Friday, January 24, 2020

LONDON'S CLASH!


London witnessed one of the ferocious derbies that took place last Tuesday at Stamford Bridge, where it ended in a positive draw for both teams. Arsenal deprived Chelsea of three guaranteed points in the last ten minutes of the game as the right-back player Hector Bellerin scored the equalizer to give his team a valuable point making a great comeback after "the blues" were taking the lead.

Arteta's boys struggled after David Luiz has been sent off earlier in the match. He had no choice to stop Abraham from a scoring opportunity but to bring him down inside the box but who can we really blame? That nightmare came from the nightmare himself!! Yes, Shkodran mustafi!. Passing back the ball to leno but unfortunately, that ball was too short to be delivered as soon as Abraham raced to take the ball. After the red card, Arteta was playing only with ten men on the pitch. Playing Xhaka out of position as a centre back which was a worrying thing but the surprise was he brilliantly killed it and showed outstanding performance.

That nightmare didn't last for long, the talented Gabriel Martinelle equalized at 63' after Chelsea midfielder N'golo kanté slipped on the half-way line giving the Brazilian star a clear path towards the goal and scoring an effortless shot to the right of Kepa. A suburb finish and run!. 

However, at the 84' Arsenal defensive line caught by the presence of Abraham hobbling back to the middle and switching with Azpilicueta allowing him to score the leading goal. They thought it was the end!! Until Hector Bellerin equalises at 87' by his left foot after 3 minutes on his first start in six weeks. 

Frank Lampard couldn't take advantage of all that drama happened in the game. Another frustrating game and lost the chance to move eight points clear of Manchester United. On the other side, the Gunners' manager has a totally different feeling " I'm so proud of my team" he says. playing with 10 men, two of them were out of positions, playing away from home with a whole different kind of atmosphere but they stood up and showed a lot of confidence and fighting spirit.

Arsenal fans were one of the reasons behind
the winning. They showed real support from the beginning of the match. You only hear their voices singing and chanting loudly all over the stadium despite the conceded goals but they kept boosting the players with full support and love. Clearly, they got Arteta's back and they are willing to see what he will bring in to the team. Won't be an easy job for the Spanish coach but nothing is impossible.



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