Chapter 343 Pain and happiness(1/2)
Southampton eventually defeated Liverpool 1-0 with Ibrahimovic's goal.
The result of this game soon became the headline news on the next day in newspapers of all sizes in the UK and Europe.
As the most popular English team last season, Southampton's performance this season is still very glorious.
Southampton's strength is evident in the FA Cup.
In the daily match of the famous EC football program, host Gary Lyinkel made a very positive prediction, believing that Southampton has a great hope of winning in the cup.
"So far this season, four Premier League teams participating in the UEFA Champions League, Manchester United and Manchester City have been eliminated one after another, and Chelsea and Arsenal have advanced to the quarterfinals, but the promotion process is also stumbling."
"On the contrary, the English champion team Southampton, who participated in the UEFA Cup, performed very well in the UEFA Cup. So far, there have been two rounds of four qualifiers, six rounds of official group stages, and ten games, Southampton won ten consecutive victories."
"Such an excellent European result is enough for those big brothers in the Premier League who participate in the UEFA Champions League to feel ashamed."
"The situation in the FA Cup is still unclear, but in the League Cup, Southampton beat Liverpool 1-0 away and seized the lead on the road to advance to the finals.
"Interestingly, among the top four teams in this League Cup, three of them come from the Championship, and the other two teams are Crystal Palace and Cardiff. No matter which of these two teams advances to the finals, Southampton is undoubtedly the number one favorite to win the championship."
Another guest, Alan O Hiller, is also very optimistic about Southampton.
The former Southampton youth training丨 even shouted loudly on the show, "I am very much looking forward to seeing the Saints win Wembley Stadium in late February and win the first championship trophy of the new season."
The outside world is optimistic about Southampton, and the saints are also very motivated.
After playing Liverpool away, Southampton finally ushered in a buffer period after the Christmas Devils schedule.
Two weeks later, he took the home court and drew to visiting Liverpool 2-2.
Daglish's team made a try and wanted to reverse Southampton at St. Mary's Stadium and reach the final.
But Southampton, who is at home, is not a vegetarian. He is in a big battle against Liverpool. Both sides are in full swing and very tragic. Southampton leads twice and Liverpool equalizes twice.
But in the end, Southampton saved a draw at home, and then eliminated Liverpool with a total score of 3-2, successfully reaching the League Cup final.
The final opponent is Cardiff of the Championship team
After advancing to the finals of the League Cup, Southampton first defeated Millwall four-one in the fourth round of the FA Cup knockout, and then defeated Bolton 2-0 at home in the fifth round of the knockout, successfully advancing to the quarterfinals.
Southampton's FA Cup quarterfinals are Tottenham Hotspur of North London.
This team performed very well in the Premier League this season and is expected to break the traditional semi-finals' monopoly on the Champions League.
After February, the Europa League rekindled its war and ushered in the top 32 knockout round.
Southampton defeated Greece Olympiacos in both rounds and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals.
Manchester United and Manchester City, who were eliminated from the Champions League group stage, have also stood out from the top 32.
On the contrary, Premier League teams such as Tottenham, Birmingham, and Fulham all failed in the group stages of the UEFA Cup.
This also made many English fans turn their attention to Southampton.
At least, the team's performance in the European arena is very good for English football
When Southampton was out of the way on the court, Yang Huan was still not idle.
"Ziqing, it's too late today. I live in Southampton. I have to see someone early tomorrow morning."
In a car from the Ragonda Conqueror who returned to Southampton from Poole, Yang Huan is calling Zhuang Ziqing, No. 1 Hyde Park, London.
People who have fiancées must have an explanation when going out.
The last time he didn't go back to sleep, she didn't tell her, but she waited in the living room for one night and caught a cold.
It made Yang Huan feel distressed for a while.
Yang Huan gradually got used to Zhuang Ziqing's existence at home.
Zhuang Ziqing didn't ask much, but just told him to pay attention on the phone, all of which were asking about his well-being.
It makes people feel very heartwarming after hearing this.
After hanging up the phone, the car arrived outside the gate of the Southampton villa.
Long Wu, who was sitting in the driver's seat, opened the door and drove the car directly in.
Xiaobu, who had heard the movement for a long time, had already opened the door.
It was the end of February and the temperature rose. Although it was a little cool at night, the clothes were not as thick as they were in the cold winter.
Xiaobu was wearing a pink coral velvet pajamas, but the collar was open, revealing a large piece of pink.
As soon as he saw Yang Huan, he came up with a smile and shouted in a delicate voice, "Young Master."
Yang Huan nodded and said no.
"Young Master, have you eaten?"
"No, I'll go take a shower first."
After saying that, Yang Huan had already walked into the door.
"Okay, then I'll do it and call you"
Xiaobu looked at Long Wu again and called Wu Brother.
"Young Master seems very tired."
Long Wu and Xiaobu are also familiar with each other. After all, they have been together for several months. Moreover, this girl is very smart and clever, and is responsible for their daily life and diet in Southampton. Naturally, she is familiar with it.
"Can you not be tired? I first went to the bank in the City of London to apply for a loan, then went to Gayton again, and then went south to Poole. I was tired when I went to so many places in a day."
Xiaobu curled her lips. She could understand these things, but she couldn't understand them.
"Go and get some food quickly, your stomach is almost starving to death."
Long Wu urged.
Xiaobu immediately walked to the kitchen, and not long after, the fragrant braised noodles were freshly released.
Long Wu was also a greedy cat. His stomach was hungry. When he smelled the fragrance, he immediately rushed over and feasted, swallowing more than half of it. What made people even more strange was that he didn't even feel hot.
After the meal, the guy walked towards his room with satisfaction with touching his belly.
"I'm going to go to bed, you go and see the young master."
Xiaobu looked at his back and smiled, but he wondered why the young master hadn't gone downstairs yet?
After going upstairs, he gently knocked on Yang Huan's room door, but no one responded.
With a pull of the handle, the door opened.
"Young Master"
Xiaobu leaned in gently and found that there was no one in the room, and there were a lot of changing clothes on the ground.
Walking in, I picked up the clothes on the floor one by one.
The young master lives in Southampton and she washes all the clothes and is used to them.
After entering the room, I found that the bathroom door was closed, but there was no movement inside.
Xiaobu was shocked, and immediately walked over and patted the bathroom door vigorously.
"Young Master"
After about twenty seconds, Xiaobu was so anxious outside that he cried, and almost called Long Wu to help him. Then there was a noise inside, followed by Yang Huan's shout, "What's the matter?"
Xiaobu then breathed a sigh of relief, "Young Master, I was scared to death just now."
There was a sound of water inside, followed by a wiping noise.
Xiaobu stood outside, and when he heard the movement, his pink face turned red.
When Yang Huan opened the door and walked out with a bath towel tied around her waist, Xiaobu even lowered his head and didn't dare to look at it anymore.
"I just lie inside and fell asleep accidentally."
Yang Huan patted his head, sat by the bed, yawning thirsty.
Xiaobu saw him like this and immediately walked forward, "Young Master, I learned massage when I was in heaven and earth. Otherwise, I will press it for you. I heard that it can awaken the spirit."
"Really or not?"
"You'll know if you try it."
As he said that, the little girl was quite enthusiastic. She took the initiative to come over, got into bed, and knelt behind Yang Huan.
"Where is pressing? I'm ticklish"
"Hehe, press the head"
"Oh, come on," Yang Huan waved.
Xiaobu rubbed his hands and reached out and gently placed it on Yang Huan's head. Ten fingers spread out, and both thumbs were pressed on the temples, gently pushing and rubbing on the scalp, as if looking for acupuncture points.
"The master who taught us was a very famous Chinese medicine massage doctor in China. The company invited him to teach the sisters who accompanied him. I was not qualified to learn it, but I secretly watched it a few times on the side and studied medicine again. After learning it, he took the initiative to say that he wanted to teach me."
Yang Huan closed his eyes and looked very enjoyable.
His hair was very short, but his small fingers were very clever, like a snake, squirming constantly on his scalp, sometimes grabbing, sometimes scratching, sometimes pushing, sometimes pressing, and using various techniques, making it unspeakable to feel comfortable.
Instead, she didn't hear anything she said clearly.
To be continued...