Chapter 424 North London Derby
"gooooooooooooooooooooooool~~~2:0~~~ The game completely lost suspense, Arsenal qualified in the group two rounds ahead of schedule, and also firmly ranked first in the group." In the 78th minute of the second half, Arsenal scored the first goal of the game.
In the last moment of the first half, Arsenal broke the deadlock on the court, Walcott scored, and Sanchez received a long flyer from Arteta to 2:0 in the second half.
Although the game has not ended yet, there is not much time left for Dynamo Kiev. In the last ten minutes, Dynamo Kiev was too sleepy to score two goals in a row.
Besides, it doesn't prevent Arsenal from qualifying early after calculating Dynamo Kiev's two goals.
Arsenal won all four games in the group stage and scored 12 points, while Dynamo Kiev, who lost to Arsenal in a row, had only 4 points. Porto, who also won again by Maccabi Tel Aviv, had 7 points, and Maccabi left Tel Aviv, lost 0 points in all four rounds.
The 5-point gap is not only enough to ensure that Arsenal is the top spot in the group, but the biggest suspense in Group G is the battle between Dynamo Kiev and Porto.
Although Porto is currently leading Dynamo Kiev by 3 points, the two teams have another chance to play directly. At the same time, Porto's opponent in the last round is Arsenal.
So to be honest, Dynamo Kiev still has a great chance. As long as Dynamo Kiev defeated Porto in the fifth group stage, they will have a chance to overtake.
In the last round, don’t talk about whether Arsenal can win, but there is one thing that Dynamo Kiev can be sure of, that is, Arsenal will never lose, so as long as Dynamo Kiev defeats Maccabi Tel Aviv again in the last round, Dynamo Kiev can surpass Porto.
The next two games in the group stage are very important to Dynamo Kiev and Porto, but they have no impact on Arsenal. The 5-point gap is enough to ensure Arsenal's first place in the group, even if Arsenal did not win in the last two games.
However, is this possible? Arsenal's opponent in the fifth group match was Tel Aviv Maccabi, the weakest team in this group is completely a score-raising machine.
Arsenal's attention immediately returned to the league after another victory over Dynamo Kiev. The twelve rounds of the league are important for Arsenal, as Arsenal will usher in a second very important derby.
Arsenal welcomes Tottenham Hotspurs at Emirates Stadium.
The intensity of the North London derby is no worse than that of the London derby, or even stronger. London is very big. Arsenal and Chelsea are in different districts in London, but Tottenham Hotspur are different. Arsenal and Tottenham both belong to North London teams.
To be honest, Arsenal is still an outsider, Tottenham is the orthodox team in North London. However, the world performance of football is very important because Arsenal has better performance, while Tottenham has been high or low in the past few years, so it has been gradually replaced by Arsenal and become the real master of North London.
But Tottenham obviously does not agree with Arsenal. Besides, the historical records of the two teams are not much different, especially in recent years, Tottenham has risen strongly. If Manchester City had not supported a rich man, Tottenham would be the team that is most likely to break the traditional semi-finals pattern.
People on Fleet Street are keen on hyping derbys, and Korean media from Asia have not missed this opportunity. Li Shou and Sun Xingmin had no chance to play in the English League Cup, but Li Shou will definitely start in the next league.
Li Shou is sure to start, but Sun Xingmin may not be sure. Sun Xingmin is not strong and has good talent, but he needs time to integrate into the team. Sun Xingmin only joined Tottenham when the transfer period is about to close.
Asian players are indeed inferior to Europe and the United States in a certain direction, which cannot be denied, and Koreans are far less adaptable than Chinese.
In fact, the hype of South Korean media was a little unstoppable when Tottenham announced the roster, because Sun Xingmin did not start in this game.
Li Shou was actually quite disappointed with this. This is not how much Li Shou looked forward to Sun Xingmin. Li Shou’s goals are Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi, so naturally it is impossible to take Sun Xingmin seriously. The reason why Li Shou was looking forward to it was just to teach this player a lesson.
Although Li Shou has not entered the national team, he is always a Chinese. In the past few years, the national football team has been suppressed by South Korea, and Li Shou has no way to save face for the national football team in the national team competition. So he can go to the club to teach these people a lesson.
In addition to the so-called Asian derby, the media is quite looking forward to the contest between Li Shou and Harry Kane, who is the only striker in the Premier League to break Li Shou's goal.
That goal not only brought great attention to Harry Kane, but also gave him confidence. At the end of last season, Harry Kane almost won the league Golden Boot. Although he lost to Aguero in the end, Harry Kane became completely famous, and this season he has become the absolute core of Tottenham's forward line.
There was a lot of hype before the game, but just after the game started, all hype was nothing, because the derby did not require so-called hype, and both sides would try their best at the moment of the game.
Everything is a cloud of skills and tactics, just do it right. Arsenal, who plays at home, immediately showed what home advantage is, and completed his first shot in one minute.
From Cazorla's long shot outside the penalty area, the ball was slightly higher than the crossbar, and then Tottenham made a counterattack, which was also a long shot from Tottenham midfielder Ali's long shot outside the penalty area,
Like Cazorla's long shot, Ali's long shot was not within the range of the door frame. Li Shou, who was standing in front of the door, didn't even move.
The offensive and defensive transition, Arsenal once again scored into Tottenham's half, but this time Arsenal failed to take a long shot. Tottenham's defense was quite good. Arsenal still failed to tear open Tottenham's defense line after passing many feet.
Arsenal failed to tear open Tottenham's defense, but Tottenham was still unable to break through Arsenal's defense. After each shot, the two teams began to play defensively.
In this game, Arsenal's central defender combination was Koscheerny and Mertesak, Monreal and Derbich on both sides. No one changed in the midfield and frontcourt, Cassorla, Ramsey, Coquelin, Sanchez, Griezmann, and Giroud.
The disadvantages of Arsenal's recent intensive schedule have begun to be reflected. Since the start of the Champions League group stage, Arsenal has been playing double games for the past month and a half, and there is no time to rest and adjust.
In contrast, Tottenham has no such worries. Since being eliminated by Arsenal in the third round of the England League, Tottenham has been playing one game a week for the past month and a half, and is very physically active.
Tottenham's strength is not weaker than Arsenal. Or so, the only place where he has an advantage against Tottenham is the goalkeeper.
The fierce derby accelerated the loss of physical fitness of Arsenal players, so as time goes by, the physical disadvantages of Arsenal players have gradually emerged, and Tottenham, with abundant physical fitness, gradually gained the initiative.
Chapter completed!