2023-04-23 10:50:08
Arsenal draw at Southampton
It was a leading performance, but a few mistakes resulted in a draw…
It could be a serious blow to the competition for future championships…
On Saturday, April 22, 2023 at 04:00 (Korean time), the English Premier League 32R Arsenal and Southampton match took place at the Emirates Stadium. Pre-match predictions were that Arsenal would win against Southampton, the bottom team. However, the result was a draw after a fierce battle. Arsenal had the best lineup except for Fabio Vieira, a rotational resource. It shows that coach Arteta is quite focused on this match.
Arsenal tried to maintain a fairly high offensive line in order to win. The left and right wingers were positioned wide near the sidelines. Correspondingly, Martin Odegaard and Fabio Vieira occupied the half-space space. Arsenal secured a lot of numbers in the attacking camp and induced creative attacks. In addition, Arsenal’s midfield camp has increased the pressure and occupation of the midfield as Southampton’s defensive line is formed low. As such, Arsenal formed a high line and aimed for multiple points after stealing the ball through pressure. However, due to the players forming a high pressure line and putting in a large number of attacks, there may be a cover problem for the space behind. In order to solve the problems Arsenal may be experiencing, the Arsenal defender had to show great forward defense.
However, Arsenal revealed mistakes in the build-up early in the game and conceded to Southampton. It was less than a minute into the first half. Ramsdale tried to pass to Zinchenko, who was positioned in the third line. However, Southampton striker Alkaras cut it off. Alkaras calmly scored and gave his team a 1-0 lead. In the 13th minute, Arsenal conceded again. This situation was also a mistake in the build-up. Arsenal made a passing mistake in the right area and handed the ball over to Alkaras. Alkaras put in an exquisite pass to Theo Walcott, who was running around on the right. Theo Walcott scored with a shot from far away. Accordingly, Southampton got off to a good start with a score of 2-0.
Arsenal conceded twice, but rather than panic, they found the next best thing. Arsenal tried to attack from the left and right half spaces, but Southampton’s 4-4-2 two-line defense struggled. That’s why Arsenal faced the opposing full-back through the individual skills of Saka and Martinelli and produced results. In the 19th minute of the first half, from the right side, Saka passed Pero and passed to Martinelli in the center of the penalty box. Martinelli was in good position and scored the consolation goal.
In this way, the first half was a time when Arsenal suffered from build-up mistakes and improved their performance. The second half was dominated by Arsenal. Southampton’s defensive concentration fell little by little as it couldn’t continue for 90 minutes. In the 21st minute of the second half, Southampton’s defender Charletta Char scored a goal, but Southampton failed to defend the victory by conceding consecutive goals to Bukayo Saka in the 43rd minute and Martin Odegaard in the 45th minute of the second half.
It was an unfortunate game for Arsenal and Southampton. Southampton failed to win the game beyond the ninth ridge of victory, and Arsenal was a game that could have been won enough if they had displayed their final decisiveness. As a result, Arsenal recorded a draw in this game and is in first place in the Premier League alone with 75 points from 32 games. However, second-placed Manchester City are five points behind Arsenal with two games less played. Arithmetically, if Manchester City wins two matches in a row, it is possible to reach first place on its own. From Arsenal’s point of view, a draw in this match would be a serious blow to their future championship race.
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