Chapter 24: A Good Start

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The Newcastle players were still confused after conceding the goal at the beginning.

They never expected that Arsenal's goal would come back so quickly and so fiercely.

During this time, they didn't even touch the ball.

It can be said that the pressure this goal put on them was simply too much.

The Newcastle players looked at each other in shock. They felt that Arsenal had given them a blow at the beginning of the season.

This stick directly beat them dizzy.

"Arsenal's offensive ideas are very clear, and they reacted quickly in the opening stage. After seeing Newcastle's loophole in the center, Eriksen immediately started to cross, and Giroud stepped forward to grab the goal. It’s a very clear demonstration of Arsenal’s ability to seize opportunities!”

"As long as there is a slight opening, Arsenal can pry open the opponent's goal!"

After Andy Gray finished speaking, Richard said; "This is Newcastle's home court, but their performance was too passive. Maybe they should be more proactive!"

Newcastle also had the same idea and wanted to put some pressure on Arsenal during the kick-off.

But instead of taking advantage, the opponent directly scored a goal.

This disrupted all their plans, and even from a game level, they had lost their rhythm.

When Arsenal's celebration ended, Newcastle players once again stood in the center circle to kick off.

It can be seen from the camera that their expressions are very unwilling, and it is obvious that losing the ball makes them extremely uncomfortable.

The season has just begun, but their state does not seem to have transformed into the competition stage, and their entire bodies are not excited at all.

Newcastle kicks off again.

This time, their mental concentration was better maintained, and the five midfielders did not play so loosely, which provided a certain containment effect.

But again, when facing Arsenal, if they cannot put pressure on their midfield and backfield, then the Gunners have the possibility of launching an attack at any time.

The ball was constantly passed to Eriksen's feet, and it was up to the Danish midfielder to coordinate Arsenal's attack.

Lucky's task became more of commanding the rear and making offensive choices.

He will not be responsible for the specific offensive context, but will pass the ball in a possible direction.

Of course, Lucky can also pass the ball forward directly over Erikson, but for now, in order to give Erikson more support, he will still pass the ball to Erikson and let him be responsible for the offensive organization.

With Lucky's support, Eriksen's performance did not disappoint.

His cooperation with the three strikers in the frontcourt was very smooth. Between continuous passes and movements, they controlled the ball and continued to put pressure on Newcastle.

Of course, sometimes he is intercepted by the opponent due to overly aggressive passing.

But this is where Arsenal's discipline comes into play.

The moment the ball is lost, Arsenal's frontcourt players will enter a counterattack mode. Almost everyone will approach the opponent's player closest to them to limit the possibility of the opponent passing the safety ball.

On the other hand, the midfielder and backfielder will also retreat appropriately and ensure the density of their positions. While restricting the opponent's frontcourt players, they will also be ready to intercept and steal at any time.

A series of changes will be made in an instant, which also makes Newcastle's counterattack impossible to launch.

The passing routes around them were blocked, and there was no suitable passing space at the far end.

Even if there is space, their players are not there.

Naturally, there will be no way to fight back.

After Andy Gray saw Arsenal's instant changes, he couldn't help but shook his head and said with emotion: "This is discipline. Regardless of whether they have an advantage or not, after Arsenal lose the ball, they will instantly enter a defensive mode and limit the vast majority of the opponent." The passing position, especially a key player, will be closely watched by Arsenal!"

"The pressing in the frontcourt is also very important. After Eriksen lost the ball, he did not immediately retreat, but cooperated with the pressing in the frontcourt to block. This instant reaction is also very good."

That's all for offense, Arsenal's performance is also so good when it comes to defense.

This made many commentators couldn't help but shake their heads and sigh. It is really a headache to encounter an Arsenal of this level.

Time passes little by little.

After Arsenal took the lead in scoring, they did not increase their offensive investment, but patiently conducted and dispatched in the middle.

Although Newcastle has five people in the midfield, it is not enough.

Arsenal can take the ball out of the dangerous area with just one touch in a row. On the other hand, Newcastle's players' physical energy is gradually being consumed by their constant running.

Finally in the 35th minute, Arsenal launched another attack.

The attack was launched by Lucky.

After a retracement, he saw Giroud who was about to make a move on his own side, and Lucai directly made a long pass.

This long pass accurately found the advancing Giroud and created a one-on-one situation.

After Giroud stopped the ball, he moved the ball diagonally and avoided the goalkeeper's attack. Facing the empty goal, he easily pushed the ball and scored again.

Arsenal led 2:0 in the first half, which was a huge blow to Newcastle.

In the second half, Newcastle became muddled.

Even their passing has become less consistent.

Many times, they would pass the ball and even lose it when Arsenal did not put pressure on them.

Once or twice would be fine, but after several times in a row, the mentality of Newcastle players gradually became irritable.

"This kind of loss of the ball without any confrontation is very morale-destroying. The mentality of Newcastle players has become problematic. The stability of their passing has gradually declined, and it seems that there is no unified idea as a whole. Some want to attack, and some want to stabilize the situation first, which causes the incoordination in passing."

As Andy Gray said, the mentality of Newcastle players has become impetuous at this time.

Some people want to increase the offensive rhythm and try to tear open Arsenal's defense with a more fierce attack.

But some people think that it is time to stabilize the rhythm and play steadily. The second half has just begun. After trying the feeling of smooth passing, they can make long-term plans.

These two ideas are gradually collapsing as a whole.

And Arsenal also noticed this.

"Play something simple!"

Lekai shouted to the front.

In the current situation, complex passing may not be a good choice. On the contrary, this simple offensive method is more effective.

On the other hand, continuous passing may aggravate the irritable mentality of Newcastle players, and the opponent may be injured by malicious shovels.

Considering these two aspects, Lekai made such a suggestion.

Arsenal also made changes quickly. Their play became simpler and clearer. They no longer engaged in too much midfield entanglement with Newcastle. Anyway, Newcastle could lose the ball while passing.

Of course, when the opponent has the ball, the pressure should be sufficient.

In this case, the time entered the 81st minute, and Arsenal also got a corner kick at this time.

Eriksson stood in the corner kick area and looked in the direction of the penalty area.

There was no good choice point, and when he looked at the top of the arc, he saw Hummels advancing from the backcourt.

Immediately, Eriksson took a free kick and passed the ball towards the top of the arc.

At the same time, Hummels also quickened his pace and moved forward.

When he was near the top of the arc, he focused on judging the landing point of the ball and jumped up quickly.

Jumping into the air, retracting his palate, and leaning back.

Waist like a bowstring.

Hummels stared at the ball with his eyes fixed, and hit the middle of the ball hard.

The ball hit the near corner like a cannonball, and the ball passed the goalkeeper's hands and went into the goal again during the goalkeeper's save.

At the last moment of the game, Hummels successfully competed for the top to help Arsenal expand the score again.

At the same time, this goal was equivalent to a lore, which directly shattered Newcastle's last hope.

Finally, when the 90-minute game ended.

The first round of the 2019/2020 Premier League came to an end.

Newcastle United lost to Arsenal 0:3.

Arsenal continued its previous excellent form and won a good start.