Chapter 499： Mustafi in slump

Chapter 499 Mustafi in a downturn

After Arsenal played a wonderful attack, the Magpies also played several sharp counterattacks.

And these counterattacks almost cost Arsenal the ball.

Mustafi is too unstable.

This kind of problem has already surfaced in the first two rounds, and almost broke out in the third round.

Korbach lob, this ball is very high, high means that the landing and timing cannot be predicted very well.

Mustafi was very nervous at this time. On the one hand, his performance in the first two rounds was not particularly good.

On the other hand, he felt that if he continued to behave like this, he was likely to be replaced.

Mertesacker is still waiting off the court!

Thinking of this, Mustafi's expression became more solemn.

He seized the opportunity and jumped suddenly, wanting to directly destroy the lob.

But he found himself jumping early!

The ball was landing, and so was he.

After    landed, Mustafi needed to stabilize his body, and the ball happened to hit his shoulder and rolled to the left.

At this moment, the faces of other players in the Arsenal backline turned green.

They watched Towan rush to the ball's landing spot, and immediately shot angrily.

The ball hit the net!

14 minutes into the first half, Arsenal conceded again.

At this moment, the entire Emirates Stadium fell into dead silence.

"Oh~~~ what is this idiot doing?"

Billy held his head and roared in pain.

Mustafi's performance is simply disastrous, this kind of low-level error cost Arsenal a goal.

This is simply unforgivable.

So did other Arsenal fans.

They couldn't believe it, this is Mustafi who played well last season.

He made many excellent defenses last season, but it seems that his talent and performance remained last season. After entering this season, his performance was a disaster.

Patrice on the sidelines was also gloomy.

He never thought that Mustafi's performance would be so bad.

This lost ball is simply unbearable to look straight at!

"Mertesacker!"

Patrice turned his head and shouted directly.

Mertesacker got up quickly.

"Go warm up!"

Patrice no longer wanted to give a chance. In the case of unstable performance in the first two rounds, Patrice still chose to believe that Mustafi could adjust his state, so he gave him one more chance.

But this loss of the ball can no longer be described as unstable.

This is a super low-level mistake!

Mertesacker was warming up, and Mustafi on the field also saw this scene.

Soon, Arsenal announced a substitution.

At home, Arsenal made a substitution just 17 minutes into the game.

This is something that no one else has thought of, but it also proves that Arsenal have too many problems at this time.

Mertesacker and Mustafi gave a high five and immediately went on the field.

Mustafi drooped his head back to the bench and sat down. No one spoke to him along the way.

He also knew very well that everyone was angry at this moment.

After all, his mistake can't even stand by himself.

After    Mertesacker came on the field, he first gave Koscielny a high five.

This pair of Arsenal's backline has been reunited once again.

"I'm in charge of pressing, you're in charge of interception!"

Koscielny is more flexible and likes to grab.

Mertesacker's turn is slow, but his judgment of where to go is extremely accurate.

This pair almost makes up for each other's shortcomings.

In this regard, Mertesacker also nodded.

"Arsenal made a substitution in the first half. This substitution is very necessary. Judging from the current situation, Mustafi's state is really bad, Arsenal must make corresponding countermeasures! "

"There is no problem with Patrice's response, but what is Mertesacker's state? He hasn't played with the main team for a long time."

Paul Mawson kicked out his worries.

But it turns out that his concerns were not a problem.

After Mertesacker came on the field, he relied on the advantages of height and placement judgment to help Arsenal resolve the opponent's long pass many times.

Guaranteed Arsenal's top challenge in the penalty area.

From this point of view, Mertesacker's role surpassed Mustafi.

At the same time, Paul Mawson also played a worry for Mustafi.

It is very likely that Mustafi will be pressed by Mertesacker on the bench for a while.

It is estimated that he will not be able to get the starting position until his state is restored.

Once Arsenal's defence has stabilized, they also need to attack.

After all, it is still in a backward state at this time.

Lekai stood in the center circle, constantly observing the opponent's back line.

After nearly 30 minutes of observation, he could clearly feel that their offense was still effective.

But Suarez et al haven't scored for too long.

It feels a bit like a goal drought, but not quite.

They just need a goal to get a feel for it, and then they will be able to recover naturally.

So, the first goal is crucial!

Lucky's eyes focused on the opponent's big restricted area.

If you want to score, then Lucky must kill the opponent's back line independently.

Thinking of this, Lucky took a deep breath.

"Arsenal is still fighting for the rhythm of the midfield. Kai's movement in the midfield is also very active. Maybe Kai can help Arsenal open up the situation with his passing."

When Arsenal is in trouble, many people will look for Lucky subconsciously.

This is a habit we have developed over the last four seasons.

Lucky's many actions to turn the tide have given Arsenal fans this sense of trust.

They felt that if it was Lucky, he would be able to stand up no matter what the situation was.

In this case, their eyes were also focused on Lucky.

Le Kai was still running in the opponent's half, and his head kept turning to observe the situation.

Immediately, Lucky stopped and raised his hand for the ball.

Wilshere crosses the ball to Lucky.

When Lekai received the ball, he did not stand firm, and his feet tended to be in an active state.

This also allows him to make the next move better.

Before catching the ball, Lucky turned sideways, his entire body was already facing the attacking direction, and then he started a fast diagonal sprint.

Colback was naturally entangled with Lucky.

and want to limit Lucky through his body.

Both sides were wrestling, but when Lucky's arms were strong to hold each other up, the rhythm suddenly changed under his feet.

I saw Lucky's left toes turned out and the ball was placed under Colback's crotch.

The latter subconsciously clamped his legs, but failed to clamp them.

At this time, Le Kai had a pushing action in his hand, but it was very subtle. After pushing enough space to break through, he immediately rushed towards the ball.

At this time, Lucky passed Korbach and came to the opponent's penalty area line.

But he still didn't mean to pass the ball, but directly killed it.

"Kay!! Nice getaway!"

"He entered the restricted area!"

"What would he do?"

Le Kai thought about hitting the goal himself, but from the current situation, the two central defenders are eyeing him, and they have already surrounded him.

The problem at this point has become simple.

Le Kai made an emergency stop and rubbed the ball with the inside of the arch of his right foot.

The ball slipped through Coloccini's crotch, then Mbemba's crotch, and landed precisely in front of Suarez.

The goalkeeper's attention is still on Lucky.

Suarez simply sticks his foot out.

Shoo! !

The ball goes into the net.

In the final stage of the first half, Arsenal scored!

They equalized.

They also broke the goalless streak of two consecutive games.

"pretty!!!--"

On-site commentator George Adams jumped up excitedly.

Lucky's escape and pass is simply too beautiful.

wears three crotch in a row, directly creating an empty door for Suarez.

The most important thing is that Le Kai's goal was completely an attacking midfielder who got rid of and made a final pass.

This traditional midfielder's subtle attack is different.

From the start of the attack, Lucky directly and independently completed most of the work in the entire scoring link.

In addition to Suarez's shot, Le Kai independently completed the instigation of the attack, the escape and the final pass.

For this goal, Lucky's contribution accounted for more than 90%.

Arsenal fans were pleasantly surprised.

Because they have never seen Lucky play like this.

Lucky has always given them the feeling of being a mobile fortress!

He is both a defensive barrier and a command center!

But in this goal, Le Kai showed them a completely different way of playing.

It was like a war fortress with both defense and command rumbling forward.

And the speed of propulsion is astonishingly fast.

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