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7:48pm, 2 September 2025【Football】

Arsenal's transfer spending this summer has exceeded 300 million pounds, but even though the lineup is luxurious, the Gunners still failed to block the impact of another high-ranking player in the market, Liverpool. In the first half, Arsenal had the advantage in possession of the ball and created a threat, but he could never turn the advantage into a goal. In the end, they were knocked down by Sobo's fairy ball: the Gunners kicked carefully, and the Reds made them pay for it. After defeating Manchester United in the first round, the outside world praised Arsenal's unbeaten record against BIG6. Indeed, before facing Liverpool, the Gunners have remained unbeaten against "Premier BIG6" 22 consecutive games across the season. But in the past 11 times facing the "Premier League BIG6", Arsenal has scored more than 2 goals in one game. It is one thing that the opponent is strong, but it also shows that the team lacks creativity and offensive freedom.

Yorkress was the same as when he played for Manchester United in the first round, but was isolated and helpless. This is not surprising - attacking midfielders such as Odgao, Nvanelli, and Eze are all sitting on the bench, and Saka is also absent, and the forward support is inherently lacking. Merino was placed in Odgao's position, and despite breaking the Reds' goal twice last season, he was invisible in this game: his pass success rate was only 77%.

Merino is not the Gunners' worst performer on the court, left winger Martinelli is. Brazilian Martinelli's talent is a mystery. In the 2022/23 season, at the age of 21, he was crowned the team's scorer king with 15 goals; since then, he has been falling all the way and it is difficult to replicate his former strength. His performance against Liverpool in this game became a burden on the team.

In terms of speed, Martinelli is always online, but he lacks decisions once he reaches the key area. There were two typical scenes in the first half: a counterattack in the middle, and Yorke scored twice, but he never looked up and eventually dribbled the ball into a dead end to concede the ball; another time facing Sobosloy, who played a guest right-back, he chose to protect the ball instead of actively attacking, but missed the opportunity.

Martinelli only played 70 minutes, but in fact he should have been replaced long ago - 0 shots, 1 pass, 0 key passes, and only 15 touches, which is 40 less than goalkeeper Raya. As Arsenal blogger Phil Costa said: "He is stupid and hesitant." No wonder the club quickly finalized Eze and Maduaike this summer. According to this performance, Martinelli may have to return to the bench after the international competition. Two weeks later, Eze should start directly.