Chapter 1039 Who Is to Blame?

In the dark universe, there are dots of stars twinkling, appearing extremely quiet.

Accompanied by a classic Star Wars opening song, a passage of text appeared.

"February 28, 2016, Sunday."

Where it should have been the title of the Star Wars film, there are two lines of characters above and below, and it also specially imitates the classic yellow font of Star Wars, with "Southampton" on the top and "Manchester City" on the bottom.

This subtitle is so vivid that at first glance, people who don't know it really think it is the title of Star Wars.

Like the classic opening of Star Wars, the two lines of subtitles slowly recede, gradually shrink, and finally disappear.

Immediately afterwards, a line of text introduction slowly rose from the bottom of the screen.

"It's a Carling Cup title fight."

"The opponents are two teams that have emerged in the Premier League in recent years."

"Saints Southampton is the well-deserved leader of the Premier League. It has set off a huge wave in the Premier League, leading the way and invincible."

"Blue Moon Manchester City is determined to resist the Saints' domination of the Premier League. With the Premier League behind by a large score, it launched a strong attack on the traditional League Cup, intending to shake the Saints' dynasty through the competition for the League Cup. .”

"Taking advantage of Southampton's multi-line battle, they can only arrange rotation and substitute lineups to play in the League Cup. Manchester City tried their best to seize the advantage of the game and beat the Saints in one fell swoop."

"Although Southampton can't make the most of their main force, their strength is still there."

"At London's Wembley Stadium, the two sides have already geared up, and the battle is about to break out..."

As the subtitles receded gradually, and finally disappeared, just like a Star Wars movie, the screen was pulled down, and a bird's-eye view of Wembley Stadium in the night sky came directly.

Then, the screen changed, and Ancelotti was interviewed by the media.

"This will be a very intense game. Manchester City is determined to win the cup, but I believe that our players will go all out. Regardless of the result of the game, I am proud of the performance of this group of young players."

And then Harry Kane came into the picture.

The local center who has shined in the Premier League in the past two seasons,

In front of the camera, he said, "The team worked very hard, one game after another, and finally reached the final. Everyone hopes to win the championship."

"Although our opponent is Manchester City, we are determined to win this championship!"

The young player in the team, the dark-skinned Martial also appeared on the screen.

"Last season we lost the Carabao Cup, which made us all feel very sad. This season we came back, we performed better than last season, and we firmly believe that the team can beat Manchester City."

Midfielder Kovacic also said, "The game is definitely not easy to play. Manchester City is hopeless to win the championship this season. They definitely hope to gain something in the cup, but we will not let it go easily. We are eager to win this championship! "

...

Yang Huanduan was sitting in the royal box at London's Wembley Stadium, looking at the game trailer that was being played on the iPad in his hand, specially made for the club by Southampton's official fans, with Star Wars as the background. Hehe smile, in a good mood.

The fans really put their heart into it, and the production of the trailer was also good. It was like a vivid imitation of the opening of Star Wars.

"Which fan would do this?" Yang Huan asked with a smile.

"Saint Harry!" Prince William, sitting next to him, laughed.

"Saint Harry?" Yang Huan hummed and nodded repeatedly. He knew the rosy-nosed fat man. He is now the most prestigious person among the Saints fans. He runs the largest official Saints fan club with a large number of people.

There is no talent in such a large fan club, so it is not surprising that such a trailer can be produced.

"This trailer is very creative and spoof, and it has been widely spread among the fans."

After hearing this, Yang Huan nodded again and again. He also felt that the production was good.

This game is Saints vs. Manchester City, but the current situation of both sides is different.

Southampton has remained unbeaten in the Premier League this season and has been far ahead so far. There is not much suspense about winning the league championship, so the focus of the game has begun to shift to the Champions League.

On the contrary, Manchester City is currently ranked fifth in the league, behind Southampton, Leicester City, Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal. going down so fast.

It should be said that in Manchester City this season, the aging of the player structure is already obvious, and the renewal of the team has also begun to be put on the agenda.

In Yang Huan's view, Manchester City is now more or less declining before it becomes strong, which can be regarded as a great tragedy.

Not to mention winning the championship for Manchester City this season, it would be nice to be able to grab the top four in the league.

In this case, the focus of Manchester City's competition is on the cup competition, especially the domestic cup competition.

The UEFA Champions League is too risky, and Manchester City has no advantage at all. Therefore, the goals of Manchester City are very consistent. First, grab the domestic cup, get a championship trophy and place at the bottom, and let's talk about the rest.

Southampton is different, the focus is on the league and the Champions League, so the League Cup has always been to arrange substitutes and young players to play.

Unexpectedly, in the League Cup, the team's substitutes and teenagers performed quite well, killing Liverpool and other teams one after another, reaching the final all the way.

The time of the final is arranged in the middle of the league and the Champions League.

Before the League Cup final, the Saints just beat Hiddink's Chelsea 3-0 at home, and then beat Ajax 2-0 non-stop away. The opponents in both games were very good.

In addition, the previous cup games have always been a stage for substitutes and teenagers, so for this League Cup final, the Saints still have a lineup of substitutes and young players.

The goalkeeper is Neuer, the defense is Luke Shaw, Laporte, Stones and Chambers, the three players in the midfield are Kovacic, Tielemans and Oscar, and the frontcourt has three forks The halberds are Martial, Harry Kane and Sturridge.

The current lineup of the Saints can be described as full of talents. Regardless of the substitutes and young players playing, in terms of strength, even Manchester City dare not underestimate it.

At least, Liverpool, Everton and other strong teams have fallen at the feet of the Saints, a group of substitute teenagers.

Compared with the Saints, Manchester City is determined to win, so naturally they will send their main force to play.

The two sides have now lined up on the court, waiting for the referee to blow his whistle.

Yang Huan was sitting in the stands, looking at the stadium with a smile, somewhat feeling the tense atmosphere.

He doesn't value the League Cup, he only values ​​the Champions League and the Premier League, which are the champions that can really enhance the team's influence.

But the championship trophy, who would think too much?

However, before the fight started, Master Huan bypassed Prince William and greeted Mubarak, the chairman of Manchester City, who was separated by two or three seats.

"Hey, let me tell you, Old Mu, you can take a good look at it. We are all substitutes, enough for you. If you still can't win, you just find a piece of tofu and kill yourself."

Master Huan's words immediately made Prince William and others couldn't help laughing.

Look at what you said, how mighty it is.

What Master Huan means is that we don’t pay attention to the mere League Cup. Since you want it, then we will let you know that we will be the main force, and you will definitely not win, so I am now on the bench. If I still can't win, then I really have nothing to do.

Mubarak smiled wryly, he couldn't tell that Master Huan was joking, so there might be some tricks?

The problem of team aging is not unique now. How old is Yaya Toure?

Not to mention some things, even if Southampton is on the full bench, Manchester City may not be able to win.

how to say?

Judging from the current football lineup, Southampton, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich can be said to be neck and neck, and even the Saints are slightly better than the other two competitors in terms of overall strength.

Let’s just say that Harry Kane, Martial and Sturridge, although they are not considered first-line big-name superstars, can be placed in any team in the Premier League, they are also the main players.

Needless to say Kovacic, Tielemans has also played well in the midfielder position this season, coupled with an all-around Oscar, the Saints' midfield thickness is also not bad.

Moreover, there is also a Beckham II's Prouse on the bench.

Before you know it, the entire lineup of the Saints has already left all other teams in the Premier League behind.

This season, the Saints have ridden the dust, which is indeed a manifestation of the overall strength, and other teams have to obey.

But in addition to strength, what's more important is that everyone in this team, since I don't know when, has played football with such an aura.

Like now.

As soon as the game started, the referee blew his whistle. If you say that these saints are all young players and substitute players, you must at least restrain yourself when facing Manchester City, which is full of main players and stars.

But they don't!

After a whistle, the team pressed forward with three lines from front to back.

Goalkeeper Neuer kept shouting in the backcourt, directing the team, and kept signaling to press up.

Nimei, does this look like a starting lineup of substitutes and youth players?

Even if Manchester United, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and other teams encounter Manchester City, they would not dare to be so domineering and awe-inspiring?

But the Saints players just have the guts.

They not only have courage, but also confidence.

They are convinced that, through aggressive running and pressing, they can hold their opponents down.

This is also unspoken, the Saints players are also famous for being able to run.

It is not very new for a player to run 12 kilometers in a single game, but if it is a team, the average running distance of players exceeds 12 kilometers per game, it is quite scary.

Saints are such terrifying monsters!

With excellent running, coupled with the players' skilled off-the-ball running cooperation, the Saints naturally easily suppressed Manchester City's formation, and the ball changed hands in less than a minute.

This made all the fans in the stands, even sitting in front of the TV, couldn't help but exclaim in their hearts.

Is this still a second team composed of substitutes and youth players?

Which team's second team can beat a strong team like Manchester City?

But Southampton did it, and they were not only trying to overwhelm Manchester City, they were also trying to score goals.

This made Mubarak, who was sitting not far from Yang Huan in the stands, almost cry.

Nimi, it is said that Southampton's first team is not human!

In my opinion, what the hell, even the substitutes and the youth team are not human!

Looking at Young Master Huan again, the old man was watching excitedly, shouting to score a goal.

Mubarak suddenly had a resentment on his face. He agreed to let us take a championship trophy to cover up our embarrassment. Why are you doing this?

However, he didn't dare to ask this question, because he knew that if he asked, he would be asking for a slap in the face.

Master Huan will definitely reply in a very pretentious manner, cut, we are all on the bench and the second team, you still can't beat, who is to blame?