Zhan Jun: The entire Gunners team deserves praise; Pochettino does not pay enough attention to set-piece defense and attack

On the evening of September 15th, Beijing time, in the fourth round of the Premier League, Arsenal defeated Tottenham 1-0 away. After the game, the famous football commentator Zhan Jun posted a comment on the game on Weibo.

This is the first time since 1988 that Arsenal has won three consecutive North London derby away games! This time, in the absence of Odegaard and Rice, the victory is even more precious. The performance of the whole team is worthy of praise. The new formation is close to 442. The two wingers are quite active in returning to defense and the counterattack speed is also fast. Saka and Martinelli consume a lot of physical energy. Their "iron-blooded defense line" has tacit understanding and hardness. The most outstanding performances are Timber and Gabriel, the hero of the goal. The two of them are almost impeccable in one-on-one confrontation, aerial ball competition and ground ball blocking, and they also scored the only goal of the game with a corner kick opportunity. Arsenal is still the team that poses the greatest threat to Manchester City. The next round will be a battle for the top spot!

Spurs still failed to fully play the role of the center forward, and wanted to use the "surprise" Kulu to serve as a scoring point. When the two side ribs did not work, the side crosses were used too little, and Solanke's threat was not shown to the maximum extent. Coach Postecoglou did not pay enough attention to the attack and defense of set pieces. The lesson is very profound: three of the last four goals lost in the North London Derby were due to problems with corner defense. It seems that they can only maintain the sixth place and fight for the fourth place this season............