There is a gap in the overall strength gap between the BIG4 of the Premier League, which is mainly reflected in the endurance of the league long-distance running, Chelsea must be the strongest in terms of comprehensive strength, but in terms of the strength gap in a single game, perhaps there is no obvious gap between the BIG4 who has an absolute advantage and can compete with the opponent.

This made the Arsenal players understand in their hearts that it is a pity not to win Chelsea at home, but there is no need to linger, a draw is an absolutely acceptable result.

The day after the Christmas game, Qin Xiong threw a small party at his home, inviting the Henry family, Cesc Fabregas and his girlfriend, Robin van Persie, who were his very good teammates at Arsenal.

Sylvia prepared a sumptuous dinner to entertain the guests, and Qin Xiong, Fabregas, Henry, and Van Persie drank two bottles of good wine and sat together to chat after dinner.

Cesc Fabregas discussed his future direction, having recently studied the style of play at the heart of Italy's midfield, Andrea Pirlo, to complement each other's strengths and improve his skills.

The 28-year-old Henry certainly doesn't have to worry about the competitive factor, and he discussed with Qin Xiong about Arsenal's future development.

Even world-class stars need good helpers, and Arsenal's tactics around Qin Xiong and Thierry Henry are indeed working well, but the squad is too thin, and there are some long-standing minor problems that must be considered.

For example, will the 32-year-old Pire be able to make the same contribution in the future? Ljungberg has not been able to maintain his form this season, Reyes has still not been able to gain the trust of his team-mates at crucial moments, Hleb has taken too long to adapt to the Premier League, and so on.

There are also weaknesses in the team's defense, which cannot be ignored.

Qin Xiong talked with Henry for a long time. He expressed his opinion. First of all, in the existing configuration of the current team. Van Persie deserves more chances.

It's not because of a friend who says good things about Van Persie, but among the many offensive means, but in terms of efficiency, Van Persie's ability to contain and cover up front is the most efficient.

As for the replacement of wide players, Hleb is a question mark, and Reyes is indeed not convincing, and the team needs at least two more quality wide players to join in the future to keep Arsenal's overall quality up to the top ranks. Otherwise, next season, Arsenal will be really dangerous.

It is impossible to always rely on Henry and Qin Xiong to solve problems.

Van Persie's involvement in the team is not too high, and he is not yet a consistent main player, so he can only be described as the main substitute.

In the end, Henry suggested that Qin Xiong join him in pressuring the club at the right opportunity, hoping that the club would make some changes in terms of recruitment.

After all, the Emirates Stadium will be in use in the next two years, and the change in financial situation will be a leap forward.

Qin Xiong verbally promised Henry, but sighed deeply after sending these teammates away.

Probably Henry forgot one thing: Qin Xiong's contract renewal is still pending.

After another day's rest, the second league game of the Christmas Devils schedule arrived as scheduled.

Led by Qin Xiong and Thierry Henry, Arsenal continued to sit at Highbury. 5-0 thrashed relegation team Portsmouth, while the first half of the Premier League schedule ended with 19 league games. Arsenal won the halfway league.

After 19 league games, there was only one day of rest, and on 31 December, 20 league games resumed, with Arsenal visiting Villa Park.

It was a tough game.

Aston Villa visited Fulham in 19 rounds, playing an earth-shattering 3-3 against their opponents, and they were already exhausted when they returned to their home stadium, and with the league ranking close to the relegation zone, they simply set up a bucket formation at home.

Arsenal's overall fitness situation is also very poor, the third game of this devil's schedule, the first two games have been played, there are only three days of rest in total, and this game is an away game, the team's form is bound to be negatively affected.

Qin Xiong and Henry almost fought hard to take away the victory with a score of 1:0 at Villa Park.

Sitting on the bus back to London, the whole Arsenal team was exhausted, and many players were already in a state of confusion when they returned to London, including Qin Xiong.

Arsene Wenger is concerned about the form of his squad, and had planned to invest a little more in the FA Cup at the beginning of January, so that he can play a few more FA Cup games to hone more young players, which naturally requires some of the main players to play in the game, and the old and the new.

But looking at the current situation, it's really too difficult.

The bigger challenge for Arsenal is the fourth game of the Devil's schedule and the final game of the Christmas schedule, when Arsenal host the Red Devils Manchester United!

If the meeting with Chelsea at the beginning of the season, including the Christmas game, is a good time, at least the form of the two teams is not too much of a problem.

However, the schedule arranged by the FA is not very good at the timing of Arsenal's meeting with Manchester United.

Both teams have experienced 3 games of the devil's schedule with huge attrition.

Alex Ferguson led a tired Manchester United to Highbury to take on an equally physically and mentally exhausted Arsenal.

This match has faded away from the fierce colors of the DDA of the past.

Manchester United's improvement this season is evident compared to last season, with points, wins, goals, goals conceded and so on.

Manchester United are now on the upswing from a slump to a rebuild, and Ferguson has the patience to nurture and shape a new generation of Red Devils, and it is not yet harvest season, but that day is not far off.

But now against Arsenal, and away, Ferguson still understands the reality.

The Red Devils have been playing a little conservatively on the road, while Arsenal have really been unable to rush.

Relying on Qin Xiong and Henry's individual raids, the Red Devils are not vegetarians, how can it be so easy to rely on one person to overthrow the opponent?

In the end, the two teams drew 0-0 at Highbury.

A large number of star players on the field played poorly, the quality of the game was not high, the content was not rich enough, and the war between Ferguson and Wenger was also close to flattening.

Christmas Devils schedule 4 league games concluded.

Arsenal got 3 wins and 1 draw, which is not bad.

Manchester United, on the other hand, have won two and drawn two, and it is okay to remain unbeaten.

Liverpool and Chelsea, on the other hand, have won a staggering four in a row.

The BIG4 group has thrown off 16 other teams in the Premier League, among which in the BIG4 group civil war, Liverpool and Manchester United, the sworn enemies seem to be a grade, they are far from Arsenal and Chelsea, and the points competition between the sworn enemies is stalemate, often Manchester United and Liverpool take turns in the third or fourth place alternately.

Arsenal and Chelsea are in contention for the top spot.

With four wins in a row in the Devil's schedule, Chelsea have narrowed the gap on Arsenal to two points, which is just a game difference. (To be continued......)