Arsenal travelled to Germany and returned to London to travel to Southampton at the weekend.

Arsenal inevitably showed signs of fatigue and looked helpless against Southampton, who were bottom of the league table.

Fortunately, Qin Xiong is full of energy, although he did not get a more positive response from his teammates in this game, and when the opponent has already set up an iron bucket formation just to get a draw, the organizational efficiency of the periphery will also be greatly reduced, because it will not be able to tear apart the opponent's defense.

Until the 77th minute of the game, Qin Xiong received Ljungberg's pass and single-handedly entered the penalty area, and after being put to the ground by the Southampton defenders, the referee decisively whistled Arsenal to get a penalty!

"Arsenal get a penalty! Is this a coincidence? Could it be a coincidence? It was Van Dahmer who raised his leg and kicked down Qin Xiong! He played for Ajax together with Qin Xiong last season! They are former teammates! Southampton are fighting for relegation! Arsenal are going to fight for the title! What did the two former Ajax team-mates discuss together? ”

Van Dahmer was a substitute at Ajax last season, rarely played, and also lacked playing opportunities after coming to the Premier League, which made him very frustrated, he didn't have much affection for Southampton, as for putting down Qin Xiong, he was indeed a beat slower, after all, he hadn't played much in most of the season, how could he compare the rhythm with Qin Xiong, who was destroyed by the dense schedule?

So when he fouled, he calmly accepted the referee's penalty, and then took the initiative to pull up Qin Xiong, after all, the two were former teammates. There are incredibly fond memories.

Qin Xiong stood up and was surrounded by Arsenal's teammates. Everyone praised him for standing up at a critical moment.

Henry stood in front of the penalty spot. He calmly pushed the ball into the bottom right corner of the goal.

Arsenal took all three points on Southampton!

Late in the day, Chelsea won the game at Stamford Bridge again with a comfortable 1-0 scoreline, and after seeing off West Bromwich Albion, Arsenal were once again robbed of the top spot in the table after less than a few hours.

The next day, the Daily Mail released a match report: "The fiercest Premier League title battle in history has come to an end! With 10 rounds left in the league, will Arsenal win the title or will Chelsea win the title? Test the willpower of the two teams and team cohesion. The time has come for the thickness of the bench and the ability of the manager! ”

In 2005, England's first title was born.

Even if it is a stage for giants to train their troops like the League Cup, the final decisive battle is still monopolized by the BIG4 group.

Liverpool and Chelsea met in the final, and Jose Mourinho's side won the first title of the new year with an extra-time victory!

The League Cup may not be worth mentioning in the eyes of traditional giants, but for Chelsea, no matter how small the mosquito is, it is still meat, and Chelsea, who has been reshaped by Abu and injected into the soul by Mourinho, is transforming into a powerful force to be reckoned with in English and even European football because of the stimulus of winning the championship.

In the FA Cup round of 16, Arsenal drew with Sheffield United. The replay is hardly much different from the previous one.

Arsenal, who were substitutes and youth team, scored a goalless goal at Sheffield United's home stadium, and the scene was extremely worrying for the Arsenal fans in the stands.

It has to be said that Sheffield United's will to fight is very strong. After all, a win over Arsenal will see them reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup!

In this season's FA Cup, the BIG4 dropped two before the quarter-finals, with Liverpool being upset by Burnley in the third round and Chelsea being knocked out by the Magpies Newcastle United in the round of 16 in mid-to-late February.

For Manchester United, who have already secured a ticket to the quarter-finals, Ferguson will be very happy if Arsenal are out again.

When Qin Xiong appeared on the sidelines to warm up in the 60th minute of the game, the stands where the away team fans were immediately burst into warm applause.

Unconsciously, Arsenal fans have become accustomed to Qin Xiong playing a key role on the pitch, he is the star player of the team, an important player, Qin Xiong can bring victory to the team, just like Thierry Henry, Vieira, Campbell has played a significant role.

When Qin Xiong came on to replace Edu, Arsenal's mental outlook changed a lot.

In fact, in a game where the level is not high, or the opponent is not particularly strong, the role of Qin Xiong's control of the scene will be very obvious.

Because he is the backbone, the pressure put on him by his opponent will be minimal.

Qin Xiong continued to use reasonable passes to mobilize Arsenal's overall performance on the field, so that the team that was more and more anxious because of the lack of scoring skills became stable.

Although Cesc Fabregas enjoyed playing with Qin Xiong, whenever he was on the pitch at the same time as Qin Xiong, he was more serious and focused, observing and learning from Qin Xiong, trying to understand Qin Xiong's playing thinking, and then apply what he had learned.

Cesc Fabregas, who has made significant progress in his organizational skills this season, must admit that Qin Xiong is stronger than him in terms of overall strength, Qin Xiong is catching up with Henry and Vieira with a wild attitude, a shocking will and an unimaginable creative force, although it cannot be said that he can shake the position of Henry and Vieira in the team, but he is narrowing the gap between them.

"It's still not as good as him!"

Cesc Fabregas couldn't help but sigh inwardly when he saw that only 10 minutes after Qin Xiong came on and Arsenal's attacking and defensive system became in order and began to attack Sheffield United's defence more effectively.

When Arsenal's attack and defence are sorted out by Qin Xiong, they can make the football run faster and attack the Sheffield United penalty area in all directions, which can create more chances.

In the 81st minute of the game, Qin Xiong's cross created a chance for Fabregas to cut forward, Fabregas just stepped forward and took two steps forward, and was put to the ground by the opponent in the left position in front of the penalty area.

Arsenal were awarded a direct free-kick from an excellent position.

Qin Xiong stood in front of the football without any pressure, waiting for the opponent to set up the human wall, and after the referee blew the whistle, he naturally ran and suddenly burst out with extremely strong force to shoot the football.

The audience barely saw the trajectory of the football, only to see a meteor-like trajectory crossing, the football around the human wall after the trajectory changed, hanging straight to the dead corner of the goal into the upper left corner of the goal!

"Qin Xiong's free kick scored directly! His goal broke the deadlock! Arsene Wenger's substitution was very effective, Qin Xiong not only made Arsenal's on-field attacking system smooth and natural, but he also showed his skill of scoring from a free kick! Will his goal help Arsenal reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup? ”

Qin Xiong came to the away team's fan stand with a confident smile on his face, enjoying the fans' adoration and love for him.

The end-of-season sprint has begun! (To be continued......)