Chapter 50: Repeating the mistakes of the past

On November 27, 2010, the fifteenth round of the Premier League was fully launched; Arsenal take on Aston Villa in their first game. Aston Villa are unbeaten at home this season and are currently in a good position in the table.

Arsenal lost to Bouee in their last Champions League game, and captain Cesc Fabregas is now also suffering from injuries; However, Xiao Qing, Arshavin, Alexander Song, Sagna, Koscielny, and Klicy were all on the line-up in that game, and Nasri and Chamak also returned to the starting line-up, with Rosicky as the captain on the field.

goalkeeper Fabianski; Sarnia, Squeeraki, Koscielny, Klicy at the back; Defender Alexander Song; midfield attackers Rosicky, Nasri, Arshavin; The two forwards are naturally Chamak and Xiao Qing. Although Arsenal have lost the core of their midfield, the Gunners are still relatively neat and they are confident of winning away from home.

Villa goalkeeper Friedel; Luke Young, Dunn, James Collins, Volnock on the back line; Midfielders Downing, Clarke, Banan, Pire, Ashley Young; Solitary striker Karui is up front.

Xiao Qing is naturally full of confidence in this game, and he doesn't think Aston Villa can have much impact on Arsenal; And I have to admit that Arsenal's thrilling reversal of Tottenham Hotspur in the last round of the league and the unexpected defeat in the just-concluded Champions League group stage have greatly stimulated the Gunners, who are very unwilling to lose the first game of the season, and they do not want to continue the recent slump of Arsenal in this game.

Arsenal will be hoping to show a stronger fighting spirit and morale in this game, and they will all hope to return to their previous unstoppable spirit in this game; They really need to get up the ladder quickly. Time is running out for them. They will need to adjust their form as soon as possible to face the upcoming summit clash with Manchester United.

So Arsenal showed aggressive momentum at the beginning of the game. They were really focused on the game, and they did play at Villa Park, which put a lot of pressure on Aston Villa.

Less than a minute into the game, Villa defender Volnock made a mistake in the backfield, Arshavin intercepted the ball and went straight into the penalty area, Xiao Qing's stab shot from six yards away from the goal on the right side was bravely defused by Villa's goalkeeper Friedel. In the third minute, Alexander Song snatched Arsenal veteran Pire on the right, Nasri won the ball from the outside and sent a wonderful pass, and Chamak's right-footed shot from inside the box went just wide of the far post. Sixth minute. Villa defender Collins was not far from clearing, and Xiao Qing's long-range shot from the periphery after winning the ball failed to hit the target.

Arsenal had already suppressed Villa in less than ten minutes of the game, and the initiative in this game was indeed firmly grasped by the Gunners. The aggressive Arsenal made the Villa team feel a lot of pressure, and they were really a little powerless in the face of the Gunners' onslaught again and again.

In the fourteenth minute, Xiao Qing and Chamak received headers at the back, Rosicky went to the penalty area and barely kicked out, and Villa goalkeeper Fridel easily confiscated the ball. In the 17th minute, Arshavin's shot from inside the box hit Collins' foot and went off the line, and the ensuing corner was headed over by Villa defender Dunn. Rosicky took the ball and handed it to Nasri, who smashed it to his left foot and fired wide from distance.

Twenty-third minute. Arshavin's tactical corner kick was handed over to Rosicky, and Rosicky gave it to Xiao Qing, and Xiao Qing's long-range shot from the edge of the penalty area was blocked by the dense players in the penalty area. In the 33rd minute, Nasri crossed a low ball from the right, and Dunn almost set himself up when he cleared the ball.

The Villa team was overwhelmed by the Gunners' ferocious attack at this time, and they were passively in the penalty area to strengthen the defense; In the process, they gave up almost all of their attacks, and their few attacks on the offensive end did not achieve much at all. So at this time, Arsenal will naturally not be polite, they are creating scoring opportunities with more ferocious attacks in the game, and they are impacting the goal of the Villa team again and again.

Although Arsenal occupies a great initiative in the game, Xiao Qing is still very dissatisfied; Because Arsenal are dominant, but they haven't scored yet. Arsenal have not experienced such a situation, and it is naturally good for the Gunners to look good on the field, but more importantly, they need to score goals.

So what Arsenal need to do now is to grasp the current advantage, they need to turn the initiative on the field into a lead in the scoreline, and now Arsenal needs to completely break down the crumbling Villa defence.

In the 39th minute of the game, Arshavin started to get the ball in the middle circle; Xiao Qing and Chamak tacitly began to contain the Villa defense in the penalty area at this time, and the Russian Czar struck a right-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area after running fifty yards past a defender of Villa Zuihou Dunn, and Friedel fell to the ground to touch the ball but to no avail.

1-0, Arshavin scored his first league goal in nearly two months, and this goal also helped Arsenal open the door to goals, and the original shaky Villa defense was completely lost at this moment, and now it is Arsenal's goal show.

Arsenal's morale was high after the goal, and at the end of the first half, Sagna's cross from the bottom line, Chamak's header from close range was inevitable, but Villa goalkeeper Friedel instinctively reacted and saved the ball! Arsenal unfortunately missed out on extending their lead as the goalkeeper played bravely and the Villa team narrowly escaped.

Then Arshavin took a corner kick to the edge of the penalty area, and Xiao Qing kept the ball and hit the ball directly with his right foot; The ball hit the grass and bounced towards the goal, and the Villa goalkeeper could only cry out in vain at this time, and he was powerless in the face of such a rebound ball.

2-0, Xiao Qing continued his goal performance in the league; In the fifteen rounds of this season, Xiao Qing has scored in every game, and what is even more incredible is that Xiao Qing has scored 23 goals in the fifteen rounds, and the current season is not halfway through, Xiao Qing is far ahead in the current scorer list, and there is no suspense at all for him to continue to dominate the league golden boot.

At the end of the first half, Arsenal took a 2-0 lead away, and at this time, Arsenal undoubtedly once again showed the strong shili of the defending champions of the Premier League; Twelve wins and two draws in the previous league games are no joke and now it looks like it will not be easy to find a team that can end Arsenal's unbeaten streak because Arsenal have been impeccable, because the Gunners are in good form right now, they are not afraid of any opponent at all, they have the ability to break down any team's goal.

Although it was now 2-0 up, the Gunners did not celebrate prematurely; In the last round of the league, Arsenal also took a comfortable 2-0 lead in the first half of the north London derby, and at that time everyone thought Arsenal could laugh Zuihou. Arsenal did laugh Zuihou, but in the second half of the game they conceded three goals in a row, they were forced to a desperate situation by Tottenham Hotspur, if it wasn't for Xiao Qing's strong play, then maybe Arsenal's unbeaten record would have been ended.

So at this time, although Arsenal was still happy that they had taken the lead in the first half, they were not complacent, and they did not underestimate their opponents because of this, because the charm of football is unpredictability, and no one can guarantee what the outcome of the game will be until the moment of the game.

Arsene Wenger is constantly cooling the Gunners and he must ensure that the team does not repeat the mistakes of the past, and Arsenal cannot continue to be cornered by their opponents with a two-goal lead; Arsenal will be hoping to continue to take the initiative in the second half of the game and will not want to give Aston Villa any hope of counter-attacking. So the Gunners are also hoping to build on in the second half, hoping to completely crush Villa's Zuihou's counter-attack with another goal.

In the second half, Pire was replaced by teenager Delfoniso. Villa have taken the initiative to change, and they have replaced them with a young striker in order to make a difference in attack, and they hope to not be disgraced by Arsenal in this game.

In the 52nd minute of the game, Villa midfielder Banan's cross was pushed out by Squeeraki, and Clark, who played a cameo role in the midfield, stopped the ball on his chest in the arc of the penalty area and volleyed with his left foot; Arsenal goalkeeper Fabianski's vision was blocked by a team-mate in an offside position and he couldn't save the ball, and his 10-finger pass was once again cleared.

One to two, the Villa Park stadium suddenly erupted; The long-suppressed Villa fans are boiling over the team's strong counterattack with their fiery enthusiasm at this time, and the long-suppressed Villa finally showed good strength at this time, and they should be happy to take advantage of the opportunity in the game.

2 to 1, although the current Arsenal is still leading by one goal, but to be honest, Villa's goal made the originally morale-rich Arsenal suffer cold water, and this goal also made Arsenal have a little unpleasant premonition.

In the last round of the league, Arsenal also led Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 in the first half, but at the beginning of the second half of the game, Arsenal quickly conceded goals and was scored by the opponent one after another, and even overtook the score. Now it looks like Arsenal are facing another challenge as they seem likely to repeat the same mistakes. (To be continued......)