Chapter 179: A Great Crisis
Arsenal won the opening game of the season, but the victory in this game made Arsenal receive a lot of criticism, because Arsenal only beat Newkars 1-0, but also because Arsenal struggled in the game, they showed the energy to seize the opportunity in this game is not good enough, although it is only the opening game of the league, but because the expectations for Arsenal are too high, so it is really difficult for fans and media to feel satisfied with such a performance, Because in their opinion, even if Arsenal's strength is slightly damaged, they should easily win the game, instead of stumbling in the game like this, with high possession and unable to extend the lead.
In fact, Arsenal won the game after all, and there are a lot of accusations and criticisms of Arsenal in addition to the unsatisfactory process of the game, but also because the performance of Arsenal's opponents is really good, in contrast, Arsenal's performance is naturally more questioned, because Arsenal's opponents performed very well, because Arsenal's huge advantage seems to have been slowly narrowed after a summer.
In the first round of the new season, Manchester City, which has set off waves in the transfer market, challenged promoted Maswands at home; Although it was a bit disappointing to be 0-0 in the first half, in the 57th minute, Silva dribbled the ball in midfield and handed it to Adam Johnson on the right, whose slightly adjusted volley was blocked by Vorm, and Dzeko, who received it in front of goal, made the first time to make a follow-up shot, and Manchester City led 1-0.
After scoring goals, Manchester City also began to go crazy, they found the feeling of scoring goals, and they were getting better and better; Sixty-eighth minute. Manchester City scored again. Richards crosses low from the right. Sergio Aguero, who responded at the back post, scored his first goal since moving to the Blue Moon with ease, giving City a 2-0 lead. Two minutes later, Sergio Aguero flashed again, picking on Dzeko's pass from the left and then picking out the goalkeeper at the moment when the ball was off the line, and Silva flanked in the box to give City a 3-0 lead. Sergio Aguero did another miracle in stoppage time when he slotted a right-footed wave from 25 yards out on the right side of the pitch. The opponent's goalkeeper is out of reach, four to zero!
Aguero's Blue Moon debut can be described as satisfying beyond imagination. The long-awaited Manchester City champion did not "hold the pipa and half cover his face", but quickly conquered Manchester City fans with fierce firepower and "microwave"-like heat, and his shining debut won a full house. This also makes everyone have to realize the strength of Manchester City, they are nouveau riche in the transfer market to build a strong team, they can now perform even better, they have completely formed a competitive position, the new season Manchester City definitely have the ability to form a competition in the league!
Arsenal's other rivals, Manchester United, also won the game, beating West Bromwich Albion 2-1 at Hawthorn Stadium. In the thirteenth minute, Rooney broke the deadlock with a low left-footed shot from Ashley Young; Thirty-seventh minute. West Bromwich Albion's Lang equalises with a low shot from the left side of the box; In the 81st minute, Ashley Young took a kick from a tight angle on the left side. The ball touches a defender and changes the line into the far corner of the goal.
Although it was a narrow victory in the game, Manchester United performed very well, they firmly controlled the rhythm of the game, their ability to seize the opportunity was also excellent, they did not give the opponent more chances, they were also very mature and won the opponent in a difficult time. Manchester United are resilient and they will definitely work harder in the new season because they are hungry for glory.
However, in the opening game of the season, there are also some teams that are not very good, in addition to Arsenal, some other Chelsea and Liverpool who are very strong and have high expectations from fans and the media, their performance can not be said to be satisfactory, although their performance has certain highlights, but it still does not meet the expectations of the fans, because they should have performed better.
In the opening league game, Chelsea travelled to take on Stoke City. After 90 minutes of intense action, Chelsea were held to a 0-0 draw away at Stoke City, a draw that ended Chelsea's nine-year streak of opening the scoring to the red door in a row, and manager Villas-Boas's Premier League debut ended in a draw.
Liverpool, on the other hand, were held to a 1-1 draw by Sunderland with a one-goal lead at Anfield, missing three points and missing out on a good start to the new season. Suarez headed in the first half from Charlie Adam's free-kick cross, and Sunderland midfielder Larsson equalised in the second half with a volley.
Although it is only the opening game, although it is only a round of games, it can't say too much, but through the first round of the new season, people can also have a preliminary understanding of the combat effectiveness of some teams, and they can also see some of the gains of some teams in the summer transfer market at this time. Although one round of matches cannot tell the whole story, it must be admitted that after a round of games, the combat effectiveness of some teams and the overall competition level of the league have also begun to emerge slowly, and now it is not only the fans who speculate, they also have a more intuitive understanding of the combat effectiveness of those teams.
Xiao Qing is speechless, the team's debut in the new season can really only be said to be very average, Xiao Qing thinks that the team can actually perform better, he thinks that game is definitely not the embodiment of Arsenal's real strength; But there is no way now, the game is over, perhaps the most good news for Xiao Qing is that the team still completed the goal and got the three points, Arsenal at least continued to show a very good momentum at the beginning of the league, they will continue to be one of the most competitive teams in the league, and they will continue to maintain excellent performance in the next games! Arsenal definitely need to continue to work hard and improve, although the performance in the first round was average, but Arsenal also learned some experience and lessons, especially for the newcomers, they also said that they can be more haode to complete the run-in with the team during this time, and the cohesion of the team's combat effectiveness.
Xiao Qingcai will not care about other things, although the team's performance in the first round of the game is insufficient, but Arsenal won the game, which is the most important thing; Arsenal got the three points, they started the new season without dropping points and not being left behind by other opponents, and that's the most important thing. As for the team that needs more improvement, Xiao Qing is not worried about that at all; Because Xiao Qing is very confident in the team, because Xiao Qing knows that the team will perform better and better.
Xiao Qing is very confident in the team, and no one understands the team's potential and combat effectiveness better than Xiao Qing; Therefore, Xiao Qing and the Gunners don't need to worry about it at all, what they need is to perform better in the game, and what they need is to better complete the run-in in training; What they need is to burst out of the team's full fighting power in the shortest possible time, and what they need is to try to establish a lead in the league table with better performances in the next games.
The Arsenal players are confident that they will perform better in the game, and they are confident that they will perform better in the next games; After the first win of the new season, Arsenal now need to be careful and careful, because the next opponent is not easy to deal with, because although Arsenal have won, they are also in some trouble.
In the opening game of the new season, Arsenal's main defender Alexander Song slapped Newcastles midfielder Barton was seen by everyone, which was also the object of unanimous accusations from the media and fans after the game; Arsenal are of course aware that Alexander Song will be automatically suspended, but they are also trying to fight for an appeal to avoid an additional suspension for Alexander Song.
However, although Arsenal has worked hard, and such an action as a slap really should not be on the pitch, even if there are many exculpatory reasons in Arsenal's appeal materials, Alexander Song is still banned for three games, including a fine of 20,000 pounds, of course.
Although Arsenal also argued that the three-game suspension was too harsh, the Premier League Disciplinary Committee found that Alexander Song's slapping was violent and dismissed Arsenal's appeal, with immediate effect from the three suspensions.
This means that Alexander Song will miss Arsenal's next three league games at home to Liverpool, away to Manchester United and at home to Swansea. It can be said that because of his lack of calm, Alexander Song paid a huge price for this impulsiveness, which also made Arsenal a little passive.
Alexander Song is Arsenal's main midfielder, and it can be said that Arsenal is now the only more reliable midfield defender, and his ban will definitely affect Wenger's line-up, and Arsenal's already poor defensive ability has been weakened; For Arsenal, it is really necessary to complete the run-in of the players in the starting lineup, but Alexander Song is banned, which really affects the run-in of Arsenal to a great extent. And the most important thing is that Arsenal's next opponent is the Red Army Liverpool, and this time Arsenal's crisis is coming.
The loss of the main midfielder, coupled with the imminent challenge of a strong opponent, is really a very distressing thing, and it is also a huge challenge that Arsenal will have to accept at the beginning of the new season. (To be continued......)