legendary midfielder

Chapter 332 FA Cup Qualification
Another perfect month, Wenger once again won the best coach of the Premier League in December, and Zhang Xu also entered the list of the best team for December. A total of four players from Arsenal were elected.

Of course, for Arsenal, this is not the happiest thing for them. They are most excited because Arsenal has become the half-time champion of the Premier League this season with 57 points in the terrifying league!
Immediately behind them is the Manchester City team with only 41 points! The gap of 16 points is enough to make all the Premier League giants have to look up to Arsenal.

Originally, generally speaking, the hope of winning the league championship is relatively high for the half-way championship of the Premier League. Coupled with such a large point gap, Arsenal's winning the league championship is almost a certainty.

Under such circumstances, the various media in England naturally praised Arsenal a lot!Whether it is the media that has a bad relationship with Arsenal or the media that has always supported Arsenal, they are full of confidence in Arsenal winning the league championship.

Of course, they have not forgotten who made Arsenal undergo such a big change, who made Arsenal have the powerful strength to win the championship!
good!He is Zhang Xu!

For a while, Zhang Xu could be seen on newspapers and websites of major media in England. Now Zhang Xu has become a banner of Arsenal!
2014年1月1日下午三点整，2013/14赛季英格兰足球超级联赛第20轮一场焦点战在酋长球场展开争夺，阿森纳主场2比0取胜卡迪夫城，替补出场的本特纳第88分钟打破僵局，沃尔科特扩大比分。

Arsenal won 5 consecutive victories and continued to lead.

阿森纳近12次对阵卡迪夫城取得7胜5平保持不败，卡迪夫城上次取胜阿森纳还是1961年。但上次联赛主场取胜卡迪夫城还是1955年。双方历史交锋43场，阿森纳19胜14平10负占据上风。

Podolski and Monreal replaced the injured Giroud and Gibbs, and Arteta rotated Rosicky to start.

Former Manchester United star Ole Gunnar Solskjaer accompanied Cardiff City owner Chen Zhiyuan to watch the game.

Although it is Arsenal's home court, the Cardiff City team played more proactively. After the opening, they frequently advanced to attack.

However, under Zhang Xu's central scheduling, Cardiff City did not get any chances.Of course, the game scene was really hot. The players from both sides fought fiercely. In less than 5 minutes of the game, Walcott fell into the offside trap twice.

In the 13th minute of the game, Wilshere made a cross from the left, Zhang Xu headed the ball from the middle, and Walcott shot from the right side of the penalty area and went wide of the near corner.In the 16th minute, Sagna hit the wall with a free kick from outside the edge of the penalty area.In the 18th minute, Wilshere passed the ball, and Zhang Xu's left-footed shot in front of the penalty area missed again.

In the 26th minute, Arteta passed the ball, and Walcott shot slightly higher from 15 yards on the right side of the penalty area.Wilshere fell under Medel's defense in the penalty area, and the referee refused to award a penalty.

In the 28th minute of the game, Flamini passed the ball, and Cazorla still missed the shot in front of the penalty area.March broke into the penalty area and shot from a small angle on the left side and was saved by Szesny.Mertesacker is shown the yellow card for a foul on Fraser-Campbell.In the 31st minute, Zhang Xu passed the ball straight, and Walcott's shot from the left side of the penalty area hit the side net.In the 42nd minute, Fraser Campbell passed the ball, and Nunn shot high from 25 yards from the right.In the 43rd minute, Wilshere passed the ball, Zhang Xu leaked the ball to Cazorla, and Cazorla's shot from the left side of the penalty area was blocked by Coker.

In the 50th minute, after Sagna received a pass from Zhang Xu, he volleyed wide with his left foot from the edge of the penalty area.In the 53rd minute, Monreal passed the ball, and Zhang Xu made a push. After the football passed through the crotch of the opponent's defender, it came to the feet of Podolski who was going forward. Podolski's shot from the left side of the penalty area was blocked by Coker.Nunn made a cross from the right and hit Monreal on the edge of the penalty area, but the referee did not give the death penalty.Turner is shown a yellow card for a foul on Theo Walcott.

Arsenal won consecutive corner kicks and Walcott missed the outside shot.Marshall was given a yellow card for delaying time.In the 64th minute, Monreal passed the ball, and Wilshere shot from a small angle on the left side of the penalty area and hit the outside of the near corner post.

Bendtner and Rosicky replaced Podolski and Flamini respectively.Arsenal almost broke in the 67th minute, Walcott made a cross from the right, and the unguarded Mertesacker missed the goal with a header from 10 yards. After 1 minute, Walcott took a corner kick, and Mertesacker's header from 8 yards hit the left post and popped out.In the 70th minute, Wilshere volleyed wide with his left foot from 22 yards.In the 72nd minute, Rosicky passed the ball, and Cazorla's shot from outside the penalty area was deflected and was confiscated by Marshall.In the 75th minute, Zhang Xu took a free kick and directly shot slightly higher.

In the 80th minute, Covey, who came off the bench, passed the ball, and Jin Fujiong missed a long shot.In the 82nd minute, Turner headed forward, and Cocker shot over from 10 yards in the melee.In the 85th minute, Cazorla shot with his left foot and was saved by Marshall.In the 86th minute, Bendtner passed the ball, and Walcott shot from the right side of the penalty area and missed the near corner.

Arsenal broke the deadlock in the 88th minute. Monreal made a cross from the left. Zhang Xuyuan's header from the edge of the small penalty area was barely saved by Marshall. Bendtner shot into the net from the right side of the small penalty area.

Then Vermaelen replaced the injured Bendtner.

Arsenal sealed the victory in the 92nd minute. After receiving a pass from Wilshere, Zhang Xu made a direct pass. Walcott scored a single-handed shot from 8 yards from the right rib of the penalty area, 2-0!

Arsenal seal the victory!

In the subsequent league game, Arsenal easily won Cardiff City [-]-[-] at home!Three points again!
2014年1月4日下午五点十五分，2013/14赛季英格兰足总杯第3轮一场焦点战在酋长球场展开争夺，阿森纳主场迎战托特纳姆热刺。

阿森纳连续3个赛季主场取胜热刺，热刺近25次客战阿森纳仅胜1场，其余24战8平16负。双方足总杯5次交锋，阿森纳3胜2负，唯一一次主场对阵热刺还是1949年。

The two sides have clashed 171 games in history, and Arsenal has the upper hand with 72 wins, 45 draws and 54 losses.Fabianski, Vermaelen, Wilshere, Rosicky and Gnabry start in rotation.Walcott served as the centre-forward and Ozil entered the bench.Tottenham only replaced Kaboue with Ben Taleb in the starting lineup, and Adebayor played against the old owner.

Arsenal have successfully advanced in the third round for the 17th consecutive year.

After the start of the game, the enthusiasm of Tottenham Hotspur was very good. They got a corner kick only 2 minutes into the game. Adebayor got a header and Soldado made a pass back.

In the 4th minute of the game, Zhang Xu broke through and passed back, but Walcott shot wide.In the 9th minute, Koscielny made a mistake and rebounded to Eriksson's feet after a clearance. The Dane's single-handed shot from the edge of the penalty area was blocked by Fabianski.In the 12th minute, Walcott's oblique shot from 25 yards was saved by Lloris.

In the 14th minute, Zhang Xu received a return pass from Walcott and shot with his left foot inside the arc of the penalty area. The ball hit Chiriches and then missed the left post.Then Nabry's left foot shot from 15 yards on the right side of the penalty area was slightly higher than the crossbar.In the 18th minute, Eriksson took a free kick from 25 yards and missed the goal directly.In the 20th minute, Cazorla and Zhang Xu kicked the wall three times in a row and then volleyed from the top of the restricted area.Arsenal wasted another chance in the 26th minute. Cazorla passed the ball. Zhang Xu kicked the ball past Tottenham Hotspur's defense.

Arsenal took the lead in the 31st minute. Zhang Xu passed the ball to Gnabry near the center line.

One to zero!

In the 40th minute of the game, Walcott won a corner kick with a shot from 30 yards, and then volleyed high from the edge of the penalty area in the corner kick scuffle.In the 45th minute, Walker passed back from the right, and Soldado shot wide from the edge of the penalty area.

In the second half, Mertesacker replaced the injured Vermaelen.In the 47th minute, Eriksson took a corner kick to the far point, and Soldado volleyed high from 16 yards.In the 54th minute, Lennon passed the ball, and Soldado shot from the edge of the restricted area on the right and missed the far corner.

In the 60th minute of the game, Gnabry made a direct pass. Zhang Xu flashed Dawson and Lloris on the right side of the penalty area and then shot from a small angle!Unfortunately, it ended up hitting the side netting.

阿森纳第62分钟扩大比分，罗西基中场抢断丹尼-罗斯后突破至15码处单刀挑射破门，2-0。这是他自2011年2月以来的首粒足总杯进球。

In the 69th minute, Dembele's long shot was confiscated by Fabianski.Flamini and Ozil have replaced Wilshere and Arteta.

In the 77th minute, Gnabry steals the ball in the front court and passes the ball. Walcott's arc shot from the edge of the penalty area misses the right post and misses.

In the 82nd minute of the game, something happened that left Zhang Xu speechless!Walcott was injured and carried out on a stretcher. He also made a "2 to 0" sign when he left the field!This gesture immediately aroused strong dissatisfaction among Tottenham fans.

Soon this incident was discovered by the fourth referee on duty and reported to the main referee in time.After repeated confirmation, the referee directly showed Waltko a red card!
So, in the next 10 minutes, Arsenal had only 10 players left to fight!
As a result, Zhang Xu had to adjust his tactics, leading the team to recover quickly, while building a solid defense line, while playing defensive and counterattack tactics.

Under his organization, Arsenal's defense is still impenetrable in the face of Tottenham Hotspur's crazy offense.

After 5 minutes of stoppage time, Arsenal defended the victory and advanced smoothly!
(End of this chapter)