Strong Waist

Chapter 44 The third round of the Europa League group stage

On October 15th, in the 8th round of the 2016/2017 Premier League season, Arsenal played against Swansea at home.

In this game, Arsenal defeated Swansea with a score of 3:2.

But the whole process is not easy.

Arsenal scored two goals in 30 minutes in the first half and gained a certain advantage.

But in the 42nd minute, Wilshere made some dangerous moves in the penalty area while retreating to defend, resulting in Arsenal being awarded a penalty kick and a yellow card.

Wilshere, who was saddled with a yellow card, still couldn't hold back his temper. In the 70th minute of the second half, he angrily kicked the opponent's player Jack Cole, causing two yellow cards to become one red.

Arsenal had to adopt a more conservative defensive stance while fighting with one less player.

On the other hand, Swansea pressed hard. With one more player, their offense became much smoother.

Spanish player Borja Baston's shot from the penalty area accurately hit the upper right corner of Arsenal's goal and equalized the score.

In the 89th minute, Arsenal found a chance to counterattack when they retracted their defense across the board.

Lucky held the ball all the way to the opponent's rib area, and made a rapid arc with his left foot towards the opponent's penalty area.

Lukaku got rid of the opponent's defender in the penalty area, flew all the way to the back point, and headed the ball into the goal, winning the victory.

In the end, Arsenal won the game 3:2 Swansea without any danger.

Wilshere's impulsiveness almost caused some trouble for Arsenal, but Mourinho did not refute him.

After all, apart from the first foul, the second foul was for running towards the ball, but he just raised his leg too high.

Of course, the suspicion that Wilshere waited for others on purpose cannot be ruled out.

But Mourinho still did not reprimand him. After all, he was the one who ordered Wilshere to play like this to a large extent.

Lucky is famous!

And Wilshere now wants to achieve his notoriety!

Since it's a bad reputation, you can't leave the red card!

Fortunately, the referee is more lenient. Two yellows and one red are two different concepts.

Wilshere was suspended for only one game without additional penalties.

In other words, Wilshere will not be able to travel with the team in the next round.

Fortunately, Arsenal's opponent in the next round is newly promoted Middlesbrough, which is not a strong opponent.

Suspensions in different schedules also have different meanings.

At least judging from the current situation, the price of this red card is not too high.

After the league ended, Arsenal quickly rushed to prepare for the Europa League.

The current points for the entire Europa League Group A are as follows.

1: Fenerbahce, 1 win, 1 draw, 0 losses, 4 points.

2: Sorya, 1 win, 1 draw, 0 losses, 4 points.

3: Arsenal, 1 win, 0 draw and 1 loss, 3 points.

4: Feyenoord, 0 wins, 0 draws, 2 losses, 0 points.

After two rounds of games, Arsenal actually appeared in the third place in the group points, which is extremely surprising.

Even many media are reporting on this matter.

However, considering Arsenal's upset of Fenerbahce in the first round of the group stage, this is not impossible.

Moreover, Fenerbahce was held to a draw by Sorya.

For Arsenal, they only need to win the third round to get back on track.

And Arsenal fans also firmly believe that Arsenal will never lose any game again.

On October 21st, Solna Club came to London to prepare to face Arsenal.

Even though Arsenal's current situation in the standings is not very good, they are still the most threatening opponent for the teams in this group.

Solya just drew with Fenerbahce in the away game, and their morale is pretty good.

But the moment they entered the Emirates Stadium, they still felt a huge sense of oppression.

The roaring cheers made them feel suffocated.

Looking at Arsenal again, all the main players are playing, which is full of pressure.

The captains of both sides shake hands and choose sides.

Arsenal took the lead.

The starting lineups of both sides are as follows:

Arsenal (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Martinez.

Defenders: Bellerin, Jimenez, Hummels, Robertson.

Midfielder: Aubameyang, Kante, Wilshere, Lucky, Mane.

Forward: Lukaku.

Sorya (4-4-1-1):

Goalkeeper: Shevchenko.

Defenders: Sobol, Foster, Sivakov, Kamenyuca.

Midfielder: Petlyak, Chajekovsky, Grichishin, Karavaev, Ljubenovic.

Forward: Kurac.

"Solya's head coach Verni Dubu once again put up a 4-4-1-1 formation. They used this formation to draw with Fenerbahce in the last round, and now they have the same formation again. We want to replicate the original situation at the Emirates Stadium, but Arsenal is not Fenerbahce. Facing a complete Arsenal, can Solya resist the opponent's attack? "

It can be heard from the commentator's tone that they are not optimistic about Solya.

The last time Fenerbahce won against Arsenal, the big reason was that Lucky was not in the team, and Arsenal as a whole suffered from a state problem.

But now Arsenal's condition has recovered, and Lucky has returned to Arsenal.

The return of the backbone has once again shown an upward trend in Arsenal's overall competitive ability.

Under such circumstances, Fenerbahce would be in trouble, let alone Sorya.

However, Sorya still has certain expectations.

After the game started, they even took the initiative to complete a sneak attack and took the lead in attacking.

However, after this attack, Arsenal took control of the ball and slowly eroded the rhythm under the leadership of Lucky, constantly putting pressure on Solja.

Soon, Arsenal pressed into the opponent's penalty area.

Then keep hitting the ball high.

Lukaku is like that Tigger, constantly jumping around in the penalty area, constantly fighting for the top.

With Lukaku's size, he puts tremendous pressure on Solja's defense.

Not to mention, Aubameyang and Mane are also watching covetously.

Wilshere and Lucky also stepped forward, ready to take long shots near the penalty area line.

Kanter also controlled the placement in the rear area, and the forward pressure of the entire formation made Solja's play extremely uncomfortable.

All they can do is keep making clearances and then kick off the field.

They couldn't even pass the ball effectively. On average, they were intercepted or intercepted in less than three passes.

Even sometimes, they can lose the ball even with it.

"This is the difference in strength!"

Paul Mawson shook his head.

He had to admit that the strength gap between Sorya and Arsenal was too big.

Arsenal's counter-attacking ability is already extremely good, and facing Soljaer they were even more accurate.

Not to mention Lucky, even Mane and Aubameyang also grabbed several good shots and counterattacked on the spot.

However, Solya's resilience is also very good, relying on the iron wall to constantly block Arsenal's offense.

But pure defense cannot last long. In the 34th minute, Wilshere pretended to shoot twice in a row near the penalty area line. After stretching his position, he lightly knocked the ball with the heel of his foot to the reverse point. .

Mane caught the ball and shot, and the ball hit the opponent's defender's calf and bounced into the middle.

After a scuffle, Lukaku poked the ball into the opponent's goal.

Arsenal scored the leading goal.

This goal made Sorya feel relieved all of a sudden.

Before, they could still hold on with the expectation of a possible draw, but after the goal, they were a little at a loss.

They didn't even think about scoring goals.

After all, it's not too difficult to score at the Emirates Stadium and at Arsenal's home court!

In the second half, Arsenal continued to work hard.

Solya was almost depressed.

Lucky's through ball found Aubameyang who suddenly came forward.

The timing of this through ball was perfect. In order to create space for Aubameyang, Lukaku even exited the penalty area to confuse the opponent's defense.

And Aubameyang did not live up to their expectations.

A powerful shot blasted Solya's goal again.

Arsenal 2:0 Solya.

This score has basically determined the outcome of the game.

Subsequently, both sides made substitutions.

Solya replaced three offensive players, while Mourinho started to defend again.

He wouldn't give Sorya a chance.

Solya wanted to score, but facing Arsenal's iron wall, they had no chance at all.

And Arsenal also clearly told them what defense is!