It was exactly what everyone expected before the game.
Southampton's away game against Liverpool was really a battle between dragons and tigers.
Is it intense?
No, it should be described as tragic As soon as the two sides showed up, it was a fierce fight with bloody bayonets.
There was no showiness or opportunism.
They were just head-to-head confrontations, grinding bit by bit to see who could not hold on first.
Liverpool, playing at home, is the main force.
The goalkeeper is Reina, and the defense is Jose Enrique, Agger, Skrtel and Glen Johnson.
The midfielder is Henderson, Spearing and Gerrard, and the front three is Downing, Suarez and Kuyt.
Downing and Kuyt are said to be wingers, but in fact they drop back into the midfield to form a five-midfield tactic to ensure midfield control.
Southampton still adopts the four-three-three tactics, but the specific positions and tactics have changed.
The goalkeeper is Courtois, and Neuer will take a rest in this game.
The defense consists of David Alaba, Nastasic, Gary Cahill and Clini.
Since the beginning of this season, Southampton has had three main central defenders.
Javi Martinez, Gary Cahill and Varane have rotated.
But this time Varane is injured and Javi Martinez has rotated.
On Nastasic.
The Serbian youngster has played many times this season and his performance is very stable and powerful.
Clini has started in place of the injured Carvajal in recent games and has performed well.
Three players in the midfield, Isco, Toni Kroos and Vidal.
The front three is Neymar, Ibrahimovic and Ravel Morrison.
The bad boy from England has completely changed his mind since he was kidnapped last season.
His attitude has corrected, his performance has also improved, and his strength has improved rapidly.
At first glance, the two sides looked like 433 versus 433, but in fact it was completely different.
Liverpool was playing at home, but they went on the defensive, using five players in the midfield to contain Southampton's attack.
But the Saints' offense is not a vegetarian.
After attacking for a while at the beginning, but seeing that it was not working, Bielsa made adjustments.
Isco's position moved up and directly suppressed Liverpool's defensive midfielder Spearing.
This player does not have a strong sense of position and is a weakness in Liverpool's midfield.
Once Spearing was pulled away, Neymar decisively hit Spearing's point.
Ibrahimovic was at the front, firmly suppressing the two central defenders Agger and Skrtel.
Just kidding, in a one-on-one situation, Ibrahimovic can suppress any central defender in the world.
Only two people can defend with peace of mind.
This is also where Bielsa is smart.
He seizes one of Liverpool's weaknesses and beats him desperately.
If Spearing defends Isco, he will definitely leave his position and expose his weakness in front of the penalty area.
Neymar closed in very hard, almost vacating the entire left wing, which is equivalent to a No. 10 attacking midfielder.
Once the front edge of the penalty area is exposed, he decisively cuts in and is a threat as soon as he receives the ball.
But if Spearing doesn't follow up, after Isco gets the ball, he will be the No. 10 player.
Whether it's passing the ball or dribbling in, Isco can do it with ease.
In the stands, Yang Huan saw Southampton threatening again and again and couldn't help but cheer.
“So smart” Charlene Lahiri on the side couldn't help but praise her.
"Ibrahimovic, Neymar and Isco directly surrounded Spearing.
Ravel Morrison was alone on the wing, gaining more space for movement and also containing Liverpool's wing.
Defend and create space in the middle.”
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When she said this, Charlene Lahiri also shook her head and smiled bitterly.
"Liverpool is in such a miserable state right now" Who says it's not?
In his own home court, he was suppressed by a British Championship team and was unable to fight back.
It would be miserable for anyone else.
Yang Huan smiled and waited for the goal.
In his opinion, in a game with an overwhelming advantage, scoring a goal should be a matter of time.
But, anything can happen on the football field.
Southampton shot again and again, but Reina seemed to be possessed by Qin Qiong today, saving Southampton's shots outside the goal line again and again.
It was like this in the first half, and it's still like this in the second half In the second half, a very interesting thing about Southampton is that Toni Kroos began to direct the team more actively.
He was often seen raising his hand to ask for the ball, and he was constantly making gestures to his teammates when taking the ball.
Control the rhythm.
Liverpool's retraction tactics also gave Toni Kroos in the defensive midfielder position more room to play.
At the 60th minute, he also had a sudden long shot from behind.
Unfortunately, it missed the goal slightly.
"Your Mr.
Sixty Million is indeed quite good."
Charlene Lahiri also feels that after a few months in the English league, Toni Kroos has become more and more mature, more and more general-like, and his defense has improved a lot.
It's just that the style of play is still a little bit classical, not concise and capable enough.
But changing the style of play cannot be done in a short time.
He has to be given more time and take his time.
Yang Huan felt a little proud after hearing this, "How about now, does anyone still say that we have suffered a big loss?"
"From a role perspective, Toni Kroos is indeed crucial to Southampton, but 60 million pounds is still a bit outrageous, unless" As she said that, Charlene Lahiri stared at Yang Huan with a pair of beautiful eyes. .
"Unless what they say is true, Abramovich paid for you."
"How is that possible?"
Yang Huan couldn't admit it even to death.
"Tell me, is Abramovich so good?
I'm not his father, and he's not my son.
How could he help me pay for it?
If he really wanted to buy it, it would be for Chelsea, so why would he buy it for me?"
Charlene Lahiri laughed when she saw how intense his reaction was.
"Okay, okay, stop pretending, are you not wasting your performance by pretending to be so wronged in front of me?"
Yang Huan was happy now.
In fact, many things cannot be hidden from others.
But no one has evidence for this kind of thing.
Occasionally, someone will reveal the inside story.
How many people will believe it?
Most of them are treated as gossip and just laughed at.
While the two were talking in the stands, a sudden change occurred below the stadium.
Southampton made a late attack.
After Isco attracted Spearing and Gerrard, he passed the ball to Neymar from the gap between the two.
The latter cut inside to the front of the penalty area and passed by.
After hitting Glen Johnson, he suddenly hit the door.
Reina was as steady as ever, flying to save the ball from the bottom line, corner kick "This is Southampton's fifth corner kick of this game, and Toni Kroos still takes the kick."
Toni Kroos, wearing the No. 8 jersey, quickly ran to the corner kick area, placed the ball, and slowly backed away.
In the penalty area, Southampton has already rushed into several high points.
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In fact, there are really not many high points.
Ibrahimovic, Gary Cahill and Nastasic, those are the three "Liverpool has a lot of problems defending set pieces this season, but in this game they defended four corner kicks and several free kicks well.
It seems they have done targeted training."
Charlene Lahiri said during a break from a corner kick.
Yang Huan saw Bielsa and Martin Hunt pointing at the tablet and saying something at the bottom of the stands.
Then Martin Hunt quickly ran to the sidelines and did something to Toni Kroos and the players in the penalty area. gesture.
"What does Martin's gesture mean?"
Charlene Lahiri also couldn't figure it out.
Yang Huan pouted, "How do I know?"
This can be considered a team secret, right?
Apart from the coaching staff and players, I'm afraid no one else knows.
Soon, both sides were ready.
I saw Toni Kroos rushing towards the ball quickly, swinging his right foot and sending a curved ball with strong rotation.
Everyone in the penalty area was in chaos.
Liverpool's defensive players not only had to guess where the ball would land, but they also had to guard against Southampton's players, and the scene was chaotic.
Southampton's offensive players are also covering.
If you are not careful, someone will be missed.
By the time the Liverpool players reacted and realized they had missed someone, Ibrahimovic had already jumped up high and got ahead of everyone, shaking his head like a lion.
The ball seemed to hit him on the head, turned an angle, and hit the Liverpool goal.
Reina reacted quickly and flew to save, but in the end he was unable to prevent the ball from entering the net. one to zero With the referee Jones' whistle that the goal was valid, the entire Anfield stadium was boiling.
All the Saints fans who followed the team to the away game stood up from their seats and celebrated the team's goal that broke the deadlock.
On the court, Ibrahimovic rushed out of the court excitedly and rushed towards Toni Kroos in the corner.
He just slid to his knees and came to Toni Kroos.
He lifted the German teenager's feet and wiped his boots.
This season, Toni Kroos has relied on his excellent set pieces to assist his teammates to score goals again and again.
And besides set pieces, he also kept using passes and scalpel-like assists to help the team tear apart the opponent's defense.
It has only been half a season, but Toni Kroos has already won the recognition and praise of the stars in the Southampton team.
Even Ibrahimovic, who has the most arrogant personality, said in a previous interview that Toni Kroos plays a crucial role in the team.
There are really not many players who can win such recognition as the Swedish center.
"The two big centers take turns scoring goals.
Your Championship team is really luxurious."
Charlene Lahiri looked amazed.
Drogba scored in the last FA Cup match But in this League Cup, it was Ibrahimovic who scored the goal Plus Sturridge, who is hailed as England's future center forward Who can say Southampton’s forward configuration is not luxurious?
Yang Huan smiled proudly.
"What does this mean?
Just wait.
After we are promoted to the Premier League, we will definitely sign more players.
At the very least, we must ensure that there are two high-level stars in each position.
That will be enjoyable."
Charlene Lahiri smiled bitterly, how luxurious this must be.
But she knew very well that talking about diligence and frugality with Yang Huan was playing tricks on a cow.
This guy is so extravagant in everything he does.
But the reason why many fans like and follow the Saints is precisely because of Southampton’s great spirit.
Although Southampton is still in the English Championship, many fans are actually looking forward to Southampton's return to the Premier League.
Everyone believes that as long as the Saints return to the Premier League, they will be able to turn the lifeless Premier League standings upside down and turn everything upside down.
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At the very least, it may not be so easy for Professor Wenger to securely keep his top four spot by then: