With the consistent performance of the Champions League, Arsenal has gradually regained the feeling of the league, especially after the newcomers gradually integrate into the squad and begin to show strength. Although they were held back by Fulham in the previous round, Arsenal won 4-0 away at Wigan in this round and have been getting better and better.

Although Xiao Qing did not score in this game, the team blossomed more and no longer relied solely on Xiao Qing alone, which is the sign that the Gunners really walked out of the one-man team. The goals of Vermaelen, Arteta, Van Persie and others gave Xiao Qing a lot of support, Xiao Qing is a reliable striker, yes, but Arsenal has a big plan this season, they need to ensure more stable performance, they need more players to stand up, at least Arsenal can't be just a one-man team, so the team is easy to be limited by opponents.

Xiao Qing's ability is trustworthy, and it is not a simple matter to lock Xiao Qing up; However, if Arsenal want to make a difference in the league and Champions League this season, they will have to ensure the stability of the team. It's one thing for Xiao Qing to be outstanding, but putting all the risk on Xiao Qing's shoulders is definitely not a wise choice, which will only make Arsenal take more risks on the way to winning the title.

Of course, for Arsenal, you can't always pin your goal hopes on Xiao Qing alone. Speaking after the game, Arsene Wenger was pleased with the 'more blossoming' situation: "Shaw is still in such good form, but I'm even happier that Mikel Arteta and the rest of the midfield have scored. This situation is good for the morale of the team and shows us the power of teamwork. I have full confidence here to achieve a better result. As long as the team can maintain a stable form for a long time. Then you can get the best results at the end of the season. ”

Arsenal are limited to second place in the table. In the Champions League, they also easily locked up the top spot in the group. At this time, Arsenal want to achieve better results, no doubt to go further in the league table, they need to kick Manchester City, they need to be competitive enough in the knockout stages of the Champions League. These are all things that Arsenal need to limit and what they can do; Xiao Qing has no doubts about these at all, and Arsenal has indeed done a good job.

Although it is about to be the Champions League group stage, although Arsenal is going to go away this time, it has no impact on Xiao Qing at all; Because Arsenal has already won the group before. This time, Arsenal's main players are also truce. The final match of the sixth round of Group F of the Champions League group stage was played at the Kareskakis Stadium, with Greek powerhouse Olympiacos hosting Arsenal. As a result, Squeerage and Mannone provided own assists, Fabianski and Santos retired injured, and Arsenal finally suffered their first defeat in the Champions League this season 1-3.

With the end of the UEFA Champions League all group stages, the top 16 list has been released: Premier League champion Arsenal, French champion Lille, Bundesliga champion Borussia Dortmund, Eredivisie champion Ajax, Portuguese Super League champion Porto, Greek champion Olympiacos, Turkish Super League champion Trabzonspora, a total of seven countries last season's league champions have successfully advanced to the knockout round, while the widely favored Manchester United, Dortmund, Manchester City were unexpectedly lost in the group stage.

Manchester United lost 2-1 away to Basel at St Jakobs Park, and Ferguson's disciples were eliminated in the group stage for the first time since '05, which was also the first time that United participated in the restructured Europa League; Manchester United were unexpectedly eliminated from the Champions League group stage. It's really something that people are not used to, and there is no Champions League knockout game for Manchester United. This does make many people feel uncomfortable; Ferguson said after the game: "I haven't played in the Europa League since I took charge of Manchester United. "It's also sad.

Bayern Munich and Napoli in Group A; Group B: Inter Milan, CSKA Moscow; Group C: Benfica, Basel; Group D: Real Madrid, Lyon; Group E: Chelsea, Bayer Leverkusen; Group F: Arsenal, Marseille; Group G: Atlético Greeks, Zenit St. Petersburg; Group H: Barcelona, AC Milan.

After the Champions League last-16 places have been confirmed, the draw for the Champions League last-16 matchups for the 11-12 season will also take place a week later. According to the rules, the draw will avoid the same country, the same group team, the first group VS group second format match. Once the matchmaking is confirmed, the Champions League last-16 tie will be played in the first leg of the knockout rounds on 15 February 2012.

In fact, there are also some strong teams among the second teams in the group stage this time, and considering that Arsenal has almost become the target of public criticism, Arsenal's players do not expect to be able to meet relatively weak teams such as Basel and Zenit St. Petersburg in the knockout round, although being able to enter the knockout round basically means that there is no weak team in the real sense, but Arsenal is really likely to encounter a strong team at the beginning of the knockout round.

At the time of the easy breakthrough in the group stage, although the team also encountered some injuries, it seems that Arsenal is relatively lucky, because their rotation rest, the main squad restrictions can still ensure enough health, which is really a very good news for Arsenal.

Arsenal's squad depth is not too deep, which also leads to the possibility that Arsenal will have some shortcomings due to some injuries in some key games; If the Gunners want to keep their team competitive this season, they also need to keep their team healthy; The current Manchester City team was disappointingly eliminated in the Champions League, then it also proves that they will concentrate all their energy to prepare for the league, Manchester City is now very strong in the league, they also have a certain advantage and initiative, so at this time, Arsenal really need to put in more effort.

And although Manchester United was out of the group stage, they did have a lot of trouble this season; However, when Alex Ferguson and his team concentrate more on the league, United will certainly be able to put a lot of pressure on Arsenal and Manchester City. Although Manchester United are going to the Carabao Cup, no one thinks that Manchester United will care more about the Carabao Cup, and they will work harder to make a difference in the league at this time.

Xiao Qing is in a good mood, because the team has reached the knockout round, because Arsenal is in good shape now; Of course, it is also because Arsenal FC recently built three statues of legendary coach Chapman, legendary captain Adams and Gunners king Thierry Henry outside their home stadium at the Emirates Stadium to commemorate the club's 125th anniversary.

Legendary coach Chapman led Arsenal to their first title in the 30s, and led the Gunners to the English league and FA Cup titles several times. Legendary captain Adams led Arsenal to five titles and was named one of the greatest players in club history by Arsenal in 1999. Thierry Henry, who has been with Arsenal for eight years, has scored 226 goals in 370 games for Arsenal and has become the well-deserved king of the Gunners in the "Arsenal".

The bust of Arsenal's current manager Arsene Wenger has been standing in the Emirates Stadium before, and Xiao Qing also believes that if he can stay at the Emirates Stadium, then he will definitely be able to have such an honor; For basketball players, the retirement of jerseys is a great achievement, and there are really not many examples of football jersey retirement, to be able to have a statue of their own, then this is definitely the greatest affirmation of the player.

Xiao Qing and his team-mates were also present at the Gunners' celebrations, with club president Hillwood presiding over the ceremony and Thierry Henry also in attendance.

Arsenal's three legendary bronze statues were unveiled, starting with Chapman's, who was proud of the front and brought Arsenal their first trophy. Next to be unveiled is a bronze statue of Adams, who has two arms in the sky; At the age of 22, he became the captain of the club, the most successful captain in the club's history.

The final unveiling was a bronze statue of Thierry Henry, depicting a kneeling position after Highbury's stunning goal against Tottenham Hotspur in 2002. Thierry Henry was emotional, and when he saw his bronze statue unveiled outside the Arsenal stadium, the former Gunners King was so emotional that he choked up during his speech, saying that he never expected to receive such a courtesy from the Gunners.

With tears in his eyes during the ceremony, Thierry Henry expressed his gratitude to Arsenal, saying: "Even in the wildest dreams, I would never have imagined that my statue would be outside the stadium of the team I love and support, and the pose of this statue is a reflection of my love for Arsenal, and I am kneeling facing the Emirates Stadium and Highbury behind me." ”

Henry finally said emotionally: "I know some media have criticized me for not expressing my inner feelings, but now, I show my emotions for the club I love, whatever I do, it comes from the heart, that's who I am. From the bottom of my heart, I would like to thank Arsenal for giving me such an opportunity to appear in front of the club I love, a gunslinger for one day and a gunslinger for life! ”

Xiao Qing and his teammates were also present at the event, and of course they wanted to see the great moments of the team's legends; And now Henry is also training with the team, seeing the unveiling of the bronze statue of Henry this time, the Arsenal players are also quite excited, which is a very good sign.

Of course, Xiao Qing is very envious of Henry and Adams, because they have left a deep enough imprint on Arsenal, although the current Xiao Qing has helped Arsenal achieve incomparable brilliance in the past two seasons, but Xiao Qing knows that he still needs to do a lot now, compared to those legends, his performance is still not brilliant enough! (To be continued......)