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In English football, fans were divided into three categories.
The first category was the hardcore fans, who were generally called loyal supporters. This kind of fan's loyalty to the club could be called faith. It would not change until death, and there would be no change in faith. The standard to measure loyalty was the number of times they followed the team to watch away games.
After all, it was nothing new for local fans to cheer for the team at home, but it was more troublesome to go to away games, such as whether the transportation was convenient, whether the game date affected work and life, and so on. Therefore, those who could go to away games to cheer for the team for a long time were mostly hardcore fans and loyal supporters.
The second category was the ordinary fans, who generally often watched the team's games, mostly at home.
The third type was the fans. The loyalty of these fans was relatively low. They might choose to pay attention to a team because of a star player or because the team performed well during a period. However, once the team fell into a slump, their attention would be attracted by other excellent teams.
A team had fans, a star player, of course, had fans too!
This was very easy to understand. The fans who liked Zidane would support Juventus because Zidane played for Juventus. When Zidane transferred to Real Madrid, these fans would switch camps and choose to support Real Madrid because of Zidane. This was the personal influence of a star player, who had his own independent fan group.
Qin Xiong was already a star player.
Therefore, he also had his own fan group.
In addition to the huge and terrifying fan group in China, Chinese fans would also become Qin Xiong's fans in many overseas countries.
Among them, the Qin Xiong fan group in the Netherlands had the longest and largest development.
Today was the first time Qin Xiong returned to the Netherlands for a game after leaving Ajax. The fan group in the Netherlands came to the scene. Although they also joined the camp of supporting Arsenal, they mainly supported Qin Xiong!
When Qin Xiong saw a group of fans in the stands, who were obviously Asian in skin color and appearance, put up a banner and held up his poster, especially the image of him wearing the Ajax jersey on the poster, he bowed his head and smiled embarrassedly. Then he raised his head and raised his hand in their direction.
The reason he was embarrassed was that the slogan on the banner was too exaggerated.
"Eindhoven, your emperor is back!"
Obviously, the Emperor had two meanings. One was the internal leader. If Qin Xiong had worked for PSV Eindhoven, then this slogan was obviously a welcome.
However, Qin Xiong used to work for PSV Eindhoven's arch-enemy, Ajax, so the provocation of this slogan was very strong!
Perhaps he was reminiscing about last season, when Qin Xiong faced PSV Eindhoven three times and had a very outstanding and dominant performance.
This "Emperor" seemed to be announcing the return of the king who had once conquered PSV Eindhoven!
Coincidentally, Qin Xiong scored a goal, which made him excited and reminded him of the good memories at the Philips Stadium. It was here that he played the game that established him as Ajax's main player!
Henry and Pires also saw the slogan on the grandstand. Hugging Qin Xiong, they teased, "So you're called 'Emperor' in the Netherlands?"
Qin Xiong hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, no, no, it's their words that are too exaggerated."
He was rational, but it did not mean that his fanatical supporters were also rational. In their eyes, Qin Xiong was an irreplaceable pride. Of course, it could not be separated from the fact that they were all Chinese.
The PSV Eindhoven players were a little disappointed.
They defended against Pires, Henry, and Ljungberg, but they still could not defend against that person!
Hiddink also sighed helplessly.
He saw more than the players on the field.
The players on the field may have thought that it was just a moment of negligence that led to Qin Xiong's brilliance.
"He's more mature than last season!"
Hiddink said silently in his heart.
Everyone thought that Qin Xiong suddenly had a flash of inspiration, but Hiddink, who had seen his performance in the Eredivisie last season, focused on studying him, did not think so.
Qin Xiong obviously reduced the frequency of plugging in before the goal. He figured out the opponent's defensive strategy and inertia. When PSV Eindhoven successfully defended with their established strategy again and again, their thinking would become inertia. At that time, the threat of Qin Xiong's sudden outburst reached its maximum!
Hiddink would not suspect that Qin Xiong did it by accident. Otherwise, he would not be a genius and would not be chosen by Arsenal. He would not have occupied the position of the powerhouse team's main force at the age of 19.
Hiddink paced on the sidelines with his hands behind his back. He looked calm, but he was mostly helpless.
Obviously, his strength was not as good as Arsenal's, but he still played more aggressively than his opponent. Did he still want the defensive line to be absolutely stable?
How was that possible?
The more aggressive and the more aggressive the pursuit of offensive football, the more opportunities for opponents who were not as good as them to create an upset.
And once the powerhouse team sought stability, it would be more difficult for opponents who were not as good as them to create miracles.
PSV Eindhoven was like that. If it were not for his little ambition to see if he could grab the first place in the group, Hiddink would certainly not let the team play more aggressively than Arsenal. It was wise to catch Arsenal's counterattack.
Arsenal did not have to "trap" PSV Eindhoven. They were forced by the situation. After they finished playing this Champions League game, they had to return to England to be a guest at Anfield.
How could Wenger let the team charge forward without caring about their physical strength?
Wenger had clearly defeated Hiddink in the psychological battle that was set against the backdrop of this match.
Arsenal wanted to be first in the group, but he would not show it all at once.
PSV Eindhoven also wanted it, but they could not guess Arsenal's desire for stability. As long as they got a draw and beat Rosenberg in the sixth round, they would lock in the group.
Therefore, PSV Eindhoven's offensive posture was actually taking the initiative to expose their weakness to Arsenal.
Wenger was in an extremely comfortable mood.
It could be said that in this game, Qin Xiong's role as an organizer and his talent to control the team's rhythm was vividly reflected.
Arsenal's sense of rhythm was immediately superior to the opponent's.
They faced the game calmly, defended in an orderly manner, and attacked calmly. When the time was right, they suddenly launched a wave of deadly attacks. They were fast, accurate, and ruthless, and caught the opponent off guard in the contrast in rhythm.
PSV Eindhoven, who was behind in the score, had no other choice but to increase their offensive investment.
Anyway, they had already lost to Arsenal in the first round. It would be the same if they did not win this game. If they could get a draw, they could leave the suspense of the group's first place until the group stage finale. If they could get a win, then they would have the initiative to lock in the first place in the finale game.
Qin Xiong had already communicated with Henry during training. He hoped that in addition to the mature and tacit offensive cooperation on the left side, Qin Xiong would go to the right side to support Ljungberg's activation. At the same time, when the time was right, when attacking in the middle, he hoped to be able to produce a "simple and crude" pass-and-run cooperation with Henry. That was, he would pass, Henry would shoot, and the goal would be scored. It was that simple and crude.
But in terms of means, if Qin Xiong only used the most ordinary straight pass, the success rate might be very low. After all, it was the easiest to be limited by the opponent.
Therefore, he strengthened the straight pass with the curve ball, hoping to give it a try.
Henry consciously cooperated with Qin Xiong. In the end, it was also to create opportunities for Henry. If it was any other striker, Qin Xiong would definitely not have this idea.
But there was no suitable environment today.
PSV Eindhoven had three defensive midfielders. Qin Xiong hoped to simply bypass the defensive midfielders and fullbacks with a curve ball. It was too difficult!
It was simply whimsical.
Therefore, he did not try it. Instead, he played step by step with Arsenal's mature and established offensive routine.
The game was not exciting because PSV Eindhoven could not control the rhythm unilaterally. They did not dare to rush up to put pressure on Arsenal's control of the ball in the middle and back field. Therefore, when the ball reached Qin Xiong's feet, if there was no excellent opportunity to attack, Qin Xiong would always stabilize the situation and organize the attack unhurriedly.
PSV Eindhoven had a hard time playing at their own home ground!
It was also very frustrating!
The offense was not efficient and the defense was trembling. Arsenal was too stable!
If they were not willing to give the opponent a chance to expose themselves, Ashley Cole would not frequently plug in to assist. Then, it would be too difficult for PSV Eindhoven to rely on this offensive configuration to shake Arsenal's defense.
By the time the game reached the second half, PSV Eindhoven was completely forced into a corner!
They began to launch a high press, trying to disrupt Arsenal's rhythm. But just as they changed their defensive strategy and became aggressive in defense, Arsenal also began to change.
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