In the early morning of May 21st, Beijing time, the 37th round of the Premier League started. Arsenal, the second place in the standings, fell off the chain again and lost to Nottingham Forest, a veteran team with 2 champions league titles, 0-1 away, thus losing the game in two rounds in a row, and it was nil. The last game was defeated by Brighton 0-3. Arsenal’s defeat in this campaign directly sent the old champions of the Champions League to avoid relegation, and at the same time sent Manchester City to win the Premier League championship this season three times ahead of schedule.
After winning this round, Nottingham Forest scored 37 points, ranking 16th in the Premier League. Leeds United, with the highest score in the relegation zone, scored only 31 points in 36 Premier League games. Even if it finally tied Nottingham Forest’s points, it could not surpass Nottingham Forest in goal difference. Manchester City scored 85 points in 35 rounds of Premier League and Arsenal scored 81 points in 37 rounds of Premier League.
In this round of confrontation, Arsenal continued to expose the problem of insufficient stamina. Coach Artta showed the system of 4-3-3, with Trossat, Jesus and Saka as three strikers, Zaka, jorginho and Odegard as three midfielders, base viol, Gabriel Magalhaes, Ben White and Thomas Palthe as four defenders and goalkeeper Ramsdale. The starting lineup is worth 554 million euros. Nottingham Forest kicks 3421, and the starting lineup is led by Felipe, navas, Awoniyi and others, with a value of only 155 million euros.
Arsenal controlled the rhythm in the game, but it didn’t score points and wasted a lot of opportunities. Arsenal’s possession rate reached 82%, compared with Nottingham Forest’s shot, it was 11-6, and the shot was 3-2, which eventually turned into a bad 0-1 defeat. The only goal in the whole game happened in the 19th minute. Arsenal gave a big gift. Odegard made a mistake in the frontcourt and directly instigated Nottingham Forest’s counterattack. Awoniyi scored the ball before the high speed and pushed the goal with a single knife. Arsenal lost the game 0-1.
The offensive and defensive ends fell off the chain at the crucial moment. Arsenal’s game is the epitome of this season. The lineup system is still too tender and lacks sufficient stable support points. After losing the game, Arsenal set four big shames. First, in the face of the teams in the lower reaches of the standings, the offensive and defensive ends were sluggish, and gifts were given, and 12 shots were not collected; Second, losing in two consecutive rounds, the opponent poured four goals in a row, and at the same time received zero seal; Third, Arsenal suffered a three-game losing streak against Nottingham Forest. Fourth, Arsenal has become the longest leading team in the history of the Premier League, but it can’t win the championship. It has led the Premier League for 248 days this season, but finally it watched Manchester City win the championship.
For Arsenal, this season is still a success. They have successfully won the Champions League, and the overall progress is obvious. The team is developing in a positive direction. Coach Artta said in an interview that he congratulated Manchester City on winning the championship, and then confirmed that Arsenal’s state was really bad, and they lost the game with one goal. Even if they played for three hours, they could not beat Nottingham Forest. For the ups and downs of the team’s state, Arteta believes that the responsibility lies with himself. After 11 months of hard work and leading for so many days, it is still not enough. The whole team must cheer up.
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