Qin Xiong left the Craven Farm course with a perfect number of shots and three passes.

It was his Premier League debut.

The tone of the outside world immediately changed dramatically.

Taunts turned into compliments.

As Arsene Wenger has said, Arsenal don't need him to be on the bench for a year or more, they need him to integrate into the team this season and make an indelible contribution to the team.

Qin Xiong naturally didn't want to be a substitute, not because he underestimated the Premier League, but because he was always confident in himself, and he thought he could show himself in this passionate field.

Arsene Wenger was always smiling in his post-match interview, and when talking about the game against Arsenal, he said: "Arsenal have always maintained their desire and ambition for the title, and some people say that we won the league last season and will be slack this season, and the team's table at the beginning of the league has strongly countered this view. Thierry Henry recovered from a pre-season injury, Patrick Vieira continued to contribute his a bit to the team, we still have fresh blood like Qin Xiong joining, I have to say that Qin Xiong and Arsenal's beautiful football philosophy are a match made in heaven, he makes Arsenal's midfield run fast, can repeatedly and effectively impact the opponent, once, twice, under the continuous strong impact, give the opponent a strong pressure, and finally seize the opponent's flaws exposed in the panic, Arsenal destroyed Fulham, we are the whole Premier League, Maybe even the team with the most goals in the new season in Europe, I don't think we should be criticized by some people anymore for being conservative, not only did we win, but we won beautifully, and five wins in a row is not the end of the season, we will always go for the win. ”

It was clear that Wenger was in a good mood. However, there is also a suspicion of falling into the well. After all, in the same round. Manchester United were held to a 2-2 draw away from Bolton Wanderers and are already nine points behind Arsenal.

Arsene Wenger certainly won't miss an opportunity to push back at Alex Ferguson's comments questioning Arsenal's unbeaten title last season.

Other teammates also talked about Qin Xiong in interviews, such as Henry and Vieira, who praised Qin Xiong's appearance.

Qin Xiong himself was pulled by reporters in the post-match mixed interview area, and he looked very low-key during the interview.

'Winning is the most important thing and I'm happy to win the first Premier League game with my team-mates, which gives me a mental encouragement and imagines that a draw or a loss would make me feel bad. Naturally, there will be more pressure as well. I'm happy to play for this team, we don't have to talk a lot, we play in a similar style and it's easier to work together in games. Henry? He's a fantastic striker, he's going to find the right space up front so you don't get bogged down with the ball and I'm not surprised that he scored two more goals in the game and I think he probably missed a good chance or two and he deserved a hat-trick. ”

With most of his team-mates coming back from international matches, he was a bit exhausted after playing this Premier League match. There will be a Champions League group stage in midweek, so there is no celebration of the victory.

Qin Xiong spoke on the phone with Sylvia over dinner. The other party congratulated him on his performance in the game, and kept telling her how she felt about watching the game on Guò TV.

Qin Xiong must not have imagined that Sylvia watched the TV broadcast of the Premier League game in China at night, and was already in the bed of the school dormitory when he chatted with him.

After a day's rest, Qin Xiong returned to the club to start preparing for the Champions League group stage.

Slightly tired compared to his teammates and needing more time to recover, Qin Xiong was in good spirits and took the initiative to come to the gym after training.

When he began to work on his lower body muscles, a teammate appeared next to him, he turned his head and saw Cesc Fabregas, who was also looking at him, and the two nodded to each other and began to practice.

Since the beginning of September, the quality and intensity of Qin Xiong's training have also faintly begun to stimulate many young players.

Cesc Fabregas didn't chat with Qin Xiong in the gym, and the relationship between the two was not close, just like normal teammates, but Fabregas was strongly stimulated after witnessing Qin Xiong's match against Fulham.

In terms of physical quality, Qin Xiong is obviously far superior to him, except for the natural height and skeleton, in other aspects, in terms of running speed and enthusiasm, Qin Xiong shows a surpassing of his peers.

What shocked Fabregas even more was Qin Xiong's ability to read the game and see the big picture.

The Premier League itself leaves little time for players to handle the ball, basically you can't control the ball and then think about what to do next, and Qin Xiong's grasp of the overall shape seems to be clear in his heart, he is never confused on the field, and he thinks about what to do next before controlling the ball.

This brings his organizational talents to good use.

In terms of technical ability, Fabregas believes that he will not lose to Qin Xiong, and he can pass the ball that Qin Xiong can pass, but in terms of timing, that is, the overall situation, he obviously feels the gap, which needs to be honed step by step, which is a change in playing thinking, and on the other hand, the gap in physical elements.

When he saw Qin Xiong going to practice, he silently followed Qin Xiong's pace and walked into the gym

On September 15, the 2004-2005 European Champions Cup officially kicked off.

Arsenal have been drawn in Group E.

The opponents in the same group are not too strong, and Arsenal has a strength advantage in the qualification competition.

PSV PSV Eindhoven, Panathinachs, Rosenborg.

The opponents in the same group are all from second-rate leagues.

The first game of the group stage will be played in Highbury, and the opponent is PSV Eindhoven, who is no stranger to Qin Xiong.

Even in such a group, Arsene Wenger was still in the pre-match dressing room to cheer his players up.

'I know we're going to relax a little bit in the Champions League group, we think we're going to get out easily, we're certainly the best team, but we have six games in the group stage, three of which are away and we don't end until December, and in the process, the Champions League will have an impact on our home league play. So it's lucky for us to be in such a group, we have to seize the opportunity to qualify as soon as possible, so that we can focus more on the Premier League, although Chelsea were drawn by Aston Villa in the fifth round of the Premier League, and we became the leaders of the Premier League, but at this time we must not take it lightly, we have to establish a greater advantage, so we all cheer up and take out our due strength to defeat the opponent, if we can qualify in November, We will be better able to cope with the Premier League's busy schedule around Christmas, which will be crucial to our impact throughout the season. ”

Arsene Wenger's words make a lot of sense.

The Premier League's schedule is dense and the intensity of the competition is high, which is obvious to all, in addition to one more cup competition, there is no winter break, how to adjust the team's state and allocate physical energy, is the most headache for the manager.

Since you are in a group that is easy to qualify, it is important to take advantage of such opportunities instead of facing the game casually.

Qin Xiong continued to qualify for the starting line-up, and Arsenal's squad was unchanged from the league game against Fulham.

Standing in the player tunnel of Highbury, Qin Xiong deliberately glanced at the starting lineup of PSV Eindhoven, he saw Park Ji-sung, Lee Young-pyo, and when they met each other's eyes, they couldn't help but nod to each other as a greeting.

In any case, just because you're an opponent on the pitch doesn't mean you're an enemy off the pitch, like he and Park Ji-sung have swapped jerseys.

With the summer leading the Chinese team to the top of the Asian Cup, Qin Xiong has become the number one star in Asia!

The king of Asia!

So like Park Ji-sung, it is not surprising that Lee Young-pyo is even more different-eyed towards Qin Xiong.

Less than a year ago, they played in the Eredivisie, and now, they still play for the Eredivisie, while Qin Xiong has arrived in the world's top three Premier League and has become a regular player for the giants here.

Under the leadership of the referee team, the players of the two teams began to enter the field, and when they walked into the Highbury arena, Park Ji-sung couldn't help but turn his head and look at Qin Xiong, who was always in the eyes of outsiders with a high fighting spirit.

He knew that the shape of the team the two of them had reversed.

If PSV Eindhoven face Ajax, they will think they are 60% sure of beating Ajax.

So when they come to Highbury, most of their thoughts are: avoid losing.

Park Ji-sung's expression became extremely strict, and he said silently in his heart: Chase you, defeat you, surpass you! (To be continued......)