Chapter 455
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Middlesbrough went from being in the lead to being reversed. One could imagine the huge psychological drop. The mental blow they suffered made their tight and orderly defense begin to fall into disarray.
Because they had to put in more troops to attack.
In the 68th minute of the game, Downing failed to break through Eboue on the left flank, and Arsenal once again launched a forward counterattack storm.
Qin Xiong dribbled the ball forward in the midfield, and only Parlor was on the back waistline. Boateng had not returned to his defensive position after throwing in the attack.
Qin Xiong did not break through Parlor this time. Instead, he played a simple two-versus-one combination with Henry.
Using Henry as a fulcrum in front of the penalty area, Qin Xiong ran forward after passing the ball, and easily broke through Parlor's defense. Then Qin Xiong posed to swing his leg and shoot in front of the veteran Southgate!
Southgate raised his leg to block Qin Xiong's shot, but Qin Xiong knocked the ball in front of him, and then broke through diagonally into the penalty area.
Fake shot!
The biggest problem with Middlesbrough's defense was that the players were aging. For example, Parlor and Southgate could not compete with Qin Xiong in terms of instantaneous explosive power.
After Qin Xiong broke through diagonally into the penalty area, he suddenly passed the ball back to outside the triangular penalty area. Fàbregas rushed up and easily got the ball. Without anyone marking him, he shot a long shot into the lower left corner of the goal!
Arsenal reversed Middlesbrough's 3: 1 away game!
Fàbregas excitedly ran to celebrate. When Qin Xiong came to his side to congratulate him on scoring the goal, Fàbregas excitedly hugged Qin Xiong.
He thought that his performance in the first half was good, but he did not expect that he could do even better!
In this game, he also put on a wonderful performance of passing and shooting.
He knew that being next to Qin Xiong could stimulate his performance, make him improve faster, and make the game easier on the field.
"Arsenal scored three goals in a row after conceding the first goal, and they almost locked in the victory. Qin Xiong's role in Arsenal's formation is becoming more and more important. He can still easily let Henry set a new goal score, and he can also drive the young Spanish genius, Fàbregas, to play better. Look at this goal. Everyone thought that Qin Xiong would shoot or cross to let Henry grab the point, but they did not expect that after Qin Xiong passed back, it created an extremely easy long shot environment for Fàbregas. Fàbregas did not let Qin Xiong's efforts down............ Fàbregas Fàbregas before................................ Qin.... Qin................ Arsenal........................ to....................................................................................
Wenger was relieved. He began to make substitutions. He had to save his energy for the Champions League group stage in a few days.
Qin Xiong and Henry were brought off one after another. Van Persie and Bergkamp came on.
Qin Xiong hugged Wenger when he came off. Wenger was full of satisfaction. Then he and Henry sat on the substitutes' bench to exchange their thoughts on the game.
In the limited opportunities for counterattacks, how to make the offense more effective was their top priority now. The victory against Middlesbrough was not enough to make them lose their minds.
The two men covered their mouths and whispered to each other, which was captured by the sideline camera. The commentators were also speculating about what the two important Arsenal officials were discussing in private.
The two men talked about the team's existing resources and expressed some concerns.
Including Hleb, who had not really integrated into Arsenal. His rhythm on the field did not seem to be in tune with his teammates.
It was like he was playing his own football, while the others were playing team football. They needed to get used to each other and pay the price of time. But after a period of time, it was still unknown whether Hleb would be able to play a huge role.
Arsenal originally intended to stop after 20 minutes. But Van Persie, Hleb and Reyes, who came on, wanted to perform. They did not cooperate with Bergkamp and Fàbregas to control the situation. As a result, Arsenal's offense was not sharp and their defense was not particularly solid.
In the end, Middlesbrough managed to pull a goal back before the end. Fortunately, Arsenal defeated Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium with a thrilling 3: 2.
Wenger's face was not looking good at the end of the game.
Coaching young players was a long and arduous task. It could not be rushed. Not every young player was young, precocious and team-oriented like Qin Xiong and Fàbregas.
He needed to spend more energy and patience on Hleb, Van Persie, and Reyes.
He could not always play with the young players when the main players needed rest or could not play!
The only games that would be used to train the young players this season were the EFL Cup and the FA Cup. There might not be more opportunities.
Every point in the league had to be fought for. The Champions League could not be lost. How could he let the young players take risks? The consequences of messing up would not be as simple as Wenger being pressured by public opinion. The entire team's efforts would be ruined! The price and consequences were absolutely unbearable.
China sent a lot of media to the Premier League to interview Arsenal this season. Qin Xiong was asked by the club to interact more with China's media. Arsenal also hoped to expand Qin Xiong's influence in the Asian market and increase commercial expansion channels in the Far East market.
In terms of the club's commercial operations, Arsenal was far behind Manchester United. It could be said that Arsenal used to be more like a traditional powerhouse club. It was rooted in the local area and did not pay attention to the overseas market. The real epoch-making commercial operations began last year. In order to alleviate financial difficulties and increase income, Arsenal sold the naming rights of the new stadium for 100 million pounds and signed an eight-year chest advertising contract. Excluding the stadium naming rights, this sale was a move to create a precedent for a Premier League team. The chest advertising sponsorship contract reflected that Arsenal's commercial value was far less than Manchester United's. Arsenal's chest advertising sponsorship contract only brought in 5.5 million pounds a year. Starting from last year, it was the same figure for the next eight years. Manchester United could now get 9 million pounds a year from Vodafone's chest advertising sponsorship! A new contract might be signed in the next two or three years, then the income would be even higher.
Manchester United had always been the model of commercialization since the Edwards family's era. Arsenal was just starting out in commercial operations. Manchester United had secondary sponsors and small sponsorship contracts as many as the stars in the sky. How many did Arsenal have? Counting with two hands, there were only eight!
Therefore, falling behind Manchester United in commercial operations, coupled with the fact that Highbury Stadium's annual match day income was more than 10 million pounds less than Manchester United's income every season, Arsenal could be forgiven for scrimping and building a new stadium in order to maintain their long-term competitive strength in the future.
As for using Qin Xiong to expand the Asian market, it would not have an immediate effect.
Did Arsenal have sales channels overseas?
Even if Arsenal had 30 million or 50 million real China fans in Asia who supported Qin Xiong and then Arsenal, would 1% of these fans buy Arsenal's authentic jerseys and let Arsenal reap the benefits?
Without a broader sponsorship channel and collaborators, Arsenal's commercialization was now slowly taking off. There would not be any substantial income in the short term at all. Just as Manchester United's CEO had privately admitted, when he announced that Manchester United had more than 100 million fans in Asia, it was nothing more than a bluff for the sponsors. Even if there were 100 million fans, it was almost impossible for them to directly consume Manchester United's products or directly benefit the Manchester United football club. But he had to do it for the long-term benefits.
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