"The 2004-2005 UEFA Champions League group stage has officially begun! The European Champions Cup that fans in Europe and around the world are looking forward to has finally returned to everyone's field of vision, after experiencing the season of last season's European giants have been in the sand, according to statistics, the game after the semi-finals last season is the bleak situation that has received the lowest attention from fans and the media in recent years. Hehe, we'll see!

Today in Highbury, the Premier League champions take on Eredivisie runners-up PSV Eindhoven, with Arsene Wenger taking on Guus Hiddink in the spotlight and should be the highlight of the group.

Let's take a look at the starting line-ups for both sides.

Arsenal started 4231.

Goalkeeper: Lehmann.

Defenders: Lauren, Campbell, Toure, Ashley Cole.

Midfielders: Ljungberg, Qin Xiong, Silva, Vieira, Pire.

Striker: Thierry Henry.

PSV Eindhoven started 442.

Goalkeeper: Gomez.

Defenders: Oyer, Alex, Bouma, Lee Young-pyo.

Midfielders: Vogel, Van Bommel, Kocu, Park Ji-sung.

Forwards: Parker, Heselink.

We've seen PSV PSV Eindhoven put on a muscular midfield, and Guus Hiddink may be hoping to contain Arsenal's powerful attacking build-up, but how effective has it been? Let the game tell. ”

Qin Xiong stood at the back of the center circle and moved his neck, and the PSV Eindhoven in front of him was no stranger, except for Robben and Kezman who moved to the Premier League to join Stamford Bridge. PSV Eindhoven's new face is none other than the return of striker Parker and Dutch veteran Cocu.

He looked at PSV Eindhoven. The opposition clearly strengthened the midfield.

Stronger defensively than the previous midfield combination!

It's not just Park Ji-sung. Van Bommel has grown up after a season and has added the experienced Cocu.

Amid the shouts of the fans in the Highbury stands, the game began.

The Champions League is generally played more consistently.

Arsenal are no exception.

After the opening kick-off, PSV Eindhoven put a lot of defensive pressure on Arsenal's midfield.

Hiddink sank on the sidelines.

In fact, he has never despised Qin Xiong, from the moment Qin Xiong appeared on the court and entered his field of vision.

But the reality is that even if he attaches importance to it, he invests troops little by little to restrict Qin Xiong, but Qin Xiong overcomes it again and again.

Today, he didn't care whether Arsenal posed Bergkamp or let Qin Xiong start. He gave the team a death order: contain the opponent's midfield!

PSV Eindhoven is actually more like a back three plus a central midfielder, Park Ji-sung went up to close Qin Xiong, and then striker Parker came back to attack, leaving only Heselink in front to wait for the opportunity.

Qin Xiong rarely stepped into the danger zone of 40 yards in front of the opposition goal in the first 10 minutes.

From his position, it was like two walls!

And the first one, the wall on the rear waistline is taller and stronger than the wall on the rear line, and it is difficult to pass!

He didn't go to the ground without knowing the sky.

PSV Eindhoven is not a fool, Park Ji-sung, Van Bommel, Vogel. This is all a loss suffered by Qin Xiong, and he has grown wise after eating a trench. They are more focused on Qin Xiong's characteristics to restrict Qin Xiong, they will not lightly give Qin Xiong a chance to break one by one, and they will also strengthen the protection of the guard line, even if the position is more delayed and looks like they have to defend to the death, they don't care, it is better than letting Qin Xiong create a killing machine again and embarrass him.

If you want to become the king in the Premier League, in addition to excellent skills and tactics, you also need to be tenacious and dare to face the style of play, then in the Champions League, the Premier League's simple confrontation is not of much use, because your bravery is too much will be frequently punished by the referee, not to mention being targeted, the rules are so, but England is a bit of its own faction and different from Europe.

So in the Champions League, the Premier League team can play the most important characteristics of two, one is the rhythm, the Premier League brand in the global market to forge ahead, is widely accepted The biggest selling point is the fast pace of the game, which makes people feel more deeply the thrill of the football game, the second is physical fitness, the Premier League at this stage of the team's physical fitness has begun to become an advantage, in the long-term multi-front battle and no winter break environment, the players will not have problems coping with the physical fitness of the European competition.

Of course, the second point is still too early for Qin Xiong, this is only his first season in the Premier League.

As for the technical and tactical aspects, if Ajax or PSV Eindhoven are put in the Premier League, they may not be able to get Arsenal's record, but in terms of style and tactics, they will definitely surpass the vast majority of Premier League teams.

So when it comes to the Champions League, Arsenal's style of ground passing is gorgeous, it is impossible.

Standing out in the high-flying Premier League, and in European competitions with more technical and tactical encounters, they have become excellent but not so dazzling.

How to go about restricting PSV Eindhoven?

Arsenal didn't think about it.

Because they are strong, it is the PSV PSV Eindhoven who thinks about how to limit Arsenal.

When Arsenal were targeted, it was PSV Eindhoven who significantly weakened the attack and strengthened the midfield defense.

Qin Xiong is the main source of attack initiation in the midfield, but he is not the only or the most restricted point.

The biggest threat in front of PSV Eindhoven is still Thierry Henry, who was identified by the media as a shortlist for the European Golden Boot before the season even started.

Arsenal's golden left side is famous in Europe, PSV Eindhoven has invested key defensive forces on this side, including captain Van Bommel sitting in the back and mainly assisting in this side, Vogel in the middle is also wary of Pire's inward cut in the return penalty area, and Cocu is approaching the middle from the other side, combining Park Ji-sung in front of him, plus the forward Parker who returns to the defense, mainly limiting Arsenal's attack in the middle.

Qin Xiong has been doing decent organizational work in the middle of the road.

He's watching his opponents and teammates.

Arsenal's offensive is thriving in the Premier League, but in the Champions League, especially when encountering powerful opponents, it does not seem that their skills and tactics are superb, and the invincible offensive strength has been significantly reduced, the reason is simple, the Premier League's skills and tactics are not rich.

In the Premier League, it is very efficient to move forward and cut through the position smoothly and quickly, but in the Champions League it is less efficient because the opponents are used to this style and not as difficult to handle as most teams in the Premier League.

Because of this, Arsenal's attack on the left did not have the effect of a hurricane crossing against PSV Eindhoven's solid defence.

But when Qin Xiong was organizing and scheduling the ball with one kick, he was still frequently sending cannonballs to the left side, allowing Ashley Cole and Pire to play a frequent combination on the left side, and then trying to give Henry a chance.

PSV Eindhoven became more and more confident as they kept Henry at bay and froze Pire's passing lanes after moving inside, Ashley Cole didn't get his feet up and down as often as he crossed from the perimeter, and Henry was not a good goalscorer with headers, as the world is notoriously aware of.

When PSV Eindhoven thought they had fully adapted to Arsenal's attack, they knocked out the magical players in the Arsenal squad, making the team of kings who were hard to find in the English game become unpopular.

They didn't realize that their organizational skills were becoming more and more skilled, and Qin Xiong, who had changed from a shocking talent to a heavy sword, was quietly brewing a real offensive storm for Arsenal!

Qin Xiong does not control the ball for a long time, and most of the time he plays the ball with one kick, so that Park Ji-sung and Parker can't break the ball from his feet before and after, and at the same time, he moves forward little by little, and in the process, he strengthens the front and back interaction with Vieira.

He's offloading the organizational task and handing it over to Vieira!

It is clear that PSV Eindhoven have defended Arsenal's attacks on the left side again and again, but they have not been able to threaten much in attack.

For Arsenal's resources to be maximised, Patrick Vieira will have to move forward.

When Jin Xiong moves forward step by step to contain Park Ji-sung and Parker, the more room Vieira has to move forward!

In the 31st minute of the game, Qin Xiong directly backheeled the ball to Vieira after receiving a pass from Lauren, and he suddenly accelerated and rushed forward.

Parker followed, and Park Ji-sung also turned around and followed Qin Xiong, but he had just run two steps and noticed that something was wrong!

When Qin Xiong suddenly turned to the right side with a confident smile, behind the middle, Vieira strode into the front court like a wild beast with a wild domineering ball, and when Parker didn't realize it and Park Ji-sung regretted it, Vieira took the ball and entered the 40-yard danger zone in front of the PSV Eindhoven goal! (To be continued......)