Zaka becomes Captain Gunners again?

Reporter Xu Danlei reported that if they can get points or even win from this game against Manchester City, what else can Arsenal get? It is likely that Martinelli will continue to squander hard-won golden opportunities and thus wear off the narrow advantage that the team struggled to build in the fourth place.

In the first half, the Brazilian striker faced three passes and shots on the left side of the attack, and decisively chose to shoot. On these three occasions, Lacazette, Erdegaard, Saka, etc. have all covered up inside and outside the opponent's penalty area, waiting to be fed. Especially the second chance is preferred, the opponent has not yet fully returned to the defense, the space in the penalty area is larger, but the Brazilian tirelessly adjusts the inside from the left side and shoots out from a distance.

Shortly after the start of the second half, faced with the empty goal exposed by Manchester City's wretched defense, and arsenal's chance to catch it and close to killing the game, Martinelli pushed a high ball that was deflected off the mid-post. Perhaps, the 21-year-old pony, even if he was compared by Xiao Luo to the big Luo who arrived in Europe at the beginning of the year, he is now shooting at this level. Or maybe the youngster has killed the red eye in the first half, and it is reasonable to ignore it, and taking the ball is a kick.

Go with the feelings – young people patent, the world gives them tolerance, but 30-year-old Xhaka is also crazy with young people, which is the structural drawback of the lineup. Bernardo Silva, the "king of the premier league" in the first half, is indeed a slippery fish, but why should the Swiss midfielder use both hands and feet? He managed his feet but forgot his hands, remembered his defensive duties but couldn't see the defensive area clearly, thought he was in a position but ignored the center back behind him, and there were six or seven teammates defending Manchester City with two or three men.

This time, Xhaka, is the "standing version" Martinelli. Arteta still has time to avoid the Brazilian striker from growing into the next "Xhaka". The problem with Xhaka is that it's not the first time he's made a mistake, delivered points and stained red at key moments in a key game, but from Wenger to Emery to Atta, he always has his place in the starting lineup. The Swiss midfielder does have a commander's style of long passes and accurate scores, but the redundant defensive actions that accompany the aggressive personality are also the black spots he can't get rid of.

Atta was infected with covid-19 and was quarantined at home. Conspiracy theorists can deduce that inside the midfield dressing room, Xhaka told Martinelli that he did a good job in the first half and shot him X. If Arsenal can still score points this time, it will be easier for Xhaka to forget that he made a big mistake. Players with obvious advantages in this kind of disadvantage may be captained again under Arta after emery's captain's armband is lost. If the Swiss were to "become an official" again, where would he lead the storm of the gunner's youth?