On Thursday morning, a battle dubbed the "Duel of the Immortals and the Devils" took place in the Premier League on the 5th. Arsenal, playing at home in front of a tight Manchester United defense, saw off a lot of corners and eventually won the game. With "Qu Ji" scoring twice, Arsenal beat Bordeaux 2-0, ushering in a fourth consecutive win, while also giving Rubin Emolian his first loss since he took charge of Manchester United. Since last season, Arsenal's corner kicks have pierced opponents' defenses 22 times, leading the entire Premier League. Emolian admits that corner kicks were the difference between winning and losing this game.
Although Arsenal were in control of the game, they created a number of chances against United's heavy defence, especially from corners which were very lethal. Dylan Rice's powerful corner in the 54th minute was met by Zulian Timba's header, and in the 73rd minute, Bukayo Shaka took a corner on the right, and Thomas Birdie's shot found the center of the field, where William Shaliba easily put the ball in the back of the net.
However, United's positional defense was error-ridden, and unfortunately, their counter-attacks were almost ineffective, and corner kicks were missed frequently, laying the groundwork for their opponents to lose the game. Throughout the match, the number of corners was 0 to 13, with the wind at Arsenal's dragon's door. According to the official data of the Premier League, since last season, Arsenal's corner kicks scored 22 goals, 7 goals more than the second-ranked team, of which 10 goals occurred in the corner kicks attack, Arsenal's versatile corner kicks tactics can not be credited.
In United's fourth game, they tasted the bitter fruits of defeat. After the match, Emolian said, "I controlled the Arsenal defense well and the only difference was the corners. The opponent has a lot of tall players. When you see Martinelli or Shaka, you realize that once you get a pass or a corner, there is a possibility to score. The first goal changed the game. I tried my best, but corners are the key to win or lose."
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