In the visiting dressing room at St Mary's Stadium, the heat is rising.

The eleven players who came on the field were all sitting inside, rattling and panting.

Even as goalkeeper, Cech is no exception.

The first half ended 0-0, but that didn't mean it was a dull game.

On the contrary, the pace of the game was very fast, and the situation was tense, one after another, without the slightest relaxation.

This also leads to a very strict physical exertion of the players.

Especially for several veterans in the Chelsea squad.

"A lot of players have fitness problems." Carlo Ancelotti's assistant, Demichelis, observed the situation of the players, walked back to the coaching area and reported the situation to Ancelotti.

Carlo Ancelotti is grim-faced, because Southampton is more difficult than he thought.

Demichelis was Carlo Ancelotti's assistant when he was in charge of AC Milan, and the world-famous Milan real room is the best expert in the room, and was poached by Ancelotti to Chelsea and became Ancelotti's right-hand man.

What he does best is physical fitness and player body control.

"The consumption is faster than expected, and we can't control the rhythm at all, it has become a war of attrition!" Demichelis said with a helpless look and a little anger at the same time.

From the point of view of a war of attrition, Chelsea are at a disadvantage.

On the one hand, there is the aging of the players, and on the other hand, there is the problem of the schedule.

Chelsea have been playing since Christmas and have not stopped.

After surviving the Christmas Devils schedule, it was immediately ushered in the busy month of January.

It's been a long time since January, and the schedule in February is just as intense.

What's more, the Champions League, which Abramovich has his eye on for is about to be rekindled.

It stands to reason that Chelsea's squad is not sloppy and should be selectively avoided with some dispensable fronts, such as the FA Cup.

However, before the game, the owner Abramovich gave a death order, and this game must be won against Southampton anyway, and even from Ron? In Gully's words, it was faintly revealed that once he lost, Ancelotti would be sacked.

This is also the reason why the first half knew that it was a war of attrition, but Ancelotti still had to go out with his head.

"How long will it last?" Ancelotti asked with a cold face.

His most conspicuous thing is undoubtedly the gray head.

"The second half lasts for another twenty minutes at most, and if you have more, there will be problems." Demichelis made a prediction.

Ancelotti closed his eyes and didn't say anything, but everyone could see that he was distressed.

The situation on the field is very deadlocked, and neither side has been able to break this deadlock, and neither is willing to make adjustments and changes casually.

"Or, let's keep a draw?" Demikelisti yì said.

He was unaware of the bet between Yang Huan and Roman Abramovich, and his concern was that, according to the FA Cup schedule, if the first leg was drawn, there would be a second leg, and Chelsea would be at home.

Wouldn't it be nice to get back to Stamford Bridge and finish off Southampton?

Carlo Ancelotti also found this offer tempting and the best decision for Chelsea at the moment.

Just, is Abramovich Ken?

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Meanwhile, in the home team's dressing room, the players were also rattling and gasping, but the atmosphere was very different.

"Young Master Huan asked me to tell everyone, he is very satisfied with everyone's performance in the first half, and wants everyone to make persistent efforts to kill Chelsea!"

Although is it passing by Louis? Bolini's words were conveyed, but it still made everyone in the locker room excited.

"Young Master Huan, don't worry, we won't let him down!"

"Yes, Luis, you tell Master Sù Huan, Chelsea is dead!"

'We've got to let Chelsea die at St Mary's!'

"Well said, let's see if they dare to go wild in front of us in Southampton again!"

The players all looked excited, excited and scrappy.

Head coach Bielsa walked out at this point, carrying a tactical sketchpad with him.

"Alright, it's all quiet!" Bielsa was as calm as ever.

If you hadn't seen his excited appearance on the playing field just now, I believe everyone would have wondered, is there anything else that can move him?

'We did a really good job of pressing in the first half, especially against Frank Lampard and Essien.

Everyone in the locker room looked at the Argentine madman and listened to him.

'Mikel got a yellow card, he became cautious, it was a chance, we ignored it in the first half, we have to make good use of it in the second half!'

The yellow card, which was given twenty seconds after the opening game, should have been exploited, but the Southampton players seemed to have forgotten about it, and Bielsa had to pay attention to it again.

This is an opportunity for Southampton.

"I won't say much about the defensive issues, the position, the help and the response must be done well, Manuel should pay more attention in front of the goal, and command the defense and position more."

After Neuer was named, he nodded heavily at the manager.

In Bielsa's tactics, he, the goalkeeper, has been given a lot of freedom and tactical power, and can even command the defensive line.

Some say he's a scavenger-style goalkeeper who rules most of the penalty area.

"Another point, in the second half we have to be calm and patient, the situation in the first half was in our favor, and we continued to play like this in the second half, we can't be in a hurry, pay attention to the timing!"

Although Bielsa didn't say anything, everyone knew in their hearts that he would be watching from the sidelines.

When the time comes, Southampton will seize the opponent's loophole and fight to the death!

"Rest assured, this game is still in our control!" Bielsa summed up calmly and confidently.

The players laughed too.

That's Bielsa's style!

So they often say that if Bielsa does the pre-game mobilization, it's over.

Because it's so calm!

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"What the hell is going on?"

In the stands, Abramovich was rushing at Ron? Gully vented his anger.

"Forty-five minutes, you can't even get a League One team? It's a shame to say it! ”

As if he hadn't finished venting yet, he paced a few steps up the aisle of the stands and then scolded: "What is the use of so many of our stars, such a high salary, so many bonuses?" At the end of the day, they can't even clean up a garbage League One team, what do they eat? ”

Ron? Gulley smiled helplessly, bearing the wrath of his boss.

Pini? Zahavi had an expression that had nothing to do with me, sitting on the sidelines, silent, but thinking in his heart, should I send the information of the few young players I had managed to find out to Southampton later?

Chelsea are undoubtedly his big financiers and take the academy seriously, but Abramovich has been tightening his grip for the past two or three years, although this winter has bled a lot, smashing into Fernando Torres and David? Luiz, with a limited budget, is he still willing to bring in players for the academy?

Relatively speaking, Southampton is undoubtedly more promising.

Yang Huan has made it clear that Southampton will continue to increase reinforcements in the next few years to enhance the competitiveness of the team.

Although there are many people who doubt where the money in Southampton will come from, with Yang Huan, the big financier, is the money a problem?

"Pinny!" Abramovich suddenly called Pini? Zahavi snorted.

"Huh?" Pini? Zahavi was taken aback, thinking that his mind had been exposed.

'We still have a bit of a problem with the team, especially in midfield, do you have the right fit?'

Pini? As soon as Zahavi heard that business had come to the door, he immediately smiled and nodded, "Yes, Arsenal have considered selling Fabregas." ”

"Really?" This is a midfielder that Abramovich admires.

In his opinion, Cesc Fabregas is the epitome of a powerful midfield and will be a booster for Chelsea to play attacking football.

"In terms of price, Arsenal's expectation is £60 million."

Pini? Zahavi's words were like a bucket of cold water, dousing Abramovich's enthusiasm.

The subprime mortgage crisis and the European debt crisis caused him to lose his assets heavily, and now he is really reluctant to come up with so much money.

As for Torres, that's a striker, and it's a transfer during the winter break, so it's an emergency.

"I think if you try to talk about it, you should be able to talk about about 50 million pounds."

The price is about the same as Torres, after all, he is the captain of Arsenal.

Abramovich did not speak, with a cold face, looking down the court.

As soon as you see him like this, Pinny? Zahavi knew that there was no play!

Today's Abramovich is no longer the Abramovich he was before the financial crisis.

There was silence for about half a minute before Abramovich turned around again and looked at Ron? Gulley.

"You go to Ancelotti, I want to win, I want him to lead Chelsea to beat Southampton!"

In the end, he spoke almost through gritted teeth.

Ron? Gurley immediately stood up and nodded, "Okay, I'll go right away." With that, he walked up the stairs.

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After fifteen minutes of play, the two sides were back on the pitch.

'It was clear that neither manager made any substitutions or changes at half-time. The commentator was analysing the changes between the two sides in the second half, but now, there was no change.

The tactics and players have not changed much, and the situation has not changed much.

The second half of the two sides continued the situation of the first half, and the situation was still stalemate.

The rhythm is very fast, the two sides fight fiercely, the ball is transferred frequently, and the two sides go back and forth against each other.

But he has never been able to create many threatening opportunities.

The clock ticks by.

Start with forty-five minutes, jump into fifty minutes, jump into sixty minutes......

Neither side seemed to be moving.

Fans watching the game gradually realised that Southampton's left side was clearly becoming more and more active, and began to create a few dangerous attacks.

But in contrast, Chelsea's trident is sleepwalking in front of it.

No one pulled the side, no one ran the position, and there was not even the slightest spark of passion.

And right-back Bosingwa on the right is not in great form.

As their energy wore out, Lampard and Essien's ability to run dropped considerably, and their protection on the wings weakened.

In this case, once David? Alaba and Carvajal, two full-backs who are almost used by Bielsa as a full-back, and Oxlade-Chamberlain, who is actively pulling the side, can easily form a two-on-one situation on the side of the ball.

Seeing that there were holes in the team's defence and formation, Carlo Ancelotti immediately sent wide player Malouda to warm up after entering the 60 minutes.

Five minutes later, in the 66th minute, Chelsea made their first substitution of the game.

Malouda replaces Mr. Fernando Torres for £50 million.

In the whole game, Torres only had one shot on goal, which was very bad.

Malouda's arrival also heralded a change in Chelsea's tactics.

From the diamond-shaped position of the 442 midfield at the beginning, it switched back to the familiar 433 from last season and the first half of this season, with Malouda and Anelkara on the wing, and Drogba at the front.

As soon as Malouda came on as a substitute, Bielsa, who had been squatting on the sidelines, suddenly stood up from the ground.

Rushed to the sidelines, waving his hand and shouting at the players on the field.

He is also adjusting the situation in the team.

All the Southampton players were immediately aware of one thing as well.

The timing of what Bielsa said at half-time has finally come!

His gestures were as if shouting: Comrades, victory is at hand, let's rush!

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