"It's over!"

"Southampton got off to a good start to the season with a brace from Paul Pogba and goals from Suarez and Eden Hazard at Wembley Stadium."

"Gary, what do you think of this game?"

The question was asked by Sky TV, a well-known Premier League commentator, Neil Quinn.

At this time, the live TV camera was focused on the Southampton players who were reveling on the pitch and the fans celebrating wildly in the stands, while also waiting for the post-match award ceremony.

Sitting next to Neil Quinn is former Manchester United legend and England legend right-back, Gary Neville.

"I think Arsene Wenger should be in the dressing room right now and tell his players that it's just a friendly game and don't overestimate its importance, and Bielsa should be recognising the team's performance and reminding the players not to get too attached to the result because it's just a slightly more important warm-up game!"

Hearing Gary Neville say this, Neil Quinn burst out laughing.

"It's really funny, isn't it?"

"Yes, but a game like this doesn't mean much!" Gary Neville is very frank.

Nair Quinn asked curiously: "Do you think that both sides did not give their best in this game?" ”

"Of course not, they've all used their strength, but a lot of times, the first game of the new season, doesn't tell the whole story, especially the Community Shield."

Nair Quinn nodded, "Then how do you rate Arsenal's performance in this game?" ”

"How so?" Gary Neville thought for a moment, "The Gunners' problem now is not the lack of strength of the team, Arsenal's squad, with Wenger's ability, is still very likely to compete for the top four in the league, but their poor performance in the strong dialogue has not been well improved." ”

Neil Quinn added: "Last season Arsenal had a terrible performance against Liverpool, Southampton and Manchester City and it cost them a lot of points. ”

'Yes, that's right, the Gunners' midfield loss is a long-standing problem, but Arsene Wenger has always believed that a good attack can effectively defuse the pressure of the defence, so his approach is not simply to strengthen the team's midfield defence.

Neil Quinn added: "We've noticed that Southampton are also using a technical midfield configuration. ”

'Yes, but last season's two-man duo of Toni Kroos and Luka Modric was able to provide Southampton with a strong playmaking and creativity while also providing eye-catching defensive stats, but no one in Arsenal's midfield could give that performance other than Mikel Arteta's.

"In this game, Toni Kroos played the whole game of the three midfielders in Southampton, and in this game, he made more than 150 passes in a single game, why do I say, again?"

Gary Neville smiled and nodded admiringly, "Last season, the two best passers in the Premier League were Toni Kroos and Luka Modric, both of them were far ahead of other passers in the Premier League, and even in Europe, they were the best in the league. ”

"Back last season, I kept saying that Southampton's most important midfielder was Toni Kroos, because in the whole season, he had five games with more than 120 passes in a single game, three with more than 150 passes in a single game, and what about Modric? No! ”

'Since 2010, Xavi has had 24 of the more than 120 games in a single game, followed by Toni Kroos with seven, then Thiago with five, and Xavi Alonso and Andrea Pirlo in third place with four.

'Of the more than 150 passes in a single game, Xavi had seventeen, Toni Kroos and Thiago had five, Xavi Alonso and Andrea Pirlo had four.

"In the first game of the season, Toni Kroos played the whole game, making almost 170 passes and a 92 per cent success rate, which is quite scary because he has just played the whole game at the World Cup in Brazil."

"Is this hard to understand?" "It's been a month since the World Cup in Brazil ended, and in the past month, he hasn't played much, not even the International Champions Cup. ”

"No, no, no, Nair, you didn't understand what I said, that's exactly what I wanted to say."

"Oh?" Nair Quinn really didn't get it.

'My favourite player, Andrea Pirlo, used to say that the thing he hated the most was the pre-match warm-up, because it made him sick, and so did my team-mate, Paul Scholes, and even I'm sure it was with players like Xavi and Thiago.

'But Tony Kroos is clearly different, Southampton gave him a two-week break after the World Cup, but I've heard that he came back after a week off and then started training in strict accordance with the training plan set out by the Saints coaching staff, and his professionalism is admirable.

'So, we see that Di Maria is still resting, but Toni Kroos is already playing the whole game.

"Remember? I've said before that Southampton are further improving their players' physicality and they're investing quite a bit of money in that to help their players get out of the way they are now in sports science. ”

"You mean, Tony Cross is on this path?" Nair Quinn asked.

"Yes!" Gary Neville nodded firmly, "It's not just him, there are other players, like Cesc Fabregas. ”

Neil Quinn smiled, "He's only played half the game." ”

"Yes, but did you notice, Fabregas almost dominated the attack in this half of the game, he gave nearly 80 passes in the first 45 minutes of the game, 41 of which went to the penalty area, and successfully found a teammate to reach 31 feet, what is this concept?"

Neil Quinn has been commenting on Premier League games for many years, and naturally realizes that this data is indeed quite eye-catching.

"Southampton let Modric go because they felt they should cut the team's control and improve the team's effective attack, so they sold Modric and brought in Cesc Fabregas."

"And through this game, we also saw that Pogba has the full ability to occupy a place in the midfield, Oscar also performed quite well after coming off the bench in the second half, and Kovacic looks very potential to succeed Modric."

"I even seriously doubt that Bielsa, in order to test his midfield, even Matic, who was supposed to replace Toni Kroos, was temporarily changed by him to play left central defender and partner Varane, and who dares to say that Matic playing left central defender will not be another Xavi Martinez?"

"Hehe, Gary, you say that, it makes me feel a little ......," Nell Quinn laughed, "I don't know what kind of teaming idea Southampton is now?" ”

"Don't say you don't understand, I can't understand either, I guess only the madman Bielsa can understand!" Gary Neville laughed, "But, I know for sure, Southampton has not weakened, but strengthened!" ”

"What do you mean......"

"Southampton are better attacking than they were last season!"

"So this team is invincible?"

'No, of course they have flaws, and that is the defence, especially the left centre-back, which has left Xavi Martinez, whether it is Laporte or Nastasic, or Nemanja Matic, who is a cameo, whoever partners Varane may leave a hidden problem.

"More importantly, in the past, the midfielder double-back, Modric's ability to fight when defending helped a lot in the midfield defense, and now Cesc Fabregas can provide more support to the defense while ensuring the level of attack, which is a question."

'Players like Cesc Fabregas, Toni Kroos and even Pogba, their most distinctive ability is not something that the numbers show, they understand football far more than the vast majority of other players, they can see through the game, they can read the game, they can control the tempo of the game, they know everything around them.

'Oh, yes, Di Maria is sometimes like that, but he's not consistent enough, so I believe what Bielsa said before the game, Di Maria's psychology is not yet adapted to the Premier League, he needs some time, but Cesc Fabregas doesn't.

"In the new season, Southampton's front trident is strong enough, if Bielsa integrates this set of midfielders, then any team facing Southampton, there is only one choice, that is, to defend!"

Speaking of this, Gary Neville laughed in amazement, "Hey, Nair, don't look at me like that, you have to believe that we are lucky." ”

"Why?"

"Because, we have just witnessed a great Barcelona, but now, we are witnessing a great saint rising, you say, this is not luck, what is it?"

Neil Quinn really didn't expect Gary Neville to have such a high opinion of Southampton.

Could it be because he recently started writing a column on a mobile football app in China that he deliberately slapped Yang Huan's ass?

But soon, he denied the idea.

Because he knows that Gary Neville has always been a straightforward and sincere person since his playing days.

How can a critic who is not hesitant to criticize even his favorite Manchester United when it does not perform well, how can he flatter a team that he has little affection for?

It was at this time that a deafening cheer came from the stadium stands.

It turned out that the award ceremony had already begun.

The Southampton players, led by captain Manuel Neuer, have stepped into the royal box one after another.

It can be seen from the live TV footage that Yang Huan specially walked to the exit of the box and hugged the players who came up one by one.

Their relationship seems to be very warm, and they talk and laugh with each other.

After hugging Yang Huan, the players walked towards Prince William one after another, and took over the Community Shield championship trophy from the hands of the Saints fans.

When Neuer, surrounded by his teammates, lifted the Community Shield championship trophy high, the audience applauded.

Pogba, who was elected the best player of the match, opened the champagne directly, held down the bottle mouth, and kept spraying his teammates next to him.

This scene made everyone smile.

"Let's congratulate Southampton!"

"They deserved to win the game!"

"At the same time, let us all hope that in the new season of the Premier League, the Saints can continue to bring us more pleasing attacking football, but also bring us more exciting games and create more surprises."

"Finally, we would like to thank Gary Neville for the wonderful commentary and commentary he brought us."

"This is Sky TV, I'm Neil Quinn, we're seeing you in the new season!"