According to Orbinho, this match is the first time since 2008 that Arsenal have won the Premier League with a goal from Manchester United.
In the absence of a major general, Even Chelsea and Manchester United, I am afraid that no one dared to think a week ago, but now it has become a fact, I have to say that Arteta's adjustment is very fast, after the victory over Manchester United, Arsenal once again grasped the initiative to compete for four!
After Thomas and Tierney were seriously injured, Arteta used the lessons of three defeats to find a new lineup balance, Xhaka worked well with Ernenni, Odegaard also found the feeling, but in fact Cedric and Tavares still have a lot of problems (fortunately, the comeback of Fuan Jianyang should be able to alleviate some problems), personally I think Chelsea and Manchester United have played too poorly in these two games (Chelsea have made consecutive mistakes, Manchester United opened two center-backs to send points, B- lost points), and it is certainly happy that Lian Keqiang retains hope. But the rest of the schedule must not be missed in the slightest.
Since I have not been able to concentrate on the game in recent days for personal reasons, and I have only taken a quick glance afterwards, this time I am not as blind as before, all in all, it is a gratifying result to win two strong opponents!
Xhaka was officially voted the best player of the game by Arsenal (the premier league's official best player was Erdegaard).
According to opta statistics, Xhaka is the most long-range goal scorer (3) from outside the Manchester United penalty area in premier league matches, alongside Gerrard, Les Ferdinand and Kevin Phillips.
Xhaka stats for this game: 81 touches, 69 passes, 66 in place, 10 passes to attack zone 3, 4 passes to the opposing penalty area, 3 wins back the ball, 3 crosses, 2 interceptions, 1 clearance, 1 shot, 1 goal, 0 fouls (but got a yellow card for irrationality...). ), 0 times.
I personally think both Erdegaard and Xhaka are qualified to compete for the best in this game, but Xhaka's key world wave stabilized the situation, so the rating as best I think is well deserved.
Xhaka's command in midfield is certain in this game, a lot of handling the ball is very reasonable, and because Ofenni's strong tactical discipline and good defensive position, Xhaka can participate in the offensive organization more undistracted, in fact, in addition to the long-range goal, Arsenal's first goal is also from his precise scheduling, this time to win Manchester United, Xhaka deserved the first credit!
It is worth mentioning that Although Tavares scored, his performance was still frightening, and frankly he is still not the right left-back option, but in comparison, I would rather watch him play left-back than let Xhaka make a cameo, in this situation, Xhaka must guard the midfield, putting him in the left-back position will upset the balance of the whole formation.
After Xhaka scored, he slipped to his knees to celebrate, and stood in front of the fans at the Emirates Stadium for a long time, very much hoping that this goal and this victory would further improve his relationship with the gun fans, in fact, Xhaka is a very professional and hard-working player, and should not be like this with the fans.
In addition to Xhaka, the play of Erdego, Ernenni, Saka and others is also remarkable.
In Lacazette's absence, Odegaard wore Arsenal's captain's armband for three consecutive games.
Some time ago Arsenal lost three consecutive games, Erdegaard received a lot of criticism, but in fact, he also needs to adapt in the absence of Thomas, and he also needs to adjust after returning from the international match day, fortunately, Erdegaard withstood the pressure, and it can be clearly seen from chelsea's game that his state has picked up.
In this game, Odegaard still created a lot of opportunities, and Saka's point came from his scalpel-like pick-and-roll pass, which was just right in terms of pass timing and line, and was also very imaginative, and Arsenal needed him to play like this at the top of the arc of the penalty area.
In fact, in this game, Erdegaard's physical and mental condition is obviously very ideal, Manchester United's defenders and midfielders basically can't take him, Erdegao handles the ball with weight, like a master's sense of rhythm and flexibility, I hope he continues to maintain!
In addition, it is no accident that Odegaard is now wearing the captain's armband, and it is likely to imply that he is the priority candidate for the next captain. At present, Erde's high technical level, sense of responsibility, mental fighting spirit and communication ability are indeed suitable for captaining, look at Arteta's choice.
At the age of 20 years and 230 days, Saka is the youngest player in the history of the Premier League to score consecutive penalties.
In addition, Saka has been directly involved in 16 goals (11 goals and 5 assists) in the Premier League this season, and only Haaland (26), Vinicius (22) and Wertz (17) are the U21 players who have participated in the league's more goals.
Saka is currently the most stable scoring point and the biggest threat in Arsenal's forward line, to be honest, Martinelli, Lowe and Nketija are not as stable and comprehensive as Saka for the time being, and it is not easy to achieve such an achievement at a young age.
And Saka still dared to stand in front of the twelve-yard penalty point after missing a penalty in the European Cup final, and this courage alone is admirable, he is only 20 years old! Judging from the last two penalty points, Saka's penalty level is really good, and the strength, angle and psychological quality are not bad.
In this game, it can be said that all three goals are related to Saka, the first ball is that his shot gave Tavares the opportunity to make up for the shot, the second ball Saka made a point and personally took the penalty, the third ball Xhaka's long-range shot was actually from Saka's pass in the penalty area, even if Xhaka did not score, in fact, Manchester United players in the penalty area are already suspected of handball...
However, Saka's injury in the game was worrying, and after the game, Arteta said to take a look and hope that Saka will be okay. He also participated in the celebration after the game, which may not be a big problem, and this time must not be less than Saka...
Arteta was asked about Saka's injury in his post-match press conference, to which the Arsenal boss said: "Saka even struggled in the first half, but he really wanted to hold on. He was hit hard the other night and Saqqa has struggled ever since, so let's see how he's doing. ”
Look at arteta's meaning, in fact, Saka is injured to fight, can be described as a slight injury can not be in the line of fire, in fact, with Saka's playing style and the opponent's targeting, it is not easy for him to survive until now, and it is inevitable that there will be small injuries in the body, but in this case, Saka still plays around the game!
Hopefully, Saka won't have a big problem, and hopefully replacing him is just a protective measure...
In addition, due to time reasons, I did not watch the press conference in detail, generally browsed a bit, there are not too many questions worth commenting on, so this time I will not talk about it in detail, forgive me.
Edouins shared a photo of members of the undefeated division reuniting at the Emirates Stadium.
It seems that the arrogance of several legendary kings has shocked Manchester United! In this game, Manchester United actually played a muddy game, to be honest, I can't see the fighting spirit to strive for the top four, although the luck is not good, but Arsenal really deserves to win.
After the game, Henry and Bergkamp also took a photo with Saka and Lowe, hoping that the two new stars could inherit the mantle of their predecessors and live up to their mission!
Lowe played very generally, in fact, since regaining the main force, Lowe has not yet shown the impact of the previous, in addition to the goal, Lowe has not yet returned to the previous level, but also to work harder. This season Lowe has been a little more aggressive.
Let's take a look at other news and rumors.
Arsenal loan defender Bererin helped Betis win the Copa del Rey, congratulations!
Bellerin played 120 minutes and provided key assists to help Betis win 5-4 on penalties after a 1-1 draw with Valencia.
The ball was inserted very quickly on the flank and the cross was very accurate, and the teammate's close-range header broke the goal. However, in fact, Bellerin seems to have a problem with the position, of course, the ball Bellerin as a full-back, but also to take care of the opposing player inserted on the side, so that Valencia from him to play behind.
It's not easy for Bellerin to win a title, and if he stays at Betis, I hope he'll play as much as possible in the future!
Let's take a look at the rumors.
Times reporter GJ said Nketiah is considering the offers from Crystal Palace as well as Borussia Mönchengladbach, although Arsenal have not given up on persuading the striker to sign a new contract.
Nketiah, 22, has started in his last two games and has scored twice against Chelsea, but the striker's contract has two months to go before and he has caught the attention of many clubs.
Crystal Palace has seen renewed interest in Nketiah since January, with Borussia Borussia visiting him for two years, while Nketiah is considering offers from both clubs.
In fact, Despite the luck of the game, Nkai did a good job of seizing the opportunity, and after Raqqa was taken off, his play helped Arsenal regain stability after Raqqa was taken off as a starter!
Earlier, I also said in the news that I didn't understand why Arteta wanted to keep Enkai, whose contract was about to expire, and he couldn't decide to play, but he didn't expect the punch to come quickly, maybe this is the reason!
But in fact, even if Arsenal let Enkay play the main force for the rest of the season, it may not be able to keep him, because Enkai knows very well that Arsenal will definitely buy a new striker next season, and he will definitely lose the main position (after all, Arteta does not play double forwards), which is still far from his requirements, Enkai does not want to be a substitute, perhaps these games have strengthened his determination to leave the team to seek the main position...
But the Post also said that Arsenal did not give up hope, in fact, it is best to renew the contract to keep Nkaina, if Raqqa leaves the team, then Nkai is more suitable than Barogon as a second or third substitute.
If Enkay is free to transfer, arsenal actually lose a lot.
In any case, Arsenal will definitely buy a striker, and there have been many rumors about strikers in recent days, let's see them one by one.
Romano said of Núñez on YouTube: "The first club to contact Benfica in January for Núñez's transfer was Arsenal, although Benfica said at the time that they had no intention of selling the striker in January, so Arsenal could not even submit an offer at that time. ”
It seems that in addition to Vlahović, Arsenal also thought about buying Núñez in January, but Benfica was determined not to sell, so there was no follow-up.
Romano didn't say arsenal would try to buy Nunez in the summer, so there's no way to say anything for the time being, but Nunez should be an option, but for now Arsenal's focus is not on him (and the competition is fierce).
The Daily Star and Express reporter AW news that if they can get the top four, Arsenal are ready to rekindle interest in Abraham, and they are ready to take the initiative and test Roma with a £50 million offer.
Arsenal believed Roma was willing to cash out from Abraham as soon as possible.
Tammy Abraham has performed well in Serie A this season, in fact, he has played well in the Premier League before, and he is still young and a local player, which is a good choice, but the price is a problem, and besides, can Tammy Abraham really serve as Arsenal's main center forward next season? It always feels like it's almost interesting...
CWY also recently said Abraham was one of the targets.
Edu was recently interviewed by ESPN Brazil, where Arsenal's technical director said he was "excited" about the club's plans for the summer.
London football journalist CWY has learned arsenal are interested in both Manchester City striker Jessus and Roma striker Tammy Tammy Abraham, and that Jesús' agent has been in talks with Edu over the past few months, while according to CWY, the Gunners will focus on bringing in at least two big-name stars in the summer.
Edu told ESPN: "The budget we used last summer, the club is more inclined to use it to rebalance the squad and it doesn't make sense to bring in 1-2 players in January. We weren't going to take in 2 players, what we needed was to rebalance the squad.
Our plan has been made and handed over to the boss, and the rest is to take it step by step, the key is what form we will take to complete the season and how to carry out the plan, and I am very excited about this plan.
Both champions league matches and Europa League matches require a stronger squad because there will be more games to play.
What I want is 22 non-goalkeeper players as well as 3 goalkeepers, so a lot of things need to be put in place and it takes time, so I expect it to be a busy summer window. ”
This summer will definitely be busy and there will be a lot of players involved coming and going, that's for sure. If Edu's plan is to assemble a first-team squad of 22 non-goalkeeper players and 3 goalkeepers, then there will be a lot of people in the summer, but it is impossible for every player to be a star.
Edu said that there is no point in buying 1-2 people in January, in fact, I think this still needs time to test, if Arsenal get the Champions League qualification, then it can be said that Arteta and Edu won the bet, but if there is a mistake, then it feels that the strategy is not flexible enough, and in any case, in the future, I hope not to gamble like this, it is not worth it...
CWY said in the text that Arsenal are interested in Both Jessus and Abraham, Abraham we have already said, in fact, the closest person to Arsenal in these two days is Jesús, I believe everyone has heard about it, let's elaborate below.
Journalist Jorge Nicola, who was the first to disclose Arsenal's connection with Jesus, said the striker's negotiations with Arsenal had been "very deep" and Edu had reached out to the player's agent, but although there was "already an agreement" between the Gunners and Jesus, Arsenal still needed to reach an agreement with Manchester City.
If Arsenal and Manchester City can't reach an agreement, the Gunners will wait until Jessús' contract expires next year to waive the Brazilian, though the most likely scenario for now is for City to demand a compensation fee.
Finally, the reporter said Arsenal offers Jesús an annual salary of 6 million euros and he currently earns 3.5 million euros a year at Manchester City.
Jesús has contributed 11 goals and 12 assists in 35 games this season and he just staged a senior in City's 5-1 win over Watford.
This was the initial news, which had been there a few days ago, and then the two great names of Romano and DO quickly followed.
The Athletic reporter DO posted that Arsenal are exploring the possibility of acquiring Jesus from Manchester City this summer, and Everton striker LeWin is also considering the gunners.
DO said Edu had been in talks with Jesús' agent for months and the players themselves were open to joining Arsenal, although negotiations had not yet begun between Arsenal and Manchester City.
Do say so, then Arsenal's interest in Jesus is at least 100% certain, and then Romano also reported.
Romano tweeted: Jesús will be leaving Manchester City this summer and the plans have been very clear from a few months ago, with Manchester City operating a haaland transfer and Jessus' contract expiring in 2023.
Arsenal's interest can be confirmed and their interest is serious, as journalists Jorge Nicola and DO have reported, although there are still no offers or direct negotiations between clubs.
Let's briefly summarize:
First of all, although Jessus does not seem to be a prolific goalscorer or a pure center, he is still a good choice. Because Jessus is well-rounded, still young and adapted to the Premier League, and most importantly, city can't ask for a lot of money as his contract expires next year, it's a good fit to buy him, at least as one of the strikers next season.
Moreover, Arteta is familiar with Jesús, and it turns out that Arteta is actually very good at using players he knows and values.
So where did the deal go?
CWY, Romano, DO and journalist Jorge Nicola have all said that Edu has been negotiating with Jesús' agent for months, and JN even said that Jesús has agreed to join Arsenal, although this may be too early to say (after all, Arsenal have not yet qualified for the Champions League), but the negotiations with the players are likely to have progressed to an advanced stage.
However, DO and others also said that Arsenal has not yet negotiated with Manchester City, let alone reached an agreement, so the deal cannot be said to be close to reaching, in fact, it is still early. It's just that it's really promising.
So what is City's attitude? Will there be obstructions?
I personally don't think so, because Manchester City don't have many options, if Jessus doesn't renew his contract and asks to leave the team, they can only sell, selling to Arsenal is not a problem, because Arsenal should not threaten Manchester City...
But there are still many variables in this deal, such as Champions League qualification, such as whether there are other teams competing, which is difficult to say, but at least hopefully!