Red Star Belgrade is not
an easy foe to tangle against, especially at home in Rajko Mitić Stadium, were
all of their faithful can be a sort of intimidation to any squad coming to play
in this venue.
Still the afternoon
was to belong to one of Wegner many players under the eye of harsh critics especially
in his French striker Oliver Giroud delivering the game winner as that silence
many of his detractors.
As the Crvena Zvezda
faithful can be as noisiest and a bit intimidating with its follower’s pregame rituals
that can make anyone not so welcome, being the whole concept of the Belgrade Boys
idea.
Deliver fear in a show
of might in the stands and transmit that to the field to its players.
With a match in the
UEFA Europa League, the Arsenal Boys made the trek to always difficult and
tough Belgrade to play one of its utmost of representatives ever since the old
days of the great Yugoslavia.
As Red Star Boss
Vladan Milojevic sending a conservative 4-2-3-1 formation with a lone man in
the front in striker Boakye followed behind by Radonjic, Kanga and Srnic to
start something interesting in the visitors posts.
In the arsenal side
with Arsene Wegner sending a bold but daring 3-4-3 formation and with Theo Walcott, Jack Wilshere and Oliver Giroud
upfront to generate plays of danger and deliver in the clutch to continue the Londoners
perfection.
The game in the tale
of the tape turned out to be leaning in favor of the London Boys as well thee
playing a marvelous game of football lately not seen in their home league of Premiership
but tonight this squad shows its spark.
Especially its
backfield with an inspired and stingy threesome that defended with their lives
to say, the posts of Petr Cech as the Czech became outstanding with a series of
opportune saves to preserve the clean sheet at the end.
the noise coming out of the venue nicknamed Marakana,
after a total sold out and seeing how their Boys generated at times dangerous
plays near the Gunners arches, but denied by tan overzealous Mohammed Elneny,
Rob Holding and the return of Mathieu Debuchy.
Made life miserable
all ninety minutes long for the home side not tired of making all sorts of
intents towards Cech arches to score, their efforts at the end went in vain until
that play that seal the deal for Wegner and company.
Still give Jack Wilshere
a whole lot of credit after his brilliant series of play and one of a kind performance
for his Gunners, as that front three made life a living hell
for the Red and White keeper and his backfield.
The night belonged with
the label of all around hero to Oliver Giroud as mentioned before he became the
man of the hour who got the rebound from Theo Walcott and the French looking
like a bicycle kick score the game winner.
This win keeps the Gunners
in sole passion of Group H top with nine points and a match in league play on Sunday
against Everton at Goodison park and with this win will be a shoot of confidence
once again for Wegner and company.
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