80_80813When Drogba excitedly rushed out of the penalty area, Wenger, who was standing on the sidelines, slapped his head hard, judging from the shape of his mouth, he obviously scolded a sentence starting with F.

This is a rather rare gaffe for Professor Wenger, who has always been gentle and elegant!

No one could have imagined that Arsene Wenger's side would play so badly at St Mary's Stadium, even Arsene Wenger himself.

This is already the fourth goal of the game!

Toni Kroos played as a single midfielder in this game, and he played too well!

Ten minutes ago, it was his diagonal pass that was handed to Hazard.

The Belgian cut inside with the ball on the left flank, drawing the attention of Arsenal's defence, and then suddenly made a diagonal pass to the right.

Gareth Bale dribbled into the box on the right flank and completely disrupted Arsenal's defence.

As a result, the Welshman crossed the middle, James Rodriguez deliberately missed, and Hazard at the back post followed up and pushed the goal to rewrite the score to 3-0!

And now, it was Hazard who cut inside with the ball on the left side, went to the middle, and passed to James Rodriguez, who then divided to the right side, Danilo rushed wildly, got the ball and hit the big penalty area, and then crossed low to the front point, Drogba grabbed the point in front of the goal!

The four goals, almost all of which were related to the wings, gave Wenger a feeling of collapse.

"Pat, the side must be supplemented, it must be supplemented!"

Approaching the visitors' dugout, Arsene Wenger looked a little frustrated.

The dignified Premier League is strong, and it is a great shame to be beaten by the promoted horse with a score of 4-0, even if it is away!

What's more, judging from the current shape, Southampton is Arsenal's number one opponent in the top four of the league!

Judging from the shape of this season, Manchester United and Manchester City are still strong, and Chelsea is also stable under the management of Benitez.

Rao Wenger has to admit that the overall strength of these three teams is above Arsenal.

Originally, Arsenal's biggest rival in the top four of the league was Tottenham Hotspur, but at present, this team is still adjusting, the table is good, and the temporary ranking is also above Arsenal, but Wenger is very confident that he can press the opponent.

Only Southampton, relying on a series of consecutive wins, the Saints actually fought to third place, and even pressed Chelsea.

This undoubtedly ruined Arsene Wenger's plans!

As the head coach of Arsenal, Arsene Wenger knows better than anyone that losing the Champions League qualification will be a huge blow to Arsenal's finances, so in order to keep the top four in the league, it is imperative to bring in reinforcements during the winter break!

Pat Rice nodded, indicating that he remembered and would remind him when he came back.

"Bielsa isn't easy!"

Arsene Wenger glanced at the front of the home team's coach's box, Bielsa, who had always been squatting on the sidelines to direct the game, and snorted coldly.

"It's not that Southampton's bench is so thick, otherwise his rotation would have helped the Saints survive Christmas?"

The Christmas Devils schedule, with three games played in seven days, is a huge test for any team.

But Southampton relied on strong strength and strong bench thickness to survive this period of devilish competition.

Only Southampton, Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal have won two in a row in the first two rounds of the Christmas Devils' schedule, with Manchester City losing once.

But in this round, Manchester United won, Chelsea lost, Arsenal originally only needed to beat Newcastle 7-3 at home, and win Southampton, to lay a good situation in the second half and close the points gap.

But now, it's a step forward for Southampton!

Come to think of it, it's really a nest!

Looking up at the pitch, you can see Southampton's German midfielder Toni Kroos smiling and hugging his team-mates, celebrating Drogba's goal, and their cheers can be faintly heard.

"We're missing a Tony Cross!" Wenger shook his head with regret.

It's also to blame why he lost his eyes in the first place!

When Toni Kroos was at Bayern Munich, his appearance was not eye-catching, nor was he the playmaker behind him.

But after coming to Southampton, he switched to playing as a playmaker, but the result was that his potential was stimulated in one fell swoop.

Perhaps in the eyes of many fans, the retreat of Toni Kroos's position means that he is insulated from all personal accolades.

But in fact, Bielsa's move has greatly broadened Tony Cross's development prospects.

The German midfielder is a very classical midfielder, with fine skills at his feet, but average speed, and his personal breakthrough ability is not strong.

The slightly classical No. 10 style of play, in the modern football tactical system, there is no space!

Even at Bayern Munich, it is impossible to build a tactical system around Toni Kroos with the traditional number ten at its core.

But the drop-back, although sacrificing some of his offensive ability, activates his ability to organize, control the ball and control the overall situation.

In the current Southampton side, Toni Kroos is the decision-maker and the master of the midfield.

This is vividly reflected in this game!

With excellent lateral playmaking, long and short passes covering every corner of the pitch, and the team's ability to switch between attack and defense and control the overall situation, such a midfielder is definitely what Wenger can only dream of.

The only thing that can be criticized is that Toni Kroos, as a midfielder, is still slightly inferior in defense.

But the most important thing is that this player is only 23 years old, and he is still growing and improving rapidly.

How precious is this in today's professional football?

Looking back now, let's not mention that Yang Huan strongly advocated the introduction of Tony Cross, it was rumored that Kaizi helped him dig out his wallet, even if he didn't, the introduction of Tony Cross for 60 million pounds was worth it!

At the very least, as things stand, Toni Kroos is undoubtedly the most promising all-round technical midfielder.

As for Barcelona's Sergio Busquets, he was better than Toni Kroos in his defensive positioning, after all, he was born as a pure midfielder, but he was not as good as the German in running, covering, passing and designing the team's attacking line.

Perhaps, this also has something to do with Xavi's storage, but at least Tony Kroos's performances in the last two seasons are indeed quite impressive.

And Toni Kroos is too smart, although he is a drag playmaker, he rushes up from time to time to pick up a long-range shot, which makes people break out in a cold sweat, and has outstanding free kick skills.

'It's too easy for us to get the other side to play our midfield, to face Arteta directly, and once we face each other, whether it's Eden Hazard, James Rodriguez or Gareth Bale, it's all Arteta!'

Pat Rice shook his head helplessly and sighed.

This problem is not new to now, it has always existed, but it is just ......

The Arsenal assistant took one look at Arsene Wenger and sighed in his heart.

The Gunners boss has always believed that Arsenal's possession tactics can ensure the steady operation of the team's technical single midfielder as long as the attacking attack in front of them is smooth and the players' pressing and pressing enthusiasm are up.

In the words of the Chinese, this should be called offense is the best defense!

Idealism kills people!

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With the referee's whistle, this almost one-sided battle for Champions League qualification that shocked everyone finally came to an end.

Southampton won four games in a row against Arsenal with four goals from James Rodriguez, Gareth Bale, Eden Hazard and Didier Drogba, making it nine wins in a row!

At the same time, three consecutive wins at Christmas have also allowed Southampton to successfully get out of the devil's schedule.

This made everyone in St. Mary's Stadium breathe a sigh of relief, and at the same time, they were all cheering wildly.

With Arsenal eliminated, Southampton moved further into the top four of the league.

For Southampton this season, as long as they qualify for the Champions League, it will be considered a success!

At the end of the game, it was not the four who scored the goal, but Toni Kroos in midfield.

When the results of the best of the match were announced, all the fans at St Mary's Stadium stood up and cheered.

The German players showed their fantastic football skills in this match.

With his excellent tactical understanding, he completely controlled the tempo of the game, led the Saints midfield, and was able to suppress Arsenal's central midfield, scoring in succession in the opening minutes to seal the game.

Retreating, the Saints midfielder was able to keep the situation and tempo firmly in check, making it difficult for Arsenal to organise a threatening attack.

At the same time, he once again ran the most distance of the game, reaching 12.3 kilometers, and had a pass completion rate of 95 percent, both of which were quite impressive.

What's more, in all the games that Tony Kroos has participated in this season, he has run an average of 11.8 kilometers per game, which is currently the first average run per game in the Southampton team, which can be called an iron man!

When there is a ball, Tong Guò actively runs in a large area to respond to his teammates, and when there is no ball, Tong Guò actively runs to block the opponent's exit line.

Tony Kroos' run may not have been decisive, but it was very, very important!

So much so that after the game, Yang Huan came to the home team's locker room from the chairman's stand as soon as possible, and as soon as he entered the door, he didn't care that Tony Kroos was wet and sweaty, and went directly to a bear hug.

"Well done, Tony, that's great!"

The latter grabbed the best champagne in the audience with both hands, and was directly flattered by Young Master Huan's hug.

"And you guys, you're all so good, I like you!"

When everyone heard this, they all burst into laughter.

Young Master Huan said this too much!

However, I'm really glad to hear Young Master Huan's appreciation!

"Now, the devil's schedule has finally passed, everyone must hurry up and adjust well, because the next will be the most decisive, and all fronts will enter the final tug-of-war, which will become very tragic!"

Everyone nodded incessantly.

The Christmas Devils schedule is just one of the tests for the Premier League's powerhouses.

The Premier League schedule and cup competitions that followed, are not at all as difficult as the Christmas Devils schedule.

Therefore, there are many dark horse teams with excellent schedules in the first half of the season, but after the Christmas schedule, I thought I could breathe a sigh of relief, but they were paralyzed and careless, and directly buried the hard work of the whole season.

"I'm still the same sentence, bonus, I will not be stingy, as long as you show your strength, I will definitely satisfy you!"

When the players heard this, they all burst out laughing in unison.

Young Master Huan is bold!

Let's ask, how many people in the world can be as generous as Young Master Huan?

"Okay, that's all I have to say, let's get ready, turn around, Wangjiang Pavilion, I'm in for a treat!"

"Thank you, Young Master Huan!"

"Great, Young Master Huan, you are so powerful!"

The players immediately cheered and thanked them.

Yang Huan waved his hand, turned around and walked to the door of the locker room, and when he passed by Bielsa, he gave a special advice.

"Lao Bei, go back to the post-game press conference, come to my office, let's discuss something."

"Good!" Bielsa nodded in agreement