Chapter 933: The Time for Belonging to the Saints Has Come!
"Thirty-eight minutes have passed in the first half, and the score is still 0-0 on the field."
'However, as the game wore on, Southampton gradually got their footing and started to pose some threats.
'Especially in terms of the tempo of the game, it was obviously picking up and it allowed them to create a lot of chances and although they didn't get the score, it made the game more enjoyable.'
"We can clearly notice that Southampton's two full-backs are very far up front, actively involved in the attack of the midfield, and decisively cut forward whenever they have the opportunity, and cooperate with Eden Hazard and Sanchez in front of them to suppress Bayern Munich's wings."
'The Saints have clearly shaken off the chaos caused by Bayern Munich's post-opening attack, reunited the team's overall thinking and style of play, and the midfield has changed, with Di Maria and Cesc Fabregas becoming more active and more upfront.
"But it's unbelievable that with such a huge amount of force invested in the offensive end, the integrity of the Saints is still quite rigorous and consistent, and even Bayern Munich's counter-attack is difficult to threaten."
"Bielsa's team has been able to maintain consistency through this flexible movement, aggressive movement, frequent position swapping, and quick and efficient counter-attacks by players."
'In the last 10 minutes, the two teams have been evenly matched, 48 per cent to 52 per cent, Bayern Munich are slightly better, but not about the same, and Southampton have played more energetically and created more chances.
"Relatively speaking, Bayern Munich seems to be gradually starting to focus on defense, and it is estimated that Guardiola has no choice, in the face of such strong offensive pressure, they can't defend without defense."
"However, they may not have no chances, Southampton is so high, if there is a mistake, Bayern Munich seize the opportunity to counterattack, it is estimated that it is still very possible."
With a round of analysis by the on-site commentators, Bayern Munich cleared the ball at the back and fell to the halfway line.
Raphael Varane got ahead of everyone and stopped the ball.
Seeing Lewandowski scramble, he passed the ball directly to Nastasic.
As soon as the Serbian central defender stopped the ball, saw that no one was pressing him, adjusted it, and dribbled forward.
Thomas Muller had just dropped back to the midfield to participate in the defense, and he arrived in a hurry to kill Nastasic, but Nastasic pushed with his left foot, and before Thomas Muller could get close, the ball was passed to the left.
"David Alaba takes the ball, goes forward, Lahm comes over and defends."
'Pass again, Hazard drops back, catches the ball, Jerome Boateng grabs.
'Nice, a back-heel pass, Hazard, behind Boateng......
"Di Maria, it's too fast, straight behind you."
"Catch the ball, feint, break, pretty, pass, pass again!"
"Rear point! Sanchez! ”
"The ball is in!!!!!!"
“goalllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!!!!!!”
"Sanchez! Sanchez! ”
'At the crucial moment, Alexis Sanchez scored the opening goal for Southampton!'
"It's wonderful!"
"Southampton, 1-0 ahead!"
"Saints, this offensive routine is too meticulous, one foot at a time, Bayern Munich is invincible!"
"Hazard's back-heel pass is too imaginative, and Di Maria decisively slanted behind him, which is also a classic routine of Southampton's combination of central and wide this season, giving full play to Di Maria's sharp speed and excellent ability to break through with the ball."
'It was amazing that Southampton scored with a sudden acceleration of attack!
"1-0, in the 41st minute, the score is 1-0, and the Saints are temporarily ahead!"
'It's a bad game for Bayern Munich right now, they held on for 40 minutes before they were torn apart by a surprise attack from Southampton.
'In slow motion, we can see that Southampton suddenly picked up speed the moment Eden Hazard got the ball, and it was clear that Jerome Boateng had stepped up and left his position.
'Arjen Robben didn't follow David Alaba in the first place, which led to Bayern Munich's right side of defence missing a man at certain times, and Southampton immediately took advantage of that.'
"This is indeed quite a wonderful attack!"
After Southampton's goal, the entire Berlin Olympic Stadium erupted in thunderous cheers.
All the Saints fans were overjoyed, and one by one they got up from their positions.
They couldn't have imagined that after 40 minutes of stalemate, Southampton would suddenly break through the opposing goal, which was amazing!
In the chairman's stand, Yang Huan jumped up at the moment when Sanchez scored, clenched his fists excitedly, and then gave a warm hug to Premier League CEO Richard Skudmore who was sitting next to him.
"Young Master Huan, come, pop one!"
"Get out!"
"Wow Ka Goal, Goal Score, Great!"
"Sanchez, this player is so sharp!"
"Young Master Huan, sell, sell, sell Sanchez to us!"
", Nimei!"
"That's it, Hamad, you have completely betrayed the revolution!"
"That's right, we were born to be from the Saints Fan Club, and we are also from the Saints Fan Club when we die, Nimeh, a traitor from North London, actually came to poach, brothers, hit me, kill me!"
Then, there was a howl of ghosts and wolves from the chairman's stand.
In less than twenty or thirty seconds, Hamad reappeared and was completely devastated by the time he reappeared.
Yang Huan laughed when he watched it from the sidelines, he could completely feel the feelings of this group of people towards the saints.
How long has the Saints fan club been established, and everyone here has watched almost every game, even if they didn't like the Saints at all before, they can't stand the time, especially in recent years, the Saints have won various honors and championships, can they not love it?
It was 1-0, and the game finally began to tilt in favor of the Saints.
Guardiola's tactics are indeed very right, especially in the opening stage, and Bielsa is a mutual restraint, resulting in a very stalemate in the scene.
But as the game deepened, the Saints gradually stabilized their rhythm and began to show their strength.
It's half an hour, Southampton was dragged by Bayern Munich for half an hour, and it's not easy for Guardiola to rush to this point.
You know, the Saints have a slight edge over Bayern Munich on the cards!
If nothing else, let's talk about the midfield.
Veteran Xavi Alonso struggles to cope with this kind of high-intensity game, and he is not a running covering player in his own right, while Lahm is also 31 years old and has a technical Thiago.
Bayern Munich's midfield, although full of control, is still not enough in terms of defense and movement.
Southampton, on the other hand, Tony Kroos, Cesc Fabregas and Angel Di Maria are all in their prime.
Although it is weak and lacking in control, it can't stand up to the sharpness.
Bayern Munich's possession of the ball is like a net, but Southampton's sharp attack is like an extremely sharp awl, although it is caught in the net, but it can still penetrate this net and show a sharp edge.
"Young Master Huan, this is really what you said!" Richard Scudmore laughed and boasted.
What did Yang Huan say just now?
Bielsa, he said, must have a way.
As a result, yes, as soon as Bielsa's team established themselves and stabilized their rhythm, they immediately gave Bayern Munich the color back.
At the end of the day, the saints are too strong!
It can be said that, except for left-back Nastasic, the players in every position in Southampton are basically ranked in the top five in today's football.
Bielsa's ability to knead this group of players into such a whole and play such a sharp attacking football is indeed a classic, especially since he has created another Saints team with full control before him, which is even more precious.
"Bielsa is such a master tactician!"
Yang Huan listened to it and smiled, who said it wasn't?
Bielsa's tactical skills are indeed very high, especially the group of players he has trained.
In just one year, the Saints have gone from being a control team a year ago to a fast-paced attacking team today.
What's even more terrifying is that the sharp attack is still based on the team's still excellent control.
Looking at today's European football, apart from Pep Guardiola's Bayern Munich, Southampton's control is really not lost to any other team.
"Master Huan, this summer, the central defender will add another strong reinforcement, then Southampton will have the world's top stars in every position!" Scudmore chuckled excitedly.
Raphael Varane is one of the world's leading centre-backs in his own right, and he has improved rapidly in recent years under Bielsa's tutelage.
But after the departure of Xavi Martinez, the Saints' left centre-back, whether it was Nastacic or Laporte, always had some problems.
Of course, the performance of these two players is not bad, and even the performance is very good many times, but they are still a little bit far from the top.
"No, we're going to focus on Nastasic and Laporte next!"
After a pause, Yang Huan grinned and smiled, "Oh, by the way, and Stones!" ”
At the mention of Stones, Scudmore's expression becomes amusing, as he immediately thinks of Chelsea and Roman Abramovich.
Everyone knows that last summer, Chelsea went crazy in pursuit of Everton's John Stones.
Unexpectedly, Everton refused to let go, Chelsea always felt that as long as the money was sufficient, Everton would definitely let go, so Chelsea no longer considered other candidates.
But in the end, Stones was a player on loan at Everton with the Saints, which directly led to the Chelsea bamboo basket being empty.
Not only did Stones not bring in, but the introduction of central defenders also died, and this season's results were also greatly affected, and he was almost relegated?
To say that Chelsea's reinforcements are indeed tragic enough.
A Falcao was brought in up front and was injured.
Icardi and Cuadrado were brought in from Italy, but Mourinho didn't like it.
Benatia and Ranocchia in the central defender position are also big pits, the former has been injured, and the latter is simply synonymous with cheating fathers, and was directly beaten into the cold palace by Mourinho.
Although Chelsea have rebounded in the second half of the season, the 13th place in the league has also created the worst league position since Roman Abramovich took charge.
In the final analysis, I still offended Young Master Huan!
Thinking of this, Scudmore couldn't help but turn his head sideways and glance at this young handsome young man.
Five years ago, when Young Master Huan first came to the UK, he used Ibrahimovic to attract the attention of the world.
At that time, Southampton was still in the third division of England!
And now, five years later, the Saints are not only the Premier League hegemon, but may even successfully defend the Champions League!
Perhaps, the time of the saints has come!