Although they were eliminated in the FA Cup, it had no impact on Arsenal and now they just need to continue to work hard in the league; For Arsenal, they are starting to get better and better, and although there is confusion that the team has only brought in a veteran Campbell in the transfer market and two youngsters who are basically in the academy, Arsenal are continuing their game.

January is coming to an end soon, and Arsenal will be in a new situation; It seems that the injury attack may be better in February, and some injured players will return at that time, while Eboue and Alexander Song, who participated in the Africa Cup of Nations, will also return to the team soon, and for Arsenal they are slowly back on track, and their fighting power can be guaranteed to the maximum.

On January 28, 2010, a key match in the 23rd round of the English Premier League was contested at Villa Park; Arsenal, who are at the top of the league table, will take on fifth-placed Aston Villa here, and it will not be an easy game for Arsenal, the current attacking king of the league, to take on Aston Villa, the best defensive, at Villa Park.

Arsenal want to win this game, and they did give it their all; Arsenal did not have the slightest reservation in the lineup, although in the previous FA Cup, Arsenal sent a few main players like a sheep's head and selling dog meat, but Arsenal's players obviously have reservations, at least the two cores Xiao Qing and Cesc Fabregas were sitting on the sidelines.

goalkeeper Almunia; The back line is from right to left, Sagna, Galla, Vermaelen and Clichy defender Denilson, Cesc Fabregas leads the midfield attackers, Rosicky, Arshavin; Reach. Eduardo and Xiao Qing appeared in the front line.

Arsenal re-lined the 4-4-2 formation. Xiao Qing even felt a little uncomfortable at this moment. Because the last time there were two strikers was a long time ago. Xiao Qing doesn't remember how long ago he had a partner on the front line. But this is undoubtedly good news, although Xiao Qing did a good job when he was a single striker, but without a helper, it means that Xiao Qing will be surrounded by the opponent's madness, which is indeed very easy to cause Xiao Qing to be completely frozen. And now there is a helper in the front court, which means that Xiao Qing can have a larger range of activities at this time, and he has more options in the front court. And more importantly, now Arsenal is gradually getting out of the impact of injuries, and Arsenal is starting to accelerate again. Arsenal's main defenders all started after the FA Cup rest, with Bendtner and Nasri on the bench after returning from injury.

Arsenal's quality is already superior. And Villa lacks the main players Kalou and Volnock, which undoubtedly makes Arsenal more confident, although Aston Villa's strength is good, but Arsenal still rushed to beat Villa home and away at Villa Park to get all three points.

In the fourth minute, Villa's two strikers combined brilliantly, and Heskey's through ball from the left side of the field was deflected at the feet of Abonlaho, who cut into the box from two defenders and fired a powerful left-footed shot that was saved by Almunia.

In the eighth minute, Arsenal also colored; Xiao Qing's shot from the edge of the penalty area was not on target, Fabregas was ambushed in the penalty area and was about to miss the ball, and Villa defender Dunn hurriedly kicked the ball out of the bottom line. But the corner went to the edge and Denilson's volley from twenty yards out was blocked by Friedel on the ground.

Thirteenth minute. Vermaelen was booked for a foul on Heskey in front of the box and Ashley Young fired a free-kick from 25 yards. The ball went around the wall but grazed the top left corner. In the fifteenth minute, Petrov's header from a corner was deflected wide by Collins in the box. In the 22nd minute, Abang Lajo burst into the left side of the box and fell under the defense of Gallas, and the referee refused to award a penalty.

The pace of the game was very fast, and the two teams quickly carried out the rhythm, and the two teams also launched a fierce scramble at this time; Villa's ability to be the best defensive team in the half-season depends more on their defence, and it can be said that they are a thorough defensive team, and they are the representative of English football a lot of the time.

You may not see the dazzling combination of passing and cutting in the Premier League, and you don't have to wonder if there are any unfathomable tactical changes, but you can enjoy watching it, and that is because of the "mad dog spirit" that English teams admire. Almost every Premier League team has a group of people who do the dirty work on the field, running, scrambling, intercepting, tackling, and tackling from start to finish, as long as the referee's whistle is not blowing.

The British are self-proclaimed gentlemen, but they have thrown the word gentleman out of the sky on their football field, and there are football hooligans outside the football field, and the football field is full of "fierce" players.

In fact, the danger factor of the Premier League is related to the overall style of their league. Before the 90s, English football was all about physical football, requiring players to be tall and fast. A strong body became the first condition to adapt to the English team's long-pass and rushing style of play. In fact, the style of English football can be found in the foreign players they have hired. In the early days of the Premier League, the foreign players in the Premier League were all from the Nordic national team, and the biggest characteristic of the Nordic players was their physical strength. For a while, there was not even a single foreign player from South America in the Premier League, mainly because their bodies and playing styles could not adapt to the Premier League. After entering 1996, with the integration of more foreign coaches and foreign players in the Premier League, the style of the Premier League has also changed.

With Arsenal's rise, it is no longer possible to establish themselves in the Premier League physically alone, and the Premier League's style of demanding speed has been retained. Being fast and never stopping is one of the reasons why the Premier League is more appealing. The emphasis on speed requires players to complete the game in a shorter period of time, while fast means that the reaction time of the players is shorter, and a little slower means losing the ball and also means injury. And the defenders who foul are dubbed "butchers", in fact, it's not that they are really that dirty, it's just that they move too fast to close their legs.

In the face of vicious fouls, Arsenal always seemed to be the victims; In the last season Birmingham defender Martin . Taylor once played Arsenal away from Mingham in the match with Arsenal, Arsenal's No. 9, the main player of the Croatian national team, Eduardo. Reach. Silva's tibia and fibula were tackled at the same time, and Eduardo not only reimbursed the entire season.

And this time Arsenal suffered another heavy blow, just when everyone thought that Arsenal was gradually coming out of the impact of injury, Arsenal became the victim of a rough foul, and this is not the first time, Arsenal is too familiar with this scene.

In the 33rd minute of the game, Arsenal knife defender Vermaelen stepped in to assist; However, in front of the penalty area, he received Xiao Qing's knock back, and Vermaelen, who was about to shoot, was directly tackled by the defender with the ball; Looking at Vermaelen, who was rolling in pain with his legs, Xiao Qing was furious and prepared to reason with the fouled Villa defender Cuellar.

Campbell replaced the injured Vermaelen, who limped and even needed crutches; It's a big worry for the Arsenal fans, but also for the Arsenal players and the manager, because the next games are really important for Arsenal.

Even more frightening than the injury-driven absence of the Gunners is the terrifying schedule facing the Gunners in the coming weeks. After the next round of clash with Manchester United, the Gunners will then travel to Stamford Bridge to take on Chelsea. Subsequently, they will host Liverpool, who are fighting hard for Champions League qualification. It can be said that the semi-finals in the next three weeks will directly determine the final standings of the Gunners season, and even the trend of the Premier League title this season.

Originally, Arsenal gradually got out of the impact of injuries, and the injured players returned to the team one after another, and Eboue and Alexander Song, who participated in the Africa Cup of Nations, were also able to return to the team at this time, but now the already weak backline has lost the most stable link, which is undoubtedly another weakening of the already not very good Arsenal defense.

Arsenal's players were holding back a breath of anger in their hearts, but in stoppage time of the half, Denilson passed the ball and Cesc Fabregas's shot from the right side of the box hit the far corner post; Xiao Qing, who made up for the shot, was even more angry, because the defenders of the Villa team simply ran towards his ankles when he slid the tackle; Xiao Qing, who was worried about being injured, subconsciously wanted to protect himself, and the shot was also knocked away at this time.

At the end of the first half, the Arsenal players, who were holding back their anger, wanted to teach the Villa team a hard lesson in the second half; However, in the 49th minute, Cesc Fabregas returned a pass and Arshavin was tripped by Cuellar on the edge of the box, but the referee did not award a penalty. The game grew stronger, and in the 55th minute, Heskey was booked for a foul on Cesc Fabregas's back-tackle.

In the 58th minute of the game, Da Silva was injured and asked for a substitution, and the referee blew for a stop to the game, causing fans to dissatisfied, and Wenger hurriedly discussed a solution with the assistant coach. Arsenal, who were missing one man on the pitch, launched another ferocious attack at this time, and Arshavin's stabbing shot from 50 yards on the left side of the box was blocked by the onrushing Friedel; Cesc Fabregas, who snatched the ball back, passed into the penalty area, but Xiao Qing's header from eight yards hit the crossbar and bounced back.

Xiao Qing jumped to his feet depressedly, although he soon returned from injury and Bendtner replaced Da Silva, but he also had a forward partner, but Xiao Qing never had the feeling of shooting and the opportunity to shoot.

Xiao Qing really felt helpless and angry, but the game continued, and the defense of the Villa team continued to be fierce; Although Arsenal still used the color to slow down the opponent's attack with more fouls at this time, it was a sacrifice for Arsenal, because Arsenal is best at attacking. Neither team could help the other, and after a 90-minute battle, Arsenal scored their second goalless game of the season, and the biggest blow to them was injury. (To be continued......)