As it turned out, after Southampton took the lead, the game did play more openly.

Manuel Pellegrini's side were looking for an equaliser and a goal, but the Saints were firmly in control and refused to let up.

After a few rounds of back-and-forth, the Saints scored again just before the end of the first half.

Harry Kane dropped back to get the ball and played it back to Sturridge.

The latter got the ball and quickly went straight into the big penalty area, but there was no chance, and he could only knock back to the edge of the big penalty area.

Oscar got on the ball, shook off Yaya Toure who was hurrying back to defending, and curled the ball straight into the top left corner of the goal.

Two to zero!

The score was also essentially a death sentence for Manchester City.

In the second half, Manchester City tried to strengthen the attack, but they were afraid of being counterattacked by the Saints, and they never dared to press.

On the other hand, the Saints, although they are all substitutes and second-team youngsters, seem to be at ease on the court.

It's not easy!

"Southampton today reminds me of Manchester United at the beginning of the century."

Prince William's sudden words made Yang Huan think so.

"At that time, Manchester United won the treble, invincible and domineering in the Premier League, and the team had world-class stars such as Roy Keane, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, David Beckham and Ruud van Nistelrooy, and the overall strength of the team was second to none in Europe."

At that time, Manchester United, in addition to the hidden dangers caused by Ferguson's sale of Stam in the backline, was basically in the midfield, and Manchester United was even comparable to Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and other teams, which were not inferior.

"In those years, from Manchester United, what I felt most was a strong domineering, which was a domineering spirit that had been established after years of precipitation and accumulation, allowing them to dare to face challenges directly no matter what opponent they faced."

Yang Huan nodded again and again, Manchester United's Red Devil temperament was indeed established over the years.

Very tenacious, very domineering, the typical representative is Roy Keane.

Even a cream boy like Beckham has proved to be not just an idol, but a powerful one.

At least Yang Huan has never seen an idol who runs sixteen kilometers in a race and vomits.

If you carefully analyze Manchester United's treble that year, it is not difficult to find that it is definitely the best embodiment of this domineering.

In addition to the Champions League final against Bayern Munich, the game against Juventus, the FA Cup, and the Premier League are all full of wonderful reversals.

How can it be said that Manchester United does not have super mental strength?

"Southampton today is a bit like Manchester United at that time, with excellent strength, but the temperament is completely different."

When he said this, Prince William smiled slightly, "If you really want to say it, the Saints during the Bielsa period are really a bit similar to Manchester United, but Ancelotti has injected rationality into the team in the past six months or so, and now watching the Saints play is a kind of enjoyment, as if appreciating an art." ”

The Chinese have a saying that too rigid is easy to fold.

In a sentence in the movie, everything is too exhausted, and fate is bound to end early.

Bielsa's football is passionate and exciting, there is no doubt about it, but it is too strong.

Carlo Ancelotti is an easy-going person, with a bit of Italian literary style in his football philosophy, and his arrival has injected a touch of sanity and calmness into Southampton's football.

In Yang Huan's view, if the saints of the Bielsa period were teenagers and young adults, then the saints of the Ancelotti period were mature men.

It's hard to say who is better, Ancelotti is unbeaten so far, which is indeed quite brilliant, but it is inseparable from the foundation laid during the Bielsa period, and Bielsa's passion represents forge ahead, represents continuous innovation, and Ancelotti's maturity represents stability.

In the past, Bielsa's concept was easy to use, but now, the players in the team are all mature, whether it is Hazard, Suarez, Toni Kroos, or other players in the team, they are all mature, and the team has laid a large number of countries, and it is difficult to break through in the short term.

Therefore, at this time, Ancelotti is better than Bielsa.

If there is no Guardiola, Yang Huan will definitely continue to coach Ancelotti, at least in the next four or five years, he will not easily change the coach, because he believes that Ancelotti has the ability to keep the team in the top ranks of Europe.

But with Pep Guardiola, it's a very different story.

But it's okay, with such a good coaching record in Southampton this season, Ancelotti's next stop should also be a top giant.

No, as soon as Young Master Huan's thought flashed, Mubarak over there didn't know when, changed seats with someone and leaned over.

"Young Master Huan, there is something I can ask you?"

"What's the matter?"

"Is Ancelotti's contract with the Saints ending at the end of the season?" Mubarak asked with a look of concern.

When Yang Huan heard this, he immediately understood, this kid was digging into the corner.

Manchester City's results this season are indeed not ideal, Pellegrini has been in charge for many years, and the team has been patient enough, asking who to give whom, but the results have never been improved, which is really frustrating.

In the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 knockout round, Manchester City lost 1-2 at home to Pep Guardiola's Bayern Munich.

Manchester City, which is strong, lost at home to Bayern Munich, who is short of major generals, and Pellegrini's embarrassment can be imagined.

"Aren't you staring at Pep Guardiola?" Yang asked happily.

At the mention of Pep Guardiola, Prince William couldn't help but laugh.

Mubarak also looked depressed and waved his hand, "Young Master Huan, don't tease me anymore!" ”

In the past period, Pep Guardiola has indeed been the favorite to select many teams in the Premier League, with Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City all eyeing the Spanish manager, and it is even rumored that Abramovich visited Munich in person.

For two or three months, there were almost rumors throughout Europe that Pep Guardiola was going to the Premier League to coach.

Bayern Munich officials also said that the team's contract with Pep Guardiola will end in the summer and start the selection process.

For a time, the whole of Europe? In the crazy rumors that Pep Guardiola will fall to whom.

Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United were all favourites, but as a result, none of them.

This is also from the Southern Echo columnist, Charlene Lahry, broke the news that the team that Guardiola really wants to coach is not these teams, but Southampton.

Even Charlene Laherry broke the news that the Saints introduced Messi, and Guardiola played a role in it.

In this way, the truth will be revealed.

The saints don't admit it, but they don't deny it either, and so does Guardiola.

As a result, the Premier League's giants have begun to shift their targets.

Manchester United have set their sights on Jose Mourinho, who has been sacked from Chelsea, but the news is said to have displeased both Ryan Giggs and Ferguson behind him, who believe that Mourinho will not be able to lead United back to the top.

Chelsea wanted to cry without tears, and Abramovich wanted to die.

However, the selection of the Blues has hit a wall everywhere, and has been rejected by Simeone, Klopp, Ronald Koeman and other European coaches, and is currently eyeing the Italian national team coach Conte and Juventus coach Allegri.

Manchester City is the only one, and it is not easy to choose a suitable manager.

"Are you really determined to go under the knife?" Yang Huan asked with a smile.

Manchester City's current problem is actually not big, but it is not small.

This team has always given people a feeling of not going up and down in the past few years, and if you analyze it carefully, it is not difficult to find that it comes down to the midfielder of this team, that is, Yaya Toure.

There's no doubt that Yaya Toure is the thigh of this team, but it's clear that the thigh isn't thick enough.

When Manchester City was first formed, Yaya Toure was undoubtedly the most important player, but with the addition of world-class stars such as Sergio Aguero, David Silva, and De Bruyne, Yaya Toure's problems were exposed.

It's not that the Ivory Coast midfielder is not good, but his characteristics make it impossible for him to lead Manchester City to a breakthrough in strength.

On the contrary, City's biggest problem right now is Yaya Toure.

In the past few years, why has Yaya Toure been in trouble?

Because he knew that the team wanted to move him, but because of the results, he didn't dare to move him easily.

The tragedy for Manchester City is that they have never been able to make up their minds to bring in a midfielder who can replace Yaya Toure.

Today, as Ivorians get older and less fit, the problem is particularly apparent.

If it is said that in the first two years of joining, Yaya Toure led Manchester City to run, then in the following years, it was Manchester City who dragged Yaya Toure to run.

Whether it is the introduction of Fernandinho or Fernando, there is only one purpose, to solve the problem of Yaya Toure.

But it is clear that in the end, it was not resolved.

Mubarak shook his head and sighed, "Yaya Toure is thirty-three years old after playing this season, and with the current situation of this season, it is a good time for the team to regroup. ”

Yang Huan nodded, at this time, the fans' reaction will be relatively smaller.

"Then keep it for me." Yang Huan smiled slightly.

Mubarak was stunned, "Young Master Huan is interested in Yaya Toure?" ”

"No, my compatriots would be interested." Yang Huan explained with a smile.

Yaya Toure's characteristics do not meet Yang Huan's preferences, and even whether it is Guardiola, Bielsa, or Pochettino, it is estimated that they will not want to use Yaya Toure to build a team.

He's different from Zlatan Ibrahimovic in that while they're the kind of players who need the team to organise around him, Ibrahimovic is the centre-forward and Yaya Toure is the vital midfielder.

And Ibrahimovic's overall strength is obviously much higher than Yaya Toure.

However, the Chinese Super League team should not refuse Yaya Toure.

As for whether it will strengthen its competitors, Yang Huan has no worries about this.

He believes that the most important thing now is to make the Super League bigger and stronger, which not only needs one or two strong teams such as Beijing Guoen or Yangcheng Hengda, but also strengthens the strength of the entire Super League team.

Only in this way can the prosperity of the entire league be driven.

In this way, the strength of Jingjing Guoen is meaningful, isn't it?

If the Chinese Super League is still the previous Chinese Super League, then no matter how strong the capital Guoen is, is it interesting?

This is also the reason why in the past few years, Yang Huan has been helping the Chinese Super League team contact Mendes, Raiola, Pini Zahavi, Horabuchin and other big-name agents.

This is true in the Chinese Super League, and it is also true in the Premier League.

Manchester United signed Mourinho to fight against the Saints and Pep Guardiola, and Yang Huan must have raised his hands and feet in favor.

The reason is very simple, there is confrontation to prosper, and it is interesting.

Today's fans just love to watch this.

It's like this season, with the addition of Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi, fans all over the world are paying attention to the Premier League and watching how these two superstars tear apart.

But as a result, no one expected that they tore it around, but it turned out to be a shooter king Suarez.

Now the Uruguayan stars are frighteningly popular, and even the stars such as Hazard and Pogba in the Saints team have also become popular.

With the addition of Messi, Southampton has become the hottest and most watched team in Europe at the moment.

On the other hand, Barcelona and Real Madrid have lost their top stars, and their momentum is faintly not as good as before.

Now Manchester United, Manchester City and other teams are staring at Gareth Bale and Neymar are digging, if even the two big stars are lost, the momentum of the Spanish Super League will definitely be dealt a big blow.

No way, with the implementation of the new broadcast contract, the Premier League team is too tyrant!