Arsenal announced the renewal of Qin Xiong's contract, and Dane vowed that he would succeed in renewing Qin Xiong's contract.
Qin Xiong also said to the public that he would stay at Arsenal.
Freddy knew that this was Arsenal's public relations tactic to stop Real Madrid and Inter Milan from poaching him. He did not want to go against Qin Xiong's wishes, so he remained silent in front of the media. It was a tacit admission that he was in negotiations with Arsenal to renew Qin Xiong's contract.
During Arsenal's summer preparations, Qin Xiong undertook physical training and let the new player, Hleb, see his skills during training. Fàbregas was promoted to the main lineup during team training. Van Persie and Reyes were still competing for the main position, and Flamini wanted to be more valued.
Qin Xiong began his two-front life, training and home. Sylvia kept his apartment in good order. After work, Qin Xiong spent time with her, going to the movies, shopping, and strolling together.
After really living with Sylvia, Qin Xiong found that the two of them were actually very compatible. Both of them were not high-profile people. Although they would go out to play, they had a bottom line. When the two of them were together, they were almost inseparable unless it was for work.
Arsenal's summer friendlies began. Due to the team's thin lineup, Wenger did not want to travel to other continents to train, so he played the friendlies in a low-key manner on home soil.
In the four friendlies in a row, Arsenal's performance, from low to high, was more satisfactory. The recovery of the whole team's condition was good, but the last warm-up game before the start of the new season was coming. It might be a game with a touchstone effect.
On August 7th, the Community Shield came.
The Premier League and FA Cup double winners, Arsenal, and the Premier League runner-up, Chelsea, met at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.
On the morning of the day of departure, Sylvia gave the packed shoulder bag to Qin Xiong and kissed him goodbye after sending him out. Qin Xiong drove his Bentley to the club, and then went to Wales with his teammates.
Wenger was obviously preoccupied recently.
He was thinking about how to change Arsenal's tactics in the "post-Viera" era.
Vieira was unique and irreplaceable.
Therefore, the team needed to make some changes after losing Vieira.
The Arsenal that had been warming up recently was actually the former Arsenal. Because his teammates were not strong, Arsenal's ability could not be tested. Moreover, the season had not started, so the friendlies did not have reference value.
Perhaps today's game with Chelsea was a game to test their strength.
The Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.
The Chelsea fans came here with resentment, and the Arsenal fans could not be too happy. After all, the overall strength of the team did not seem to have improved. Vieira left, and Hleb came. Could Hleb be better than Vieira? No, and the two were not the same type of players.
Only the neutral Welsh fans came to the scene with a relaxed attitude to appreciate the game.
On a sunny afternoon, Wenger and Mourinho met again on the sidelines of the field.
Mourinho lost tragically last season. In his first season in the Premier League, he encountered the most brutal and intense competition in history. The runner-up with 97 points also made history, the Champions League semi-finals, and the EFL Cup champion. Mourinho's first season did not make Abron happy, but Chelsea's improvement and transformation were obvious to all. Abron could only be more patient and see what Chelsea would achieve this season.
Wenger used a young lineup in this game to see the performance of the young players.
Mourinho used all his main players. In the whole of England, the team that Mourinho wanted to defeat the most was probably Liverpool and Arsenal. The former eliminated Chelsea in the Champions League last season, and the latter made Chelsea lose the Premier League title in shock!
"As a continuation of last season, the English Community Shield will be held before the start of the new season. As Arsenal is the Double Champion of the Premier League and the FA Cup, the Premier League runner-up, Chelsea, will challenge Arsenal in today's Community Shield!
It could be seen from Mourinho's line-up that he was eager to take revenge on Arsenal. Chelsea sent out all the main players that could be sent out.
Chelsea started 4-3-3.
Goalkeeper: Čech.
Defenders: Ferreira, Terry, Carvalho, Gallas.
Midfielders: Lampard, Makelele, Tiago.
Strikers: Robben, Drogba, Joe Cole.
Wenger kept Henry, Pires and Ljungberg in today's starting lineup. The young players took the lead in the offense. Also, we were very concerned about who would replace Vieira after his departure. Wenger gave the answer today. It was the Spanish genius, Fàbregas, who he thought highly of.
Arsenal started 4-5-1.
Goalkeeper: Lehmann.
Defenders: Lauren, Touré, Campbell, Ashley Cole.
Midfielders: Reyes, Fàbregas, Qin Xiong, Silva, Hleb.
Striker: Robin van Persie.
It can be seen that Wenger wants the young players to make more contributions. If there is a team in Europe with the most enviable young players, it must be Arsenal! "
The new player, Hleb, was the left midfielder. It could be seen that Wenger's idea of building him was similar to Pires. An attacking player who could play on the left flank and maintain Arsenal's golden left flank attacking style. Hleb switched back and forth between the left midfielder and attacking midfielder during his time at VfB Stuttgart. He was characterized by his excellent footwork skills, excellent dribbling skills, extraordinary strength, and overall vision.
Under the anticipation of the fans, the Community Shield match began. Wenger and Mourinho came here with the goal of the match. Therefore, they did not treat the match as a simple friendly match. They stood by the side of the field and watched the match with serious expressions. They wanted to imprint every detail of the match into their minds.
The first ten minutes of the game were peaceful. Chelsea was still playing defensive counterattack, and Arsenal had entered the exploration period after the Vieira era.
Qin Xiong was the attacking midfielder. He was not a traditional attacking midfielder who stood on the front waistline and waited for the ball. He was described as an attacking midfielder similar to Zidane, who liked to withdraw widely to participate in the organization of the attack, and then use an unexpected burst to plug in to pose a threat.
However, Qin Xiong was more concise in his style of play. He rarely stuck to the ball and forced a breakthrough unless he encountered a very certain opportunity.
He and Fàbregas had accumulated a certain tacit understanding. The two of them worked together to control the midfield, carry out effective passes of the football, and get their teammates into the game together.
After ten minutes of the game, Qin Xiong began to incite threatening attacks. In fact, with Fàbregas behind him to ensure ball control, Qin Xiong could participate more in the attack without having to organize and carry the fatal pass and the last kick on his shoulders.
However, Arsenal's problems in the new season still arose.
Hleb wanted to have an eye-catching performance, so he began to pass people frequently. Then he was surrounded by Ferreira and Chelsea's defensive midfielder, Makelele, who taught him to be a new man …
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