Chapter 63: Arsenal's chances

The 19th round of the league will undoubtedly be a highlight-hearted match, with Arsenal taking on the Blues Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium; Chelsea's previous six-game winless run was the longest winless run in a club league in almost a decade. Although Arsenal have only won two matches in the last five seasons before last season, and although Arsenal's match against Chelsea is likely to be a one-sided game, this time Arsenal are full of confidence.

Arsenal are now at the top of the table and their lead in the league is huge; Since last season, Arsenal's decline against Chelsea has gradually improved, and now Arsenal is getting stronger and stronger, and now they have the ability to wrestle with Chelsea. Perhaps Drogba is Arsenal's nemesis, but Xiao Qing can undoubtedly help Arsenal out of the predicament.

Anna sat in the stands very excitedly, although she didn't come to the Emirates Stadium to watch many games, but gun fans obviously knew that Anna was the girlfriend of Xiao Qing, the darling of the team; Therefore, the fans are very enthusiastic about Anna, because Xiao Qing has brought unprecedented results to Arsenal, because Xiao Qing is leading Arsenal to continue to create new brilliance.

Xiao Qing smiled lightly and waved his hand towards the stands very easily, and the Emirates Stadium immediately resounded with crazy cheers; Xiao Qing is too popular at Arsenal now, and he responds to it here, because Xiao Qing can help Arsenal win, because Xiao Qing can bring more championship honors to Arsenal.

Vermaelen will be out of action until the end of January due to a heel injury, so the centre-back position will be partnered by Koscielny and Djurou. However, Van Persie, who has been recovering from form, made his first start of the season in the league and he and Xiao Qing formed the strongest forward line to excite fans and the media. As for Chelsea, Alex, Benayoun and Zhirkov all retired injured. Anelka also avoided the game due to a knee injury. However, Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard both returned to the starting line-up.

So now it's time for Arsenal to go and pinch soft persimmons. While Chelsea's overall quality may still be good, Arsenal will certainly be able to win this game with greater certainty.

goalkeeper Fabianski; From right to left, Sagna, Koscielny, Djulu, Klichi; Defender Alexander. Song, midfielders Nasri, Cesc Fabregas, Theo Walcott; The strongest forward combination of Van Persie and Xiao Qing.

Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech; Ferreira, Ivanovic, Terry, Ashley Cole at the back; midfielders Essien, Mikel, Frank Lampard; Three strikers Malouda, Drogba, Kalu.

It can be seen that Carlo Ancelotti is full of confidence in Chelsea, although the current Ancelotti is unstable because of the team's poor record in the league, but he still believes that the team will definitely be able to achieve better results, and he believes that when Chelsea adjusts, then they will definitely be able to achieve glory.

However, Xiao Qing felt that Chelsea's 4-3-3 formation was a little awkward, although each manager has his own tactics. But in Xiao Qing's opinion, Chelsea was the strongest in the Mourinho era; Perhaps Chelsea's attacking prowess is excellent, but what Chelsea are really strong is their terrifying defence, the oppressive defence that makes opponents feel suffocated.

Therefore, although Chelsea has put out a very aggressive lineup, Xiao Qing is relatively happy to see such a Chelsea, because in the face of such a Blues, Xiao Qing is more sure to help the team win the game. Since An Fat stubbornly wants to erase the traces of Mourinho's Zuihou, Xiao Qing and his Arsenal naturally don't mind teaching An Fat a good lesson, if you want to talk about offense, Arsenal is undoubtedly more powerful.

Arsenal are confident of winning at home, even before this game. Ancelotti released the monster first to scare: "I think Arsenal are a little scared of Drogba......" In the previous 13 meetings between the two sides, the Ivory Coast center striker broke the Arsenal door 13 times. Arsene Wenger also admits it's a 'magic barrier': "Didier Drogba is very efficient against us and against Chelsea you have to try to quiet him and look at the stats and defending Drogba is one of the keys, maybe the biggest one. ”

So Arsenal made some changes in this game, although it was one thing to be understaffed in the back line, but removed Squeiraci and sent in Swiss central defender Djoroux. The intention of this hand is obvious, the Swiss who is 1.92 meters tall and weighs 89 kilograms is the defender in the team who is closest to Warcraft in terms of hardware conditions, and he may be able to carry it.

In fact, in the link of how to match the central defender, theoretically the most ideal is a pillar central defender, that is, strong and tall, good frontal defense and high ball, plus a complementary player around him, flexible and good sense of supplementation, this is the most ideal combination of central defenders. In the past, Arsenal was easily overwhelmed by high strikers and long balls, and what they lacked was an ideal pillar central defender, whether it was Squeerage or Koscielny, they were both soft types.

But now the partnership of Julu and Koscielny is also more complementary, with the Black Tower intercepting head-on, sticking to the opponent's center, and the faster Frenchman filling and sweeping around, one "top" and one "supplement", which can be said to complement each other.

Arsenal are well prepared for this game and believe there is no reason why they should not win against Chelsea, who have been in a slump of form recently, at this time; And the current Arsenal players are also very proud, the perfect performance in the first half of the season made them ambitious, and now they all know that there are a lot of voices in the outside world that Arsenal may be able to replicate the miracle of winning the unbeaten title, which is indeed a huge motivation for the Gunners, they are all eager to go further at this time to help the team create a great victory, and they all hope to have an almost magical memory in their careers.

Arsenal's players are full of confidence, and Xiao Qing did not make any trouble before the game in this game; Although Chelsea is one of Arsenal's biggest opponents in the league, the huge gap between the two teams in the table also makes Arsenal not need to be afraid of Chelsea at all, and Arsenal can now deal with this game with a more relaxed mentality.

At the beginning of the first half, Arsenal, who had home advantage, played more actively; Arsenal are in perfect shape right now, and their morale is booming; However, Chelsea's recent form has been sluggish, and the poor results have certainly left the Chelsea players frustrated. It's not even halfway through the season, but Chelsea are now out of contention, which is an extremely difficult thing for Chelsea, who have been favourites to win the title in recent seasons. 、

The atmosphere at the Emirates Stadium is hot, and Arsenal's excellent record has made the enthusiasm of the current gun fans soar, and the singing and cheering have not stopped at the Emirates Stadium; Even at the beginning of the game, the Emirates Stadium has already begun to show a magnificent crowd show.

The warm atmosphere created by the "gun fans" is even more impressive, and many people think that the fans at Arsenal are not passionate enough, and the atmosphere at the Emirates Stadium has not been hot enough; But that's a clear misunderstanding, when Arsenal are doing well, when Arsenal are playing a good game, when the Gunners fans are enthusiastic, the atmosphere at the Emirates Stadium is definitely not inferior to any team.

Xiao Qing and his teammates started the game at the heated Emirates Stadium, although the opponent of this game was a good Chelsea team, but the Arsenal players did not have too much pressure, they were determined to win this game, they were full of confidence in this game.

In the eighth minute, Frank Lampard played through the midfield and Drogba won the ball and fired a right-footed volley wide of the far corner from the edge of the box. In the first ten minutes of the game, Arsenal didn't make many crosses and never converted them into shots. In the fifteenth minute, Clichy tried a low shot from the left rib that was ridiculously deflected, and it was Arsenal's first shot of the game, although it was a bit outrageous, but it was also a shot on goal, and Arsenal are now slowly starting to find their rhythm and start to exert their strength.

In the 16th minute, Kalou's cut cross was excellent, and Drogba jumped to head the ball into the goal, but Djourou's close interference played a key role, and he took a step forward to break the ball off the line and defuse the threat.

Julu was very attentive to this game, and he took on the responsibility of defending Drogba; In his opinion, when Drogba receives the ball and turns around and forms a breakthrough, keep a certain distance from him, so that he will not be eaten by the opponent with explosive power, and when he catches the ball with his back or is about to complete the grab, he must desperately stick his body to form interference. Unlike Senderos and other defenders, Julu is tall and strong, and when he squeezes and bumps into him, Drogba sometimes stumbles or even loses his balance, as long as he gives the monster a certain amount of pressure, Julu believes that he will definitely be able to complete the restriction on Drogba.

Didier Drogba looks to be locked in a tussle with Djolu for the time being, and Arsenal's biggest nemesisman is now performing very averagely; At this point, Arsenal's chance has come and they don't need to worry about the biggest threat point at all, and the difficulties they have been struggling to overcome now seem to have a chance to be resolved. Therefore, the back line is worry-free for the time being, and Arsenal naturally needs to start working on the offensive side at this time.

Xiao Qing and his teammates began to exert their strength, and they slowly found the rhythm of the game; Fifteen minutes of play was enough for Arsenal to control the tempo of the game and they can now see some of the trends in the game. The most important thing for Arsenal now is to strengthen their attack, and now Chelsea's defence is not as tough as expected, and this is Arsenal's chance. (To be continued......)