, but did not make a save.
In the 16th minute, the beautiful football reappeared at the Emirates Stadium.
equation retracement transverse knocking,
Ronaldo followed the outside instep to share the ball,
This series of smooth coordination is like flowing water.
Xhaka then went straight to the penalty area,
Tottenham's defence was like a stake at this point.
The equation after the front kick is a pick-and-shoot
Lori didn't have time to jump and watched the ball fly into the goal!
The score is 1-0,
Arsenal were the first to break the deadlock!
It was a goal that excites the players and that's the beauty of beautiful football.
Everyone ran to the sidelines to celebrate the goal.
After his teammates were back on the field, he made a silent gesture to face the live camera.
It seems that the home fans have seen his gesture, and the decibel level of the scene has instantly increased by several levels.
Seeing the ball conceded at the back,
Sun Xingmin crossed his hands on his hips,
There was a depressed look on his face.
Probably unexpectedly, they chose a defensive counter-attacking tactic, but they conceded goals so quickly.
In the 25th minute, Tottenham only launched a counterattack,
But Arsenal immediately launched a counter-robbery,
Soon the fierce scramble caused Tottenham to make a passing error,
Arsenal form a counter-attack!
Martinez crosses from the left and Nketiah heads it in front of goal.
Looks extremely threatening.
However, Nketiah's height is still a little worse, and he doesn't have a top football.
almost made goalkeeper Lori break out in a cold sweat.
Tottenham escaped,
Perhaps this is the time when the Tottenham players thanked Nketiah for not killing.
In the 33rd minute,
Tottenham finally had a chance on goal,
Son Heungmin's small universe erupted and took the ball on the left side,
And then
Saliba's header was cleared.
This allowed Eriksen to find an opportunity at the edge of the box and kick in a volley! The football flew to the goal in an instant,
There was a lot of noise in front of Arsenal.
However, Lady Luck seemed to be on Arsenal's side, with Eriksen's shot coming close to finding the back of the net.
In stoppage time, Xhaka's temper picked up again and a foul gave Tottenham a set-piece opportunity.
Eriksen hoisted the ball directly into the box,
The Arsenal defense instantly became a little chaotic,
Tottenham's high school striker Llorente is a threat to Arsenal due to his height in the box.
At the critical moment, Son Heung-min collided with Llorente, and his header turned out to be in the air.
That missed chance gave Llorente a hard smack on the turf and regretted that they had missed a great chance to equalise!
Sun Xingmin's eyelids jumped, and he felt that this punch felt like hitting him in the heart.
He didn't expect that he would actually complete the single defense of his teammates.
The strange news reports outside still affected him.
Not to mention Son Heungmin's discomfort, Pochettino, who returned to Tottenham Hotspur coaching, couldn't help but hold his head in his hands after seeing it on the sidelines, what does this game mean?
Can your own striker defend his striker teammates alone?
At the end of the first half,
Arsenal lead Tottenham 1-0 temporarily.
Second
Yibian fights again,
Tottenham finally relied on their tenacious fighting spirit and played a quick counterattack in the 54th minute.
Tottenham fans in front of the TV feel as happy as solving constipation,
It was Son Heung-min who made a long run down the left and then crossed for Llorente to create a great chance to shoot.
Llorente grabs the point and volleys the goal!
The score was 1-0, and the Tottenham players held their heads in their hands and watched as Llorente's shot hit goalkeeper Leno in the chest.
Just 2 minutes later,
Equation also staged a textbook breakthrough pass on the right side,
Found Nketiah in the box,
This time the teammates didn't waste another pass of the equation! Football set off the net, and the score was 2-0.
Tottenham, who were two goals behind, was completely inspired to fight,
The ferocious counterattack launched made Arsenal have to avoid the edge for a while.
It can be said that Arsenal also opted for a defensive counter-attack, as they had the advantage of two goals.
In the 70th minute, Eriksen organized an offensive,
He played the ball to Lucas on the right.
Lucas is very agile at his feet, dribbling to the baseline and delivering a triangle pass
This allowed Ali, who was following up in the penalty area, to get space to hit the goal,
However, he kicked Saliba in the foot and fell straight into the box.
The boos of the home stadium rang out instantly.
The referee didn't even take a second look at such a clumsy deception action.
The Tottenham players still wanted to complain, but the referee reminded them that game time was running out.
Arsenal are also happy to watch their opponents waste their own game time.
None of them bothered to pay attention to Ali, who was still lying in the penalty area.
By the time the game resumed, three minutes had already been wasted.
Looking at the situation on the field, Pochettino on the sidelines was already silent,
It seems that there is no winning game in sight (end of this chapter)