After dinner, Qin Xiong walked back to his apartment.
His cell phone rang while he was on the road.
He took it out and saw that it was Sylvia.
"Hello, I just saw the news that you were injured in the game. Is it serious?"
"It's just a minor injury. It'll heal in a few days. How are you? "
"Yeah, I'm good. The China team seems to have a game in early September. Will you go back to China?"
"I don't think so. But I'll stay in London to recover. Sorry, I can't visit you."
"It's okay! Then you have to recover well. And don't pay attention to what the British media wrote in the newspapers. They're all talking nonsense. You're the best! "
Qin Xiong laughed involuntarily.
It was just a minor injury. If his mentality was so weak that he couldn't even handle it, he wouldn't have been able to gain a foothold in Ajax, and he wouldn't have been able to achieve such shocking achievements.
After hanging up with Sylvia, Qin Xiong returned to his apartment and went to bed early.
.....
Qin Xiong would never know where Sylvia was at this moment.
She just got off the plane an hour ago and checked into the hotel she booked in advance. Standing in the hotel suite, after hanging up the phone, the worry in her expression dissipated slightly. She was relieved to hear that Qin Xiong's injury was not serious.
She walked to the window and looked at the city shrouded in the hazy night. She also saw the iconic building of Shanghai in the East: the Oriental Pearl Tower!
She suddenly laughed.
She originally thought that she could give Qin Xiong a surprise when he returned to China.
But now it seemed that the surprise would have to be delayed.
That's right, she came to Shanghai.
She came to Shanghai as an exchange student at the University of Amsterdam, a well-known school in Shanghai.
When her classmates and friends asked her why she fought for such a meaningless opportunity, she couldn't answer.
It could be said that she decided first and thought later.
So she took out a piece of paper and began to write down why she chose to go to China as an exchange student.
She wrote down the first reason, the second reason, the third reason, the fourth reason …
When she wrote the tenth reason, she covered her mouth and laughed.
Because the ten reasons all had the same content.
Qin Xiong!
She had one reason to go to China, a thousand, ten thousand reasons to go to China.
Because of Qin Xiong!
She wanted to learn the most authentic Chinese, learn the culture and customs of China, and be the most perfect Chinese daughter-in-law possible.
.....
In the fourth match of the preliminary round, China defeated Malaysia with a score of 2: 0 and successfully obtained four consecutive victories in the group stage. The life-or-death match would be held in October, and the opponent would be Kuwait. The sixth match would be against the Hong Kong team of China. Therefore, the Chinese football media put out a slogan: China can advance if they draw in the next match!
During the FIFA match, Qin Xiong's left calf contusion healed. It could be said that from early August to early September, he was completely refreshed and full of energy.
The doubts of the outside world did not affect his ambition.
He deeply understood that as long as Wenger did not question him, his situation at Arsenal would not change.
Arsenal, who had returned from the FIFA match, welcomed the fifth round of the Premier League.
The London derby, the guest challenge of Fulham.
When the Egyptian tycoon, El Faye, took over Fulham, he expressed that he wanted to turn the "Farmstead" into the Manchester United of London. He invested a lot of money and also hired a manager. The black manager, Tigana, who came to England from France, was known as the second manager of Wenger when he arrived.
Unfortunately, Tigana had taken over Wenger's position in Monaco. He had led Monaco to success and nurtured a star player like Henry. He advocated technical football, just like Wenger.
But he didn't succeed in gaining recognition at Fulham. After he left, Fulham didn't change much.
There were too many teams in London.
But not all the teams in London were hostile to each other. For example, Arsenal and Fulham, except for the derby gimmick, the rivalry on and off the field was not obvious. Not to mention Charlton, who lived in East and West London all year round, was harmonious with everyone.
Craven Farm Stadium.
It was a sunny afternoon.
Fulham and Arsenal's starting players walked into the stadium with their heads held high.
Qin Xiong was among them!
Wenger would not rashly judge Qin Xiong because of a game that was not a crime.
Even though this might be seen as Wenger being biased in the eyes of his teammates, he would give Qin Xiong enough chances and would not be stingy at all.
Qin Xiong replaced Bergkamp to be in the starting lineup, and Arsenal's starting formation changed from 4-4-2 to 4-3-1.
The formation was just a word game, just like how Bergkamp did not want to be one of the two strikers in the 4-4-2 in the past two years. He was more active in the front waist line, and Qin Xiong was just a replacement.
"We all remember how The Sun mocked this player from China, saying that he could not withstand a single blow and was scared away by Millwall at the New Neil Stadium like a deserter. Wenger's comments after the game were also attacked by many defenders of English football traditions, but now Wenger still chose to play Qin Xiong in the game. We can understand Wenger's decision. What else? Is he going to freeze Qin Xiong just like that? Then isn't the ten million euros spent too unjustly? "
Qin Xiong felt that he had returned to his best state and shook hands with his opponent before the game. He looked unusually calm, and his deep eyes hid his surging fighting spirit.
He had rested enough. It was time to release all his strength and fight!
Arsenal's main lineup was probably not used to the scene without Bergkamp. Henry stood at the kickoff point and waved to Qin Xiong, asking Qin Xiong to come up and kick off with him.
Qin Xiong was surprised. In fact, he could have let Pires or Ljungberg kick off, but Henry called him. He probably subconsciously thought Qin Xiong was Bergkamp.
With the whistle of the referee, the fifth round of the English Premier League game began.
Henry gently kicked the ball to Qin Xiong, and he began to trot forward.
Qin Xiong's movements were almost the same as in the last game. He steadily stopped the ball and then observed his opponent.
Fulham's striker, Mott, had a fierce glint in his eyes. Because Qin Xiong was the Champions League champion, even if he had not officially become Arsenal's main force, his exposure was not low. Mott naturally heard that Qin Xiong left the field in less than a minute in the last EFL Cup game. He and his teammates also joked in the locker room.
"If Arsenal sends that Chinese man, it will be wonderful! We can scare him to death! "
Just as Mott rushed to the center line, Qin Xiong still judged the opponent's body center of gravity and the trajectory of his pouncing.
But this time, he did not wait for the opponent to get close to him before passing him.
His momentum suddenly changed. In the first minute, with the first handling of the ball, his speed suddenly exploded!
From his second dribble, it was not difficult to predict the direction he was going to go.
But when the model braked to prepare to make a sharp turn to intercept Qin Xiong, he found that Qin Xiong had already dribbled past him forcefully half a meter away from him!
This was the English game. Delicate skills had to be combined with explosive power to use, and it was even more important to judge the best time to not get entangled with the opponent.
Qin Xiong continued to dribble forward after breaking through the model. Henry was originally marked by another Fulham striker, but as Qin Xiong dribbled forward without any intention of passing the ball, Henry began to gradually accelerate to run forward and cleverly ran diagonally past Qin Xiong.
This would interfere with the opponent's marking.
The veteran Clarke, as a fierce midfielder for Fulham, also intended to show Qin Xiong his strength.
Just as Henry ran past him, he hesitated.
Because Qin Xiong's rhythm of possession had paused, and it looked like he was going to pass the ball to Henry!
Clarke's movements were a little hesitant, but he saw Qin Xiong speed up and dribble past him from the other side!
Clarke exploded with anger!
Qin Xiong had bypassed two people in a row. He simply did not put Fulham in his eyes!
Just as Clarke turned to chase Qin Xiong and was about to launch a pincer attack on Qin Xiong with his defensive midfielder teammate Shaun Davies, the China player passed the ball to Henry.
After the pass, Qin Xiong also began to run diagonally, crossing the path that Henry took after he controlled the ball!
Henry was not shocked at all. He had played against Qin Xiong before and understood Qin Xiong's strength.
Even in terms of outstanding moves, the two were similar.
They were both good at using changes in rhythm to break through the opponent.
At this moment, Henry, who was in possession of the ball in front of the penalty area, also paused the rhythm. After the French defender Goma's right leg took a step forward, Henry suddenly sped up and dribbled from the right side of the front of the penalty area to the left side. When he was about to be surrounded, he slanted the ball behind Goma and cut back to Qin Xiong's running path!
Qin Xiong successfully reversed the offside position. He steadily stopped the ball on the right side of the penalty area and slowed down the rhythm. A second later, he suddenly passed the ball to the back of the goal.
After Henry passed the ball to Qin Xiong, he exploded with his ultimate speed to snatch the back of the goal. That was the best place to break the goal. He and Qin Xiong did not need any communication, but at this moment, they played a perfect cooperation!
When Henry easily pushed the ball into the goal from the back of the goal, the Dutch veteran Edwin van der Sar helplessly gestured to his teammates!
What the hell are you doing?
Letting the two people cooperate to break down the front, middle, and back lines!
This is a f * * king disgrace!
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