Chapter 329: Victory over Cardiff City
With the win over Marseille, Arsenal have reached 15 points in the group, which means that they have secured the top spot in the group, and even if they lose to Napoli in the next game, they will not pose a threat to the top of the group. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
At the same time, Arsenal directly broke the record of 20 consecutive wins set by Real Madrid, pushing this record to a terrifying 21 consecutive wins!
On the second day after the game, before the whole Arsenal team arrived in London, the streets of England were full of English media about Arsenal breaking the record of 20 consecutive wins.
Twenty-one wins in a row! Arsenal will rise strongly! 》
This is an article from The Sun, which reads: In a match in the group stage of the European Champions Cup held yesterday, Arsenal hosted Marseille and once again won 2-1!
The most important significance of the victory in this game is not that Arsenal has taken the top spot in the group, but that Arsenal has broken the record of 20 consecutive wins set by Real Madrid, and pushed the record to 21 consecutive wins!
Win 21 in a row! What a horrible record!
In our impression, Arsenal only had such a brilliant record in the Henry era, and even in the Henry era, it was not able to create a terrifying record of 21 consecutive wins!
So, we think that this season, Arsenal will definitely rise again!
The big teams in the Premier League, watch out!
In addition, we have to note that Arsenal's ability to create a record of 21 consecutive wins is completely inseparable from one person!
He is the Chinese zhang, without him, Arsenal's defensive problems will not be solved at all, and without him, Arsenal's midfield organization will not be as strong as it is now! Without him, Arsenal's attack power would not be so terrifying!
Therefore, if Arsenal is about to rise, then China Zhang is a great contributor! He can be said to be the real hope for Arsenal's rise!
"China Zhang joins, Arsenal rises! 》
This is a report from "Sky Sports", which reads: Since China Zhang joined Arsenal, Arsenal is like a new life, from the back to the front, every line has shown strong strength!
From the Emirates Cup, to league wins, to the European Champions League group stage sweep, Arsenal have shown a terrifying power!
And with the acquisition of these achievements, we can clearly see the shadow of China Zhang in it! China Zhang not only has a solid defense, but also a very skillful midfield organization, and even the attacking power is impressive.
It is such an all-round Chinese zhang that has equipped Arsenal with the strongest heart and given Arsenal wings to take off!
What we can foresee is that Arsenal will rise again in England with the help of China Zhang!
Perhaps, with China's Arsenal, it will take a key step in the European Champions Cup! Take the European Champions Cup trophy into your pocket!
At 3pm on 30 November 2013, the 13th round of the 2013/14 English Premier League kicked off at Cardiff City Stadium, with Arsenal away to Cardiff City.
Cardiff City Football Club is a professional football team based in Cardiff, Wales, currently playing in the English Championship.
Founded in 1899 as one of three Wales teams to compete in the English league system, Cardiff City was the highest-ranked Welsh football club in the English league system until Swansea FC was promoted to the English Premier League in 2011.
The chairman was Sam Haman, a well-known Lebanese businessman.
1920s Cardiff City Colem: The red dragon in the shield is the symbol of Wales, holding up three silver armbands and the red background is a reference to the last prince of Glamorgan in the 11th century. There are also daffodils in the crest, which is the emblem of Wales.
On April 17, 2013, Cardiff City drew 0-0 at home to Charlton Athletic in the 43rd round of the 2012/2013 Championship season, and Cardiff City, 13 points ahead of third-place Watford, were promoted to the Premier League three rounds ahead of schedule. Cardiff City last played in the English top flight in the 1961/62 season.
It was the first time the two sides had met in the top flight since 1962. Since the 1960/61 season when they were beaten by Cardiff City, Arsenal are unbeaten in their last 11 meetings with Cardiff City, winning six and drawing five.
Arsenal's last league win away to Cardiff City was back in 1956. The two sides have met 42 times in history, with Arsenal having the upper hand with 18 wins, 14 draws and 10 defeats.
Gibbs, Mikel Arteta and Cazorla rotated back into the starting line-up.
Arsenal line-up 3-2-4-1: goalkeeper 1-Szczesny; Defenders No. 3 - Sagna, No. 6 - Koscielny, No. 28 - Gibbs; Back 18 Zhang Xu and 8 Arteta; Midfielders No. 10 Wilshere, No. 16 Ramsey, No. 11 Ozil, No. 19 Cazorla; Striker No.12 Giroud.
Although it was an away game, at the beginning of the game, Arsenal quickly launched a fierce offensive under the leadership of Zhang Xu.
Only 2 minutes into the opening game, Zhang Xu passed the ball, and Wilshere's left-footed shot from the top of the arc of the penalty area hit the crossbar.
Then it was Zhang Xu's pass, his through ball directly tore through the Cardiff City backline, Ozil took the ball and shook the opposing defender and shot from 12 yards from the goal!
What made Zhang Xu speechless was that at such a close distance, Ozil's shot was stunned, and the football flew high off the crossbar!
In the 10th minute, Cazorla crossed from the right and Giroud's header from 10 yards went wide.
In the 15th minute of the game, after Wilshere received a pass from Zhang Xu, he saw Giroud cut forward and immediately made a direct pass, Ozil was suspected of touching the ball, but the linesman did not raise the flag, but Giroud missed a single chance, and then his shot from 12 yards was blocked by Cocker.
In the 25th minute, Arteta's shot in front of the box was blocked.
Arsenal took the lead in the 29th minute.
After receiving Arteta's pass near the halfway line, Zhang Xu suddenly made a direct pass and sent the football to Ozil on the left side.
The quality of the cross was very good, fast and flat, and it was not far from goal, which was a great opportunity for attacking teammates!
Ramsey, who played against his old club, seized the opportunity and from 12 yards from goal, a beautiful header headed the ball into the top right corner of the goal!
1 to 0! Arsenal take the lead by one goal!
After conceding the goal, Cardiff City significantly stepped up their attacking intensity, frequently using the flanks to attack Arsenal's backline.
In the 34th minute of the game, Gibbs was yellow carded for a foul on Catherin, Wittingham crossed a free kick from the right, Kim Fu-kyung's sweeping shot was blocked, and March's hook shot from the right side of the small penalty area was missed.
In the 40th minute of the game, Gibbs, who was inserted into the attack, crossed and Giroud's shot from a tight angle on the left side of the box was blocked by Turner.
In stoppage time of the half, Arsenal came close to finding the back of the net again when Giroud passed the ball and Ramsey fired high from 12 yards after a man!
The first half of the game ended, and the second half changed sides again.
The second half of the game was the same as the first half, and under the leadership of Zhang Xu, Arsenal's offensive never stopped a little.
In the 47th minute of the game, after receiving a pass from Ozil, Zhang Xu burst directly into the right side of the penalty area and crossed, Giroud's shot from the edge of the small box was blocked by Cardiff City defender Turner on the goal line.
Cardiff City came close to equalising in the 51st minute when Andrew Taylor's cross from the left was nodded in by Kim and Fraser Campbell's header from eight yards was brilliantly saved by Szczesny. Wittingham then fired wide from the edge of the box and Catherin's low shot from 25 yards was calmly parried away by Szczesny.
In the 58th minute, after Ramsey broke through on the right flank, he pushed the ball with his right foot and gave the ball to Giroud in the middle, who met the oncoming ball and fired into the top right corner of the goal from 20 yards out.
However, his shot was not powerful enough to threaten much, and was picked up by Cardiff City goalkeeper Marshall.
In the 58th minute of the game, it was Zhang Xu's pass again, and after he played twice with Wilshere in the middle, he suddenly kicked a direct pass accurate to the centimeter, which instantly passed through three Cardiff City players and appeared on the right side of the penalty area.
Cazorla stepped forward to control the ball and then took two steps to shoot low from eight yards out on the right side of the penalty area, but he couldn't hit the ball and the ball was sent into Marshall's arms.
In the 77th minute of the game, Flamini replaced Cazorla. Nunn, who then came off the bench, made a direct pass, but Zhang Xu prejudged his passing intentions and destroyed the pass before March.
Subsequently, Monreal replaced Wilshere.
In the 79th minute of the game, Ramsey received a pass from Zhang Xu, and after **** stopped the ball, he turned around and volleyed! The ball was saved by the opposing goalkeeper Marshall, and then Monreal received the ball on the edge of the six-yard box and shot again!
As a result, the goal post flew over the bottom line!
Arsenal expanded the score in the 86th minute, this time it was Ozil's direct pass, he saw Zhang Xu pass to him, and quickly stepped forward, so he understood a direct pass, and immediately sent the football to the feet of Zhang Xu, who was successful in the anti-offside position.
Zhang Xu faced Cardiff City's goalkeeper Marshall, and directly pushed the far corner, and the football went into the net!
Two to zero!
After 2-0, the suspense of this game has been lost, Arsenal victory is in sight, and 22 consecutive wins are already an ironclad fact.
However, what everyone didn't expect was that in the 92nd minute of the game, Walcott, who replaced Ozil, burst into the right side of the penalty area after receiving Zhang Xu's pass, and crossed with his feet, Ramsey shot angrily from 10 yards away from the goal, shooting the football into the upper right corner!
Three to zero!
Arsenal beat Cardiff City by three goals! (To be continued.) )