Saints supremacy!

On the second day of the Champions League final, the front page of The Sun newspaper made this eye-catching headline!

Chief journalist Steven Howard wrote an opinion piece himself, speaking highly of Southampton's performance in this Champions League final and the past season, and gave the Saints a high rating.

'Southampton have had another fantastic season, with all but the Carabao Cup and FA Cup winning all the honours they can take, and even if they don't take it seriously, they have reached the last four with their young players in the Carabao Cup and FA Cup, which is enough to prove their dominance in the Premier League.

"If you count this year's Champions League title, the Saints have won four European titles, two Europa League titles and two Champions League titles in the past four years, which is an unprecedented feat in the history of European football."

"It's a pleasure to watch Southampton play, with a hearty rush of attack, a flashy combination of mercury, enough to crush all the pressing and pressing, which makes the Saints fans talk about it."

"It's hard to imagine that all of this was built in just five years!"

"Five years ago, when a Chinese named Yang Huan, like the queen at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, parachuted into English football, many people joked that he would be hung in mid-air like Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, and become the laughing stock of everyone."

"But five years later, he became the savior of English football and the savior of the Premier League team!"

"It's hard to imagine that without Southampton, the Premier League would be seriously uncompetitive in Europe, and could even be overtaken by Italian teams to finish fourth in European standings and lose a fourth place in the Champions League."

'Yes, Inter Milan have won the Europa League this season and Jurgen Klopp's side have given hope for a resurgence in Serie A, but more importantly, there are hardly any other teams in the Premier League showing signs of euphoria other than Southampton, and they have all stopped in the round of 16, which is incredible.

"You know, the Premier League team is not bad for money, on the contrary, as the richest football league in the world, the Premier League even if it is a relegation team, has amazing purchasing power, but why is the Premier League giants weak in competition in Europe? Shouldn't this be taken seriously and reflected? ”

"Southampton, as a team that has been on the rise for less than three years, has become the standard-bearer of the Premier League in Europe, which is the luck of the Premier League, but it is also a shame for other teams such as Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea and even Manchester City, they should reflect on why they are saints?"

"When the Premier League encountered a European crisis, it should have been their traditional giants who stood up, but why couldn't they do it? Why Saints? ”

"Previously, this newspaper conducted a survey of British fans, and the results showed that Southampton has been the fastest growing Premier League team in popularity among domestic fans in the past three years, why is that?"

"Isn't it true that in England fans don't always end up in the same place?"

'I've had a lot of face-to-face contact with fans as a journalist and I've found that one of the big reasons they support Southampton is that the south coast team has very little enmity with any other team other than Portsmouth.

"But more importantly, the Saints have been pretty much the flag of the Premier League in Europe over the past few years!"

"Interestingly, even in the sworn city of Portsmouth, Southampton's fan base is climbing."

"And in the past few years, Southampton has produced popular internationals such as Sturridge, Ravel Morrison, Luke Shaw and Chambers for the England national team, and if you count Harry Kane, who has risen this season, and local internationals such as Gary Cahill, Oxlade-Chamberlain and Adam Lallana, the Saints' contribution to English football can be seen."

"The Saints have lived up to the expectations of their fans, winning two consecutive seasons of the double, three consecutive Premier League titles, and successfully defending the Champions League, which has excited and rewarded all the fans who have supported him."

"Right now, the Premier League needs the Saints, and the fans in England need the Saints too!"

"There is no doubt that we are witnessing the rise of the Saints to supremacy in the Premier League, who are dominating the Premier League like Liverpool in the 80s and Manchester United in the early years!"

In addition to the column of Steven Howard of The Sun, the British Daily Mail also reprinted an op-ed by Charlene Lahrey, a well-known reporter for the Southern Echo, with the headline, "Another Double Crown!"

In her column, Charlene Lahri spoke highly of Southampton's successful title defence, praising manager Bielsa and the players for making history.

But behind this, Charlene Lahri attributes the success of the Saints at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin to the merits of the Saints' management.

"When we see the Saints' star-studded stars, we are amazed by the team's almost extravagant squad, and we wonder if the Saints have surpassed Real Madrid to become the new Galacticos."

"But it's easy to overlook one thing, and that's the shrewdness of the Saints' management."

"Suarez switched from Liverpool and is worth 40 million pounds, but now, Real Madrid has offered a sky-high price of 150 million pounds, but the saints rejected it without hesitation, Ron Gurley said, we are not short of money, there is no need to sell Suarez, this is how domineering, how confident!"

"Di Maria moved from Real Madrid, he was the transfer of Modric and James Rodriguez, Cesc Fabregas transferred from Barcelona and was worth only 20 million euros, Sanchez came to the Premier League, Nemanja left Chelsea, Neuer left the Bundesliga, they are all worth pitifully, but now they are all worth high."

"The highest value in the Southampton team is Tony Kroos, although the outside world has always had doubts about how much Tony Kroos's real transfer fee is, but even if it is 60 million euros, in the past few years, Tony Kroos's performance is definitely worth it!"

"The players introduced by Southampton are all brought in when other teams are unsatisfactory and their prices are low, but after they come to Southampton one by one, they shine and are worth a hundred times, doesn't this explain the problem?"

"Nowhere is it better than Harry Kane."

"The centre-forward, who had been tepid in Tottenham Hotspur's academy and was unskilled, became England's top scorer in his first season when he arrived at the Saints, and that was despite his many substitutes."

"A year ago, Harry Kane was on a free transfer, and now a year later, how much is Harry Kane worth?"

'Sources say Manchester United are willing to pay a whopping £20 million for Harry Kane, but can they convince Southampton?'

"The competitive factor is really important for the success of the Saints, but it is the management that really plays a decisive role."

"It is precisely because of the shrewd operation of the management as if it were art that the Saints have created a superstar line-up and created the dominance of the Saints in the Premier League and in Europe today."

'A lot of people are worried about Bielsa's departure, but I don't think it's necessary.

"According to what I have been told, Bielsa is not leaving the Saints, but will move behind the scenes to specialise in football tactical theory, which is another big show that the Saints are ahead of other teams in Europe."

"We have every reason to believe that with the shrewdness of the Saints' management, and with the execution and efficiency they have shown in the past few years, perhaps they have already found the ideal coach for the Saints, but they have not yet announced it to the public!"

In addition to newspapers such as The Sun, The Southern Echo and The Daily Mail, British media such as The Times and The Guardian have reported and focused on the Saints' great feat of defending the Champions League on the European stage.

Even the Guardian believes that the Saints are leading LinkedIn Gran football to complete the great revival of the eighties!

Not only the British media, but also the German kickers gave Southampton a high rating.

However, unlike Charlene Lahri's perspective, the kicker is more focused on the Saints' ability to develop players.

Because in this game, Southampton's starting lineup, although there are also Sanchez, Suarez, Di Maria and Cesc Fabregas, etc., who were already superstars before joining the Saints, there are also some players who have grown up rapidly under the cultivation of the Saints.

For example, Neuer and Tony Cross.

The two core players of the German national team, although they had already emerged before joining the Saints, did not have convincing strength, but they completed the transformation in the Saints and became the world's top superstars.

In addition, like Varane, the French central defender is now recognized as one of the top central defenders in world football, and he is the first central defender in the future, and he has grown from an unknown young player to a superstar under the vigorous cultivation of the Saints.

Danilo, David Alaba, Nastasic, Eden Hazard, you name it.

In the eyes of Kicker Magazine, the Saints' current glory is due to their outstanding youth training and their excellent ability to develop players.

Kicker Magazine also believes that with a group of outstanding post-90s stars such as Pogba, Mateo Kovacic, Raphael Nastasic, Ravel Morrison, Luke Shaw, Chambers, Oscar, Anthony Martial and Harry Kane, the Saints will remain the most competitive team in Europe in the coming years.

Even Kicker magazine compared the Saints to Barcelona in '09.

However, in the end, Kicker Magazine believes that, like Barcelona's problems, Southampton will face a series of problems next, including metabolism, including the risk of being figured out by opponents once the style of play matures and stabilizes.

Among them is the departure of this season's meritorious coach Bielsa.

And while the media throughout Europe, and around the world, are singing and praising Southampton, UEFA has also announced the best team for the past season's Champions League.

Everyone was astonished to find that of the eighteen, the saints occupied ten of them.

They are, goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, Danilo, David Alaba and Varane at the back, Tony Kroos, Cesc Fabregas and Di Maria in midfield, and Suarez, Eden Hazard and Sanchez up front.

With the exception of the left centre-back, the Saints were all selected in the starting line-up.

Of the remaining eight players, Atletico Madrid selected Otamendi and Isco, Bayern Munich selected Xavi Martinez and Robert Lewandowski, Monaco shortlisted Keylor Navas and Biglia, and Barcelona shortlisted Messi and Neymar.

From this list of the best teams, it is not difficult to see the dominance of the Saints in European football.

This also made all the media can't help but cry out again, that is, who can end the hegemony of the saints?

That is, at a time when the world's media and fans are hyping up the hegemony of the Saints, the Glory Square in Southampton has attracted hundreds of journalists from all over the world.

In addition to witnessing the Saints' grand victory parade around the city, they also wanted to announce a big event!