- Patrick Vieira is a former captain and a great Arsenal legend. The Gunners’ match against Crystal Palace was to be the most important match for the French
- The Gunners took the lead quickly, but two school mistakes in the second half put the visitors closer to winning
- The clock was already showing the 95th minute, when the crazy pressure from the hosts finally brought the goal of Alexandre Lacazette, the most involved in the Arsenal team. After this hit, Vieira grabbed his head – this is a picture that perfectly reflects the course of Monday’s meeting
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All the advantages lay with Arsenal. Mikel Arteta managed to deal with the problems that accompanied the team at the beginning of the season; The last five Gunners’ meetings are four wins and a goalless draw. This includes an insanely significant 3-1 victory against the eternal enemy – Tottenham.
It is extremely symbolic – Vieira won only once in his first eight games as Eagles’ manager. Just with Tottenham, and very convincingly – 3: 0. The former captain of the invincible team from 2004 had to bluntly explain to his players how special the fight with Roosters is for him. However, it was a single spurt of Wilfried Zaha and the company. In the remaining seven matches under the leadership of the new coach they tied four times and left the field three times defeated.
Already in the eighth minute, everything went according to the hosts’ wishes. Guaita coped with the dangerous shot of Nicolas Pepe, but with the well-positioned Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang he had no chance. In the first half, we only watched yellow cards – referee Mike Dean allowed the players a lot, and they kept pushing the boundaries. Many referees would end this game with at least one red card drawn.
The second edition started with a very high “C”. Thomas Partey, who appears to be an unstoppable footballer, lost the duel with Jordan Ayew, three times his size. The Ghana representative played for Christian Benteke, and the Belgian showed grace and agility that we had no right to suspect. He finished the situation in cold blood and the scoreboard was already 1: 1.
In the 73rd minute, another Arsenal player fell onto the pitch, and the Eagles scored another goal in response. This time, Albert Sambi Lokonga and Odsonne Edouard were starring. The Frenchman boomed indefensively and proved that at Selhurst Park they would still have a lot of use for him. Sports or financial.
Arsenal attacked furiously, but threatening actions – like a Kieran Tierney bomb – intertwined with successive attempts to force a penalty kick. There were seconds left and only the Gunners probably believed in the reversal of the result. The referee added four minutes, and in the 95th minute the hosts received a corner kick. The cross failed after Ben White’s shot, and only Alexandre Lacazette’s sacrificial shot led to the ecstasy of the fans gathered at the Emirates Stadium.
Patrick Vieira grabbed his head. He was so close to a second win at the new club, but it was blown from under his nose. Honor must be given to the players of Mikel Arteta – they won this war of nerves when everyone had agreed to put down their weapons.
Arsenal — Crystal Palace 2:2 (1:0)
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