Li Yufei's Cliff-like Slide, Four Consecutive League Wins!

At halftime, the Sky Sports commentators were still locked in a heated debate over Varane's mistake that led to the goal at the end of the first half.

"You know, Rafael is only 17 this year—he's even younger than Frye. It's normal for him to make mistakes in his first Premier League game."

"We need to give him enough time. At least from this match, you can see Rafael has excellent running and jumping ability."

"His talent is obvious to the naked eye. His future development will definitely not be inferior to Vermaelen's!"

Martin Tyler was quite optimistic about Varane and began to defend him.

On the other side, Andy Gray held a different view:

"I don't think it's a wise choice to let a 17-year-old kid serve as the starting center back for a top club."

"Arsène is too impatient. A defender isn't a forward—you can't just rely on a flash of brilliance to stand out."

"Defenders need constant match experience to grow."

"He's treating Rafael like Frye, and that's really not advisable."

"Arsenal clearly has other excellent defenders to choose from. Why does Arsène insist on starting a 17-year-old?"

Hearing Andy's last remark, Martin couldn't help but sneer:

"Come on, does Arsenal really have other excellent defenders to choose from?"

"What a lame joke."

"Anyone who knows Arsenal understands that the only defenders worth mentioning right now are Koscielny and Vermaelen."

"Now that Vermaelen is out for the season, Arsenal has no one else to rely on except Rafael."

"As for the 18-year-old Squillaci, brought in for £4 million this summer—that's a complete joke!"

"I heard he put on all kinds of shoddy performances in Arsenal's internal training matches, to the point where Arsène didn't even have the guts to throw him into a real game."

"You could say that even though this season has only been going on for less than a month, I'm already ready to conclude that this £4 million deal is a total failure!"

"Think about it—Arsène would rather play a 17-year-old Rafael than use the £4 million Squillaci. That tells you just how bad the latter is!"

The bickering in the studio didn't affect the Arsenal players in the locker room at all.

Wenger didn't say much about Varane's mistake; instead, he praised several of his solid defensive plays from the first half.

Varane noticed that the boss hadn't criticized him, and the tension in his chest eased a little.

As long as the coach didn't dwell on it, his psychological pressure would be much lighter.

After the second half began.

Bolton Wanderers defender Stanton fouled Li Yufei at the top of the arc, earning a yellow card, and the referee awarded Arsenal a free kick.

Fabregas adjusted slightly, the ball curved over the wall, but sailed just over the crossbar.

In the 63rd minute.

Fabregas threaded another through ball that sliced through Bolton Wanderers' backline.

Li Yufei accelerated to receive it and go one-on-one, but Gary Cahill, anticipating the move, pulled him down from behind.

Since Cahill had ruined an excellent one-on-one chance for Arsenal, the referee showed him a straight red card and sent him off!

Bolton Wanderers were suddenly down to 10 men against 11.

Seeing Li Yufei dragged to the ground, Wenger worried he might get hurt again and quickly substituted him off.

The Moroccan Chamakh came on to replace Li Yufei.

Seeing himself taken off, Li Yufei felt a bit frustrated.

Because if not for that pull from behind, he could have scored twice in a match again!

As it was, he only scored one goal in this game before being subbed off—the first time since joining the Premier League that he'd managed just a single goal in a match.

A real cliff-like drop!

Sure, this mindset was very Versailles—if other players knew about it, they'd probably curse Li Yufei out.

But it was an undeniable fact!

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Because Li Yufei had only played four league games so far. The first three were two matches where he scored twice and one hat-trick.

Only this one, where he scored just one goal.

That adds up to eight goals in four league games, averaging two per match.

Hiss, when you look at it that way, you don't realize it until you calculate—then it hits you!

The second-place player on the Premier League Top Scorers List right now, Drogba, has only scored four goals—half of Li Yufei's total!

For a moment, Li Yufei didn't know if scoring in the Premier League was too easy, or if he was stronger than he'd imagined!

Of course, that also had something to do with Arsenal's schedule.

After all, in the first four league games, only the opener against Liverpool could barely be called a 'clash of titans.'

The other three matches were basically just fishing in a barrel.

Strictly speaking, even the game against Liverpool was a different kind of fish in a barrel.

If they ran into a string of strong teams later on, Li Yufei's scoring efficiency would definitely take a hit.

Still, being able to consistently crush weaker opponents was no small feat in itself.

Because the battle for the league title wasn't really about who won more head-to-head clashes between powerhouses—it was about who was more consistent at beating the minnows.

The reason Arsenal hadn't won a title in recent years was precisely because their ability to handle weaker sides couldn't match Manchester United's or Chelsea's.

Under Ferguson and Mourinho, their teams were always rock-solid when it came to dismantling lesser opponents.

Wenger, on the other hand, fell short in that department.

Li Yufei vaguely recalled that in his past life, Arsenal ended up settling for fourth place that season because they completely collapsed down the stretch.

From matchday 30 to the final round, a span of nine games, Arsenal only won two!

What did that even mean?

Nine league matches, with a theoretical maximum of twenty-seven points up for grabs.

And in those last nine games, Wenger's side scraped together a pathetic ten points, dropping seventeen!

That total even included the three points Manchester United gifted Arsenal in the return fixture after they'd already locked up the title.

In other words, Arsenal only won a single match through their own genuine effort.

And how many points separated Arsenal from the season's champions, Manchester United?

Twelve points!

That was four wins!

If Arsenal had just shown a shred of competence in that final month-plus, no one could say for sure who would've ended up lifting the trophy.

Thinking about it, Li Yufei suddenly felt that his playing style was indeed suited for crushing weaker teams.

With him joining the squad this season, Arsenal had every capability to make a run at the league title.

"Tch, in the end, it all comes down to my performance," Li Yufei thought to himself, smugly daydreaming.

Back to the match.

After Gary Cahill was sent off with a red card, Bolton Wanderers' head coach quickly subbed off forward Petrov and brought on defender Andy O'Brien.

72nd minute.

Wenger made another adjustment, replacing Wilshere with Diaby to shore up the midfield defense.

78th minute.

Arshavin received the ball on the edge of the box and laid it back. Alex Song set up the platform and blasted a Long Shot into the net. Arsenal extended their lead to 3:1.

83rd minute.

Fabregas and Arshavin played a one-two at the top of the arc. Fabregas surged into the box, faced the onrushing goalkeeper, and gently passed the ball to the far post.

Substitute Chamakh, staring at a gaping open net, tapped it in easily. Arsenal sealed the game at 4:1.

As the final whistle blew—two short blasts and one long—Arsenal defeated Bolton Wanderers 4:1 at home, securing their fourth straight league win.