Chapter 186: Victory in Hand
Southampton had another good chance at the end of the first half. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
The starting point of this attack is still the playmaker Miguel Arteta, Miguel Arteta's good vision of the big picture and superb passing skills have sorted out the transition from defense to attack in Southampton, which is very clear and reasonable. Miguel Arteta sent a long diagonal pass to wide player Franmikiel Smitchell on the right, who dribbled the ball over the baseline and was unfazed by the pressing of Bolton's defenders. Franmikyl Smitchell didn't choose to force a break against Bolton's defensive defenders because his age and fitness didn't allow him to do so. So he chose another way to attack. Franmikyl Smitchell has experience and Bolton defenders to open a certain distance, and then seek cooperation from the middle of the player, Southampton team forward Marek Hamsik ran around Franmikiel Smitchell, Franmikyl Smitchell saw it and immediately passed the ball, at the moment of passing the ball Bolton defenders suddenly shoveled to Franmikiel Smitchell's foothold, fortunately Franmikyl Smitchell reacted quickly, When the Bolton defender was about to tackle his ankle, he jumped up and barely avoided a series of fatal feet, but because the Bolton players had a stronger physical range, they still brought down Franmikyll Smitchell, but the referee did not stop the game because of this foul in line with the principle of attacking advantage, and continued to let Southampton organize the attack. Marek Hamsik took the ball in the middle to seek an attacking opportunity, but Bolton's defense in the middle was still relatively tight, Marek Hamsik then transferred the ball to the side of Frank Ribery, a wingman on the left, but Bolton focused all their defensive attention on the vicinity of their penalty line, and there was no good way to advance into the Bolton team's penalty area. Frank Ribery didn't have much to do with such a defense, so he had to give the ball back to Marek Hamsik, who broke through a Bolton player who came up to defend a little fiercely in the middle, and then dodged a very small gap, Marek Hamsik did not hesitate at all, and immediately got up on the spot to shoot. Although it was a shot on the spot, but Marek Hamsik's calf strength was very strong, and the ball flew to the goal like a cannonball, because Marek Hamsik's long-range shot was shot in the crowd, and the concealment was very strong, the main goalkeeper of the Bolton team did not react, but the ball that was shot flew out against the post, and it really flew out tightly against the post, and the Southampton team regretted missing a good opportunity to expand the score.
The referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half as Southampton temporarily led Bolton 1-0 in the first half. This situation was something that David Winston didn't expect before the game, and David Winston was more relieved by such a situation.
After a short break of 15 minutes, the second half of the game officially began, David Winston did not make any changes to the existing lineup, David Winston was very happy with the current lineup on the court, so there was no need for any changes. But what surprised David Winston was that the home team, that is, the opponent of Southampton, did not have any indication and change, and it was still the same lineup in the first half to continue to face the second half of the game, which means that it was a bit unscientific, David Winston thought that Bolton coach Sam Allardyce would make drastic changes to the starting lineup, but what he didn't expect was that Bolton and Southampton, like the Southampton team, did not move to respond to all changes.
The second half officially began, Southampton continued the performance in the second half of the first half, although there was no power in possession, but from the perspective of the advantage on the field, as well as the numbers presented by the game data, Southampton was far ahead of Bolton, of course, there is one statistic that Bolton is ahead, that is, the number of fouls. The number of fouls committed by Bolton is something Southampton will never be able to catch up with, and it's not that everything is behind. That's how it should be.
In the second half of the game, the players of the Bolton team seemed to have lost the fighting spirit of the first half, and they did not have the enthusiasm of the first half, as if they came out of the dressing room and completely changed teams, which was very strange. David Winston watched the performance of the Bolton team in the second half on the sidelines is also very strange, and at the same time, seeing the Bolton team manager Sam Allardyce has sat leisurely in the coach's box, David Winston seems to think of the reason why the Bolton team is so different from the second half, then it is very likely that the head coach of the Bolton team, Sam Allardyce, has given up the victory of this game, and instead let the players of the Bolton team retain their fitness and strength on the field, ready for the next game, Anyway, the defeat in this game did not affect Bolton's position in the Premier League table too much, and it did not have much impact on the preparation for the subsequent games and the mood of the players.
David Winston seemed to have guessed Sam Allardyce's thoughts, so he also signaled the players on the sidelines to slow down the pace of the game, since the players of the Bolton team have given up the desire to win this game, then there is no need to work hard, but also continue to retain some fitness to prepare for the next Premier League game. Of course, these two teams are still relatively experienced on the field, and there have been backs and forths just missing a goal. Of course, David Winston doesn't care anymore, because what would have been thought to be a tough battle turned out to be his one-man show. The victory of this game is already in hand, it is time to look forward and prepare, as the Premier League gradually deepens, the ability and form of each team are very good, and the battle will be more and more difficult to play. David Winston has to be more attentive and more careful with his opponents in the future. Therefore, the future Premier League schedule will be even more on thin ice. (To be continued.) )