Football's hand covers the sky

Chapter 426

After defeating Everton 2:0, Arsenal ushered in their ninth victory in the league this season. The record in the ten rounds of the league is nine wins, one draw and unbeaten without conceding a goal.

Arsenal's outstanding performance in the league allowed them to come out on top in the league, but in the cup, Arsenal suffered the ultimate, three days after the game against Everton.

Arsenal ushered in their first loss of the season, and they still lost to a team from the British Championship, Sheffield Wednesday, a team that has been in the middle of the British Championship all year round.

Li Shouquan's dream of winning the championship is shattered, but this defeat is not a foreign matter to Li Shou, because this defeat once again proves Li Shou's importance to Arsenal.

Although Arsenal is a pure substitute lineup, the opponent is only a mid-range team in the British Championship, so this defeat once again tells everyone that without Li Shou, Arsenal is the worst team in the Premier League.

Although losing the game proved Li Shou's importance to Arsenal, Li Shou was not happy. Li Shou wanted to win the quadruple this season, but now this hope has been completely shattered.

However, for Arsenal, it is actually not without benefits. After being eliminated from the English League Cup, Arsenal can focus on the league and the Champions League. Instead of being distracted by other things, the players can also get some extra rest time.

Losing the game has already lost. At a time when nothing can be changed, people have to look forward, and the same is true for football. The depressed Arsenal can only vent their displeasure in the league.

Swansea, Arsenal's opponent in the No. 11 league round, Swansea performed well last season, and so far this season is not bad, but in terms of Swansea's team lineup and strength on paper, he is at best a mid-range team.

Therefore, the gap in strength between the two sides is not small, especially when Li Shou returned to Arsenal's starting lineup, Arsenal once again proved the difference between having Li Shou and not having Li Shou.

This is how Swansea played. Arsenal with Li Shou played with confidence and calmness. From the beginning of the game, Arsenal had firmly controlled the situation on the field.

Although Arsenal's goal is still strong and they don't score, there is no need to worry about the safety of their goal. Now Li Shou has won the trust of everyone in Arsenal, and it is still the kind of trust that will not be doubted or shaken.

In the first half, Arsenal took nine shots and firmly controlled the situation, but none of these nine shots brought Arsenal a goal. In contrast, Swansea only had three poor shots.

Since two of the shots didn't even hit the door frame, the remaining shot was confiscated by Li Shou even though it was within the range of the door frame.

"Lee has not only helped Arsenal in terms of ability, but his existence seems to be able to infect the spirit of the Arsenal players," Andy Gray said, looking at Arsenal, which was a completely different team from three days ago.

"When Lee is not on the field, Arsenal players need to think about defense. They need to always worry about whether they will be counterattacked and whether they will lose the ball because of it. But once Lee is on the field, the Arsenal players don't need to think about defense and conceding the ball at all, because they know that no matter what the situation, Li can keep the goal clean."

Li Shou standing in front of the goal can reassure Arsenal players and allow Arsenal players to focus on offense, so Arsenal performed so well in the league and the Champions League.

Arsenal didn't worry about not breaking the deadlock in the first half, because Arsenal's players knew that no matter how bad they were, they would not lose, and they could even rely on Li Shou to win the game.

Go out to create opportunities for counterattacks, or use free kicks to score directly. Li Shou's role for Arsenal is not limited to defense, but also has a huge deterrent effect on offense.

However, the goal of this game has little to do with Li Shou. The second half started less than 3 minutes ago, and it was also Arsenal's first attack in the second half.

Monreal inserted in the backcourt and with the cooperation of Griezmann successfully rushed to the bottom line to complete the cross. Giroud jumped high in the small penalty area and slammed the goal with a header.

Although Fabianski made a save at the first time, his save did not touch the ball. Giroud's header was thrown to the far corner. Fabianski reacted quickly, but it was still a little bit short.

Explosive power, if Li Shou faced this header, he would definitely be able to throw it, but Fabianski couldn't. The difference lies in the explosive power of the two.

Arsenal, who scored goals, played more calmly. In contrast, Swansea did not have the calmness of the first half. Swansea did not shoot many goals in the first half, but they handled the defense very well, so Arsenal failed to score in the first half.

But the conceded goal in the second half completely disrupted the mentality of the Swansea players and forced them to change their tactics, because no one knows what it means to face Arsenal behind.

Swansea was forced to change tactics, but Arsenal focused on this very well. In the 601st minute, Arsenal stole the ball and counterattacked completely. In desperation, Swansea chose to foul.

The foul gave Arsenal an indirect free kick. Sanchez sent it into the penalty area with a big foot. Koscielny jumped high and watched Fernandez headed the goal.

Fabianski was once again defeated by his weak explosive power. Fabianski reacted very quickly, but without Li Shou's explosive power, it would no longer help.

Koscielny, who returned from injury, performed a little fiercely. This is already the second goal recently, and the two goals are almost exactly the same, both relying on the opportunity of a free kick to score with a header.

Koscielny's height is actually not dominant among central defenders. Although he is only 186, he is not short, but he is not tall as a central defender, but he can always compete for headers in front of players who are better than himself. This is Koscielny's ability.

This goal further hit Swansea's morale. Arsenal rewritten the score again 5 minutes later. Griezmann, who had been quiet in the last two rounds, scored the third goal of the game for Arsenal.

Cazorla rushed into the hinterland of Swansea with the ball, Griezmann retreated slightly to respond, and then the two hit the wall to cooperate. Cazorla rushed to the front of the penalty area with the ball, while Griezmann had already rushed into the Swansea penalty area.

Seeing this, Cazorla immediately sent the ball into the penalty area and sent it back to Griezmann. Facing the defensive player in front of him, Griezmann was very calm.

The right foot is pushed out, but this is just a fake action. When it is pushed out, it is immediately kicked back, and then tricks the defender to open up and create space for himself.

"3:0~~~Arsenal won again, ushering in the tenth victory in the league this season." Griezmann, who opened his body, took a decisive shot and the ball went straight to the dead corner, and the score was finally fixed at 3:0.

(End of this chapter)