New Year’s first Premier League match day: controversy and lore become protagonists, Arsenal and TottenhamFly into the homes of ordinary people
Xinmin Evening News (Reporter Lu Weixin) On the first Premier League match day in 2022, many contests have caused controversy and heated discussions. Last night this morning, the recent strong momentum of Manchester City, Arsenal, Tottenham and West Ham played successively. As a result, the “lore”, the decision of the referee and VAR, and the timely “grabbing” by the audience outside the field together brought out a game. Belongs to the “New Year’s Ceremony” of football.
Caption: Manchester City beat Arsenal, Xinhua News Agency
Arsenal, who holds the four initiative in their hands, played against Manchester City, the leader of the standings this round. Arteta’s team continued their good performance in the recent stage, taking the initiative for most of the time and taking the lead in breaking the deadlock by Saka. In the second half of the game, the referee became the protagonist. He first awarded the “Blue Moon” a penalty, and then sent off the “Gunner” general Gabriel a minute later. The trend of the game changed accordingly. In stoppage time, Manchester City’s Rodrigo scored successfully in the penalty zone melee, helping the visiting team to pass a thrilling 2-1.
After the game, countless Arsenal fans shouted in the stands for the referee’s penalty, expressing their dissatisfaction with the referee. Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola also admitted that the result of the win is very happy, but the team’s performance in this game is not satisfactory. “We are not ready for this game because the players are a little tired. 1 to 1 is one. Very good result, but 2 is better than 1. I hope that next time we play against Arsenal, we can show more energy and have a better performance.”
Compared with Arsenal’s regretful defeat, Tottenham, another strong North London team, is much luckier. In the away game against the relegation team Watford, Conte’s “White Lily” suppressed his opponents, but not only failed to break the opponent’s city in the regular time, but also almost caught fire in the backyard. “Bumblebee” youngster Joao Pedro fell down in the penalty area, Tottenham goalkeeper Lori, who was suspected of being attacked, and neither the referee nor VAR made a penalty.
In the 80th minute of the game, due to a sudden medical condition on the sidelines, the game was reluctantly suspended for more than ten minutes. It was this short break that allowed the Tottenham players to relax. After the game resumed, Sanchez received an assist from Sun Xingmin’s free kick and scored a header in the 96th minute to help “White Lily” score an important three-pointer on the road to the fourth. After Conte took office, Tottenham have been unbeaten in 8 rounds. In the case of three games less, the points reached 33 points, temporarily ranking 6th in the Premier League standings, and they are within easy reach of the Champions League.
In another game of this round, West Ham United 3-2 led by Moyes beat the Crystal Palace and continued to rank firmly in the European theater.
Editor: Wu Xuying
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