Chapter 36: The Unreliable Xiao Qing
The outstanding record made Xiao Qing ambitious to create a crazy achievement, and Xiao Qing now has such a crazy idea in his heart. Although the league has less than ten rounds, although there are still many more games to come; But Xiao Qing can't wait, he really wants to start this crazy challenge, he really wants to try to create brilliance.
On the first day of Zuihou in November 2010, the tenth round of the Arsenal season began; It was a London derby, and Arsenal faced the famous Hammers West Ham. However, although it has a great reputation, the current state of West Ham is really average; West Ham are bottom of the table after nine games, while Arsenal are league leaders.
Arsenal have every reason to win this game, and they must win it to bring October 2010 to a close. And Xiao Qing is also ruthless now, because he wants to achieve more outstanding achievements, because he wants to create brilliance; So he will help the team win this game, so Xiao Qing will strive to win every game.
In the twenty-third minute of the game, Song Jingmiao sent it straight to the right side of the penalty area, Sagna inserted it into the penalty area and knocked back the penalty spot, Fabregas followed up and pushed the left corner, West Ham goalkeeper Green reacted very quickly and flew to save the ball, and the butter hand goalkeeper made a shijie-level save.
Arsenal failed to find the back of the net in the first half, and in the second half, Arsenal took a free-kick from 35 yards from goal in the 52nd minute from Nasri, and after two runs, he volleyed hard, but Green didn't save the ball this time, but the ball hit the crossbar and bounced. Seventy minutes. Walcott, who came off the bench, received a diagonal cross from Cesc Fabregas and swooped in from an offside position on the right. Cut into the penalty area and shoot into the far corner from a tight angle. The left-hand post bounced straight in and Green confiscated the ball.
It can only be said that Arsenal is really unlucky, they have actually created very good attacking opportunities, they have actually comprehensively suppressed West Ham; But unlucky Arsenal have repeatedly hit the woodwork, so they are still a little bit away from scoring.
Xiao Qing felt that he might actually be a little luckier than his teammates, because he didn't hit the door frame again, although Xiao Qing failed to score in this game for the time being, but Xiao Qing really didn't worry about his state, Xiao Qing now has a strong determination to help the team score in the game.
Seventy-fifth minute of the game. Saña inserted on the side, Xiao Qing received Sania's cross in front of the penalty area without making the slightest adjustment; In the suppressed cheers of the Emirates Stadium, Xiao Qing, who leaned his body slightly, directly and vigorously volleyed, completely detonating the fiery atmosphere of the Emirates Stadium.
1-0, Xiao Qing finally helped Arsenal score after a long attack, and Arsenal's ninth victory in the league is close at hand!
After Xiao Qing scored a goal, West Ham, which was originally a tenacious defense, also collapsed, and Xiao Qing's goal completely dispersed the morale of West Ham players. So after taking a 1-0 lead, Arsenal continued to attack and scored again, and this time the goal was not only picturesque, but also more amazing Arsenal's gorgeous style of play.
First, Christ crossed back to goal. Arsenal goalkeeper Fabianski also made the ball to the feet of Squeiraci on the left; Then Arsenal fullback Sagna, who received Squeeraci's diagonal pass, dribbled the ball past the middle of the midfield and crossed the middle, and Xiao Qing in the front field continued to insert the ball after the ball was not sticky to the middle.
Alexander Song moves the ball wide to the left. Klich passes through Bendtner on the side; Bendtner, who was transferred to the defense, once again crossed Fabregas in front of the penalty area, and then the continuous passing and cutting cooperation of midfielders such as Fabregas and Nasri made the West Ham players at a loss; When Cesc Fabregas once again received the ball from Klich in the box on the left side, the grumpy West Ham defenders, who were beaten by Arsenal's series of flashy crosses, were completely overwhelmed.
Klich on the left side of the small penalty area buckled West Ham player Fauber's right-footed cross to the goal, Xiao Qing inserted the flying body and dived into the goal at the back post against offside, 2-0!
Arsenal's goal made the Emirates Stadium a roar, Arsenal's gorgeous passing and cutting combination is really a textbook attack, Arsenal's eleven players on the field are basically involved in the attack in this attack, they are using superb ground coordination and passing the ball to tear apart West Ham's defense and get a chance to get a fatal blow.
Arsenal continued their ferocious run in the league and their rivals failed to keep up with Arsenal as they continued to keep their pace. The Gunners' lead in the league is starting to increase even further, and the Gunners are now getting stronger and stronger.
Manchester City were beaten 2-1 by relegation zone side Wolves in this round of fixtures, and although they were once second in the table, they are now dropping to fourth place in the table.
Manchester United beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in this round and Chelsea also won 2-1 at Blackburn Rovers, but they were unable to close the gap on Arsenal.
With nine wins and one draw after ten rounds, Arsenal, who have already scored 28 points, sit firmly in the standings, and now their lead in the table is clear enough.
Chelsea have 23 points from seven wins, two draws and one defeat, and they are now six points behind Arsenal; Manchester United have won five and drawn five, and although Manchester United have performed well in recent rounds, the hole they dug at the start of the season is too big, and they are now only 20 points behind Arsenal, and they are eight points behind Arsenal. Manchester City are fourth in the standings with 17 points from five wins, two draws and three losses, but now everyone knows that they cannot be contenders for the league title, let alone Tottenham Hotspur in fifth place and Liverpool, who have just climbed out of the relegation zone.
Arsenal have no more rest after their league win as the fourth round of the Champions League group stage is about to begin; This time, Arsenal are aiming to secure the top spot in this group stage, and they don't want to continue to entangle their players in the group stage.
Although this time Arsenal need to travel to Ukraine to challenge the Ukrainian league leader Shakhtar Donetsk, the Gunners are full of confidence for this game; Because Arsenal are in great shape right now. also because Shakhtar Donetsk is far inferior to Arsenal; It was also because of the first meeting between the two teams in the group stage, Arsenal's crazy 5-0 home victory. These are the things that the Gunners rely on to be confident about this game.
After a 5-0 home sweep of Shakhtar Donetsk in the last round. With nine points and a goal difference of as many as 13 goals, Arsenal have actually qualified for the group, and will not be eliminated unless there is an extreme three-game losing streak. Travelling to Eastern Europe to play Shakhtar Donetsk again, Arsene Wenger made the logical choice not to take any risks and save his strength for the upcoming Premier League triple, in order to further consolidate their lead in the league in the meantime, and Arsenal want to lay a solid foundation in the league.
Cesc Fabregas, the heart of midfield, will certainly not feature in this game. The Spaniard had been sidelined for several games due to a tendon injury, and although Fabregas played 90 minutes in the last round of the league, Cesc Fabregas felt some discomfort in the tendon area, and Wenger decided not to let him participate in this game for the sake of safety. At the same time, Arsenal's main defender Alexander Song also had some minor injuries, so Wenger, who was on the safe side, did not take Alexander Song out of Ukraine.
goalkeeper Fabianski; Eboue, Squeerage, Giorroud, Klich at the back; midfielders Wilshere, Theo Walcott, Rosicky, Nasri; On the forward line, Xiao Qing and Bendtner.
It can be said that Arsenal has a wide range of rotations in this game, and in this game, Arsenal's midfield and backfield have basically been completely adjusted. Speaking of which, Xiao Qing is not worried about the team's midfield problems at all, because Shakhtar Donetsk's defense is not strong, because Xiao Qing knows that his strength can help his teammates share the pressure well.
Arsenal's players were relaxed in this game, and although it was a bit of a stretch, the Gunners had no doubts about winning away from home to secure top spot in the group.
"Dude. You look great. In the pre-game player tunnel, Xiao Qing was chatting on the shoulders of his old teammate Eduardo.
"Boy, let go. You know, it's going to be a game soon. We're rivals, and I can ask you for a drink after the game, but now we're enemies. Eduardo smiled and bumped fists with Xiao Qing and jokingly.
'I think at Arsenal you are the favourite away player, the last time you were back at the Emirates Stadium you had 60,000 cheers, you are not an enemy of Arsenal. As for being on your team right now, man, I'm sure you're definitely the big guy in the locker room. In fact, Xiao Qing's behavior is a little out of line, just like Eduardo said, before the start of the game, the players of the two teams must have been a little hostile to each other, but Arsenal and Shakhtar Donetsk have no grievances, and Eduardo's experience at Arsenal is also known to everyone, so no one will say anything if they chat.
'Hopefully after the game you'll still be in the mood to admit that I'm Arsenal's favourite away player, I've managed to get a start here, I'm not going to be polite, I'm going to score in the game, I'm going to beat Arsenal.' Although Eduardo has not been able to reach his peak after suffering a broken leg, his strength is still there, and his current form is still good.
"Tell you quietly, I'll score one more goal than you." Xiao Qing whispered with a sly face.
There was no gunpowder between the players of the two teams, and although the players of both teams were very interested in this game, the players of both teams did not have any animosity towards each other before the game. The Gunners are far superior to Shakhtar Donetsk, as Shakhtar knows it, so they will definitely try to win this game, but they will focus more on the remaining group stage opponents.
As for the defending champions Arsenal, their hot form in the new season has made them confident that they can block and kill Buddha, and they are not afraid of any opponent at all, not to mention that the opponent in this game is Shakhtar Donetsk, who are more than a step weaker. (To be continued......)