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And Ralph's preparation is obviously not sufficient, and it can even be said that in the face of a team with strong midfield organization like Aston Villa, Ralph has no preparation at all, so the result of this game can be imagined.

In the first half, Villa had 70 per cent possession and Wang Shuai also set up Ibrahimovic's goal in the 27th minute. It's just that there was only one goal in the first half, after all, Southampton's defensive ability is really good, otherwise with their sieve-like midfield, it would not be possible to rank in the middle of the Premier League.

It's just that in the second half, Villa has a physical advantage in addition to ball control. In the 65th minute, the two people who assisted and scored reversed, Ibrahimovic received a cross from David in the penalty area, and the header was ferried to Wang Shuai on the periphery, who shot directly from a distance, and the football went into the net again.

In the 76th minute, Wang Shuai replaced Herman, who had just recovered from injury, so that the veteran could find his feelings. As soon as Hermann came on the field, he broke out all the resentment that he had not played for more than two months, running around in the midfield to find a vacancy, which not only disturbed Southampton's defense, but also made Wang Shuai secretly frightened, for fear that he would be injured again.

It's just that just two minutes later, Wang Shuai's worries came to naught.

In the 78th minute, Herman received a pass from Wang Shuai in front of the penalty area, and then turned to the outside and suddenly accelerated, shaking off the defenders. It's just that Herman accelerated the ball a little wider, and seeing that the football was about to roll out of the bottom line, Herman suddenly fell to the ground and swept the ball into the net at an angle of almost 0 degrees.

"Awesome!" Wang Shuai looked at the goal and muttered in a low voice.

If this kind of goal is completed by Ibrahimovic, Wang Shuai still thinks it is possible, but Herman is a 30-year-old veteran, or a veteran who has just returned from injury, except for the bursting state, Wang Shuai can't think of any other explanation.

It's just that with this goal, Herman seems to have vented his resentment that has accumulated for two months, and he is no longer so brave in the remaining ten minutes of the game. With a three-goal away lead, Wang Shuai also closed it when he saw it, and shrunk the formation back to his own half to play steadily. After all, the first leg was 3:0 on the road, and there will be no more suspense in the semi-finals, and if there are any accidents in the rest of the time, it will really outweigh the losses.

Fortunately, the rest of the game was calm, although Southampton still wanted to score a face-saving goal, but Villa, who put on a dense defensive formation, were not so easy to deal with, and the score of 3:0 was maintained until the end of the game.

Behind the three goals in this game was a whopping 76 per cent possession, more than three times more than Southampton. It can be said that Wang Shuai taught Ralph a good lesson and made the opponent understand the importance of midfield organization.

The Championship side won again against the Premier League side and the Carabao Cup was another upset, but given the performances of both teams this season, such a result is acceptable. The other Carabao Cup semi-final was even more modest, with Manchester United beating Hull City 2-0 at home. The result of this game also made it clear that even if the Red Devils are not as good as they used to be, they are not to be kneaded.

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In the blink of an eye, another month has passed, and Aston Villa continue to demand in all competitions.

In the 33rd round of the Championship, Villa, whose focus has long been out of the league, drew away to Newcastle and ended their fifteen-game winning streak. However, this draw was not taken seriously by Wang Shuai at all, because in the following 34th round of the league, after Villa won at home to Derby County, they won 31 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, 37 points ahead of second-place Brighton, and won the 2020-21 Championship title 12 rounds in advance.

In fact, as early as the end of the first half of the season, Aston Villa had already shown an unbeatable title stance, and although it sounds scary to win the title 12 rounds earlier, the fans were actually mentally prepared for the result. Now people are concerned about when Villa will break the Championship record of 106 points, and they are also wondering what kind of record Villa can create.

As for the rest of the Championship, they have long since given up their extravagant hopes of winning the title. Brighton and Newcastle are now tied on 58 points, second and third respectively, and continue to fight for the only remaining direct qualification. Not to be outdone, Reading, Leeds United and Hudders are not to be outdone, finishing fourth to sixth with 55, 54 and 52 points respectively, and are well ahead of the rest of the rest to secure qualification for the play-offs while also eyeing second place.

Sheffield Wednesday and Derby County, who were originally in the second tier, were unable to follow up in the second half of the season and are now in seventh and eighth place with 46 points. With only 12 rounds of the league remaining, it will take a lot of effort to qualify for the play-offs, not to mention that Barnsley are just two points behind them.

It's just that the competition between other teams in the Championship has not been paid attention to by Aston Villa, and their focus this season has long been on the cup competition.

In the second leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final at the end of January, Aston Villa host Southampton. Although the opposition managed to sign a capable midfielder on loan in the final stages of the winter transfer window, it did not change the outcome they should have been. After Wang Shuai scored a goal in each half, Aston Villa advanced to the League Cup final with a huge 5-0 advantage over two legs.

In the other semi-final, Manchester United visited Hull City's home stadium, and although Manchester United lost 1-2 in this game, they still advanced to the final by virtue of the lead in the first leg.

At the end of January, there was also an FA Cup fourth-round tie, with Aston Villa beating League Two side Wycombe 4-0 at home. Lady luck then favored Wang again and the draw decided the fifth-round opponent was Fulham, who are in the same league as Villa.

Opponents of this strength obviously couldn't stop Villa, and after another 4-0 scoreline, Villa advanced to the quarter-finals again. And this time, God is finally not on Villa's side, and their next opponent is the current leader Chelsea in the Premier League.

Chelsea, like Villa, have dominated their respective leagues this season and are now nine points clear of second-placed Tottenham. Although Chelsea did not win the title 12 rounds earlier than Villa, with a nine-point lead and their strong form this season, this year's Premier League title can be said to be the Blues. As for this Chelsea team, which is stronger than Tottenham, Wang Shuai knows that Villa has no chance of winning at all.

It's just that no matter what the outcome of the next round of the FA Cup Villa will be, Wang Shuai has no time to care, because after winning the league in advance, the League Cup final is also coming. In the face of the thunderous Manchester United, Wang Shuai was eager to try.