Football giants

Chapter 832 Debut
"The players on both sides are already ready. The [-] England Community Shield match is about to start. The two teams are the league champion Saints Southampton and the FA Cup champion Gunners Arsenal!"

Amidst the cheers of the on-site commentator, the opponents have already set up their battles on the court.

"Judging from the starting lineup of the game, both sides have tried their best."

"As a London team, Arsenal adopted a four-three-two-one tactic in this game. The goalkeeper is Szczesny, and the defense line from left to right is Gibbs, Koscielny, Mertesacker, and Juanfran, who has just switched from Atletico Madrid this season."

"Wenger is very satisfied with this right-back, and judging from the pre-season International Champions Cup, Juanfran's joining has indeed improved Arsenal's defense a lot, especially the defense on the right."

"The midfield is still configured with three players, namely Wilshere, Arteta and Ramsey, and the frontcourt is a combination of Cazorla, Higuain and Ozil. This is also Arsenal's strongest lineup last season."

"Judging from the pre-season International Champions Cup, Arsenal performed quite well. Wenger also said in an interview that the Gunners have shown a very good competitive state in the summer preparations. He is personally very satisfied."

"Southampton's pre-season has been a bit of a disappointment compared to Arsenal's fantastic form.

"Belsa's team did not perform well in the International Champions Cup. Many people believe that this is due to the lack of a main lineup, but many people believe that the transfer of Modric, James Rodriguez and Harvey Martinez has weakened the control of the Saints in the midfield."

"In this game, Bielsa is still adopting a four-three-three tactic. The goalkeeper is Neuer, and the defense is Luke Shaw, Laporte, Varane and Danilo. David Alaba was slightly injured in the warm-up match before and temporarily rested."

"The three midfielders are a combination of Pogba, Toni Kroos and Cesc Fabregas. This is also very surprising. Di Maria, who just switched from Real Madrid this season, was even arranged by Bielsa into the squad."

"Among them, Cesc Fabregas used to be the captain of Arsenal. No one thought that after returning to the Premier League, Cesc Fabregas' first game was against Arsenal. Therefore, we can see that many Gunners fans booed him in the stands."

"The front trident is Hazard, Suarez and Sanchez, which is the least controversial!"

"Judging from the starting list of the Saints, Bielsa is still adjusting the lineup, especially in the midfield. According to the previous games and training, and the news we have received, Bielsa still uses Toni Kroos the most. If he needs to strengthen his defense, he will use Matic."

"However, the other two players in the midfield, Di Maria, Pogba, Fabregas, Oscar and Kovacic, all have opportunities, and the veteran Kaka can also play a role in many critical moments. The cards in Bielsa's hands can be described as quite luxurious. It depends on how he arranges it."

Accompanied by the clear whistle of the referee, the audience burst into cheers, and the game officially kicked off.

"Arsenal was the first to serve. Arsene Wenger kept pressing on the players from the sidelines. It was obvious that the Gunners were going to attack first."

"In the past, Southampton's attack after the opening has always been a sharp weapon to defeat the enemy, so the first attack after the opening may disrupt Southampton's rhythm, and after Harvey Martinez switched to Bayern Munich, Southampton's two central defenders have not been stable enough."

"So, Wenger's rush to attack at this time, maybe he wants to get a chance to score a goal."

However, Arsenal's first attack failed to break into Southampton's penalty area.

Ozil tried to pass the ball to Higuain, but the ball was intercepted by Varane at the front of the penalty area and destroyed the touchline.

"This is Rafael Varane. After Javi Martinez left, he is regarded as the core player of the Saints' defense line for the next ten years. He performed quite eye-catchingly in the World Cup. He just destroyed an attack of the opponent. Now he is organizing the defense, commanding it well, and he is very general."

"In this game, he is partnered with the young French central defender Laporte. He is only 20 years old now and has a left foot. This is what Bielsa attaches great importance to. He once said that the left central defender is best left-footed, and the right central defender is right-footed. This is conducive to his system of defenders."

Arsenal's second attack still failed to work.

After the throw-in, Ozil cut to the middle, and right back Juanfran quickly put in the edge.

But Southampton's left-back, teenager Luke Shaw, quickly followed up and entangled Juanfran on the left side of the penalty area, forcing Juanfran to accidentally step up and the ball went out of the baseline.

For Luke Shaw's solid defense this time, the Saints fans at the scene gave warm applause.

Obviously, Saints fans also have high hopes for this local teenager.

"It's another Saints academy product, 19-year-old left-back Luke Shaw, solid defensively, goal kicks."

Arsenal's tactic is to attack after the opening, so Southampton's goal kick quickly fell to the Gunners' feet again, and the offensive quickly resumed.

It can be seen that Wenger's calculation is very shrewd and very firm, that is, after Harvey Martinez leaves the team, he will attack the weakness between your left center back and left back.

Who told you that the left center back is Laporte, and the left back is Luke Shaw, both young players?

But Arsenal's offensive line is also very clever, it is not the kind of direct attack, and that is not Ozil's style.

The Gunners' two frontcourt wingers, Cazorla and Ozil, are more inclined to the center and give way to the wing. At the same time, they can mobilize Southampton's defense line for the full-backs who plug in behind to take advantage of it.

The first time just now was just a test, and soon, Arsenal repeated the same plan again.

It’s still on the right, and it’s still Ozil after taking the ball in the rib position, attracting Luke Shaw out of the position, cutting inside, and then passing back to Ramsey.

Fortunately, in the penalty area, Laporte grabbed the first spot very steadily, headed the ball out, and resolved a crisis.

"Arsenal's offensive is getting more and more effective. Just now, the first attack was just a test, but the second attack was real, directly attacking the penalty area. It seems that the Gunners' style of play has also been practiced."

Bielsa on the sidelines also noticed it, stood up from the ground, shouted a few times to the players on the field, and made some gestures. I am afraid that only Southampton players know what it means.

But the result presented on the court was that Southampton's formation retracted.

Both Pogba and Fabregas retreated to the 30-meter area, and even rushed to the front of the penalty area.

However, Arsenal's offense after the opening was very impressive, and the cooperation was quite smooth.

This is another time Ozil took the ball on the right. After finding Ramsey to cooperate, he crossed it to Cazorla.

The Spaniard hit the goal directly, but the ball hit Varane, followed by Wilshere who wanted to hit again, but was blocked by Toni Kroos in time to resolve the crisis.

"Arsenal's offensive after the opening was very resolute. They invested a lot of troops and played quite a threat. It's just a little less luck, especially at the front of the penalty area. They should be more patient."

In the case of several consecutive offensive setbacks, Arsenal are also adjusting, and began to try to get the ball from the front of the penalty area and pass it into the penalty area, taking advantage of Higuain's excellent scorer.

But the first time the pass was too big, it was directly confiscated by Neuer.

For the second time, Higuain obviously didn't understand Cazorla's passing intention and ran past, while Varane intercepted the ball.

I saw that the French central defender was calm after holding the ball, glanced ahead, passed the ball with one foot on the ground, and passed the ball forward.

Sanchez received the ball, was interfered by Gibbs who counter-robbed on the spot, and crossed to Fabregas in the middle.

The latter faced the direction of Arsenal's goal, faced the incoming ball, stopped and pushed.

I saw that the ball was almost along a straight line, passing through the gap between the two Arsenal central defenders who pressed into the arc of the center circle.

And Suarez, who has been waiting for an opportunity, is like a cheetah, quickly passing by the two of them, chasing the ball at the fastest speed.

At this time, in front of him, there were no defensive players, only goalkeeper Szczesny left.

"Single-handed! Suarez!" The live commentator shouted in surprise.

The emotions of all the fans in the audience were also mobilized.

Attack!

This is a decision made by Szczesny.

He wants to compete with Suarez for speed, and he will see who hits the ball faster.

Because he knows very well that as long as Suarez receives the ball, it is almost impossible for him to block such a one-handed attack.

But the facts proved that even if he attacked, he still couldn't stop it.

Although Suarez does not have lightning speed, he is not slow, and he is very calm.

Seeing Szczesny attack, he decisively grabbed the ball before Szczesny and poked the ball.

This stab just missed the attacking Szczesny.

After Suarez bypassed Szczesny flexibly, he caught up with the ball again and easily pushed the empty goal!

"...Suarez... GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

"No. 16 minutes, No. 16 minutes, Southampton was scored first by Suarez!"

"This is a very wonderful counterattack!"

"Solo goal from Uruguayan striker Suarez!"

"It was Southampton's new aid and former Arsenal captain, Cesc Fabregas, who passed the wonderful through ball like a scalpel for him!"

"It's so beautiful. With a sharp counterattack, Southampton tore open the Gunners' goal!"

"Who would have thought? Who would have thought? It wasn't the dominant Arsenal who scored the first goal!"

"This is the most fascinating part of a football game. It can always bring you huge surprises when you don't expect it!"

The Saints fans at the scene were all crazy!
Almost every Saints fan rushed out of their seats, shouting loudly over there.

Suarez rushed out of the stadium in one breath, rushed under the stands of the Saints fans, and listened to the cheers surging from the stands. He should have heard that all the fans were shouting his voice.

"Cesc Fabregas passed the ball quite beautifully. The route and strength were just right. Suarez completed it very comfortably. From this pass, it is not difficult for us to see Fabregas' passing skills."

"One to zero, Southampton temporarily takes the lead!"

"Cesc Fabregas's debut, the first official game when he put on the Saints jersey, used a precise pass to open the door for Southampton to score, and also made a fantastic start for his Saints career!"

"We saw that after assisting Suarez to score, Fabregas did not celebrate like his teammates. He was obviously taking into account the feelings of Arsenal fans, which shows that he still has great affection for the Gunners."

"Right now, the pressure of the game is on Arsenal."

"Will Wenger adjust the team's tactics?"

(End of this chapter)