In the daily training of the day, Fabregas, who returned, did not train with the team, but under the leadership of the physical coach, he did simple recovery training on the sidelines, and spent most of his time in the gym.

However, after the team doctor concluded that Cesc Fabregas had fully recovered, Fabregas began training with the team the next day. In the confrontation training, unexpectedly, Fabregas, who had just recovered from injury, was assigned to the main team, and the Czech veteran Rosicky, who has been the core of the team for this time, went to the substitute side.

What this means is self-evident.

Qin Shou's group was very indignant about Rosicky. After all, the reason why the team has won consecutive battles during this period of time is that the veteran Rosicky can be said to have contributed a lot. When Arsenal's midfield was stretched thin, it was the veteran who stepped up to keep Arsenal's midfield in order, and it was his organisation and orchestration that kept the Gunners competitive in the table during this recent difficult period.

And now, as soon as Cesc Fabregas returns, he puts the meritorious man on the bench, what is the difference between this and unloading the mill and killing the donkey?

Walcott, who had an impatient personality, shouted that he wanted to go to the head coach for an explanation after training. However, in the end, it didn't make the trip, and Rosicky pulled him back.

In fact, Rosicky was also very lonely. However, he is well aware that he has entered the twilight of his career, and he has indeed been a substitute for Cesc Fabregas for the past two seasons, so he feels that there is nothing to fight for. Professional football is a job to eat youth, and he is already dying, and it is understandable to give more opportunities to young people.

Qin Shou and the others also understood this truth, but they still didn't feel very good in their hearts. But since Rosicky didn't want to fight with the other party for anything, they naturally couldn't force it.

However, before the home match against Manchester City on January 6, Qin Shou and his group seemed to be very happy.

In the starting line-up announced before the game, Rosicky's name is still prominently listed. In this game, the Czech veteran still started.

A few days ago, Qin Shou felt that professional football was really cruel, but now Qin Shou feels that Arsenal is still very humane. At least manager Arsene Wenger treats the veterans very well, although he also knows that the veterans can no longer play in the main team, but still gives these veterans the respect they deserve.

Rosicky also seemed very excited, although he said that he was old and didn't need to fight for anything, but after playing football all his life, his love for football was already deep in his bones, and being able to gallop on the green field was his biggest dream and happiness.

And after the start of the game, the excited Rosicky was also extremely active. In the past, Rosicky was more tasked with organizing and tandem midfielders, similar to commanders. Today, however, Rosicky frequently broke through with the ball up front, using his excellent foot skills to put pressure on the opposition's defence.

Rosicky's outstanding performance also made the commentators in the commentary seat exclaim.

"Oh oh, Thomas was in great shape today, his breakthrough was really sharp!"

"I seemed to see Thomas when he was young, ha, he was a violin player at his feet. His footwork is so good and beautiful......"

"Beautiful! Rosicky's sudden long-range shot after the breakthrough forced Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart to make a brilliant save! ”

It can be said that from the moment the game began, Arsenal at home had the upper hand, under Rosicky's excellent play, the team's line continued to move forward, all kinds of exquisite cooperation continued to play, after 20 minutes of the first half, the situation on the field almost evolved into a half-time offensive and defensive drill, Arsenal around the away team's half of the beating.

Since the acquisition of Manchester City by the Abu Dhabi consortium from the Middle East in 2008, despite the huge investment, it has not attracted top world-class players because of the limitations of the team. However, their strength this season should not be underestimated, with many stars in the team, such as Silva and Yaya. Toure and others currently sit seventh in the league table, with a small gap between the top four and a good chance of qualifying for the Champions League at the end of the season.

And such a very competitive team was beaten by Arsenal like a grandson at the Emirates Stadium, and was almost so pressed that it could not pass half the pitch and could only defend passively.

And Arsenal, who were attacking wildly, finally reaped the fruits of victory before the end of the first half. After a series of stunning breaches up front, Rosicky suddenly made a through ball into the box. Henry, who understood it, stabbed diagonally, shook off the defender who was close to the defense, and faced the goalkeeper single-handedly. Henry's top swing and realistic feints caused Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart to lose his center of gravity and sway to the ground, before giving the ball a gentle push into the empty net.

1:0！

Arsenal, who had an excellent first half, took the lead.

Henry looked so excited after the goal that he rushed to Rosicky, who provided him the assist, and picked him up in the air, and the two screamed and waved their arms in celebration.

And Qin Shou also rushed to Rosicky and sent his blessings to this friend who was also a teacher and friend with a smile.

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It can be said that in the first half, Arsenal was comprehensively superior in terms of game format and score.

But it's clear that today's lady luck isn't on the gunner's side.

At the beginning of the second half, the situation changed.

Manchester City, who had been suppressed in the first half, took advantage of the opening serve opportunity to launch a fast attack. After three passes and two downs, the ball was passed to the feet of Silva in front. The Spaniard did not covet the ball, suddenly pulled the ball with his back to the ball, turned around, picked the ball, and sent the ball into the penalty area.

Bosnia-Herzegovina striker Dzeko burst into the box, leaped high and headed straight at goal.

German goalkeeper Lehmann did not expect Manchester City's attack to be so swift, and when he saw the football being picked into the box by Silva, he panicked and moved towards the goal, but it was too late. The Bosnian striker's header was so powerful that the ball slipped under Lehmann's armpit into the net.

1:1！

At the start of the second half, Manchester City took advantage of a fast-break opportunity to level the scores.

Arsenal can be said to have been caught off guard by the opponent, the morale of the Gunners was slightly hindered, but they did not despair, there are still 45 minutes to go in the game, as long as they can suppress the opponent like the previous half, and do not worry about not scoring goals.

Arsenal quickly regained their momentum and attacked again into the opposition half, hoping to use ferocious attacks to keep their opponents at bay in the half, as they did in the first half.

City worked well to retract into the half, and their intention was clear that they were going to play on the counter-attack. At half-time, Manchester City were unified, and at Arsenal's home stadium, the home team was in full swing and they didn't have to go toe-to-toe with their opponents. Manchester City's overall pace of progress is not slow, and there are a number of fast horses in the team, which is very suitable for defensive counter-attacking play. And the goal at the beginning of the second half strengthened Manchester City's belief - we just have to play defensive counterattack, even if we can't score in the end, the score of 1:1 is not bad, and it is not unacceptable to get a point away from home.

The game quickly turned into a tug-of-war. The home team Arsenal launched wave after wave of onslaught, while Manchester City defended tenaciously and looked for opportunities to counter-attack from time to time. Although the troops invested are not much, but Silva, Jesus. Keylor Navas and other players have the speed and skill to occasionally cause a lot of problems for Arsenal.

In the fifty-third minute of the second half, Qin Shou suddenly stepped forward, and after receiving the pass from his teammates, he did not stop the ball, and shot angrily from 35 meters in the penalty area, and the football slid out of the door, shocking the away team players in a cold sweat.

In the fifty-ninth minute, Manchester City also colored. Midfielder Yaya. Toure played a long ball from the back, Silva cut past Wilshere's defence and then handed the ball down the wing. Fast Manavas flew down to the baseline and passed the ball into the penalty area. Bosnia-Herzegovina striker Dzeko grabbed the football, but his header was not strong enough and was firmly held in Lehmann's arms.

In the 65th minute, Arsenal made a comeback. After a series of delicate combinations, the ball was passed into the box. Van Persie followed up with the shot, but was interfered with by the opposing defenders, did not kick the power, and the football was confiscated by Joe Hart.

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The game is in the back and forth between the two sides, and it goes on quickly. The situation still looked like the Gunners were in the ascendancy, but the visitors were able to find the back of the net despite their strong defence.

As time went on, things started to turn against Arsenal. After all, Arsenal needs to fight on four fronts this season, and the team's bench thickness is not enough, and now that the devil's schedule is open, the physical fitness of Arsenal players is a little unable to keep up. Seventy minutes into the game, Arsenal's attack began to lag, even drag, and the players' fitness was so bad that they could no longer support a ferocious and non-stop attack.

In the seventy-fifth minute, the veteran Rosicky finally couldn't hold on anymore and fell to the ground because of cramps. Manager Arsene Wenger replaced him with Cesc Fabregas, who had just returned from injury, and after a little thought, he replaced Qin Shou with Walcott.

Replacing Fabregas, on the one hand, is to let the Spaniard take over the team's midfield command, Rosicky's main responsibility is to sort out the midfield, and in this regard, Fabregas's organizational ability is not inferior at all, on the other hand, Fabregas's impact is full, not only can organize and plan the offensive, but also can step forward to play the role of the finisher.

The only thing that worries Wenger is that Cesc Fabregas has just recovered from injury and no one knows what his form will be. However, Rosicky left the field with cramps at the moment, and in this position, the professor had no choice but to choose to trust the Spaniard.

As for why Qin Shou was replaced, the professor had his own considerations. In this game, Qin Shou's performance was average, but this is also a normal thing, Qin Shou's position is the back midfield, except for defense, there will basically be no too outbound performance at other times. In this game, Arsenal suppressed most of the opponents, and Qin Shou naturally did not have many opportunities.

And the reason why the professor replaced Qin Shou was that on the one hand, he wanted to use Walcott's speed to impact the opponent's defense, and on the other hand, he was knocking Qin Shou. He had repeatedly told Qin Shou that his task was to defend and try not to step forward to participate in the attack. In this game, Qin Shou once again did not listen to his warnings, and rushed to the front court from time to time.

Regardless of whether Qin Shou's approach is beneficial or unfavorable to the team, but the coach of a team must maintain his majesty, and Wenger is naturally not good at criticizing it more than he has won the team before, but in the stalemate at the moment, Wenger cannot allow the players to get out of his control.

Seeing his number lit up on the sidelines, Qin Shou was very surprised. However, he didn't say much, just that the manager wanted to strengthen the team's attack, nodded, ran quickly to the sidelines, high-fived Walcott, and then walked to the bench.

Wenger just glanced at him lightly, and didn't say anything. Assistant coach Alder handed Qin Shou a towel, hesitated, and whispered: "Qin, you rushed to the front court with the ball several times today, and Mr. was very unhappy. ”

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Qin Shou was a little stunned, and then smiled bitterly, finally understanding the reason why he was replaced.

However, he didn't think much about it, after all, he didn't have any say in the team's tactical matters. As for the fact that he seemed to have "offended" Mr. Head Coach because of his repeated teaching, Qin Shou just smiled slightly and didn't care, although he didn't have much contact, he knew very well that the professor was a person, and he might be angry, but he would not hate his players. As long as you can continue to perform well, the professor will not ignore you.

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There is no need to say much about the careful thinking of a few people on the field, but on the field, it was because of the professor's substitution that there was a turning point.

Although Qin Shou is not outstanding on the field, no one can deny his role in the team. It was his tough defence in midfield that halted a couple of quick counter-attacks from Manchester City.

And Qin Shou's end, Manchester City is like a tethered wild horse losing its reins. In the 81st minute of the game, Manchester City once again formed a quick counterattack. The City players were able to pass through the midfield at great speed without much hindrance. Although Wilshere and Gibbs teamed up to help defend, they were not full-time defensive players after all, and they were lacking in defense, and they were left behind by the opponent after a few passes.

The backline is facing the attack head-on, and the consequences can easily result in conceding goals. And Manchester City were lucky this time. After a coordinated process, the ball was passed to Silva's feet. The Spanish forward swayed as quickly as if he was wearing a flower, and Gunners defender Squeerlaci made a steal, but he was pulled by the opponent and shook directly behind him. Silva no longer hesitated, shook off the angle and shot straight at goal.

The ball hit Koscielny's back, which had come to make up for the defense, and the line changed, and the ball, which was supposed to shoot into the far corner, was refracted into the middle of the goal. Lehmann had already briskly raced to the far corner, and it was too late to turn over as the ball fell vertically past him and into the back of the net.

1:2！ In the 82nd minute, Manchester City, who were playing away, overtook the score.

There was a shout of frustration from the Arsenal bench.

Wenger also shook his hand in annoyance. After the gaffe, the professor glanced in the direction of Qin Shou without a trace. Although this conceded goal is said to have a lot of luck in Manchester City, if Qin Shou is not replaced, the opponent's counterattack will not be so easy to hit in front of his own penalty area.

A faint sense of remorse rose in Wenger's heart. However, he couldn't show such emotions at this moment, so he called Bendtner over, and after a few words of advice, asked the Norwegian to warm up on the sidelines.

Professor, it's time to give it a go.

Two minutes later, Bendtner came on in place of Gibbs.

In the ensuing moment, Arsenal again launched a fierce attack on Manchester City's half. Now they are behind in the score and there is no way back. Lose or score!

Arsenal abandoned their usual style of play and played a very simple wide cross tactic, using the speed of the two wings, quickly getting down the bottom, and then passing the ball into the penalty area, allowing the three strikers to fight for the top.

This made Cesc Fabregas, who had just come on the pitch, frustrated. He is characterized by delicate footwork, and is good at breaking through and passing in the middle, but now that the team has switched to wide cross tactics, his characteristics are somewhat unable to play. But fortunately, Xiaofa's impact and shooting ability are good, and he seems to regard himself as a striker at the moment, frequently rushing into the penalty area to grab points.

Unfortunately, little has been achieved.

Not only him, but the offensive of the whole Arsenal team did not achieve too good results. Despite their aggressiveness towards the end of the game, City's defence was rock-solid, neutralizing the Gunners' attacks time and time again.

Time passed quickly, and until the whistle blew at the end of the game, the score on the electronic scoreboard remained unchanged.

1:2, Arsenal was reversed by their opponent at home to win.

It was their first defeat after a six-game winning streak and the first defeat on the Devils' schedule.

After the game, Professor Wenger was very disappointed in his heart, but the gains and losses of a game should not be regarded as the end of the world, he collected his emotions, and then walked onto the court to comfort the disciples who lost the game.