Football's hand covers the sky

Chapter 199

"Welcome to Sina Sports' live broadcast of the first round of the Premier League this season between Arsenal and Crystal Palace at the Emirates Stadium. I am James Jun." The National Sports Channel does not have the rights to broadcast the Premier League, so domestic fans who want to watch Li Shou can only broadcast it through local channels or the Internet.

"Judging from the roster we got today, we may be disappointed. Although Li Shou appeared in the 18-man roster, he didn't appear in the starting list." For Arsenal's game, domestic fans are undoubtedly most concerned about Li Shou's appearance or not.

"Wenger's choice is actually not wrong. Szczesny performed very well last season. Although Li Shou set an amazing record in Ligue [-], he has just joined the team after all, so it is good for Li Shou to sit on the sidelines and get used to it," Director Zhang said.

Although Li Shou did not appear on the stage, the fans could still see Li Shou through the live broadcast on TV. It seemed that the people who played the live broadcast knew who the players the fans really cared about.

Both Chambers and Debig appeared in this game. Debig appeared at right back, Chambers appeared at center back to partner with Koscielny, and Gibbs was on the left.

In the midfield, the combination of Arteta, Ramsey and Wilshere, striker Sanchez, Cazorla and Sanogo, as for the goalkeeper, since Li Shou is on the bench, Szczesny will naturally start.

The strength of Crystal Palace is not strong, so Wenger did not make the most of the main force. At least the original starting center Giroud sat on the bench like Li Shou.

In the past few seasons, Arsenal have never lost to Crystal Palace, and this game seems to continue the previous record. Arsenal has firmly controlled the situation since the start of the game.

Arsenal's first wave of threatening offensive development was in the 8th minute. Ramsey received a pass from Wilshere and rushed into the penalty area and was brought down, but the referee Moss did not award a penalty kick.

Then Sanchez used his personal ability to complete his first shot at Arsenal, but failed to score. After 2 minutes, Sanchez passed the ball to Sanogo, who also failed to grasp it.

This is Arsenal's performance in the first three 10 minutes. Compared with Arsenal's gain and no score, Crystal Palace seized a corner kick.

Crystal Palace's opening corner kick, the 33-year-old Norwegian central defender Hangeland jumped high in the penalty area, then looked back at the moon, the ball went straight to the dead corner, and Szczesny could only watch the ball fly into his own goal.

Without Mertesacker, Arsenal's air defense capability is somewhat insufficient. Chambers is only 183, and Koscielny is 3 cm taller than Chambers.

Moreover, Koscielny himself is not good at air defense. The most powerful point of this French defender lies in his interception and steals. As for Chambers, he appears more at the right back position.

Fortunately, Arsenal was not to be outdone. Before the end of the first half, Arsenal took a free kick. Sanchez sent the ball into the penalty area, and Koscielny headed the ball sideways to help Arsenal equalize the score.

Heading ability and air defense ability are two concepts. Excellent header ability does not mean air defense ability. This is the perfect figure of Koscielny.

It is good news for Arsenal to tie the score before the midfield, but facing the Crystal Palace who retreated in the second half, Arsenal's offense has never been able to really tear apart the Crystal Palace's defense.

Substitutions, Wenger began frequent scheduling, first Giroud replaced Sanogo, and then replaced Wilshere with Griezmann, Cazorla moved to the middle, which is also Cazorla's most familiar position.

Originally, when Wenger was planning to use another offensive player, left-back Gibbs was injured in a fight. In this case, Wenger could only give up his original idea, and Chamberlain, who had already warmed up, could only sit on the bench.

Although the last substitution was used on the full-back, Arsenal still overtook the score, and Arsenal's second goal also occurred in stoppage time, or even the last wave of offense.

Griezmann, who came off the bench, sent a good pass. Giroud flew the header in the penalty area.

Just when everyone in Arsenal was feeling desperate, Ramsey suddenly broke out, shoveled a shot, and flew into the goal of Crystal Palace with the ball, completing the final lore.

Although Arsenal won the victory in the end, this game did not satisfy the fans and the media. Not to mention the offense, the defense alone caused a lot of problems, although these problems have plagued Arsenal for many years.

The teenager Chambers does not seem to be suitable to appear in the central defender, and Arsenal's reserves in the central defender are too weak.

This summer, Arsenal sold captain Vermaelen. Well, this operation is very routine. Now Arsenal fans should start worrying about the veteran Arteta, because this season the veteran became the team's new captain.

A team needs at least four personnel reserves at the center back. This is the season when Arsenal can only go in and out of this position, sending away two people in a row.

As for offense, Arsenal’s current offensive line is actually very good. Needless to say, Sanchez’s personal ability, Griezmann also showed himself in the limited time off the bench.

So Arsenal's biggest problem is defense. As for Li Shou, a goalkeeper who has attracted the attention of many media and fans, how can sitting on the bench help the team.

So Arsenal's signings are still confusing. The first round of the Premier League is on August 8. What does this mean?It means that there is only half a month left before the transfer market closes. It means that if Arsenal want to sign up, they must move quickly.

But from the current point of view, Arsenal still seems to have not made any moves on the central defender. The Dutch central defender Van Dijk is still at a standstill, and Arsenal seems to be on the bar with 200 million pounds.

Although Arsenal still has little action in the transfer market, as a player, they should do whatever they want. For example, after the game with Crystal Palace, Arsenal will usher in the Champions League qualifiers.

And just when this qualifying match came, Li Shou signed a contract with Nike. This is not a long-term contract or even a short one, but even so, Li Shou has become Ronaldo's teammate from another level. Nike is preparing to shoot a new season promotional film, and Li Shou will also participate at that time.

As for the UEFA Champions League qualifying match, it was not easy for Arsenal to win. The opponent was a team from Turkey. After 10 and 0 minutes, the two sides ended the first round with a 0-[-] draw.

(End of this chapter)