The visit of Arsenal in Villa Park of Birminghamafter giving up the lead, was one of the attractions of the day, along with the difficult encounter of City of Manchester of Guardiola in Nottingham. These are the five recommended games on day 24 of Premier League.
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Aston Villa-Arsenal, Saturday 18, 1:30 pm DAZN
Unai Emery’s ‘villains’, to stop Arsenal gangs
Will stopping Saka and Martinelli, Arsenal’s two wingers, guarantee victory? The tactic has yielded results at Everton and Manchester City, and former Gunners coach Unai Emery will also be up to the task, a master at containing the virtues of rivals. The effectiveness of
Arsenal will undoubtedly go through its two most unbalanced wingers, key to the success of the first round of Arteta’s team, which is now having trouble establishing dominance in its matches. With Thomas Partey in doubt, in his midfield, Arteta will have to find more answers in attack, assuming an attractive tactical duel. Aston Villa have conceded seven goals in their last two defeats and need a reaction.
2
Nottingham Forest-Manchester City, Saturday 18, 4:00 pm DAZN
The City Ground’s pressure to contain the head of rotations
The visit to the City Ground was a real test for Guardiola’s City. Forest, making the most of their few goals at home, are unbeaten in seven league games,
where he won most of his points, 15 of the last 21, giving him some breathing room in the standings. Their defense, however, will be hampered by injuries and the loss of Scott McKenna and Willy Boly. City, despite regaining the lead after their victory
At the Emirates, he must prove it now and Guardiola can continue the rotations that have given him good results. Their defeats at Southampton, in the Carabao Cup, (2-0) and against Tottenham, in the league (1-0) are recent. However, he has Greelish and Haaland, who already got a hat trick in the first round against Forest.
3
Newcastle-Liverpool, Saturday 18, 18.30 hours DAZN
Klopp tested the recovery of the ‘reds’ in the hot atmosphere of Saint James’s Park
Eddie Howe’s Newcastle have drawn five in their last six league games, allowing United to leapfrog them in the standings. The only defeat of the season for the ‘wagpies’ in the Premier League came at Anfield itself, forcing more than
Howe did not find more offensive arguments in the team, which was struggling to replace Bruno Guimaraes, after his dismissal. Liverpool arrived
reactivated at Saint James’s Park, after his victory in the ‘Merseyside derby’. It will be a good test for Jurgen Klopp’s team, against the best defense in the Premier and the goalkeeper who has scored the fewest goals (13), Nick Pope. The recent history is with the ‘reds’: they went on a 12 game unbeaten run against Newcastle (8 wins and 4 consecutive draws).
4
Manchester United-Leicester, Sunday 19, 3:00 pm DAZN
Fascinating pulse of forwards at Old Trafford
With Rashford in good form, Barça’s Europa League rivals have a grueling game at Old Trafford, against a Leicester who have recovered since Maddison’s return from a long injury layoff. Since his return, Brendan Rodgers’ Northern Ireland ‘Fox’ have been consistent and in their last three games they have scored ten goals. United’s defense will be challenged against a forward line that has been performing well, with Maddison, Barnes, Iheanacho and the Brazilian Tete, signed in the winter market. Leicester will test reliability
of United, without Casemiro, in his stadium, and forced to rotate, in a week that has to face the return of the Europa League, against Barça, and the final of the Carabao Cup, against Newcastle, which could end a six that year without a title.
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Tottenham Hotspur-West Ham, Sunday 19, 5:30 pm DAZN
Cristian Stellini replaces Conte on the bench against the ‘hammers’
Instability has marked Tottenham Hotspur’s season. Disturbed by the illness of their coach Antonio Conte, the club prioritized his recovery, after his gallbladder operation, and it will be his assistant Cristian Stellini, who will once again manage ‘Spurs’, in their match against West Ham. Conte had a short-lived comeback, which coincided with defeats against Leicester City (4-1) and AC Milan (1-0), in the Champions League. However, his assistant Stellini was a talisman, managing a 1-0 win over City, which served to boost the
internal crisis of the club, with many rumors about its sale. His support was Harry Kane’s goals, against a West Ham in the danger zone, even though he had gone three games without defeat.
Source: La Verdad
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