togophonebook Chapter 303
Chapter 303
Chapter 303
The international match day has passed, and the leagues of various countries have resumed.
After this round of international matches, the European group stage is all over.
Still not much upset.
Instead, Shevchenko's Ukrainian team defeated the Turkish team 2:0, surpassed their opponents in group points, and directly qualified for the group.
Other groups, the Netherlands, Portugal, France, England, Italy, Serbia and Montenegro, and Sweden also all qualified directly.
Turkey, Spain, the Czech Republic, Norway, Slovakia, and Switzerland have qualified for the play-offs. The general order has not changed, and the strong European teams have basically qualified.
In the Asian region, Japan, Iran and Saudi Arabia get another three direct promotion places, and the South Korean team needs to play a play-off with Central and North American teams to compete for another 0.5 places.
In South America, Brazil, Argentina, Ecuador and Paraguay qualify directly. The No.5 team needs to play a play-off with Australia.
In fact, this also made the South American teams dissatisfied. The quota in Asia is actually the same as the quota in South America.
In terms of strength and record, which one in South America is not completely crushed?
In the African region, Angola, Tunisia, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana and Togo have also qualified for the World Cup. The African teams have always been strong, but they are not very strong. They are basically spoilers.
Back in the league, Arsenal's opponent this round is West Bromwich Albion.
Last season was lucky to avoid relegation. This season, West Bromwich Albion is a bit difficult.
They lost 8 games in the first 6 rounds, and it seems that it is difficult to keep their qualifications for the Premier League this season.
The result of the game was 1:5, and Arsenal won a big victory.
In this game, Hiddink let Chalisteas and Carlos Tevez partner again, and the Greek center scored a hat-trick.
Jia Yi's back and forth in the middle of the road made the opponent's defense completely lose sight of the other. In the end, he saved the east bank and lost the west bank, and finally failed by a big score.
Hiddink's deployment of troops also made it difficult for the opponent to guess his cards, which made the opponent's pre-battle research a lot more work.
In the next third round of the Champions League group stage, Arsenal returned to home against Sparta Prague.
Sparta Prague is a giant team in the Czech Republic. Many Czech internationals come from this club, and it is also a club that sends more players to the five major leagues.
Of course, in the Champions League, they can just join in the fun.
Although they also defeated Thun before and drew with Ajax to get 4 points, they ranked second in the group after Arsenal.
But as a result of this game, no one outside will doubt that Arsenal won.
After the start of the game, Jia Yi quickly made a breakthrough in the middle. He sent a pick pass from outside the penalty area, and Shevchenko turned around and volleyed, 1:0!
The passing and running of the two cooperated without any flaws.
In 10 minutes, Shevchenko reciprocated the favor and headed the ball to Jia Yi at the top of the penalty area. Jia Yi also volleyed, 2:0!
This kick made the opponent lose their temper at all. In fact, Sparta Prague's defense is still very active, but they can't hold back these talented players from Arsenal to perform so well on the spot.
These two volleys were both beautiful, and the fans at the Emirates Stadium cheered unceasingly.
On the sidelines, Hiddink also applauded with satisfaction. Arsenal's current state is really nothing to say, and the players he chooses can always satisfy him.
With so many outstanding players, Hiddink can rotate with confidence.
Before the end of halftime, Carlos Tevez volleyed suddenly from the wing. The ball drew an S-curve outside and went straight to the dead corner, 3:0!
The Emirates Stadium has become a sea of joy.
In the box in the stands, Abramovich also looked very pleased, obviously very satisfied with his team.
In this time and space, the Arsenal he bought is obviously more powerful than Chelsea in another time and space.
This investment was very successful.
In the end, the score was 3:0. In the second half, both sides played off the bench and did not try their best.
After getting these 3 points, Arsenal's group lead has been extended to 5 points, and it is just around the corner to qualify for the group.
Ajax also defeated Thun 3:0 and tied Sparta Prague in points, which made the competition for second place in the group very intense.
In other groups of the Champions League, the strong teams continued to maintain a good state, and there were almost no upsets.
This season, the strengths and weaknesses are distinct, and it is not difficult for strong teams to qualify.
Three days later, Arsenal beat Manchester City 3-0 at home, starting a 10-game winning streak.
Both Manchester United and Chelsea were tied by their opponents. Now, Arsenal's top position is even more secure.
Losing the suspense so quickly, this season is really not interesting.
The opponents themselves do not live up to expectations, and Arsenal feel a bit lonely and seeking defeat.
In multi-line combat, Arsenal have maintained a complete victory. In the five major leagues, Bayern can be compared with Arsenal.
However, the Bundesliga's confrontation with strong teams is still weaker than that of the Premier League. Therefore, Arsenal's current record should still surpass Bayern's.
In the middle of the week, the third round of the League Cup begins.
Arsenal's opponent is Sunderland.
This is also a matchup of one of the few Premier League teams.
This season, the League Cup has been restructured to adopt a one-round tiebreaker system. Low-level or low-ranked teams automatically qualify for home games.
Therefore, this game is an away game for Arsenal.
Sunderland, like West Bromwich Albion, is at the bottom of the Premier League in terms of points, and their strength is not good.
In this game, Arsenal also sent most of their substitutes, and Jia Yi led them.
After the game started, the two former Arsenal players Huang Bowen and Hao Junmin, who were bought out by Sunderland, were more active.
However, the physical confrontation ability of the two is indeed still weak.
In a league of the intensity of the Premier League, once the body is not strong enough, it is basically difficult to grow to a high enough height.
Those players who rely on their skills, such as Arshavin, Fabregas, Hleb, etc., are actually not very successful in the Premier League.
In 9 minutes, Hao Junmin made a pass from the side, Toure went straight out of the penalty area, Vogel received the ball and launched an attack, Van Persie in the frontcourt went forward, took the ball directly into the penalty area and shot a low shot, 0:1!
Three minutes later, Arsenal had a corner kick.
Van Persie received a pass from Vogel and went straight to the goal, 0:2!
This guy also highlights the essence of a killer.
In a rotation team, Van Persie also feels very relaxed now.
Before halftime, Van Persie took a free kick from outside the penalty area.
The kid wanted to perform a hat-trick, so he asked Jia Yi to take the penalty with a stern face.
Jia Yi didn't refuse either, just let him play this kind of tasteless game.
After the whistle, Van Persie kicked a curve ball, the ball bypassed the wall and crashed into it, 0:3!
This free kick level is also very high.
In the second half, Sunderland also sent substitute players to replace the main players.
In fact, for Arsenal, they still want to be upset, which is unrealistic in the first place.
Honestly prepare for the league and keep relegation well, that's what they should do.
Even if he can upset Arsenal, so what?
Even if you give them the League Cup, so what?
Once relegated from the Premier League, it will be a huge loss and nothing.
(End of this chapter)