Chapter 177: An Unexpected Conflict
Arsenal's players are hungry to win, not only in attack but also in defence. Although this is St James' Park, although Arsenal are completely pressing the opponents, they are not easily satisfied, because Arsenal need to do better, they need to completely dominate this game, not only in attack, but also in defence.
Newkarls really doesn't have much to do in attack, because Arsenal have more possession, and Newkars is now just more passive defensive. They also only relied on defensive counterattacks on the offensive end, and the Magpies had no other way at all.
In the 31st minute of the game, Arsenal's midfield pass error was broken. Song immediately tackled Demba Ba in the midfield for a foul; Newkars' players were furious, because this time the foul action was relatively big, which made Newkarls completely have no chance to counterattack.
Alexander Song received a yellow card, which was Arsenal's first yellow card of the season and the catalyst that made the game more explosive; Newkars' players are really annoyed, they are very unhappy with Arsenal's strength in this game, and they are very depressed about being beaten by Arsenal in the game.
The Arsenal players continued to maintain their aggressiveness, and they also continued to maintain a strong attack in the game; It's a time for Arsenal to build up, having already taken some initiative in the game and are now holding Newkarls at bay. Then now is the most haode opportunity. The unforgiving Arsenal need to score in one go. They need to settle for a win in this game. They need to take the lead on the scoreline, not just dominate on the field.
In the 35th minute of the game, Arsenal midfielder Arteta broke through with the ball; The smash changed direction and caused Newcastle midfielder Barton to lose his defensive position, and when Barton was scrambling to adjust, Arteta made another counter-dunk. This caused an uproar at St James' Park, Barton was shaken to the ground, and Arteta broke through directly to the penalty area and fired a powerful long-range shot.
Arsenal were given a chance for a corner, although Arteta's shot was blocked. But at this time, no one dares to underestimate Arsenal's performance, they are crazy, Newkarls is completely played, this is a game between giants and children, Newkars does not seem to be able to put any pressure on Arsenal at all.
Arsenal took a corner kick from the left, Magpies goalkeeper Krul judged the high ball to be wrong, Koscielny formed a header on the goal, but fortunately Simpson cleared it in time on the goal line; However, the rush was not far away, and in the scuffle Arsenal got the ball, although several feet were fighting for control of the ball. And Xiao Qing also suddenly stabbed him.
Magpies goalkeeper Krul actually didn't make any mistakes this time, but the scuffle in the box affected his vision. Xiao Qing's sudden stab made Krul unable to react immediately. Although the speed of the ball was not too fast, Xiao Qing's stab shot close to the penalty area still broke Krull's ten finger barrier!
1-0, Xiao Qing's goal helped Arsenal score the first official goal of the 2011-12 season at St. James' Park, which also means that Arsenal has now taken the lead in the game, for Arsenal, this is a good sign of a new season!
Xiao Qing is very excited to celebrate the goal, although as a super striker, scoring goals is really a normal thing for Xiao Qing; However, this is the first goal of the new season, and this goal can open the door to victory for the team, which is something to be happy about for Xiao Qing, and this is also something that Xiao Qing cares about very much now. Xiao Qing is not short of goals on the field, he has also scored a lot of goals that may be more crucial; However, every goal is worth Xiao Qing's excitement, especially such a meaningful goal.
In the new season, many people are questioning Arsenal's fighting ability, they think that Arsenal lacks enough competitiveness; It doesn't matter, Xiao Qing and the Gunners will prove their strength in the new season's competition. They are not the defending champions, Arsenal are a formidable team, they can continue to win games, they can beat any opponent. As the defending champions, Arsenal have only one goal, and that is to continue to win titles; For Arsenal, the task now is also very simple, that is, to complete the treble and they want to create a real dynasty!
Arsenal have taken the lead in the game, and after taking the initiative on the field, Arsenal has gone further to take the lead in the score. However, it is only 1-0, Arsenal are far from satisfied, they want to do better, they want to be able to completely win the game. So it's a good scoreline now, but Arsenal still need to work hard, they need to extend their lead and get the season off to a good start.
Arsenal's players are fighting to extend their lead, while Newkarth's players are naturally unhappy with a home defeat in the season's opener; They have been completely suppressed by Arsenal, from the first half of the game it seems that Newkarls has lost completely, they can't compete with Arsenal in the game, Newkars is really uncompetitive when facing Arsenal.
The players of Magpie Newkars are not easy to mess with, they are definitely not willing to be controlled everywhere, they are not willing to lose at home; So although Arsenal is very active in attack now, Newcars' players have enough reasons to put an end to Arsenal's aggressive attack, Newkars will fight back wildly, and they will bring great difficulty and pressure to Arsenal.
At the beginning of the second half, Arshavin picked up a pass in the middle, and Van Persie successfully countered offside and almost formed a single knife, but the Newcastle defender stuck his position in time to destroy the ball; Although the Arsenal players believed that the defence was suspected of a foul, the referee insisted that his decision was correct.
In the 50th minute of the game, Arteta was fouled by Barton, the famous bad boy in the Premier League, which also made the Arsenal players very unhappy, and the smell of gunpowder on the pitch was also repeatedly stimulated.
Arsenal continued to be strong in attack after the clash; Three minutes later, Arsenal played a long pass at the back, and Newcastle defender Taylor headed it off and almost made it an own goal. In the 58th minute, Sagna was fouled on the right and he was awarded a free-kick near the corner of the box, but Van Persie curled the ball just over the bar.
The Arsenal players are resolute in attack and hard at the defensive end; Arsenal played very aggressively, which also made the already aggrieved Newcastle players feel very unhappy, especially now Arsenal will even be more and more aggressive in the game, and fight back against Newcars.
In the 63rd minute of the game, Arsenal defender Alexander Song and Newcastle midfielder Barton had a fierce scramble in the midfield; They are all trying to control the ball, and this includes a few small moves in the heat of the fight. In the fierce battle, Barton stealthily pulled a jersey of Alexander Song, and Alexander Song also lost his balance and fell to the ground heavily.
This move caused the Gunners to get up and push the Newcastle "bad boy" in the back, and slapped Barton in the face during the confrontation, and the latter also covered his face and fell to the ground.
There was a boo at St James' Park, and the slapping of Arsenal's midfielder naturally caused dissatisfaction among Magpie fans; I have to admit that even Newcastle fans don't like bad boy Barton a lot of the time, but this is Newcastle's turf, and they can't allow their players to be fouled like this here.
Because of Alexander Song's slapping action, the conflict between the players of the two teams was completely ignited; Xiao Qing burst out of his full speed and rushed over, pulling away his teammates and pushing the Newkarls players away. As the team's vice-captain, Xiao Qing has the responsibility to calm down his teammates at such moments, and of course, to protect his teammates from suffering in conflicts. Xiao Qing did a very good job, or he was no stranger to fights and conflicts.
In fact, Xiao Qing is also very helpless when such a thing happens, anyway, Arsenal will definitely be heavily punished for this conflict, especially Alexander Song, at this time Xiao Qing does not think that he may escape punishment at all. Perhaps Alexander Song was angered by Barton's little black hand, but he was still not calm enough, and he was completely defeated by the cunning Barton.
The referee gave Alexander Song a red card and sent him off directly, although the Arsenal players were also protesting, but it seemed that Barton, who was a victim, still received a lot of sympathy points, and he was not punished in any way.
This may be the turning point of the game, because Arsenal's main midfielder has been sent off, Arsenal's defensive strength has been greatly weakened, Arsenal is now one less man on the field, although they are still one goal ahead in the score at this time, but Arsenal now need to be cautious.
Xiao Qing knows that this is a new challenge for Arsenal, and at this time Arsenal needs to withstand the pressure. (To be continued......)