This was the 194th North London Derby between the
England Premier Soccer League
The 63rd meeting between the hosts of the
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Lined up in 433 with defenders Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko, BenWhite, midfielders Rice, FabioViera, Ødegaard, and on the front line Saka, Nketiah, Jesus
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Instead, they will play a 4231 with Romero, van der Van, Porro, Udogie at the back, Sarr, Bissouma at the back, Maddison at attacking midfielder, Johnson, Kulusevski on the wings, and Son at the front.
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As usual in a North London derby, the two teams started off on the right foot.
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Since the beginning of the season, the tactic of using two super stiff backs, Sarr and Bissouma, to turn the middle into a meat grinder has been very successful, and coach Anger's decisive move to put Son in the front recently and take away Richarlison, who has not been able to score goals, has also been very effective.
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In the beginning it was actually subjected to
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It's a lot of pressure.
(not only ...) but also
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Obviously very rough kicking, in the match with the Gunners players do not collect their feet, only 20 minutes after the first half, the Gunners side already have a lot of people have been stepped on, the Gunners is not easy to 15 minutes after the real began to produce according to the original formation of the attack, Saka in the right side of the ball after a very beautiful cross for the left side of the Jesus shot by the
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Goalkeeper Vicario pounces
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Although the kicking is very hard, but once the Gunners form an attacking force is still very sharp, 25 minutes Saka in the right side of the ball ready to break through, he took the ball to deduct the opponent after the right side of the 16-yard shot, the ball is very fast, and should be curved into the goal, the goalkeeper was already ready to save, but in the center of the central defender Romero want to foot to clear the ball, but he lifted his foot movement is simply too slow, as a result, the ball is very fast shot to play The result was that the ball hit his thigh and was refracted directly into the goal.
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Despite leading first, the
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The Gunners were able to maintain a frantic pressure, and in the midst of this horrendous melee, the Gunners began to be pressed to the point of breaking, and at the 37:00 mark, they were able to get the ball rolling.
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Utilizing Kulusevski's right-side combination with Sun to rush into the Gunners' left penalty area, that's when Johnson made a very nice run with Maddison and also had a switch in front of the goal, creating a 10-yard shot from Johnson right down the center that was parried away by Gunners' goalkeeper Raya.
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The fast-break ability of the
At 41 minutes.
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Again a cross came in from the right and Raya parried it away but this time there was Johnson on the left to add to his tally at the near post which was again blocked by Raya but
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The attack didn't end there, Maddison had gone to the left and got the ball back and was in control of the ball on the baseline, then he went straight past Saka into the box and made a 45 degree diagonal pass, Son knew exactly where he was going to pass, he went up to receive it and took the first touch with three men on the 6-yard line and kicked a sublime shot that rolled into the far corner of the net.
This ball is very beautiful, the gunners obviously three people standing on the edge of the small penalty area completely blocked Maddison pass ground ball route, but Maddison and Sun's tacit understanding is very good, and Sun's shot has long exceeded the level of his wingers, simply top striker of the ball instant handling ability, always wide open Sun Ball King can make such a delicate shot in front of the door, the goal.
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Coach Angerer looks prepared for Son's move to playing striker
The first half ended in a tie, but at halftime the Gunners replaced Rice and FabioViera with Jorginho and Havertz, and it was later rumored that Rice was actually injured, and FabioViera was supposedly injured as well.
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Ferocious steals have taken their toll on the Gunners
Not long into the second half.
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A corner on the right was deliberately missed in front to BenWhite in the box, he turned 180 degrees and tried to shoot, this time Romero opened his hand again to try to block the ball, which turned into a handball penalty of 12 yards, which Saka easily scored!
