Chapter 655
In the 23rd round, Arsenal will challenge Bolton to visit Reebok Stadium; this is a good opportunity for Arsenal. Bolton has remained unbeaten in four games in the last five rounds, but the ranking is still on the verge of the relegation zone. This is an opponent with a relatively weak strength and a good opportunity for Arsenal to score three-pointers away and continue to maintain its lead in the standings.
Xiao Qing and his teammates are also full of confidence in this game. Arsenal has been in good shape recently. The most important thing is that Arsenal players are always hungry for the game. Arsenal players need victory in the game and need to get a more secure position in the standings. Arsenal, who just defeated Manchester United at home, is full of morale and they are also confident of winning the game at Reebok Stadium.
Macon, who had been training with the team for nearly half a month, appeared in the team's starting lineup at this time. Arsenal finally welcomed a legitimate full-back for so long. Although Macon's condition may not be outstanding now, the lean camel is bigger than a horse. He will definitely bring a lot of help to Arsenal on both offense and defense. Compared with the unreliable Jolu, Macon is still worthy of Arsenal's trust and expectations.
The Gunners are ready. Arsenal is in good shape now, and the morale of Arsenal players has reached a new high. In addition, Arteta, Xiao Qing and others have returned to the main lineup, and the assistance of full-back Macon also makes Arsenal have a more stable lineup now. Arsenal is in good shape now, and the Gunners are in strong shape now. In such a game, Arsenal has no reason not to win the game, and they have no reason to lose three points at Reebok Stadium.
Arsenal showed a very good state at the beginning of the game, and new aid Macon also showed great enthusiasm in this game, which also gave Arsenal a good motivation. This full-back with first-class assist ability greatly enriched Arsenal's tactics, and Xiao Qing and Van Persie also got more opportunities to perform in the frontcourt.
Arsenal firmly grasped the progress of the game through ball control at the opening stage, and began to take the lead in the eighth minute. Arsenal's right back made a cross from the bottom of the wing, and Van Persie headed the ball from the back post to Bolton goalkeeper Bogdan. However, Bolton defender Whit cleared the ball with his big foot on the goal line; then Walcott cut the bottom line from the right and knocked back behind him, Xiao Qing's left-foot shot from the edge of the penalty area was blocked by Whit with his body.
Arsenal has created good opportunities to score in the next game, and they are very sure to score goals in the next game; Arsenal quickly entered the game, and Arsenal, who has a tide of offense, also took the initiative in the game. The Gunners are now very close to the goal, and Xiao Qing and Van Persie, the forward partners, are also striving to seize the opportunity to score goals. Since they can create good opportunities, they also need to convert these advantages into goals.
In the 23rd minute of the game, Arteta made a straight pass through Bolton's entire defense line in the frontcourt, and Walcott almost formed a quasi-single strike. Facing Bogdan who was attacking, the little tiger crossed the middle; Xiao Qing caught up with the goal and made a pass in front of the door and easily pushed the ball, one to zero. Arsenal seemed to have a little understatement in this game. They naturally had stronger confidence to laugh to the end at this time.
The 1-0 lead also made Arsenal players more relaxed in this matter. This game has always been controlled by Arsenal, and the Gunners have taken the initiative in the game. At this time, there is no need to worry about Bolton being able to cause any storm. Arsenal, who has won the lead, will no longer give the opponent a chance to equalize the score or even reverse. Arsenal will win the game in one go.
Although Arsenal took the initiative in the game, their luck was really bad; in the 38th minute of the game, Van Persie spiked continuously at the edge of the penalty area. Bolton full-back Ricketts did not grab it, Van Persie cleverly raised his feet and shot, but the ball hit the crossbar and bounced out; as the first half was about to end, Arsenal continued to miss the opportunity, and Macon firmly inserted the right cross to the front point, Van Persie shot with his right foot and shot with his right foot from the post and bounced out from the outside!
The goalkeeper is the best friend of the goalkeeper. The two consecutive goals in a game were definitely scored on the goal, which is really annoying for Van Persie. He also missed the best opportunity to help Arsenal expand his lead and secure the victory of the game.
However, Arsenal was wasting opportunities continuously, but they always grasp the rhythm of the game; Arsenal's excellent ball-handling ability makes Bolton helpless, and Arsenal, who has absolute ball-handling rights, does not give Bolton any chance to counterattack. The Gunners can even easily practice tactical activities at this time. This game is Arsenal's victory. Although it is only a one-to-zero victory, everyone sees a mature team, a terrifying team that can use their passes to make their opponents collapse.
Xiao Qing was shocked by the team's current performance. Arsenal has also found a very good offensive rhythm now. This game is obviously just the beginning when Arsenal came. Arsenal needs to become more aggressive, and they also need to perform more stable performance at this time. Although it is only one to zero, the suppression of Bolton was completed in the whole game. Arsenal's performance made everyone realize that Arsenal's current pass, cutting and ball control cooperation is getting better and better. When Arsenal plays the game they like, perhaps the Gunners' opponent will be completely defeated by Arsenal's ball control.
A one-to-zero victory looks average, and it is even a bit not outstanding for Arsenal; but after seeing the game process, there will be no such idea, because Arsenal is now a master of grasping the rhythm. Their game can be as fast as fire or as warm as water, but Arsenal's football is a victorious football; with master-level ball control and passes and cuts, Arsenal will completely extinguish the opponent's hope of the final counterattack without knowing it.
Arsenal won another victory, and a one-to-zero small victory was enough to make Arsenal excited because they achieved their set goals and scored three points. It was also because Arsenal's lead in the standings became more obvious after this victory. Manchester City, which was struggling behind Arsenal, was once again left behind by Arsenal.
In this round, with Manchester United abandoning Gibson's shot, Toffee Everton defeated Blue Moon Manchester City 1-0 at home. They gave Manchester City a huge blow to the ambitious Manchester City who wanted to regain the top spot. The Blue Moon is also six points behind Arsenal in the standings due to the defeat in this game.
The six-point lead is definitely a pride for Arsenal players. They seem to be slowly kicking their competitors out. Arsenal uses victory after victory to make their opponents feel desperate, and they continue to move forward with excellent victory; at this time, the main Arsenal competitors will feel the pressure because once they make some mistakes, they will see Arsenal take a steadily step forward.
The six-point lead is also a very safe lead. This is a victory in two games. At this time, Arsenal can be regarded as a little capital to make a mistake. They don’t have to walk on thin ice and worry that the top position may be replaced by Manchester City at any time. Now they can have more room for adjustment, and they can also use such games to make their opponents feel desperate.
The six-point gap is not too far. Manchester City must think they can seize some of Arsenal's mistakes and catch up with the gap. They must think that they will have a chance to catch up in the next game. But they must know that they are facing Arsenal, a team that has always been more mature. It is really difficult to overtake Arsenal in the standings at this time.
The gap of six points is not big, but if you run to the mountain and die, you may feel infinite motivation because of this gap that looks very smiling. They will keep working hard to narrow the gap in the next game, a gap that seems to be within reach. But Manchester City is also likely to collapse completely because of this small gap, because they do not have much experience in winning the championship, and because at this time they have no chance to breathe. Now they have been passively pulled into the fast lane by Arsenal, and they cannot stop at this time.
Arsenal players are increasingly satisfied with the team's current situation, and they are also very happy to have established an increasingly obvious lead in the league; although they do have a six-point lead now, Arsenal players will not easily squander these advantages because they know that this advantage is not safe enough. Arsenal players hope to establish a greater lead in the next game, and even completely give a stop to the league championship.
Chapter completed!