legendary midfielder

Chapter 296 Defeating the Yellow Canary
"China zhang passes and shoots, showing the world's top midfielder's strength! "

This was an article published in The Sun on the second day of the game. The article read: In the first round of the 2013-2014 season held yesterday, Arsenal faced the visiting Aston Villa.

And in this game, we saw that China Zhang played an extraordinary role in it, not only perfectly controlling the game, but also an exquisite assist and a beautiful quick counterattack, which completely destroyed Aston Villa's fighting spirit!
Every fan or reporter who arrived at the scene was very impressed with Arsenal's Chinese Zhang after watching the game.Because it can be said that this game is completely a game written and performed by the Chinese Zhang.

Why do you say that?Because from the very first goal, we were amazed to see that China Zhang implemented his plan at the beginning of the game and managed to give Aston Villa a head-on blow.

Then, he used his superb midfield organization ability to quickly control the game in his own hands, and then used a wonderful anticipation steal to cut off Aston Villa's pass. Finally, he used his lightning-fast speed to hit Aston Villa with a quick counterattack and successfully scored his first goal in the Premier League!
Not every player who has just joined the Premier League can have such a wonderful performance when he participates in the Premier League for the first time.But, obviously, the Chinese zhang did it!
It has to be said that this is because he has strong strength as his backing!

China Zhang deserves to be Mr. 3750 million pounds, he does have the strength of the world's top midfielder!
"Perfect debut, China zhang helped Arsenal win the first round of the league! "

This is the comment of "Sky Sports". In the article, they also gave a very high evaluation of Zhang Xu's performance.

They believe that in this game, the Chinese government is completely dominating the game!From the very beginning of the game, Zhang of China took the game into his own hands.

There are very few players in the world who can really control the game, but we saw it in China Zhang!We can only say, Mr. Wenger, you have made another super bargain!

"Arsenal defeated Aston Villa [-]-[-], the core and captain Zhang Jian pointed to the Premier League championship! "

This is an article from the "Daily Mail". In the article, the commentator first described Zhang Xu's perfect performance in the game, and then wrote at the end of the article:

With one pass and one shot, China Zhang, who was successfully elected as the best player on the spot, made it clear at the awards ceremony that the team will do its best to strive for the league championship this season.

It can be seen that when China Zhang said this, he was full of confidence. It was not a gesture to boost the morale of the team or cater to the fans. He simply expressed his and the team's confidence in winning the league championship this season!
Let's combine the incomparable strength and master-level demeanor shown by China Zhang in this game. His declaration does not seem so unrealistic!

Therefore, we have every reason to believe that Arsenal is ready to hit the Premier League title with all its strength. Dear Premier League giants, are you ready to accept the challenge from Arsenal?

In addition to these three comments, there are many media reports on this game, most of which are headlines.

As a result, the photo of Zhang Xu waving past the goalkeeper and pushing the shot spread all over the streets and alleys of major cities in the UK. Almost every British football fan knows the new captain and team core of Arsenal.

And now, what is Zhang Xu doing?

He is sitting on the plane to Turkey, laughing and playing with his teammates.

Because in four days, they will usher in the first round of the UEFA Champions League qualifying round, away from Fenerbahce in Turkey.

Fenerbahçe Football Club (Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü) is a Turkish football club based in Istanbul.The name of the club is based on an area in Istanbul called Fenerbahce, and the name Fenerbahce is because there is a lighthouse in the area ("Ferun" means lighthouse in Turkish).The most famous field of the club is football, but the club is also active in basketball, volleyball, rowing and other fields.

The football team currently competes in the Turkish Super League.Their nickname is "Yellow Canary" (Sar?Kanaryalar) and the Turkish version of Manchester United, and their home stadium is located in Sarajoglu Stadium (?ükrüSaraco?lu Stadium).Fenerbahce's home atmosphere is hot, known as the "devil's purgatory home".

The Fenerbahçe team has won 19 Turkish Super League titles, 6 Turkish Cup titles, and 6 Turkish Super Cup titles. It is a team with countless honors and traditions.

Facing such a team, plus an away game, Wenger paid special attention to the opponent's devil-like purgatory home game. On the second day after the match against Aston Villa, he led the team to fly to Turkey to make relevant pre-match preparations.

At 2013:8 on August 21, 45, the first round of the UEFA Champions League qualifying round officially started.

In order to ensure that the match can be won smoothly, Wenger dispatched most of the main lineup. The goalkeeper is the unstoppable No. 1 Szesny, the defenders are Sagna, Koscielny and Mertesacker, the midfielders are Zhang Xu and Gibbs, the front is Rosicky, Wilshere and Ramsey, and the forwards are Walcott and Giroud.

Vermaelen and Arteta are still recovering from injuries and failed to follow the team to Türkiye.Especially Vermaelen, his injury is indeed very serious, and it is estimated that he will not be able to represent the team in games for a long time.

After the game started, the Saragioglu Stadium deserved to be called the "Devil's Purgatory Home". Almost all the Fenerbahçe fans were yelling frantically. As long as their own team members got the ball, it would be earth-shattering applause, and as long as Arsenal players got the ball, it would be boos!
Such an obviously tendentious voice can indeed have a certain impact on the state of the players, especially the Arsenal players. Amidst the boos of the fans, there are many players who are not determined enough to pass and receive the ball. There are some deviations and hesitation.

Of course, there are still some players who will not be affected by these aspects. Among them is Zhang Xu who has a big heart!
Zhang Xu has really experienced such an away game atmosphere, and his willpower has always been very firm, and his mood will not be affected by the fans or other factors, let alone his actions.

So, no matter how much the fans booed him, he has been calmly handling every football passed to his feet.

Although Fenerbahçe is a giant team in the Turkish Super League, there is still a big gap compared with Arsenal. Therefore, Zhang Xu, who is the core of the midfielder, has not been affected at all. Under normal performance, the game quickly entered Zhang Xu's control.

In the 17th minute of the game, Zhang Xu received a header from Gibbs in the middle, and with a light pull on the side of the flying football with his right foot, he firmly controlled the football.

The current Zhang Xu, after countless games, his football skills are no longer that particularly rough, and he can easily make such movements as catching the ball.

After controlling the football, he turned around and pulled the football in front of him, ready to push the ball forward.

Immediately, two Fenerbahce players rushed towards him, one in front and one behind, separated by about [-] degrees, forming a pincer trend.

Zhang Xu smiled slightly, this level of pressing really did not pose much threat to him, I saw him start quickly, hooked his right foot, and thrust his body forward, and quickly penetrated to the right side of the body of a Fenerbahce player in front.
After the breakthrough, Zhang Xu saw that the teammates in front of him were basically in place, so he stopped dribbling the ball and directly kicked the ball past the two Fenerbahçe players who rushed towards him, and landed directly at Walcott's feet.

After Walcott got the football, he quickly moved forward, and after getting a shot angle of his body, he made a decisive decision and shot straight to the ground!

When he shot, he was already very close to the goal, so Fenerbahçe's goalkeeper Vulcan had no time to react and could only watch the football fly into the goal.

The goal was scored, 1:0!

After a goal lead, Arsenal's players immediately returned to normal, and almost everyone was no longer affected by the away fans.

Under such circumstances, the team's strength was fully restored immediately, and the game played more smoothly.

In the 301st minute of the game, it was still Zhang Xu. He made a beautiful steal near the center line and broke the football directly from the opponent's feet.

Just after he advanced about ten meters, he was immediately defended by three Fenerbahçe players. One of the players moved too far and kicked Zhang Xu's calf.

Zhang Xu was fine, but the team got a set kick in a good position.

Wilshere made a beautiful arc directly to the upper right corner of the goal!

2: 0!

In the second half, they changed sides and fought again. Fenerbahçe wanted to get back the score, but in the 52nd minute of the game, Zhang Xu made a quick counterattack and directly brought the football all the way into the goal!
3: 0!

This goal completely broke Fenerbahce's fighting spirit and sealed the victory for Arsenal!

(End of this chapter)