79. A strong red wine army

The 13th round of the English Premier League ended 7 games on Saturday (2 wins, 4 draws, 1 loss), of which Tottenham Hotspur was stubbornly forced to draw 1-1 at home by West Bromwich Albion, Manchester United only beat Brighton 1-0 at home, and the warlord melee (red and blue team battle) ended in a 1-1 inertial draw again, and the four giants were in a collective slump in attack, obviously due to the continuous battles and the strong interference of the devil's schedule.

In the Premier League on Sunday, the Red Wine Army Burnley welcomed the challenge of Gunners Arsenal, and before you knew it, Burnley had climbed to seventh place in the league in the new season, and the six teams in front of them happened to be the top six of the Premier League.

The "battle of the top six" actually progressed to a third of the schedule, and with such a matchup situation, it really makes people feel the cruel competition in the era of the new pattern of the Premier League.

For Burnley, first-choice goalkeeper Tom Heaton needs to recover from a long-term injury, Jon Walters may also be unavailable, and midfielder Dean Malney is currently doubtful.

For Arsenal, Santiago Cazorla, who has been treated for several injuries a year, is still far away, but with the outstanding new iron man Tan Xibi, Arsenal fans no longer miss the Spanish midfielder.

Theo Walcott, who is gradually fading out of the main lineup, is in doubt.

Burnley currently has 6 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses, ranking seventh in the Premier League with 22 points, and the Red Wine Army has scored 12 goals and conceded 9 goals, which is the third-best defensive team in the Premier League, but the team's attacking performance can only rank in the middle and lower reaches.

After announcing a strong return to the top flight last season with the Dragons at home, Sean Dyche led a group of second-rate internationals to show the fans what it means to be "fighting spirit".

Tireless running, reasonable use of physical advantages, and simple and direct high-altitude bombing and quick counter-attacks on the assembly line made Burnley a perfect display of half-court pressing.

Although they narrowly won 1-0 at home to West Brom in the first league game, Burnley are unbeaten in five of their next five home matches, winning three and drawing two.

After beating Chelsea 3-2 away in the first round of the league, the Red Wine Army drew with Tottenham and Liverpool in succession, and beat Everton, creating an outstanding performance of four games unbeaten on the road, sweeping away the nickname of "away bug" last season.

Although in the summer window, the team lost the main striker Andre Gray, as well as the main right central defender Michael Keane. However, under the strategy of light fame and quality, the team soon introduced Swansea captain Jack Cork and Championship striker Chris Wood.

In the 2-0 home knockout of Swansea City in the last round, the team continued its excellent form, and under the almost crushing physical confrontation advantage, the advantage of the Red Wine Army's header success rate in the Premier League was objectively demonstrated, and finally won Swan Lake 2-0 at home.

Arsenal currently have 8 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses, and are in fourth place in the league with 25 points. The Gunners have scored 27 goals and conceded 15, the third most goals scored in the league, behind Liverpool in the top six.

But after Tan Xibi came to Arsenal, scoring 15 goals and conceding 5 goals in four league games shows that the Gunners have greatly improved their defense while maintaining a strong firepower of more than 3 goals per game, especially last weekend with a clean sheet at home, which is the first time in Arsenal's last 4 league games and the fifth time in 12 league games.

Although the new season has been unbeaten at home so far, but in the away stadium only defeated Ronald Koeman when he was about to leave Everton and relying on Tan Xibi's personal ability to overcome the strong Manchester City, the remaining 3 games, 1 draw and 2 losses, in addition to being destroyed by Liverpool, but also by Stoke City and Watford upset, Tan Xibi's away performance before the arrival was really bad.

But after Tan Xibi came to the team, Arsenal's waist is not soft, and his head is not heavy, and Arsenal after strengthening his waist started from a 6-1 away victory over Everton, a wave of four consecutive wins, 4-3 away shock defeat to Manchester City, 3-0 home defeat to the same city rival Tottenham, one person scored 7 goals, three league starts and won the MVP of the game Tan Xibi is undoubtedly the Gunners' biggest trump card for the Premier League title.

Why not talk about the cliché fight for four?

To be able to end the blue moon that continues to refresh the winning streak on the road, the home team has the upper hand in an all-round way, and the clean sheet against the opponent also scored three goals for Tottenham Hotspur, which is a good defensive ability, such an Arsenal fight for four is only the minimum goal, and the title is the real goal of the giants.

At least Arsène Wenger said in his pre-match press conference that although Arsenal has rarely lost the Champions League qualification in recent years, the strategic positioning of the Europa League has made the Gunners the least expensive team in Europe in the BIG6, and Arsenal can concentrate on putting out the strongest squad in the league to compete for the Premier League title.

Burnley, as a typical representative of the new season, has achieved upsets in Chelsea, Tottenham, and Liverpool in a row. Even in the 0-3 away game against Manchester City, the Red Wine Army withstood the blue moon tide for most of the time, and the team's "strong is strong" characteristic is very distinct.

However, since Burnley returned to the Premier League last season, they have lost both league games against Arsenal, and interestingly, Arsenal's last goal, all of which came in stoppage time, was questioned by Burnley at the time.

Smelling its aroma, looking at its color, and tasting it in small sips is an elegant way to taste wine.

Pouring wine in a large bowl and drinking in large gulps is a bold and rough way of drinking.

Which one to choose, it doesn't matter, what matters is the result.

When Arsenal's starting XI is released an hour before the game, many people will feel that Arsenal without Mesut Ozil may play ugly, win hard, or not.

Tiffmore Stadium is located in Burnley, Lancashhire and is the home stadium of Burnley Football Club.

Turf Moore Stadium is fully seated and has a capacity of 22,546 spectators.

The more than 100-year-old Turf Moor Stadium was the first for royals to visit, and Prince Florian Albert, the son of Queen Victoria, watched a match between Burnley and Bolton live on Prince Florian Albert Island in October 1886.

It is worth mentioning that Turf Moore is one of the few stadiums to have a locker room in the stands behind the goal.

At 13:30 p.m. London time, it was raining and the temperature was not even 8 degrees Celsius, and the stadium was turned on due to the lack of light.

Despite the rain, there were still more than 20,000 spectators at the scene, and their love for football was so engraved in their hearts that even an earthquake could not stop them from wanting to watch the game.

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