Arsenal 2-2 Liverpool.
Transform and blood.
Arsenal are 2-0 up, a feature of their season: attacking with speed and five arrows.
But there are changes.
After Arsenal took the ball this season, the usual two wings Martinelli and Saka started at speed, and midfielders Xhaka and Odegaard either took the ball to change sides or run to the side, and their respective wings advanced, quickly advancing to the front of the box; Anyone up front has the ability to cross sides, cut inside and flank points, so they switch positions back and forth, resulting in the Premier League's most balanced lateral offensive firepower.
Today there are clever little tricks, such as the first goal:
Saka on the right is started, the right rib Odegaard pass is deflected, at this time, in the middle, it is Martinelli, who is usually on the left wing, forward, finishing, scoring - the left rib that is in place at this time is Zinchenko, and the center Jesus is on the left wing.
This one
Jesus' multiple transpositions with Martinelli,
Later it played a big role:
For example, in the 45th minute, Jesus returned from the left wing and destroyed Salah, who was walking around Arsenal's left flank.
Arsenal's second goal was kicked in at the back, Martinelli returned to the left wing to cut in a cross and Jesus in the middle to make it 2-0.
In addition to Martinelli and Jesus' frequent left-center transposition, another point:
Arsenal's left-wing lead today was Zinchenko, with Xhaka more responsible for receiving around him.
Liverpool was passive in the first half, Konate and Robertson were ready to support at any time, especially Konate had to take care of Arnold and was responsible for the entire right half, so Arsenal used Zinchenko's left side shot and Saka's right wing to attack non-stop; He also let Odegaard press Van Dijk and embarrass Liverpool.
Konate often has to go out of the position, and Van Dijk is burdened – and Arsenal's second goal has something to do with it.
The turning point, about 42 minutes after Xhaka and Arnold's two yellow cards:
Previously, Arsenal was erratic and agile, wild bees were flying, and Liverpool could not catch it; After Xhaka's yellow card, Liverpool seemed to be collectively motivated.
Then Anfield's blood swelled.
Zinchenko's aggressive forward thrust is good – he has the second highest pass on the team with 50 passes today – but on his side, after all, there is the most formidable presence on the entire pitch: Salah.
Defend, Zinchenko couldn't hold back.
So Salah scored a goal and although it was a penalty in the second half, Liverpool continued to wreak havoc on the left side of Arsenal.
On the other side, Arsenal clearly recovered in the second half and wanted to defend; But it wasn't handled well.
With Jesus and Odegaard both coming off, Liverpool's attack has become more ferocious: after all, since then, Arsenal's counter-attack has only been shown once by Saka's personal ability, but he passed the ball after hitting the left and was not picked up in the middle.
It can be said that after 80 minutes, Arsenal's physical strength is exhausted.
Then it was Alexander-Arnold on the right side, passing Zinchenko's cross and assisting Firmino to equalize the score: Zinchenko was immediately substituted and sat on the bench with his head in his hands:
He shot well, but Liverpool scored both goals on his side.
After that, it ended 2-2.
Arsenal were naturally upset when they led 2-0 and were equalised, but consider Salah also conceded a penalty.
Of course, Núñez missed the chance to score, Martinelli had a pass that could form a single knife a little forward, and there were bad luck on both sides, but if it dragged on a little longer, Liverpool could still do one:
In the 93rd and 94th minutes, Salah threatened the goal like a wolf, and it was hard to imagine if Arsenal could hold out Ramsdell, the best of the game today, if it dragged on a little longer.
If you think about the good, Arsenal brought a point back from Anfield, and you have to be glad that Salah missed a penalty; Liverpool almost made a comeback, and the second half proved that their blood is still alive - not counting Salah's penalty in the second half, Liverpool's best half in nearly a month?
It is estimated that they are all acceptable.
And the most satisfying thing at the moment probably has to be...
Manchester city?