1. The big guns are dull without Saka.
Arsenal faced a serious problem without Bukayo Saka, an important winger who was injured in the game. Champions League match lost to Lens and did not take part in this game. Although he was traveling with the team, Gabriel Martinelli recovered from injury and was waiting to be called up to play in the dugout, as was Thomas Partey.
However, if comparing the first 11 players from the big league game, Bournemouth 4-0, The Gunners adjusted two players, with Kai Havertz dropping to sit on the sidelines, while Leandro Trossar With Juninho starting
For Saka, after missing out on the field, he ended the club record of playing for Arsenal in consecutive Premier League games at 87 matches.
2. Three sailboats take turns
Man City adjusts three starting lineups from the game Champions League match against RB Leipzig in the middle of the week, with Mateo Kovacic sent into action because Rodri was banned from the league game.
At the same time, Jack Grealish was dropped to a reserve role with Julian Alvarez starting as well as Nathan Ake, who edged out Manuel Akanji from the 11-man list. first
However, the Spaniard surprised him by pushing young left-back Rico Luiz into a midfield role, while Ederson took center stage in his 300th game for City. The club is his seventh season.
3. Good luck to Raya and Kovacic.
It is clear that Mikel Arteta has officially appointed David Raya as number one goalkeeper as the former Brentford goalkeeper has started the big match.
However, early in the game the Spaniard appeared visibly flustered several times as he tried to create play from the back. But there was a mistake that almost cost him a goal easily. If that was the case, it is unlikely that he might lose his position back to Aaron Ramsdale in the next game.
Aside from the Gunners’ side, Kovacic was equally unlucky as he tackled Martin Odegaard and received a yellow card. Plus, a few minutes later, the former Chelsea midfielder rushed in and fouled Declan Rice in the same way until it was even close that he might get a second yellow. It’s good that referee Michael Oliver was kind enough to give the Croatian a chance to stay on the field.
As for the statistics after the end of the first half, where the two teams were still tied 0-0, even though the home team was second in possession with 45:55%, they had shot more than 5 times, even though none of them were on target. While the former champion had 3 tries and entered the frame 1 time.
4. The champion changes appearance?
If there is any team that can knock Manchester City off the championship throne this season, Many gurus have voiced their agreement that the former runner-up from Bangkok is that team, and perhaps the Gunners will show it in this game when they can liberate the Blues after losing to a silver team. The league game has gotten used to it.
Of course, even though Martinelli’s shot in the final four minutes ricocheted off Ake into the net, from the overall team the Gunners showed that they have what it takes to beat the Blues, especially in form. In the second half, the home team caused many problems for the visitors until winning with a goal from the coffee star.
But, perhaps Arteta is worth investing more in the new year in looking for a striker to add as commentators indicate that the famous London side is lacking a skilled finisher. Is decisive enough and deserves to grab Evan Toney to join the roof as soon as the Brentford striker is released from his ban.
And having said that, this idea is considered to make good sense, not joking because it should help promote Arsenal to have a better chance of winning the Premier League. For example, in this game they had the opportunity to find Man City’s target many times, but without… So sharp, he had to wait for Martinelli’s goal until the 86th minute.
At the end of 90 minutes, Arsenal raised the game level excellently, having possession of the ball second to the visiting team with only 49:51% and also being able to shoot as many as 12 times, but as said they should be looking for a striker. For example, Pong’s account was closed because he only put the ball into the box 2 times, while Guardiola’s team was much worse because they only shot 4 times in the entire game and only entered the box once.
5. Haaland reduces danger.
After last season’s explosive goal scoring, it is normal that this season Erling Haaland’s performance will drop slightly because it would be crazy if the Norwegian national team striker. will be able to break their own record from last season
Having said that, when the giant striker began to run out of ammunition, Manchester City also suffered. Even in the losing game to Wolves, Haaland was unable to find the back of the net to help the team defeat the Wolves, thus reducing the fear of the billionaire team quite a bit.
Moreover, after losing to Arsenal, Guardiola had to use the break from the national team game to think and find a way to make the Blues return to being a formidable team like before due to their record. The Emirates Stadium star suggested his side had only four shots on goal against Arsenal over the course of 90 minutes, the fewest of any Spaniard in a league game since. The match in which he took control of Barcelona clashed with Espanyol in April 2010. The famous Catalan team had 4 chances to pull the trigger as well.
For the next match schedule after the international game break, Arsenal will invade to play a derby match with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, Oct. 21. Meanwhile, Manchester City will open their home to welcome Brighton on the same day.
2023-10-08 19:33:00
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