Arsenal wins the North London Derby

Arsenal wins the North London Derby

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▲ Arsenal wins 2-1 back-to-back against Tottenham ▲ Smith Rowe, 4 key passes & 2 dribble breakthroughs (most) ▲ Tierney, equalizer & 2 dribble breakthroughs & 2 key passes ▲ Arsenal and Smith Rowe played in the 76th minute Tottenham dominates with 13-2 shooting numbers

[골닷컴] Reporter Kim Hyun-min = Arsenal took a 2-1 turnaround in the North London Derby by aggressively attacking Tottenham’s weak point, Matt Doherty’s right flank defense.

Arsenal won 2-1 in the 28th round of the 2020/21 Premier League (PL) against Tottenham at the Emirates Stadium home. Along with this, Arsenal succeeded in narrowing the gap between the top ranks, although all teams from 4th to 9th place (except Liverpool, which have not played yet) failed to win the weekend game, although they could not raise the rankings.

In this match Arsenal came out with a 4-2-3-1 formation. Captain and classic striker Pierre-Emeric Obama was late on the day of the match and decided to discipline him, while Aleksangdar Lacazette stepped forward as the front-line striker. Formed a two-line attack line. Granit Zaka and Thomas Pati built a double volante (a position term for two defensive midfielders), with Kieran Tierney and Cedric Soares in charge of the left and right flanks. Gabriel Magalyangis and David Lewis started as central defenders, and the goal was kept by goalkeeper Bernd Leno.

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Arsenal starting lineup vs Tottenham

Arsenal’s victory was the left flank leading to Smith Rowe and Tierney. Arsenal’s attacks on the left flank continued to take the lead in the game by focusing on right flank defender Doherty, pointed out as Tottenham’s defensive weakness.

This can be easily confirmed in the records. Arsenal dominated 56-44 in possession until the 75th minute before Smith Rowe was replaced, and overwhelmed by 13-2 in the number of shots. Even Arsenal dominated the game to the point of not giving Tottenham a single corner while winning six corners.

In particular, Arsenal had 9 out of 13 shots focused on the left flank attack. In this process, Arsenal had a bad luck hitting the goal two times only in the first half. First, in the 15th minute, Smith Rowe’s mid-range shot hit the post. Then, in the 37th minute, Soares took a non-stop shot from Lacazette’s back with a Smith Rowe cutback pass following Tierney’s forward pass.

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Rather, Arsenal gave Tottenham the opening goal around the 33rd minute and announced an uneasy start. Tottenham had a bad news of being replaced early when the team’s ace Son Heung-min was injured 19 minutes after the start of the game, but Eric Lamela, who played for Son Heung-min, scored the goal with a fantastic rabona kick that slipped through the legs of the party.

However, Arsenal, who led the attack by taking 10 shots in the first half alone, managed to equalize the goal just before the end of the first half. Odegor’s non-stop shooting that Tierney overtook Doherty connected the ground cross to Tottenham’s central defender Toby Alderweireld’s leg and bent into a goal. It is Arsenal who finished the first half by turning the game to the starting point.

Arsenal was replaced by Nicholas Pepe at the start of the second half due to an injury to Sakaga. Arsenal’s attack frequency in the second half compared to the first half was significantly reduced, but the second half was also focused on the left flank of Smith Rowe and Tierney.

As Doherty’s intensive attack, Gareth Bale, who started as a striker on the right flank, also exposed the problem of being pushed back. As a result, Bale had to suffer the first substitution among Tottenham players in the 11th minute of the second half without ever recording a dribble breakthrough and chance making, let alone a single shot.

Eventually, in the 17th minute of the second half, Arsenal’s reverse goal broke out. Lacazette, who received Pepe’s forward pass, attempted a shot after one-touch, but shot in vain. However, as Tottenham defender Davinson Sanchez’s sliding tackle came in deeply, Lacazette walked over the leg. In response, the referee declared a foul, and Rakazette calmly succeeded in taking the penalty kick he got.

With Arsenal scoring a reverse goal, Tottenham received a yellow card for Lamela’s back-tackle offense to the party in the 19th minute of the second half, followed by struck Tierney’s face with his arm in the 30th minute of the second half, resulting in a cumulative warning.

Arsenal, who had a numerical advantage with Lamela’s departure, immediately made a change by subtracting Smith Rowe and adding Willian. However, as Willian showed sluggishness, the attack on the left flank, which had been well resolved, seemed to slow down. Rather, despite Tottenham’s poor numbers, Lucas Moura, who started as a central attacking midfielder, showed active movement and led the attack.

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In fact, after Smith Rowe was replaced, Tottenham took a huge lead in market share with 64 to 37, and in the number of shots, it was 4 to 0. In the 37th minute of the second half, Moura’s indirect free kick was scored by Tottenham striker Harry Kane with a headed shot, but it was canceled after a video reading revealed an offside foul. One minute before the end of the match, Kane’s free kick hit the goal, and Magalliges headed off Sanchez’s sliding shot with a heading right in front of the goal line to escape the concession.

Even though Tottenham’s wave offensive had left 15 minutes left, Arsenal dominated the game around the 75th minute (late 30 minutes) (before Smith Rowe was replaced), centering on Smith Rowe and Tierney’s left flank attacks. It led to a 2-1 reverse win.

Smith Lowe played the role of a chance maker by giving his teammates four key passes (passes connected by shooting), the most among the players in the game, playing 76 minutes. The pass success rate was a whopping 97.3%, the highest among the players.

Emil Smith Rowe

Tierney assisted Odegor’s equalizer and led the flanking attack with two key passes and two dribble breakthroughs. In addition, he successfully tackled 6 times, the most among the players, and exerted a high influence on the defense as well.

As such, Arsenal emerged as the winner of the North London Derby, focusing on Tottenham’s weaknesses, focusing on the left flank attack leading to Smith Rowe and Tierney. On the other hand, Tottenham continued the game without making up for his weaknesses even though Doherty was intensively attacked and allowed a reverse defeat. As a result, it can be said that Arsenal’s Noim Soo was a hit.

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