On the day after Southampton defeated Liverpool 5-0 in an away game, almost all newspapers in the UK reported on this game on their front pages, and they all used shock to describe their feelings.
Matt Ladson, the co-editor of Liverpool's most famous fan website and Anfield, published his own commentary article immediately after the game, and the title was also very direct.
The Saints used five goals to show Liverpool what it means to be a European champion As soon as this article was published, it immediately spread widely in Anfield, on the Internet, and on WeChat, triggering heated discussions among countless fans.
In the article, Matt Ladson said that from Southampton's first goal, Liverpool seemed to have no chance of winning this game because they were completely unable to get any advantage from Southampton.
The second goal completely sentenced Liverpool to death.
Matt Ladson said, "Being behind three to zero in the first half is easily reminiscent of that night in Istanbul.
In that first half, we were also three goals behind and completely defeated.
But in the second half, we were It took the whole world by surprise.”
"In fact, I believe that there are countless fans at Anfield who are fantasizing about a miracle happening again, but it turns out that it is a kind of self-deception.
Our team conceded two more goals in the second half."
"This is the worst defeat ever at Anfield" "I can even foresee that early tomorrow morning, the headlines in the entire UK and Europe will be occupied by this game.
Southampton will win unprecedented praise.
They will be the most powerful team in the new season.
Championship contenders, and whether we can keep the top four in the league is still a question.”
After complaining, Matt Ladson also analyzed the problems of this game in depth.
He believes that Liverpool's defense line together is worth a lot of money, even many times higher than the value of the players in Southampton's defense line.
However, in the game, they conceded five more goals than their opponents.
But Matt Ladson also believes that the team's problems should not just be blamed on the defense and defenders.
The problems in the midfield and frontcourt are the real knot.
"In this game, we all saw with our own eyes the strength of Saints Southampton, this European champion team.
They can always create pressure on their opponents on both offense and defense, especially their midfield and frontcourt."
"Suarez, Hazard, Sanchez, Di María and Fabregas, the Saints' midfield and frontcourt offensive lineup is not without luxury.
It is full of superstars and full of aggression, but they are able to maintain nine points in the game.
With ten minutes of concentration, you always know when you should put pressure on your opponent and when you should support your teammates.”
"But what about us?"
"Mario Balotelli and Raheem Sterling are really smart on the offensive end.
Liverpool's few threats and highlights in this game were almost all between the two of them and Coutinho. reflected in the body.”
"However, on the defensive end, their contribution is completely different from Southampton's front three."
"Anyone who has looked at the running data of these players will not deny my point of view."
"There is also the midfielder.
Di Maria and Fabregas have just joined the team, but they seem to have been playing in this team for a long time.
They are very experienced in how to connect the frontcourt and the backcourt.
Always keep Southampton’s three lines tight and organized, always avoid Toni Kroos being alone.”
"But our players lose their positions too easily.
The only reliable player in the midfield is Gerrard.
But can an old Gerrard keep our midfield?"
"What we see more often in games is that our midfield falls apart as soon as it is pulled and put under pressure by the opponent.
Often, only Gerrard is left alone on the court, while the opponent's second-tier offensive team is left alone.
Pushing forward, there is no one to defend, and it is easy to create a threat.”
Finally, Matt Ladson also disappointedly mentioned in the article that almost none of Liverpool's newly introduced players played at a level consistent with their worth, and the team as a whole was also very disappointing.
He said that Rogers should reflect hard, think carefully about the team's tactics for the new season, integrate them as soon as possible, and come up with a stable set of tactical ideas, so as to ensure the team's competitiveness in the new season.
"There is no doubt that this is one of the worst starts in Liverpool's history, but I still want to say that this is just a game.
The opponent is the Saints, one of the strongest teams in Europe.
Losing is a loss.
A disaster, but not the end of the world.”
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"The most important thing now is not to dwell on the shadow of conceding, but to discuss why we lost and how not to lose.
I believe that as long as we understand this, the team will be able to get out of the slump quickly."
But is it really so?
As a die-hard Liverpool fan, Matt Ladson, although the previous criticism was very harsh and even seemed to be a bit of criticism, his last words revealed his true thoughts.
But other media don’t see it that way.
After losing to Southampton 0-5 in the first round, the outside world had a low evaluation of Liverpool.
They believed that Rodgers' team played like this at the beginning and it would be difficult to please the start of the new season.
Because, in the second round of the league, Liverpool will challenge Manchester City away from home, and the third round will also be away from home at White Hart Lane in North London to challenge Tottenham Hotspur led by Louis van Gaal.
They lost so miserably against Southampton at home and against Blue Moon and Tottenham on the road.
Who still thinks Liverpool can escape unscathed?
If unfortunately, Liverpool loses three consecutive games at the beginning of the new season, it will be very detrimental to the Red Army's entire season.
Facts have proved that the outside speculation was correct.
After Liverpool lost to Southampton 0-5 in the first round of the league, they lost 3-1 to Manchester City in the second round away from home, suffering two consecutive losses in the new season.
But that's not all.
A week later, Rogers' team still failed to improve.
They lost 3-0 to Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane and suffered a humiliating three-game losing streak.
More importantly, in three games, they scored one goal but conceded 11 goals, and their ranking dropped to the relegation zone of the league, temporarily ranking at the bottom.
This is a disaster for Liverpool.
It's not just Liverpool that has also suffered a disaster.
Blues Chelsea also had an unsatisfactory start to the new season.
They were unexpectedly upset in the first round, losing 0-1 away to newly promoted Burnley.
This gave Mourinho, who was ambitious before the season, a wake-up call.
But at this time, the Portuguese was still able to explain forcefully, believing that the team was still adapting to the rhythm of the league.
But who would have thought that in the second round of the league, Chelsea would score two goals ahead of Leicester City at their home stadium and lose again 1-2.
This made everyone in the Blues anxious.
The first round was an away game, so losing was understandable, but the second round was at home, and the opponents in both rounds were not strong, so they suffered two consecutive losses.
This is too outrageous, right?
But there is a saying that goes well, blessings never come in pairs, and misfortunes never come alone.
In the third round of the league, Chelsea visited Goodson Park Stadium.
Mourinho vowed before the game to score points in the away game.
Unexpectedly, Roberto Martinez's team defeated the visiting Blues three to one at their home court, giving Mourinho the humiliation of a three-game losing streak.
It is particularly worth mentioning that in this game, Everton's young player Stones was elected as the best player of the game.
His performance was quite eye-catching and he won unanimous praise and recognition.
According to media reports, after the game, Chelsea's management immediately launched a new offer for Stones, hoping to bring the Everton youngster to Stamford Bridge, but Everton refused to negotiate.
But according to the news found by the all-pervasive Sun reporter, Stones himself expressed in an interview with the media before joining Everton that he hoped to play for Southampton.
What's interesting is that on the day of Southampton's match against Liverpool, Yang Huan met and had a meal with Everton's senior management, which is very imaginative.
Transfer disputes aside, no one expected that Mourinho's team would not be as strong after introducing stars such as Falcao, Icardi, Cuadrado, Ranocchia and Calhanoglu.
It was as improved as the outside world imagined, but it suffered three consecutive defeats.
Chelsea's current ranking has fallen into the relegation zone, and it is only relying on the advantage of conceding fewer goals that it has temporarily surpassed Liverpool.
This also makes many people feel strange, because the trend of the Premier League in the new season is too weird.
Liverpool and Chelsea both lost three games in a row, while Manchester United, under the leadership of Ryan Giggs, had an embarrassing three consecutive draws and was in the middle of the pack in terms of points.
Both the points and the game process were very disappointing.
Southampton, on the other hand, took advantage of the momentum of their first defeat to Liverpool and went on to win three consecutive games.
First, they defeated Liverpool 5-0, and then in their first official game at the Stadium of Glory, the Saints relied on Suarez's hat-trick and Di Maria's goal to defeat the visiting Spanish side 4-1.
Bromwich Albion, two consecutive wins.
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In the third round, they went to East London and challenged Allardyce's West Ham United away.
After conceding a goal first, the Southampton midfielder equalized the score with a long shot from Toni Kroos at the critical moment before the end.
In the 65th minute of the second half, Toni Kroos scored with another direct free kick, completing Southampton's reversal.
Then in the 83rd minute, Suarez assisted Sanchez to add the icing on the cake and score the third goal.
In the end, Southampton reversed West Ham United 3-1 in the away game and won three consecutive victories.
With 12 goals scored and two conceded in three games, Southampton's attacking power ranks first in the Premier League and leads the standings.
But what is really surprising is that the one ranked below Southampton is not Manchester City, which has high hopes, but Louis van Gaal's Tottenham Hotspur.
The North London team also has three consecutive victories and has not conceded a goal in three games.
However, it is not as fierce as Southampton in terms of offense.
It only scored eight goals and is temporarily ranked second in the standings.
Manchester City has also won three consecutive games, but it has played steadily and scored steadily, firmly occupying third place in the league.
In fourth place is Swansea, which has also won three consecutive games.
This also surprised many fans and reporters, because after four rounds of the league, none of the traditional top four of the Premier League has entered the top four of the league.
Instead, they are all new powers that have emerged in the past few years. .
In particular, Southampton, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur are themselves popular candidates for the top four in the league, and their performances in the new season are impressive, which is really surprising.
But what is even more surprising is the decline of Liverpool and Chelsea, which actually slipped directly into the relegation zone.
This is too outrageous.
As a result, the outside world has speculated that the European transfer market is about to close this summer, and the two teams are likely to make another move to introduce strong reinforcements at the last moment of the transfer market.
Especially Abramovich: