Although Qin Xiong does not think that now is the best time to negotiate a contract renewal with the club, after all, the season is still ongoing, and Arsenal is in a fierce competition for both the Champions League and the league, but he understands Freddy's approach very well.

Even if the media describes Freddie as a greedy agent, it will also ridicule Qin Xiong in disguise as "getting carried away and insatiable".

He has just arrived at the club, signed a new contract last summer, and now that he has made a name for himself, he can't wait to ask for a high salary.

But it's all normal.

Due to Inter Milan's purchase intervention, Freddy took the opportunity to put pressure on Arsenal and seek greater benefits for Qin Xiong.

Freddie doesn't expect the first initiative to negotiate to get Arsenal to meet his requirements, if it really can be successful, then Arsenal's management system is very problematic and too tender!

Wouldn't all the other players start negotiations with Arsenal for a contract extension and a salary increase as soon as they have any interest from other teams?

This is a foreshadowing, to accumulate chips for the future when you really sit down to negotiate a salary increase and contract renewal, otherwise you won't open your mouth now, and when you really start talking, you will suddenly ask for a high salary, Arsenal is not psychologically prepared, and the outside world will also feel that Qin Xiong's request is very rude.

Arsene Wenger will not talk to Qin Xiong about this, at least the relationship between Qin Xiong and Arsenal has not yet reached the final moment of the contract.

December 30th.

Qin Xiong first saw Georgia off at the airport, and then reluctantly sent Sylvia to China on a plane to China, where they agreed to meet in Beijing in mid-March, when Qin Xiong would return to China to participate in the quarterfinals of the Asian zone of the World Preliminary Championships.

The third game of the New Year's Devils schedule took place on January 1, 2005.

A Rainbow Arsenal challenge Charlton Athletic at the Hawthorn Stadium.

The combination of back-to-back games and the pressure to win has put Arsenal to the test, both physically and mentally.

Although they won the game 4-1 on the road, the team as a whole will be exposed to the problem of disconnection in the third line at some point.

This kind of problem goes to the fourth game of the devil's schedule. That is, it broke out in full force in the last game.

January 4th. Arsenal face the 22nd round of the Premier League at Highbury. It was Manchester City who came to their doorstep.

Arsenal's disconnect was laid bare in City's fierce and stubborn resistance.

Even though Qin Xiong was trying to maintain the rhythm of the whole team, because the physical condition of each teammate was different, it was difficult for everyone to run in a unified rhythm track, and the overall fluency dropped significantly.

It turned out to be a rather chaotic battle.

Until the 88th minute of the game, the score was still 1:1.

In a hurry, Qin Xiong also directly forgot about the organizational task, and he rushed to the front line.

Organization?

There is no organization.

Attacking from the wings and then crossing. A simple and rough way of playing.

Arsenal started to play cards out of the ordinary, but they caught Manchester City off guard.

In the 90th minute, amid the anxious anticipation of Arsenal fans, Pire passed the ball down the left flank to Ashley Cole, who had inserted a sleeve and lowered the bottom.

The England full-back sent a curling cross, Henry was heavily guarded at the front post, Manchester City just didn't expect to block Henry, but showed a big flaw at the back post.

It was here that Qin Xiong jumped up and hit the goal with a header, thus sending the ball into the goal of Manchester City!

The solemn atmosphere that Highbury had suppressed and worried about for a long time was finally released!

Vieira swings his arms behind and roars!

Arsenal's New Year's Devils schedule wins all four games!

But just as everyone was hugging and celebrating, the stadium suddenly fell silent again.

Concern was written all over the faces of Gunners fans.

Qin Xiong didn't go to celebrate after hitting the goal with a header, he walked out of the bottom line and stood in front of the billboard. Reach out and touch the back of your right thigh.

At the moment of kicking and jumping, he felt cramps and muscle tearing pain.

He knows it with experience. I strained!

The accumulation of fatigue brought by the devil's schedule, coupled with the cold and wet weather in England, made his body sound the alarm in the second half of this game, but he was eager to win and couldn't care too much, but he didn't expect to be able to hold on to the end!

"Qin Xiong saved Arsenal again! He contributed to the team! Arsenal are close to picking up the three points. But Qin Xiong covered the back of his thigh after the header landed, obviously he felt that he was injured, he did not celebrate with joy or excitement, he walked calmly along the sideline to the Arsenal bench, Arsenal's teammates accompanied him, Henry seemed to say some comforting words in his ear, Qin Xiong nodded calmly, Vieira ran over and patted his head, as if an encouragement. Highbury burst into applause, bigger and bigger, and it lasted for a long time! Every Arsenal fan understands what Qin Xiong has contributed to the team in recent months, his importance is almost on par with Henry and Vieira, and Qin Xiong's role in the team's offensive pace cannot be ignored! ”

The team doctor ran to pick up Qin Xiong, and when he saw that Qin Xiong was still able to walk normally, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, it shouldn't be a Yan zhòng strain, otherwise it would be impossible for him to even walk, because it could be a torn tendon or a complete rupture!

A group of teammates on the bench stretched out their hands to Qin Xiong to show comfort, Qin Xiong sat down after giving them a light high-five, and the two team doctors squatted in front of him, asked about his injury, then stroked his strain, and then acted quickly.

Take out the ice pack to press the injury, and then wrap the ice pack around the thigh with an elastic bandage, so that Qin Xiong can lift his thigh, and it will take a while to remove the ice pack.

Qin Xiong sat on the bench and watched the game, and a few minutes later, the game was over and Arsenal won the game.

But Wenger whispered a foul word after hearing his assistant's briefing.

Chelsea saw Middlesbrough 2-0 at Stamford Bridge.

That means even though Arsenal have won four in a row in the Devil's schedule, Chelsea have won four in a row. Arsenal are still only one point ahead of Chelsea!

It's a slight advantage that is frightening.

And Arsenal's table in this game is not convincing, less than a week ago Wenger announced that Arsenal has no signs of decline, but in fact, the devil's schedule is too much load on the team, even if there is no league for more than a week, whether the team can recover is still unknown, plus Qin Xiong is injured, how long will he be absent, Wenger does not know, all signs indicate that Arsenal's momentum is developing in a bad direction.

After the game, Qin Xiong took care of his injuries under the care of the team doctor and then left Highbury with the help of his private team.

When I returned home, I began a new round of meticulous care and recuperation.

He will recuperate at home for three days and train with an injury after three days.

The specific date of recovery, the doctors can't pack tickets, fortunately it is a minor injury, if it is fast, half a month can return to the team to participate in formal training.

December 26, 28, January 1, January 4.

With four Premier League games in less than 10 days and the cold, damp weather in the UK, Qin Xiong feels the difficulties of playing in England, but he is optimistic that he has gained experience and will be better able to cope with the Premier League devil's schedule next season.

22 of the 38 rounds of the Premier League have been played, with 16 rounds remaining.

Fleet Street's battle for the Premier League title has such a headline.

"The most brutal Premier League title race ever!"

There are a total of 66 points in the 22 rounds of the league.

Arsenal are not only unbeaten in 62 games across two seasons, but have also picked up 56 points in 22 rounds this season!

Chelsea are only one point behind Arsenal and they have 55 points!

There are 16 rounds left, which means there are 48 points left.

According to the usual Premier League championship points, as long as you get more than 85 points, you basically lock up the league championship.

However, Arsenal and Chelsea could theoretically break 100 points this season!

And if this trend continues, even if you get 90 points, you may not be able to win the league championship.

That's why Fleet Street predicted that this season's Premier League title race would be the most brutal and fierce season since the start of the Premier League!

Neither Arsene Wenger nor Jose Mourinho expected the Premier League to take on such a shape this season.

Arsenal are in a slightly more difficult situation than Chelsea because their unbeaten streak has not yet been broken, and all teams in the Premier League are racking their brains to snipe at Arsenal when they meet them!

This winter, Arsenal face a grim shape on top of their glory. (To be continued......)