Premier League Round 15 2017: Battle at Emirates

(Baonghean.vn) - The highlight of round 15 of the Premier League 2017/18 this weekend is the nerve-wracking confrontation betweenArsenal andMU.Both are in good form at the moment, having just won three consecutive matches in the Premier League.That makes the match much more unpredictable and worth watching.

Coach Wenger and his team are in good form in the Premier League, Arsenal are on a streak of 11 consecutive wins. The Gunners are unbeaten in 10 consecutive matches at home in the Emirates, Arsenal's strikers score at least 2 goals/match.

Arsenal won both of their last two home games against MU in the Premier League. That's why coach Arsene Wenger confidently told his colleague: "MU is a strong team and I hope they won't come on the field just to park the bus. They have players who can attack. We expect a fiery and exciting match."

Is there a bus?

MU is currently second in the rankings with 4 points more than the Gunners. Therefore, if they win this match, Arsenal will have the opportunity to stay close to their opponents on the rankings. However, in his coaching career, up to now, coach Jose Mourinho has only lost to Arsenal once in the last 12 matches, including 5 wins and 6 draws.

The Great War at Emirates. Photo: Internet

In the next match, MU may lose Fellaini and Matic due to injury, while Arsenal will also not have the services of Lacazette and Sanchez for this reason.

It seems that coach Jose Mourinho has prepared for the Emirates battle when he let MU try to operate the 3-defender formation in the previous round. The Red Devils will use a 3-5-2 formation to counter the 3-4-2-1 formation of the Emirates team.

The central midfield duo of Ander Herrera and Pogba will be the "lungs" coordinating the Red Devils in this big match. The defense, apart from Smalling and Rojo, may have the return of Bailly. When pressured, the two "F1 cars" Young and Valencia will retreat, at that time there will be up to 7 red shirts in front of goalkeeper De Gea's goal.

At that time, Mata - a player with good ball-holding technique will play the role of a bridge, this midfielder's task is to pass the ball up to Rashford and Lukaku as quickly as possible.

In the calculation, with an 8-point gap left behind by neighbor Man City in the championship race, Jose Mourinho is not allowed to draw, let alone lose, in this match even though he has to play away.

So with his personality, it is not impossible that Jose Mourinho will let Romelu Lukaku sit on the bench and let Zlatan Ibrahimovic start.

Thus, facing the attack of the home team's Gunners like Bellerin, Sanchez, Oezil, MU will certainly have a defensive plan but booking a bus at Emirates Stadium is unlikely. Even former English player Michael Owen believes that his old team will return home with all 3 points.

The former striker said: “Arsenal have won 12 consecutive home games but I believe Man Utd will come away with at least a point this weekend. The Gunners can be confident of their form, especially after the 5-0 win over Huddersfield, but their opponents are not far behind.”

The match is important for both teams in their pursuit of Man City, especially MU as the next match is the Manchester derby. Experts also commented that if MU wants to show the image of a champion, they must definitely give up the "parking the bus" style of play.

The $3 Billion Match

After the 2016-2017 season, MU was the team with the largest revenue on the planet with an amount of up to 581 million pounds, while Arsenal's figure was 424 million pounds.

Alexis Sanchez suffered an injury problem in the match against Huddersfield. Photo: Internet

According to the latest ranking by the famous magazine Forbes, Manchester United is the most valuable club in the world for the 6th consecutive year with assets worth 1.84 billion USD. According to Forbes, MU's high commercial value comes from the club's correct image building strategy.

MU currently owns the MU TV channel, which is subscribed to by 192 million households. The team currently has 333 million fans worldwide, including 139 million loyal fans. Second on this list is Real Madrid, with a value of about 1.32 billion USD.

Arsenal is ranked 3rd with a value of 1.18 billion USD. Thus, the encounter at Emirates Stadium is a confrontation between 2 world football rich guys with a total value of up to 3 billion USD. Therefore, all eyes are on Emirates!

An Thanh