Wenger said if Arsenal can start their winning streak like last season, they could win the Premier League this season. The first step Arsenal did, beating West Bromwich Albion 1-0 in the opening game of the new Premier League season on the 16th, but the scene was not so convinced. They will need to improve significantly and quickly to hopefully maintain the inertia of last season. In addition to the three points, Arsenal's biggest gain was Nasri, and the French teenager received a low pass from Denilson in the middle of the box in the 4th minute, adding a convincing stroke to his Premier League debut, which was the first time in Premier League history that an Arsenal player scored the fastest goal for a club.
Arsenal started at home for 4 consecutive seasons, only the opening remarks of this season were lackluster, although they drew with Villa 2 years ago, after all, there were many opportunities, the scene was exciting, this time against West Bromwich Albion, there was a chance to collect enough chips in the first 20 minutes, as the game developed, but it became more and more dull, Adebayo had a "call him beautiful and ugly, if you can win" before the game, Arsenal did it. Scoring in the opening game, and not scoring the second insurance in the end, the British media seemed to have caught the material of the hype and asked the professor, Wenger admitted to being a little afraid: "We are old again, and we always feel that we will be punished at the last minute." "Almunia blocked Miller's shot with his leg, Robinson followed up and played, thanks to the help of the Juruman line. Wenger praised his opponents: "I'm not worried about not winning the game or that our kick isn't lethal enough, I just want them to collapse but they don't. ”
The promotion horses were nervous at the start, and the weak team conceded a goal prematurely at the Emirates Stadium that would have easily collapsed, but they quickly calmed down, steadied themselves and protected possession like their opponents, patiently engaging Arsenal in a war of attrition. In the past, weak teams were always caught up by possible defeats and wanted to close the gap as soon as possible, only to be lured out of the defensive zone by Arsenal, West Bromwich Albion learned their lesson and survived the initial onslaught, they played better in the second half, the team's manager Mowbray said: "I don't think I should be happy to lose 1-0, I think this team and Arsenal have to play, we have earned the chance to play in the Premier League, we must make sure we survive." The transfer window is two weeks away and I'm going to buy four more. ”
Arsenal's attack is out of order, more or less related to the absence of core Cesc Fabregas, Wenger surprised, let Ebue move to the center and Denilson to defend the midfield, this deployment made many people incomprehensible, the Guardian shook its head: recall that he played both on the right wing and on the right last season made you irritated, and now let him Li Daitao stiffen to play Xiaofa's position, isn't that planting a time bomb for himself? Arsenal still had a number of quick counter-attacks in the second half, with Eboue firing three times, each time outrageously. Wenger replaced Bentener with Van Persie, and the Dutchman's shot was not a big threat, and if he didn't believe his right foot, he wouldn't have forced a left-footed shot, which missed the shot.
Adebayo and Bentener had been out of call for a long time, and the Danish youngster's head hammer was grazed shortly after the lead, and there was no dazzling performance since. Although Adebayo's pre-season transfer ended with a salary increase to stay in the team, the home fans still resented him a little, and after his frequent misses, the "Chiefs" unceremoniously applauded him.
Arsenal squad (442): Amunia/Sania, Julu, Gala, Clichy/Walcott, Ebue, Denilson, Nasri/Bentner, Adebayo
In the world of football, slapping or kissing the team logo on a shirt usually only means that the relationship between the player and the club is very weak, despite the player's intention to do the opposite. Adebayu did this in desperate need to rebalance the relationship with the imminent relationship in the new season.
In the Premier League opener against West Brom, the Gunners had a chance to score in the second half, but Adebayu, who had the ball, ignored the fact that Nasri had Van Persi in the middle of the box, seeking a mistake in the result of his individual performance, and the home fans immediately booed, a rather clumsy performance that reflected the Togolese's awkward situation: the more he wanted to make up for his relationship with the fans, the farther away he was from that goal.
It's not that he can't introspect. In the Dutch 2-0 win over Twente (Champions Cup qualifiers) last week, Adebayu scored with a cross from Walcourt, the same pattern as he scored in Milan last season's Champions League visit. After that goal, the Togolese roared at the San Siro, but this time he ran restrained to his teammates to celebrate.
Whether it's sticks or bread, this is the "price" he got for riding the wall this summer. Two weeks ago in the Chieftain's Cup against Juventus, Adebayu was booed as a substitute. Although he threatened his opponent's door three times in the 45-minute game, he received only sparse applause similar to a taunt. Earlier, the British "World News" investigation showed that most Gunners fans did not think he was worth 30 million pounds. And this comes at a time when Adebayu is top-heavy due to his own transfer rumours.