Chapter 103: Xiao Qing's Strength

The Gunners' dominance in the Premier League was based on their superiority, but as the likes of Manchester United and Chelsea have perfected their way through signings, and the arsenal of the likes of Patrick Vieira, Thierry Henry, Toure and Bam Adebayor, their physical disadvantage has been immediately apparent with just one youngster to support the scene.

What makes Gunners fans more sad is that after being dizzy by Manchester United's counterattack in the last round, the whole team failed to summarize and find a solution to the repeated low-level mistakes in the defense in time. The first goal conceded in this game is almost exactly the same as the last two goals conceded in the previous round, and how to block, mark, and run in the process of quick return to defense is still very chaotic, which seems to be a mistake in the judgment of Vermaelen, but the damage is caused by the entire midfield.

At the beginning of the second half, it rained on the scene, and the venue was a little slippery; Chelsea, who had taken the initiative, were still trying to control the situation and Arsenal struggled to pose a real threat.

In the 49th minute, Sagna crossed, Ashley Cole made a mistake to clear the bottom line, and Cesc Fabregas's corner kick was directly confiscated by Cech. Drogba then slipped and fell with a shot in front of the penalty area, and he was subsequently treated on the sidelines.

The slippery turf has affected Chelsea a lot, and although the Premier League players are familiar with rain battles, Chelsea look more depressed at this time, and they have been affected even more for the time being. But the rain game is definitely not a good thing for the Gunners, although Chelsea seem to be affected even more now.

Arsenal is now more of a team, they have a lot of passing and cutting on the offensive end, and Arsenal's tactics have really a lot of ground coordination; However, when there is water on the course, etc. Then the impact on Arsenal may be slowly reflected. This would cause some deviations in Arsenal's passing. Arsenal's players may struggle to perform at their best at this time.

Xiao Qing also knows the impact of the rain battle on the team, and he knows that it is extremely difficult to make a comeback on Chelsea, but this is not a reason for Xiao Qing to lose his fighting spirit; At this time, Xiao Qing will only have a stronger fighting spirit in the face of difficulties, just because he does not admit defeat.

In the 53rd minute, Diaby's shot from the left side of the box went wide of the near corner. In the 55th minute, Drogba's cross from the right was met by Malouda from distance, and Lampard's back-heel shot from in front of the six-yard box was met by Almunia. Fifty-ninth minute. Drogba passes the ball and Malouda's shot from the left side of the box is blocked by Diaby. Malouda then passed the ball and Ballack's low shot from the edge of the box on the left was deflected wide.

Instead, Arsenal continued to be stifled by the Blues, with Arsene Wenger making a change in the 65th minute when striker Bengtner replaced the underperforming Theo Walcott. Arsenal took the initiative to change, Wenger needs to find a partner for Xiao Qing in the front line, he needs Xiao Qing to have a more active performance in the game, and he needs to liberate Xiao Qing's combat effectiveness.

Chelsea were clearly affected by the rain game, with John Terry slipping in defence; Terry was treated for a left thigh injury and continued to play after a tight bandage. This is perhaps good news for Chelsea as the core of their defence will be able to stay on the pitch.

Sixty-sixth minute. Drogba was tackled at the back, and Arsenal quickly launched a counterattack; Arsenal fullback Sagna, who broke the ball, quickly dribbled the ball down and crossed, and Xiao Qing in the penalty area shook his head. The counter-attack was successful, but Arsenal lacked some luck and Xiao Qing's header hit the crossbar, which also gave Chelsea defender John Terry the chance to kick the ball off the line.

Although the header failed to score, Xiao Qing was still not too affected; Cesc Fabregas took a corner, and Xiao Qing, who was in the heavy rain, used his liliang to rush towards the goal; It's just that this time Xiao Qing's fish leap rushed to the top of Taizheng, and Cech, who was standing very steadily, held the ball firmly in his hand.

The players of both teams are very eager to win the game, but the difference of one goal also makes the players of both teams see hope; Therefore, the scale of action between the two sides increased in the scramble, and Drogba and Ivanovic were knocked over one after another. In the 69th minute, Carvalho fouled Xiao Qing who held the ball outside the edge of the penalty area, and Cesc Fabregas's free kick from the edge of the penalty area went through the wall and ran to the bottom corner.

Perhaps it was the rain that affected the sight of the Chelsea goalkeeper, and Xiao Qing at this time quickly came out; Xiao Qing, who ran to the ball, couldn't care about anything else at this time, Xiao Qing, who wanted to be faster, fell to the ground and shoveled, and the Chelsea goalkeeper Cech, who was half a beat slower, panicked to see the ball slip past his fingertips. Seeing Xiao Qing who collided with Cech because of inertia, Stamford Bridge stadium was full of boos, Chelsea fans were thinking that Xiao Qing had fouled the goalkeeper, but the referee was unmoved, he decided that Xiao Qing touched the ball first.

The ball went into the net, 1 to 1! Xiao Qing once again saved Arsenal, and Xiao Qing once again scored at a critical moment in the game to help the team get out of the predicament. It was Xiao Qing's third goal in two consecutive top-of-the-table games, both of which were when Xiao Qing used his excellent performances to help the team equalize when the team was behind.

Ignoring the boos from the audience, the excited Xiao Qing waved his jersey and began to celebrate; A 1-1 scoreline is good enough for Arsenal and it is a satisfying result for them to be able to walk away from Stamford Bridge. Although Arsenal also know that it is rare to win all of their games against the top three in a row, it is acceptable for them to lose even one of them. But now, Xiao Qing used his performance to save the team again, and the 1-1 score is important for Arsenal, because this point is enough to keep Arsenal at the top of the table.

The highlight of the 25th round of the Premier League is undoubtedly Arsenal's London derby away to Chelsea, and the battle for the top spot is also very fierce, and the result is relatively satisfactory. Arsenal and Chelsea have drawn and once again are in control of their own destiny from behind.

Manchester United thrashed Portsmouth 5-0 at home, with Wayne Rooney and Dimitar Berbatov both on the scoresheet, while Portsmouth's Van Den Boray, Richard Hughes and Wilson scored three own goals.

Although Arsenal do continue to occupy the top position, their status as leaders is still very unsafe, and they are still under pressure from their opponents to chase after them.

After 25 rounds of league games, Arsenal has 18 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses with 59 points, and Arsenal's performance in the two consecutive top battles is very surprising, although they have exposed a lot of problems in these two games, and even they are behind in these two games a lot of the time are behind the identity of the chaser, but there is no doubt that they are the winners of Zuihou, because their results of one win and one draw make them not lose points in the most critical battle of Tianwang Mountain, and even they still recover some gaps!

Although Manchester United thrashed Portsmouth in this round of fixtures, the defeat at the top of the table with Arsenal has left them with a huge loss of vitality, and Manchester United, who have managed to reach the top in the 23rd round, can now only hope that Arsenal and Chelsea have made mistakes, and they have little initiative now.

Nineteen wins, two draws and four losses, although they also scored 59 points, but because of the defeat in the strong dialogue, Manchester United was a little embarrassed; They have drawn one and lost one of their two games against Arsenal this season, and also lost the first half of the game against Chelsea. None of those three crucial games have been won, making it a bit difficult for United to win the title for Zuihou as they will soon have a strong conversation with Chelsea; What's more, Arsenal's fixture schedule is now relatively favourable, while Manchester United are struggling.

Chelsea were also a bit frustrated, having been equalised against their best rivals; As a result, Chelsea, with 18 wins, four draws and three defeats, and 58 points, have lost the chance to reach the top of this round of fixtures, and they are now depressed and can only sit in third place in the table with a point difference, and they can only continue to chase Arsenal and Manchester United for now.

Arsenal's fighting power in these two top games surprised the English media, and Arsenal's absolutely satisfying result in this toughest game was an incredible surprise to all. Everyone now understands that Arsenal's prospects of winning the league title are very good, and although they are level on points with Manchester United and only one point ahead of Chelsea, Arsenal have won the most important game against their rivals, which has also boosted the confidence of Arsenal's players and their fixtures in the upcoming fixtures. So now Arsenal is the biggest favorite to win the league title, and with only thirteen rounds left in the league, Arsenal undoubtedly has a greater initiative.

Xiao Qing was undoubtedly the most impressive player in the two games, scoring three goals and providing an assist in two games, and all four of Arsenal's goals were related to Xiao Qing; What's more, Xiao Qing had a decisive phenomenal performance in both games, both of which were when he helped the team equalize, and it was he who single-handedly directed the crazy reversal of Manchester United.

In the two top battles, Xiao Qing met very strong opponents, he met England's No. 1 striker Wayne Rooney, and Shijie's No. 1 center Drogba; Although those two guys performed well in the game and scored goals, their good performance was just Xiao Qing's foil, and their existence only proved that Xiao Qing was stronger. Because the team Xiao Qing played for laughed at Zuihou, because Xiao Qing left a deeper impression on people in these two games.

A 1-1 draw with Chelsea is very good for Arsenal, and Xiao Qing is not dissatisfied with this score; Although he would love to avenge the home defeat at Stamford Bridge, Arsenal still lacks some quality, and such a result can make Xiao Qing leave happily.

However, although Arsenal's draw with Chelsea has given them the initiative in the league title race, Arsenal cannot relax now, except for the match against Liverpool in the 26th round, Arsenal now need to start preparing for the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, and Arsenal has no time to rest in such a dense schedule. (To be continued......)