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

"Across the front of the penalty area, Drogbara went out of the penalty area and received the ball and knocked back."

"Vidal went forward and received the ball and passed again."

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

"Sturridge quickly inserted into the penalty area and received the ball..."

"Beautiful, Terry steadily stuck his position. There was no chance, Sturridge had to pass it back!"

"Drogba received the ball at the front of the penalty area, no one defended it. Good opportunity, just take a kick and shoot!"

"The ball is in!!!"

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!"

"In the eleventh minute of the first half, former Chelsea player Didier Drogba used a wonderful long shot from the front of the penalty area to penetrate the goal guarded by Cech, one to zero!"

"Southampton played so well in this offense!"

"From Neymar taking the ball from the left to Drogbara coming out of the penalty area to pick up, then Vidal's forward insertion, and Sturric's diagonal insertion in the penalty area, they are all trying every means to create Chelsea's defensive loopholes at the front of the penalty area!"

"It's so exciting. Chelsea's defense lasted only eleven minutes before it was knocked open by the Saints!"

"Drogba, the former Chelsea Warcraft, almost made his old club suffer after he switched to Southampton!"

"Interestingly, Southampton's starting lineup list in this game, including Drogba, Sturric and Matic, are all former Chelsea players!"

"Which Chelsea's team, Benatia and Adam Larana are former Southampton players."

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

"Now, judging from the ten minutes of the game just beginning, Chelsea still has not found effective tactics to restrain Southampton, nor has it been able to get out of the shadow of the miserable defeat three days ago."

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As the game resumed, Chelsea received the kick-off.

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

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

As the chairman of UEFA and a former world superstar figure, Platini can naturally see tricks that other laymen cannot see when watching the game.

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

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

You guys, why do you say I am also the President of UEFA? You asked me in person, and if I can’t answer, what will I do? Wouldn’t you be embarrassed in front of so many people?

But Young Master Huan did raise his eyebrows and still laugh, as if he was saying, "It's not a problem for you!"

Platini had no choice but to think about it, nodded, "The main reason is that the entire tactical system has become more exquisite, especially in the local area."

"The tactics of Southampton a year ago were very advanced, especially the high-intensity pressing and oppression, which was very eye-catching, but this tactic is good, but it takes too much physical energy and consumes too much."

"So, in the past year, Bielsa should have been mainly about details."

"Overall, the Saints' tactical philosophy is still the same as Bielsa's, and the defensive end is still the same. In the shortest time, they will regain the ball's right, but the same set of high-level defense. A year later, the Saints have done more exquisitely in cutting the opponent's passing route and cutting the opponent's players' ball-holding attack space."

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

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

Platini is right!

As for the same defense, Southampton has indeed made considerable progress this season compared to last season.

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

Little did they know that just with this high-level press, Southampton could play many different kinds of fun jobs.

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

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

Although the ball is still at Chelsea's feet, the Blues have to pass it back to the backcourt and then drive to the frontcourt with big foot.

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

Platini shook her head and sighed.

After seeing Southampton regain the ball, he was condescending and could see the overall situation of Southampton's offense.

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

Platini saw some offensive tricks.

"The Saints' speed up from defense to offense is very resolute, but they are not speeding up the entire midfield and frontcourt together like in the past, but are very targeted, obviously in order to reasonably allocate the players' physical energy consumption."

Yang Huan nodded with a smile, assuming that he was accused.

"Break through the cross from the side, cut the ribs inside the side to attack, insert the back of the middle, insert the outer ribs later..."

Platini smiled in surprise.

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

"In contrast, Chelsea, David Luis and Mikel form double midfielders, the effect is not ideal. Ramirez and Lampard intervene behind the midfield, which is not as threat as imagined."

"In the entire starting lineup, after Juan Mata, the only capable of propulsing the ball, was strangled to death, Chelsea's entire offensive system was frozen and could not perform at all!"

Speaking of this, Platini sighed, "From the starting tactics, Centen completely let Bielsa restrain himself."

After a pause, he said again: "Perhaps he should consider Adam Larana."

But I immediately felt that it was not very appropriate, "If Adam Larana played, the midfielder would probably not be able to hold on!"

The UEFA president quickly shook his head, "There is no way. Chelsea's entire midfield and frontcourt was completely cut and had no cooperation. This not only caused his offense and defense to be in a disadvantageous situation, but also gave Southampton too much space."

Obviously, Platini also feels that Chelsea has a hard time winning.

At least, the 1-0 on the scene and the 64% possession rate in Southampton all illustrate this.

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As it turns out, Chelsea really has a hard time having a chance.

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

It is hard to imagine that Chelsea would be forced into such a miserable situation by Southampton, a Premier League team, and could not shoot within half an hour. In the end, Lampard completed his first shot.

This is a long shot with very high quality but very far distance.

Neuer lifted the ball out of the crossbar very steadily, and then took Chelsea's corner kick steadily from mid-air.

Afterwards, Southampton continued to launch wave after wave of offensives against Chelsea, but failed to score in the end.

Chelsea was very passive throughout the first half, and even only scored three shots and shots.

In the second half, after adjusting during the halftime break, Southampton directly pressed Chelsea to play.

After the Saint's old punch, the Blues revealed their flaws again.

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

Drogba beat Terry in the penalty area. After stopping the ball, he passed the ball to the goal and passed the ball to the middle.

James Rodriguez, who was inserted behind the high speed, rushed into the penalty area under David Luis' entanglement, saw the ball in sight, and passed the ball with a heel, knocking the ball to Sturridge who was inserted from the right side.

The English striker faced James Rodriguez's heel pass, which was so wonderful that heel pass, without wasting his teammate's generous donation. After his body stuck Mikel, he stopped his right foot and followed, and made a curved shot with his left foot.

The ball drew a delicate arc and ran into the upper left corner of the goal with an extremely fierce rotation.

Despite Cech's reaction, he still failed to stop the ball from entering the net!

Two to zero!

Under the pressure of Southampton's continuous goals, Chelsea's acting head coach Centen can't hold on.

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

Especially Adam Larana's appearance did activate Chelsea's frontcourt offense.

But this also brings huge hidden dangers to the defense line.

As a result, the two sides of Neymar and Sturridge were completely activated.

Especially Neymar.

The Brazilian star did not perform too well throughout the game.

But with Chelsea's change of teams, he gained more room for activity on the left. Neymar began to exert his outstanding personal strength, completing breakthroughs again and again on the left, creating threats, and becoming the most eye-catching player on the court.

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

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

The Chelsea defense, which was disrupted by Neymar, was shocked again in the entire second half.
To be continued...