Tomiyas Takehiro (24, Arsenal) was comforted by Oleksandr Zinchenko (26, Arsenal).
Arsenal lost 1-3 to Manchester City in the 12th round of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2022-23 season held at the Emirates Stadium in London, England on the 16th (Korean time). Arsenal are tied with Manchester City on 51 points, but slipped to second place on goal difference.
Arsenal brought out a four-back defense. From left are Zinchenko, Gabriel Magalyangis, William Saliba and Tomiyas. Tomiyas made a fatal mistake in the 24th minute of the first half. He passed a back pass to the goalkeeper, but Kevin De Bruyne took the pass and scored the opening goal. In other words, Tomiyas assisted.
This match was so important that it was called the ‘preview EPL final’. Arsenal is in a position to challenge for the first championship in 20 years. Tomiyasu’s mistake could cause the tower to collapse. After a major accident, Tomiyasu lowered his head.
Immediately, Zinchenko ran up to Tomiyasu, patted him on the back, said, “It’s okay to make mistakes, let’s do the rest of the time,” and left for his seat. Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard also held Tomiyas by the chin and urged him not to keep his head down.
Zinchenko was a player who played for Man City until last season. Zinchenko, who played for Man City for six seasons, moved to Arsenal last summer after receiving a love call from coach Mikel Arteta. Zinchenko, who has won several championships with Man City, took care of his mentality by reading Tomiyas.
Premier League all-time top scorer Alan Shearer said in an interview with ‘Amazon Prime’: “Tomyas made a big mistake. I don’t think I saw De Bruyne rush towards the goalkeeper.” 메이저사이트
Statistical media ‘Whoscored.com’ gave Tomiyas 5.4 points, the lowest rating for both teams. Only Bukayo Saka (7.0), who scored the equalizer, received more than 7 points, and all other Arsenal players received low ratings.