Alexander Song reacted swiftly, executing a side tackle cleanly to intercept the ball, sliding it toward his team's defense.
"Boom boom boom...!"
Taking advantage of Newcastle United's spread-out offensive positioning, Arsenal's midfield and defense players initiated rapid ball movement, quickly maneuvering the ball out of Newcastle's key pressure zone.
Center-back Vermaelen received the ball down the middle, advancing a step forward. Seeing no good opportunities around, he charged towards the midfield with the ball.
He is truly a defender who knows how to attack; Wenger likes to have such a player in the center-back position to assist in ball distribution from the back.
"Boom!"
Reaching the midfield, Vermaelen passed the ball to the right to Ramsey, who sliced in the opposite direction and ultimately passed the ball to the left flank.
Ma'el received the ball, and upon stopping it, headed towards Danny Simpson, ready to make a down-the-line move past him.
