From the evening of January 23 to the early morning of January 24, Beijing time, there were many matches in the fourth round of the FA Cup. Arsenal lost 0-1 to Southampton in the away game and was eliminated. Norwich lost to Barnsley 0-1 in the away game. West Ham United beat Doncaster 4-0 at home, with Fornals, Yarmolenko, Batley and Afrayan each scoring a goal. Sheffield United beat Plymouth 2-1 at home. Brighton also won 2-1. Manchester City defeated Cheltenham 3-1 in an away game.
Arsenal beat Chelsea 2-1 in the FA Cup final last season to win. But this season's FA Cup journey for Arsenal stops here. In the game against Southampton, Arsenal had a 62% possession rate, but only 2 of 11 shots were on goal and they failed to score. Southampton players also failed to score, only relying on Gabriel's own goal to win the game. This is Arsenal's first defeat in the past seven games. At the same time, this is the first time Southampton has eliminated the FA Cup champion in 100 years. For this result, Arteta was very disappointed. He expressed disappointment at the way he lost the ball after the game. He believes that the team needs to become more dominant and create more opportunities. Arteta also revealed that he would look for suitable players in the transfer market to enhance the team's strength.
Pep Guardiola also encountered difficulties in the FA Cup, but he completely reversed the situation through God's substitutions, and thus risked promotion. This may be the gap between Guardiola and Arteta. Manchester City's opponent in the FA Cup is Cheltenham. In the game, although Manchester City occupies the absolute initiative, but always pass by the goal. Failure to score a goal will cause a lot of uncertainty in the game, after all, as long as the opponent seizes a chance, the game may be irreversible. Cheltenham seized such an opportunity to finish the goal, and Alfie May scored.
1 goal behind in the 60th minute, Manchester City still had time to tie the score. Therefore, Guardiola made substitution adjustments, successively replacing Dias, Gundogan and Cancelo. As a result, Guardiola's substitution had a miraculous effect, with Cancelo coming off the bench and assisting Foden to score. Jesus and Torres also scored one after another, and finally Manchester City eliminated their opponents 3-1. After the game,Guardiola praised the 20-year-old talented star Foden. He said: "Foden is in good condition, he is very confident, and he played very well." Indeed, Foden in this game is unparalleled. He played Messi's level of statistics on the offensive end, scoring goals, and extraordinary. , Sending threatening balls, almost omnipotent. In the last game against Aston Villa, Foden was also one of the best players in the game. If Foden can continue this performance, he will become a core player.
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