Arsenal, who played 10, lost 1-2 at home to Manchester City, but lost.
Because this Arsenal team has greatly refreshed people's understanding of this young guard, the team was able to pool their wisdom and grit their teeth to create a lot of trouble for Manchester City in the 59th minute of the game when they got a red card.
We all know arsenal have played well this season, but we didn't expect to play so well, and the clash with the Premier League leaders, one of the two teams in the Premier League that are best at playing high pressure, Arsenal did not fall behind in the scene.
And what is surprising is that Arsenal actually "took the other way, but also applied the other body", once forced Manchester City to be very passive, under the continuous pressure on Manchester City, Arsenal finally took the lead in scoring goals.
It's just a pity that after Xhaka was shaken by Bernardo Silva in the penalty area, a habitual stretch-and-pull action was sentenced to death by the referee, originally Manchester City basically had no chance, Bernardo Silva is also an active move to find a point, but unfortunately, Xhaka's recklessness just caters to the needs of Manchester City, and also gives the referee a reasonable reason to judge.
Gabriel then won two consecutive yellow cards in just a few minutes, and was expelled from the field by red cards, which made Arsenal's otherwise good situation on the field suddenly become a sharp turn, Arsenal had to fight with 10 people in the next 30 minutes, and the original sharp counterattack and counter-pressure were almost gone.
Debatable, the referee seemed to be the protagonist of the game again, with Arsenal having a suspected penalty in the first half that the referee ignored; in the second half, City had a slightly far-fetched penalty, but the referee awarded it. Gabriel also complained about the referee because of this decision and received his first yellow card.
Even Saka then complained about the unfairness of the referee's decision because of similar problems, and was given a yellow card warning by the referee, who did not care about Arsenal's home situation, which was quite cruel to Arsenal.
Manchester City's strength is not much to say, under the comprehensive consideration of the thickness of the squad and the level of technical and tactical skills, Manchester City can be said to be a unique presence in the Premier League, Arsenal lost to Manchester City, ben in the reasonable, the two sides met in the first leg, Arsenal even lost 0-5 away to Manchester City.
However, we also have to admit that after being beaten by teams of manchester City and Liverpool's level in the first half, Arsenal made a good response and adjustment in the subsequent games, and recently ushered in a wave of consecutive wins, once occupying a very favorable position in the Premier League for the fourth place, and this game was definitely the better side on the field before Gabriel was sent off.
I am a non-professional, the broadcast and replay footage seen is also extremely limited, I dare not say that the referee's decision must be problematic, but there is no doubt that the referee did not control the situation on the court well, at least Gabriel's red card is the referee's inaction or intentional caused, even if it has been unfairly treated, Gabriel actually has no malicious retaliation, a few complaints, it has become a nail in the referee's eye, must be removed quickly.
That's why I said that although Arsenal lost this game, they did not lose to their opponents, nor to themselves, but to some inexplicable decisive factors, and it can only be said that arsenal lads came to Japan for a long time, and then practiced their shooting skills, so that some factors could not play a role even if they wanted to affect the course of the game, then it would be all right.