Chapter Seventy-Two: Finalist Top Three

There was a lot of criticism from the outside world, but for Arsenal, it was not taken to heart. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The league is a long-term process, no one can always win, and no team can always maintain a peak state, it is not terrible if there is a problem, on the contrary, it is afraid that you can't find a problem, or if there is a problem, you can't solve it.

For Arsenal, although the defeat is frustrating, it does not make people despair, there is nothing wrong with their team, the reason is that the recent period of competition is too intensive, coupled with some injuries in the team, resulting in the overall state of the team is not good, as long as you survive this time, you can slowly regain your form.

The only pity is that Arsenal's unbeaten run this season has come to an end. But it doesn't matter, a loss in one game will not make the sky fall.

Sure enough, in the next round of the league, Arsenal ushered in a hearty victory at home against Hull City.

The unhappiness in recent games has also made Arsenal's players breathe a sigh of relief. In this game, Arsenal was attacking ferociously almost from the first minute of the game, and the players who performed badly before the start also seemed to be full of enthusiasm and unusually positive.

The difference in strength between Hull City and Arsenal is obvious in itself, and now they are playing away again, and they have encountered a group of fierce beasts in desperate need of bloodthirsty catharsis, and its tragic end is almost doomed early on.

Arsenal's lead came early, in the eighth minute of the game, Qin Shou broke through the opponent's goal with a violent long-range shot from 25 points away, and Arsenal took a smooth one-goal lead.

Two minutes later, Mesut Ozil's cross from the left penalty area was met by Giroud who burst into the net before the goalkeeper could make it 2-0 for Arsenal.

In the 31st minute, Arsenal played a delicate team combination, the SOQ combination shined, Sanchez burst forward with the ball outside the penalty area, and suddenly pushed the ball to Ozil in front of him in the breakthrough, Ozil did not stop the ball, carried the defender, and pushed the ball horizontally on the inside of the arch of his foot. Qin Shou hooked with the instep of his left foot in the middle position, and the football continued to move into the penalty area.

Sanchez ran just right, without any adjustments, and met the ball with a furious shot.

For the third time, the ball slid into the visitors' goal.

The score became 3:0.

It only took half time for Arsenal to basically set the tone of the game. But their offensive is not over, or rather, it is only 3:0, which is not enough to satisfy them, and their catharsis continues.

In the second half, Qin Shou scored another goal, Ozil drove a corner kick, Qin Shou jumped high in the middle of the penalty area, and pressed the two central defenders to smash the football into the goal with a tiger descending the mountain.

In stoppage time, Cazorla also opened up, the Spanish defender played a trick in front of the penalty area, the opponent's clearance ball could not be kicked far, facing the falling football, he came to a beautiful barb shot, the goalkeeper could not save, the ball flew into the top left corner of the goal.

5:0!

It was the final scoreline, with Arsenal beating Hull City by five goals at home. After suffering their first league defeat, Arsenal quickly came out of the gloom and responded to all doubts with a hearty massacre.

Speaking after the game, Arsene Wenger was pleased with his team's performance and said confidently to the camera: "This is the real Arsenal. We played fluently offensively, defensively well, and I think my lads were the best. Of course, the league is a long process and maybe we will have a lot of difficulties in the process, but I am confident that we will get what we want. ”

Qin Shou, who has not appeared in front of the media for a long time, also gave a rare interview to reporters: "What I want to say is that we are a good team, any difficulties are only temporary, and we have never lost our desire for victory." That's the best proof of this! No one can stop us, don't believe it, let's see! ”

Qin Shou's speech was much more direct than Wenger's, and it was simply domineering.

No one can stop us?

Everyone knows what that means. Qin Shou's attitude has been very clear, he and his team will go all the way to the end of the championship.

This remark made the front page headlines of major media the next day, causing heated discussions among many fans and reporters, some appreciating it, and some thinking that Qin Shou was making a big statement.

But no one stood up and accused Qin Shou of "bragging". This is actually very normal, some people may think that football is full of all kinds of accidents, and it is an exaggeration to say ruthless words so early. But now Arsenal is indeed strong, with sufficient bench depth, and with world-class superstars like Qin Shou, their confident declaration, you can disagree, but you can't deny it.

Without him, Qin Shou and his team have this strength.

The discussion about this game and Qin Shou's post-match remarks did not last long, because soon, a more exciting news swept the whole of England.

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It's late at night, Gavin. Kyle didn't fall asleep, he was still sitting in front of the computer, constantly clicking the mouse, refreshing the web page over and over again.

Gavin is a football journalist for a London tabloid and, of course, an Arsenal fan. In this city, for most people, there are only three options, either red, blue, or white.

Gavin's father, grandfather and grandfather were all die-hard gunslingers, and it was no surprise that he became a die-hard Arsenal fan from an early age. In Europe, especially in a country with a strong football atmosphere like England, the love for football is like a precious passing treasure, passed down from generation to generation, and ancestors have been loyal to a team for generations.

However, at this time, Gavin was not browsing Arsenal's official website and forums, the website he landed on was the official website of FIFA. He is an Arsenal fan and a football journalist, and in this dual capacity, he is more motivated to do it at this time, and he does not feel tired or sleepy at all.

Yes, he is waiting for the latest news on the official website of FIFA, a month ago, FIFA released the list of 23 finalists for the 2013 Ballon d'Or, among them, Arsenal player Qin Shou's name is prominently listed.

It's no surprise that Qin Shou is one of the most influential superstars in football today, and he is the most valuable in the world, so it's not unusual for him to be selected for the final 23 squad. If he doesn't have his name, I'm afraid it's really shady.

And this list includes Rooney, Aguero, Suarez, Gerrard and other Premier League stars - they are regulars in the 23-man squad, and they can enter basically every year, but the final prize every year has nothing to do with them.

So they're not Gavin's focus. What Gavin is looking forward to is Qin Shou, the "own man" who just returned from the transfer of Atletico Madrid this summer. Today, when the Ballon d'Or is almost monopolized by La Liga players, if there is anyone who can snatch this award back from Messi and C. Ronaldo, then Qin Shou is the only one left.

The reason is very simple, look at Qin Shou's performance last season, leading Atletico Madrid to the top of the quadruple crown, the top scorer in the league and the Champions League, the best player, breaking a series of records...... This string of brilliant data, at least last season, he completely crushed Messi and C. Ronaldo.

If Qin Shou was still in La Liga, Gavin might not have paid so much attention. After all, even if Qin Shou wins the award, it will be the glory of La Liga. But now it's different, Qin Shou has returned to the Premier League, and it is still his favorite team, which makes him particularly interested.

As for saying that Qin Shou's star-studded performance was completed at Atletico Madrid, Gavin completely ignored it. C. Ronaldo performed well at Manchester United that year, and won the Ballon d'Or immediately after transferring to Real Madrid, and the glory of this award did not go to La Liga. In this way, if Qin Shou finally won the award and reached the top, how can it not be said that it is the glory of the Premier League?

Hmph, that's it, that's it, to beat the face of La Liga, the world's first league? Phew!

The competition between the Premier League and La Liga has been going on for a long time, and fans on both sides often have quarrels, and Gavin, who loves Arsenal and the Premier League, naturally has no good impression of La Liga.

He sneered as he continued to refresh the page.

Suddenly, when his fingers wanted to continue pressing the button to refresh, they suddenly stopped.

On the screen, the screen has changed from before, and a new message appears in the middle of the screen.

Gavin was stunned, he slapped his forehead fiercely, and then rubbed his eyes again, and a look of ecstasy instantly covered his cheeks.

Sure enough, his expectation did not turn into disappointment!

"The finalist of the 2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or is Cristiano. Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Leo. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) ......"

“…… Qin! ”

"Arsenal!"

Seeing the last name, Gavin couldn't help but exclaim, he slapped the mouse hard, and then jumped up from his seat excitedly.

"Haha! Hahaha! ”

"Top three! Qin was shortlisted for the top three! ”

"It's so cool! Arsenal have hope! There is hope for the Premier League! ”

"This is really world-shattering news! …… No, I'm going to get this report out there, it's big news! ”

Gavin screamed as he found the phone and dialed the number of the newspaper's editor-in-chief.

"Damn Gavin, if you don't give me a reasonable explanation, I'm telling you very clearly that a dismissal letter will appear on your desk tomorrow......"

The phone was connected, and the editor-in-chief, who was woken up in the middle of the night, yelled in an unhappy tone, but before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Gavin's excited voice.

"Editor-in-chief! Big news! Big news! The final three finalists of the FIFA Ballon d'Or are out! Qin's name is impressively listed! Qin will represent Arsenal in the final battle! This is Arsenal's chance! It's an opportunity for the whole Premier League, it's ......"

The editor-in-chief on the other end reacted quickly, and a thunderous roar followed.

"It's ...... Your sister! Still roaring wool, hurry up, work overtime, the report is written, I will notify the typesetting department to get ready, as soon as your report comes out, it will be printed directly! Hurry up and !! Hurry!!! You can't let other newspapers take the lead!! Fast! ”

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