Chapter 597: The Double Crown

"The ball was passed to the left, Neymar stopped and dribbled the ball laterally!"

"Cross pass along the front of the penalty area, Drogbala goes out of the penalty area, catches the ball and knocks it back."

"Vidal goes forward, catches the ball and passes it."

"Drogba stopped the ball and turned and passed to the right."

"Sturridge was quick in the box, got the ball..."

"Beautiful, Terry stuck solidly, no chance, Sturridge had to pass back!"

"Drogba received the ball at the front of the penalty area, unguarded, good opportunity, kicked directly to the goal!"

"The ball went in!!!"

"!!!!!!"

"In the 11th minute of the first half, the former Chelsea player, Didier Drogba, used a wonderful long shot from the front of the penalty area to penetrate the goal guarded by Petr Cech, 1-0!"

"Southampton played so exquisitely in this offense!"

"From Neymar on the left taking the ball inside, to Drogbala coming out of the penalty area to respond, to Vidal's forward drive, and Sturridge's oblique penetration into the penalty area, they are doing everything possible to create Chelsea in the penalty area. Frontier defensive loopholes!"

"It's wonderful. Chelsea's defense lasted only eleven minutes before being knocked out by the Saints!"

"Drogba, the former Chelsea monster, after switching to Southampton, almost made his old club suffer!"

"What's interesting is that Southampton's starting lineup for this game, including Drogba, Sturridge and Matic, are all ex-Chelsea players!"

"With Chelsea, Benatia and Adam Lallana are ex-Southampton players."

"But these two teams are the deepest enemies in the Premier League this season. Three days ago, in the FA Cup final, Southampton beat Chelsea with a score of 5-0."

"Now, judging from the first ten minutes of this game, Chelsea still haven't been able to find an effective tactic to restrain Southampton, nor have they been able to get out of the shadow of the disastrous defeat three days ago."

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As the game resumes,

Chelsea won the kick-off.

But soon, the ball was out of the control of the Blues and returned to Southampton's feet.

"Compared to a year ago, the changes in Southampton are really impressive!"

Platini, as the president of UEFA and a former world superstar, can naturally see the doorway that other laymen can't see when watching the game.

"What's the difference?" Yang Huan asked with a smile.

"Are you testing me?" Platini was a little amused.

Damn it, how can I say that I am also the president of UEFA? If you ask me so face to face, if I can't answer, how can I fix it? Don't you want to lose face in front of so many people?

Master Ke Huan did raise his brows, but he was still giggling, as if he was saying, you won't be troubled!

Platini didn't know what to do, thought for a while, nodded and said: "The main reason is that the whole tactical system has become more sophisticated, especially in parts."

"Southampton's tactics a year ago were very advanced, especially the high-intensity pressing and oppression, which was very impressive, but this kind of tactics is good, but it consumes too much energy and consumes too much."

"So, in the past year, Bielsa should have mainly worked on the details."

"On the whole, the Saints' tactical philosophy is still Bielsa's, and the defensive end is still the same. In the shortest time, regain the ball, but the same high-position defense, a year later. Now, the Saints are doing a more subtle job of cutting the opponent's passing line and cutting the opponent's ball-holding offensive space."

Speaking of this, Platini nodded and praised, "Obviously, Bielsa's team has put in a lot of effort!"

When Yang Huan heard this, he had to tilt his head slightly.

Platini is absolutely right!

The same defense, Southampton has indeed improved a lot this season compared to last season.

However, in the eyes of many people, Southampton is still the same, desperately pressing high.

As everyone knows, with this set of high-position pressing, Southampton can play many different tricks.

The most obvious point is that the physical consumption of players is much less than last season.

At this moment, in the stadium, Chelsea's attack wanted to pass to Juan Mata, but it was destroyed by Matic.

Although the ball is still at the feet of Chelsea, the Blues have to pass back to the backcourt and then drive to the frontcourt.

"Chelsea failed to find an effective pass and penetration route, so they could only open their feet frequently and failed!"

Platini shook his head and sighed.

After seeing Southampton regain the ball, condescending, you can see the overall situation of Southampton's offense.

"The defensive end has an upgraded version, and the offensive end has made considerable improvements."

Platini also saw some offensive ways.

"The Saints' speed-up from defense to offense is very resolute, but instead of speeding up the entire midfield and frontcourt together like in the past, it is very targeted, obviously for the purpose of reasonably distributing the physical energy consumption of the players."

Yang Huan nodded with a smile, acquiescing.

"Break through the cross from the side, cut the ribs inward from the side to attack, go in after the middle, and then attack with the ribs outside..."

Platini laughed in amazement.

"Your Southampton's entire offense has a lot of means, and the switching is very subtle. The players have high execution ability, and the three lines are kept compact, and the flexibility is very good. Whether it is offense or defense, the effect is particularly ideal!"

"In contrast to Chelsea, David Luiz and Mikel formed a double defensive midfielder, and the effect was not satisfactory. Ramirez and Lampard's midfielder plugged in, and there was no threat as imagined."

"In the entire starting lineup, after Juan Mata, the only one with the ability to advance the ball, was choked to death, Chelsea's entire offensive system was frozen, and there was no threat at all!"

Having said that, Platini sighed, "Judging from the starting tactics, Zenden completely restrained Bielsa."

After a pause, he said, "Perhaps, he should consider Adam Lallana."

But immediately felt that it was not very appropriate, "If Adam Lallana is used, the midfielder may not be able to hold on!"

The UEFA president quickly shook his head, "No way, Chelsea's entire midfield has been completely cut apart and there is no cooperation, which not only puts their offense and defense at a disadvantage, but also gives Southampton have too much space."

Obviously, Platini also felt that it was difficult for Chelsea to have a chance of winning.

At least, one to zero on the scene, and Southampton's 64% ball possession rate, all illustrate this point.

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Facts have proved that it is indeed difficult for Chelsea to have a chance.

In the whole game, the Blues' first shot took place in the 31st minute.

It's hard to imagine that Chelsea would be so embarrassed by Southampton's newly promoted Premier League team that they couldn't shoot for half an hour. In the end, Lampard had no choice but to complete the first shot.

It was a very high quality shot from long distance.

Neuer lifted the ball over the bar very steadily, and then took Chelsea's corner firmly out of midair.

After that, Southampton continued to launch wave after wave of offensives against Chelsea, but in the end they still failed to score.

Chelsea was very passive throughout the first half, and even only played the embarrassing data of three shots.

In the second half, after Southampton adjusted during the intermission, they played directly against Chelsea as soon as they came up.

Under the old punch of the Saints, the Blues showed their flaws again.

With a precise long pass from Matic in the backcourt, Drogba firmly suppressed Terry in front and controlled the ball in the penalty area. Sturridge on the right was very smart and threw away Ash Leigh Cole then ran to the middle.

Drogba beat Terry in the penalty area, stopped the ball, turned his back to the goal, and passed the ball to the center.

James Rodriguez, who was plugged in at high speed, rushed into the penalty area under the entanglement of David Luiz, spotted the ball, knocked the ball with his heel, and knocked the ball to the diagonally inserted ball from the right Sturridge.

Facing James Rodriguez's wonderful heel pass, the England striker did not waste the generous donation of his teammates. After blocking Mikel with his body, he stopped with his right foot and followed up with the whole body. A curveball shot with his left foot.

The ball crossed an exquisite arc, with an extremely violent spin, and crashed into the upper left corner of the goal.

Cech, despite his reaction, was unable to prevent the ball from entering the net!

Two to zero!

Under the pressure of Southampton's consecutive goals, Chelsea's acting head coach Zenden finally couldn't hold it anymore.

The former Dutch name made three consecutive substitution adjustments in just ten minutes, intending to adjust the team and further strengthen the team's offense.

Especially the playing of Adam Lallana has indeed activated Chelsea's frontcourt offense.

But in this way, it also brought huge hidden dangers to the back line.

Ever since, the two sides of Neymar and Sturridge were completely activated.

Especially Neymar.

Throughout the game, the Brazilian star did not perform too eye-catchingly.

But with Chelsea's changes, the left side gained more room for movement. Neymar began to show his outstanding personal strength. He made breakthroughs on the left side time and time again, creating threats and becoming the most eye-catching player on the court. players.

In the last thirty minutes of the second half, it completely became Neymar's solo.

Especially in the 81st minute, Alaba knocked back from the bottom, and Neymar took the ball on the left side of the front of the penalty area.

The Chelsea defense, which had been turned upside down by Neymar throughout the second half, was once again shocked.

At the moment the Brazilian star took the ball, four Chelsea players all moved towards him.

But Neymar was a bold man with a spike and entered the penalty area. After avoiding Chelsea's first wave of defenders, Benatia was soon ushered in.

In the big penalty area, the defensive side dare not step easily, but Neymar has no such scruples.

I saw that the Brazilian was like a wild dragon, suddenly accelerated after an emergency stop in the penalty area, and was born on Benatia's body, creating a gap, forcing a pass with his left foot and hitting the back.

Drogba had been patiently waiting for a pass from Neymar. As soon as he saw the ball coming, the Ivorian immediately rushed forward, crushed Terry with his body, and hit the goal with a header!

Three to zero!

Didier Drogba scored twice!

The whole Amsterdam Arena is boiling!

Countless fans are chanting Neymar and Drogba's name!

Three to zero, in such a crucial competition, Southampton beat Chelsea completely!

Especially after that, Bielsa cleverly replaced Neymar, Drogba and Harvey Martinez successively, allowing these three players to receive applause and cheers from all the fans.

Enjoy the hero treatment they deserve.

Because it is their outstanding performance and performance that have made Southampton's achievements today!

Therefore, all the Saints fans at the scene gave high praise and affirmation without any stinginess.

And the game ended with a burst of cheers from the Saints fans and a resounding song, We Are the Champions.

With Drogba's brace and Sturridge's goal, Southampton once again beat Chelsea 3-0.

Following the FA Cup, Southampton successfully defended the Europa League!

Double crown!

Let all Saints fans look forward to the league championship! r1148

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