At the Upton Park stadium, the West Ham United fans in the stands were ready to start cursing!
What the f * * k is the Hammers kicking!
It could be said that they were not rational fans. East London, known as the cradle of football hooligans, did not expect their fans to be like gentlemen in the stands and comment on football. What they needed was the most intuitive feeling of watching the game.
Okay, let's cheer.
Bad, let's start scolding!
Anyway, they were used to it. It had been like this for so many years. Even if it was scolding, it was very satisfying.
Look, what are the players doing on the field?
There is no defense, no offense, and now two of their own players have collided with each other, directly kneeling to Arsenal!
How can they not scold?
The Arsenal fans in the away team's stands roared with laughter, and at the same time applauded and cheered for Qin Xiong's wonderful performance and Henry's goal.
In fact, Qin Xiong did not feel that he had done anything remarkable. He had just played football as usual. It could be said that it was just his skillful combination of man and ball, as well as his acceleration and horizontal dribbling technique. Even things did not develop in the way he had envisioned. He had wanted to attract Anton Ferdinand's attention and then send out a straight pass to create a chance for Pires. He did not expect the situation to change faster than he had expected, and he easily helped the team score the second goal.
Henry and Qin Xiong both passed and shot for the two goals. Both of them looked at Gabbidon and Mullins on the ground, and then came together to celebrate the goal together.
"Super Qin Xiong wreaks havoc on West Ham United's defensive line! What the hell are Gabbidon and Mullins doing? They are teammates, and they actually collided at a critical moment. It's too ugly! Mullins' following defense is problematic, and Gabbidon's tackling is also problematic. West Ham United's defensive strategy today, and even the overall tactical design, has huge problems! "
Gabbidon felt the world spinning. He knew that he had become the focus of the field, like a clown in the eyes of the outside world.
He secretly pinched his thigh with his hand to calm himself down, restrain himself, and not lose his mind!
This was the first powerhouse opponent that West Ham United encountered this season. His performance in the first few games was very stable, but he also began to expose his shortcomings.
Compared to the fierce attacks in the lower leagues, it was very important to keep a clear head in the top competitions, especially when it came to defense.
He secretly told himself that every failure was a lesson learned. He should recognize reality and not be defeated by difficulties.
Because he wanted to establish himself in the top league!
He did not want to return to the English Championship!
West Ham United's manager, Alan Pardew, suffered the most mental blow. He led West Ham United from the EFL Championship back to the Premier League and bought elite players for the team. He wanted to make a name for himself in the Premier League.
West Ham United had a very good start to the new Premier League season.
But in today's match with Arsenal, it was obvious that they were unable to withstand the attacks in less than 30 minutes. If this trend continued, perhaps West Ham United would be completely ravaged by Arsenal.
He had to command the team to strengthen the defense to avoid losing more goals. In any case, for West Ham United, the league tournament had just begun. The momentum that they had accumulated in the first six rounds could not be destroyed by Arsenal in one game. Furthermore, it was a crushing defeat. In that case, the team's morale would suffer a major blow and they might even return to their pre-liberation state.
Arsenal, with two goals in hand, was calmer. Wenger was not very good at commanding the game on the spot. After all, Arsenal's attacking freedom was too high. If he made adjustments, it could easily cause the team to become inflexible. But since this season's away game strategy was focused on defense and counterattack, there was only one big background that could be adjusted: if they could not break the situation and score, they would either be behind or in a draw.
Since Arsenal was in the lead, he did not worry.
After West Ham United shrank their defensive line, Arsenal's offense began to suffer setbacks.
Gabbidon attracted Qin Xiong's attention.
After the second goal, he once thought that Gabbidon would completely collapse at this point. But the reality was that Gabbidon played better and better under pressure.
Before the end of the first half, when Benayoun had been accelerated by Qin Xiong, Gabbidon resisted the urge to snatch the ball and calmly blocked Qin Xiong's direction of advancement. Then he waited for his teammates to encircle and suppress him. In the end, he succeeded in poking the ball away from Qin Xiong's feet under the pressure of many people.
This might not be an individual one-on-one victory, but Qin Xiong still glanced at him after losing the ball. Gabbidon looked as usual and his attention was always on the football. Qin Xiong secretly gave him a thumbs up in his heart.
The more easily the opponent's mentality collapsed, the more dismissive Qin Xiong was. Instead, it was this kind of opponent who could adjust their mentality in adversity to face the game better that deserved Qin Xiong's praise. This had nothing to do with the level of individual ability.
Just like the locker room disturbance he had caused in the national team, what he was angry about was not the strength of his teammates. If he blamed his teammates because of their strength, it would be irresponsible. What he was angry about was his teammates' lack of fighting spirit and their mentality to overcome difficulties.
In the second half, Arsenal completely took control of the midfield. West Ham United also withdrew the veteran Sheringham, who was mediocre in the front line, to strengthen the midfield defense.
After lying dormant for a while, Arsenal suddenly launched an attack on West Ham United under Qin Xiong's instigation.
This was the embodiment of Arsenal's superior tactics compared to their opponents.
In a slow-paced game for a long time, and then suddenly launched a wave of accelerated offensive, the opponent was at a loss for a short period of time.
He and Pires played a whirlwind combination on the left flank. The two men constantly passed and cut to push forward, and then in front of the penalty area, Pires passed the ball across. It seemed to be to Qin Xiong, but Qin Xiong missed the ball in front of Gabbidon. Gabbidon's mentality was already very stable. He had no fear of Qin Xiong!
Only admiration!
The creativity and impact of this Chinese player at the crucial moment on the field made him gasp in amazement.
This time was no exception. The football missed by Qin Xiong was received by Henry in the middle. Henry directly crossed behind Gabbidon. Qin Xiong, of course, plugged in. After Gabbidon turned around, he could no longer use his body to interfere with Qin Xiong. He chose to put in a shovel. It was a desperate fight. Either you die, or I die!
Qin Xiong fell in the penalty area. He consciously blocked Gabbidon behind him, so the other side could not touch the football at all. Instead, he brought Qin Xiong's calf forward.
The referee blew the whistle to signal that Arsenal was awarded a penalty. At this time, Gabbidon walked to Qin Xiong's side and took the initiative to reach out and pull Qin Xiong up.
Qin Xiong did not blame the other side, because he could feel that Gabbidon was rushing for the ball. That was his only choice, and when he touched Qin Xiong's calf, he pulled back.
Gabbidon pulled Qin Xiong up and walked away silently. The referee showed a yellow card to Gabbidon, and then Arsenal took the penalty.
Henry scored in one move in the face of this penalty, and Arsenal's seven-game winning streak in the Premier League was at hand!
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