Chapter 999: Premier Spectacle

Seventy minutes, one goal, three assists, this is the report card of West's Premier League debut.

When French teenager Anthony Martial replaced Messi in the 71st minute, there was an earth-shattering cheer from the stadium at Stamford Bridge, and at least half of the fans in the stadium stood up and applauded Messi.

The Argentine didn't look happy with his debut, but he smiled and applauded the fans in the stands for their support, and walked off the pitch with a warm hug from manager Carlo Ancelotti.

At this moment, all the gossip about Messi has come to an end!

The outstanding and dazzling report card has blinded all the doubts about Messi, and the best player in the game is the best affirmation of him.

After the game, in the press conference, most of the questions were related to Messi.

And all the media, newspapers, and TV stations are frantically reporting Messi's debut, and even the next day, it completely occupied the front pages of major British newspapers, forming an overwhelming trend.

Even Sky TV has produced a special program dedicated to analyzing Messi's performance in this game, and I can't wait to magnify his every move on the pitch and present it to the fans, hoping to make Premier League fans all over the UK and even the world fully feel the charm of the world's top superstars.

Even Arsenal's former celebrity Thierry Henry gave his former teammates a very high evaluation when analyzing Messi's game with Alan Shearer and Gary Lineker.

'A lot of people think Leo needs to adapt to the Premier League, but I don't think it's necessary because his quality goes far beyond football tactics and he's a phenomenal superstar.

Alan Shearer also agreed, "From the course of the game, Mourinho and Chelsea were not completely unprepared and did a full targeted defense, but the problem is that Messi completely dominated the game, and he can be seen in almost every attack of Southampton in the front field. ”

"Some people say that between geniuses and geniuses, there is no need for words and time, they are born to resonate, Messi, Hazard, Suarez, are all such geniuses!"

Eleven successful dribbles, five shots, one post, three shots on target, one goal, Messi's efficiency on the pitch is also quite high, and the cooperation with the Saints players does not show any jerkiness at all.

"On the football field, it is indeed difficult to pass people with the ball at high speed, but it is obviously more difficult to pass people at low speed, but it is not difficult for us to see that the wings of the Saints, Hazard and Messi, whether in a high-speed state or a low-speed state, have quite excellent ability to take the ball and pass people."

Thierry Henry was full of praise for the quality of the Saints players in the game.

'Against such a group of opponents, Chelsea's defenders tend to do only two things, either get past or watch their team-mates get past them, but there's nothing they can do to stop it from happening, which is quite frustrating.

Alan Shearer agrees: 'This game is going to be a big blow to Chelsea. ”

"Yes, that's right!" Thierry Henry agreed, "The point is that the difference in quality between the two teams is too great. ”

"Thierry, Alain, who do you think is the most likely to snipe the Saints in the Premier League this season?" Lineker smiled and asked a question that everyone cared about.

Who can stop the saints?

Alan Shearer, as a player from the Saints academy, although he is not in the Saints in his career, still has a strong Saints complex, and the Saints are strong, and he is happy.

After listening to Lineker's question, the former England legend shook his head, "It's hard, at least I don't see it for the time being." ”

"Yes, Allan is right, Manchester City have had a lot of problems this season, Tottenham Hotspur have been very strong lately, and they should be said to be the most promising, but they give the impression that they are always a little bit behind."

"Originally, at the beginning of the season, we all thought that Manchester United should be able to make a big impact after this summer's blockbuster signings, but the Red Devils lost 3-0 to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium this round, which is really a big loss."

Analyzing this, Henry smiled, "I think that this season, maybe Arsenal will have a chance to regain the Champions League zone, but when it comes to challenging the Saints, I don't think there is any hope for the time being." ”

This is also the situation that has emerged in the standings after the current eighth round of the Premier League.

Generally speaking, the league has been played for about ten rounds, and the situation in the league is already clear.

Now, although it has only been eight rounds, what should be presented has already been presented.

The Saints are on top of the race, followed by Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal and Manchester City, with the likes of Manchester United, Leicester City and West Ham United in the Champions League and Europa League qualification spots.

Chelsea fell again to 17th place and were just one step away from the relegation zone, while the old powerhouse Newcastle became vice-captains, and the bloomers West Bromwich Albion and Aston Villa were also in the relegation zone.

It is not difficult to see that the situation in the Premier League has changed dramatically.

The most surprising team is Leicester City.

After being bought by Thai tycoon Vicha, Leicester City's results have improved year by year, especially this season, after bringing in tinkerer Lakli, Leicester City's performance has been surprisingly stable, and there are signs of coveting European places.

Even, if Leicester City continue to maintain their current momentum, it may not be impossible to reach the European places.

Of course, the chances of a top-four finish in the league are very small, after all, there is still a big gap between this team and the Premier League giants.

For this kind of small team, it's okay to have an occasional explosion, the key is that it can't last.

Usually in the second half, they will face the real test.

Just like when Yang Huan bought Hamburg before, he once exploded, and even killed Bayern Munich to win the Bundesliga leader, but not long after, it was immediately reversed by Bayern Munich, and then the ranking was in danger of falling.

In terms of team strength, Leicester City today is far from Hamburg last season.

But no matter what, the performance of this team this season is absolutely amazing.

The head coach also broke the glasses of a large number of people again.

In addition to the Saints and Leicester City, there is another team that is quite eye-catching in this round, and that is Arsene Wenger's Arsenal.

The Gunners' 5-2 win at Leicester City and then a 3-0 home win over Manchester United after losing to Chelsea in the sixth round saw the Gunners climb to third place in the table, just behind Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur.

The key is that in the next few rounds of the Gunners' games, the opponents are not strong, and it will not be until the twelfth round, playing the north London derby and playing against Tottenham Hotspur, that the Gunners will face the challenge again.

If Arsene Wenger's side can capitalise on their chances and secure a top-four finish, it's not entirely out of the question.

Manchester United, on the other hand, is in a sad situation.

The Red Devils have been one of the biggest players in the transfer market this summer, but it's clear that Ryan Giggs is still quite naΓ―ve when it comes to putting together his squad.

Although, so far, the Red Devils have won five in eight games, drawn one and lost two in the Premier League, and the results are not bad, biting the first army, but losing 0-3 away to Arsenal is quite a loss.

This defeat fully demonstrated that Ryan Giggs is still quite lacking in terms of controlling the team and arranging the line-up.

At least, he is still a long way from the requirements of the giants' coaches.

However, the league is unlikely to give Giggs more time to learn and adapt.

The eighth round will be followed by a two-week international break, followed by an away trip to the Saints, followed by a Champions League group stage third and then a Manchester derby.

In the Champions League, the Red Devils lost to Ajax in the first round of the group stage, and drew 2-2 at home to Hamburg in the second round.

If these three games in mid-to-late October are not played well, it is estimated that it will be difficult for the Red Devils to make a difference this season, and Ryan Giggs is likely to be sacked as a result.

Before that, though, it was clear that someone was more unlucky than Giggs.

On the third day after the eighth round of the league, when the players went to the national team to report, the British media reported two news.

One is that Messi cheated on his injury and deliberately missed the national team game.

But soon, Southampton officials responded, saying that Messi was not cheating, but asking for leave from the national team.

And Messi himself quickly gave a phone interview to reporters and said that the remarks that he would withdraw from the national team were false.

There is another piece of big news, and that is Mourinho's dismissal.

In the words of Martin Samuel, a well-known British columnist and known as the mouthpiece of Chelsea, Abramovich finally couldn't resist firing Mourinho's squid.

Following the six-0 defeat at home to Southampton, Chelsea's chief executive Granovschia, accompanied by the club's legal advisers, is said to have started talks with Jose Mourinho in his administrative office at Stamford Bridge.

In the end, an agreement was reached, with Jose Mourinho dropping his claim for a release fee and Chelsea paying him only for the next year's salary, sending the Portuguese madman out of Stamford Bridge for the second time.

Although fans around the world have been mentally prepared for this, they still feel very embarrassed when it actually happens.

Professional football is so cruel that losers can only be eliminated!

Following the announcement of Jose Mourinho's sacking, Chelsea have announced Dutch boss Guus Hiddink as Blues boss.

There is speculation that Guus Hiddink may be a temporary firefighter this time around, and Chelsea will begin to actively search for a manager for next season.

According to Martin Samuel, Abramovich handpicked Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola.

Because there are countless indications that Pep Guardiola will leave Bayern Munich at the end of the season, and the latter is even secretly looking for a new manager.

As a die-hard fan of Pep Guardiola, Abramovich has opened up this time, demanding that the club must bring in Guardiola at all costs, and even that he himself will go to Munich to convince Guardiola.

Coincidentally, Chelsea are not the first team to change managers in the Premier League this season.

Before the Blues announced Jose Mourinho's resignation, Sunderland announced the resignation of Dutch manager Advocaat and then Liverpool also announced the departure of Brendan Rodgers, leaving the Blues in third place.

This has become one of the spectacles of the Premier League this season.

The league has only played eight rounds, but there are three coaches who have left class, and what is worse is that these three are all famous coaches in European football, and even some of the world's famous coaches.

From this, it is not difficult to see how fierce the competition for the new season of the Premier League is.

It's really a little careless, and the world's famous handsomes can't escape the doom of class!

Soon, however, the wave of dismissals in the Premier League was soon replaced by another storm that swept in.

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