{"id":1110,"date":"2026-04-11T19:56:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T19:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/razak.com.ng\/?p=1110"},"modified":"2026-04-11T19:56:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T19:56:27","slug":"iraola-knocks-down-arteta-and-turns-the-premier-upside-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/razak.com.ng\/?p=1110","title":{"rendered":"Iraola knocks down Arteta and turns the Premier upside down"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph ue-c-article--first-letter-highlighted\"><strong>Andoni Iraola<\/strong> knocked down <strong>Mikel<\/strong><strong>Arteta <\/strong>in the duel between Spanish technicians. The defeat (<strong>1-2<\/strong>) of the <em><strong>gunners <\/strong><\/em>before the <em><strong>cherries<\/strong><\/em>in a gray meeting of the <strong>Arsenal<\/strong>leave the <strong>Manchester City depending on itself<\/strong> to win the Premier League. The set of <strong>Mikel Arteta<\/strong> stays with <strong>nine points ahead of Pep Guardiola&#8217;s team<\/strong>but with <strong>two more games played <\/strong>that the <strong>mancunianos <\/strong>and with him <strong>Manchester City-Arsenal <\/strong>of next week still to play.<span\/><\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">He <strong>duel between Basque technicians<\/strong>key in the fight for the title for the team <em>gunner<\/em>it didn&#8217;t start the way I wanted <strong>Mikel Arteta<\/strong>. To the <strong>17&#8242;<\/strong>a spectacular filtered pass towards <strong>Truffert <\/strong>ended in a <strong>center <\/strong>from the French that<strong> diverted Saliba<\/strong>becoming a <strong>involuntary assistance<\/strong> to the second post, where <strong>croup<\/strong>brand free, you just had to <strong>push the ball into the back of the net<\/strong>. A goal that, at that moment, put the <strong>Premier League upside down<\/strong>: he <strong>Arsenal saw its advantage in danger<\/strong>with the <strong>City <\/strong>lurking and the possibility of closing the gap significantly on the next day in the direct duel between the two.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">The goal was a <strong>real blow<\/strong> for Londoners. However, they reacted well and barely <strong>three minutes later<\/strong> They resorted to one of their main weapons to seek a tie. <strong>Havertz <\/strong>nodded a <strong>corner <\/strong>of <strong>Rice<\/strong>but his shot went away <strong>above the spar<\/strong>. They didn&#8217;t fail the second time: again from the <strong>corner<\/strong>they found their way to a tie. <strong>A hand from Christie<\/strong> inside the area caused a <strong>penalty <\/strong>what <strong>Rooted<\/strong><strong>transformed <\/strong>in the 35&#8242;. <strong>A goal that calmed the nerves<\/strong> of Arsenal and prevented the pressure of losing advantage in the fight for the Premier from taking its toll before the break, although <strong>Evanilson <\/strong>was close to <strong>return the advantage to their own <\/strong>just before the end of the first half.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">Arsenal were letting slip <strong>two very valuable points<\/strong> in the race for the Premier League, and that led to <strong>Arteta <\/strong>to move the bench just ten minutes after the restart. He introduced a triple change, <strong>Trossard<\/strong>, <strong>Eze <\/strong>and the very young <strong>Dowman<\/strong>recent hero against Everton, looking for an immediate reaction and, above all, the three points.<span\/><\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">However, the changes did not have the expected effect. It was the <strong>Bournemouth<\/strong> who happened to <strong>dominate the match<\/strong> through possession, imposing its rhythm and controlling the times. He <strong>Arsenal <\/strong>barely managed to cause concern, beyond a disallowed goal to <strong>Rooted<\/strong>which was nothing more than a mirage in the middle of the <strong>visiting domain.<\/strong><span\/><\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">As the minutes passed, the <em><strong>gunners <\/strong><\/em>They managed to break free timidly, and they did so with a distant gunshot. <strong>Declan Rice<\/strong> what <strong>Petrovic <\/strong>deflected into a corner. It seemed that the team <strong>Arteta<\/strong> started to <strong>find sensations<\/strong>but at the best moment came the final blow: <strong>a perfect drop shot by Evanilson left Alex Scott alone<\/strong>that in the hand to hand before <strong>David Raya<\/strong><strong>did not forgive<\/strong> and he once again overtook his team.<span\/><\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">He <strong>Arsenal <\/strong>searched for the <strong>desperate tie<\/strong>con <strong>Rooted <\/strong>as <strong>main reference,<\/strong> but <strong>his shot went wide<\/strong>. And <strong>header<\/strong> of<strong> Gabriel Jesus<\/strong>which <strong>Petrovic <\/strong>deflected again for a corner, it was <strong>more dangerous<\/strong> of the <strong>gunners<\/strong>which<strong> they failed to create chances<\/strong> clear in the final moments of the match. 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