Chapter 12 Champions League Qualifiers

With a crazy win in this round of games, although Manchester United and Chelsea also beat their opponents in the opening game of the new season, as for Liverpool was defeated 2-1 by quasi-giant Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City, who recruited heavily in the transfer period, also defeated Blackburn Rovers by Adebayor's goal.

But in the opening game of the new season of the Premier League, Arsenal is the biggest winner, with such a crazy victory, with a goal difference of up to five goals, the current Arsenal temporarily stands at the top of the standings.

In the first round of the Premier League, Arsenal relied on a smooth attack like mercury to beat the powerful Everton 6-1 away, allowing Arsene Wenger's side to temporarily lead the table on goal difference. However, Arsenal's upcoming Champions League qualifying match against Celtic is actually more important than the start of the league, and in a way, it will be a do-or-die battle that will determine the status of the Gunners' giants.

As we all know, the UEFA Champions League is the most watched football competition on Shijie, not only because the Champions League has become a testing ground for the most advanced tactical concepts in international football, but also because the high prize money returns and TV broadcast dividends have also attracted the major giants to do their best for the Champions League. Arsenal, one of the teams to have a successful run in the Champions League in recent years, have made a fortune in the competition, and for the Gunners, who are already in a poor financial situation, European revenues have even become an important source of survival for the club.

According to the latest news, UEFA has increased the income from the Champions League group stage from 4.6 million pounds last season to 6 million pounds, plus nearly 20 million pounds of TV dividends, which means that if Arsenal can get past Celtic and enter the Champions League. This will ensure that nearly £25 million will be earned.

Since Arsenal have been doing nothing for four seasons in a row. Adebayor and Toure have moved to Manchester City this summer. Although Xiao Qing is now being added; However, if the team loses the Champions League qualification again, then the Gunners' status as a giant may come to an end, and the knock-on effect of this is that the club will not be able to attract big stars, and key players such as Cesc Fabregas will also move away, after all, the Champions League is the biggest stage for many top players.

It is against this backdrop that Champions League qualifying against Celtic has become a do-or-die battle for Arsenal, with the Gunners travelling to Glasgow for the first leg in the early hours of 19 August. After a big win in the opening game of the league, Arsenal need to be ready to go to Glasgow immediately.

'The atmosphere at home in the Scottish team is very frenetic, but we have played in a number of European stadiums, so it's not a problem. The 6-1 win over Everton has been a huge morale boost, but we have to be careful against the opposition as it is a great opportunity to show the maturity of the squad and we have to win. "Arsene Wenger is very cautious, the strength of the Celtic in the Super League is really good, so Arsenal need to be careful at this time, although they must have a slight advantage in strength. But when it comes to the Champions League, they can't afford to be careless. 'Scotland is always special. Especially the atmosphere, but we've played in a lot of other stadiums in Europe and I think the players can handle it well. The end result will show where our confidence comes from, but we still have to be vigilant because every game is different and it depends on how much maturity we can show in the game. ”

'It's going to be a tough game and Celtic won't let us go easily, they're a good team with a lot of good players. But the reason I chose Arsenal was to play in the Champions League, which is what all players dream of, so we have to focus on qualifying. "Xiao Qing is naturally in the limelight now, and his near-perfect performance in the opening game made Xiao Qing get a post-match rating of 8.5 points, and this is also Xiao Qing's first Champions League game, although it is only a qualifying round, but Xiao Qing is still quite cautious." Celtic Park has a breath-taking atmosphere and we have to use our bodies more, just like we did against Everton. ”

Fresh off a 6-1 win in the league's opener, Arsenal don't have much time to celebrate the victory. Three days later, Arsenal will take on Celtic away in the Champions League qualifying round, and this "British civil war" must not be lost!

At the behest of UEFA president Michel Platini, UEFA has overhauled the format of the Champions League qualifiers this season, with the result that Arsenal and Celtic have to fight for a place in the Champions League. In the league, Arsenal got off to a flying start with Everton; At the same time, in the Soviet Premier League, Celtic also beat Aberdeen 3-1 away. Therefore, both teams will be in excellent form in the upcoming qualifying round.

Because Arsenal only finished fourth in the Premier League last season, the Gunners who reached the semi-finals of the Champions League last season can only start from the qualifying play-off round, and the first round of the Gunners encountered the opponent of the Soviet Super League powerhouse Celtic, and this is the first time the two clubs have met in Europe, but Celtic has a psychological advantage in the record of four wins, three draws and one loss against English clubs at home, and the last English club that can win at Celtic's home stadium is the impressive Nottingham Forest, That history was back in 1983!

Although Arsenal's morale is high, although Arsenal is more dominant in terms of overall strength, although Arsenal has just made a crazy start in the league, but the Scots are very uninterested in Arsenal, they will not think Arsenal is strong, as for that big win is only because of a hole in Everton's backline.

As a friend of Everton manager David Moyes, the well-known McGragh has always been not optimistic about Arsenal, before the opening of the Premier League, McGragh once said in his column that this is the best time for Celtic to win against Arsenal in five years; After Arsenal scored six goals in a single game, McGgerch's judgment was questioned, but he himself did not intend to change his opinion: "When I heard about the results of the Arsenal game, I knew that there would be people who would make irresponsible comments about me. But I stuck to my point because the result at Goodison Garden was unusual. ”

He believes there is a problem with the opponent's defensive arrangement: "I know Moyes and his team very well, Everton should have been able to show the stronger quality. However, the transfer rumours surrounding the team's defender Lescott seem to have affected the mood of the entire team, causing the players to be unable to concentrate all their energy, and as a result, the game became chaotic. ”

McGher believes that since Celtic do not have similar problems, there is no need to fear a declining Arsenal: "Trust me, Arsenal will definitely have big problems here. In fact, just before the league, it was thought that Arsenal might need to battle Everton for fourth place this season. Of course, Arsenal are now saying they are still aiming for the league title. But I know that it's just a bluff, and I don't think even they themselves will believe it. Shaw is brilliant but I don't think he'll be able to adapt to the new tactics and the new league very quickly, scoring two goals doesn't tell the whole story, he can't find his form so quickly, he needs more time to adjust and adapt, but unfortunately Arsenal don't have that time to wait. ”

Xiao Qing was a little depressed, but he was very careful to keep a low profile during this time, but it seemed that many people were still staring at him. But this is also very normal, because the tree is very windy, because the gun shoots the first bird.

Xiao Qing is still the Premier League standard king of this season's summer transfer, not to mention the record set by Arsenal, which has almost no relationship with the standard king; So at this time, Xiao Qing must have been carefully watched under a magnifying glass, and now they need to find more news on Xiao Qing's body.

Xiao Qing was undoubtedly a huge success at Hoffenheim last season, but in the new environment of the Premier League, fans and media are looking forward to his performance, but also there is some dark desire to see Xiao Qing hit the rocks, after all, it is not news that many players do not adapt to the new league or team after the transfer and collapse.

Actually, part of the reason is that the hateful Pixie. Lot, Xiao Qing really dares to guarantee that he has nothing to do with this Pixie, but it is a pity that Xiao Qing's Premier League debut is absolutely successful, Arsenal has become the focus of public opinion for a while, and his performance in this game is also unusually eye-catching; So Xiao Qing really has no shortage of attention, and now Pixie is becoming more and more popular, and she has become a new idol born in Britain that is quite popular among young people. So it's very simple, Xiao Qing wants to keep a low profile, but the media won't let him go.

Xiao Qing dares to guarantee that he doesn't care much about the voice of the media, because he knows that those guys are the most undisciplined and undisciplined, and what they say a lot of the time is inconsistent and self-defeating, but at this time Xiao Qing is still a little unhappy, most of the media began to express their expectations for Arsenal vaguely even if they did not immediately change their position after Arsenal's crazy victory, but there are still so many people who are not optimistic or want to belittle the existence of Arsenal, so they are too ignorant of current affairs.

Xiao Qing is very unhappy, but he does not have the ability to force others to be optimistic about Arsenal; But he can score harder on the pitch and he'll embarrass those guys themselves.

As for the rest, Xiao Qing is looking forward to his Champions League debut! Although it is only a qualifying round, this is a qualifying match for the Champions League after all, so Xiao Qing began to feel that he couldn't wait, because this was the highest stage he had never set foot on! (To be continued......)