Chapter 07: Getting Better
Xiao Qing didn't know what to say at this time, he knew that he was capable, and he knew that Van Persie was also really talented; But the two of them, who were supposed to be a nightmare for any team in the eyes of many, seemed to be a bit of a bad match, they both wanted to keep each other down, and their jishu style was quite close, so it also caused them to look like they were holding each other down on the pitch for the time being. It's not that they don't have the ability, but now they still need more tacit understanding, and they need to find a good balance, which can not only make the team's attack smooth, but also make their individual abilities very good.
Xiao Qing is very aggrieved, but he really can't find a better way for the time being, now it is really difficult for him to suddenly form enough tacit understanding with his teammates for a while, now he may need more exploration, and now he may need more adjustments to be able to adapt to this new environment.
Arsenal actually performed really well in the whole first half of the game, although Atletico Madrid is a quite strong team, but throughout the first half of the game, Arsenal obviously had the advantage. However, Arsenal's two highly-anticipated strikers have repeatedly misunderstood and even made mistakes, which also made Arsenal waste good opportunities again and again, so the two teams could only exchange blanks in the first half.
Arsenal's fans, who were originally very excited, are now a little worried, they thought that the current team is strong and has reached the strongest squad in recent years, but now it seems that the team still has some problems. Originally, Arsenal may have continued to have this tacit cooperation and smooth attack because of enough tacit understanding between each other, but now Xiao Qing's joining has made Arsenal's attack a little stagnant.
Judging from Xiao Qing's performance in the first half alone, it seems that Xiao Qing's ability and jishu are still there. It's just that Xiao Qing and his teammates don't have enough tacit understanding. This also caused the team to be scoreless. Once they want to find Xiao Qing, it will make the team's tactics a little confusing.
Xiao Qing and Arsenal still seem to need more time to get along with each other, and they may need more time to find the possibility of exploding into the team's fighting power.
"Shaw, don't put any pressure on you to show how you did last season, we believe in you!" Xiao Qing kept his head stuffed and didn't speak, but at this time, Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger was cheering Xiao Qing up, although it was just a warm-up game and maybe it couldn't represent more, but the new season was about to start soon. Arsene Wenger, who has enough ambitions, really needs to help Xiao Qing get back into form, because he understands the importance of Xiao Qing in the new season.
"Shaw, I believe in your abilities. You have a great range of motion, don't worry about your teammates, they will give you enough support. Look for more chances up front, you'll get passes, I need you to tear apart their Zuihou defence, I need you to shoot more. Wenger patiently laid out tactics for Xiao Qing, he needed Xiao Qing to find the tacit understanding with the Arsenal players as quickly as possible, and he needed to stimulate Xiao Qing's state and confidence. They don't have any more time left.
"Nicholas [Bendtner], your task in the second half is to pull their defence. Press it higher, don't let them have a chance to form a trap on Xiao, don't let them constantly compress Xiao's range of motion. Your area of activity is in the penalty area, look for opportunities, Shaw will pass you the ball and create a threat to their goal! After all, it was only a warm-up game, so Wenger naturally had enough opportunities to make substitutions, and he also replaced Bendtner to find new tactics.
Xiao Qing felt relieved, now that Bendtner has come up, then Xiao Qing feels that he doesn't seem to have to be at a loss anymore, because Bendtner is a fairly typical high school striker, although Bendtner, who is more than 1.9 meters tall, is not bad with jishu, but he is better at grabbing points and headers.
Although this is not a familiar tactic in Hoffenheim, Xiao Qing can still feel that he can get a lot of room to move under such a tactic, and he can also get more opportunities to play under such a tactic, because he seems to not have to worry about someone colliding with him.
Xiao Qing was happy, but Fan Persie's face was a little ugly; Although it was only a warm-up game, Wenger's tactics were obviously taking care of Xiao Qing, Xiao Qing's arrival was to steal Van Persie's position, and now it is such a tactical arrangement, Van Persie obviously feels that he is not taken seriously here, at least not as much as Xiao Qing. Van Persie is very confident in himself, he doesn't think he is worse than Xiao Qing, and even he thinks he will have more potential than Xiao Qing, but this does not seem to be the case now, because manager Arsene Wenger obviously seems to believe in Xiao Qing more.
Xiao Qing naturally doesn't care about Van Persie's unhappiness, although he has been here for a while, but the relationship between him and Van Persie is really not salty, in addition to the language barrier, Xiao Qing can also feel Van Persie's wariness of himself, because they both hope to be the team's leading scorer, they all hope that they can play a more important role in the team, and they all hope that they can suppress the other party and become the team's first choice for attack.
Xiao Qing is in a very good mood, although Xiao Qing has not been able to completely form a tacit understanding with his teammates in the second half of the game, but now Xiao Qing seems to be really active, compared to the first half, some of them are outside the tactical system, and now Xiao Qing has begun to perform more and more eye-catching.
In the 50th minute of the game, Xiao Qing received a pass from Cesc Fabregas and suddenly accelerated to force a breakthrough into the penalty area, and the sharp breakthrough forced Atletico to start compressing the defensive line; In the face of the Atletico Madrid defender's supplementary defense, Xiao Qing suddenly lifted his foot and passed, and Bendtner accelerated to sprint to the goal.
Although Bendtner's header was confiscated by the Atletico goalkeeper, the cheers at the Emirates Stadium began to heat up as Xiao Qing looked to find his groove in the game and Arsenal's record-setting goalscorer began to get better.
In the 61st minute of the game, Arsenal made a comeback, and after the cross from the right side of Wilshere, Xiao Qing accelerated after knocking the ball on his heel, and the follow-up Denilson's just right pass made Xiao Qing get a pretty good chance in the hinterland of the penalty area. Facing the somewhat panicked Atletico Madrid defender Xiao Qing did not shoot directly with his feet, Xiao Qing, who slammed the ball and changed backwards, directly took the ball to the small penalty area and volleyed directly.
Although Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Asenjo saved Xiao Qing's shot like a miracle, Bendtner, who made up for the leak in front of the goal, smiled and gave a big gift with his easy follow-up goal to help Arsenal break the deadlock on the field and take a one-0 lead.
Although it was a pity that he couldn't score a goal, Xiao Qing still smiled and hugged Bendtner to celebrate; As for the current Arsenal fans, they began to celebrate, although Xiao Qing failed to score a goal, but in this goal Xiao Qing's performance is really outstanding, his breakthrough and shooting are really quite threatening, and Arsenal fans also believe that Xiao Qing, who is getting better, will definitely be able to score goals soon.
Arsenal fans think well, now Xiao Qing has found a certain feeling of the game, and now he is gradually starting to perform more threateningly, and his performance on the field is beginning to become more and more handy.
Arsenal's morale was high after the goal, and three minutes later Wilshere again crossed from the right; Although Zuihou's passing line and landing point are still poor, with strong explosiveness and excellent liliang, Xiao Qing forced Atletico Madrid defender Juanito to head the ball in the heart of the penalty area.
Bendtner, who received the pass, was also very calm at this time, and his breakthrough was still quite threatening, so this also forced Atletico Madrid's defenders to rush to fill the position, but at this time they didn't realize that Xiao Qing had begun to rush quickly to the goal. Bendtner reciprocated by sending a short pass, although the Atletico defenders, who are now aware of something, are desperately trying to save, but in the face of such a good opportunity, Xiao Qing will naturally not miss it.
Just easily pushed the ball to the right, and Xiao Qing in the small penalty area avoided the sliding tackle of the Atletico defender Zuihou without any pressure; As for Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Asenjo, he judged the right direction, but this time he was a little powerless in the face of Xiao Qing's close push.
"Shaw! Resemble! Resemble! The Stadium resounded with neat cheers, Xiao Qing pushed and scored to help Arsenal take a two-0 lead, although the performance in the first half of the game was very average, but in the second half of the game Xiao Qing became a very efficient killer, and now Arsenal fans have reason to believe that Xiao Qing will get better and better, and they have reason to believe that Xiao Qing, who has set a team transfer record, can help Arsenal go further.
Arsenal's players also smiled and congratulated Xiao Qing, although this was only a warm-up goal, but it was also Xiao Qing's first goal in the game for the Gunners. As for Van Persie on the bench, he applauded a little reluctantly, because the better Xiao Qing performed, the more pressure he put on.
As for manager Arsene Wenger, he celebrated with a rare series of fists; You must know that Xiao Qing is the reinforcement he strongly advocates, and now Xiao Qing is still the standard king of the Premier League this season, and it is also the first time in Arsenal's history that he has become the standard king in the transfer market, so the good form of Xiao Qing now also makes him feel more confident.
Xiao Qing feels really good, although it is only a goal in the warm-up game, but Xiao Qing seems to have found the feeling of scoring a goal, although it is still a little strange under the new tactics, but Xiao Qing has no doubt that he has enough confidence in himself, this is just the beginning, even if the start is not perfect! (To be continued......)