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Massimiliano Allegri can store the suitcase. Gives London, shore Arsenal, there will be no calls for an urgent commitment to save the season Gunners. Enough, for now, 3-1 cut Chelsea in a game dominated for at least an hour. Paradoxically to the performance of Cheerful however you may be interested Abramovich who spent two hundred million in the market to win the Premier League and instead finds the team in sixth place (but on Sunday it could lose at least two positions) to six points (but after Liverpool’s commitment it could be nine) of leaders.
The idea of Allegri instead of Lampard came to me for two reasons.
The prior to, because the Chelsea He was playing so poorly that he risked being buried three times for a less than honorable 4-0.
The second, because all the Italian coaches that Abramovich’s club has had (Di Matteo, Ancelotti, Conte and Sarri), have won something relevant (Champions, two Premieres, one Europa League).
So to think that on this Sunday after Christmas the Russian plenipotentiary Small port make a phone call to Cheerful it is nothing fancy. Because, from what the game showed, the team in crisis – and deep crisis – is the Chelsea, certainly not Arsenal.
The victory was not accidental. At random, perhaps, it was the penalty kick that started it (James’ doubtful foul on Tierney in the 32nd minute), but from then on Arsenal first had control and then domination of the game, while Chelsea vanished in the freezing rain at Emirates Stadium.
The duplication occurred in the 44th minute with a free kick from Pony who slipped under the crossing, after passing over the barrier, to the left of goalkeeper Mendy.
Lampard at halftime brought Jorginho for Kovacic and Hudson-Odoi for an unrecognizable Timo Werner, the most expensive purchase. The team, at first, seemed to be shaken, but when they tried to organize some attacks they were paralyzed by the goal of He says (55 ‘) that it is not known whether to define splendid or result of a wrong cross. The fact is that, against the laws of physics, but as often happens in football, the shot has passed Mendy (which, in fact, was expecting a cross), kissed the inside of the post and ended up inside.
At that point, also taking advantage of some happy restart, Arsenal long flirted with the fourth goal. I was wrong first Martinelli (Parade of Mendy), however author of a good performance, then the goalkeeper of Chelsea he missed an easy raise by inadvertently serving Lacazette. The goal would not have been impossible if the forward had not looked for a round shot that exalted Mendy. From the corner, the ball was bounced off the feet of Elneny who kicked off the edge hitting the crossbar.
Game over?
For Arsenal, perhaps, they saw an opponent now unarmed. On the contrary, from the ashes of an indescribable performance, Chelsea gave three signs of life. goals of Abraham (from the chest and from a Hudson-Odoi center) in the 87th minute, safe header from Thiago Silva (out) at 88’30 ”, penalty Jorginho (saved by Leno) at 89 ‘. If the Italian had scored (he made four of seven) he would have had to play another five minutes (1 + 4) at 3-2 and who knows if Chelsea would not even have tied.
It wouldn’t have been right and Arteta would have been shaking after such a derby. Instead, breathe. Lampard and his team look bad.
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