“Southampton” defeated “Arsenal” – Russian newspaper

In a match of the 20th round of the English Championship London “Arsenal” lost on the road, “Southampton” with a score of 0: 2. Goals in the “saints” were killed Sadio Mane and Dusan Tadic.

As is customary, during the Christmas holidays only in the English Championship football players out on the field, and do so with frightening regularity: once a week for three games . In such a situation at the forefront of depth, because they can not share the same 11 players out on the field three times in seven days.

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As luck would have it, on the eve of a meeting with a direct rival for fourth place at the “Arsenal” in the hospital are so many people that one could make quite a good team: Jack Wilshere, Aaron Ramsey, Lukas Podolski , Mesut Ozil, Danny Uelbek, Mikel Arteta. And this is not a complete list of injured. Add more here and the French striker Olivier Giroud, received a straight red card in the match against “Queens Park Rangers”, and get a full bouquet of problems for Arsene Wenger.

However, he is also a French tutor sometimes make such decisions, from whose hair fans “Gunners” stand on end. Almost the entire season does not play Tomas Rosicky unexpectedly got a chance to meet with “CRC”, then missed the exit to the “West Ham” and appeared today in the start against the “Southampton”. The rest of the starting lineup, “Arsenal” was to be expected, except that the appearance of a football player in the past “saints” Calum Chambers in the core zone was a surprise.

As for the “Southampton”, then after a series of defeats the team again got a good shape, lost points in a New Year’s Eve in the home match against the “Chelsea” (1: 1). By the way, “saints” were for the match with “Arsenal” without one of their leaders – Morgan Shnayderlina, shlopotat red card against the “blue”.

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Despite the advantage in the first half, “Arsenal” was not able to print out the Forster. The most dangerous moments of the guests emerged after the attacks Santi Cazorla and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, but both times, “Southampton” lucky. For the time being the defense Londoners looked quite solid, but on 31 minutes after Wojciech Szczesny monstrous mistake Senegalese Mane, who scored “Chelsea”, opened the scoring a big hit with his left foot. Striker, scoring a goal, was injured and had to leave the field.

In the second half of the guests have intensified, but continued to avoid gross errors in defense. Looked extremely shaky Szczesny error which cost the “Arsenal” second goal: Pole for some reason, decided to clear the ball from under his legs and Mathieu Debuchy gave Dusan Tadic him who took advantage of this gift – 2: 0.

account before the end of the meeting has not changed. “Southampton” won 2: 0 and is now ahead of the “Arsenal” on three points behind the third place is located on the “Manchester United” at one point. Of the rest of the meeting noted the heavy victory “Manchester City” home over the “Sunderland” (3: 2), draw the “Liverpool” with “Lester” (2: 2), as well as a thriller in the north of England, where “Newcastle” tied with ” Burnley “with a score of 3: 3.