{"id":123,"date":"2026-02-21T11:10:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T11:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/razak.com.ng\/?p=123"},"modified":"2026-02-21T11:10:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T11:10:15","slug":"zubimendi-helps-lift-arsenal-out-of-the-mud-at-elland-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/razak.com.ng\/?p=123","title":{"rendered":"Zubimendi helps lift Arsenal out of the mud at Elland Road"},"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\">In contrast to the impeccable league phase carried out, the <strong>Arsenal<\/strong> I was going through a &#8216;bump&#8217; in <strong>Premier <\/strong>that has reopened the fight for the title. But, after the painful defeat suffered against <strong>Manchester United<\/strong>, <strong>Zubimendi <\/strong>He rolled up his sleeves to get the Gunners out of the mud in <strong>Elland Road<\/strong> starting the rout against a <strong>Leeds<\/strong> (0-4) that had barely lost a game since the end of November.<span\/><\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\"><strong>Mikel Arteta<\/strong> He already warned before the meeting that he saw <strong>Havertz <\/strong>prepared to be a starter again&#8230; and that&#8217;s how it ended up being, acting as a playmaker behind <strong>Rooted<\/strong>. The great novelty, of course, came with the presence of <strong>Madueke <\/strong>on the right wing to the detriment of a <strong>Bukayo Saka<\/strong> who was injured in the warm-up.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">It was the prelude to what awaited the <strong>Arsenal <\/strong>in a <strong>Elland Road<\/strong> always uncomfortable. It was difficult for the Gunners to settle on the pitch and the first chance of the game ended up falling for the <strong>Leeds <\/strong>at 10&#8242;. <strong>round <\/strong>jumped to bite a <strong>Rooted <\/strong>imprecise and <strong>Ampadou <\/strong>He finished with a hard shot from the edge of the area that went over the crossbar.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">He responded immediately <strong>Zubimendi <\/strong>with another distant shot&#8230; but quite bitten. However, one more afternoon, the <strong>Arsenal <\/strong>He grabbed onto the set piece to begin to clarify the situation in the 26th minute. <strong>Madueke<\/strong>who had served the corner, picked up the second play and served his first assist in <strong>Premier <\/strong>more than a year later in favor of his own <strong>Zubimendi<\/strong>who anticipated the &#8216;whites&#8217; defense by heading in at the near post.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">It is already the fourth goal of the season in <strong>Premier <\/strong>for the Spanish pivot. Just one less than <strong>Of<\/strong>, <strong>Rooted<\/strong>&#8230;and &#8216;on its own&#8217;, the other great ally of the <strong>Arsenal <\/strong>this course. On this occasion, it was the goalkeeper <strong>Darlow <\/strong>the one who failed to clear another shipment from the pennant by <strong>Madueke <\/strong>to put land in the middle.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">It was not a brilliant first part of the <strong>Arsenal<\/strong>. But, in addition to <strong>Raya <\/strong>He didn&#8217;t have to intervene, they were tremendously effective. In fact, <strong>Ampadou <\/strong>avoided further punishment by providing providential coverage <strong>Havertz <\/strong>when he was already loading his leg in the heart of the area.<span\/><\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">The feeling was that <strong>Wake up <\/strong>He had to intervene when he rested and did not hesitate to dismantle the line of three that worked so well in the last matches. The truth is that it worked, since in less than five minutes <strong>Gabriel <\/strong>had to squeeze himself to clear a good center of <strong>Gudmundsson<\/strong> looking for <strong>Calvert-Lewin<\/strong> y <strong>Struijk <\/strong>headed a set piece service.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">In counterpoint, the meeting began to open and the <strong>Arsenal <\/strong>He found spaces to go on the counterattack. <strong>Arteta<\/strong>for its part, gave entry to <strong>Odegaard <\/strong>y <strong>Martinelli <\/strong>after match time&#8230; and between them they made the 0-3 score, transformed by <strong>Rooted <\/strong>after eating the toast <strong>Bogle <\/strong>in small area.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">The rain was getting heavier <strong>Elland Road<\/strong>&#8230;and the <strong>Leeds <\/strong>He was not spared from the downpour. 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