Football Giants
Chapter 977: Really something!
At the beginning of August each year, the Premier League starts gearing up.
As an outpost, the Community Shield has also become a big stage for everyone to observe the preparations for the defending Premier League champions and the FA Cup defending champions. Therefore, every season, this charity event at Wembley Stadium is very It is eye-catching.
This season is obviously worse.
The reason is simple, there is a world's number one superstar, Leo Messi!
After moving from Barcelona to Southampton at a sky-high price of 150 million, Messi has never played for the Saints after playing for 45 minutes in the game between China and Tottenham Hotspur. .
This also makes the outside world always full of speculation, what is going on with Messi?
Although the Southampton official and Messi’s agent father have repeatedly clarified that Messi has no problems and just needs to rest and recover, but the media does not believe it at all, and the fans are also full of worry.
In the end, when will Messi play for Southampton?
This has also become the focus of attention of fans all over the world, and even the bookmaker William Hill has offered odds.
Interestingly, the highest odds is the Community Shield!
But as soon as the roster of the two teams was announced, the fans who bet that Messi would appear in the Community Shield Cup were blinded.
In Ancelotti's big list, I never saw Messi!
Since then, the media once again went viral, and even spread the remarks that Ancelotti was unhappy with Messi and that the two were at odds.
In the end, it was Ancelotti who once again landed in the Premier League and coached Southampton’s first official game. The outside world also paid considerable attention. They all wanted to see if Ancelotti could continue the glory of Bielsa. .
Southampton officials have also paid enough attention to it. Yang Huan personally attended the scene and won’t say anything. The core high-level leaders such as Ron Gurley and Nicola Cortez have also gathered at Wembley Stadium, even the former coach, Bielsa, who is now the Saints' football adviser, also appeared in the stands and gave Ancelotti's support.
The Saints and Arsenal both formed a formation similar to 4, 2 and 3 in this game.
Southampton’s starting lineup is goalkeeper Neuer, and the back line is Luke Shaw, Laporte, Varane and Danilo.
David Alaba was injured during the summer training camp. Although he has recovered, Luke Shaw performed well during his recovery period, so Ancelotti continued to arrange for him to start this game.
Tony Kroos occupies one of the two delayed midfielders. Fabregas is his partner, but it is not clear how the two will divide the work.
Among the four attackers in the frontcourt, Suarez was ahead, Hazard and Sanchez on the flanks, and Pogba played in the middle of four, two, three and one third.
Di Maria has extended his vacation due to his participation in the America's Cup, returning to the team late and has not yet started.
Arsenal’s starting lineup is also a four-two-three-one formation. The goalkeeper is Cech, the defense is Monrell, Koscielny, Mertesacker and Bellerin, and the two midfielders are Flamini. And Ramsey.
The three front players are Walcott, Özil and Chamberlain, and the forward striker is Higuain.
When Yang Huan was in the stands and got the starting list of the opponents, after a glance, it was passed to Bielsa sitting beside him. The Argentine lunatic immediately shook his head when he saw it.
"Arsenal is out of this game!"
Yang Huan also nodded, "The gunner's waist can't stand up, nothing can be said about it!"
Ramsey can run, but it's not the material to hit the midfielder, and Flamini is not satisfactory.
"This set of Arsenal's midfield configuration is mainly about playing control. Once it encounters a strong press and pressure, it will not be able to turn immediately, and the entire midfield will stop. This is a flawed, no medicine! "
Bielsa sighed rather regrettably, "I don't understand. This waist has been paralyzed for so many years. Why didn't Wenger think about changing it? If we don't strengthen the midfielder this season, the top four will still be hopeless. !"
The reason why Arsenal missed the top four last season and lost to Manchester United in the league ranking is a very important reason for the shortcomings of the midfielder position, which caused the team to lose points in critical moments.
This is not a problem for a season or two, but Arsenal's stubborn illness.
But Wenger seems to have not thought about making up for it.
After the opening, the development of the game is not unexpected.
They are all four, two, three, and the tactics are basically the same. After the opening, they all adopt the frontcourt press tactics.
The difference is that the Saints’ overall defensive organization is more tightly organized, starting to exert pressure from the frontcourt to limit the Gunner’s offensive organization, and then take the overall retreat, always maintaining a tight tactical formation and very meticulous.
Tony Cross sits in the midfielder, becoming more and more general.
Even though he is not the fierce beast-type defensive player, but he is in command, like a pin in the midfield.
In recent years, as he has grown and improved in Southampton, he has made rapid progress in terms of position, defensive awareness and skills, and he has a tacit understanding with the two central defenders Laporte and Varane behind him.
Whenever he pressed forward and when he returned to defense, he accomplished quite ideally.
Fabregas is assisting by Tony Cross, the two are always in focus, Meng is not out of focus, just like a shadow.
In front of Southampton's tight defense, Arsenal's offense appears to lack effective threats.
With the exception of Walcott on the left, the gunner’s entire positional attack was almost completely paralyzed.
Higuain was alone in front, almost in a situation of isolation and helplessness.
Not to mention that you can't get the ball. Even if you get the ball, you find that you have no chance to shoot at all.
On the other hand, Southampton appeared very vigorous after the opening game, and the state was adjusted well.
From the beginning of the game, the Saints frequently created threats, especially the attacking lineup composed of four players in the front court, which put great pressure on Arsenal.
When the game reached the thirteenth minute, Arsenal finally paid for their frequent mistakes.
The two defensive midfielders Flamini and Ramsey were attracted by Suarez, Hazard and Sanchez and returned to the penalty area.
After the Saints left-back Luke Shaw advanced in and made a pass from the left, he wanted to pass the ball into the penalty area, but the gunner's guard Mertesacker grabbed the first spot and pushed the ball out.
But when the ball fell to the front of the penalty area, Pogba volleyed vigorously without being guarded, penetrated Arsenal's goal and opened the record for Southampton!
The French midfielder scored the first goal of the new season for Southampton!
After that, the morale of the saints was like a rainbow, and it seemed like a broken bamboo.
On the other hand, Arsenal started to be a little confused after losing the ball.
When Walcott on the left was facing Danilo, the ball passed to Özil was intercepted by Varane, who suddenly went up.
After stealing the ball, the French central defender did not give it to his teammates. Instead, he took the ball two steps forward and passed the ball to the frontcourt with a long pass.
After Suarez blocked Koscielny with his body, he passed the ball behind the defensive line, then turned and went straight to the goal.
Sanchez shook off Monrell and quickly counterattacked to Arsenal's penalty area after receiving the ball. Facing Koscielny, he made a dexterous one-on-one breakthrough. After half of his position, he picked up a pass.
Suarez rushed to the front of the small penalty area, faced the incoming ball, and easily swept the ball into the goal guarded by Cech, rewriting the score to two to zero!
At this point in the game, it can almost be said that the outcome is determined.
Especially when the game was about to end in the first half, Pogba was at the front of the penalty area, and after receiving a cross from Hazard, he was shot from the crossbar by Cechto and made a profit for the Saints. Corner kick.
Tony Kroos took the corner kick. In the penalty area, Varane and his teammates flexibly matched the running position, ran out of the gap, and unmarked, easily headed the goal, three to zero!
This time, Arsenal was sentenced to death!
Only in the first half, the Saints led by three goals, this advantage is indeed too great!
In the stands, the fans of the Saints were all excited and cheered.
But in the eyes of Yang Huan and others, it has a different taste.
"If Arsenal are in their current state, don't even want to enter the top four in the league!"
Frankly speaking, Yang Huan is really disappointed with Arsenal's fighting capacity.
"Yes, the midfield lacks a stable midfielder, and the frontcourt lacks an attacking strength. It is difficult for such a Gunner to make a difference in the Premier League." Bielsa also recognized Yang Huan's judgment.
But soon, he said: "I heard that Arsenal recently wanted to bring in Lars Bender from Leverkusen. If this player joins, he should be able to increase the thickness of the Gunners' midfield."
"As for the offensive in the frontcourt, the Marseille winger Andre Ayew that Wenger is fond of is also quite good."
Yang Huan smiled slightly, Wenger is always cautious, spending a small amount of money to do big things, and stingy.
However, Arsenal has maintained a good overall strength under his management.
After a 15-minute break in midfield, the second half reopened.
After Southampton took a three-goal lead, the winning ticket was in hand. Ancelotti made substitutions in the second half, successively replacing Kovacic, Oscar, Di Maria, Martial, Harry Kane and Chambers. Players.
Arsenal made adjustments to the situation in the first half, hoping that the team's performance can improve.
But in fact, after the substitution, although the performance of the Gunners rarely improved, they could not reverse the situation.
In the final analysis, the overall strength on the court still has to speak, Wenger can not solve the dilemma of the team's weak midfielder, and naturally can't reverse the situation.
In the 75th minute of the second half, after receiving Kovacic's pass, Oscar made a through ball and passed it behind the Arsenal defense. Martial succeeded in counter-offside and entered the penalty area. After the ball, he pushed through Cech's goal again and locked the score at four to zero.
This is also the last goal of the game!
Not long after the goal, the referee officially blew the end of the game.
Although the Community Shield is not a formal Premier League, when the league is about to begin, the Gunners lost the game with such a humiliating score, which undoubtedly cast a shadow over the league.
And Southampton's strength is undoubtedly revealed in this game.
When Yang Huan followed the Saints fans in the game after the game, they stood up to applaud the team, but saw Prince William coming from the royal box and heading straight for Yang Huan.
Two people behind him, one was Terry Matthews, the mayor of Southampton, and the other was often ridiculed by Yang Huan, the wonderful mayor of London, Boris Johnson.
When the three of them came at the same time, Yang Huan immediately realized that something might be wrong.
If it's ordinary trivial matters, I can't help these three.
"Haha, Master Huan, congratulations, the Saints have won a big victory!" Boris Johnson said with his unique voice from a distance ~lightnovelpub.net~haha with a big smile.
In fact, it is better to shout than to speak.
This fellow is also a loud voice.
"Thank you!" Yang Huan shook hands with Boris Johnson politely.
He also did not forget that Boris Johnson had sent him a message.
However, in the past few years, Yang Huan has given Boris Johnson a lot. For example, the Northumberland plan in north London is definitely a glorious achievement for the Mayor of London.
"Master Huan, let's sit in the VIP lounge?" Prince William invited with a smile.
Yang Huan raised her brows and nodded.
It seems that something is really going on!
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