Chapter 992 This Is Terrifying!
This meeting of members of the European Club Association held in Geneva, Switzerland, finally appeared in front of the world, but it was just a message on its official website, telling everyone very simply and clearly that Rummenigge was re-elected as the chairman, and Whoever became the executive committee, who entered the UEFA executive committee. ≦∧≮≧≤want ≈≤see ≤∈⊥≡book≈·1╳k┼a┼n╬s╬h╬u╬·c╳·c╳
As for what happened behind this, no one knows except the insiders.
After two weeks of national team competition, European football was quickly rekindled.
Because Saints participated in the European Cup, the fourth round of the English game was postponed. They currently have one less game and rank fourth in the league, behind Tottenham Hotspur and other teams.
But after the national team match day, Tottenham Hotspur also ushered in ups and downs. In the fifth round of the English League, they drew 0-0 at home with Everton, giving up the league leader in vain. Location.
The Saints, on the other hand, relied on Pogba's brace in half an hour and Sturridge's goal in the 72nd minute of the second half to win a 3-0 win over West Bromwich Albion. Won four consecutive victories and returned to the list.
Ancelotti's formation in this game was very bold, and none of the main striker tridents were on the line, but the Saints still relied on their own strong strength to securely score three points.
In the middle of the week, the home team ushered in the round of the Champions League group stage, and the opponent was Juventus.
Ancelotti reunited with his former owner, and he was not merciful at all, and sent his main players to play at the Glory Stadium.
If it is said that the two sides were evenly matched in the first half, and the Saints only relied on Hazard's 30-minute flash of inspiration to set the record for the Saints, then in the second half, the Saints completely controlled the game . ≦≦≡want?≦read∥book≈≮∈·1╋k╬a╬n┼s╳h┼u╋·c╳·c
In the fifty-fifth minute, Suarez received an assist from Fabregas and made another victory for the Saints, 2-0.
After that, Di Maria made a breakthrough in the middle, and the opposing midfielder Marchisio made a defensive foul. He was shown the second yellow card of the game and was sent off the field with a red card.
After that, Sanchez and Cesc Fabregas assisted Suarez to score two goals respectively, and the Uruguayan striker scored a hat-trick.
In the end, the Saints beat Juventus 4-0 at home and made a good start to the Champions League group stage.
After the Bianconeri hated the Glory Stadium, coach Allegri also had to admit after the game,
The team is not as good as the people.
Allegri is full of praise for compatriot Ancelotti's team, and believes that the Saints are the most competitive team in Europe.
"Ancelotti made the Saints more unpredictable, he surprised us all."
The high evaluation of the Juventus coach has also been generally recognized by European football experts.
Ancelotti's transformation of the Saints has gradually shown results.
Compared with Bielsa who pays more attention to offense and almost desperately uses offensive football, Ancelotti pays more attention to control and offensive and defensive balance.
The legendary Italian coach Aligo Sacchi spoke highly of Ancelotti's achievements after coaching Southampton in his column in Gazzetta dello Sport. He believed that Ancelotti had injected his own ideas into the Saints. ┠┟┡Please read the book.`1-k/a^
"As the best and strongest team in Europe in the past two seasons, any head coach coaching the Saints will be regarded as a big challenge. It is not easy to make the fans forget Bielsa, but I think Ancelo Dee did a great job."
"In the past many years, Ying has been pursuing the continentalization of the tactical system. In fact, we call this positional warfare."
"It took Bielsa a few years to inject the concept of positional warfare and his offensive football into the blood of the Saints. He took the Saints from the original third-tier league team to the European hegemony all the way. Very difficult."
"Like all the concepts of positional warfare, how to create an advantage in a local area is also Bielsa's pursuit. He is full of forward offense and wants to create an advantage behind every oppressive line of defense of the opponent."
"This so-called advantage can be said to be an advantage in numbers, that is to say, in a specific period of time, in a specific area, through the transfer of the ball, the active running of the players, and the smart choice of positions. Finding a free man who is not marked is the most tireless pursuit of all positional warfare."
"So is Bielsa!"
"And we can see that after years of development, especially after Guardiola's great achievements in Barcelona, the development of positional warfare has developed by leaps and bounds, and the advantage has been established in the process of advancing from the backcourt to the frontcourt. It has become crucial in positional warfare."
"During the Bielsa period, the Saints' defense played a vital role in the entire team's tactical system, and even goalkeeper Neuer was in the team's tactical component. The scavenger goalkeeper outside the restricted area has completely overturned the world's understanding of goalkeepers in the past. ╠┣┣╣Please read the ╬┢┣╣ book., 1=”
"This is a crazy choice. No goalkeeper has ever done this, but Bielsa chose Neuer. Even in order to better play Neuer's ability in this aspect, the Saints paid a lot of money. Hired the former Schalke 04 youth goalkeeping coach, Lothar Matushak came to Southampton to train Neuer and all Saints goalkeepers."
"As far as I know, the training that this German youth goalkeeper coach is best at is the player's position, and adjusting his position through small steps and a lot of lateral movements."
"They believe that through this small side step, the goalkeeper and the ball are always kept in a straight line. At the critical moment, the center of gravity moves to the front foot, and the sudden increase can comprehensively improve Neuer's defense against the opponent's offensive players. ability."
"Actually, both Bielsa and Neuer did a pretty good job."
"Although, as the most daring goalkeeper ever, Neuer still bears the risk of losing control and giving up the goal, but at the same time, by expanding his defensive area, he makes the defense line more forward and the formation more compact. The pressing of the team is also more aggressive."
"However, our compatriots, the smart Ancelotti, are like all Italian coaches. They all believe that relying on players is not enough, and tactics should be used to minimize the hidden dangers of Neuer."
"In the positional battle, the players of the two teams are arranged on the court in an orderly manner, staggered forward and backward, and attack and defend each other."
"Ancelotti believes that players occupy key areas at a specific moment. When attacking, it is conducive to creating regional advantages. The offense will be tighter and faster, and the possession of the ball will be more stable. Occupation is conducive to the team's good position structure and facilitates the implementation of high-position pressure.? ≈ to see? ≤ book ∧⊥⊥·1┼k╋anshu·c·c”
"In this case, offense and defense are integrated, not separated from each other."
"Obviously, Ancelotti, my great student, has injected the essence of Italian football into the Saints' tactics, so we will see that the Saints this season are not only sharp in offense, The defense has improved significantly, and the overall lineup structure has become more compact, orderly and rigorous."
"The front three lines are like iron walls, firmly oppressing the opponent, restricting the opponent's attack, cutting the opponent's line, making Neuer behind him no longer directly face the opponent's attack so easily. Therefore, the German goalkeeper gets Liberated and took on more offensive and organizational responsibilities."
"When we played against Juventus, we even saw Neuer pressing down to halftime unwillingly, but Juventus looked at the empty goal behind, but couldn't get the ball in."
The Saints not only received high praise from Sacchi, but also received high recognition from other European celebrities.
The key is not the Saints' winning streak, but the stable, efficient, and at the same time desperate ability to kill opponents and kill games that Ancelotti's team has created in the game.
Three days after the Champions League group match against Juventus in the first round, the Saints returned to the Glory Stadium in Southampton and once again beat the visiting Leicester City team 4-0, winning five consecutive victories.
But what is even more frightening is that in the middle of the week, Southampton ushered in a make-up match for the fourth round of the league, beating Norwich 5-0 at home.
On the weekend, the Saints once again sit at home and ushered in Swansea.
With less than two minutes to go, Southampton beat Swansea with a shot from left-back David Alaba.
In the second half, Sanchez and Harry Kane scored goals one after another, 3-0, and once again won a complete victory.
Seven games, seven consecutive victories!
But this is not the most surprising thing. What is really shocking is the dominance shown by the saints.
Seven games without conceding a single goal, it's horrible!
The English League has just started, and the Saints have played such an astonishing and terrifying momentum. This is simply to make all competitors feel desperate!
But when the British and European media were amazed at the Saints' winning streak, in the second game of the Champions League group stage, the Saints challenged Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga away. As a result, Pogba took the lead in the first three minutes of the game. The strong shot in the penalty area opened the record for the Saints.
In the 14th minute, Di Maria's anti-offside single-handedly expanded the score for the Saints, 2-0.
Entering the second half, Suarez, Di Maria and Kovacic, who came off the bench, scored three goals for the Saints and beat Wolfsburg 5-0.
This simply stunned the whole of Europe!
What's even more frightening is that the Saints shot a total of 38 shots in this game, and their ball possession rate was as high as 63%. This was simply a bombardment around Wolfsburg , Only scoring five goals is considered a small number!
The entire European football world was stunned!
No one could have imagined that the Saints would start the new season, and after undergoing a coaching change, they would still have such a strong record. This is simply against the sky!
What is even more unbelievable is that Messi did not play for all the achievements the Saints have achieved.
If Messi played this, wouldn't Southampton be even more against the sky?
Ever since, all the fans around the world are frantically discussing the Saints. Almost everyone believes that the new season's English League champion must be the Saints, and the new season's Champions League, the Saints are also well-deserved number one. popular.
However, when the world is generally hyping saints, there are also voices of doubt.
For example, Martin Samuel, a well-known British columnist, pointed out in his column that the Saints' triumph is indeed amazing, but it must be noted that neither Juventus nor Wolfsburg are the first-line teams in Europe. Juventus has been weak for many years, and the loss of players is serious. Especially this season, Pirlo has left, and the midfield has been severely weakened.
Wolfsburg is a newcomer to the Champions League and lacks experience, so the rout is not surprising.
As for the English League, Southampton has not met the top four teams so far. Although Everton is strong, its performance this season is not ideal.
So, to sum up, the Saints' winning streak looks unstoppable, but it's actually not terrible.
"Ancelotti's team still needs the test of a really strong team!"
"In the eighth round of the league, the Saints are a guest at Stamford Bridge to challenge Chelsea. In the third round of the Champions League group stage, the Saints are a guest at the Parc des Princes to challenge Paris Saint-Germain. This is the real highlight!"
At the same time, there were also some problems within the Saints.
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