After the press conference, Wenger and Zhang Xu took Mesut Ozil to meet with the rest of his team-mates, and then Ozil hurried to the national team to prepare for the German team. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Zhang Xu, who had nothing to do, returned to his previous life of two points and one line, except for the training ground, that is, at home, and such days continued until the national competition was finally over, and his teammates returned to the team one after another.

What made Zhang Xu feel entangled was that in this national team event, several teammates were injured to varying degrees. Among them, defenders Medsak, midfielders Rosicky and Cazorla, forwards Podolski, Oxlade-Chamberlain, etc., have all suffered some injuries.

As a result, the number of injured players in the team has reached eight, which has had a great impact on the strength of the team.

Fortunately, the team has recently added some players, such as Mesut Ozil and Flamini, which have helped the team's strength to a certain extent.

Next up is the fourth round of the league: away to Black Cats Sunderland!

Sunderland Football Club is an English football club that is a Premier League football team.

Founded in 1879, it is home to the newly built Stadium of Light on the banks of the River Wear in Sunderland, north-east England. Sunderland have won six First Division titles, most recently in 1936, although they remain the last team to win the English league with a sword-striped shirt to date.

They also won the FA Cup twice, most famously in 1973 when they defeated Leeds United, who were at the height of their reign in Group B.

At 3pm on 14 September 2013, the fourth round of the 2013/14 English Premier League season was contested at Sunderland's home stadium, the Stadium of Light.

Arsenal's starting line-up is like this, still a 3-2-3-2 double midfield formation: the goalkeeper is No. 1 Szczesny; The back line is No. 3 - Sagna, No. 6 - Koscielny, No. 28 - Gibbs; The midfielders are No. 18 Zhang Xu and No. 20 Flamini; Up front are No. 16 - Ramsay, No. 10 - Wilshere, No. 11 - Ozil; Up front are No.14 Theo Walcott and No.12 Olivier Giroud.

Mesut Ozil made his first appearance for Arsenal and Sagna and Flamini rotated into the starting line-up. There is also good news for the team, that is, defensive stalwart Vermaelen is recovering well from injury and is also on the bench today.

Arsenal have won away to Sunderland in the last two league seasons, but were eliminated from the 2012 FA Cup at the Stadium of Light. Arsenal have lost just one of the last 19 league meetings between the two sides, winning 11 and drawing seven of the remaining 18 games.

The two sides have met 24 times in the Premier League, with Arsenal having the upper hand with 13 wins, 8 draws and 3 losses, including 5 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses away. The two sides have met 144 times in history, with Arsenal having a slight advantage with 55 wins, 39 draws and 50 defeats.

At the beginning of the game, Zhang Xu did not play more cautiously because it was an away game, but unceremoniously launched a fierce offensive against Sunderland.

Because it was Ozil's debut, Zhang Xu paid special attention to strengthening the cooperation between himself and Ozil, and gave Ozil more opportunities to shine as much as possible.

In the third minute of the game, Zhang Xu made a steal in a card position, directly blocked the pass of Sunderland No. 11 Johnson, and then stabbed the football to Ozil.

Mesut Ozil ran to meet the ball, and just as the football was about to stop at his feet, a sudden emergency stop and reverse start threw the Sunderland player who was closely behind him behind him, and successfully formed a breakthrough.

Mesut Ozil immediately accelerated, quickly forward, and quickly approached Sunderland's backline, and after being intercepted by an opposition defender, he didn't look at the situation in the middle, and directly hooked his left foot to send the ball to the middle.

Zhang Xu arrived at the right time, arched his right foot, and firmly controlled the football, and then pulled and pushed, dodging the right foot stretched out by the opposing player.

Then he started quickly, got past the intercepted player, pulled a position and then made a through pass with his right foot!

The ball immediately passed past the two Sunderland defenders and came to Walcott's feet!

Walcott made a quick decision, didn't wait for the opposing defender to destroy, and shot directly with his feet!

The ball flew towards the bottom right corner of the goal, and Sunderland's goalkeeper Westwood reacted quickly, seeing that it was too late to save the ball with his hands, he fell to the ground and stabbed the ball with his left foot.

His luck was good, the ball hit the tip of his left foot right on the tip of his left foot, and then bounced off the baseline. Arsenal won a corner.

Mesut Ozil immediately ran over and prepared to take a corner.

Ozil has a lot of trust in Zhang Xu's heading ability, so his corner kick is directly looking for Zhang Xu's point.

Zhang Xu did grab the first point, but his body was hit by two Sunderland defenders, his body was a little tilted, and he couldn't do a complete header attack, so he had to use his forehead to point the football to Walcott, who was waiting for the opportunity.

Walcott shoots again!

Unexpectedly, Sunderland's goalkeeper played really bravely today, and actually blocked this close shot!

However, although these successive shots failed to score a goal, they still played a certain momentum and suppressed Sunderland's offensive to the death. As a result, Zhang Xu gradually controlled the rhythm of the game in his own hands.

In the eleventh minute of the game, after Zhang Xu received a pass from Gibbs in the backfield, he suddenly made a straight pass, passed through the gap between the four players, and came directly to the feet of Ozil.

Ozil leaned on his right foot, pulled to the right back, turned his body quickly to the right, threw the opponent's player who rushed up to mark him behind, and then pushed with his right foot, immediately accelerated, and quickly went to the bottom!

As he got close to the backline, he suddenly kicked a beautiful cross with his left foot!

Giroud scrambled down the middle and fired a cool, low shot from 14 yards out that found the Sunderland net and into the bottom left corner.

The ball is in! 1:0！ Arsenal take a one-goal lead away from home!

Seeing the ball fly into the net, Giroud immediately ran all the way to the South Stand and erupted into a frantic yell.

Giroud is really excited, and his goalscoring efficiency has been much lower than Theo Walcoat's so far this season, which has kept him struggling. It's not that Zhang Xu is eccentric, Zhang Xu has also sent him a lot of beautiful balls, but he failed to grasp them, and now he has finally scored a goal, which can be regarded as justifying his name!

After taking a one-goal lead, Sunderland was clearly stimulated, and the momentum of the attack suddenly became fierce. And Arsenal, after scoring the goal, played without hurry. As a result, the two sides went back and forth, and the scene gradually became intense.

In the fifteenth minute of the game, Mesut Ozil made a direct pass, and Walcott's one-handed shot from 16 yards on the right side of the penalty area was beautifully saved by Westwood.

In the eighteenth minute of the game, Sunderland Robberg passed the ball, and Altidore, under the interference of Zhang Xu, hastily shot from 30 yards out failed to cause trouble for Szczesny.

In the twentieth minute of the game, Zhang Xu made a direct pass from the backfield, and after Wilshire received the ball, he quickly passed diagonally, and Ramsey's diagonal shot from the left side of the penalty area was missed.

In the twenty-second minute of the game, Zhang Xu saw Wilshere suddenly step forward, and immediately understood a diagonal pass, when Wilshere received the ball, he was tripped by the opponent's guard and fell in the Sunderland penalty area, but the referee did not give a penalty.

In the 26th minute, Sunderland Altidore was fouled for handball, and Ozil's free-kick from 25 yards on the right was confiscated by Westwood in the near corner.

In the 28th minute of the game, after Zhang Xu and Ozil had two consecutive wonderful combinations, he suddenly sent a through pass, and Walcott's shot from 12 yards on the right side of the penalty area was saved by Westwood.

In the 43rd minute of the game, Zhang Xu rushed to the front, cooperated with Giroud to kick the wall and made a precise diagonal pass, and the unguarded Walcott jumped to the top from 12 yards on the right side of the penalty area, but the ball was deflected out of the near corner.

After squandering numerous chances, the first half was finally over and Arsenal led by one goal into the second half.

However, the second half almost gave Sunderland a sneak attack at the start of the second half.

In the 48th minute of the game, Sunderland attacked, No. 11 Adam Johnson burst into the right side of the penalty area from Koscielny's side, and faced the close goal and Szczesny, Johnson immediately made a decision and shot directly with his feet!

The ball was pounced on by Szczesny, but it didn't change the direction of the ball much, and the ball still rolled towards the goal!

"Hurry up!" At this time, Zhang Xu chased up from behind like a bolt of lightning and destroyed the football on the goal line!

"I'm sorry! It was my fault that he made a breakthrough! After seeing Zhang Xu clear the football, Koscielny rarely lowered his head and apologized to Zhang Xu.

"Haha, what does it matter? I also make mistakes a lot, just fix them! I'm sure you can do it! Zhang Xu patted Koscielny on the shoulder and said with a laugh.

"Thank you! I'll learn my lesson! Koscielny nodded vigorously and said seriously.

Zhang Xu laughed again, and then ran away.

After this danger, Koscielny's form has improved significantly, and the defense seems to be very solid, which also relieves Zhang Xu of a lot of defensive pressure, allowing him to free up more energy to strengthen the team's attack.

In the 51st minute, Ramsey's cross from the right was headed wide by Giroud.

In the 58th minute of the game, when Zhang Xu broke through with the ball in the front court, he was directly dragged by Sunderland's defenders, and the opponent received a yellow card, and Arsenal won a free kick in a good position.

Zhang Xu gave the penalty opportunity to Ozil, who nodded at Zhang Xu, and then directly curled the ball into the upper left corner of the goal.

However, because the angle was too much, the ball flew slightly over the crossbar and flew off the bottom line.

In the 67th minute of the game, the score was finally rewritten again.

Zhang Xu cooperated with Wilshere on the right side, and after forming an effective breakthrough directly, a big foot passed the football to the middle, and Ramsey, who crossed with Zhang Xu, volleyed into the net at the first time 16 yards from the goal!

2:0！

In the 70th minute of the game, Walcott, Wilshere, Ramsey and Ozil passed the ball continuously, Giroud passed directly, and Ramsey scored from 10 yards on the left side of the penalty area!

3：0！ Ramsey also managed to score a brace!

Arsenal sealed the win!

Arsenal are on a nine-game winning streak in all competitions. For the first time in nearly 11 years, Arsenal have won seven consecutive away league games. (To be continued.) )