Football giants

Chapter 298

"Everyone, welcome to BBC TV's Daily Match!"

With Gary Lineker's opening remarks, this football program with amazing ratings officially debuted.

"The one sitting next to me is familiar to everyone, Alan Shearer, and the other one is our Charlene Lahiri!"

Alan Shearer and Charlene Lahiri both nodded and smiled at the camera.

Especially Charlene Lahiri, the way she smiled was extraordinarily charming.

"The topic we are discussing today is that in the just-concluded Community Shield match, the British Championship team Southampton was unexpectedly upset and defeated the Premier League defending champion Red Devils Manchester United with a score of [-]-[-]."

Having said that, Lineker looked at the two guests, "I don't know what you two think?"

Alan Shearer and Charlene Lahiri obviously had a tacit understanding, and he was the first to speak.

"Manchester United's strength has declined significantly compared to last season. The five-game winning streak in the warm-up match has covered up many problems. You must know that the opponents of Manchester United's five warm-up matches are very poor in strength, which makes many Manchester United fans too blind."

"Judging from this game, I think that if Manchester United continue to play in this state in the Premier League, this season will be very dangerous."

Lineker nodded, "Charlene!"

Charlene Lahiri stretched out her hand to straighten the hair behind her ear, the whole movement was graceful and calm.

"This game reflected a lot of problems. For example, Manchester United. The strength of this team has declined. This is for sure. But anyway, they reached the Champions League final last season and are the Premier League champions. They should not be beaten so embarrassingly."

"I personally think that it is reasonable for Manchester United to lose, because their midfield is the biggest sticking point!"

Lineker nodded, "This is an old problem!"

"Yes!" Charlene Lahiri pursed her lips, "But Ferguson has not made effective adjustments and signings."

"Then let's talk about Southampton!"

Lineker changed the subject, "What do you think of Southampton's performance?"

Or Alan Shearer spoke first.

"I think Southampton has proved their strength very well. With their player configuration and their strength, they should not be in the British Championship, but should be in the Premier League. I think they have the strength to disrupt the Premier League."

"Top four?"

Alan Shearer hesitated, "If you perform well, it's entirely possible!"

"Charlene!"

"I agree with Alan Shearer's point of view. If Southampton performs well in the Premier League, the top four is very possible. I am more optimistic. I think they can win the championship if they perform well!"

"Wow, isn't this too optimistic?" Lineker asked with a laugh.

But Charlene Lahiri was serious, "They double-killed Manchester United in the two finals!"

This is indeed the most weighty evidence!

Lineker nodded with a smile, "Southampton is undoubtedly the most dazzling dark horse in English football in the past year. As a League One team, they have been upset frequently, won the FA Cup, and created the history of English football."

"For two consecutive summer transfers, heavyweight stars were introduced. Judging from this game, Drogba and Gary Cahill did not play, and Sturridge and Matic did not start. They just came on the bench for about half an hour."

"On the contrary, Harvey Martinez and Toni Kroos played the whole game. How do you evaluate the performance of these two players?"

Alan Shearer was the first to speak.

"Harvey Martinez used to play as a defensive midfielder or even a midfielder. He was tall and strong. He was suddenly pulled into the position of a central defender. I can feel that he is still very uncomfortable, especially the cooperation with Varane is not tacit enough."

"If we just look at the score, Southampton is an overwhelming victory, but from the process, Manchester United is not completely helpless, and the central defender combination of Harvey Martinez and Varane obviously has problems."

"As for Toni Kroos, he used to play as an attacking midfielder, but now Bielsa arranges to drop back and play as a defensive midfielder. I personally feel that he is quite satisfactory and has not made any mistakes, but there is nothing too eye-catching. The most eye-catching is the corner kick assist for Varane and the long pass transfer that made the third goal."

After Alan Shearer finished speaking, Charlene Lahiri laughed.

"My opinion is mostly the same as that of Alan Shearer. Harvey Martinez really needs to better integrate into the team. It is estimated that this has something to do with Varane being too young. After all, it is not easy for two young people to quickly find a tacit understanding."

"However, I think Southampton's possession of the ball at the back has improved a lot with Javi Martinez at centre-back."

"How?" Lineker asked with interest.

"First of all, anyone who is familiar with Southampton knows that the Saints had a very paradoxical feature last season, with a high ball possession rate but a low pass success rate. I interviewed Bielsa. He believed that this was caused by the fact that the team did a good job in counter-attacking, but was relatively weak in terms of possession and organization."

Both Lineker and Alan Shearer nodded in unison.

It's no secret!
"I think that Southampton's introduction of Harvey Martinez is to strengthen the team's ability to take and play the ball in the backcourt, and to implement Bielsa's set of offenses that start from the defense, or even from the goal. Football philosophy."

"At this point, Harvey Martinez has done quite well. Southampton's defense may have problems in this game, but the ball in the midfield and the ball is impressive. This is what Benatia lacks."

"Another point is that Toni Kroos's performance seems to be quite satisfactory, but everyone ignores some statistics."

The camera focused on a piece of paper in Charlene Lahiri's hand. Although I couldn't see what was written on the paper, it was obviously some data related to the game.

"Toni Kroos made a total of 86 passes in this game, 81 of which were successful, and the success rate was as high as 90.00%. Four of them, one assist, three threatening passes, all thirteen long passes successfully found teammates, and a running distance of eleven kilometers!"

Lineker and Alan Shearer were both moved when they heard this.

"Wow, this set of data is really impressive!"

Charlene Lahiri nodded and smiled, "The offensive end completely overwhelmed the combination of Manchester United's Carrick and Cleverley!"

"A comparison of two!" Alan Shearer also smiled appreciatively.

"I personally think that Southampton chose Toni Kroos because they valued his stability, because as the core of a team, the most important characteristic is stability."

Even ordinary fans know this.

Once the core players are unstable, the team's performance will also fluctuate, which is fatal to any team!

"The top three in the Southampton team are Toni Kroos, Harvey Martinez and Strowman. Varane is fourth. It can be seen that Southampton's ability to hold the ball in the midfield has been strengthened and improved!"

When Lineker heard this, he chuckled, "Charlene, you can come to a conclusion!"

"From a tactical point of view, he may not be the most perfect candidate for Southampton, but at least he is the best and most potential player among the players Southampton can currently choose!"

"So, my conclusion is that, judging from the performance of this game, Toni Kroos, £6000 million is worth it!"

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Charlene Lahiri's analysis and remarks in the daily game not only won the approval of Lineker and Alan Shearer, but also won the affirmation of many fans.

Early the next morning, almost all major newspapers in the UK and Europe reported on Southampton's [-]-[-] victory over Manchester United in the Community Shield, and they were all amazed at Southampton's outstanding performance.

Both Toni Kroos and Harvey Martinez, who made their debut, won the affirmation of the media and the recognition of the fans.

But at the same time, there are also media reports that Ferguson denounced Southampton for violating the rules in an interview with the media after the game.

The evidence is that Southampton has advertised in multiple places on the jersey, including cuffs, hem and back collar.

"I can't imagine why Southampton can wear such a jersey on the pitch, it is completely against the rules!"

Ferguson's subtext is that even if they won the championship, it should be canceled because they broke the rules first.

But Ferguson's bombardment, while the media is all hyping Southampton, looks more like a speech that tried every means to retaliate against the opponent after losing the game.

Many Southampton fans have left messages on news websites and forums, satirizing and sarcasm Ferguson.

"Sure enough, I said it, Manchester United can't afford to lose!"

"Blame the referee for losing in the FA Cup final, blame the schedule for losing in the Champions League final, blame the jersey for losing in the Community Shield now, Sir Alex Ferguson, next time you Manchester United lose again, what else can you blame?"

"Blame the opponent, it must be because the opponent didn't cooperate, that's why Manchester United lost!"

"You're right, Ferguson just can't afford to lose!"

"Fortunately, I used to think that Ferguson was a man, but now, I have completely overturned my previous impression!"

"I think Southampton is right, Manchester United's biggest cancer is Ferguson!"

"Fuck off, are you worthy of judging Ferguson?"

"Upstairs is Manchester United's dog leg, brothers, let's go up together, the saliva will drown him!"

"I thought you were the only one in Southampton with a lot of people, so I went to call for someone immediately!"

Not long after, a group of Manchester United fans rushed into the Southampton fans forum and smashed the field.

The two sides immediately went to war on the Internet.

Compared with the uproar on the Internet, in reality, the media reported on Ferguson once, and no longer paid attention to it.

The FA only stood up and said that it had received a complaint from Ferguson and would investigate the matter, but there was no further information after that.

Southampton did not express any views and opinions on this incident from beginning to end.

These days, it's really impossible to get cheap and act good, otherwise how can you continue to mess around?
But after Ferguson's disturbance, many fans who hadn't noticed the Southampton jersey at first also paid attention.

Especially after the media disclosed it, everyone was surprised to find that this set of jerseys still cost a lot of money and invited a master designer to design it himself.

Which team's jersey in the world is designed by a master?

At this moment, superstar Lin Yuner posted a photo on her WeChat.

In the photo, she is wearing Southampton's new jersey.

The pure and beautiful appearance and good figure are all vividly set off.

But what caused the topic was her following sentence.

"He said, I look good in this dress, what do you think?" There was a shy expression on the back.

Listening to the tone of voice and looking at the photos, it looks exactly like a girl in love when she is praised by her lover!

This immediately sparked the crazy pursuit of Lin Yuner's fans.

"He must be referring to Master Huan!"

"I wish Yun'er and Master Huan will finally get married as lovers!"

"It's really awesome, this dress is so beautiful!"

"Beautiful, beautiful women in clothes are even more beautiful!"

"I love you to death, Yoona!"

"I compliment you on your beauty too!"

A message from Lin Yuner on WeChat immediately sparked the madness of countless netizens around the world.

Immediately afterwards, Uncle Psy also posted another photo on his WeChat, wearing another Southampton jersey.

"Plus size, mom no longer has to worry about my big belly!"

This time it became even more lively.

The two superstars promoted and advertised this jersey at the same time. What's more, this is not an official advertisement, but casually worn and photographed in daily life.

This kind of move is more able to resonate with fans.

When someone broke the news that a certain shopping website could buy the same jersey, countless fans rushed over frantically.

Five thousand jerseys, less than two hours, grab them all!
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