{"id":1120523,"date":"2019-12-15T18:39:41","date_gmt":"2019-12-15T18:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1120523"},"modified":"2019-12-15T19:27:25","modified_gmt":"2019-12-15T19:27:25","slug":"arsenal-0-3-manchester-city-de-bruyne-sterling-gundogan","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/arsenal-0-3-manchester-city-de-bruyne-sterling-gundogan\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Arsenal are infected from top to bottom&#8221; \u2013 Man City punish the Gunners with ruthless display"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In a dominant evening of football, <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-7zw7ovivl4e5qoccf9phglxb1bgokof0\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/pep_guardiola\">Manchester City<\/span> mangled Arsenal 0-3 at the Emirates.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-o2py73s6d2hlqplri4es9u89wka4vv3r\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/arsenal_f-c\">Arsenal<\/span> almost scored in the first minute, <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-y9bz9ldlbnglsrza2ru4lwsfy6s8t4pk\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/pep_guardiola\">Man City<\/span> did score in the second. After that it was a formality and in end it was five home league games without a win for the <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-eg0dqajw737bkm35da15fil4f7pcp9te\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/arsenal_f-c\">Gunners<\/span>. What did we learn?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7450070\/embed\/v4?image_option=full\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><strong>1. We Need To Talk About Kevin<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Kevin de Bruyne is plainly ridiculous. One of the best midfielders in the world, even on a bad day he can produce great chances for his team-mates. Today he set-up <span style=\"background-color: rgba(46, 146, 255, 0.4);\">his side&#8217;s sec<\/span>ond goal with a wonderful run up the left-flank and a precise cross for <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-zdzn9hayr8l92a3h3a0dxd83kdtcz7c1\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/raheem_sterling\">Raheem Sterling<\/span>. It was the kind of assist Leroy San\u00e9 used to get so many of, and the kind of thing <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-ngp1kq4t07761jeahsl1n8ko6a7dwedu\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/pep_guardiola\">Man City<\/span> have been crying out for at times this season.<\/p>\n<p>But, of course, the more spectacular <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-6isj4c1zzph0dko6urwyv8uf7l59w2y6\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/kevin_de_bruyne\">De Bruyne<\/span> contributions to the match came at the start and end of the first half, where he scored two stunning strikes. The first goal came just minutes into the game, catching a cross bouncing off the turf with an absurdly good half-volley straight into the back of the net.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is Kevin De Bruyne&#39;s world and we&#39;re just living it.<\/p>\n<p>What a 45 minutes. ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T1I1F6ZY2Y\">pic.twitter.com\/T1I1F6ZY2Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Squawka (@Squawka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/1206262794699579392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The second goal was a curving left-footed finish around a defender from the top of the box, it was the kind of strike you would expect from Leo Messi, not <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-fofefwfzkpe7hr7r2xhun8zhrvot4iwv\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/kevin_de_bruyne\">De Bruyne<\/span>. It was his 16th combined goal and assist this season (six goals, 10 assists); only Jamie Vardy has more. Those gaudy numbers perfectly exemplify the brilliant Belgian, a player who can thrive in midfield or attack, the best player in the league right now.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>2. Arsenal are mouldy bread<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>People often assume that football teams are like trees. When something is going wrong, causing a problem, you can simply lop off the infected branch and the rest of the tree will heal itself. This can often be the case for sides, and is best exemplified by the fabled &#8216;New Manager Syndrome&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>However, sometimes a club is so far gone, so far damaged, that the better analogy is mouldy bread. Common wisdom often leads people to simply cut off the mouldy bits and eat the rest &#8211; but bread is not like a tree. Mould appearing on bread means the entire loaf (or slice) has become infected. You can&#8217;t simply cut off one bit and hope the rest recovers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1120687 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/15192440\/premier-league-gameweek17-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"Premier League Table - Gameweek 17\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/15192440\/premier-league-gameweek17-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/15192440\/premier-league-gameweek17-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/15192440\/premier-league-gameweek17-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/15192440\/premier-league-gameweek17-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/15192440\/premier-league-gameweek17-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/15192440\/premier-league-gameweek17-66x65.png 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/15192440\/premier-league-gameweek17-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/15192440\/premier-league-gameweek17.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-bca74ahcm6xkckbvneivfy9441sya6q5\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/arsenal_f-c\">Arsenal<\/span> were poor and they got rid of Arsene Wenger, thinking that would change things. But really it didn&#8217;t; so they got rid of <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-wylfq6v9vnn6if78ke7vx3ad99wtujzn\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/unai_emery\">Unai Emery<\/span> as well and hoped it would change things &#8211; but of course it didn&#8217;t. And when they replace Freddie Ljungberg that won&#8217;t fix things. The problem at <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-w3i2qe8jyxdjeufb47uxrivjnbv89oon\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/arsenal_f-c\">Arsenal<\/span> isn&#8217;t the manager, or rather, it isn&#8217;t <em>just<\/em> the manager. It isn&#8217;t<em> just<\/em> the players either (although\u00a0Alexandre Lacazette looked depressed sat on the bench). Or the owners. Or even the toxic fans whose sense of entitlement is 15 years past its sell-by date.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s everything. <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-cp48tv9bby5xm818a6gdlrgcnslfd8qr\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/arsenal_f-c\">Arsenal<\/span> are infected from top to bottom.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>3. City need this Mendy<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>When <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-j99vwoo88ezqlnsygy4sjqw8xkfcldbn\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/pep_guardiola\">Man City<\/span> won the <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-fo8jwfpuf79r74z8ce3tk94eb7q1r6u1\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/premier_league_2\">Premier League<\/span> in 2017\/18, they did so without their \u00a350m left-back Benjamin Mendy who missed the whole season with injury. The Frenchman was part of France&#8217;s World Cup win and then started 10 of the first 12 games for Man City in 2018\/19. He registered five assists in those games, showing just what a gamechanger he could be.<\/p>\n<p>Then he missed the vast majority of the season through injury. And he&#8217;s been out for most of this season too as Pep\u00a0<span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-i3567n2kckg9zlsc4hec5qnnz8dlsenc\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/pep_guardiola\">Guardiola<\/span> has expressed his frustration with Mendy&#8217;s lack of discipline which has perhaps contributed to his lack of physical hardiness.<\/p>\n<p>Today against <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-kfxqewznbtpcf68ciik1jdyal9tbecxt\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/arsenal_f-c\">Arsenal<\/span>, Mendy got the start and showed just why Man City paid so much money for him and why they are desperate for him to stay fit. Mendy&#8217;s ability to create pressure and pin opponents back with his crossing is almost unparalleled across the league. The league may be gone, but if they can keep Mendy fit then their chances to go on a cup spree this season will be greatly improved.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mikel Arteta: Arsenal Manager\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KWHf-E3jW4k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>4. Martinelli gives hope<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>One way to escape the creeping mould that is <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-p3zhgldp7iom8hqgqp85m0hpwxazewrn\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/arsenal_f-c\">Arsenal<\/span> is quite simply to be new. Gabriel Martinelli is an 18-year-old Brazilian forward who joined the club in the summer and has been a real surprise contender so far this season.<\/p>\n<p>Martinelli has eight goals in his first 16 <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-m0ghlgb1eknjnhu6kjd6ri6wp0jmvlob\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/arsenal_f-c\">Arsenal<\/span> games. That&#8217;s a truly impressive return for a teenager in a new country, club and league. Especially given the mess <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-l6oir64pg59jamgx4ofvioatx9du0nqi\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/arsenal_f-c\">Arsenal<\/span> are in. Martinelli is a fearless presence, a daring attacker full of great runs into space, some decent skill on the ball and a predatory instinct when it comes to scoring goals.<\/p>\n<p>He didn&#8217;t score today, but came close to it in the opening seconds of the game. Martinelli&#8217;s quick thinking and fearless drive could make him (and fellow youngsters like Bukayo Saka, Emile Smith-Rowe and Joe Willock) very important in getting <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-bfnkocfhf7h8bk6ty0g4qd2dli7rt26y\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/arsenal_f-c\">Arsenal<\/span> enough moments of quality and belief that they can make things happen.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1120649\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/arsenal-man-city-player-ratings-de-bruyne-sterling-aubameyang\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1120649\" class=\"wp-image-1120649 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/15183158\/arsenal-man-city-ratings-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/15183158\/arsenal-man-city-ratings-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/15183158\/arsenal-man-city-ratings-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/15183158\/arsenal-man-city-ratings-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/15183158\/arsenal-man-city-ratings-66x37.png 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/15183158\/arsenal-man-city-ratings-620x350.png 620w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/15183158\/arsenal-man-city-ratings-940x530.png 940w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/15183158\/arsenal-man-city-ratings.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1120649\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/arsenal-man-city-player-ratings-de-bruyne-sterling-aubameyang\">Full player ratings as De Bruyne destroys Gunners<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h2><strong>5. Pep finds the solution to his European woes?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-25oq4zjyc9vo4kjognyi4n7cf3tmhc9s\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/pep_guardiola\">Guardiola<\/span>&#8216;s <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-csujdzp7roszki0gj2vni79nrlb8nw21\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/pep_guardiola\">Man City<\/span> can&#8217;t help but get smashed in Europe. It&#8217;s not that they forget how to play, but their inability to control the tempo of games exposes them to unnecessary pressure and allows opponents to blitz them on the break. That happened against Monaco, Liverpool and Spurs. For three straight years the same flaw has been exposed.<\/p>\n<p>Today we saw that perhaps injuries have helped\u00a0<span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-el33lpwm4b5kf06knwf1ida07ua24i1w\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/pep_guardiola\">Guardiola<\/span> accident his way into finding a solution.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1120687 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/15192440\/premier-league-gameweek17-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"Premier League Table - Gameweek 17\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/15192440\/premier-league-gameweek17-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/15192440\/premier-league-gameweek17-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/15192440\/premier-league-gameweek17-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/15192440\/premier-league-gameweek17-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/15192440\/premier-league-gameweek17-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/15192440\/premier-league-gameweek17-66x65.png 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/15192440\/premier-league-gameweek17-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/15192440\/premier-league-gameweek17.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With players unavailable, <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-45u7dsderk63uallm5jusia64s8xrmul\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/pep_guardiola\">Guardiola<\/span> had to put Ilkay Gundogan alongside Rodri, instead of playing one or the other. Then the third centre-mid was Phil Foden, the teenage attacking mid who nevertheless works relentlessly in defence. This made their midfield much, much more defensively solid. Giving them an ability to control the tempo of games and better handle <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-zro3yimvizk96kksrlrjrtx75gf3hmtc\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/arsenal_f-c\">Arsenal&#8217;s<\/span> transitions.<\/p>\n<p>For all his genius,\u00a0<span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-xvjz4xvpl88bvxz7nq0tpwvymggfcdpi\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/kevin_de_bruyne\">De Bruyne<\/span> is not a great defensive player and cannot control the tempo of games. By putting the Belgian into the front three, he reduced the defensive weakness of the midfield, and by employing a genuine central midfielder in\u00a0Gundogan and having just one &#8220;free 8&#8221; in Foden instead of two, meant that there was much less space for <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-n20pr2jn388g1gpjff6fa749nvryayos\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/arsenal_f-c\">Arsenal<\/span> to raid into.<\/p>\n<p>They still need to practice and refine the trio, and perhaps put Bernardo Silva as the third midfielder ahead of Foden, but this could finally unlock <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-tpwe1vk2apbdm1z9gw89xlb388d0ui2a\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/pep_guardiola\">Man City<\/span>&#8216;s Champions League potential.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How to use smarterscout: the new football analytics tool<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bcp.crwdcntrl.net\/5\/c=14655\/b=73952744?https:\/\/smarterscout.com?promotionallink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign-up here to use smarterscout lite for free<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script>(function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='https:\/\/embed.playbuzz.com\/sdk.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document,'script','playbuzz-sdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"playbuzz\" data-id=\"04a90636-941d-4962-a726-69137969552e\" data-show-share=\"false\" data-show-info=\"false\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a dominant evening of football, Manchester City mangled Arsenal 0-3 at the Emirates. 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