"Woah! Would you look at that!" the commentator exclaimed, half laughing, half amazed after Izan's nutmeg.
"That's… well, that's like telling your opponent to calm down in the middle of a bar fight."
"A bit of cheek. A lot of class. And maybe — just maybe, a message to Chelsea that Arsenal are done playing nervous."
The press staggered for half a second, just long enough.
Arsenal players re-formed behind the moment with their players settling into their positions well.
Even Chelsea seemed to slow — not by choice, but by design.
Izan had grabbed the tempo like a DJ sliding the fader down.
One movement and now the game breathed again.
"Look at how that one play's reset everything," the second commentator chimed in.
Back on the pitch, Izan released the ball out wide, a smooth pass to Jurrien Timbe overlapping near the touchline.
And the second half had well and truly begun.
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