Football giants

Chapter 931 The era of saints has come!

"38 minutes have passed in the first half, and the score is still zero to zero."

"However, as the game went on, Southampton gradually found their footing and started to play some threats."

"Especially in terms of the pace of the game, it is obviously speeding up, which allowed them to create a lot of opportunities. Although they failed to score goals, it still made the game more enjoyable."

"We can clearly notice that Southampton's two full-backs are positioned very high and actively participate in the attack of the midfield. Whenever there is an opportunity, they will advance decisively and cooperate with Eden Hazard and Sanchez in front to suppress Bayern Munich's wing."

"The Saints have clearly got rid of the chaos caused by Bayern Munich's attack after the opening, reunified the team's overall thinking and style of play, and the midfield has also changed. Di Maria and Cesc Fabregas have become more active and more advanced."

"But it is unbelievable that with such a huge force invested on the offensive end, the integrity of the Saints is still quite rigorous, and the stability is very strong. Even Bayern Munich's counterattack is difficult to create a threat."

"Bielsa's team ensures the overall stability of the team through this flexible movement, active movement, and frequent position exchanges, as well as the players' quick and efficient counter-attacks."

"In the last 10 minutes, the ball possession rate of the two teams is evenly matched, 40.00% eight vs. 50.00% two. Although Bayern Munich is slightly better, it is almost the same. Moreover, Southampton played more energetically and created more opportunities."

"Comparatively speaking, Bayern Munich seems to be gradually focusing on defense. It is estimated that Guardiola can't do anything about it. Faced with such a strong offensive pressure, they can't do without defense."

"However, they may not have no chance. Southampton is so high. If there is a mistake, Bayern Munich will seize the opportunity to fight back. It is probably very possible."

Following a round of analysis by the on-site commentator, Bayern Munich made a backcourt clearance and the ball fell to the center line.

Varane stopped the ball before everyone else.

Seeing Lewandowski go up, he passed the ball directly to Nastasic.

As soon as the Serbian central defender stopped the ball, seeing that no one was pressing him, he adjusted and took the ball forward.

Thomas Muller retreated to the midfielder to participate in the defense just now. He arrived in a hurry at this time and was about to kill Nastasic, but Nastasic pushed with his left foot. Before Thomas Muller could approach, the ball was passed to the left.

"David Alaba got the ball, brought it forward, and Rahm came and defended."

"A second pass, Eden Hazard drops back, catches, Jerome Boateng comes up."

"Nice, a backheel pass, Hazard, behind Boateng..."

"Di Maria, the speed is too fast, go straight behind you."

"Catch the ball, feint, break through, beautiful, pass, pass again!"

"Later! Sanchez!"

"The ball went in!!!!!!"

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

"Sanchez! Sanchez!"

"At the critical moment, Sanchez scored the first goal for Southampton!"

"It's so exciting!"

"Southampton, one to zero lead!"

"Saints, this offensive routine is too meticulous. Bayern Munich is hard to defend against the one-kick pass!"

"Hazard's heel pass is too imaginative. Di Maria decisively slanted behind him. This is also a classic routine for Southampton to cooperate with the center and wing this season. It fully demonstrated Di Maria's sharp speed and excellent ability to dribble and break through."

"It's amazing that Southampton's sudden acceleration of an attack scored a goal!"

"One to zero, No. 401 minutes, the score is one to zero, the Saints temporarily lead!"

"The current game is quite unfavorable for Bayern Munich. They maintained a stalemate for four and 10 minutes, but they were torn apart by a sudden attack from Southampton."

"From the slow motion, we can see that at the moment Hazard got the ball, Southampton suddenly accelerated, obviously seeing Jerome Boateng go up and leave his position."

"Roben didn't follow up with David Alaba in the first place, which caused Bayern Munich's right-sided defense to miss a person at a certain time. Southampton immediately took advantage of this."

"This is indeed a very exciting attack!"

After Southampton's goal, there was a thunderous cheer from the Olympiastadion in Berlin.

All the Saints fans were so happy that they got carried away and stood up from their positions.

They couldn't imagine that after four or 10 minutes of stalemate, Southampton would suddenly break through the opponent's goal, which was a surprise!

In the grandstand, Yang Huan also jumped up the moment Sanchez scored a goal, clenched his fists and cheered excitedly, and then gave a warm hug to the Premier League CEO Richard Scudemore sitting beside him. Prince William, who was a little further away, and members of the Saints fan club behind him, celebrated wildly one by one.

"Master Huan, come on, pop one!"

"roll!"

"Wow Kaka, goal, goal, great!"

"Sanchez, this player is too sharp!"

"Master Huan, sell it, sell it, sell Sanchez to us!"

"Fuck off, Nimi!"

"That's right, Hamad, you have completely betrayed the revolution!"

"That's right, we belong to the Saints Fan Club in life, and we belong to the Saints Fan Club in death. Nimei, a traitor from North London, actually came here to poach people. Brothers, hit me, if you kill me, I will count it!"

Immediately after that, there was a burst of crying and howling from the chairman's stand.

In less than 30 seconds, when Hamad reappeared, he was completely ravaged.

Yang Huan watched from the side laughing, he could fully feel the feelings of these people for the saints.

How long has the Saints Fan Club been established, and everyone here watches almost every game. Even if they didn't like the Saints at all before, they can't hold back time. Especially in recent years, the Saints have won various honors and championships. Can they not love it?

With one to zero, the game finally began to tilt in a direction favorable to the Saints.

Guardiola's tactics are indeed right, especially in the opening stage, and Bielsa restrained each other, resulting in a stalemate.

But as the game progressed, the Saints gradually stabilized their rhythm and began to show their strength.

For half an hour, Southampton was delayed by Bayern Munich for half an hour. Just because of this, Guardiola is not easy.

You know, the Saints are slightly better than Bayern Munich on the card!

If nothing else, just talk about midfield.

Veteran Harvey Alonso is struggling to cope with this kind of high-intensity game, and his own characteristics are not the kind of running and covering players, and Ram is also 31 years old, plus a technical Thiago.

Although Bayern Munich's midfield is full of control, it is still not enough in terms of defense and running.

In contrast to Southampton, Toni Kroos, Cesc Fabregas and Di Maria are all in their prime.

Although it is weak in terms of control, it can't hold back its vigor.

Bayern Munich's possession of the ball is like a net, but Southampton's sharp attack is like an extremely sharp awl. Although it is caught by the net, it can still penetrate the net and reveal a sharp edge.

"Master Huan, you really hit the spot!" Richard Scudemore boasted with a smile.

What did Yang Huan say just now?

Bielsa must have a way, he said.

As a result, yes, as soon as Bielsa's team gained a firm foothold and stabilized the rhythm, they immediately responded to Bayern Munich.

In the final analysis, the Saints are too strong!

It can be said that, except for left-back Nastasic, players in every position in Southampton are basically ranked among the top five in today's football.

Bielsa's ability to combine this group of players into such a whole and play such a sharp offensive football is indeed a classic, especially before he also created another team of saints with full control, which is even more precious.

"Belsa is really a master tactician!"

Yang Huan listened and smiled, who said it wasn't?
Bielsa's tactical attainments are indeed very high, especially the group of players he has trained.

In just one year, the Saints have transformed from a controlling team a year ago to a fast-paced offensive team now.

What's even more frightening is that the sharp offense is still based on the team's excellent control.

Looking at today's European football, I am afraid that apart from Guardiola's Bayern Munich, Southampton's control will really not lose to any other team.

"Master Huan, this summer, if the central defender is supplemented by a strong support, then Southampton will have the world's top stars in every position!" Scudemore laughed a little excitedly.

Varane himself is one of the best central defenders in the world. Under the training of Bielsa, he has made rapid progress in recent years.

But after leaving Harvey Martinez, the Saints' left central defender, whether it is Nastasic or Laporte, always has some problems.

Of course, the performance of these two players is not bad, and they even perform very well in many cases, but there is still a little gap from the top.

"No, we will focus on cultivating Nastasic and Laporte next!"

After a pause, Yang Huan grinned and smiled, "Oh, yes, there are Stones!"

At the mention of Stones, Scudemore's expression became amused, because he immediately thought of Chelsea and Abramovich.

Everyone knows that last summer, Chelsea frantically pursued Everton's Stones.

Unexpectedly, Everton refused to let go. Chelsea always felt that as long as the money was paid enough, Everton would definitely let him go, so Chelsea no longer considered other candidates.

But in the end, Stones was a player on loan from the Saints at Everton, which directly caused Chelsea to draw water from the bamboo basket.

Not only was Stones not introduced, but the central defender's signings also died. This season's performance was also greatly affected, and he was almost relegated.

Speaking of Chelsea's signings, it is indeed sad enough.

A Falcao was introduced on the front line, but he was injured.

Icardi and Cuadrado were introduced from Italy, but Mourinho didn't like it.

Benatia and Ranocchia in the central defender position are also big cheats. The former has been injured all the time, while the latter is simply synonymous with cheating, and was directly thrown into the sidelines by Mourinho.

Although Chelsea has rebounded in the second half of this season, its No. 13 ranking in the league has also created the worst league ranking since Abramovich took over the team.

In the final analysis, he still offended Master Huan!

Thinking of this, Scudemore couldn't help turning his head and glanced at this handsome young man.

Five years ago, when Master Huan first came to the UK, he used Ibrahimovic to attract the attention of the whole world.

At that time, Southampton was still in England's third tier league!
Today, five years later, the Saints are not only the overlord of the Premier League, they are even very likely to successfully defend the Champions League!
Perhaps, the era of saints has come!
(End of this chapter)