Arsenal - Stoke City: Affirming strength!

(Baonghean.vn) -Arsenal have been in impressive form recently, going 13 games unbeaten. Tonight, Wenger's team will have the chance to extend their unbeaten streak to 14 games when they host Stoke City, a team that has never beaten the Gunners at the Emirates.

Since the crushing 3-4 defeat at home to Liverpool on the opening day of the new season, the Gunners have made an impressive comeback with a 13-match unbeaten streak in the Premier League. It is worth noting that the French coach's team did not repeat the sad memories when facing the teams competing for the championship as before. They defeated Chelsea with a score of 3-0, holding Pochestino's team to a 1-1 draw right on the opponent's field.

The Gunners (red and white) are on an impressive run of form with 13 consecutive unbeaten matches.

More specifically, Coach Wenger's team had a lucky draw against the Red Devils of Manchester, the team led by the "Special One" Mourinho - who had previously always won against the French strategist in the Premier League. That shows that the Gunners have the necessary tenacity to conquer the championship title this season.

After more than 1/3 of the journey, despite facing many difficulties in terms of personnel when a series of key pillars were injured. However, coach Wenger's team has known how to overcome difficulties to become a tough pursuer with the team in the same city, Chelsea. Up to now, the Gunners of London have had 31 points after 14 matches and are only 3 points behind the leading team, Chelsea. More notably, the team at Emirates Stadium is the team with the best scoring efficiency when they have shot into the opponent's net 33 times while only having to pick the ball out of the net 19 times.

To achieve such unexpected success, the French strategist had reasonable solutions to arrange the squad to promote the roles of two pillars Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez. Putting Alexis Sanchez to play highest in the attack line can be considered a breakthrough solution. The Chilean player played very well in this position. Not only completing the task of scoring goals, Sanchez also had the most assists in Arsenal.

Meanwhile, his partner, Mesut Ozil, has also improved his finishing ability while showing impressive scoring form. The duo of Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez are a fear for the defenses of teams in the Premier League this season.

On the other hand, Stoke are also proving to be a tough opponent as they have only lost 1 of their last 9 matches. This form is quite different from their poor start when Mark Hughes' team went 7 games without a win.

Stoke City (red stripes) will find it difficult to cause a surprise at the Emirates.

Stoke's strength is that they have a solid defense. In the last 9 impressive matches, Stoke have only conceded 5 goals. More importantly, in the last 7 matches, coach Mark Hughes' team has kept a clean sheet in 4 matches. This is the biggest advantage for the players playing on the attack line to focus on their main task of scoring goals.

In this match, Stoke will have the service of striker Arnautovic after a period of injury. With the presence of this Austrian striker, coach Mark Hughes will have many options for approaching the match. The top priority of the German strategist will be the defensive counter-attacking style according to the 3-4-3 tactical formation that is the trend and shows its superiority in the current Premier League. This is considered a reasonable choice because with that formation, Stoke will become dangerous when Shaqiri is the hinge for counter-attacking.

Stoke's biggest obstacle at the moment is the mentality of never having defeated the Gunners at the Emirates Stadium. According to statistics, Coach Mark Hughes' team has suffered 8 defeats in the Premier League and 14 consecutive matches in all competitions. They have conceded 19 goals and scored only 3 goals against Arsenal in the last 3 matches.

In terms of strength and performance, it is clear that the Gunners are dominating the team led by Mark Hughes. Therefore, it is very likely that Stoke will once again become a delicious bait for the Gunners to win 3 points to create psychological momentum before entering the upcoming Marathon race.

Cao Anh