"Let's take a look at the starting list for both sides.
Arsenal's starting 4-3-3.
Goalkeeper: Szczesny.
Defenders: Sagna, Koscielny, Vermaelen, Jenkinson.
Midfielders: Nasri, Frimpong, Ramsey.
Forwards: Walcott, Robin van Persie, Arshavin.
Summer signing Gervinho was sent off with a red card in the last game and is suspended for this round. Alexander Song, who also maliciously stepped on his opponent in the last game, was punished by the Football Association after the game. He is also suspended for this game.
This makes Arsenal's lineup for this game very worrying. Their midfield is too thin! "
"It can't be helped! Wenger only has so many cards in his hands and can only play so many. In other words, if he doesn't send Walcott and Arshavin but chooses to fill the midfield with average substitutes, then Arsenal has no hope of winning the game. Now, Arsenal at least has a chance of winning. Although it's very slim, it's enough for Wenger to take a risk! "
"Haha, I hope Wenger has calmly thought about his risk.
Let's take a look at the Red Army's lineup for this game.
Liverpool's starting 4-3-12.
Goalkeeper: Reina.
Defenders: Johnson, Skrtel, Thiago Silva, Baines.
Midfielders: Mascherano, Alonso, Gerard, Lucas.
Forwards: Suárez, Qin Xiong.
Comain unexpectedly put Lucas in the starting list, but in the summer friendlies, Lucas' form was really good.
But today at the Emirates Stadium, Liverpool sent two defensive midfielders, Mascherano and Lucas. I don't know if Comain is a little too cautious. "
"Comain is certainly not just looking at this game. As he said at the pre-game press conference yesterday, Liverpool also needs time to adjust."
"Well, let's observe the situation of the two teams in the game."
Wenger and Comain sat in the technical area and waited for the game to start.
The two managers had different expectations for the game.
Comain naturally wanted to see the progress of the team's transformation.
In fact, no matter how Liverpool's midfield formation changed, the most important offensive point in the new season was the full backs!
Wenger, on the other hand, was hoping that the young lad would be able to give him a surprise.
The referee blew his whistle.
The competition began.
After Arsenal lost Fàbregas, there was a certain decline in the flow of the team's operation.
This was especially true for the rhythm of attack and defense. It was a subtle change that was hard to see with the naked eye.
On the other hand, Liverpool's defensive formation made it difficult for Arsenal to move.
Just the existence of the two defensive midfielders in the backfield made it difficult for Arsenal's pass and cut coordination to succeed.
Mascherano and Lucas could cover the entire defensive midfield area. Coupled with Alonso's play, Liverpool's defensive line was very ruthless in the defensive midfield line!
That's right, it was ruthless, not tough.
Sometimes, Mascherano and Lucas couldn't do anything when they encountered bulldozers like Yaya Toure.
But that was not a situation that could be encountered often.
In the third minute of the game, Ramsey passed the ball to Nasri in the front field.
Nasri, who was absent-minded and focused on a transfer to Manchester City, tried to break through Baines after he stopped the ball.
He did not succeed and was directly intercepted by Baines!
After Baines intercepted the ball, he directly passed the ball diagonally to Gerard in the middle.
Gerard passed the ball diagonally to the right flank with his back to Ramsey.
Johnson came up with an assist.
He strode the ball across the half of the field and Arshavin could not obstruct him at all.
Two years ago, Tsar Arshavin's form had declined significantly in the last six months. He could no longer gain Wenger's trust. If it were not for Gervinho's suspension, he would not have gotten the chance to be in the starting lineup.
After Johnson crossed the half of the field, Alonso, who followed up in the middle on Liverpool's side, waited for his pass near the halfway line.
Johnson decisively passed the ball to Alonso, who then sent the ball to Qin Xiong's feet with a diagonal pass.
Qin Xiong saw Sagna and Arsenal's young player, Frimpong, rushing towards him from his position near the front waistline.
He immediately knocked the ball across the middle.
Gerard, who plugged in from the back, found an open space in front of him after he stopped the ball, so he adjusted and lifted his leg for a long shot!
The football flew through the middle of Arsenal's defenders. Szczesny could not touch the football, but the football also went over the crossbar.
Liverpool's first attack was a threat, but they were still a little short of breaking the goal.
Arsenal tried to speed up the pace of the game. In the eighth minute of the game, Walcott broke through Baines on the right flank with his personal speed, but Baines did not let the other side cut inside. The young tiger on the outside did not pass Thiago Silva's pass.
The Brazilian center back kicked Walcott's half-high ball to the front field.
Qin Xiong half-turned and spiked the ball past Sagna after he stopped the ball. Then he dribbled the ball forward and rushed forward.
After he came to the flank in front of the penalty area, he spun the ball with his outside instep and passed it close to the ground into Arsenal's penalty area.
The football bypassed Koscielny's back. Although the French center back fell to the ground to tackle the ball, he failed in the end!
Suárez, who plugged in diagonally behind Koscielny, did not stop the ball and directly shot.
The football flew diagonally. Arsenal's goalkeeper, Szczesny, fell to the ground and pounced horizontally to block the ball with his arm.
Vermaelen returned to the front of the goal and kicked the ball out of the sideline with a long kick.
Suárez looked up to the sky and sighed, then turned to Qin Xiong and gave him a thumbs up.
"Liverpool's operation is obviously smoother than Arsenal's since the start of the game, and they can create more opportunities in the offense. It looks like Arsenal's game today is not looking good."
Sky Sports' guest commentator, Jamie Redknapp, had just finished speaking.
In the 12th minute of the game, Gerard dribbled the ball to the front right of the midfield and broke through Ramsey. After he broke through, he drove Arsenal's defense in the middle and back field to the right side.
Then he passed the ball back to Johnson, who received it from the flank. The latter kicked the ball out and passed the ball to the middle.
Alonso also kicked the ball out from the kickoff position in the center circle. A diagonal pass moved the ball to the left side of the front field.
When Sagna thought Qin Xiong would go to receive, he did not expect Qin Xiong to run directly to the front of the penalty area.
It was Baines who rushed up from behind and received Alonso's pass before the football rolled out of the sideline.
After he took the ball one step inside, it looked like he was going to pass the ball to Qin Xiong. Sagna focused on blocking the inside line.
But Baines' next move was straight to the end line!
After coming near the end line, Baines swept the ball into the penalty area with a powerful cross.
There was a dangerous situation in front of Arsenal's goal, and Suárez grabbed the opportunity to shoot!
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