song of the saints

Chapter 165
Time is moving forward again and again, and in a blink of an eye, it is the day of the match between Southampton and Arsenal. Today is still Southampton's home game, and the opponent of this game is the Premier League giants Arsenal. The wonderful duel attracted more fans to come to St. Mary's Stadium to watch the game.

David Winston and Arsene Wenger did not answer too many questions from the reporters at the pre-match press conference before the game, and they just gave a few simple and perfunctory answers. All attention is focused on today's official game.

David Winston's starting lineup today is still the familiar winger tactical play, which was the most popular at the time.

The goalkeeper is still Sebastian Frey, and the back line is Nikki Shore, Roberto Ayala, Luis Pereira and Stefan Lichtsteiner.The double defensive midfielders are Miguel Arteta and Clemens Fritz, and David Silva is in front of them.The two wingers are Franck Ribéry and Fran Mikiel Smicer.The striker is David Villa.David Winston's tactical thinking is still playing team football, playing defensive counterattacks, relying on the advantages and speed of the young players of the whole team, and the agility and mobility of the playing scene.Play every counter-attack well, and at the same time beware of every counter-attack from Arsenal, and then it's up to Southampton's players to seize every offensive opportunity they create.

Let's take a look at Arsenal's starting lineup again, which is a 4411 formation.The goalkeeper is German goalkeeper Jens Lehmann, and the back line is the starting four defenders that David Winston has been watching the video for the past two days.The back line is followed by Garr Clichy, center back Philippe Sylvain Senderos and Kolo Toure.Right back is Lauren.Ljungberg, Francisco Fabregas, Mathieu Flamini, Robert Pires in the midfield, Dennis Bergkamp in the shadow and Robin van Persie in the forward .

David Winston looked at the list of the Arsenal team and had to sigh. Looking at these familiar names, he remembered the time when David Winston was an ordinary fan in his previous life. He saved money for school meals to buy sports newspapers. At that time, the newspapers were almost all his hobbies. At that time, there was no cable TV at home, and he couldn’t watch football games. He couldn’t watch the broadcasts of the five major leagues. The most football matches are the four-year World Cup.At that time, he looked at the stars in the pictures in the newspaper, and David Winston at that time fantasized every day that he would become like them one day.Every time I read a newspaper, I hope to read it for several days, but the result is that I read all the newspapers in one night, and then wait for the next newspaper with anticipation.David Winston's mind returned to the game, looking at these familiar stars who dominated European football, he was still in a sad and excited mood, but this mood ended after a while, because he now He is no longer the student who held fantasies every day in his previous life, but now he has become the head coach of the Premier League team Southampton, and now he is a majestic head coach. So even if you have such a mood, you can't express it too obviously, after all, there are no fewer stars in your team than them.David Winston looked at the roster of his team, which is also star-studded. In the previous life, this was considered a very strong lineup. These players were also stars that David Winston liked in the previous life. It's just that in the current world, David Winston has become their leader, which still makes David Winston quite proud.

David Winston sat on the bench and thought about so many messy things, and with a crisp whistle from the referee, David Winston's boring thinking was broken, and David Winston Return to the game in time, watch the game and direct the game with peace of mind.

The game officially begins.The visiting team Arsenal took the lead.After the opening, Arsenal seemed calm and patiently controlled the ball on the field. This is also the experience that Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger summed up after watching these rounds of Southampton games. Let Southampton play at a fast pace. Once the initiative on the field unknowingly goes to Southampton's side, then they are very good at using the characteristics of their players to make the game unknowingly brought up. Come on fast, and it's unstoppable.Arsene Wenger is well aware that there are many veterans in his lineup, and he simply cannot withstand the repeated harassment by the young boys of Southampton, so he asked the players to slow down the rhythm from the beginning and firmly control the ball. Take it under your own feet.And ball control and ground coordination are precisely their strengths, so the Arsenal players faced Southampton's wanton press and passed it lightly, without being affected at all. The strongest Thierry Henry missed the game due to injury, but the other Arsenal players are still confident that they can win the game.

David Winston also admires Arsenal's innate tradition of passing the ball, elegance, and art seem to be closely related to this team forever. Watching their games is a wonderful enjoyment, and they cooperate skillfully. , fantastic goals, constant passion, this is one of the reasons why Arsenal fans have always loved this team forever.David Winston knows this very well, and it can be seen from the scene, David Winston watched the few Arsenal fans in St Mary's Stadium wave their flags, and then shouted The loudest voice in my body is cheering for the Arsenal team, hoping that my strength can flow into the hearts of the players in the game, give them unlimited power, and help them overcome obstacles and win the final victory.

David Winston looked at the steady Arsene Wenger on the bench next door, dragged his cheeks and watched the progress of the game calmly. In his impression, Arsene Wenger seemed to be like this all the time. Calm, with gray hair, in a blink of an eye, the professor has already passed the retirement age, but the Arsenal team still cannot find a suitable candidate to replace him.

(End of this chapter)