Arsenal will face another local team, West Ham United, at the stadium.
Arsenal announced their starting lineup an hour early, which was a sign of confidence.
Arsenal (4-2-3-1): Cech; Bellerin, Mustafi, Papastathopoulos, Monreal; Guendouzi, Ramsey; Lovu, La
Kazet, Mkhitaryan; Obamayan.
On the other hand, West Ham United only announced their starting lineup ten minutes before the game after much hesitation:
West Ham United (4-2-3-1): Fabianski; Fredericks, Balbuena, Diop, Masuaku; Sanchez, Wilshere; Anderson, Snod
Glass, Antonio; 7-Anautovic.
Arsenal's record against West Ham United has always been excellent.
Arsenal lost only 1 game against West Ham United in the past 22 times, and achieved 17 wins and 4 draws in the remaining 21 games. The two sides met in the Premier League 44 times, and Arsenal had the upper hand with 28 wins, 9 draws, and 7 losses, including 16 wins, 1 draw, and 5 losses at home.
There have been 138 games played in history, and Arsenal has the advantage with 64 wins, 40 draws and 34 losses.
The bookmaker even openly offered a handicap of two, a half and three goals for Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. They were not optimistic that West Ham United could score points here. Before the season, Arsenal's level was that of a team.
Teams competing for Champions League qualification have now joined the queue for the Premier League. This is due to the emergence of Luo Wu. Naturally, there is a high probability that teams like West Ham United will not be upset.
In the familiar tunnel, former Arsenal player Wilshere returned here for the first time. His old teammates high-fived and hugged him. It was obvious that they still missed him.
He is in a good mood.
He also took the initiative to say hello to Luo Wu, the current Arsenal No. 10, and congratulate him on becoming Arsenal's new No. 10.
You know, Arsenal's No. 10 is also very prominent in team history, although it is not as good as the most awesome No. 14, such as Ice Prince Bergkamp. Bergkamp exudes effortless elegance.
Breath, who scored 120 goals in 423 games for Arsenal, was one of the most vivid images of the Premier League era and now has a statue commemorating him outside the Emirates Stadium.
After Bergkamp, the No. 10 jersey was strangely passed to French defender William Gallas, which obviously lowered the image of this number.
After Gallas, the number fell to Wilshere.
Wilshere is seen as the next big hope for Arsenal and England after emerging at the north London side, with the talented teenager starting against Blackburn Rovers to become the club's youngest-ever Premier League player
players.
Wilshere appears to be a player Arsenal could build his team around, a technically gifted player with the ability to win the ball on the half-turn and work wonders for his team.
At the age of 19, he stood out against Barcelona, the most feared team in world football at the time.
He has many more highlights, including a Young Player of the Year award and two BBC Goal of the Season awards.
But his progress was hampered by a series of injuries, and Wilshere was unable to perform consistently for much of his Arsenal career because his body was unable to help him continue to succeed.
Once hailed as a future club captain, he made just 125 league appearances in a decade before being allowed a free transfer to West Ham United this summer.
This is really a huge sadness.
Now, No. 10 has fallen to Luo Wu, and he has also left Arsenal. For some reason, he feels relieved and no longer feels the depression he felt at Arsenal.
But,
When he reached the players' tunnel, his mood became complicated again.
Arsenal fans throughout the Emirates Stadium were shouting for Luo Wu.
"vivaluowu!"
"vivaluowu!"
"vivaluowu!"
This voice is so familiar.
But that was all ten years ago.
After playing against Barcelona, the Emirates Stadium often shouted "vivajack!"
well……
With such a trace of loneliness, he felt a trace of unwillingness in his heart.
Now, all Arsenal fans have forgotten him, and they only have the new No. 10 Luo Wu in their hearts.
I have to prove something, I am not old yet, I have to awaken their memories! Wilshere said to himself.
He really didn't expect that he would not be welcomed by the fans when he returned home, and that no one would remember him.
After all, things have changed and even Arsenal's head coach has been replaced by Emery instead of Wenger.
beep,
The crisp whistle brought his thoughts back to the battlefield.
Arsenal took the lead and quickly took control of the game. The ball was basically at the feet of the Arsenal players. Then the first person on camera was Wilshere. He rushed for it wildly and worked much harder than in the previous two games.
many.
This made the on-site commentator Lineker immediately praise: "Wilshere is working hard,"
"This is to prove himself."
"After all, he left on a free transfer this year and Arsenal are unwilling to keep him."
"Oh, he really got the ball!"
"He immediately knocked the ball horizontally to Antonio, which was a beautiful hit-the-wall coordination."
"He shot!"
Accompanied by Lineker's screams, Wilshere blasted the goal directly from the top of Arsenal's penalty area! The powerful ball went straight to the upper right corner of the goal. Even Cech, who was standing on the goal line, looked like he was hitting the goal.
He was a little unprepared. When he flew up, the ball almost missed the lintel and flew into the stands. It was just a little bit short. If Wilshere had pressed the ball lower, the ball would have gone in.
.
"Omega?"
"Wilshere?!"
"This guy!"
This shot finally reminded the Arsenal fans in the stands of Wilshere.
"Are you trying to break down the door? Ouch~"
"The next one."
It's a pity that Wilshere almost silenced the entire Emirates Stadium.
Cech picked up the ball angrily and kicked it to Bellerin on the right. Bellerin passed it straight to Luo Wu!
The new Arsenal No. 10 did not take the ball to break through, but chose to knock the ball to Ramsey immediately. Ramsey passed it to Mkhitaryan. Mkhitaryan shook his ankle and gave the ball to today's starter.
Aubameyang sent an overhead kick that caught his opponent off guard. However, although Aubameyang succeeded in countering offside, he was quite anxious and the ball flew high above the goal!
He lacks self-confidence. If this continues, he may really be further and further away from starting.
However, Arsenal coach Emery is still very quiet sitting on the coaching bench. There is no pressure. He believes in this Arsenal. To be precise, he believes in Luo Wu. On the other hand, West Ham United coach, coach Pellegri
The first two buttons of Ni's shirt collar were already open. He put his hands on his hips and looked intently at the court. He was obviously under a lot of pressure.
Wilshere had a wide range of running, and then got the ball in the midfield. Facing former captain Ramsey, Wilshere once again calmly played a one-two with his teammates, and then recovered the ball.
, completed the cooperation with another teammate in the same way again.
Once again, he brought the ball to Arsenal's penalty area, but this time he was obviously calmer and pushed the ball to his teammate Anderson who was on the right. Anderson fired with his right foot from the right side of the penalty area!
boom--
His shot was quite accurate, and the ball went straight to the lower right corner of the goal. However, Cech's judgment was very accurate. In the end, he made a side dive and threw the ball to left back Monreal, who pushed the ball forward.
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Lacazette swept his right foot towards the center while running back, and the ball rolled towards Guendouzi. Guendouzi also kicked the ball directly and knocked the ball to Mkhitaryan! Mkhitaryan's heel
As soon as he hit the ball, the flight path of the ball was instantly directed to the left front!
Lacazette has already stepped in! Observing Aubameyang's position, he took a half-high ball with his left foot! The ball once again perfectly avoided West Ham United's defense and fell in front of Aubameyang. This time Oubameyang
Bameyang raised his right foot to remove the ball, and then swung it up with his left foot.
Almost all the strength in the body was exerted.
boom!
The power was there, but the angle of the shot was too right. The ball hit Fabianski's chest in the center of the goal. However, Fabianski did not dare to catch the ball, but kept his fists in his chest.
, and hit the ball with his fist!
Outside the penalty area, Luo Wu rushed up as if on a somersault cloud, and almost touched the ball at the same time as Wilshere. But Wilshere was good at using his body. He swung sideways and carried Luo Wu behind him.
After receiving the ball, he immediately sent a through ball!
Perfect!
Excellent long through ball from an excellent midfielder.
clatter,
The ball quickly rubbed the turf and went straight to West Ham United forward Tovic, about to tear through Arsenal's defense.
But at this moment, Mustafi made a fierce shovel, roughly turning up the turf, and also stretched out his legs to scoop up the flying ball!
He successfully blocked the ball!
!
Damn it! Wilshere felt very annoyed again. When he looked again, Monreal had already passed the ball to Ramsey. Wilshere did not run to stop Ramsey, but ran to Ronaldo.
Beside Wu.
It would be better to let go of other Arsenal players than to have someone follow Luo Wu. And Wilshere is now the West Ham United player closest to Luo Wu, so he is the only one to do this job.
At this time, Ramsey also played a through ball to Lacazette in front, without even considering Luo Wu.
The transition between offense and defense was instantly improved to the extreme!
"Ah,"
"Both sides are aggressively attacking!"
"Lacazette successfully got the ball, but he did not pass the ball to Aubameyang, and his shooting angle was also blocked."
I saw Lacazette forcefully pull the ball, turn around, and pass the ball to Luo Wu.
Wilshere was still next to Luo Wu. How could he let Luo Wu easily get the ball? He immediately sank his shoulders decisively and bumped into Luo Wu sideways.
Luo Wu couldn't withstand Wilshere's collision and instantly fell flat on his face.
beep,
The referee's whistle sounded and Wilshere was awarded a foul, but Wilshere was only given a verbal warning.
The movement was not very big. Although Luo Wu was lying on the turf, he did not feel any pain. Wilshere also took the initiative to pull Luo Wu and help Luo Wu stand up again.
When Luo Wu saw it was Wilshere, he didn't say much. After all, he was a former Arsenal player and was relatively friendly to him, so he just let it go.
But the Arsenal fans in the stands were really conflicted.
"Wilshere, this guy..."
"well……"
"Is this intentional? No need for a foul?"
What can I say? Wilshere is right. He is a professional player. Is this kind of technical foul abnormal? If Jorginho and Kante were as bad as the last game against Chelsea,
The nature is different.
"Free kick."
"This position is good. It is nearly 25 meters away from the goal and more than two meters to the left of the top of the penalty area. It is just right to kick with your right foot."
"It's within the range of the Chinese."
"He should just give me a kick."
It must have been Luo Wu Lai who took the penalty. He had already placed the ball at the foul spot. Other teammates ran to other places to wait for it to be missed.
West Ham United's wall was lined with 6 people.
The stadium became very quiet at this time.
Beep, the whistle sounded, and Luo Wu ran towards the ball on the turf without any hesitation.
His body sank, he quickly tilted to the left, and his right foot swiftly hit the ball.
Phew~
The ball shot up from the ground, quickly crossed the wall, and headed towards the near corner. The arc, angle and force were all perfect.
Although West Ham United goalkeeper Fabianski judged the right direction and quickly struck the upper left corner of the goal with both hands, he still failed to touch the ball. He was too slow and did not fly high enough.
"goal!"
"goal!"
"goal!"
"goooooooooooooooooal!"
"luowo!"
"Wow, this is his second free kick goal in his career."
"The perfect full moon scimitar!"
"There was nothing Fabianski could do. The ball flew into a theoretical blind spot and there was no way to save it."
"Easy, Arsenal just took a 1::0 lead."
"The Emirates Stadium is boiling. Their king scored again. He contributed five assists in the last game and didn't score a single goal. The fans are not satisfied yet. Now the goals are back. When Luo Wu scored the first goal
At that time, all we can look forward to is his next goal."
After scoring the goal, Luo Wu was not very excited. He just raised his right hand, waved it lightly towards the sky, and then walked towards the center circle.
But the others were very excited and kept rushing towards him and surrounding him.
Lineker explained in relation to the scene:
"It's just an easy goal,"
"Do you need to be so crazy?"
"It's that simple to score a goal..."
"I suddenly had an idea. According to his pattern in the first two games, will he get a free kick hat trick or something?"