It's February 2011, and it's a month when Arsenal needs to start working; Not just in the league, but also in the knockout rounds of the Champions League. This month is big for Arsenal as they need to face these games with a bit more form and they need to take the initiative on all fronts.

Arsenal have done well in the league, they are unbeaten, and the results of 19 wins and 5 draws in 24 rounds also make Arsenal far ahead of the standings; With 62 points, there is no pressure on Arsenal to move up the table, and their league title looks like an easy and enjoyable one.

Manchester United won 14, drew 9 and lost 1, although they got 51 points, but the gap with Arsenal as high as 11 points is basically to declare Manchester United no hope of winning the league, close to the gap of four games, which is also an insurmountable gap for Manchester United, they may now be more focused on the Champions League, because they know that if they want to win the league in the league, they can only hope for a miracle.

Manchester City have 45 points from 13 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses, while Chelsea have 44 points from 13 wins, 5 wins and 6 draws, and they are unlikely to have an impact on Arsenal at this time, especially since both teams have played Arsenal twice in the league, and even they have not been able to cause too much trouble for Arsenal when they are relatively low. This has to be said to be a blow to the two biggest tycoons in the Premier League, because they used to be very good, but they now look like they are not on the same starting line as Arsenal.

Although the huge advantage in the league did not make Arsenal complacent, they also showed a lot of initiative at this time, and they did not need much urgency at this time. It's enough for them to be stable enough at this time. Arsenal are now getting closer to success. Arsenal's title defense in the league doesn't look too difficult.

Arsenal's opponent in the 25th round of the league is Toffee Everton. This is a team that has always been relatively competitive in the Premier League; But I have to say that Everton is in an awkward situation, because their strength is actually very good, but they have not been able to go further, they seem to be just standing still, or even regressing; In fact, they were originally more competitive than Manchester City or Tottenham Hotspur, but now Everton simply cannot compete with these two new quasi-giants.

Arsenal played their best in this game, and although Arsenal will soon start a fierce Champions League knockout match with Inter Milan, Everton is still very competitive now. Arsenal don't want to be taken by Manchester United at this time, and maintaining a double-digit lead makes Arsenal's players feel good, and Arsenal don't want to be narrowed; This sense of composure from being far ahead makes Arsenal very relaxed, and once the gap is narrowed by the opponent, it will more or less affect the feeling of the Arsenal players.

Nasri was injured in the previous FA Cup game and could be out for almost a month; This is definitely not good news for Arsenal, Nasri has burst into good form this season, and it can be said that he has performed second only to Xiao Qing and Cesc Fabregas this season. But it's a pity that Nasri is now out of action and even needs to miss the upcoming Champions League knockout match with Inter Milan.

As for Arshavin, now he has basically lost his position in the main team at Arsenal; The performance of the once-hot Russian tsar at Arsenal is worrying. His ability is obvious to all, but he never seems to be able to maintain a high level of performance all the time; Arshavin, who was originally considered to be a top star, has been a bit of a high-rise and low-level performance in the past three seasons at Arsenal.

goalkeeper Szczesny; Defender line Sania. Mertesacker, Koscielny, Klich; Defender Alexander Song; Midfielders Theo Walcott, Cesc Fabregas, Rosicky; Twin strikers Xiao Qing and Robin van Persie.

Everton goalkeeper Howard; Phil Neville, Heitinga, Distin, Bynes at the back; Midfielders Coleman, Arteta, Rodwell, Fellaini, Villaretynov; Single striker Saha,

Everton's 4-5-1 formation came prepared, they know Arsenal's terrifying attacking prowess and if they want to walk away with a win at the Emirates Stadium, they will have to limit Arsenal's attack. Maybe Xiao Qing is terrifying, and it is difficult for him to be completely terminated; So when Xiao Qing can't get the ball in the front court, this may be the biggest restriction for Xiao Qing, which is also considered to be the most haode defensive strategy against Xiao Qing, because Xiao Qing's performance is really good, you can't hope that simple marking can freeze Xiao Qing, this is proven to be unrecognized, even if it is a haode defender, he does not have the ability to freeze Xiao Qing, because Xiao Qing is too good!

Arsenal have won six and drawn one of the last seven meetings between the two sides. Arsenal are unbeaten in the last 15 home games against Everton, with 13 wins and two draws, and the current Arsenal is naturally full of confidence in this game.

While Arsenal were confident of this game, they had some trouble at the start of the game as they were caught off guard by Everton's formidable midfield.

Everton's core Mikel Arteta's dynamic performance caught Arsenal off guard, especially as Arsenal's midfield defence, which was not considered his strength, looked embarrassed in the face of the Spaniard's left and right passes. Arteta, who is also from Barcelona's academy, used a strong burst to create a yellow card for Cesc Fabregas in less than five minutes of the game.

Xiao Qing was very depressed, and the Toffees' tactics were very successful, because it was difficult for Xiao Qing to get the ball in the front court at this time, because Everton's attack at this time seemed more successful. For Xiao Qing, he is a little useless now, he can't get the ball in front of the field to help the team impact Everton's defense, and now Arsenal is caught off guard by Everton's tough impact at the beginning.

Because they lost their rhythm at the beginning of the game, then Arsenal seemed a little passive; Although the Gunners are trying to find their rhythm, it is still difficult for them to easily regain the initiative in the face of a strong Everton side, and Arsenal are still somewhat passive and continue to fight against Everton in midfield.

Although Arsenal is missing one person in the midfield, the individual ability of Arsenal's midfielders is definitely better; At this time, the two teams were constantly switching between offense and defense, and the two teams were also attacking frantically in order to gain control of the game.

In the 14th minute, Everton defender Distin tackled Sagna who had provided an assist on the edge of the box, and Van Persie's free-kick from the right was blocked by Phil Neville at the front post. Van Persie then took a corner, and Xiao Qing nodded the ball wide of the back corner. Arsenal had the first chance in the 16th minute when Robin van Persie passed the ball and Cesc Fabregas fired a powerful shot from the left side of the box just wide of the near corner.

In the 22nd minute, Alexander Song struggled to tackle Arteta in front; Arsenal counter-attacked quickly and Walcott's powerful shot from the right side of the box was saved by Howard.

Arsenal looked like they had snatched some of the initiative in the game, and Arsenal's energy in attack was still very good. But just as Arsenal were on the offensive frenzy, their defence began to move forward. At this time, the holes in Arsenal's defence began to be exposed, and they were caught by Everton.

In the 27th minute of the game, Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas lost the ball after falling into the bag; Everton's quick counter-attack, Coleman's long ball after the break, Arsenal didn't look like much could be done at this point. Although the Arsenal players raised their hands at this time, the referee did not say anything at all.

Arsenal's main defender Koscielny failed to intercept, and Saha, who was obviously in an offside position, easily took the ball on the edge of the penalty area to form a single knife; Saha's powerful shot into the bottom right corner of the net from the edge was clearly offside, but the referee didn't see it at all!

1-0, the Emirates Stadium booed, which was an obvious offside, but although the depressed Arsenal players protested one after another, the referee still signaled that the goal was valid after discussing with the linesman!

The boos at the Emirates Stadium reached the limit, and the Arsenal players were speechless to the referee at this time; But the current Arsenal players can only accept that misjudgment on the pitch is also part of the game, and no one can guarantee that they will not make mistakes all the time, as long as the referee does not deliberately suppress Arsenal.

Although Xiao Qing also protested around the referee for a long time, when the result was decided, Xiao Qing could only leave; Xiao Qing will not excessively stimulate the referee, at least the referee's penalty scale is still very good before this obvious misjudgment. Now Xiao Qing also knows that people have emotions, even if the referee needs to maintain enough fairness, but when a player overstimulates the referee, then it is very likely that the referee blows the penalty with emotion.

Xiao Qing wisely did not continue to entangle, as long as he gave the referee a certain amount of pressure, it was enough; Xiao Qing believes that the referee at this time must have more or less known some of the mistakes just now, so now Xiao Qing can basically accept it, as long as the referee does not continue to make such mistakes in the next game, it is enough, as long as Arsenal can get more fair treatment in the next game.

Although Arsenal is now 0-1 down, the Arsenal players are not frustrated, they are full of confidence, they believe that this game will belong to Arsenal! (To be continued......)