On February 11, the 26th round of the English Premier League began, and in this round of the game, Arsenal continued to be the protagonist of the focus battle; After taking the top spot in two consecutive battles at the top of the table, Arsenal were once again challenged by fourth-placed Liverpool. This schedule is really scary enough for Arsenal, three consecutive games are the top four teams in the standings, and the current Arsenal is unbelievable in the three rounds of the Premier League semi-finals of the civil war!

However, this schedule is terrifying, but it is also very significant for Arsenal, and everyone knows that these are the three key games that are likely to determine Arsenal's results in the league this season, and once Arsenal can produce a good performance at this time, then they can completely establish an advantage in the league. Now Arsenal have achieved satisfactory results in the first two games, and now they need to have a satisfactory performance in this Zuihou game; And once Arsenal wins this game, it will not only be the first double defeat to Liverpool in the league since the 03-04 season, but more importantly, their psychological advantage after this game is strong enough, which is also the key to announcing Arsenal's rebirth as a real top powerhouse!

Maybe there will be some fans and media who are a little dissatisfied with Arsenal in the past, and they may think that Arsenal is playing well but lacks real competitiveness; But Arsenal have made a good start in these three games, and now they need to keep up the good work, then they are the real favourites to win the title!

For Arsenal, they are in a good position at the moment. Except for a few small advantages in the league for the time being. Their injuries have been delayed for the time being. This has given the Gunners more confidence to prepare for the upcoming games. For Liverpool, they are in a more depressed situation now, they are also a strong opponent, in the previous round they were against their arch-rivals Everton, and although the result was a victory, but the price they paid was not small.

History has proved that the strong dialogue between the two teams can always collide with bright sparks. In the first 35 Premier League encounters between the two sides, there were a total of 17 red cards, which is the most red cards in the history of Premier League matchups. The enemies were very red when they saw each other. In this game, neither Liverpool nor Everton players gave each other a face, and the ending of seven yellows and two reds confirmed the main theme of the Premier League's focus game: very yellow and violent.

In the Merseyside derby, the warring parties never need to mobilize. The game was full of gunpowder at the beginning, in the first 30 minutes, Kuyt, Pienal and Carragher each received a yellow card, and in the 34th minute, the first red card of the game was finally born, and the Greek defender Gilgiacos, who had already seen Fellaini's displeasure, did not hesitate to send the opponent a ferocious head-on flying tackle, and took the initiative to apply for a red card while hurting the thorn in the eye. It was the eighteenth red card in the history of the Premier League for a Merseyside derby.

The suspension of the main defenders has also made it even more difficult for Liverpool's already flawed backline. And what they have to face now is Xiao Qing, the most terrifying striker in the Premier League this season, and the hottest striker at this stage!

Although Liverpool are unbeaten in their previous seven games, although they have not been beaten twice in the league by Arsenal in five years; But Arsenal are also very confident because they haven't lost at home to Liverpool in 10 years and they don't worry about Liverpool at all. Arsenal are in great shape right now, and although Liverpool are doing well right now, the sought-after players believe they are actually better!

Arsenal made two changes to their squad, with Bouee starting in place of Sagna and Bendtner, who had only recently returned from injury, to start for the first time since this season. Liverpool are missing Aquilani on sick leave and injured Kirgiakos, but Gilgiakos is another story.

Arsenal goalkeeper Almunia; Eboue, Galla, Vermaelen, Clichy at the back; midfielder Alexander Song, attacking midfielders Cesc Fabregas, Nasri and Arshavin; Twin forwards Xiao Qing and Bendtner.

Liverpool is goalkeeper Reina; Carragher, Skrtel, Ag, Insua on the back line; Midfielders Lucas, Mascherano, Gerrard, Maxi; Up front, Ngog and Kuyt.

Both teams chose a relatively balanced 4-4-2 formation in this game, and for Xiao Qing, they found a forward partner; With the existence of Bendtner, a strong high school forward, Xiao Qing is naturally able to be more active. Although Xiao Qing has liliang and speed, he also knows that if he has always been a single striker, he must be a little limited in his play, and he cannot grasp all the tasks on the front line and be able to do his best; And now that he has a good forward partner, Xiao Qing is naturally confident that he will release more of his energy at this time.

In the eighth minute, Cesc Fabregas took a free kick from the right side to the penalty area, Xiao Qing got rid of the defender's header, and the high school striker Bengtner received the ball and volleyed slightly higher. In the fifteenth minute, Nasri received Cesc Fabregas's clever pass, but Skrtel made a crucial interception. Nasri was injured as a result, and it seems that he will not be able to continue the game despite frequent treatment.

When Diaby replaced Nasri, who was injured and unable to continue the game, the fiery atmosphere at the Emirates Stadium was also temporarily cooled, and although Gunners fans were still happy that the team was getting into the groove quickly and taking the initiative, the damn injury could break the team's rhythm, which is definitely not good news for Arsenal.

In the 26th minute, Xiao Qing forcefully broke into the penalty area and was blocked, and went straight to Bendtner when he lost his center of gravity, and Bendtner's powerful shot from the edge of the penalty area unfortunately failed to hit the target. A minute later, Cesc Fabregas's free-kick from the left was cleared by Reina, and Xiao Qing's follow-up shot from the penalty spot was blocked by Ager. In the 30th minute, Gerrard's free-kick was blocked by Alexander Song, and Kuyt's shot from inside the box hit Vermaelen's shoulder, which the referee decided was not deliberate handball.

The first 30 minutes of this big game were still very exciting, and both teams were very active and strong; But I have to admit that Arsenal performed better at this time, although the advantage was not obvious, but the pace of the game was slowly controlled by Arsenal, and for the Gunners' players, they now need to continue to work hard to convert these advantages into more threatening shots.

Xiao Qing is very active, and now he knows that Wenger has consciously made it clear that he has become the core of the team, because Xiao Qing clearly knows through some channels that Cesc Fabregas will definitely leave Arsenal at the end of this season. Now Arsenal need to be clear about their core, they need to start adapting to Xiao Qing's single-core lineup, and they need to prepare more for next season.

The scenery is different in autumn, and the geese in Hengyang go without paying attention. Although Arsenal have done their best to keep the youngsters, the Spanish midfielder has made up their minds. According to British and Spanish media, Cesc Fabregas has reached a verbal agreement with Barcelona to return to the place where his dream began this summer, and Camp Nou will become another stop in his football career.

Fabregas came through the Shijie-class La Masia Academy with a beautiful vision for the future when he arrived at the Arsenal, but the fact that the Gunners had not won the heavyweight title since 2005 has exhausted all his patience and enthusiasm. Although Arsenal now has a good chance of winning the league title, Arsenal has also shown some shortcomings in this season's games; Of course, what is more important is that Fabregas's position in the team is declining, and now Xiao Qing has the highest salary in the team, while Fabregas is depressed that there is a big gap between his salary and Xiao Qing.

The current Xiao Qing's annual salary is close to 10 million, and Xiaofa's recent offer of a salary increase from the team is that the club has offered him a weekly salary of 120,000 pounds, which is still quite a gap with Xiao Qing, and even Xiao Qing can't be compared when he first arrived. Although Xiaofa is more important to Arsenal, it is only more important, because Xiao Qing is obviously better than Xiaofa, and Xiao Qing is the cornerstone of Arsenal's real rise!

Now Arsenal is doing well in the league, and they naturally have the opportunity to shift more attacks to Xiao Qing; And Xiao Qing's performance this season is very good, which naturally makes Wenger more confident that Xiao Qing will become the absolute core. Xiao Qing's performance in recent rounds has been quite eye-catching, and he will become Arsenal's new core and strongest point, and now he has basically done this.

Xiao Qing worked very hard in the first half of the game, although the team failed to score for the time being, but it is undeniable that Xiao Qing is now more comfortable in the game, because with the forward partner, Xiao Qing also has a greater range of activities in the game. As for Cesc Fabregas, the current Gunners captain is a little disheartened, because he knows that his position in the team is more embarrassing, and the Gunners captain, who is unwilling to lower Xiao Qing, hopes to leave with dignity instead of tearing his face with the club, so now he can only be patient to give Xiao Qing a hand, now he is only the second core of the team, and now he needs to serve Xiao Qing more in the game.

Arsenal have a good chance of winning the league title, and Arsenal now only need to beat Liverpool in the round of 26 to temporarily end this dreadful schedule and open the situation once and for all. The gunners are very confident, and Xiao Qing is also very confident; Although the first half of the game was tied with Liverpool, Xiao Qing knew that the rhythm of the game had been mastered by Arsenal. (To be continued......)