Saints hegemony!

On the second day of the Champions League final, the Suns' front page headlines put this eye-catching title!

Chief Reporter Steven Howard personally wrote a commentary article, highly praised Southampton's outstanding performance in this Champions League final and the past season, and gave the Saints a high evaluation.

"Southampton has completed another dreamy season. In addition to the useless League Cup and FA Cup, they have won all the honors they can win. Even if they don't pay attention, they have reached the semi-finals with young players in the League Cup and FA Cup, which is enough to prove their dominance in the Premier League."

"If we include this year's Champions League championship, the Saints have won four European-level championships in the past four years, two Europa League championships and two European Champions League championships, which is an unprecedented great feat in the history of European football."

"Watching Southampton plays football is a pleasure. The exciting and thrilling offensive and the gorgeous cooperation of mercury are enough to crush all pressing and oppression. These are all talked about by the Saints fans."

"And it's hard to imagine that all of this was built in just five years!"

"Five years ago, when a Chinese man named Yang Huan landed in the English football world like the queen at the opening ceremony of the Olympics, many people joked that he would be hung in the air like London Mayor Boris Johnson and become a laughing stock for everyone."

"But five years later, he became the savior of English football and the savior of Premier League teams!"

"It is hard to imagine that without Southampton, the Premier League would have a serious lack of competitiveness in the European arena, and it would even be surpassed by Italian teams, becoming the fourth place in European points, and then losing the fourth place in the Champions League."

"Yes, Inter Milan won the UEFA Cup this season, and Klopp's team has seen hope for a revival of Serie A, but more importantly, there are almost no other teams in the Premier League except Southampton, and they all stopped in the quarterfinals, which is incredible."

"You know, Premier League teams are not short of money. On the contrary, as the richest football league in the world, even the relegation team in the Premier League has amazing purchasing power. But why are the powerful players in the Premier League weak in competition in the European arena? Should this be taken seriously and reflected?"

"Southampton, as a team that has risen for less than three years, has become the flag bearer of the Premier League in the European arena. This is the luck of the Premier League, but it is also a shame for other teams such as Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, and even Manchester City. They should reflect on why they are the Saints?"

"When the Premier League encountered a European war crisis, it was originally supposed to be the traditional tycoons who stood up, but why can't they do it? Why are they saints?"

"Previously, our newspaper conducted a questionnaire survey on local British fans. The results showed that in the past three years, Southampton has been the fastest-growing Premier League team among its fans. Why is this?"

"Don't fans often end up together in England?"

"As a reporter, I have had face-to-face contacts with fans many times. I found that one of the important reasons why they support Southampton is that this South Coast team has almost no enemies with other teams except Portsmouth."

"But more importantly, the Saints have been almost the flag of the Premier League in the European arena in the past few years!"

"It's interesting that even in the archenemy of Portsmouth, Southampton's fans are rising."

"And in the past few years, Southampton has trained popular internationals such as Sturridge, Laville Morrison, Luke Shaw, and Chambers for the England national team. If Harry Kane, who has risen this season, and local internationals such as Gary Cahill, Chamberlain, and Adam Larana who have left the team, the Saints' contribution to English football can be seen."

"The Saints did not disappoint the fans' expectations of them. They won the double championship for two consecutive seasons, three consecutive Premier League titles, and successfully defended the Champions League title. This made all the fans who supported him excited and rewarded them."

"Now, the Premier League needs saints, and English fans also need saints!"

"No doubt we are witnessing the rise of the Saints in Premier League hegemony, and they are dominating the Premier League like Liverpool in the 1980s and Manchester United in the early years!"

In addition to the Sun's Steven Howard's column, the British Daily Mail also reprinted the column article by Charlene Lahry, a famous journalist of Southern Echo, with the title, Another Double Champion!

Charlene Lahry highly praised Southampton's successful defending title in his column, highly praised head coach Bielsa and the players for their outstanding performance, believing that they made history.

But behind this, Charlene Lahry attributes the Saints' success at the Berlin Olympic Stadium to the achievements of the Saints' management.

"When we see the star-studded star-studded starry sky, we will be surprised by the team's powerful and almost luxurious lineup, and we will be puzzled whether the Saints have surpassed Real Madrid and become the brand new Galaxy battleship."

“But one thing we tend to overlook is the shrewd operation of the Saints’ management.”

"Suarez has been transferred from Liverpool, worth 40 million pounds, but now Real Madrid has offered a sky-high price of 150 million pounds, but the Saints have refused without hesitation. Ron Gurley said, we are not short of money, there is no need to sell Suarez. How domineering and confident this is!"

"Dimaria has been transferred from Real Madrid. He is the leader in the transfer between Modric and James Rodriguez. Fabregas has been transferred from Barcelona and is worth only 20 million euros. Sanchez has come to the Premier League, Matic has left Chelsea, and Neuer has left the Bundesliga. Their value is pitifully low, but now they are all rising."

"The most valuable person in Southampton is Tony Cross. Although the outside world has always had doubts about the real transfer fee of Tony Cross, even if it is 60 million euros, judging from Tony Cross's performance in the past few years, it is definitely worth it!"

"The players introduced by Southampton are all introduced without exception when other teams are not satisfied and have low value. But after they came to Southampton one by one, they shined with a hundred times the value. Isn't this telling the problem?"

"The most typical case is Harry Kane."

"This center who has been in Tottenham Hotspur's academy and has been unwelcome to the team. Once he arrived at the Saints, he became the best scorer in England in his first season, which was achieved with many substitutes."

"A year ago, Harry Kane was a free transfer, and now a year later, how much is Harry Kane worth?"

"There is news that Manchester United is willing to pay a high price of 20 million pounds for Harry Kane, but can it convince Southampton?"

"The success of the saints and the competitive factors are indeed very important, but the one that really plays a decisive role is the management."

"It is precisely because of the smart operation of management like art that the Saints' superstar team has created the magnificent lineup of Saints, and the dominance of Saints in the Premier League and in the European arena today."

"A lot of people are worried about Bielsa's departure, but I don't think it's necessary."

"Based on the exact news I have obtained, Bielsa did not leave the Saints, but would be transferred behind the scenes and specialize in football tactical theory research. This is another major performance of the Saints' advancement over other European teams."

"We have absolutely reason to believe that with the shrewdness of the Saints' management and the execution and efficiency they have shown in the past few years, maybe they have already found an ideal coach for the Saints, but it has not been announced to the public yet!"

In addition to newspapers such as the Sun, Southern Echo and Daily Mail, British media such as the Times and the Guardian have reported and paid attention to the great feat of the Saints defending the Champions League in the European arena.

Even the Guardian believes that the Saints are leading English football to complete the great revival of the 1980s!

Not only the British media, but also German kickers gave Southampton a very high evaluation.

However, unlike Charlene Lahry's perspective, kickers focus more on the Saints' abilities in cultivating players.

Because in this game, Southampton's starting lineup also includes Sanchez, Suarez, Di Maria and Fabregas, who were already successful and famous superstars before joining the Saints, but some players grew up quickly under the training of the Saints.

For example, Neuer and Tony Cross.

Although the core main players of these two German national teams had already emerged before joining the Saints, they did not have convincing strength. However, they completed their transformation in the Saints and became the world's top superstars.

In addition, like Varane, the French central defender is now one of the top central defenders recognized in world football and the first central defender in the future. He grew from an unknown young player to a superstar under the strong cultivation of the Saints.

Danilo, David Alaba, Nastasic, Hazard and others, are they like this.

In the opinion of the Kickers Magazine, the reason why the Saints have today's glory is inseparable from their outstanding youth training and their outstanding ability to cultivate players.

Kickers Magazine also believes that with a group of outstanding 1990s stars such as Pogba, Kovacic, Varane, Nastasic, Ravel Morrison, Luke Shaw, Chambers, Oscar, Martial and Harry Kane, the Saints will still be the most competitive team in Europe in the next few years.

Even the Kickers magazine likens the Saints to Barcelona in 2009.

However, in the end, the Kickers Magazine believes that like Barcelona's problems, Southampton will face a series of problems next, including metabolism, the risks brought about by the opponent after the game is mature and stable, and so on.

Among them, the resignation of the meritorious coach Bielsa this season.

And while the media throughout Europe and even the world are singing and praising Southampton, UEFA has also announced the list of the best teams of the UEFA Champions League in the past season.

Everyone was surprised to find that among these eighteen people, the saints occupied ten of them.

The goalkeeper Neuer, defense lineman Danilo, David Alaba and Varane, midfielder Tony Kroos, Fabregas and Di Maria, and the frontcourt are Suarez, Hazard and Sanchez.

Except for the left central defender, the Saints' starting lineup was selected.

Among the remaining eight players, Atletico Madrid was selected for Otamendi and Isco, Bayern Munich was selected for Xavi Martinez and Lewandowski, Monaco was selected for Navas and Biglia, and Barcelona was selected for Messi and Neymar.

From this list of best teams, it is not difficult to see the Saints' dominance in European football.

This also made all the media unable to help but shout again, who can end the hegemony of the saints?

That is, when media and fans around the world are hyping up the saints' hegemony, hundreds of journalists from all over the world attracted in person at Glory Square in Southampton.
Chapter completed!