Arsenal, playing at home, kicked off first.
Van Persie took the kickoff from the center circle and immediately sprinted toward QPR's half!
Cheers erupted from the stands!
Just as Van Persie charged forward at full speed,
Kai received the ball and stepped on it lightly, nudging it diagonally...
Then, he launched a powerful, ultra-long-range pass right from the center circle arc!
The QPR fans in the stands were stunned.
This scene was all too familiar to them!
In the final round of last season's Championship,
Kai, still at Crystal Palace back then,
had destroyed QPR with this exact kind of terrifying long pass—
leaving them completely defeated!
Under the evening sky,
Kai's long pass soared over the heads of QPR's defenders
and dropped toward the top of the penalty arc!
Van Persie turned sideways, controlled it on his chest,
flicked it forward with his left foot, and charged into the box!
On the sidelines, Crouch clutched his head in disbelief.
"No way?!"
Even though he had mentally prepared for it…
Did they really get through that easily?
And the match had just begun!
The QPR fans wore looks of despair.
Facing the goalkeeper, Van Persie didn't hesitate—
with a powerful strike from his left foot,
the ball ripped into the back of the net!
GOALLLL!
1:0!
In just over ten seconds from kickoff—
A guided long pass from Kai,
and Van Persie scored with ease!
The score was instantly changed!
The Arsenal fans erupted into wild celebration!
Van Persie pointed to the sky with one hand,
followed it up with a knee slide,
then glided across the turf on his stomach in celebration—
and of course, ran excitedly to Kai!
The QPR players were silent.
"This feeling…
It's just like before."
The sense of suffocating helplessness
was just as strong as a few months ago.
On the sidelines, Crouch crouched down in frustration.
In this match, he had once again used a five-defender formation,
hoping to drag the game out by defending deep.
But the blow came immediately after kickoff.
What use were five defenders?
QPR's coaching staff looked lost.
They felt that even if they had ten defenders,
Kai would still find a way through their backline!
In the stands, the Gunners fans were ecstatic.
Their attack was simply too powerful now!
As long as they had Kai,
they had nothing to worry about in attack!
QPR, disheartened, restarted play at the center circle.
The first half was completely one-sided.
Despite a few good signings this season,
QPR looked like inexperienced rookies
who hadn't yet adapted to the intensity of the Premier League—
especially when facing Kai-led Arsenal.
Just before halftime—
Kai struck again with a signature rocket shot,
blasting through QPR's goal!
The Gunners fans loved it!
"The Kai-style cannon" had already become legendary
across English football!
Right after that, just before the whistle,
Kai delivered yet another assist!
This time, the scorer was Walcott!
The "Little Tiger" received Kai's through ball,
cut inside to the edge of the penalty arc,
and curled a beautiful shot into the net!
Walcott ran excitedly to Kai—
it was his first Premier League goal of the season!
The entire Emirates erupted!
3:0!
Three goals in the first half—
QPR were completely shut down with no chance to resist!
Seeing the team in such dominant form,
Giroud, sitting on the bench, was getting eager.
He really wanted to ask Wenger
if he could go on and give it a try against the newly promoted side.
But young Giroud was a bit too shy to ask…
He didn't dare to ask to be substituted on.
But it was as if Wenger had read his mind.
At halftime, Van Persie was subbed off,
along with several other starters.
With the Champions League about to begin
and the League Cup on the horizon,
Arsenal had to begin rotating their squad across multiple competitions.
And so, when Giroud stepped onto the Emirates pitch for the first time,
the towering striker over 1.9 meters tall...
finally made his Premier League debut!
Kai walked over and patted the big guy on the back of the head:
"Wanna score in your Premier League debut?
If you do, get moving in the second half!
The Emirates fans will remember you!"
Hearing that, Giroud instantly lit up with determination.
He gave his captain a grateful look,
then charged eagerly toward the front line.
The second half began,
but QPR's nightmare was far from over!
It was like they had been dragged back to that night a few months ago—
the horror of being dominated by Kai surged back over them once again!
But Kai showed no mercy.
He also wanted to test how Arsenal's tactics would work with Giroud on the pitch.
He first sent a low through pass—
but Giroud completely shanked it into the stands.
Facing a deeply apologetic Giroud, who covered his face with both hands,
Kai just waved it off calmly.
Two minutes later, Kai dribbled the ball into the final third,
then sent a lofted diagonal pass into the airspace above the box!
This time, Giroud was in his element.
With just a small jump, the 1.93m-tall striker rose above QPR's defenders
and commanded the penalty area like a king!
A powerful header followed!
The ball blasted straight into the top corner of the net!
4:0!!
The Emirates exploded in thunderous celebration!
Applause echoed across the stands.
Giroud froze in place.
This was his first Premier League goal!
Kai waved him over—
and soon, all the Arsenal players gathered around to celebrate with Giroud!
Even Van Persie, on the bench, applauded with a smile.
And on the sideline, Wenger looked genuinely pleased.
Giroud and Van Persie were completely different types of strikers...
Perhaps Arsenal could actually pull off the 4-4-2 formation
they had previously tried and abandoned?
Add Kai into the mix,
and Wenger didn't even dare imagine
just how terrifying this Arsenal attack could become!
QPR's players were numb with shock.
Including the kickoff at the start of the second half,
this was already the fifth time they had stood at the center circle to restart play!
Every one of them wore a heavy, defeated expression.
And once again, Kai had completed a hat trick of assists!
"When will this nightmare end…?"
QPR fans in the stands had lost all hope.
Some had already begun to leave early,
while others just covered their faces, unable to bear watching any longer.
In the remaining minutes,
Kai completely activated Giroud—
this giant striker making his Premier League debut became unstoppable.
Giroud's ability to hold up the ball as a central pivot was fully unleashed.
He could shield off two defenders while receiving the ball,
then lay it off perfectly for Kai charging in!
The Arsenal fans in the stands were absolutely thrilled.
This was just like the iconic link-up play
between Drogba and Lampard at Chelsea in their prime!
And then it happened again—
Kai, with one of his signature long-range cannon shots,
smashed another goal past QPR's keeper!
5:0!
Arsenal celebrated another crushing, dominant victory!
Kai recorded 2 goals and 3 assists in this match.
He had now achieved a hat trick of assists in three consecutive games!
The fans in the stadium went absolutely wild.
When the final whistle finally blew,
QPR's long nightmare was over.
Their players collapsed on the pitch, staring blankly into the sky.
But the cheers of the Arsenal supporters showed no sign of stopping!
Arsenal had now secured three straight wins in the league—
scoring 16 goals in just 3 games!
An offensive firepower that made the entire European football world tremble!
Even with the Champions League just around the corner,
Arsenal fans were full of confidence.
They believed that their young Gunner King, Kai,
would lead them to perform unimaginable miracles on the biggest stage!
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