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History is on Arsenal’s side when they face Leicester City. Prior to the 2020/21 British League Cup third round, “Gunners” won 10/20 of the most recent clashes between the two sides while “swarming” just 3 times the song of triumph.
After the first two games in the Premier League this season, Arsenal won. In addition to the high performance of the number one star, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, it is also necessary to mention the “son of a son” Eddie Nketiah.
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| Arsenal start list against Leicester |
The young English forward only entered the field in the 77th minute of the match against West Ham (round 2), but scored the 2-1 win for Arteta’s team in the 85th minute.
That’s the continuation of Nketiah’s scoring charm from last season, with goals just as important in cup tournaments. In the fourth round of the 2019/20 FA Cup, Nketiah scored the decisive goal to defeat Bournemouth with the score 2-1 in the opposite half. Immediately after that, in round 5, the forward was born in 1999 to help the Gunners beat Portsmouth 2-0.
The way Nketiah scored all the goals listed above is the same – the ball goes to the empty base after a teammate’s punt pass, partially reflecting the forward’s charm and luck in the color of the jersey . Red. The forward, born in 1999, therefore became Arsenal’s greatest hope for the Leicester attack when neither Aubameyang, Lacazette nor Willian were present (even Lacazette appeared on the bench).
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| Number 10 James Maddison returns to Leicester’s squad after just sitting on the bench in the Premier League a few days ago |
Exactly compared to the 2-1 win over West Ham a few days ago, coach Arteta replaced 7 positions on the starting list (keeping only goalkeeper Leno, two defenders Holding vs Kolasinac and left winger Saka). Supporting Nketiah on the front line is “partner” Nelson (also born in 1999) and Nicolas Pepe, the record signing has not escaped the “mediocre” label.
Leicester, of course, is not just any opponent. After fifth place in the Premier League last season, they continued to maintain their form earlier this season when they also won the first two Premier League games (they beat rookie West Brom 3-0 on the road and won. Burnley 4-2 at home).
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| Arsenal dominated most of the first half |
Like Arsenal, Leicester is not interested in the arena of the League Cup. Even coach Rodgers replaced the entire starting lineup compared to Burnley’s 4-2 loss on Monday night. In fact there are some faces that are important pillars and the bench is sometimes just a tactical calculation, like Albrighton, Maddison or Gray.
Despite having to be a guest, Arsenal dominated immediately after kickoff by pressing play right off the opponent’s yard. At 4 minutes, Reiss Nelson launched a dangerous kick near the 16m50 line and goalkeeper Danny Ward had to fly to save Leicester.
The “gunners” proved to dominate the “heralds” in all respects. At 20 minutes, Bukayo Saka tried to carry the ball down the left wing and stretched, but unfortunately, no teammates could create a cut to think about scoring.
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| In the first half, Leicester were not much intimidated by Arsenal’s goal |
In the 25th minute, Leicester had an unusual response when Demarai Gray penetrated Arsenal’s penalty area from the left wing and then cut inside to aim at the high angle, but the ball flew into the stands. A few minutes later, Saka fell close to Leicester’s goal but the referee signaled the home team to kick the ball.
By the 29th minute, it was still Reiss Nelson who launched a close kick similar to the first situation and this time the ball was lower, but Ward continued to attack successfully. This gangly guy stretches out by shooting at a distance of about 40 feet in a corner.
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| Maddison hit the post at the end of the first half |
Until the end of the first half, the situation did not change much, but Leicester opened the scoring a bit more when James Maddison threw a puncture from a distance of about 17 meters and the ball hit the post against the background of Bernd Leno standing. A lucky ball hug appeared.
After the break, they both struggled to find a goal because each team wanted to quickly solve the game in 90 minutes, but was not interested in dragging each other into a series of “shootouts” to define – lose.
And then, in the 57th minute, the goal also appeared. Nicolás Pepe bravely penetrated the 16m50 area and tried to put the ball in the middle. Finally, in a moment of awkwardness, veteran defender Christian Fuchs (34) burned the net.
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| Arsenal celebrated the first goal thanks to the work of a rival |
With the first game in hand, Arsenal played better “blood” and Leicester had to actively support.
EQUIPMENT
LEICESTER XI (4-2-3-1): Danny Ward; Daniel Amartey, Wes Morgan (c), Christian Fuchs, Luke Thomas; Hamza Choudhury, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall; Marc Albrighton, James Maddison, Demarai Gray; Kelechi Iheanacho.
ARSENAL XI (3-4-2-1): Bernd Leno; Rob Holding, David Luiz (c), Sead Kolasinac; Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Mohamed Elneny, Joe Willock, Bukayo Saka; Nicolas Pepe, Reiss Nelson; Eddie Nketiah.
Cong Minh
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