Arsenal thrashed Senesi’s Bournemouth and took three key points in the definition of the Premier League :: Olé

Arsenal came out to play the match with the clear premise that, with just two dates left until the end of the Premier League, You cannot waste any points. Or evenThe nine possible with this Saturday’s match, if you take into account that Manchester City, their main pursuer, has, in addition to the remaining days, still a pending match against Tottenham to play. It is another complex definition for the Gunners, but at least against Marcos Senesi’s Bournemouth (starter), they have already more than fulfilled their first objective: They took a 3-0 victory.

Although Mikel Arteta’s men took these first three points out of a possible nine by a minimal advantage, they were dominant in the game from start to finish. All. From William Saliba (Arsenal’s central marker) who filtered between the rival defenders and went on the attack to generate a clear chance in just 18 minutes, to, of course, the forwards themselves such as Bukayo Saka and Leandro Trossard, authors of the winning goals.

It was a very intense first half that Arsenal provided. With his wingers, Trossard and Saka, wide open, he attacked Bournemouth with great speed. Especially on the right wing. It was Dango Ouattara, a forward transformed into a winger, the one who permanently suffered from Saka, who beat him on several occasions from 1vs1 and beating him from behind.

However, The goal was always kept clean thanks to Mark Travers, who played a large part in the game. He could not crown his great performance at the end of the first half. Because at 41′, Martin Odegaard, Arsenal’s brain, made a great pass to Kai Havertz, who was brought down in the area by the goalkeeper. The penalty was replaced by a goal by Saka, who was precise in his definition.

Logically, the goal allowed Arsenal to go into the break in high spirits. He held his own in the second half but Bournemouth held on well with more key saves from Travers. Although he couldn’t with a well-constructed shot by Trossard, which made it 2-0 at 69′. Minutes later, the Cherries had managed to tie the game but there the great controversy occurred: The goal was annulled by the VAR, which considered that there was a – questionable – foul on the Gunners goalkeeper, David Raya.

Already quite resigned after that situation, Bournemouth received the 3-0 from Declan Rice at the end of the match and Arsenal vigorously celebrated the victory. The thing is that, with this victory, they reached 83 points, four more than City (playing this Saturday vs. Wolves), second with 79 but with one game less, and eight more than Liverpool, third with 75 (playing against Tottenham on Sunday).