January 2, 2024 09:02 Source: Yangcheng Evening News
Gunners: Not even a chance to shoot
Mikel Arteta admits Arsenal’s worst performance of the season
The 20th round of the Premier League was an upset in the middle of the night on December 31, 2023, Beijing time. The veteran team Arsenal was reversed 1-2 by its city rival Fulham in an away game. It suffered two consecutive losses in the league and only achieved 1 win and 1 loss in the last five rounds. Draw and 3 losses. England football legend Red Turnup Jr. believes that Arsenal’s recent poor state is very similar to the state at the end of last season when they only won two games in eight rounds and lost the league championship.
In the last round of the game, Arsenal lost 0-2 at home to its city rival West Ham. At that time, Arsenal had an advantage and led 30-6 in shots. In this game, Arsenal could not even create a shooting opportunity. Coach Arteta believed that this was Arsenal’s worst performance so far this season. Arteta said after the game: “We lost because our performance was not good enough. It is as simple as that. Although we did not win the previous games against Liverpool and West Ham, we performed very well and it was completely different from this game.”
Fulham is not a strong team. They lost to Newcastle, Burnley and Bournemouth 0-3, 0-2, and 0-3 in the previous three rounds. However, Fulham has played the role of Arsenal’s nemesis this season. In their first league clash this season, they drew 2-2 with Arsenal in an away game. Arsenal visited Craven Cottage in this campaign and got off to a dream start in less than 5 minutes. Left winger Martinelli’s fast-break shot caused Arsenal’s old player Leno to save the ball not far away. Right winger Saka easily added the shot into the net.
Another old Arsenal player, William, directed a classic reversal. The 35-year-old former Brazil international still has his style. In the 29th minute, Saka was intercepted in the frontcourt, leaving Arsenal’s defense empty. William sent a wonderful direct pass. Cairney passed the ball directly from the left to the back point without stopping the ball. Mexican center Jimenez outflanked and shot hard. equalize the score.
Arsenal left back Zinchenko is considered to be strong offensively and weak defensively. Arteta arranged for Polish center back Kiviol to serve as a left back in this game, and the effect was also very poor. At the beginning of the second half, Arteta replaced Chiviol with Kenyo Tomiyasu. This adjustment had no effect. In the 59th minute, William took a corner kick to create chaos in front of Arsenal’s goal. Fuyasu Jianyang sent an “own assist” and winger Reid scored the winning goal for Fulham.
In the Premier League standings, Liverpool, who have one game less to play, leads the way with 42 points, followed by Villa with 42 points. Defending champion Manchester City, who have one game less to play, ranks third with 40 points. Arsenal, who also have 40 points, ranks third. Fourth, Tottenham ranked fifth with 39 points. Arsenal originally had two excellent opportunities to seize the top spot, but lost to West Ham and Fulham respectively, and now they are back to a familiar fourth position.
Liverpool has performed very strongly this season and has become a strong contender for the Premier League title. Manchester City also got rid of the previous slump of 1 win, 4 draws and 1 loss in the Premier League. After winning the Club World Cup, they won two consecutive Premier League wins. Villa is playing better and better under the leadership of former Arsenal coach Unai Emery, beating Manchester City and Arsenal and becoming a spoiler in the Premier League this season.
If Arsenal wants to regain the championship, coach Arteta still has many problems to solve. His midfield combination of Odegaard, Rice, and Havertz seems to be gradually being figured out by his opponents. He still needs more in future games. Variety. Goalkeeper Raya, who is trusted by Arteta, is undersized and has never seen big scenes. He is becoming another unstable factor for Arsenal. Should last season’s main goalkeeper Ramsdale be given some opportunities? Tetta considers.
Yangcheng Evening News reporter Liu Yi
2024-01-02 01:02:05
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