Chapter 82: Saka Makes Red

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After Christmas, except for the Premier League, other leagues have entered the winter break.

Because the Premier League does not have a winter break, their league is still in progress.

After Christmas, they will immediately invest in the league game.

Before Christmas, after 19 rounds of the league, Arsenal got a record of 16-2-1.

Currently ranked second in the standings, there is a gap of five points from Manchester City, which ranks first.

But this gap is small enough.

Liverpool, which is in third place, has a double-digit gap with Arsenal and Manchester City.

It can be said that only Arsenal is biting Manchester City's footsteps.

In the first game after Christmas, Arsenal will challenge Crystal Palace away.

Crystal Palace has won two wins and three draws in the last five rounds, which can be regarded as stabilizing its position in the standings.

But in the 20th round against Arsenal, they are a little embarrassed.

After all, in this season's league, Arsenal and Manchester City have shown super game control.

It can be said that a draw against these two teams would be a very good result.

In this game, Arsenal made some rotations.

Koscielny and Mustafi's central defender partner got the chance to start for the first time in a long time.

On the left side, Saka also got the chance to start in the league.

Saka's excellent performance in training made Mourinho let the opponent get the chance to start in advance.

It has to be said that Mourinho attaches great importance to Saka's breakthrough role on the wing.

Since coaching Arsenal, Mourinho has changed a lot.

He is no longer obsessed with the simple and direct send, but pays more attention to the pressure on the wing and the change in rhythm.

This also requires more technical players on the wing, and Saka is exactly this kind of player.

And under Mourinho's training, Arsenal has also abandoned many bad delaying rhythm passes and focused more on a key pass.

It can be said that Arsenal and Mourinho influence each other and change each other.

This is the most reasonable situation.

This shows that the two sides have become more adapted to each other in the process of continuous running-in.

Of course, the core of all this is still Lucky.

Lucky is still the core player of Arsenal, which is also the most basic cooperation model between Arsenal and Mourinho.

"Young player Saka, age is 17 years and 343 days. He will officially usher in his 18th birthday in January, but he got the chance to start for Arsenal in advance. We can look forward to the performance of this young player in this starting game."

Saka seemed very excited. After all, it was his first start, which was of great significance to him.

Following the team into the stadium, the two sides shook hands and came to their own half.

Saka took a deep breath and kept adjusting his inner tension.

"Saka!"

Suddenly, someone called him, and Saka turned his head to look.

He saw Lucky giving him a thumbs up.

Saka was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that this was the captain encouraging himself.

Saka patted his chest.

'Look at me! '

Lucky was stunned for a moment, and then he couldn't help but chuckled.

What a confident little guy!

However, this kind of confidence is very necessary on the court.

At the beginning of the game, Arsenal took the lead.

When facing Arsenal, Crystal Palace set up a more conservative defensive formation.

This also hindered Arsenal's penetration.

For this reason, Lucky began to frequently pass the ball to the wing, especially Saka's wing.

"Pass the ball to Saka!"

Sometimes, Lucky also reminded his teammates.

After receiving the ball, Saka's performance on the wing became active.

With his flexible body and strong explosive power, Saka constantly changed direction and made strong breakthroughs to stimulate the opponent's full-back.

It has to be said that facing this kind of pure physical pressure from young players is a fatal problem for many players who turn slowly.

Just like now, Saka has eaten Crystal Palace's full-back alone for the third time.

"He was passed again. Martin Kelly is like a bulky pickup truck in front of Saka. Saka only needs three seconds to pass him."

Commentator Paul Mossen laughed.

They like this kind of one-on-one hard-fought session the most, which will gradually push the atmosphere to a climax.

After being passed three times in a row, Martin Kelly's face turned red.

He was beaten by a rookie.

This made him embarrassed.

"Be restrained, that guy is going to give you a hard time, remember to pass the ball more!"

Wilshere took the initiative to find Saka and shouted.

Saka nodded.

Five minutes later, the ball came to Saka's feet again.

Saka received the ball sideways and planned to sprint to the baseline.

At this time, Martin Kelly also rushed over, this guy's eyes were fierce, staring at Saka's legs!

Saka pushed the ball forward, and Martin Kelly suddenly pressed his whole body forward.

This is an extremely dangerous move.

But at this moment, Saka suddenly pulled his left foot.

Martin Kelly lost his target in front of him, and he subconsciously stretched back.

And Saka stuffed the ball under the opponent's crotch and bypassed him.

Passing through the crotch!

Martin Kelly's entire face turned red and his expression became ferocious.

His hands grabbed forward like pliers, hugged Saka's legs, and pulled back.

Ah~~~~~~~!

Saka screamed and fell to the ground.

A sharp whistle sounded.

The referee ran over quickly.

At the same time, Wilshere also rushed over and stepped directly on Martin Kelly.

But before he could do anything, he was pulled away by a pair of big hands.

"calm down!"

Lucky hugged Wilshere tightly and pulled him from behind.

After Ramsey comes forward, hand Wilshere to Ramsey and then run towards Saka.

"How about it?"

Lucky asked with a frown.

The action just now was too dangerous, it was very possible

Saka lay on the ground and glanced sideways at Lucky.

This guy covered his face slightly and stuck out his tongue towards Lucai

Lucky was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but feel happy.

This guy is cheating!

Saka has already pretended to be like this, and Lucky can't let him down.

"Sir, this is a vicious foul. I believe you will make a fair penalty. I need to explain to my teammates that we cannot let this kind of butcher continue to stay in the game."

Hearing this, the Crystal Palace players were anxious.

As soon as they were about to speak, the referee took out the red card directly from his pocket and pointed it at Martin Kelly on the ground.

A direct red card is sent off, which is much more serious than two yellows and one red.

Crystal Palace was sent off a full-back 25 minutes into the first half, which was a bolt from the blue for them.

The purpose was achieved, but the modification still needs to be installed.

The team doctors stepped forward and carried Saka to the sidelines for symbolic treatment.

Saka limped up, his face showing signs of pain from time to time.

Lucky saw all this in his eyes, turned to look at Wilshere and said, "You taught me this?"

Wilshere shook his head quickly: "I never taught him, I swear!"

After a pause, Wilshere smiled; "But the effect is good, we can at least play an easy game!"

Not bad indeed.

Lucky couldn't help but be happy.

Saka returned to the court and Crystal Palace played one less player.

In this case, almost all members of the Crystal Palace contracted their defense. Let alone a counterattack, they did not dare to come out of the penalty area.

Arsenal, on the other hand, surrounded the opponent and bombarded them wildly.

After a full 50 minutes passed, in the second half, Arsenal pried open the turtle shell of Crystal Palace.

Lucky passed the ball and assisted Giroud with a header.

Arsenal also won the game with this goal.

In this game, although Saka failed to score, his performance was still recognized.

After all, in the first half, Saka's frequent breakthroughs caused Martin Kelly's mentality to collapse, which eventually resulted in a red card and sending off.

In order to reward Saka, Mourinho also let him play the whole game.

After the 90 minutes of the game.

Arsenal defeated Crystal Palace 1:0 away from home.

In the post-match press conference, Mourinho directly criticized Martin Kelly for his flagrant foul.

His tone was filled with anger, and he angrily denounced this butchery.

Saying this is killing the hope of football, such players should not be on the pitch.

The media can understand Mourinho's anger. After all, Saka's talent is already outstanding, and Mourinho certainly does not want any problems to arise with such talented players.