Football's hand covers the sky

Chapter 244 Sunderland

"Head, I think the team should solve the guard problem first." After all, Li Shou is still a goalkeeper, and it is precisely because he is a goalkeeper that Li Shou knows how vulnerable the person standing in front of him is.

"We are trying to figure out a way to solve this problem," Wenger did not hide from Li Shou.

"Head, I think the goalkeeper who brings in defenders is the most qualified to speak. Although I don't have the eyes of a scout, I can see it most clearly from the position of a defender," Li Shou said.

"Oh, do you have anyone to introduce?" Wenger asked.

"I still have the same answer, Celtic's Dutch central defender Van Dijk, I believe his arrival can solve many problems in the defense." Li Shou recommended Van Dijk to Wenger a few months ago.

"Do you know that Dutchman?" Wenger asked with a slight frown.

"I don't know." Li Shou shook his head.

"Boss, are you suspicious of me?" Although Li Shou reacted a little slower, he immediately thought of the meaning of Wenger's words.

"It's hard not to let people doubt you when you recommend it so much." Faced with such a straightforward Wenger, Li Shou really didn't know what to say.

"Head, I am recommending to you as a goalkeeper and an Arsenal player, and I am just recommending, the final decision is yours," Li Shou finally said.

Afterwards, the two did not continue on this topic. As for letting Li Shou take the free kick, Li Shou did not refuse, but he would take the penalty according to the situation and would not take it blindly.

After reaching a consensus, Arsenal will concentrate on preparing for the ninth round of the league. In this round, Arsenal will be a guest at the Stadium of Light to challenge Sunderland, which is currently ranked lower in the standings.

The media and fans are still optimistic about Arsenal in this game, but it was the same in the last game, so Arsenal need to be careful.

At the same time, this is also Li Shou's first return to the league. With Li Shou's ability, it may not be easy for Sunderland to break through Arsenal's goal. Coupled with Li Shou's arrogant personality, he definitely does not want to be suspended and scored.

Although Arsenal made full preparations before the game, Sunderland, who played at home, took the initiative after the game started. They tested Li Shou's concentration with a long shot in the second minute of the game.

Barkley made a pass back with his heel, and Rodwell blasted a fairly high-level long-range shot from the penalty area. The ball went straight to the dead corner, but was finally blocked by Li Shou.

It is said that Rodwell who completed this long shot is another story of hurting Zhongyong, no, more precisely, he was a genius destroyed by Moyes.

Because Rodwell played as a defender at the beginning, he was even hailed as the next Rio Ferdinand, but after entering the Everton first team, Moyes abruptly transformed him into a midfielder.

The talent of the players is very important, and the training of the head coach is also very important, and Rodwell is a typical genius who was delayed by the head coach.

Three minutes later, Sunderland scored again into Arsenal's hinterland, and it was Rodwell who completed the shot, and it was a long shot from outside the penalty area, but this time his shot did not threaten the goal guarded by Li Shou, because his shot hit Mertesacker's arm.

"Penalty kick" The Sunderland fans in the stands of the Stadium of Light immediately put pressure on the referee, but the referee did not actually award Sunderland a penalty because of this, because Mertesacker did not make a mistake this time.

There is an essential difference between the two. If Mertesacker takes the initiative to block, he will definitely be given a penalty kick, and Mertesacker will even get a card, but Mertesacker just hits Mertesacker's arm with a shot from the opponent, so it will be fine.

For the referee's penalty, Sunderland fans naturally couldn't accept it. There were boos at the Stadium of Light for a while, but the Sunderland fans could not change the referee's penalty no matter how much they booed.

As the saying goes, there must be blessings after a catastrophe. Arsenal's back was just 5 minutes later. In the 10th minute of the game, under the pressure of Sanchez, Brown made a mistake in returning.

The gift from the former Manchester United defender was naturally to be accepted by rivals Arsenal. Griezmann seized this opportunity, turned around to catch up with the ball, and then dunked the last defender to face the goalkeeper.

Facing the Sunderland goalkeeper, Griezmann calmly pushed and shot a long shot. The ball passed through Mannone's fingertips and finally flew into the dead corner of the goal.

"1:0~~~It seems that after Li came back, everything started to develop in a good direction." In fact, Li Shou was not the only one who returned to this game. Arteta also returned from injury and made his debut.

But Li Shou is now one of the most watched players in the Premier League. The popularity of Arteta, a veteran, cannot be compared with Li Shou. Now the entire Premier League is waiting for Li Shou to be the first to concede a goal.

Besides, Li Shou's return is visible to the naked eye for the improvement of Arsenal's defense. Although Li Shou didn't make many saves in the Champions League match in midweek, he made two wonderful clearances.

If it were Ospina, not to mention losing two, but at least one would be lost. This has been fully proved in the previous rounds. Ospina is just an ordinary goalkeeper, while Li Shou is a goalkeeper who can create miracles.

The game restarted, Arsenal began to gradually control the ball at their feet, Sunderland wanted to counterattack, but unfortunately Arsenal did not give them a chance.

However, Arsenal still had the same old problem. Although they controlled the ball, their efficiency was extremely low. Whether it was Welbeck's shot from inside the penalty area or Cazorla's long-range shot from outside the penalty area, they still failed to expand their lead.

Even at the 40nd minute of No.[-], there was a scene that made people feel embarrassed. Welbeck flopped. To be honest, Welbeck's acting skills were obviously not good enough. Let alone fooling the referee, he probably couldn't even fool a ten-year-old child.

In terms of self-cultivation in flopping, Welbeck still needs to look at his predecessors. Although the Manchester United No. 7 doesn't flop much anymore, at least his flopping skills were much better than Welbeck's at that time.

Otherwise, you can go to see Real Madrid's rival Barcelona. Professor Bu's flop is also possible. Although he can't escape the live broadcast, at least he deceived the referee.

Welbeck's diving was just a small episode in the game, and Arsenal expanded their lead after Welbeck's diving, and Sanchez's one-stop service on the wing.

Brown once again became the background board for Arsenal's goal. Sanchez waded through Brown with the ball and rushed into the penalty area, facing Sunderland goalkeeper Sanchez with a strong shot from the far corner.

Today's background is not only the former Manchester United defender, but also Arsenal's own old players. Sunderland goalkeeper Mannone played for Arsenal before moving to Sunderland.

2:0, before the end of the first half, this game has almost declared the outcome of this game.

(End of this chapter)