Chapter 14: Mighty Arsenal
Arsenal beat Bolton Wanderers 4-0 at home to make it four wins in a row for the new season, and the Gunners scored 14 goals in four rounds; Although the Gunners also conceded a goal, their average of more than three goals per game has terrified everyone, and Arsenal are now showing more and more consistency, and fans and media have no surprise at all about their back-to-back goals. Arsenal's consistency in attack is hopeless, with the already formidable Gunners now getting stronger in attack; As for their much-maligned defence, they have only conceded one goal in the new season, although this may have something to do with the lack of strength of their opponents, but now just looking at the data, Arsenal is really strong and desperate.
Xiao Qing is very proud, he has scored two goals in this game and has now scored seven league goals, and now Xiao Qing has easily opened the gap with other scorers on the scorer list, Xiao Qing is now once again showing the loneliness of dominating the scorer list. Xiao Qing is too strong, maybe for other players, other honors may still be able to compete with Xiao Qing, but things like the Golden Boot are destined to belong only to Xiao Qing.
Although Arsenal have won four in a row in the new season, and although the Gunners now have a goal difference of thirteen, they remain second in the table after four games, because although Arsenal are strong, Chelsea have also continued to win this round of games, and they have won all four games in the new season.
Chelsea took on West Ham United in a thrilling 90-minute battle that ended with a 3-1 win away to West Ham United thanks to a brace from Essien and a goal from Kalou. West Ham broke the Blues' streak of a clean sheet in the new season with a second-half goal from Parker. After this game, the Blues continued to lead the race with a four-game winning streak.
Arsenal and Chelsea have both won all four games to take up 12 points. But Chelsea have had a frantic 6-0 goal difference in two of those four games, so Arsenal are now second in the table, even with a whopping 13 clean sheets.
Although he was a little helpless about not being able to reach the top in this round, Xiao Qing was not frustrated; Arsenal have been really good in the new season, they have been consistent in these four league games, and Arsenal have no reason not to be satisfied with the twelve points they have already received. Xiao Qing doesn't think Chelsea can continue to win, although Xiao Qing does not dare to guarantee that Arsenal can always win, but Xiao Qing believes that he can help the team make as few mistakes as possible; And even Chelsea are crazy in terms of goals scored right now. But for Chelsea, Xiao Qing really doesn't think the Blues will be more experienced in attack than Arsenal.
Arsenal are doing really well now, not only because they have won all four games and scored good goals, but also because of the comprehensive suppression of opponents in these four games.
Although there is only Liverpool such a good opponent in the four games, Arsenal completely suppressed the opponent in these four games, and Arsenal completely took the initiative in terms of possession, shots and foul making ability. In these four games, the fans and the media left a deep impression that the opponents were powerless against Arsenal, even if Arsenal's opponents wanted to play against the Gunners, but it soon became clear that the Gunners were in full control of the pace of the game and suppressed the opponent in the half.
Arsenal are desperately strong right now, and in attack Arsenal are very good at taking chances. They are also able to constantly create more opportunities; So in the face of the Gunners, who have shown crazy goalscoring form since the beginning of the new season, no one dares to guarantee that they will not be breached by Arsenal. As for Arsenal's defense. Although everyone knows that Arsenal have conceded a goal in the new season, although they also know that Arsenal's current defensive shortcomings are due to the fact that they have not been exposed under their strong attacking ability; However, under Arsenal's strong attacking ability, few teams are sure to have the strength to counterattack, and Arsenal's strong attacking ability is enough to make the opponent tired and unable to organize the attack at half-time.
Arsenal and Chelsea have both won four in a row this season, and they are the two teams in Zuihou who have won both of them. Although Arsenal and Chelsea are struggling to battle the table on goal difference, they have also won all four games to get 13 points, temporarily leaving some gap between the rest of the team.
Manchester United came to Goodison Park to score three goals in a row to reverse the lead, but conceded two goals in stoppage time before Cahill and Mikel Arteta scored in one minute each to level the scores. In the end, United drew 3-3 with Everton, and a bizarre minute of stoppage time allowed United to unbelievably turn the three points into a point at Goodison Park.
Manchester United are also unbeaten after four rounds, but their two-win, two-draw and eight-point record leave them four points behind Arsenal and Chelsea. Although the league has only been played for four rounds now, the battle between these three biggest favorites is not far apart, and they are likely to be entangled throughout the season; Now Manchester United are temporarily at a disadvantage at the start of the new season, which will certainly make them very passive.
Chelsea are a consistent team, they have a strong squad and the Blues have always been consistent; So it's a tough thing to chase points on the Blues. Although Arsenal has a precedent of collapse, Arsenal has become more and more mature in the past two seasons, especially after Xiao Qing came to Arsenal, Arsenal's performance at critical moments is more and more reassuring.
So when you face these two mature and stable teams, the first thing you need to make sure is that you can't make mistakes, and then you need to work harder in the process to perform better. So the current Manchester United team may not need to panic because they are four points behind, after all, it is only four rounds of games; But they also need to adjust their form more quickly at this time, as they need to face up to the strong ability and consistency of Arsenal and Chelsea.
Although the new season is only four rounds, it is a bit strange to say that now it seems that the contenders for the Premier League title have been clearly divided, and now except for Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United, other teams do not see any possibility of competing for the title, although the league is only four rounds, but the performance of other teams is really a little disappointing.
Birmingham and Liverpool at home St Andrews Stadium in this round of the game ended 0-0, Liverpool only have one win, one draw and two losses in the new season, and Liverpool, who were originally considered likely to regain the fourth place in the Premier League, seems to be repeating the poor first half of last season, and they seem to be going to continue to perform very average and even disappointing in the new season.
Liverpool, which has a serious financial crisis, has lost some strength after losing a big general, and now they are indeed losing their competitiveness; However, Liverpool, who have a good background, are still likely to try to return to the Champions League, because when Liverpool's decline is more obvious, the performance of those teams who were once thought to have a good chance of breaking the old order of the Premier League has been disappointing.
The performance of Manchester City, which has set off a frenzy in the summer transfer market, is disappointing, and they should be able to rise quickly with a luxurious squad; However, in the new season, they still have a lack of competitiveness at the beginning and have a luxurious squad, but in this round of the game against the average strength of Blackburn, Manchester City suffered a 1-1 draw, this is another draw for the Manchester City team in the new season, they really did not take advantage of the opportunity when facing the lower team.
Tottenham Hotspur, the fourth place team in the Premier League last season, may be looking forward to the Champions League in the new season, and they also suffered a draw from West Bromwich Albion away in this round of games.
Other teams are very generally what Xiao Qing is willing to see, and no one likes to see their opponents as terrifying and strong opponents; Now Arsenal is in a very good situation, although the new season has only been played four rounds, but as far as the current situation is concerned, Arsenal's main opponents are only Manchester United and Chelsea, and other teams may have a certain possibility to bring some trouble to Arsenal, but they still lack enough combat power and stable performance, so they are not Arsenal's main competitors at all.
With four wins in the league, Arsenal now needs to start shifting their attention, because the Champions League group stage of the new season is about to start, and after the fourth round of the league, Arsenal is in full swing to prepare for the first Champions League group stage of the new season.
Arsenal will host Braga in this game, and the Portuguese side entered the UEFA Champions League play-offs as second in the 09-10 Portuguese Super League, and in the Champions League qualifiers, they beat Soviet side Celtic to qualify for the Champions League. The ability to knock out Scotland's Celtic, who often appear in the Champions League, has proven the quality of Braga's "dark horse", but no one knows how far this "dark horse" can go this season. (To be continued......)