Football giants

Chapter 544 You Can't Afford It!
Yang Huan said that Mancini's tactics were too mechanical and lacked adaptability, which is really true.

After Southampton opened the scoring, the Saints continued their fierce attack on Manchester City in accordance with Bielsa's instructions and arrangements.

The focus still falls on the two sides.

Manchester City's tactics and players' positioning seem to be very flexible, but in fact it is easy to expose the wing.

Gareth Bale and Neymar were therefore easy one-on-ones down the wing as the Saints took advantage.

For the Saint Devil Wings, one-on-one often means that the opponent is determined.

No, less than 5 minutes have passed since the last goal. Modric made a diagonal pass behind Maicon from the middle, and Neymar faced Sabaletta after receiving the ball. One-on-one, the Brazilian star made continuous fake moves, passed Sabaletta, and then made a low pass to the middle.

Vidal stepped in from behind, pushed with his right foot from the middle of the penalty area, and broke through Manchester City's goal again, [-]-[-]!
This goal once again caused Mubarak to slap his forehead hard, feeling very heartbroken.

But Southampton did not seem to intend to stop there, but continued to bombard indiscriminately.

It was on the left again, and Neymar was one-on-one again. After breaking through Zabaleta forcibly, he made a high pass.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic headed the goal, Joe Hart flew to save, the ball fell into the penalty area, Gareth Bale came in at a high speed, succeeded in picking up the miss, pushed the empty goal successfully, [-] to [-]!

In just 25 minutes of the game, Southampton has already scored three goals!

This immediately made all Saints fans climax!

What is even more shocking is that in the first 25 minutes, even in 10 minutes, Manchester City completed the first shot of the game, and it was a non-threatening shot.

"My God, the gap isn't that big, is it?"

Mubarak looked like he was about to cry.

In the match between No. 3 and No. 10 in the league standings, there was an overwhelming [-]-[-] within [-] minutes.

Isn't this the rhythm of a big score?

But just when everyone was expecting Southampton to continue to bombard indiscriminately, Mancini made adjustments.

From the original three backs, the evolution returned to four backs.

Although it is still unstable and is still being beaten by Southampton, at least the defensive weakness is not so obvious.

But Mancini seemed to feel that it was not enough. He couldn't wait until the intermission, and directly replaced the sad Zabaleta with Nasri.

The Argentine full-back was almost overwhelmed by Neymar throughout the first half!

The newly replaced Nasri focused on strengthening the midfielder's ability to hold the ball. Strowman and Yaya Toure formed a double midfielder.

That kept City steady through the final minutes of the first half.

In the second half, after Manchester City adjusted the midfield, the situation improved.

But Southampton firmly held the three goals in their hands, and began to play more patiently. The three lines were kept more compact, and there was a posture that let Manchester City attack and they were waiting for an opportunity to fight back.

This made Mancini feel very depressed, because they didn't have the courage to attack at all!
The game can only continue to kill time like this.

Although Mannic once tried to counterattack through substitutions, Southampton's defense is not bad, especially Matic in the midfielder position, which made everyone very relieved.

Seeing that Manchester City and Southampton were going back and forth fiercely on the field, but they still failed to open the situation, and when the score was still [-]-[-], Mubarak in the grandstand shook his head and sighed.

"If we lose this game, I'm afraid we're done for this season!"

Although there is a long distance from Manchester United's points, Manchester City has always occupied the second place in the Premier League standings since the beginning of the season.

But now, this [-]-[-] away game loss to Southampton not only allowed the Saints to complete a counterattack in the standings, but also completely destroyed the morale of Manchester City.

In just 25 minutes, three goals were conceded in a row. I really don't know whether it should be said that Manchester City's defense is too bad, or Southampton's offensive power is too strong.

Yang Huan sat next to Mubarak, and when he heard his sigh, he shook his head and smiled, "Do you know why?"

Mubarak looked at Yang Huan, as if saying, please advise.

"You have hoarded too many central players. David Silva, Nasri, Aguero, Milner and others all tend to be central. Your tactical width mainly relies on full-backs, such as Kolarov, Maicon, Clichy and Zabaleta."

To a certain extent, Mancini put Kolarov and Maicon in the front position in this game, also out of the psychology of ensuring wing attack and creating tactical width.

"But you have to be clear that a full-back is always a full-back. Maicon is getting old and getting worse day by day. He can no longer control the entire wing by himself like in his peak period. The same is true for Kolarov."

Yang Huan's words were very frank, and they hit the nail on the head.

"There is a serious shortage of offensive players on the wing, but the center is very bloated. David Silva and Nasri overlap seriously, plus Aguero, and Yaya Toure, who loves to attack later. The entire center of your Manchester City can be said to be almost overcrowded, and the allocation of resources is seriously unreasonable!"

"There is also a defensive midfielder. Yaya Toure is not willing to be a defensive midfielder at all. Strowman has both offensive and defensive skills, but he has never been a top midfielder. This makes Manchester City's midfielder very weak in protecting the defense!"

Thinking of this, Yang Huan wanted to say, you all lack a Matic.

But then I thought about it, oh shit, Matic is a player that Bielsa attaches great importance to. With him, Southampton will have a stable plan B, and the midfield rotation will be much easier.

If you talk too much and make Mubarak's heart flutter, the money is no problem, and Southampton will not suffer if you spend 3000 to [-] million pounds. But these days, where can you find a stable, plug-and-play powerful midfielder like Matic?

Is it possible to pull Harvey Martinez back into midfield?

But look at the pitch, the Spaniard is on the defensive line, commanding the commander-in-chief, how can he be willing to let him return to the midfield?

So, after thinking about it, Yang Huan remained silent.

Mubarak was also silent.

What Yang Huan said was really frank, it could be said to be heart-breaking, he almost pointed at their noses and cursed, you group of blind players only know how to pile up stars, and you don't know how to build a reasonable team at all.

In the case of David Silva, the introduction of Nasri is not just piling up stars?
"Master Huan, what do you mean, we need a strong winger?"

Yang Huan looked at this guy's eyes, something was wrong, but he nodded and said, "That's the reason."

Unexpectedly, Mubarak started talking to himself.

"Nasri and David Silva both belong to the ball-handling type. As a result, what we Manchester City need most is a strong winger like Gareth Bale, especially after seeing his performance in this game..."

"Huh?" Yang Huan was a little dumbfounded.

Damn it, you really want to poach me, don't you?
"Master Huan, sell Gareth Bell to us!"

Yang Huan immediately shook his head and smiled, "Brother, let's stop talking about this!"

"Why?" Mubarak was depressed.

Gareth Bale is good, he has adapted to the Premier League, he has proven his strength, and he has shined this season again, absolutely awesome!

Originally, Mubarak thought Neymar was good, but Neymar also belonged to the type that tended to control the ball, so he finally felt that Gareth Bale was good, and he was a British player, so he was worth introducing!
Unexpectedly, a word from Master Huan almost made him fall over.

"You can't afford it!"

Buy...can't afford it?

Mubarak felt as if he had been insulted!
Can the powerful Manchester City team afford Gareth Bale?

"Okay, let's not talk about this matter anymore. If you want to introduce players, our Southampton scout system can help you provide some advice, but if you want to introduce Gareth Bale, forget it, we will not sell it!"

When Yang Huan said this, Mubarak felt better.

It's right to think about it, Gareth Bell has only been in Southampton for one season, and he is in the Saints youth training, how could Yang Huan sell it so easily?
Besides, with Gareth Bale's current name and influence, even if he wants to transfer, I am afraid that Southampton will not easily let him transfer to a competitor in the Premier League. Isn't this weakening himself and a strong opponent?

How could Master Huan do such a thing that harms oneself and benefits others?
"Master Huan, this is what you said. If you decide to sell it, you must remember to notify us!"

"Okay, okay, I know!"

Yang Huan started playing haha ​​and pushed Tai Chi.

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This focus game, which has attracted worldwide attention, finally ended with Southampton's [-]-[-] victory over Manchester City at home.

Southampton, who played at home, scored three points with the victory of this game, accumulated 53 league points, reversed Manchester City, and ranked second in the Premier League standings.

Manchester United scored 63 points with [-] wins, [-] draws and [-] losses, ranking first in the Premier League.

There is a huge gap in the lead. With [-] rounds left in the league, it is probably impossible for any team to shake Manchester United's championship position.

This also caused the entire British media to start overwhelmingly publicizing Manchester United's lead after this round of battle.

The fact that the Red Devils won the championship is already a certainty, the difference is that which round is determined.

Just kidding, if you lead by [-] points and lose the championship in the end, is it still Ferguson?Or Manchester United?
On the contrary, it is the competition for the top four in the league. After Manchester City lost this round of away games, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur shortened the point gap.

As for Arsenal, there is still a little distance from Tottenham Hotspur, who is fifth in the league, and it may not be so easy to compete for the top four in the league.

It is worth mentioning that, after the dismissal of Alan Pardew, Newcastle, the chairman of the second pen, not only did not have the effect of changing coaches, but instead slipped step by step. Unknowingly, they have fallen to No. 16 in the league.

Only one step away from the relegation zone!

This also made the British media feel embarrassed.

In the first few rounds of the Premier League, Newcastle was so glorious, but now they have been reduced to relegation, which is really emotional.

But Yang Huan has never been in the habit of showing mercy to his opponents, because he believes that poor people must have something to hate.

There will be such a big landslide in Newcastle, it is estimated that it has something to do with their internal affairs.

Furthermore, after Yang Huan and Mubarak watched the Premier League No.20 six rounds, they immediately set off from Southampton to London non-stop, and then took a plane from Heathrow Airport to Miami, USA.

At the same time, the core executives of several European giants teams also gathered in Miami, which aroused the attention of the media in the United States and the world.

Because, the annual International Champions Cup group draw ceremony will be held here.

Moreover, many media have speculated that with so many football bigwigs gathered together, there might be some big news.

For example, negotiating player transfers or something.

(End of this chapter)