Chapter 64: Doing Better

Xiao Qing's performance has made Arsenal have a new temperament that is different from the past, which is also what fans are looking forward to, they believe that the current Arsenal can wrestle with Chelsea, and they believe that the current Chelsea may not be able to knead Arsenal at will.

Chelsea didn't dominate for most of the first half, so Chelsea were a little impatient at this time; In the 39th minute, Drogba used his perverted physicality to break into the box, but perhaps he was overly strong, so when he saw Arsenal defender Vermaelen almost flying upside down and falling to the ground, Drogba couldn't escape a yellow card.

Arsenal naturally can't afford to lose at home, and Arsenal is also quick to counterattack. Denilson's dribbling down the middle looked like he was being blocked, but his sudden kick and through ball caused Chelsea to panic a bit; Although the heavy rain affected Xiao Qing's vision somewhat, Xiao Qing's awareness was very good, and his simple anti-offside insertion into the penalty area made Chelsea panic; But Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech scrambled to win the liliang pass first, and Arsenal only left Chelsea flustered.

Xiao Qing regretted that he couldn't create a bigger threat, but there was no way, although he was already very resolute, his speed was still a little slower. But it doesn't matter, Xiao Qing has found his senses, he believes that he can perform better in the game again, and he believes that he can create a greater threat.

Although Xiao Qing was confident of scoring a goal, although Arsenal had a slight advantage for most of the first half; But Chelsea's quality is no joke, and although Chelsea are less down, they only need to give them a chance. Then they are the most terrifying chariot, Chelsea!

Chelsea opened the scoring in the 41st minute. Ashley Cole assists in a cross from the left side of the box. Didier Drogba shook off former team-mate Garra's mark and fired a volley from eight yards out, which hit the crossbar and then the post and found the net to break the deadlock. 1 to 0!

It was Drogba's 10th league goal of the season and his ninth in nine appearances against Arsenal! Arsenal's nemesis deserved, and before the Arsenal players could recover their senses, Drogba once again dealt the Gunners the fatal blow. Didier Drogba jogged proudly with his hands outstretched amid the boos at the Emirates Stadium as he kissed the Chelsea benchmark on his shirt. There was a cheer in front of the stands.

Xiao Qing looked at Drogba's celebration very calmly, the celebration belongs to the goalscorer, Drogba is proud at this time; His goal was crisp and beautiful, and there is nothing to question about it. Xiao Qing now feels that Drogba not only has a perverted and strong physical fitness like a monster, but Drogba's jishu and dexterity are also amazing; And he still has a superb ball intelligence, and achieving the current result is the performance that Drogba deserves.

Arsenal restarted the kick-off, and although they were one goal behind at home, the Gunners did not look too affected; Just one goal down, Arsenal still have a lot of hope of equalising. But soon Arsenal suffered another blow, and it was a fatal blow, a huge disaster that people can't laugh and cry about.

Forty-fifth minute. In the first half of regular time zuihou a minute, Arsenal veteran. The in-form Ashley Cole once again assisted Drogba in the frontcourt, and he may have hoped to use Drogba's strong point to create a threat, but; His cross went past Galla at the front post, who cleared the ball but Vermaelen at the back post was forced by Drogba to slop his own goal, and Vermaelen kneed the ball into his own net with his knee down the middle. Two to zero!

The Emirates Stadium was quiet for a moment, the 2-0 score was already a huge blow, and there may be a lot of hope for an equaliser from a goal down, but a two-goal deficit would have been a disaster. Although Arsenal's attack is arguably the strongest in Europe, the current Arsenal squad has been affected by injuries and they are now looking for a new tactical balance; And their opponent is Chelsea, the most defensive team in the league, the Blues Chelsea, who have always restrained Arsenal!

With two goals down, the blow to Arsenal at this time is huge; Especially the second goal was scored by Arsenal's players who put themselves on their own, originally Vermaelen's performance after coming to Arsenal was very good, but this own goal came at an inopportune time, which almost made Arsenal lose this game, which almost made Arsenal temporarily left off by Chelsea on the road to the league title.

At the end of the first half, Arsenal were two goals down at home; The Gunners players in the locker room took a shower by themselves, Xiao Qing, who was in the water, sat and listened carefully to the tactical arrangement of coach Wenger, although the Gunners players did not speak, although the morale of Arsenal is a little low now, but they obviously will not admit defeat in this game, because Arsenal cannot afford to lose, although it is extremely passive now, but Arsenal still needs to work hard to get back the disadvantage.

Arsenal replaced Song with Theo Walcoat in the second half, and now Arsenal have no way back, four of their midfield five players are terrifying attackers, and the only midfielder Denilson is also a balanced attacker and defence; Now Arsenal need to score, they need to burst out with the most terrifying fighting power.

In the 47th minute of the second half, Drogba made a big mistake in the return pass; Denilson dribbled quickly into the box, although the onrushing Chelsea goalkeeper cut it off; However, Xiao Qing's shot after recovering the ball at the edge of the penalty area hit the defender and bounced high, and the next penalty area was chaotic; First, Nasri's follow-up shot in front of goal was picked up by Petr Cech, but it was distracted by Arshavin; And Xiao Qing once again came out of the chaos at this time, and no one paid thorough attention to him at this time.

Cech, who pounced on the ball, wanted to make amends, but Xiao Qing took the lead in the heavy rain; Almost at the same moment, Xiao Qing and Cech touched the ball, but Xiao Qing seemed to be faster, of course, because his feet were more powerful than his hands. So the ball rolled past the Chelsea goalkeeper and it went into the net as Xiao Qing collided with Cech so hard.

In an instant, the Emirates Stadium erupted, and the crazy Gunners fans were celebrating the goal, but Xiao Qing was nervously watching the referee. The goal seemed to be a bit of a collision with the goalkeeper. After all, Xiao Qing and Cech at that time were almost the first to touch the ball. Xiao Qing didn't dare to guarantee that he was not suspected of fouling. And the Chelsea players at this time are protesting. They think that Arsenal's players are raising their feet too high to interfere with the goalkeeper, and they think that Xiao Qing rushed into the goalkeeper, which is indeed debatable.

The players of both teams are surrounding the referee to fight for a favorable penalty for their own favor, and the commentators on the commentary bench are also watching the replay again and again and commenting seriously. It was a somewhat difficult choice to decide, it seemed that neither side was wrong, they were right, but Arsenal had the advantage at this time because it was the home stadium!

Xiao Qing and his teammates hugged and celebrated amid cheers, although they were still one goal behind at home. But the Gunners' players are still excited; A goal was pulled back, the referee's finger in the middle circle signaled that the goal was valid, and now the Gunners are one goal behind one-two, which means that Arsenal are only one goal away from recovering the disadvantage!

Arsenal's morale is high and the Gunners, who pulled one back, saw hope of an equaliser and a comeback, and now they are only one goal down and may need to do more to redeem themselves at home. It's a game they can't afford to lose, it's a big game, so the Gunners players at this time are working hard and they've seen hope. There's no reason why they shouldn't.

In the 55th minute, Arshavin drew a defender on the edge of the box and cleverly split the ball. When Xiao Qing was about to wade into the penalty area, he was defused by Terry's sliding tackle. In the 60th minute, Nasri took a corner from the right, and Xiao Qing's header from 12 yards bounced off the ground and was met by Cech. For a while, Arsenal's attacking energy burst out was surprising, and the current Gunners' hard work has once again made Chelsea fall behind.

Of course, Chelsea are not willing to fall behind, they were two goals ahead in the game, and even if they were pursued by Arsenal by one goal, Chelsea were still the leader; But the fact that Chelsea, who are now leading the way, not only did they fail to take the initiative in such a summit matchup, but they were even suppressed by Arsenal is a huge irony for the Chelsea players.

Chelsea's players are arrogant, and perhaps Arsenal were once brilliant, but this Gunners don't have any accolades to take; And in terms of the current Chelsea, it is not necessarily inferior to the Arsenal at the peak, they have won all the honors except for the Champions League, and they are the most competitive teams in the Premier League.

Chelsea can't afford to lose, especially to this homeless Arsenal; Chelsea are considered to be at their best during the Magic Bird period, but they are also exceptionally strong right now, so Chelsea's pride at this time tells them that they can't afford to lose in this game, they have to win the game, they need to withstand the pressure to beat Arsenal.

In the 64th minute, Drogba shot from the corner of the penalty area on the left, Lampard chested it six yards out, and Almunia quickly pulled the ball off the line. In the 68th minute, Ashley Cole was cut off by Walcott, and Arshavin responded and handed the ball to Xiao Qing; Xiao Qing quickly changed direction from the left side of the penalty area into the box, but he was directly knocked over by Chelsea defender Mikel with the ball. The Emirates Stadium booed, and Xiao Qing was also very excited that it was a penalty, but the referee was not moved at all; A free-kick in front, plus a yellow card warning from Mikel.

Xiao Qing was a little depressed, a chance that should have been a penalty was not obtained, which also made the team temporarily lose the best chance to equalize. Although there were some blows, Xiao Qing believed that the team still had a chance, and he believed that Arsenal could still equalize.

Xiao Qing is gearing up, and the chance of a free kick in the front court is also good; Although the Chelsea man is quite good at defending set-pieces, Xiao Qing believes that Arsenal also has a very good ability to score from set-pieces.

Every opportunity now is very important for Arsenal, and every opportunity now Arsenal needs to work hard to grasp it; Arsenal went from two goals down to one goal down, and now they need to keep up and do better! (To be continued......)