Chapter 835: Fantasy Iron Triangle
"Arsenal tried to put the ball into the penalty area again, but Vala's position was very accurate and he cut the ball down."
"Leave it to Fabregas, Arteta climbed over the wall on the spot and sent it back."
"Tony Cross stopped the ball and handed it to his teammates in front, and passed it to the right long diagonally."
"Sanchez received the ball, and Southampton's entire attack width was very wide, making full use of the one-on-one personal ability of the wide players to create a threat."
"Sanchez...beautiful, got rid of Gibbs, went down to the bottom line, and passed the ball into the penalty area."
"The position of the back post, Pogba, beautiful, header!"
"Schchensny blocked the ball, Pogba again, let's shoot hard again, the ball is in!"
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!"
"In the 30th minute, Southampton won another game, 2 to zero!"
"This is a wonderful goal from French midfielder Paul Pogba!"
"It's so beautiful. The first header was very tricky, but goalkeeper Szczesny swooped very beautifully, but Pogba made another shot after landing, and no one could stop him. It was really a very wonderful goal!"
After Pogba scored, the entire Wembley Stadium was completely in full bloom!
All Saints fans jumped up from their seats frantically and cheered for this wonderful goal.
"Pogba, a 21-year-old young player, made his mark in Southampton last season and performed quite well."
"This season, the Saints have introduced Fabregas and Di Maria. Pogba obviously felt the pressure of competition. He performed quite eye-catchingly in the first game."
"This goal just now showed Pogba's excellent physical fitness and excellent technical skills, and his reaction speed was too fast. Arsenal's defensive players were completely stunned!"
"Now, Wenger should think carefully about whether he should continue to stick to the starting tactics of the opening game!"
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Klaus Michael Kuhn and others sat upright in the back row of the Royal Box. After seeing Suarez and Pogba's successive goals, they clearly felt that Saints fans had an overwhelming advantage in the Royal Box.
Because when these two Saints players scored goals, including Prince William and his wife and Prince Harry, most of the people in the box were cheering and celebrating with Yang Huan.
This made them feel that Yang Huan seemed to be trying to invade the saints into the upper class of Britain and become Real Madrid in Britain.
"This saint is really powerful!"
"Isn't it? I've sold core players every year, but the combat effectiveness is so strong every year, which is really unbelievable."
"Wenger is probably crying to death now. He originally thought that if Southampton sold Modric and James Rodriguez, the midfield would be unstable, and if Xavi Martinez sold, the defense would be loose, but the result would be..."
"Can this Southampton really be invincible?"
Everyone was amazed at the performance of Southampton on the court with their words.
Klaus Michael Kuhn shook his head, "No, the Saints' midfield control has indeed declined, and their defense has indeed loosened. Wenger's judgment is not wrong at all."
The members of the fan delegation around him were surprised as soon as the senior Hamburg fan spoke.
"Mr. Coon, then why did Southampton score two goals in a row?"
"Yes, Arsenal attacked so hard after the start, but he never broke through the Saints' goal. This defense is a world of difference compared to the paper-stuffed garbage defense line in Hamburg."
"Hey, aren't you talking nonsense? We are a relegation team in the Bundesliga, but the Saints are European champions. Can they compare?"
Kuhn nodded, "Yes, Southampton's defense line is loose, but his defensive system is still there, and Laporte is indeed a good seedling, but he is still immature and needs to accumulate more experience. For the time being, it cannot replace Harvey Martinez."
"As for Varane, as long as he continues to develop according to this momentum, he will be the best central defender in Europe in the next ten years, and may not even need one of them."
"Is it really that strong?" Some people didn't believe it.
But Kuhn nodded with confidence and said, "Absolutely true!"
It's really hard to say for everyone this time.
Kuhn has been watching football for at least a few decades. Even if he doesn’t have any professional knowledge, he can at least see the tricks as he looks.
If even he is so confident, it is enough to see that Varane is indeed quite outstanding.
No wonder all Europe wants to get him, but Southampton would rather let Harvey Martinez go and keep him.
"In the midfield, the control has declined, but the Saints play more directly and more threateningly. By reducing the number of unnecessary transmissions in the past in the midfield, the ball will be handed to the frontcourt more directly."
Speaking of this, Kuhn sighed with a look of surprise and shook his head: "Ibrahimovic's scenery has covered too much. Southampton's dream iron triangle is picked out by a single player. In European attackers, his personal abilities are ranked among the top five."
"What?" Alexander Otto was shocked. "You said that Southampton's three attackers are ranked among the top five in Europe in their personal abilities?"
What is this concept?
Among the European attackers, among the strongest individuals, even if the old Ibrahimovic is not counted, Messi and Cristino Ronaldo are definitely two. Could it be that the three of the Saints go down?
"No, right? Are you that strong?"
"That's right, aren't Bayern Munich still Robben and Ribery? Gareth Bale of Real Madrid and Neymar of Barcelona are also players with strong personal abilities?"
But when Kuhn heard this, he shook his head, "Impossible. Ribery and Robben are both old and no longer as brave as they were. As for Gareth Bale, if you talk about personal abilities, he is really not as good as the three in Southampton. As for Neymar, he has the top five."
After a pause, Kuhn pointed to the court, "Look, Southampton's tridents are not far away, echoing each other, and often crossing positions, which is a disaster for any line of defense."
"Three attackers can pass, control, burst and shoot, have very comprehensive technical characteristics, and their personal abilities are among the top attackers. This is something that no defense line is willing to face, because as long as they are well-done, they will be full of various possibilities, which is hard to defend."
"Not only that, Tony Kroos in the midfield not only has excellent organization and passing skills, but also has a great ability to attack after inserting. Fabregas himself is a striker and his ability to pass the last pass is even more top."
"As for Pogba, he will have a place in the top midfielders in the next ten years."
After analyzing this, Kuhn paused for a while before continuing: "Southampton's tactics are very smart. He is not as persistent in controlling the ball like in the past. Instead, he quickly passes the midfield and handes the ball to the first three players with strong ball-holding ability to create a threat. The back of the midfield can also form an effective second offensive echelon."
As if to confirm Kuhn's analysis, when Southampton counterattacked on the spot, Fabregas successfully intercepted the ball and passed the ball diagonally to Sanchez on the right.
The latter passed the ball into the penalty area with a diagonal pass.
Suarez stopped the ball before Koscheerny and blocked Koscheerny with his body.
Arsenal's defender is also very experienced and immediately stuck Suarez's angle to directly threaten the goal.
Seeing that there was no attack angle, Arteta, the midfielder, returned to defense and planned to attack the two of them. Suarez responded decisively, skillfully swapped the ball, and seized a gap in the pressing between the two, and passed the ball out.
At this time, Pogba, who was inserted behind, had already been ambushing at the front of the penalty area. As soon as he saw the ball coming out, he immediately took a big step and rushed to catch up with it. The ball hit the dead corner, three to zero!
"Oh my God, are you crazy?"
"In the 37th minute, Southampton won another game, three to zero!"
"Pogba, Paul Pogba scored twice!"
"It's a disaster for Arsenal to concede three goals in the first half!"
"Wenger seemed very angry on the sidelines. After the team lost to Manchester United 2-8 away in the 2011-2012 season, Arsenal never conceded three goals in the half, but in this game, Southampton scored three goals!"
What's different from Wenger is that Bielsa kept shouting on the sidelines, signaling the team to continue to push forward.
It is obvious that he has found a loophole in the Arsenal defense.
"We noticed that all three goals were initiated from this side of Sanchez and Gibbs' performance was disappointing."
"From the game, we can see that Sanchez is more cruising in the gaps in the Arsenal defense line. He always appears between Arsenal's midfield and back line, which brings some difficulty to Gibbs's marking."
"His outstanding personal ability makes it easy for Gibbs to be given one-on-one by him once he leaves the position, but if he does not leave the position, he cannot press against him immediately, and Sanchez's incision is also quite threatening."
"Relatively speaking, Hazard's performance on the left is relatively mediocre. His cooperation with Suarez is obviously different from Ibrahimovic. Moreover, with the team's midfield adjustment, Hazard must also adjust his role, and he should still be in the adjustment stage."
"But judging from the performance of this game, Southampton's offense has not been weakened as expected, but has been further improved, especially the frontcourt Trident, which has really become stronger."
"Even, we have every reason to expect that when this set of tridents is completed, Southampton's powerful attack power that stands out on Europa will inevitably return, and we will see a saint who is attacking like a tide again!"
That is, as soon as the commentator finished speaking, Sanchez was hit by two players after getting the ball in the frontcourt and had to knock the ball back and give it to Danilo.
The Brazilian right back stepped forward into the 30-meter area. After getting the ball, he was pressed by Cazorla and passed it horizontally to Fabregas.
The Spanish midfielder saw Suarez retreating and immediately passed the ball to Suarez's feet.
At the front of the penalty area, Suarez used his body as a cover to block Mertesak and Koscheerny who were facing a great enemy behind him, and knocked the ball back to Pogba.
Pogba, on the other hand, took a good chance and passed the ball straight into the penalty area.
I saw that Hazard, who had been performing in this game, suddenly stepped into the penalty area from the left rib and stopped the ball before Juan Fran.
This stop surprised Juan Fran and immediately stopped anxiously.
But the Belgian winger suddenly dunked in the opposite direction and dunked Juan Fran.
Next, with a right foot, the ball drew an arc, and in the dumbfounded gift, it crashed into the upper right corner of the goal.
At this moment, Wembley Stadium was silent like a dead end!
Four to zero!
Chapter completed!