"Bang bang, come on, saints" "Three points, Southampton warriors" "Let them see how powerful we are."
In the packed Carrow Road Stadium in Norwich, the crowd was buzzing and the momentum was overwhelming.
The home atmosphere of the Canaries has always been quite outstanding.
The 27,000 seats are always filled to capacity.
It can be said to be one of the teams with the highest home attendance in the Premier League.
In the Premier League, there are not many teams that can sell out every game.
Apart from the four traditional giants Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea, only Fulham, Norwich and Southampton, which were upgraded this season, have full attendance.
After Manchester City won the league championship last season, the average attendance per game this season has increased a lot, but it is only about 95%, and it will be less in European competitions and cup competitions.
Southampton is basically full for every game, except for some mobile positions that must be left, all are sold out.
This also has something to do with the low ticket prices the team has insisted on over the past three years.
If you include a series of ticket purchase costs and service costs such as club-subsidized insurance, the Saints' ticket price is the lowest in the Premier League.
Many people have argued that Peter Kenyon did nothing during his time at Chelsea.
However, the greatest achievement of Mr.
Bald and Ron Gurley during their time at Chelsea was to turn Stamford Bridge into one of the most popular home stadiums in the Premier League.
It is difficult to guarantee attendance at some European events, but in the Premier League, every game at Stamford Bridge is full.
More importantly, Chelsea's ticket prices are relatively high among the twenty teams in the Premier League.
Compared with before Peter Kenyon took over at Stamford Bridge, the Blues' attendance rate was quite poor in the Premier League.
Manchester City has also begun to learn from Southampton's approach in the past two years.
On the one hand, they have kept ticket prices low in terms of ordinary tickets.
Their ordinary tickets rank second to last in the Premier League, only higher than Southampton.
But on the other hand, the ticket price of the box has been greatly increased.
After all, the people who enter the box are all rich people.
Relatively speaking, Norwich's Carrow Road Stadium does not have many boxes and commercial seats.
Basically, they are ordinary seats.
The ticket price is considered to be in the middle and upper reaches of the Premier League, which is similar to the current team's results.
Yang Huan walked out of the elevator of the Chairman's Stand at Carrow Road Stadium and was immediately taken aback by the fanatical atmosphere here.
How similar is Carrow Road to Southampton's St Mary's Stadium?
"The fans who came with the team to the away game today were quite hardworking."
Yang Huan smiled and looked at the most remote corner of the stadium opposite, where hundreds of Southampton fans who were traveling with the team for the away game were arranged.
No way, who told you to be the away team?
But even though they were at a disadvantage in terms of numbers and position, the Canary fans were not only outnumbered but also very fanatical, but the Saints fans still made their voices heard in this vast ocean.
At least Yang Huan in the chairman's stand heard their shouts.
"Welcome to Carrow Road, Mr.
Yang Huan"
The seventy-year-old owner of Norwich, Mrs.
Delia Smith, smiled and welcomed Yang from afar.
"Hello, Mrs.
Smith."
Yang Huan greeted her with a smile and shook hands with her.
Everyone knows that Delia Smith is not just a passionate Norwich fan, she is also the First Lady of British cooking.
In the words of the newspaper, she has been doing one thing for the past thirty years, and that is teaching British people how to cook.
But what’s interesting is that this iconic old lady who has influenced generations of British people turned out to be a hairdresser.
This also illustrates one thing again.
From ancient times to the present, cross-border is the kingly way.
Delia Smith brought the Norwich management team to welcome the Southampton management team led by Yang Huan, and came to the center of the chairman's stand at Carrow Road Stadium.
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After sitting down separately for host and guest, they started chatting.
"Mrs.
Smith, you have to take your time in this game."
Norwich is currently ranked 13th in the Premier League, which can be said to be a ranking without desires.
If you go up, you won't be able to qualify for European competitions; if you go down, you won't have to worry about relegation.
Delia Smith listened and laughed like the Queen of England.
"Mr.
Yang Huan, you Southampton should be more merciful.
Who doesn't know that Southampton's recent form is so scary?
Don't embarrass us in our home stadium."
Yang Huan just smiled and said nothing more.
It is impossible for Norwich not to give their best at their home stadium.
The reason why away games in the Premier League are difficult is because every team has to work hard to please its home audience, so it has to perform at the highest level at its home court.
At the very least, you are not required to defeat all your opponents, but even if you lose, you must let your fans see that you have tried your best.
No fan will criticize a team that tried its best but still lost the game.
Furthermore, with the current sharing system of the Premier League, a league ranking is worth a lot of money.
How could Norwich give up so easily?
While the two were chatting without a word, the two opponents walked out of the tunnel under the leadership of the referee.
"Chris Hughton really gave his all in this battle."
Peter Kenyon, who was sitting next to Yang Huan, said rather worriedly.
Yang Huan nodded.
It would be strange if he didn't try his best.
"This time Chris Hughton made a change and switched to the 4-5-1 tactic.
Arsenal, Manchester United and other teams have died under this tactic before.
Now, it's our turn."
After listening to Peter Kenyon's words, Yang Huan shook his head and smiled, "This may not be possible, Bielsa must be prepared."
"Norwich also have a very good squad and the goalkeeper is Rudy."
Peter Kenyon pointed to the players coming out below and introduced Yang Huan.
"The left back of the defense is the Spanish player Garrido, the center backs are Basson and Michael Turner, and the right back is the Scottish player Whittaker.
They are all Premier League players."
Garrido previously played for Real Sociedad and was later introduced by Manchester City.
He performed well for a time.
Later, after losing his main position, he went to Lazio and served as a substitute.
In the summer of 2012, he came to Norwich.
Basson is also a famous player in the Premier League.
He has the excellent physical fitness of an African player.
He has played for Metz, Newcastle, Tottenham Hotspur and Wolves in Ligue 1.
He also came to Norwich last summer.
As for Michael Turner and Whittaker, they are also capable stars and their level is not low.
"The midfield double midfielder combination is Bradley Johnson, who was famous at Leeds United, and the Norwegian black player Te Tai.
On the left is Pilkington, and on the right is Snodgrass, occupying the core position in the middle.
It’s Ireland’s attacking midfielder Holahan.”
These players are also all powerful players in the Premier League, either Ligue 1 main-level players like Tetai, or international-level players such as Snodgrass and Holahan.
"Standing at the front is the England veteran, center Holt."
Holt has been in the lower leagues all year round and has played for Nottingham Forest, Blackpool and other teams.
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After switching to Norwich, his scoring efficiency was amazing, helping Norwich complete three consecutive jumps in three years.
Especially in the two seasons he played in English League One and the English Championship, he scored more than 20 goals in both seasons.
Last season was his first Premier League season.
In thirty-six games, he scored fifteen goals.
However, the efficiency has declined somewhat this season, but the threat is still considerable.
Judging from this set of formations, Norwich's strength should not be underestimated.
At least among the mid-range teams in the Premier League, it is still quite good, and the gap between the players is not very different.
This type of team, coupled with Chris Hughton, has greatly improved Norwich's overall control and defensive ability this season, especially at their own home court.
This is also the most difficult place for Canary Southampton also sent out all its main players in this game.
The goalkeeper is Neuer, the defense is David Alaba, Javi Martinez, Varane and Azpilicueta, and the midfield three is Modric, Toni Kroos and Vidal.
The front trident is a combination of Neymar, Ibrahimovic and Gareth Bale.
Judging from this starting lineup, Bielsa also paid enough attention to this game and wanted to do his best to score three points at Carrow Road.
With the referee's whistle, the game officially kicked off.
Southampton, playing away from home, took the lead.
I saw that as soon as the Saints kicked off the ball, they did not rush forward with long strides like they did in the past.
Instead, they passed the ball back, slowly controlling the ball at their feet, and the entire defense line slowly moved forward.
Norwich was also afraid of Southampton's powerful attacking lineup.
The defense did not dare to press forward and adopted a retreat strategy.
The two midfielders Bradley Johnson and Te Tai always occupied the front and center positions of the defense.
The Canary's best full-backs were able to join the attack, but they didn't dare to use it anymore.
Just kidding, whether it is Garrido or Whittaker, if they dare to think about attacking when facing Neymar and Gareth Bale, they will be dead long ago.
"There is not much difference in the strength of Norwich's players, they are very average, but there is a common problem, and that is the lack of speed."
Peter Kenyon introduced with a smile.
Yang Huan nodded.
Whether it is veteran center Holt or Pilkington and Snodgrass on the two wings, they generally lack speed.
The biggest source of creativity in the Norwich midfielder is Holahan.
Typical There is a young Irish midfielder, but he is already thirty years old and cannot rush forward.
As a result, Norwich's entire midfield and frontcourt will not be able to speed up.
Facing such a team, it stands to reason that Southampton should be the favorite.
Because the whole world knows that under the guidance of Bielsa, the Saints have high defense and high-intensity midfield and frontcourt pressure and pressing.
They play extremely well.
Isn't this the natural nemesis of Norwich?
But what is somewhat surprising is that Southampton played very smoothly after the start.
When the ball is lost, the team presses and presses from a high position immediately, striving to regain the ball in the shortest possible time.
After getting the ball, he immediately slowed down the rhythm and controlled the ball slowly.
"We actually played Barcelona's style of play."
Yang Huan looked a little funny.
From a technical perspective, facing an opponent like Norwich, Southampton is definitely qualified to play possession.
Moreover, I still sneak around Norwich City.
No, in the first ten minutes, Southampton's possession rate was as high as 72%.
In other words, Southampton controlled the ball for more than seven minutes out of ten minutes.
"It's rare to see Bielsa playing it safe."
Yang Huan himself felt a little sad.
After all, it’s still pressure.
If they want to reverse Manchester United, Southampton must not make any more mistakes, not even one mistake.
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In the remaining ten games, we must get thirty points This forces even Bielsa, who is crazy by nature and loves adventure, to choose safer tactics.
To put it bluntly, Southampton's tactics are very simple.
I have an advantage in possession of the ball, and your overall defense has an advantage.
It doesn't matter, I'll control it first and consume your physical energy.
When your physical energy is exhausted to a certain level, you're done.
This is definitely not the usual style of Bielsa who is accustomed to attacking after the start.
It can only be said that the Argentinian lunatics have become much more pragmatic.
Perhaps, he is indeed very eager to win a Premier League championship trophy.
At the very least, this can help him win more recognition and affirmation
But when Yang Huan saw it, he felt quite uncomfortable.
As the saying goes, ideals are plump, but reality is damn skinny.
This is an era when idealists must die: