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At the end of October, Qin Xiong was suspended for the second game in the league. He and Xiweiya watched the North London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham at White Hart Lane. Arsenal tied Tottenham 1:1 away.

Yes, in the post-Vieira era, Arsenal seemed to have a decline in his blood on the field. Coupled with the team's strategy of defending and counterattacking away, Arsenal's fighting posture in the North London derby was no longer as brave and fearless as before. Instead, Tottenham's indomitable style of play established the lead first. If it weren't for the hatred factor, Tottenham wouldn't have given Arsenal the chance to equalize the score in the second half.

In the Premier League games where Qin Xiong missed consecutively, Arsenal's average goal rate plummeted from nearly 3 goals to 1 goal. The importance of Qin Xiong to Arsenal is self-evident.

At the same time, in the Fleet Street review game, some ball critics pointed out that although Qin Xiong cannot replace Vieira in his spiritual leadership position, he will still inject bloody factors into Arsenal!

Arsenal is a technical team, but on the court, he needs courage and courage. Qin Xiong is also a technical player, but his fighting spirit and combat posture are often strongly aggressive, dare to face the opponent directly, and burst into a bleeding side at critical moments. This is exactly what Arsenal needs. In addition to technical and tactical needs, Qin Xiong's role should not be ignored by the outside world.

No matter what the reason is, Arsenal needs Qin Xiong, but the team's contract renewal negotiations with Qin Xiong have become increasingly difficult.

Dane tried to meet Freddy's request bit by bit, but as time went by, Freddy's request continued to rise.

Arsenal cannot show the courage to make a decision. Freddy believes that Qin Xiong is "losing benefits" every week. He always has a weekly salary of nearly 20,000 pounds. In his eyes, it is a loss. Arsenal must make compensation as a condition for adding to the new contract.

In other words, as time goes by, Freddy's requirements will only become higher and higher, and even if Arsenal raises the conditions little by little, it will never satisfy Freddy. Moreover, in this process, the friendly relations between the two sides are gradually being worn out, becoming stiff and contradictory to accumulation.

Wenger also tried to talk to Qin Xiong about the contract renewal in private. There were some things between the master and the apprentice who didn't need to be too clear. Wenger could not bargain with Qin Xiong to discuss the contract, and Qin Xiong would not do such a thing, because he was not good at and was not professional. He did not know whether the terms in a contract had potential value or potential traps. Let's talk to Wenger? If Wenger was willing to talk in detail, it should be Wenger and Freddy. Anyway, Qin Xiong would not talk.

So Wenger's conversation with Qin Xiong was not achieved at all. Qin Xiong put on an attitude of "I will leave the contract matter to the agent for handling". At best, it was to express his inner position: he was willing to stay in Arsenal.

However, the premise is that Arsenal must give him enough team status and treatment. He does not compare with other giant teams, but only requires that his contribution is proportional to his gains.

Qin Xiong's Premier League suspension ended, and the first thing he had to play was the fourth UEFA Champions League group stage game held in Highbury in early November.

The opponent is Sparta Prague who fights back to back.

After three rounds of battles, Arsenal won all three games and ranked first in the group.

Ajax ranked second with 4 points.

Thun 3 points.

Sparta Prague has only 1 point.

Against this background, Sparta Prague still has to strive for victory away. If they don’t get 3 points, they may be eliminated in the fourth round.

Arsenal solved the battle in 30 minutes in this game.

Qin Xiong scored a free kick outside the penalty area and scored the first goal, and then assisted Henry in the positional battle, and Heleb also gave Henry a wonderful pass in the 30th minute.

30 minutes, 3:0, Sparta Prague fell into a deep abyss.

Arsenal has never even looked at his opponent with a direct look, and the gap between the two teams is too big.

Sparta Prague could not shake Arsenal's goal at all, while Arsenal stopped after taking the lead.

Wenger made a substitution early in the second half, and Sparta Prague did not have any expectations for the game. He would defend with all his strength if he lost less.

Arsenal eventually defeated Sparta Prague 3-0 at home.

After the fourth game of the group stage, Arsenal advanced to the top 16 of the Champions League with 12 points with 4 wins.

Ajax, who ranked second in the group, scored 7 points after double defeating Thun.

Thun has 3 points, while Sparta Prague still has 1 point.

Arsenal qualifies for two rounds in advance and it doesn't seem difficult to win the first place in the group. After all, there is a huge gap of 5 points when it gets rid of Ajax.

As of the end of the fourth round of the eight UEFA Champions League groups, only two teams advanced to the top 16 in the Champions League, namely Arsenal and Lyon.

Fleet Street commented on Arsenal, whose record is high, and it is obvious to all: Arsenal's progress in the Champions League is obvious to all. Just a few years ago, it was still a suspense whether they could qualify from the group stage. Now there is almost no need to worry that they will return home in the group stage. It is undeniable that this is related to the increasing gap between the strength and weakness of the Champions League group stage. However, considering that giant teams such as Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Juventus, etc. have not yet qualified in advance, we must admit that Arsenal has made progress in the Champions League, but what kind of performance they will perform in the knockout stage should indeed be a question mark. Many people think that Arsenal has the strength to win the Champions League, but the chance in the Champions League is too great. If they can pass the Chelsea level last season, would it be Arsenal dare to say that it would be Arsenal who meets Istanbul with AC Milan?

Perhaps Arsenal is not the top three popular teams in the Champions League. After all, the arsenal lacks the foundation of the Champions League, but the stability of the record still brings positive stimulation to the club's long-term profits.

The Champions League mission in the first half of the season has been completed, and it is not a big problem for Arsenal to secure the first place in the Champions League group. Now they can focus entirely on the league.

In the 12th round of the Premier League, Arsenal faced Sunderland at home.

Wenger has launched a new offensive tactic, and Van Persie temporarily replaced Lengbery as the first opportunity.

In the more than a year since he came to Arsenal, Van Persie adapted to the Premier League with limited opportunities, and learned Henry's running consciousness in the team and honed his shooting skills. Wenger tried to make him the next Henry. At least Van Persie has a similar trajectory to Henry: from a winger to a center.

But Van Persie cannot get support from a team like Henry.

As long as Henry is in power for one day, no forward in the team can steal Henry's center position. Just like Qin Xiong is now the team's No. 9 and a half role, there is no one to replace him. In the past, Borgkamp was there. After Borgkamp was about to retire, if Qin Xiong could not appear, Wenger would not consider replacing Qin Xiong with others. He directly changed his tactical style, because Qin Xiong's role and position are too special, and no one can complete the stadium contribution he made. (To be continued...)
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