Chapter 130 Undefeated January
The game was held at St. Mary's Stadium, home court in Southampton. Compared to the Gunners and some hostile clubs, the relationship between the Saints and the Gunners is not too bad. After all, both sides have always had transactions with Little Demon.
Therefore, although this game was full, people mainly heard the singing and shouting of Saints fans, and a lively event was also launched in such an atmosphere.
Liu Feng and Yuan Xiao were photographed appearing in the VIP card in the stands before the game started. They were dressed in casual clothes and became pure fans in this game.
The game rang after the referee's whistle. Compared to Arsenal's large-scale rotation, Southampton can be said to be the elite. They ranked 451 and set out the strongest starting lineup of the season.
Jay Rodriguez is a single forward, with Larana and Jack Coke forming an offensive midfield behind him, while the three back midfielders behind him are Prado, Schneiderlin and Prosey.
There is no doubt that Southampton has two cores in midfield offense, one is Schneiderling and the other is Larana, the other is the commander of the midfield, and the other is the existence of a shadow forward who appears in the threat area at any time.
The four defenders are Luke Shaw, Klein, Maya Yoshida and Huyverde, and goalkeeper Davis.
Such a starting lineup is the Saints' steadily ranked ninth in the Premier League. Although it may not be very good at stardom, five of the starting lineups alone have attracted the attention of major families, which also makes their lottery station's reputation famous.
After the two commentators explained the starting formations of both sides, the game had entered a white-hot stage. Both the Gunners' substitutes and Southampton's players were very relaxed.
In the 21st minute of the game, Arsenal took the lead and scored a goal. Rosici's offensive advancement after receiving the ball that Casolla cut from Larana's feet.
He broke through the clamping attack between Cork and Prado in the midfield in Marseille swing, and then teleported to the left near the baseline, where Chamberlain was excited since the start of the game.
The young player, who was born in Saints, was determined to show his skills at Arsenal. After he got the ball, he spiked the ball and passed the pounced fullback, and then passed the ball in a triangle directly.
Just when everyone thought the Gunners' murderous intent was transferred to Bordosky, the German center gently stepped on the foot and the ball rolled silky from between the two defenders into the small penalty area.
The next second, Chamberlain, who had just attacked, gently knocked in front of Davis, and the ball flew into the door from the side.
Chamberlain's performance continued. After the birth of the first goal, Southampton was eager to equalize the score, so soon all the Saints players began to push forward.
In this case, the Gunners remained calm. After observing the opponent's pressure several times, Rosici was very aware that his chance had come.
In the 41st minute of the game, the Saints' bombing was taken over by Arsenal's defense. When Cassorla intercepted the ball and gave it to Rosici again, Chamberlain and Bordosky had already rushed through the midfield line.
"A long pass was passed to Bordosky, heading the ball! He played with Maya Yoshida who rushed towards him."
The ferry like a carp leaping on the dragon gate during the marching was not just a matter of playing. The ball was added with another force and flew directly behind the Saints' back line. Chamberlain, who was crazy about being trying to burn out all his strength, came first after everyone's exclamation.
The story followed was very simple. He shot just after crossing the penalty area line. Davis judged the wrong direction and couldn't make it to hit the goal.
2-0, the Gunners determined the advantage of two goals in 43 minutes, which was also the score at the end of the half.
The halftime break came, and an unexpected scene appeared. When Chamberlain seemed to feel guilty about his successive shooting into the gate of his old club, he walked towards the player's passage with his head down, the Saints fans shouted his name and clapped.
"Alex! Alex! Alex~~~"
Chamberlain, who had tears flowing from the corners of his eyes, waved his hand hard to wipe away the tears from the corners of his eyes. After going home so many times, this time it really made him feel full of feelings.
There is no way, it is too difficult to gain a foothold in a highly competitive team like Arsenal.
Chamberlain is not the regular main player of the Gunners, nor is he one of the team's most popular players among fans. When sitting on the bench in every game, anyone can see the light in the eyes of this young player.
When he was in Southampton, the team gave him countless opportunities, from making mistakes to maturity, his growth is obvious to all. At this moment, this wing player is really very emotional.
After the start of the second half, the passion of both sides was obviously eroded a lot, but Southampton's willingness to recover the score was still very strong. They kept trying various offensive methods from the beginning of the game.
Finally, in the 70th minute of the game, hard work pays off.
Schneiderlin launched an offense from the backcourt and appeared in the Gunners' half after making a two-pass and one-on-one cooperation with Prado. Then he and Larana passed the ball in just two passes to achieve the goal of entering the Gunners' midfield.
Although he was immediately blocked by the Gunners' defense line, the ball was still seized by Schneiderlin and stuffed it into the Gunners' penalty area.
Jay Rodriguez did not disappoint the fans. He hit the ball and calmly shot it, and the ball flew into the goal from Fabianski's left side.
1-2, the home team Southampton recovered a goal, which made Saints fans excited in the stands.
But that's all, because the professor then made a series of substitutions and adjustments. The Gunners' offensive tactics turned into ball-handling counterattacks in the next twenty minutes, which made it difficult for Southampton to find an opportunity.
When the final whistle sounded, the score of the match remained above 1-2. The away team Arsenal won the game with one goal, and the players of both sides exchanged cordially on the court.
Chamberlain held the MVP trophy for the first time on behalf of Arsenal. When he raised the trophy to come to the interview area, the Saints fans in the stands once again gave him applause.
As for the Arsenal fans on the other side, let alone the words of praise for this player who performed very well in this game.
Liu Feng and Yuan Xiao were also captured in the stands and applauded Chamberlain with a smile.
Another league victory was won, and this was their last game in January. The Gunners' January was still unbeaten.
Chapter completed!