song of the saints

Chapter 13
In the rest of the first round of the Premier League in the afternoon, the history of the game has not changed a bit.Arsenal beat Everton 4-1 away.Chelsea also beat Manchester United 1-0.In this way, after the first round of the Premier League, Southampton and Arsenal, Bolton ranked the top three in the standings relying on the remaining goals.

The Southampton team has focused on defensive positioning and set-piece defense in recent training.Chen Zhun understood that Southampton won the first round with a big victory, but it was partly due to luck.In the game, the Southampton team still had many defensive loopholes and problems with positioning the ball.He also understands that although he has 12 more memories than the world, there is a big difference between a fan and a coach. Memory is useless on the court, and you can only rely on yourself there.

During training, Chen Zhun watched Kevin Phillips, who was jogging with his fitness coach, feel very anxious. Fortunately, the team's top center James Beatty came back in time, which solved Chen Zhun's urgent need.

Tomorrow Southampton will usher in the second round opponent Blackburn. Blackburn was tied 1-1 at home by West Bromwich Albion in the first round. Tomorrow's game also urgently needs a victory to boost morale.

Blackburn Club, Chen Zhun's only impression of this club is the Premier League champions in the 1994-95 season. They have finally fulfilled their dreams with a lot of money.And the leader of the Blackburn club is Alan Shearer, who transferred from Southampton.

Chen Zhun also said at the pre-match press conference that Blackburn is a team that should not be underestimated, and Southampton will go all out in tomorrow's game to bring home fans a satisfying game.

Blackburn coach Mark Hughes said that Southampton's attacking power is very strong, but he has found a way to beat Southampton.

At 8:21 noon on August 32551st, Youcheng St. Mary's Stadium. 17 seats were packed, and the most legendary star in Southampton history, Matthew Le Tissier, also came to the scene to cheer for his beloved team.Matthew Le Tissier, the god of Southampton fans, played for Southampton for 462 years and scored 209 goals in [-] games.Loyalty, greatness, these popular words can no longer describe this star, and the only words that can describe him are legend.Matthew Le Tissier has had scandals with big clubs time and time again in his career. With his football strength, if he transfers to a big club, his football achievements will be even more brilliant.But he stayed again and again, helping Southampton through crisis after crisis.

On March 2002, 3, Matthew, who had been unable to play due to injuries for the past three years, called chairman Rupert Lowe and decided to officially retire after the end of the season.The team decided to seal his No. 27 jersey, but he firmly disagreed.

Matthew Le Tissier once said: "Injuries have prevented me from even having a place in the reserve team. Even if the club offered me a new contract out of affection, I couldn't cheat."

Former Southampton coach Strachan commented on him: "When people think of Southampton, they think of Titanic and Matthew Le Tissier, but the ship can be built better and better, but there will never be another one." A Le Tissier."

At Southampton, fans gave Matthew Le Tissier the nickname "LeGod", God in mind.

Chen Zhun looked at the slightly fat Matthew Le Tissier on the big screen. At this time, there was an endless stream of applause in the stadium. These applause were dedicated to their former god Matthew Le Tissier.Chen Zhun has seen a wonderful scoring video of him in later generations, and has known this star ever since.That goal was on October 1996, 10. In the Premier League game against Manchester United, Le Tissier scored the best of his team's six goals. He started from outside the penalty area and in small spaces. After passing two Manchester United defenders in a row, he immediately lobbed his right foot into the Manchester United goal in the crowd. The legendary Manchester United goalkeeper Schmeichel, who was about to attack, could only watch the ball enter the net and became a famous background king.

Chen Zhun is also prepared to have time to chat with the Southampton legend and ask him to return to the team to help him.

The time slowly came to twelve forty-five.The game officially begins.Chen Zhun on the sidelines put all his energy into the field.It was the visiting team Blackburn who kicked off first.Blackburn's starting lineup today is American goalkeeper Brad Friedel.Friedel is also a legendary goalkeeper in the Premier League. In later generations, Friedel's career reached 45 years. He once set a record of 23 consecutive Premier League appearances.Friedel also came to Blackburn from Liverpool and started the golden period of his career.The back line is Michael Gray, Johnson, Craig Short, Brett Emerton.The four players in the midfield are Dominique Mateo. This player was born as a defender and was pushed to the midfield position by Mark Hughes today. Other players include Tugai, Barry Ferguson, and David Ferguson. Ritcroft, with obvious intentions, strengthened the defensive strength of the midfield to prevent Southampton's attack from easily passing through the half.The two strikers are former Manchester United striker Dwight Yorke and Jonathan Stead.Stead has the same professional experience as Vardy of later generations, starting from the lower leagues in England step by step, and then becoming famous in the Premier League.

Chen Zhun's Southampton team still has a 442 lineup, the goalkeeper is the Finnish goalkeeper Niemi, and the back line from left to right is Le Saux, Michael Svensson, Lundkwan, Jason, and Dodd.The four players in the midfield are Fernandez, Delap, Anders Svensson, Prutton.Today's striker combination is a highlight.James Beatty with a young Peter Crouch.

The referee Durso blew his whistle, and the first half of the game officially started.At the beginning, Blackburn didn't have the slightest defensive posture. They turned away and sent shells to Southampton's penalty area, but most of the crosses were easily pushed out by the two high defenders.Compared with Blackburn's crazy crossing tactics, Southampton is implementing its own tactical style, relying on midfielder Svensson's scheduling, Delap's defense, Fernandez and Prudton's frequent off-the-ball running. The two full-backs holding Blackburn inadvertently inserted assists and could only be tired of defending.

Before the game, Chen Zhun deployed his players to push the defense line forward in the first half and carry out high-position pressing tactics. When attacking, he used a wide range of physical energy to consume the opponent's two full-backs. When the defense line shrank in the second half, Blackburn Press up and then Southampton hit their backs.

The idea is beautiful, but the reality is cruel.With the rapid changes on the football field, Chen Zhun's plan fell through.

(End of this chapter)