Chapter 71: Low-key processing

Xiao Qing messed up the game again, and he was sent off with a red card again; In the four years of Xiao Qing's career, he seems to have never lacked red cards. Although he was not sent off in the game for reasons such as excessive defensive movements, basically every time he was sent off was because of conflicts on the field, especially in fights, Xiao Qing is even more common.

I believe that Wenger must be annoyed at this time, because of Birmingham's rough defense, but also because of Xiao Qing's impulsiveness; Fabregas fortunately doesn't look too badly injured, but Xiao Qing was sent off, and even after the game, there is still a possibility of an additional suspension, which is definitely not good news for Arsenal.

Although Arsenal now have a huge advantage in the table, the next round of matches against Manchester City is an important game. And Xiao Qing was banned, which must be Arsenal's biggest loss; Originally, Arsenal were hoping to win the league title completely from the start of the second half of the game, but now it does not seem to be a good sign.

Xiao Qing went directly back to the locker room and washed it briefly, Xiao Qing watched the game in the locker room like this; Although he was sent off, Xiao Qing was not worried about the team's performance. Because Birmingham were also sent off, although Arsenal lacked the strongest player, but one thing is certain, that is, Arsenal's strength is still far above Birmingham. And Xiao Qing is now sure, that is, although there was a fierce conflict on the field before, and there is definitely no shortage of gunpowder on the field now, but the players in Birmingham must be careful in the game, because Arsenal is really not easy to provoke.

Although Xiao Qing was sent off, Arsenal's strength is still obvious; Especially now the Arsenal players are united. Now they want to help the team win. They all want to use a victory to prove that Xiao Qing's red card is not meaningless.

The thirteenth minute of the game. Birmingham midfielder Bowyer's foul on the edge of the box gave Arsenal a well-placed free-kick opportunity. Van Persie's free-kick broke through Birmingham's wall and into the near corner. At 1-0, Van Persie's free-kick gave Arsenal the lead, and Arsenal showed even more strength after the clash.

At half-time, Arsenal temporarily led Birmingham City 1-0 thanks to Robin van Persie's free-kick. Although Xiao Qing was indeed criticized by Wenger when he returned to the locker room, Xiao Qing did not resist; At that time, he was really too conflicted. His red card will also make Arsenal passive for the rest of the year. But Xiao Qing's red card also made the Arsenal players more united, Xiao Qing is not the first time to help his teammates on the field, under Xiao Qing's performance, the Arsenal players are naturally more welcome to Xiao Qing.

In the 53rd minute of the second half, Cesc Fabregas stumbled down the middle with the ball so that the Birmingham defenders had nothing to do, and after receiving a pass from Xiaofa, Nasri took advantage of the opponent's defenders not sticking up in time, and fired a decisive low shot on the penalty line, and the ball rolled into the bottom left corner of the goal against the turf.

2-0, Arsenal extended their lead; Perhaps even happier for Arsenal fans was Cesc Fabregas, albeit with a rough foul. But it doesn't look like the injury is too bad, and he's still able to play well.

Arsenal after withstanding the pressure. Although Xiao Qing was sent off with a red card, they still maintained a strong enough attack at St Andrews Stadium to take away a win here to teach this rough team a lesson. At this time, Arsenal continued their strong sprint towards the league title with a more tenacious performance.

In the 65th minute of the game, Nasri's left and right kick in the box made the Birmingham defenders completely dizzy, and completely missed Cesc Fabregas, who was inserted from behind. After receiving a pass from Nasri, the ball was saved by Birmingham goalkeeper Forster, and it bounced into the net after hitting the legs of two Birmingham defenders, Ridgewell and Johnson.

3-0, Arsenal beat Birmingham City at St Andrews; Arsenal won their first win of the second half of the season at this time, and after 22 rounds, Arsenal won 17 and drew four, they continued to remain unbeaten, and they are further sprinting towards the defending league title! At this time, Birmingham City, they slipped further towards the relegation zone.

Although Arsenal won this game, the protagonists of this game are obviously not these; This game has received more attention because of Xiao Qing's red card, and now people want to know whether Xiao Qing will be banned for an additional game, and now fans and media want to know whether Arsenal can continue to maintain such an excellent performance without Xiao Qing. In particular, their match in the 22nd round against Manchester City will be a very interesting game, and it will also be a big challenge for Arsenal without Xiao Qing.

"It was an accident." Arsene Wenger has always had a habit of chasing after the mistakes of his opponents, but he will selectively forget the mistakes of his own players, and obviously this time was no different. "Shaw is a great player, he's definitely not a dirty player. Shaw never made dangerous foul moves on the court, he was clean and he didn't hurt his opponents. ”

Although Wenger avoided the importance and did not talk about Xiao Qing's conflict in the game, the media would not let Wenger get his wish; Of course, they know that Xiao Qing is not a player with dirty defense and rough playing style, but Xiao Qing is definitely not easy to mess with on the court, at least Xiao Qing likes to fight with people from time to time, and every time there is a conflict with the opponent, but Xiao Qing is definitely among them.

"Shaw caused a conflict during the game, and his impulsiveness exacerbated it. Now that Arsenal are about to meet Manchester City, will this affect Arsenal in the next games? "Reporters are more concerned about Xiao Qing's hands, but Wenger is now only talking about Xiao Qing's hands, so reporters can only talk about the next game.

"Xiao is indeed a little impulsive, but the team will definitely appeal, we don't agree with Xiao Qing's way of doing things, but we definitely support Xiao because he is protecting his teammates." Wenger basically characterized Xiao Qing's behavior, at least at Arsenal, Xiao Qing's behavior can be recognized; 'We're going to meet Man City next but we don't think we don't have a chance in this game. The absence of Shaw is indeed a loss for the team, but our overall quality is great, so we go back to the victory of Zuihou, which will not affect the pace of the team's progress. ”

Of course, Xiao Qing can know that it will definitely cause a storm after this game, and Xiao Qing is not willing to face the media more at this time; I was red-carded, and there will definitely be a ban. And it is also an indisputable fact that he did it on the court, once Xiao Qing said something inattentively when he was outside, then he who was already on the cusp of the storm might be punished more heavily.

Although Xiao Qing is the current top name in the Premier League, if he wants to maintain the fairness of the league, at least some face-saving things, Xiao Qing can't do too much; As for admitting mistakes or something, it is impossible for Xiao Qing to exist, because Xiao Qing does not think that he has any mistakes at all, and it is impossible for him to go to Birmingham defender Johnson.

So for Xiao Qing now, everything needs to be low-key first, at least at this time, he can't appear too much in the media, and now he still has to wait until the final punishment results come out to be more realistic.

Xiao Qing's red card really made Arsenal very passive, because Arsenal's next opponent was Manchester City; Although Arsenal comfortably won the first leg on the road, Manchester City are now third in the table and are gradually finding their groove and playing better and better.

Although Arsenal has not tasted defeat after 22 rounds, although the current Arsenal is still at the top of the standings, but the current Arsenal absolutely does not want to encounter defeat at this time, and the current Arsenal still hopes to continue to extend the lead. Especially the current Arsenal was originally very likely to win the league championship with an undefeated record, and Xiao Qing was originally Arsenal's biggest reliance, but now Arsenal must face the fact that Xiao Qing is missing.

Regardless of whether he will be suspended or not, Xiao Qing will definitely miss the game against Manchester City, which is definitely not good news for Arsenal; Xiao Qing's absence also seems to have given other teams some opportunities, because the original Arsenal looked invincible, and the current Manchester City team finally has Jihua to complete the sniping of Arsenal.

It was also in Xiao Qing's absence, which would have been a very good test for the crazy Arsenal; They need to perform better without Xiao Qing, and they need to prove that while Xiao Qing can bring victory and glory to Arsenal, Xiao Qing is not everything. This is a chance for the rest of Arsenal's players to prove what they are capable of!

Xiao Qing can't take care of other things now, and after being taught a good lesson by Wenger, Xiao Qing is ready to start taking advantage of the gap in the ban to take a good rest; Especially when the Champions League knockout round will start soon, Xiao Qing can save some physical energy at this time to face the next games.

After all, Xiao Qing was banned from the game with a red card, so he also failed to get the salary for missing the game according to the team's rules; However, it is also good news for Xiao Qing, because he does not have to be suspended. (To be continued......)