Rookie Lee Sun’s three-person room operation + Zaka role adjustment leads Arsenal draw escape

Rookie Lee Sun’s three-person room operation + Zaka role adjustment leads Arsenal draw escape

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▲ Arsenal wins 3-1 against Chelsea and escapes to a draw in 7 EPL matches ▲ Attacks composed of new players Martinelli-Smith Roussaka ▲ Zaka changes their roles aggressively ▲ Dominates Chelsea (106.86km) with 110.63km of activity

[골닷컴] Reporter Kim Hyun-min = Arsenal changed the attacking team to new players leading to Gabriel Martinelli, Emil Smith Row, and Bukayo Saka in the game against Chelsea, and while watching the effect of aggressive use of Granit Zaka, they won 3-1. .

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Arsenal won 3-1 in the 15th round of the 2020/21 English Premier League (EPL) against Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium home. Along with this, Arsenal managed to escape from the slump of 7 games of EPL (2 draws and 5 losses).

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta had to suffer from hard snow due to a series of sluggishness at the beginning of this season. Most recently, reports have lined up that Thomas Tuchel, who has been hard at Saint-Germain in Paris, will be appointed as Arsenal’s new manager. Arteta, standing on the edge of the cliff, made a drastic change against Arsenal.

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First, he switched from the 3-4-3 formation to 4-2-3-1, changing the attacking team to new players. While Alexandre Lacazette stepped forward as the front-line one-top striker, Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka stood on the left and right, centering on Emil Smith Row, forming a second-line offensive line. Granit Zaka and Mohamed Elneni built a double volante (a term referring to the two defensive midfielders), while Kieran Tierney and Hector Bellerin were in charge of the left and right side defenses. Pablo Marie and Rob Holding started as central defenders, and the goal was kept by goalkeeper Bernd Leno.

Gabriel Magalyange was absent due to self-isolation after contact with a corona19 confirmed case, and Pierre-Emeric Obama had just returned from injury, so he and Willian, who had previously played, were waiting on the bench to protect the players. It was different from usual that Smith Rowe and Martinelli were starting out instead of Sebayos. For Smith Rowe in particular, this was his first EPL appearance this season. Martinelli also returned from a long-term injury and replaced Everton in the 14th round, and after raising the sense of realism through the league cup starter against Manchester City during the week, the Chelsea match was the first EPL starter this season.

Arsenal starting lineup vs Chelsea

Young players, followed by Smith Rowe (20 years old), Martinelli (19 years old) and Saka (19 years old), attacked Chelsea from the start of the match by attacking with strong pressure and high speed in the second line offensive line. This naturally led to an increase in the amount of activity. In this match, Arsenal’s activity was 110.63km, which was 4km higher than Chelsea’s (106.86km).

In particular, Saka recorded the most activity at 11.43 km. In 65 minutes, Smith Rowe boasted 8.2km of activity and the highest average speed (7.54km/h) among the players. When Smith Rowe’s activity is converted on a 90-minute full-time basis, it is 11.35km, which is second only to Saka (127m). Martinelli, who digested 71 minutes, also sprinted 21 times, second only to Saka (26). Converting this to 90 minutes full-time, this is the largest number of 27 times. This can be said to be an indicator of how much young players played and contributed significantly to the forward pressure.

Martinelli led the team’s attack with the most 4 shots among the players. In addition to this, he also successfully tackled three times and recorded the most among the players. This is a measure of how much he exerted a high influence throughout the airlift.

Smith Rowe also offered two chances making, the most with Bellerin among Arsenal players. The number of regaining possession of the ball was the highest among the players in the 65-minute run with six (the final record was El Neney and Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount with seven times).

In the 55th minute, Saka scored the team’s 3rd goal with a fantastic shot that struck the goalkeeper from an angled place and hit the wedge. The number of successful dribble breakthroughs was also the highest among Arsenal players with Bellerin in two. Until the beginning and middle of the game, Saka was a bit awkward on the right side instead of the left side, but quickly adapted and showed active movement.

In addition, Zaka’s forward arrangement shined. In the meantime, coach Arteta used Zaka for a rear build-up, often lowering him to the defensive side. As a result, Zaka often came down to the defensive line and played a role in connecting passes. Arsenal’s average position in the ninth round against Wolverhampton Wanderers, where Arsenal scored the most crosses (35 times) in 4 years and 9 months since Leicester City in February 2016, it is easy to see how far down the defensive line Zakara is ( Number 34 is Zaka).

Arsenal players average position vs Wolverhampton


Average position of Arsenal players against Wolverhampton

This has caused problems in two areas. First, the pass turned from the rear, but the pass was not properly supplied in Jungwon. As a result, Arsenal’s pass was always U-shaped, giving and receiving passes from the defensive side and relying on flanking attacks. Second, in the case of Zaka, there was a weak point of poor agility, so there was a tendency to face a crisis immediately when ownership was taken.

But it was different before Chelsea. Zaka came close to the second line offensive line and supplied a direct pass to the attacking team. Instead, El Neni was in charge of protecting the defense as he descended to the rear. As Zaka moved forward, Arsenal finally began to distribute balls in mid-won.

Arsenal players average position vs Chelsea


Average position of Arsenal players against Chelsea

The pass rate itself was 77.3%, which was less than the season’s average success rate (89.5%) recorded by Zaka before this match, and the number of passes per game was also 44, which was below the average (59.9 times). Instead, the ratio of passes from the attacking side to the total pass reached 59%, and the number of good passes and crosses was the highest in the team with 31. Although there was no direct chance making, Zaka played the starting point in 9 of the 15 Arsenal shots recorded in this match.

In addition, even if Zaka lost ownership, El Neni was able to pick up the cover. In addition, as Tierney actively carried out overlapping, the left-handed attack leading to Tierney-Zaka-Martinelli came to life. In fact, Arsenal’s attack rate in this match reached a whopping 43.5% on the left flank. On the other hand, the percentage of attacks on the right flank was only 30.5%.

In the process, Arsenal’s opening goal came out. In the 32nd minute, Tierney, who received a pass from Zaka, was fouled in the process of passing Reese James to get a penalty kick. Lacazette calmly succeeded in this, and Arsenal took the lead.

Not stopping here, Zaka added a goal with a fantastic left-footed free kick, with one minute left at the end of the first half. In addition, in the 55th minute of the second half, the forward pass served as the starting point for the 3rd goal. , Saka scored after Smith Rowe’s pass). It is Zaka, who was directly or indirectly involved in all three goals.

As such, Arsenal’s new line is faithful and fast moving forward with strong forward pressure and attack at the same time, invigorating the team, and Zaka, who was deployed forward, provided a pass to the attacking team, showing the best performance in the EPL this season. . This is the first time Arsenal has scored three goals in the EPL this season since the opening game against promoted team Fulham. The seven effective shots are the most in one EPL game recorded by Arsenal this season. There is a possibility that this match will serve as an opportunity for Arsenal and Arteta to come up with new tactical answers.

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