song of the saints

Chapter 15 The Regretful Second Half
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At the beginning of the second half, as long as the Blackburn players got the ball, there would be at least three Southampton players around them, which made the Blackburn players a little unexpected.The time-consuming tactics of possession of the ball originally arranged by Mark Hughes in the midfield were completely disrupted.Now the Blackburn players on the field will drive forward as soon as they get the ball, because they are afraid that the ball will be thrown on them.Yorke and Stead in front did not have the relaxed running positions as in the first half.As soon as they got the ball, Southampton's defenders deliberately made physical contact with them and disrupted their attack.Thin Yorke and Stead could stand up to Southampton's two big centre-backs.Soon the situation on the field changed.Blackburn's formation was completely out of touch, the midfield and frontcourt could not be well connected, and the offense was paralyzed.

Mark Hughes can still accept it in his heart at this time, because their defense is still acceptable, and besides, they are still leading by one goal.Mark Hughes looked at the game time on the big screen. It was already the 70th minute of the game.20 minutes to the end of the game.

As the game passed minute by minute, the score remained at 2-1.The Southampton fans in St. Mary's Stadium were still shouting hoarsely for the home team.Just now Chen Zhun made the first substitution adjustment of the game.Marian Pajas replaced James Beattie, who was invisible in this field.Chen Zhun asked Pajas to tell Peter Crouch to let him do a good job in the penalty area as a fulcrum for the header, and asked Crouch to tell Svensson to pass directly to the two full-backs and let the two full-backs make crosses.

In the 80th minute of the game, Tugai of Blackburn took a long shot and missed the goal.Southampton goalkeeper Niemi kicked off to find Crouch in the frontcourt.Crouch used his height advantage to give the ball to Anders Svensson.Crouch ran into the penalty area immediately after finishing the ball, and Swenson immediately passed the ball straight to David Prutton on the left.David Prutton saw that Blackburn's right back Emerton had no intention of stepping forward to defend, and immediately made a pass into the penalty area.Prutton's cross is high and beautiful, just looking for Crouch, who stands out from the crowd in the penalty area.Crouch received a cross and wanted to attack the goal, but the ball rubbed Crouch's scalp.Crouch's attack drew Blackburn's defenders in the past, including goalkeeper Friedel, who completely ignored Pajas running from the back.The ball passed Crouch's header and flew slowly towards Pajas.When Pajas got the ball, his body was completely in the air. He seemed to put all his strength into his right foot, and he shoveled and shot! ! !The ball went in! ! !St. Mary's Stadium fell into madness again! !Pajas scored his first Premier League goal of the season! !After scoring the goal, Pajas ran wildly in the stadium, enjoying the carnival of the fans.He ran to Chen Zhun, hugged Chen Zhun high, and thanked Chen Zhun for giving him the chance to play.

Southampton finally equalized in the 80th minute of the game, and no, the game wasn't over yet.

What Chen Zhun wants is victory, he doesn't care about a draw.Chen Zhun gestured forward to the players, signaling them to attack, attack, attack!

"Go up!! Go up for me!! Michael (Anderson) go up for me!!" Chen Zhun shouted loudly.What Chen Zhun wants is victory, victory continuously.

Amidst the cheers at St. Mary's Stadium, the Southampton players bombarded Blackburn again and again.But the third goal was too late to come.

In the 92nd minute, the last minute of stoppage time, Southampton got a corner kick, which was their only chance.Anders Svensson takes the corner.All eyes were on the corner kick.

Swensen drove out, and there was chaos in the penalty area, and the players of the two teams competed with each other for position.At this time, a tall figure rose into the sky, Crouch!Crouch again!Crouch grabbed the first point again, and this time he didn't let the ball go over his head, and Crouch headed home! !Chen Zhun, the fans, and Mark Hughes all watched with bated breath as the goal flew towards the goal.

Boom! !Crouch's header hit the crossbar and bounced off the baseline.Crouch did not save the team, Southampton did not perform miracles, and the game ended with the header popping off the crossbar.In the end, Southampton was unfortunately tied by Blackburn and did not win two consecutive victories.Crouch knelt on the ground and patted the turf fiercely.Mark - Hughes is a lot easier.

Instead of leaving, St Mary's fans rose to their feet and applauded their warriors.Captain Dodd led the team to thank the fans for their support.

Chen Zhun was not very disappointed when he saw that the crossbar was not there. Competitive games are like this. You don't know whether you will win or lose until the last second.Remembering that he would always hit the crossbar every time he kicked a free kick in later life, this also made his little friend Fatty nickname him "Brother Crossbeam".

At the post-match press conference, Chen Zhun praised the team's performance in the second half and Pajas' amazing performance in this game.He also said that the team's defensive problems are still severe and more work is needed.

Chen Zhun could no longer take into account the regret of the draw, because Southampton ushered in a week of double matches.On Wednesday, they will continue to sit at home against Bolton.Time is tight and tasks are heavy.Chen Zhun is not going to arrange for the players to rest the next day after the game, but to continue training and adjust their status.

After the game, the major newspapers in England ignored the game itself, but made a detailed report on Pajas, the goal hero of the game, and praised the performance of the Latvian striker with the word "surprise soldier".But Chen Zhun knew in his heart that Pajas could not get rid of the fate of the transfer, and now he was just using him to earn more transfer fees.

第二天的训练中陈准也时刻关注着英超第二轮剩余的比赛。切尔西客场1比0赢了伯明翰，阿森纳4球逆转最终5比3赢了米德尔斯堡。英超两轮过后，切尔西和阿森纳排在了积分榜前两位。

In the next few days of training, Chen Zhun focused on rehearsing the small-scale counterattack after losing the ball. When a player loses the ball, there must be at least two players around him to intercept, which can delay the opponent's counterattack speed.For Southampton, who is pressing from a high position, the most fearful thing is to hit the ball behind suddenly. The two central defenders of the Southampton team turn slowly and the speed is slow.So Chen Zhun has been discussing defensive strategies with Reed.They decided to play against Bolton on Wednesday, instead of using high-position pressing tactics, but to compress the defense, compress themselves, and compress the opponent into an overall space. In this way, the two wide players will be liberated. There will be more space for them to play.

It has been almost a month since Chen Zhun came to Southampton Club.He also identified a positional weakness in Southampton's squad.That's where the two full-backs are.Le Saux on the left and Jason Dodd on the right are both veterans who have entered the end of their careers. Chen Zhun also saw in the first two games that these two veterans often consume a lot of physical energy in the late stages of the game, while Southampton With the exception of the new star Baird, the substitutes for the two positions of the Dunton team are also embarrassing. Chen Zhun can only hope to rely on his own memories of later generations to grab a few football superstars during the winter transfer.At this time, Chen Zhun began to miss the Southampton scouts, and he hoped that Rudick and his men would bring him some surprises.

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