Qin Xiong had always admired Fàbregas. How could a young man who left his country at the age of 16 to work on his own career and fight for his future not be worthy of appreciation?
Moreover, in terms of football technical ability, Fàbregas's footwork was definitely outstanding among his peers at the age of 18. He dared not say that he was the strongest, but at the very least, he could be said to be one of the strongest. His football thinking was also what Qin Xiong admired the most. It was not difficult to play team football with him. The two did not even need to communicate and could naturally cooperate together.
In this match, Newcastle United's midfield encountered great difficulties.
Qin Xiong's greatest headache for the midfielders was his perfect combination of individual breakthroughs and team cooperation.
In the 11th minute of the game, Ljungberg used a half-high ball to shift the attack in the midfield. Qin Xiong waited for the ball in the center circle. In front of him, Bowyer was rushing to intercept. Behind him, Parker was also coming to attack.
When the football flew over, Qin Xiong raised his right foot, which made Bowyer uneasy.
Strange!
If it was to stop the ball, it was obvious that it was better to use the left foot because it was the most likely way to unload the ball after raising the left foot. Even though Qin Xiong used the outer instep of his right foot to unload the ball, his movements were somewhat uncoordinated.
Bowyer did not understand what Qin Xiong was going to do.
The moment Qin Xiong's right foot touched the ball, Bowyer was surprised to see Qin Xiong use the tip of his right foot to kick the ball directly behind him!
And his control of strength was perfect!
After the football was refracted, it flew behind Qin Xiong and directly brushed past Parker.
Parker immediately turned around and saw Fàbregas use his right foot to stop the ball to the front left less than a meter away from him. It was actually a move to stop and dribble past.
Parker continued to turn right as soon as he turned around, but he was unable to stop Fàbregas from passing. Fàbregas took the initiative!
Qin Xiong immediately ran forward after the pass. He rushed past Bowyer before looking back at Fàbregas.
Fàbregas had just bypassed Parker. Jenas was about to come up for a flying tackle, so he quickly passed the ball straight!
The football rolled over from behind Qin Xiong, and Bowyer did a flying tackle from behind diagonally. Qin Xiong kicked the ball straight to the front and then sped up to run to the front left.
Newcastle United's midfield defensive line had been torn apart!
Fàbregas, who was at the back, had a look of incomparable expectation in his eyes. He was extremely excited.
When playing together with teammates of a higher level, the pleasure of keeping up with the rhythm and tacit cooperation was incomprehensible to outsiders. They were creating, competing, and striving to defeat their opponents in a battle of courage and wisdom!
Qin Xiong's pass was received by Pires, who had turned horizontally into the middle. Pires lowered his speed and dribbled the ball to the front of Newcastle United's defensive line. The distance between him and Henry was getting closer and closer. Boumson and Taylor did not dare to step forward to intercept Pires. They were afraid that if one of the two players left, Henry would take advantage of the space behind that player to run into position. At that moment, Pires would definitely have the opportunity to pass a direct ball!
But it was not a good idea to let Pires control the ball. The left back, Babayaro, rushed up. Just after he moved two steps, Pires' direct ball was sent out diagonally to the side with an empty space in the side!
Ljungberg cut into the penalty area from behind Babayaro and did not adjust to receive the ball. The football flew close to the ground behind Boumson and Taylor. Henry's frontal charge was consciously blocked by Boumson and Taylor with their bodies to interfere with his starting speed. In the end, Henry was unable to touch the football when he slid!
Given's gaze followed the direction of the football as it slid past the middle of the goal, and his scalp suddenly exploded!
F-U-C-K！
How could it be him?
Carl, what the f * ck are you doing!
The right back, Carl, also saw the dangerous situation at the back of the penalty area at this time, because Arsenal still had attacking players to surround this point!
But there was nothing he could do.
The distance was too far, and he could only watch the man rush to the back of the goal at lightning speed, and then sweep the ball into the goal in the form of a sliding tackle!
After completing the sliding tackle, the goalscorer, who was still sliding towards the Newcastle United team due to inertia, stood up. His feet stepped on the end line, and he stood next to the Newcastle United team's goal. He opened his arms and revealed a slightly proud smile.
"Qin Xiong! Qin Xiong! Qin Xiong scored Arsenal's first Premier League goal of the season! After more than two months, we are once again able to enjoy Arsenal's beautiful goal! Look at their cooperation this time. Qin Xiong received Ljungberg's pass in the midfield and directly passed the ball behind him. Then pay attention and observe. Ljungberg and Qin Xiong are both running forward! Fàbregas dribbled and broke through the unprepared Parker, and then he had a gap to directly pass the ball back to Qin Xiong. Bowyer recklessly wanted to tackle the ball to destroy the football at Qin Xiong's feet, but Qin Xiong was faster to pass the ball. Perhaps if he was a second slower, Bowyer would have either tackled the ball or tackled Qin Xiong's foot. Pires' running into the middle showed the subtlety of Arsenal's team cooperation. Their front players not only had a tacit understanding but also succeeded and orderly. When Barbaro was about to close in on Pires, he did not notice Ljungberg, who quickly plugged in from behind him. Pires sent a straight ball that tore through the Newcastle United's defensive line, and Ljungberg passed directly from the edge of the penalty area. Although Henry missed the middle of the goal, Qin Xiong scored the ball at the back of the goal. The whole process was smooth and beautiful. It was really pleasing to the eye! "
Wenger was beaming with joy on the sidelines and kept applauding the team.
Perhaps the only thing that comforted him was that even with Vieira's departure, the team's offense did not decline. Of course, this was only limited to the evaluation when playing against teams in the Premier League and below. When it came to a top-level confrontation, the quality of the defense would have a greater impact on the offense.
After conceding the goal, Newcastle United showed their anxious side.
They should recognize a reality.
They could not contain Arsenal's midfield!
If they wanted to attack Arsenal, they would definitely have to give Arsenal more space to attack in the backfield. Then they would not be able to resist Arsenal's passing and cutting coordination.
In the 16th minute of the game, Qin Xiong received the pass from Fàbregas in front of Jenas. He rarely stood in place to wait for the ball. He would follow the direction of the ball with a dribble or a feint.
This time, he took the initiative to run to the ball. When he touched the ball, he suddenly accelerated. Jenas immediately started to speed up to keep up. However, Qin Xiong only took one step to the ball horizontally and pulled the ball back behind him. Then Jenas took a step back to brake, but Qin Xiong flashed by at least one body position in front of him. Qin Xiong pulled the ball behind him and immediately rushed past Jenas diagonally. Jenas was unable to form an effective defense against Qin Xiong.
Jenas, who was angry out of humiliation, chose to tackle. He hooked Qin Xiong's left foot. Qin Xiong did not expect the other side to choose to tackle the ball when it was obvious that he could not touch the ball. He lost his balance and staggered a step before falling to the ground.
The referee whistled to signal that Jenas had committed a foul and showed him a yellow card.
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