legendary midfielder

Chapter 323
"China zhang joined Arsenal, creating a record of [-] consecutive Premier League victories! "

The day after Arsenal's victory over Southampton, the English media raced to cover the game.Here's an article in the Daily Mirror that reads:

With the joining of Zhang from China, Arsenal's strength has undergone earth-shaking changes, and their performance this season is even more crazy.From the beginning of the season, Arsenal have never lost!Even conceding goals has become terrifyingly rare!In nearly thirty games, only two goals were conceded!
Now, under the leadership of China Zhang, Arsenal has even tied the record of [-] consecutive victories created by Real Madrid!With this alone, China Zhang and other Arsenal players can be ranked on the wall of honor in world football!
Obviously, the goal of Arsenal and Zhang of China is not only that, they must also want to break Real Madrid's record and create a new record that attracts the attention of the world!
And this goal, for China Zhang and Arsenal, is not a distant and unreachable goal, but a very realistic goal!

Because their next opponent is the Ligue [-] Marseille team!
Although the Marseille team is a giant team in Ligue [-], there is still a certain gap compared with the Premier League giants Arsenal.What's more, in this game, Arsenal still played at home, occupying a unique advantage.

I believe that on that day, countless Arsenal fans will pour into the Emirates Stadium to cheer for their team in order to witness the team's historical record!
And Arsenal's players will show their best form, behead Marseille, and create an insurmountable record.

"November 11, let us witness a new record together! "

This is a report from "Sky Sports". The article reads: Arsenal has risen strongly this season. From the beginning of the season to now, Arsenal has not lost a game and created a terrifying record of conceding only two goals!
At the same time, Arsenal also tied Real Madrid's record of winning 21 games in a row!Now, they are on the road to winning [-] games in a row!
We have every reason to believe that Arsenal has the strength to beat the Marseille team in an away game and create a new record!
Just when various media were making comments, Zhang Xu and his teammates took the bus to the Emirates Stadium at 2013 o'clock in the evening on November 11, 26.

As soon as they got off the bus, they were not greeted by the media reporters they were familiar with, but a large group of fanatical fans holding banners and shouting slogans.

On the banner they held, it was impressively written "21 consecutive victories, creating a new record!" In their mouths, they also chanted various slogans to cheer for the team over and over again.

After Zhang Xu and his teammates got off the bus, they waved to the fans, which immediately caused screams and shouts from the fans.

At this time, the reporters from the sports media finally rushed to the front and handed the microphone to Wenger, Zhang Xu and others.

"Hello, Zhang, I'm XXX, a reporter from Sky Sports. Arsenal is about to set a new record. How do you feel?"

"To be honest, I'm really not very excited! I think this is a very common European Champions Cup group match. If possible, I think the fans should not put too much mental pressure on our players!" Zhang Xu said with a wry smile.

"Okay, Zhang, so what do you think about this ordinary game?" The reporter continued to ask helplessly.

"Our opponent in this game is the Marseille team. This is an old opponent. In the last game, our Arsenal was able to beat the opponent away. So today, we are playing at home. There is no reason not to win the opponent!"

"So, can you predict the final score of a game?"

"I think we should be able to score two goals!" Zhang Xu was full of confidence.

At 45:2013 p.m., the 14/[-] UEFA Champions League Group F match officially started at the Emirates Stadium.

阿森纳曾在小组赛首战2比1客胜马赛，2年前也曾在主场战平对手。阿森纳历史上9次对阵法国球队仅2负，上次输球还是11年前负于欧塞尔。

马赛历史上11次客战英格兰球队仅1胜4平6负，唯一的胜利还是2007年对阵利物浦。

This is Arsenal's 150th Champions League game and 250th European game.Monreal, Flamini and Rosicky started in rotation.

阿森纳出场阵容是这样的：阵型稍微变了一下，成了3-2-4-1：守门员是雷打不动的1号-斯泽斯尼；后卫也依然是3号-萨尼亚，4号-默特萨克和6号-科斯切尔尼；后腰有所变化，除了永动机18号张旭以外，还有17号-蒙雷亚尔；中场是20号-弗拉米尼，10号-威尔希尔；11号-厄齐尔，7号-罗西基；前锋是12号-吉鲁。

In fact, this formation puts Ozil a little ahead of time, and Wenger has the intention of letting Ozil play as a shadow striker.

In the 27th second of the game, Arsenal took the lead.

After the Marseille team kicked off, when the ball was passed to the frontcourt, Zhang Xu accurately judged the opponent's passing route, took the first step, and cut off the football.

Then Zhang Xu directly launched a fierce attack with the football. He first pushed the football to Sania who was responding, and then quickly moved forward.

Once he was in position, Sagna's pass was well timed.

Zhang Xu didn't stop the ball at all, and directly pushed the ball with his right foot and passed the football to Wilshere in front of him. Wilshere cut into the right side of the penalty area and dunked one person, and then immediately used an incredible tiptoe pass, passing the football to Ozil who was going forward in the middle!
Ozil faced the falling football and shot angrily!

His shot was so powerful that the football went straight to the goal!But, it's a pity that his shot angle was too straight, and the football hit the goalkeeper!
After the goalkeeper was hit hard by this shot, he was knocked down on the grass and couldn't get up for a long time.And just when he was in great pain, the football was blocked by his body and returned to the left side of the penalty area!
To everyone's surprise, Zhang Xu appeared behind the football like a ghost, pushing and shooting lightly!
The football flew into the empty goal immediately!The ball went in!One to zero!In the opening 27 seconds, Zhang Xu scored the first goal leading the score!
这已经是他在欧洲冠军杯上的第5个进球了！也是阿森纳在欧冠历史上的第2快进球，此前是吉尔伯托-席尔瓦2002年9月对阵埃因霍温时开场20秒打入。

This goal also stunned the Marseille team. They never imagined that the team would concede the goal in such a short period of time!
This hit them too hard, so when Zhang Xu and his teammates celebrated wildly, almost all Marseille players looked at the football in the goal stupidly, unable to recover for a long time.

And this goal directly ignited the passion of countless Arsenal fans on the scene. They jumped wildly in the stands, shouted, sang the team song loudly, and screamed Zhang Xu's name!
Off the field, Arsenal coach Wenger sat very comfortably on the coaching bench with a relaxed and joyful expression on his face.

"Old man, it seems that we will win this game! Moreover, we will definitely set a record!" Wenger said with a smile to the assistant coach.

"Haha, our Arsenal has created a record of 49 unbeaten games, and now it seems that we will create a record of 21 consecutive victories!" Old Powell said with a big laugh.

While the two of them were chatting, Arsenal almost expanded the score again!
It was the 7th minute of the game. Zhang Xu passed the ball to Wilshere. Wilshere made a pass from the right side of the penalty area. Ozil's single-handed push from 10 yards was blocked by Mandanda bravely.

In the 11th minute of the game, Arsenal won a corner kick, Ozil took the corner kick, Zhang Xu overwhelmed the crowd, a standard lion shook his head, and pushed the football towards the goal!
However, the goalkeeper of Marseilles performed bravely today, and Zhang Xu's header that was close at hand was unexpectedly saved by him to the bottom line!Then, when the corner kick was taken again, Giroud grabbed the forward point, but the header went wide of the post.

In the 17th minute of the game, an unexpected situation happened.

When Marseille's midfielder Abdallah made a cross from the right, Koscielny and Merdesacker grabbed the first point at the same time, but the two collided. Just as Zhang Xu was about to defend, Marseille's Gignac grabbed the first point and shot a kick, breaking through Arsenal's goal so easily!
One to one tie!

Seeing this unimaginable goal, the generals of Arsenal were stunned, and all the fans at the scene were stunned. Even the players of the Marseille team who scored the goal were stunned for a moment, and then they shouted in extreme excitement.

Wenger stood up involuntarily and frowned. He didn't expect such a low-level mistake from the team's defense.

But now, on the one hand, it is necessary to prevent the team from continuing to make such unacceptable low-level mistakes. On the other hand, it is more important to let the team recover from this conceded goal, so as not to affect the morale of the team, especially the mentality of the team members.

So he went to the sidelines and began to use his own unique language to improve the morale of the team and adjust the mentality of the players.

In addition, he also deliberately called Zhang Xu to the sidelines, carefully explaining some matters that need to be focused on.

After Wenger's adjustments, Arsenal slowly regained their strength. During this period of time, Zhang Xu did not rush to attack, but stabilized the team's defense.

Now that the Marseille team scored a goal, their morale will definitely improve, and because of this conceded goal, many players are a little distracted. This time is the most dangerous time for the team, and Zhang Xu does not want to be hit by the Marseille team again in the penalty area.

In the 20th minute of the game, it was Marseille's attack again. After Gignac broke into the right side of the penalty area, he was blocked by Zhang Xu, so he failed to control the football and was confiscated by Szesny who attacked.

Slowly, under Wenger's adjustment, Arsenal gradually returned to normal.Zhang Xu finally felt relieved and began to launch frequent offensives.

In the 26th minute of the game, Ozil passed the ball, and Rosicky shot wide from the edge of the restricted area.

In the 37th minute of the game, Arsenal missed a good opportunity again. Ramsey, who blocked the ball from the edge of the penalty area, was given a yellow card for a foul.

In the 39th minute of the game, Morel was given a yellow card for fouling Ozil in the penalty area, and Ozil hit the wall with a free kick.

In the 43rd minute of the game, Wilshere's long-range shot missed.

Changing sides to fight again in the second half, Zhang Xu has completely controlled the game.

In the 54th minute of the game, Ozil passed the ball. Giroud hit Abdala with a strong shot from the edge of the penalty area on the left and deflected it, but the ball missed the left post.

In the 56th minute of the game, Zhang Xu made a direct pass, Ozil shot from the outside of his left foot 12 yards from the right side of the penalty area, and was saved by Mandanda from the far corner.Then Zhang Xu's shot from outside the penalty area and Giroud's header were blocked.

In the 65th minute of the game, Arsenal finally took the lead again.Ramsey, who came off the bench, made a direct pass, Ozil made a cross from the right side of the penalty area, Zhang Xu faced two defenders in the middle, and easily missed it!
Wilshere from behind made a push from 10 yards!

The ball went in!Two to one!

This goal immediately caused the morale of the Marseille team to plummet, and the subsequent game entered Zhang Xu's time.

In the 74th minute of the game, Cazorla missed the goal from 12 yards.

In the 91st minute of the game, Sagna passed the ball, and Walcott, who replaced him, also missed the outside shot.

In the end, Arsenal won the game with a score of two to one!Turned the winning streak into 21 games!
(End of this chapter)