Arsenal ecstasy against Emery

The first 45 minutes did not predict a good future for Mikel Arteta’s pupils. Ollie Watkins and Philippe Coutinho delved into the wound Gunner, who did not know what it was to win for a month. But the Londoners had not said their last word. The luck and the head of Emi Martínez allied with the Londoners when everything seemed lost. Mikel Arteta’s men were in tow throughout the game, but managed to equalize on two occasions thanks to goals from Bukayo Saka and Oleknsadr Zinchenko. Unai Emery seemed to have almost everything under control, but he didn’t count on Jorginho’s kick in 94′. Arsenal is once again the leader of the Premier League in the absence of the citizens take on Nottingham Forest. Mikel Arteta breathes.

The Arsenal is a strainer

During the first half of the course, Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal had transmitted being a reliable team at the back as well as fun. In just one month, the defensive fragility and little freshness shown by the Gunners in attack they are wreaking havoc on the aspirations of the London team to proclaim themselves Premier League champions. A former Arsenal player like Unai Emery would not side with him either. Five minutes into the match, Ollie Watkins put another stone in the tortuous month of February for the Gunners. Stealing and driving by Matty Cash from his own half, and great definition by the English striker with a cross shot. Four consecutive goals in his last four games for him.

Luckily Mikel Arteta has his own star. Just like he did just a few days ago against Manchester City, Bukayo Saka was in charge of equalizing the score against Aston Villa. And how. If minutes earlier Tyron Mings saved the visitor’s equalizer on the line, the Arsenal winger converted a poor clearance from his compatriot into a marvelous volley. The unstoppable left-footed shot from Arsenal’s ‘7’ made it 1-1 on the scorecard after 15 minutes. The visitors still had a lot of time ahead to turn the result around. However, the goal of the great star Gunner it was nothing more than a mirage.

Who would have thought, but it is too easy to hurt the man who until last Wednesday had been the leader of the Premier League. Álex Moreno broke into space on the left side, put the ball back for Philippe Coutinho and the Brazilian, with a cross shot, beat Aaron Ramsdale. Half an hour into the game and Mikel Arteta’s men had already conceded two goals. And it is that the London team has not left a clean sheet since the North London Derby, played a month ago: 10 goals against in the last six games. The frustration and anger of the London players began to translate into precipitations and confrontations with the villains, that all they did was hinder the evolution of the party.

A little luck and a lot of faith

Mikel Arteta’s pupils had not said their last word. Or at least, they were going to try not to make it so easy for Manchester City or Aston Villa itself. Eddie Nketiah’s header that deflected the crossbar 10 minutes into the second half opened for the equalizer Gunner. The second great goal of the afternoon for the Londoners. Oleksandr Zinchenko hooked a great shot from the edge of the area after taking a short corner to score his first goal with Arsenal’s elastic, the first of his Premier League career after 92 games. The Ukrainian left-back, despite starting from the left wing, is becoming more influential in his team’s game every day. One of the most outstanding footballers of the Arsenal season.

From there, the chances did nothing but follow one another for the visiting team. Eddie Nketiah, who hasn’t seen a goal since last January, missed a one-on-one. But even clearer was the missed chance by Martin Ødegaard. The English striker recovered the ball after a bad start from behind the villains and gave the goal to the Norwegian, but sent it out with an empty goal. Neither Eddie Nketiah nor Martin Ødegaard himself could believe it. With the London team focused on attack in search of the three points, Unai Emery’s men also had them. A crossbar and subsequent one-on-one from Leon Bailey could have put an end to the visitors’ aspirations, but the best was yet to come.

Six minutes added and luck decided to side with Arsenal with just two remaining to go. What was intended to be the third great goal of the Gunners at Villa Park it ended up becoming an own goal by Emi Martínez. Jorginho’s shot crashed into the crossbar and the rebound went to the head of the Argentine goalkeeper of Aston Villa, formerly of Arsenal. When the defending world champion turned from the ground, the ball was already inside the goal. The locals had no choice but to try the machada in the last play of the game. Emi Martínez went up for a corner kick and, on the counter, Gabriel Martinelli scored on the counter, and with all the goal for him, the final 2-4. Aston Villa and Una Emery paid the piper for the defeat Gunner against Manchester City