Arsenal weren't leaning back after the restart.
They were already pressing.
Martinelli closed the angle from the left.
Trossard shadowed the midfielder in possession while Timber charged from behind with one of those long, relentless sprints that made him feel like a shadow that never faded.
Fulham barely reached the halfway line before Rice intercepted with a crunching body block and turned the ball forward again.
And who was already calling for it?
Izan — again.
Wearing that look of someone who hadn't had enough.
It was getting tiring for Fulham, but they couldn't do anything about it.
Even if they didn't want to, they still had to chase in resignation.
That was the Ultimatum that came with playing against Izan.
The game had lulled slightly — not in pace, but in breakthrough.
Arsenal had control, but Fulham were stubborn.
They had doubled up on Izan since kickoff, kept bodies in the middle third, refused to let Arteta's rhythm take hold.
