Chapter 418 Mourinho's envy
Arsenal took the initiative in the first half of the first half, but Chelsea began to gradually gain the advantage of the situation in the second half.
The derby can indeed stimulate players and help restore players' form. Is Chelsea's lineup poor?
Of course not, Chelsea is stronger than Arsenal on paper, but this season's record is terrible. It can even be said that this is the worst league start for the Russian oligarch to take over Chelsea.
However, Chelsea has undergone a qualitative change in the derby and has no intention of giving up after getting the initiative. Arsenal tried to regain the initiative, but because of a player's irrationality, the game completely turned to the side.
In the 45th minute of the first half, Coscheerney and Diego Costa clashed in a fight. After Coscheerney completed the clearance, Diego Costa pushed Coscheerney to him.
If that's all, then it's Arsenal who takes advantage, because Diego Costa's push to Coscheerney's behavior is enough to make the referee take out the cards.
But Paulista rushed towards Diego Costa. Paulista's mood was understandable. This was his first start in the derby and it was an opportunity for him to get Wenger's recognition to impress Arsenal fans.
However, there is a saying that good intentions do bad things. Paulista's anxiety eventually ruined himself and the team. Paulista rushed over and had a fierce conflict with Diego Costa.
Seeing this, McDan decisively took out a yellow card to the two of them. Originally, Paulista's yellow card was completely avoidable, but because of his impulse, he gave the referee a chance to play cards.
But this was not over yet. Just as Paulista was about to turn around and leave, Diego Costa deliberately chattered with Paulista, and then the two clashed again.
Diego Costa is famous for playing dirty football, and this guy is a gentle person who is afraid of hard.
The referee did not take out the cards this time, just warned the two of them, but just when he thought the incident had subsided again, Paulista suddenly kicked Diego Costa.
Although Paulista deliberately blocked the referee and stretched his feet backward, in fact, this did not take out the referee's eyes. Diego Costa naturally would not miss the opportunity and immediately fell on the lawn with a look of pain.
With a red card, McDan directly took out a red card and sent Paulista away.
"Palista is still too young in the face of Diego Costa." There is no doubt that Paulista did something stupid, but Diego Costa is indeed dirty.
"The balance of the game starts to tilt." When McDonald took out the red card, Arsenal was completely passive.
Paulista was shocked when he saw the red card taken out by the referee. Taking the red card with the Derby is actually nothing, but Paulista himself has not been recognized by Arsenal, and he got this red card very stupidly.
Wenger's face turned pale on the sidelines. Although Arsenal has Li Shou, Li Shou will face much greater difficulties when he is sent off, because not only does Arsenal have to be one less person, there is no central defender rotation on the bench.
Chambers is also the same ugly face as Wenger, because according to the player position on the bench at this moment, he is the most likely player to be replaced.
"Callum" Wenger's voice proved Chambers's idea.
During the time when Chambers warmed up, Wenger was in a dilemma, that is, who would be better. In the current situation, Arsenal can only replace one of Giroud or Griezmann.
Giroud's form is not as hot as Griezmann, but Giroud's tactical role is higher than Griezmann, but Griezmann's form is too hot this season. He scored four goals in the first five league games, which is one of the guarantees for Arsenal's victory.
In the stands, Arsenal fans were in silence, while Chelsea cheered. In the eyes of Chelsea fans, their team was sure to win this game.
When Chambers warm-up ended, the first half had already ended. The referee gave three minutes of stoppage time. Although Chelsea launched a strong attack in these three minutes, they had only one shot against Arsenal, who had retreated completely, and the shot was confiscated by Li Shou.
After returning to the locker room, Wenger made a decision and Chambers replaced Griezmann. Wenger also explained a few words about Griezmann who was in a hot state, so Griezmann didn't say anything.
As for Paulista, Arsenal players apologized for their brainless behavior as soon as they returned to the locker room, and Arsenal players naturally would not blame them.
It is inevitable that players make mistakes. No one can guarantee that they are not stupid or make mistakes. What's more, everyone can guess Paulista's thoughts.
There was no player who wanted to be called a squatter. If Mertesack was not injured, Paulista would have been sitting on the bench.
Although the derby does not require tactics, when the number of players is at a disadvantage, Arsenal can only retreat slightly and then see if it can give Chelsea a fatal blow.
But unfortunately, Arsenal did not get such an opportunity. Although Li Shou created two opportunities for Arsenal, both opportunities were resolved with Chelsea paying yellow cards.
Compared to Arsenal's two real threat opportunities, Chelsea bombed Arsenal's goal in the second half with the advantage of the number of players.
Chelsea shot 15 shots in the entire second half, more than four times that of Arsenal. Among these 15 shots, Chelsea had four excellent opportunities.
For example, in an indirect free kick opportunity in the 60th minute, Fabregas sent the ball into the penalty area. The ball fell in front of Zuma, who was unprepared for defense. The latter shot a header that went straight to the dead corner and was resolved by Li Shou.
Nine minutes later, Arsenal's defense made another mistake. Oscar received a pass near the penalty spot, and the latter immediately shot hard and was resolved by Li Shou again.
In the 76th minute, Diego Costa squeezed Chambers and rushed into the penalty area with one shot. Li Shou made a decisive attack. Costa wanted to push the corner but was blocked by Li Shou with his legs.
In the 86th minute, Arsenal was hit again. In order to stop Hazard from fouling again, the referee took out the second yellow card of the game, and only nine members were left on the court.
Faced with this situation, Wenger used the last substitution quota, Gibson replaced Griezmann, and Arsenal could only retreat completely to strive to retain this point.
Arsenal finally did it. With Li Shou's outrageous performance, Chelsea could never break Arsenal's goal.
Mourinho said sourly after the game: "Everything about Arsenal is based on Lee. If it weren't for Lee, we could score at least three goals in this game."
Chapter completed!