Staplewood training ground. starter The new training base has only just completed its structure and exterior walls, and is surrounded by iron frames.
When night fell, looking out from the youth team training building, it was dark and a bit scary.
Although Southampton attaches great importance to youth training, it is unable to provide the youth team with the high-standard treatment of the first team.
However, in terms of entertainment and training facilities, the youth team and the first team are still treated equally.
In other words, whatever the first team has, the youth team will have.
It's like a rec room.
The entertainment room in the youth team training building is even larger than that of the first team, and their TVs are also larger than those of the first team.
Before every game, this big TV is always filled with young players from the youth team.
Tonight, Southampton's away game against Arsenal is no exception.
When they watched through the TV screen one by one, the team owner Yang Huan was playing drums for the Southampton players in the stands, the whole entertainment room went crazy.
Everyone looked at it in disbelief.
This scene.
At the same time, through live television, they could hear with their own ears what was happening at the Emirates Stadium in London.
Southampton fans completely overwhelmed Arsenal in terms of momentum.
Even though they only have more than 3,000 people.
Arsenal has tens of thousands But at this time, the number of people is not the key.
The most important thing is unity, which unites people's hearts.
"Well done, Master Huan" "Yes, at least we suppressed Arsenal in terms of momentum."
"If the momentum wins, the game will be much easier to win."
"Yes, the most fearful thing about this kind of competition is that people will be shocked from the beginning."
"Arsenal is a ball-possession style, don't let them get too comfortable with the ball, so momentum is very important."
The players in the recreation room were talking a lot, and everyone's face showed concern for this important game in London.
This is the first time that Southampton directly challenges the top football team in England.
Each of them wants to know whether the team they are playing for has the strength to challenge the top team.
Or, how big is the gap?
Jorge Bernardo Griffa was also sitting in the rec room, along with Ramon Madoni, the team's chief scout, and several other coaches and employees from the academy.
Everyone is also very concerned about the situation in Southampton during the Northern Expedition.
With the whistle of the referee Philip Dodd, the game officially kicked off.
I saw that Southampton set up their formation almost immediately and pressed towards Arsenal's half.
After Phillip Dodd blew the first whistle, which was the kick-off whistle, he blew the second whistle less than twenty seconds later and gave a penalty to Southampton midfielder Vidal for Cesc Fabregas.
Fouls near the center circle.
But Arsenal's free kick failed to stay in Southampton's half.
Benatia headed the ball back into the penalty area, Neuer kicked it to the wing, and Brazilian genius Neymar caught it before Arsenal's half.
He took the ball and used his personal ability to attack Sagna on the right.
"Belsa is going to fight attack with attack."
Ramon Madoni saw Bielsa's opening tactics.
But it also sparked quite a discussion in the rec room, especially among the coaches.
"Although Arsenal's offense is not particularly outstanding, it is a Premier League team after all, and its style of play has always been very gorgeous.
It pays great attention to ball control and technology.
It is also a home game.
As a visiting team, we rashly press forward to fight, right?
Too risky” "Yeah, no matter what, that's the third-ranked team in the Premier League right now, that's Arsenal."
"Playing against Arsenal away from home is simply risking your life."
"I don't think so.
We are a weak team.
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If we play against a strong team, we must get the upper hand.
Otherwise, how will we win this game?"
"That's right, if you don't play like this and let Arsenal control the ball, they will be doomed."
There was a lot of chatter in the recreation room, and the players were watching the game and listening to the coaches' analysis.
After all, many of this group of coaches have more than ten or even decades of playing experience and are very experienced.
They can analyze much more things from watching the game than they can.
"Jorge, what do you think?"
Someone asked Griffa.
Jorge Bernardo Griffa's football literacy is recognized among this group of people.
"A very normal start," Griffa replied calmly.
"We have played in English League One for a long time.
Although the players are very strong, English League One is always English League One.
There are many things that are impossible to compare with the Premier League.
For example, high-intensity games.
If Arsenal can control the rhythm, then We have no chance of winning."
After Griffa analyzed this, everyone immediately understood.
This insight is indeed very thorough.
The strength of players and teams is indeed important, but in a football game, the most important thing is to see how much strength your players and team can exert.
Suppose you have a 100% strength, but you can only play 20%.
If you meet a team that is only 30% strong, but can play 100%, you will still lose.
Can you say that strength is not enough?
It can only be said that his performance on the spot was not good, or he was in poor condition.
The head coach's formation and on-the-spot command are one of the important factors that determine the team's performance.
"Belsa is actually not stupid, he is very shrewd.
He decided to take a risk and gamble.
Only gambling has a chance of winning.
But instead of arranging Isco to start, he played Schneiderlin.
This is exactly a clever move."
As soon as Griffa finished speaking, Ramon Madoni smiled and nodded and took over.
"Yeah, many people say that Bielsa is a die-hard, and they even directly label him as a die-hard, making it seem like he never knows how to be flexible.
As everyone knows, every Bielsa team , every season, and even every game, we are constantly looking for changes.”
As fellow Argentines, both Ramon Madoni and Griffa know Bielsa better than outsiders.
"The most important thing in this game is the midfield.
If you can suppress the Arsenal midfield led by Cesc Fabregas, Wilshere and Alexander Song, then you have a high chance of winning this game.
If you can't suppress it, then you will have a better chance of winning."
It’s over.”
Griffa’s very incisive analysis and prediction.
Ramon Madoni kept nodding, "So, Schneiderlin is more suitable to start than Isco."
Even though he said that, everyone still had a doubt in their hearts.
That's Arsenal.
Can Southampton's midfielder hold it down?
"At the beginning of the game, the two sides played very fiercely, the rhythm was fast, and the ball was exchanged frequently."
"It can be seen that both sides have no reservations at all, and both adopt attack-for-attack tactics."
"Southampton have the courage to go head-to-head with a team like Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium."
"This is Southampton's manager, Marcelo Bielsa."
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A close-up of Bielsa's head appeared on the big screen at the Emirates Stadium.
The Argentinian habitually squatted in front of the visiting team's coaching bench, holding his round head and watching the game ahead intently.
At the beginning, the two sides were still testing each other more.
After all, they were not familiar with each other.
Southampton's high-intensity midfield and frontcourt pressure caused a lot of trouble for Arsenal.
They had many opportunities to win the ball, but they were never able to launch an effective offensive.
On the contrary, Southampton, playing away from home, scored several goals.
To Arsenal's thirty-meter area, but unable to effectively threaten the penalty area.
"It seemed like neither side was able to create a good scoring opportunity."
Southampton tried several times to open an offensive channel from Neymar's left wing, but Arsenal obviously strengthened the defense on the right wing.
Even midfielder Alexander Song frequently pulled to this side to help defend, which made Southampton Apton's offensive failed to create a threat.
On the contrary, Arsenal, who have more experience after all and are playing at home, quickly stabilized their position after the start and showed their threat.
Among Arsenal's three midfielders, Alexander Song is deep behind, Cesc Fabregas is forward, and Wilshere is swimming between the two.
But with Schneiderlin hanging back to protect the defense and the front of the penalty area, Fabregas didn't have many chances in front.
On the contrary, Vidal and Stroman suppressed Wilshere very well, making it difficult for Arsenal's midfield to operate effectively.
Fabregas is a very smart player and as soon as he realizes this, he immediately moves himself back from the front.
In the eighth minute, Fabregas retreated to get the ball, but Schneiderlin hesitated and did not follow up immediately.
After the Spanish midfielder got the ball, he cooperated with Wilshere.
Without any defense, he went straight to the front of the penalty area and found Van Persie who was outside the penalty area.
The Dutch forward stopped the ball and turned around, and Walcott passed through the middle of David Alaba and Benatia at lightning speed and headed towards the goal.
The hearts of everyone in the entire Emirates Stadium were lifted up.
Yang Huan even stopped beating the drum.
Many Southampton fans even covered their faces, afraid to watch what was going to happen next.
Countless Arsenal fans rushed out of their seats Single knife As long as Walcott receives the ball, it's a one-man goal That's a goal Neuer has always been very focused, but when he saw Cesc Fabregas passing the ball to Van Persie at the edge of the penalty area, he was already prepared, not only to prevent the Dutchman from suddenly launching a cold arrow, but also to prevent the Dutchman from suddenly launching a cold arrow.
He passes to other teammates.
Especially Walcott and Nasri on the wings.
When he saw Van Persie pass the ball, and saw Walcott using lightning speed to tear apart his teammates' defense, he reacted immediately and abandoned the goal.
I saw Neuer quickly rush out of the small penalty area, his strong and even slightly fat body, but with an incredible flexibility, his eyes fixed on Walcott.
Walcott was also looking at Neuer.
He had absolute confidence in his speed, but he did not expect that Neuer would attack so decisively, without even the slightest hesitation.
If I continue to charge like this, will I hit the goalkeeper?
With such thoughts flashing through his mind, Walcott couldn't help but hesitate, especially when he saw that Neuer had not yet reached the best position, but had already flown forward and made a stretching action to save the ball.
He immediately stopped it. speed.
The ball hit Neuer's arms.
The German's big hands held the fiercely rotating ball tightly, not allowing it to resist at all.
Seeing this scene in the stands, Arsenal fans couldn't help but sigh in unison.
If it had been just one second later, or even less than one second, Walcott's single kick would have been enough.
Damn Neuer The Southampton fans all burst into cheers, and a sense of joy after a disaster filled everyone's hearts.
"Neuer" "Neuer" "Neuer" All the Southampton fans were shouting.
Not only the stands at the Emirates Stadium, but also the Saints fans waiting in front of the TV, they are also shouting.
Neuer slowly got up from the ground, the ball still firmly in his hand.
"How on earth did you expose such a big gap?
Are you blind and didn't you see it?"
Neuer yelled at the teammates in front of him.
Including Benatia, Schneiderlin, Varane and others, everyone was drunk by him and bowed their heads.
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If this ball is lost, they are all responsible.
But it is difficult to say who is fully responsible.
After all, it was the gap exposed by the running of Arsenal players.
"Okay, everyone, go up, we will counterattack" Neuer carried the ball to the front of the penalty area, pointed in the direction of Arsenal's goal, and shouted encouragement.
At this moment, the German goalkeeper showed the aura and intimidation that a top goalkeeper should possess.
Southampton's players immediately pressed forward
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