Chapter 835: Dream Iron Triangle
'Arsenal tried to get the ball into the box again, but Varla? The card position was very precise and broke the ball. ”
"Give it to Cesc Fabregas, Arteta will go over the wall on the spot and pass it back."
'Toni Kroos stopped the ball, handed it to his team-mate in front of him and played a long diagonal pass to the right.
'Alexis Sanchez received the ball and Southampton played wide across the attack, making the most of the one-on-one individual ability of the wide players to create a threat.
Sanchez ...... Beautiful, got rid of Gibbs, went down to the bottom line and passed the ball into the box. ”
'Position at the back post, Pogba, beautiful, header!'
"Szczesny blocked the ball, Pogba again, and another powerful volley, and the ball went in!!"
“goallllllllllllllllllllllllllll!!!!!”
"In the thirtieth minute, Southampton scored again, 2-0!"
"It was a brilliant goal from French midfielder Paul Pogba!"
"It's so beautiful, the first header is very awkward, but goalkeeper Szczesny saves beautifully, but Pogba landed and then came back with a volley, and no one could stop it, it was a really wonderful goal!"
After Pogba's goal, the entire Wembley Stadium was completely boiling!
All the Saints fans jumped from their seats in a frenzy to cheer on the brilliant goal.
'Paul Pogba, a 21-year-old youngster, made his mark at Southampton last season and was quite impressive.
'This season, the Saints brought in Cesc Fabregas and Angel Di Maria, and Pogba clearly felt the pressure of competition, and he was quite eye-catching in the first game.
"This goal just now shows Pogba's excellent physical quality and excellent technical skills, and his reaction speed is too fast, Arsenal's defenders are completely dumbfounded!"
"Now, Wenger should think carefully about whether he should continue to stick to the starting tactics!"
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Klaus Michael Kuhn and others sat in the back row of the royal box, and after seeing the goals of Suarez and Pogba successively, it was obvious that in the royal box, the Saints fans had an overwhelming advantage.
Because when these two Saints players scored, most of the people in the box, including Prince William and Prince Harry, were cheering and celebrating with Yang Huan.
This gave them a feeling that Yang Huan seemed to want to break the saints into the British high society and become the Real Madrid of the United Kingdom.
"This band of saints is really powerful!"
"Isn't it? I sell core players every year, but it's unbelievable that my fighting power is so strong every year. ”
"Wenger is probably crying to death now, I thought Southampton would sell Modric and James Rodriguez, the midfield would be unstable, and if we sold Xavi Martinez, the back line would be loose, but the result was ......"
"Is this Southampton really invincible?"
Everyone is amazed by Southampton's performance on the pitch.
Klaus Michael Kuhn shook his head, "No, the Saints' midfield control has indeed slipped, and their defense has indeed loosened, Wenger's judgment is not wrong at all." ”
As soon as the Hamburg fan's most senior fan spoke, the members of the surrounding fan delegation were a little surprised.
"Mr Kuhn, then why did Southampton score two goals in a row?"
"yes, Arsenal opened the game so hard and never managed to break through the Saints, which is a world of difference compared to our Hamburg rubbish defence."
"Hey, aren't you talking nonsense? We are a Bundesliga relegation team, but the Saints are European champions, can we compare? ”
Kuhn nodded, "Yes, Southampton's defense is loose, but the defensive system is still there, Laporte is indeed a good seedling, but he is still immature, he needs to accumulate more experience, and for the time being, he can't replace Xavi Martinez." ”
'As for Raphael Varane, as long as he continues to develop on this momentum, he will be the best centre-back in Europe for the next decade, maybe not even one of them.'
"Is it really that strong?" Some people don't believe it anymore.
But Kuhn nodded very firmly: "Absolutely not! ”
It's really hard for everyone to say at this time.
Kuhn has been watching football for at least a few decades, and even if he doesn't have much expertise, he can at least see the way when he looks at it.
If even he is so confident, it is enough to see that Varane is quite good indeed.
It's no wonder all over Europe wants him, while Southampton would rather let Xavi Martinez go than keep him.
"In the midfield, the control is down, but the Saints play more direct, more threatening, by reducing the excessive and unnecessary passing in the midfield, and more directly to the front."
Speaking of this, Kuhn sighed in amazement again, shook his head and said: "Ibrahimovic's scenery has covered up too much, Southampton's dream iron triangle, a single player is singled out, among European attackers, individual ability is ranked first, and even the top five is possible." ”
"What?" Alexander Otto was shocked, "You say, Southampton's three attackers are ranked among the top five in Europe in terms of individual ability?" ”
What is this concept?
Among the European attackers, among the most capable individuals, even if the aging Ibrahimovic is not counted, Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are definitely two, could it be that these three of the saints are further down?
"Isn't it? Is it that strong? ”
"That's right, doesn't Bayern Munich still have Robben and Ribery? Aren't Gareth Bale of Real Madrid and Neymar of Barcelona also very capable players? ”
But Kuhn listened, but shook his head, "Impossible, Ribery and Robben are both old, and they are no longer as brave as they used to be, as for Gareth Bale, if you want to talk about personal ability, he is really not as good as Southampton, and as for Neymar, he has the top five." ”
After a pause, Kuhn pointed to the pitch, "You see, Southampton's tridents are not far apart, they echo each other, and they often cross each other, which is a disaster for any defence. ”
"Three attackers who can pass, control and shoot suddenly, with very comprehensive technical characteristics, and at the same time have individual abilities that belong to the top ranks, which no defense line is willing to face, because as long as they run in well, they will be full of all kinds of possibilities, which is unguardable."
"Not only that, but Toni Kroos in midfield is not only excellent in organising and passing, but also in attacking from behind, Cesc Fabregas is a striker himself, and his last-pass ability is top-notch."
"As for Pogba, there will be a place for him in the top midfield for the next decade."
At this point, Kuhn paused again before continuing: "Southampton's tactics are very smart, not as obsessed with possession as in the past, but quickly passing through the midfield, handing the ball to the front three players with strong ball handling ability, and they can create a threat, and the midfield can also form an effective second attacking echelon. ”
As if to confirm Kuhn's analysis, Southampton managed to intercept the ball when Fabregas successfully intercepted it during a counter-attack on the spot, and passed the ball diagonally to Alexis Sanchez on the right.
The latter made a diagonal pass into the penalty area.
Suarez got ahead of Koscielny, stopped the ball and blocked Koscielny with his body.
The Arsenal defender, who is also very experienced, immediately jammed the angle from which Suarez threatened the goal directly.
Seeing that there was no angle to attack, Arteta returned to the defense, intending to attack the two of them, Suarez reacted decisively, skillfully dribbling the ball, and grabbed a gap in the pressure of the two, and passed the ball out.
At this time, Pogba, who was inserted behind, was already ambushed at the front of the penalty area, and as soon as he saw the ball coming out, he immediately strode to catch up, and the ball was a push, and the ball went straight into the dead corner, three to zero!
"Oh my God, crazy, huh?"
"In the thirty-seventh minute, Southampton scored again, 3-0!"
"Paul Pogba, Paul Pogba scored a brace!"
"Conceding three goals in the half, it's a disaster for Arsenal!"
"Arsene Wenger looked angry on the sidelines, in 2011-2012, after the team lost 8-2 away to Manchester United, Arsenal never conceded three goals in half a half, but in this game, Southampton scored three goals!"
Unlike Arsene Wenger, Bielsa kept shouting from the sidelines, signaling the team to continue pressing.
It is clear that he has found a hole in the Arsenal defence.
'We noticed that all three goals were initiated from Sanchez's side and Gibbs was disappointing.
"From the game, it can be seen that Sanchez is still more in the gap in the ribs of the Arsenal defence, and he always appears between the Arsenal midfield and the backline, which brings a certain degree of difficulty to Gibbs's marking."
"His excellent individual ability makes it easy for Gibbs to be given one-on-one by him once he leaves the position, but if he doesn't leave the position, he can't press him at the first time, and Sanchez's inward cut is also quite threatening."
"Relatively speaking, Hazard's performance on the left side is relatively mediocre, and the combination with Suarez is obviously different from Ibrahimovic, and with the adjustment of the team's midfield, Hazard must also adjust his role, and he should still be in the adjustment stage."
"Judging from the performance of this game, Southampton's attack has not been weakened as the outside world speculated, but has been further improved, especially the front three, which has really become stronger."
"Even, we have every reason to expect that when this set of tridents is completed, Southampton's powerful attack power that is proud of Europa will also be bound to return, and we will see a wave of attacking Saints again!"
That is, as soon as the on-site commentator finished speaking, Sanchez was caught between two players after taking the ball in the front court, and had to knock the ball back to Danilo.
The Brazilian right-back stepped forward into the 30-metre area and, after winning the ball, was forced by Cazorla to cross to Cesc Fabregas.
The Spanish midfielder saw Suarez retreating and immediately passed the ball to Suarez's feet.
At the edge of the penalty area, Suarez used his body as a cover to block Mertesacker and Koscielny, who were facing big enemies behind him, and knocked the ball back to Pogba.
Pogba, on the other hand, spotted the opportunity and sent the ball into the penalty area with a through kick.
I saw Hazard, who had been tepid in this game, suddenly cut diagonally into the penalty area from the left rib, grabbed Juan Fran, and stopped the ball.
This stop surprised Juanflan and immediately followed suit.
But the Belgian winger suddenly buckled in the opposite direction and forcibly deducted Juanfran over.
Then, with a right-footed shot, the ball crossed an arc and slammed into the top right corner of the goal in Szczesny's jaw-dropping gift.
At this moment, Wembley Stadium was as silent as death!
Four to zero!
Could this be the rhythm of another massacre?