Arsenal 0-2 Man City: The class of the king of English football

It cannot be said that coach Unai Emery does not respect his opponents, but on the contrary, the new coach of Arsenal did everything he could to try to earn 1 point in the first match at home. Apart from the absence of the duo Nacho Monreal - Sead Kolasinac, Arsenal almost had the best force.

The important thing is that the Gunners have had a long time to practice with a full squad before the new season. Arriving at the Emirates Stadium quite early,CoachUnai Emery has had a pretty good preparation for the season, he has achieved not bad results (unbeaten in 5 friendly matches).

In the last 5 visits to the home ground, Man City only had 1 victory (1 win, 3 draws, 1 loss), making Arsenal fans believe that the home team will get points.

Man City is still too strong

Manchester City just had a sublime start, easily defeating Chelsea 2-0 in the English Community Shield match. Although conductor Kevin De Bruyne did not start the match because he had just attended the 2018 World Cup, the away team still controlled the game right from the opening whistle.

Arsenal's immature defense only had Hector Bellerin playing at his best, and they only survived.held steady for exactly 14 minutes then let Raheem Sterling dribble past Bellerin and Guendouzi alone before firing a cannon into Petr Cech's net. This was Sterling's 50th goal in the Premier League.

Arsenal players lost 0-2 at Emirates Stadium. Photo: Internet

When the names Mesut Oezil, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Aaron Ramsey, Granit Xhaka could not win against their opponents in the disputes, it was understandable that Man City dominated the game in the first half.

Sterling and Mahrez constantly switched positions and used their speed to penetrate Arsenal's two flanks. Meanwhile, coach Unai Emery's team had many difficulties in coordinating their team.

Xhaka was the worst player in the match as a ball-winning midfielder. Xhaka only made 43 passes, with a low target rate, allowing Arsenal's midfield to be easily crushed by Fernandinho, Bernardo Silva and Ilkay Gundogan..

Mesut Oezil was given the role of organizer, according to which all Arsenal attacks went through Oezil's feet, but the efficiency was low. In this match, Oezil launched 78 passes, with an accuracy rate of only 78%.

Near the end of the match, the German midfielder had a great chance to score against goalkeeper Ederson, but his finishing was too poor. Once again, Oezil showed why he is known as "the small player for the big matches" and is a disappointment to the Emirates fans.

When he needed more goals, Pep made a small change, bringing on Kevin De Bruyne and pushing Bernardo Silva to play on the right wing. With great individual technique, the Portuguese midfielder quickly shone with a shot that hit the roof of the Arsenal net after receiving a pass from Benjamin Mendy.

Students have not learned the lesson yet.

Mkhitaryan was the most active player in the home team Arsenal, fiercely pursuing the opponent to win the ball. Mkhitaryan had 5 successful tackles and made 2 passes that opened up great opportunities, but his teammates unfortunately missed them.

In addition, goalkeeper Petr Cech is also considered to be in good form for the home team. The Arsenal captain made 6 saves, not at fault for the two goals by Raheem Sterling and Bernardo Silva.

Coach Emery requires emphasis on tactics. Photo: Internet

Arsenal played weakly and were lucky not to concede any more goals in the remaining half hour of the match. The most noticeable difference between Emery's Arsenal and Wenger's Arsenal is the tactics. Emery requires his players to play according to his tactical requirements, not accepting the improvisational style of play that has prevailed for the past two decades.

It is no coincidence that upon arriving at the Emirates Stadium, Coach Emery immediately asked Arsenal's board of directors to recruit centre-back Sokratis, goalkeeper Leno and defensive midfielder Torreira. These are the weakest positions, playing arbitrarily in the Gunners' squad last season as well as many recent seasons.

But how to make his players do that is a problem, coach Unai Emery suffered defeat in the first official match and he will certainly have a lot of work to do before the trip to Stamford Bridge, preparing for the first London derby of the season with Chelsea in the next round.