Chapter 82: Half-Way Champion
Xiao Qing was in a very good mood, and he did not leave Switzerland immediately after the Shijie Footballer of the Year award; Now that you've come to Switzerland, it's a great place to have fun. As for Christmas, it was nice to be with my parents and Anna. Anyway, Xiao Qing is now banned from the league, so he is not in a hurry now.
Traveling to Switzerland is a topic that is talked about by travel enthusiasts, and traveling to Switzerland to ski in the Alps is also the first choice program; The Alps have turned Switzerland into a skiing paradise, so Xiao Qing now wants to try something new that she has never set foot in. Now he has the ability to let himself and his family enjoy some high quality of life, and he will not treat himself or his family badly.
accompanied her parents and Anna to buy some famous Swiss clocks, but Xiao Qing herself did not have that treatment; Buying is buying, but now Xiao Qing's agent Alan Tea Watch Omega is in contact, and Xiao Qing is likely to become the spokesperson of Omega, so there is no need to buy other watches at this time.
Xiao Qing is in a good mood, but Arsenal is in a depressed mood; Although Arsenal are currently at the top of the table, they may not be able to retain the title of halfway title. In the nineteenth round of the league, Xiao Qing and Nasri were banned from the game, although Cesc Fabregas's timely return could solve Arsenal's urgent needs, but Arsenal still lacked a squad.
On 27 December 2009, Arsenal, who have scored the most goals in the Premier League this season, hosted Aston Villa, who had conceded the fewest goals. This is a match for Arsenal in Zuihou in 2009, and they naturally hope to get a win and end the 2009 game perfectly; But Arsenal are understaffed, plus Aston Villa are not easy to mess with. At least against the other three teams in the Premier League's traditional semi-finals. Villa didn't taste defeat!
Villa are now unbeaten in seven straight games. They have been unbeaten in the first round since 1993 after Christmas. This is the second year in a row that two teams have met in the first round of fixtures after Christmas, with Arsenal holding a two-goal lead to an equaliser last year. Captain Cesc Fabregas missed the last round against Hull City due to a hamstring strain, and returned from injury to be a substitute in this game, which is also a hole card for Arsenal in this game.
goalkeeper Almunia; Sarnia, Garra, Vermaelen, Traore at the back; Double-back Alexander Song and Denilson, attacking midfielders Diaby and Arshavin; There is only Eduardo in the forward line. Although it looks good, I believe that Wenger must want to cry at this time, because his strongest squad has never played in the middle of the season, and now even the best three players cannot play.
In the first half of the game, the two teams were fiercely fought. but none of them were able to score; Cesc Fabregas started to warm up and he was substituted in the 58th minute, Arsenal really needed to score, they needed a win.
In the 67th minute of the game, Arshavin passed, Fabregas was pulled down in front of the penalty area by Villa defender Dunn when he turned around, and Fabregas took this free kick and scored directly! Youngfa's seventh goal of the season helped Arsenal 1-0 at home, and Arsenal also saw the hope of winning the halfway title.
In the 81st minute of the game, Arsenal Walcoat dribbled the ball at high speed and went straight to the ball. Cesc Fabregas got to the ball eight yards out and fired a right-footed shot into the bottom left corner. Youngster's brace helped the team 2-0 and almost sealed the win. But seeing Xiaofa limping without celebrating, it seems that the injury has not been completely completed.
Arsenal won the game, and the sought-after fans were extremely excited to win the game. Because winning this game, it also means that Arsenal won the halfway title, and as for the last time the Gunners won the halfway title, it seems to be the 2004-05 season, which is the closest Arsenal has come to winning the title in five years!
Although Manchester United's 3-1 win over Hull City in this round did not allow Arsenal to open up the gap again, it was also very good, and the task of the league treble in the second half of the game was to catch up with Arsenal.
As for the hot chase Chelsea, the Blues, who were overtaken by Arsenal in the previous round, played a blank sheet with Birmingham City in this round of games, which also means that the script of the last four rounds of two teams taking turns to occupy the top spot has failed, and Arsenal now occupy the top spot for two consecutive rounds of games, and still have a small advantage at the halfway point.
With 14 wins, three draws and two defeats, Arsenal are top of the table with 45 points, and the young Gunners have been in impressive form in the first half of the season and are now league leaders who are temporarily frontrunners in the title race in the fiercest league fixtures.
As for Chelsea, it is a tragedy, thirteen wins, three draws and three losses, although Chelsea with 42 points is difficult to solve in the standings and Arsenal, but this season's Chelsea has performed strongly at the beginning of the season, although they have won the games against their biggest rivals, but unfortunately they have not been able to have a stable performance, and the continuous mistakes in the last four rounds of games have not only failed to maintain their own slight advantage, but even they have lost the top position and been left behind by Arsenal Some gaps.
Fourteen wins, two draws, three defeats, 44 points Manchester United has unknowingly climbed up, although they have never stood at the top of the table this season, but the United team, which is still a slight gap with Chelsea and Arsenal, seized the opportunity in the continuous mistakes of Arsenal and Chelsea. They are now just one point away from Arsenal at the top of the table, with the defending three-time champions now climbing to second place in the table!
Although the season is more than halfway through, the Premier League title battle this season is a tragic one, and the three teams are fighting hard to solve in the standings; Even at the halfway point of the season, there is only a three-point gap between Arsenal in first place and Chelsea in third place, and the three teams can still change seats at any time because of one game, and this is a miserable first half of the game that has not been seen in previous seasons.
Before the season began, the big four giants shouted the slogan of winning the championship, and Liverpool fell behind from the beginning, completing the three countries of Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal in the middle of the season, making the Premier League more and more exciting!
Arsenal's performance this season has been surprising, although only Xiao Qing and Vermaelen were brought in in in the summer, but at the time people only thought that this was a targeted recruitment after the departure of Toure and Adebayor, which was only a minor reinforcement. Yes, Xiao Qing is very good, Xiao Qing may indeed be better than Adebayor, but this is not enough for Arsenal to immediately turn into the favorite to win the title, it is not enough for Arsenal to be entangled with Manchester United and Chelsea in good form for a long time.
Arsenal, which has not won a championship for four years, has not collapsed because of letting go of Adebayo and Toure this summer, the professor still adheres to his youthful and holistic strategy and moves towards the set goal, that is, the championship!
Although Van Persie will miss the entire season after being injured, Bendtner is also recovering from an injury, and Arsenal now only has Xiao Qing as a decent striker; Coupled with the lack of a capable substitute for the main central defenders of Galla and Vermaelen, Silvestre is dying, Sendros will have to leave sooner or later, and there must be a strong substitute as a guarantee.
Arsenal may still have a lot of shortcomings at the moment, but their current squad is really quite good, they have shown incredible strength, and they are now surprisingly effective.
Xiaofa's performance can be said to be expected by Arsenal fans, this young player became famous at a young age, although Xiaofa is still very young, but his performance on the pitch is becoming more and more mature, he is Arsenal's most haode midfield core, and his performance is also a key factor in Arsenal's ability to win the halfway title.
Xiaofa and others performed well, but everyone still thinks that the key to Arsenal's strength this season is Xiao Qing; After four months in the league, Xiao Qing has been Arsenal's Player of the Month since August, which is unique to Arsenal in recent times, and after Thierry Henry's departure, Arsenal really have one of the key players who decided the game.
scored eighteen goals, which Xiao Qing only used in sixteen games; Now Xiao Qing is at the top of the half-league scorer list, which is also a super scorer who Arsenal has gained enough to win the league golden boot after Henry, and can even have some more extravagant hopes, Xiao Qing is a super striker who dominates the Premier League scorer list!
Xiao Qing is very happy, Arsenal is also very excited, they have achieved a very good first half of the game, now Arsenal can go all out in the league to win the league title, they have the ability to do this, they can do as well as possible.
For Arsenal, for the Premier League, the half-way league title is nothing; Compared to other leagues, the Premier League does not have an off-season, and they do not have the opportunity to enjoy the winter break to make more adjustments and reserves. This is one of the reasons why the Premier League is so attractive, and it is also one of the reasons why many players cannot afford such a dense number of games.
For Arsenal, they can't be happy about the halfway title now, because the second half of the game requires them to work harder, and Arsenal's injury invasion has not been able to get rid of it, coupled with the departure of the big player due to the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations, which is also a reason why they need to pay more attention. (To be continued......)