Gunners coach Arsene Wenger has been worried a lot recently, first the main strikers Van Persie and Bendtner were injured and fell, and now Xiao Qing is the only one left; Then they were beaten by Sunderland in the Premier League and lost their position as league leaders, ending the team's 13-game unbeaten streak in the league.

However, Arsenal are now barely accepting their current situation, and although they have lost the top spot, they can still continue to fight for the league title, and they are now just one step away from Chelsea at the top of the table. Of course, this is only in comparison, because the hapless Liverpool are now out of the group early, and they can only fight to participate in the League Cup, which does make Arsenal a little sad, because Liverpool is also one of the top four in the Premier League, and they used to reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League to start a Premier League civil war.

Compared with the embarrassment of the Reds going out of the group stage early, Arsenal now has a good future, with ten points in four group games, and now Arsenal has no pressure to qualify, and the first place in the group is also in hand. In fact, Arsene Wenger should have been able to achieve his team's current achievements as early as the results of this season's Champions League group stage draw. Just look at the opponents in the same group, Standard Liege, Olympiacos and AZ Alkmaar, none of them are from the top flight. Conversely, Liverpool are sniped by Fiorentina and Lyon in Group E, Inter Milan and Barcelona are battling out in Group F, while Rubin Kazan and Dynamo Kiev are on the lookout for cold arrows, while AC Milan and Real Madrid are also in danger of being overtaken by Marseille. Arsenal's draw is like a divine help, and it is difficult not to qualify early.

On November 25, Arsenal, playing at home, ushered in the fifth round of the group stage. Their opponent was Standard Liège. Arsenal's group stage was not without its challenges. The first round of away games against Standard Liege shocked the Arsenal in a cold sweat. The home side had a two-goal lead in the opening five minutes. Arsenal woke up in the second half; Arsenal are at home and they can't afford to make mistakes again.

Having just lost the top spot in the league, Arsenal now need to be more serious, they need to face this game carefully, they need to top the group, they need good news after a series of bad news, they really need a morale-boosting win now, they need to be ready for the upcoming battle against Chelsea at the top of the table.

Although two days later there is a battle with Chelsea for the top spot. However, Arsenal did not reserve this group stage game; goalkeeper Almunia; Eboue, Galla, Vermaelen, Gibbs on the back line; In midfield, Cesc Fabregas, Alexander Song, Denilson, Nasri and Arshavin were available; Xiao Qing continued to be a single striker in the front.

Arsenal need to win, and Xiao Qing also needs to adjust; Xiao Qing is not worried at all that he is in such a position as a single arrow, although Xiao Qing encountered a lot of challenges in the last round of the game, and he did show the worst game in recent games, but this will not be a reason for Xiao Qing to be frustrated, he will become stronger in the face of adversity, he believes that he can find the best way.

Arsenal's attack was ferocious, and Arsenal went crazy with the cheers of the Emirates Stadium; In the third minute, Song and Arshavin went one-two on the left, and the Cameroon midfielder went to the box and shot from a tight angle was blocked by the defender. A minute later, Nasri played the ball and Cesc Fabregas cut in from the arc of the box and fired a shot straight into the box. Nine minutes. Song broke through with the ball, and Nasri answered the cross. Arshavin's shot from the back post is blocked by a defender.

Although Xiao Qing basically didn't perform in the first ten minutes of the game, although some commentators were also worried about Xiao Qing's performance, Xiao Qing didn't have any pressure at all, because he hadn't found the most haode opportunity yet, and he had to admit that Xiao Qing needed to find a balance to readapt to tactics after becoming a single arrow, and now he is still continuing to explore; Although Xiao Qing wanted to get familiar with the new tactics as soon as possible, he also knew that this was something that could not be rushed.

Xiao Qing knows that after Van Persie's season reimbursement, he is basically likely to play more as a single arrow in the rest of the season, so now he is not in a hurry to perform for a while, what he needs is to integrate more into the team, and what he needs is to stimulate the team's combat effectiveness more. Xiao Qing was very patient, he was looking for the best opportunity, and he was not worried that he would do nothing in the whole game.

Arsenal almost opened the scoring in the 15th minute when Arshavin met Cesc Fabregas's corner in the middle and his header was blocked by the goalkeeper; But in the chaos, Xiao Qing used his speed to kill quickly, he grabbed the front of the standard liege defender and volleyed, but unfortunately the ball hit the post; But that wasn't the end of it, the ball that hit the post bounced back, and Xiao Qing shot again in front of the goal, but it was saved by the standard Liege goalkeeper who reacted quickly; There was chaos in front of the goal, and Zuihou Vermaelen's powerful shot went off the head of the Standard Liefield defender.

Xiao Qing couldn't cry or laugh, he couldn't grasp the two good opportunities in front of the goal in a row, Xiao Qing now feels that he is not only a little unsuitable for the single arrow play, but also seems to be a little unlucky. However, it is only temporary, and the goals will definitely come; Xiao Qing has confidence in himself, and now he seems to have found a good way.

Arsenal's midfield attackers are very firepower, and the most important thing at Arsenal is attackers; Therefore, for Xiao Qing, what he needs now is to become a pivot in the front court, and he needs to use his containment force more reasonably to open up space for his teammates; Of course, as the team's forward arrow, Xiao Qing needs to use his impact to score goals. It's not a contradiction, Xiao Qing needs the support of Arsenal's midfield, he needs more passes, he needs his teammates to give timely passes when he runs out of Haode position.

Although Xiao Qing failed to score for the time being, it doesn't matter, Arsenal's attack continues; Compared with the last league game, the current Arsenal seems to be slowly adapting to the single-striker style of play, although they are still a little unaccustomed to it, but they can indeed stimulate the team's current combat effectiveness to the greatest extent.

It is difficult for the passively beaten standard Liège to have any confidence at the Emirates Stadium, and the current situation is becoming more and more unfavorable for them; Even if they may seem lucky at times, this game is a dead end for them as they are no match for Arsenal at all.

Arsenal's attack is ferocious, and Arsenal's players are unusually hungry for goals. In the 32nd minute of the game, Xiao Qing's shot made a corner kick, but Arshavin and Gala collided with their heads when they competed for a corner, and the Russian Tsar was unlucky and bleeding and had to go off the field for emergency treatment, and Gala also needed to be temporarily off the field for examination. Although Arsenal could only play with nine men for the time being, Arsenal took their chances and scored without anyone expecting them.

In the 35th minute of the game, Arsenal central defender Vermaelen, who broke the ball at the back, made a long pass from the backfield, and Belgian defender Mlemo slipped when he cleared, so Arsenal got a desperate opportunity; Seizing on a rare opponent's mistake, Nasri quickly slotted into the box; At this time, Xiao Qing quickly and simply killed in front of the goal, and in the face of Nasri's hanging pass, Xiao Qing forced a header against the standard defender!

1-0, Arsenal took the lead at home; And for Xiao Qing, this goal is also quite happy, although it must be admitted that this goal has some luck elements, but this is Xiao Qing's first goal after becoming the team's single arrow, which is also temporarily telling some people that Xiao Qing can actually become the team's reliance, even if there is no partner in the forward line, but he can still score.

Arsenal were quite excited to score, and they saw the hope of victory in the home lead, and they saw the opportunity to qualify early in the group stage; So now Arsenal are getting more and more aggressive in attack, and they need to lock up the win. And for Xiao Qing, this game also made him very active, and he scored a goal and he was more active in pursuing goals, because he wanted to better adapt to the single arrow tactics, because he wanted to become better.

In the 42nd minute, Arshavin took the ball to the right side, Fabregas stepped into the penalty area and slid a right-footed shot that slid off the far post.

However, in the stoppage time of the first half, Arsenal expanded the result, it can be said that this goal is also a bit surprising, or Xiao Qing did not show much role in this goal, but after all, Arsenal expanded the lead and sealed the victory of the game. Denilson's sudden long-range shot from 30 yards out was unexpected, and the ball was hoisted into the standard Liege goal, giving Arsenal a 2-0 lead at home.

Although Arsenal took the initiative in the second half of the game, they never continued to score, but it doesn't matter, 2-0 win at home, Arsenal is now able to get another three points, Arsenal won four and drew one draw after five group stage games, and Arsenal, who got 13 points, easily qualified for the first place in the group. This is Arsenal's first group stage win in three years, and although this is due to the lack of quality of their opponents, it is indeed good news for Arsenal. As for the second place in the group, Olympiacos and AZ Alkmaar still have a chance, and they will also have a fierce competition for Zuihou.

Arsenal beat Belgium's Standard Liege 2-0 at home to qualify for the group one round ahead of schedule, and Arsenal have secured top spot in the group. For the Gunners at home, 90 minutes of play are nothing more than "picking up the bag". Ligège champions are not a tough opponent and sending Arsenal out of the group one round earlier would be a bloodless gift for the Gunners.

Counting the advance round of the knockout round, Arsenal has broken into the knockout stage of the Champions League for ten consecutive years, so Arsenal at this time is in a good mood, compared to Liverpool who qualified for the group stage, Arsenal actually looks a little unlucky, but Arsenal is really good. Because Arsenal easily qualified first in the group stage, because Arsenal are now second in the league standings; Of course, although Arsenal are happy and proud now, they also need to be serious, because the main event of the league is coming. (To be continued......)