Football Giants

"Southampton corner kick, Tony Cross comes to take the penalty"

"Falling into the penalty area, Varane headed for the goal"

The entire Sun Life Stadium screamed. More than 70,000 fans couldn't help but exclaim for Varane's header that was a little bit higher than the crossbar. If it was a little lower, the goal would have been scored.

Varane hugged his head vigorously, feeling very depressed for not being able to suppress the ball just now.

This header is too angular

"Southampton played very positively after the start, and it seemed that it didn't look at the powerful and unmatched Barcelona at all."

"The Barcelona players breathed a sigh of relief, but fortunately they didn't score."

But before this breath was completely released, Southampton's offensive was once again forced.

As the game unfolded, everyone gradually became aware of Southampton's strategy.

Modric and Tony Cross formed a double midfielder and firmly controlled the Southampton midfielder.

At first glance, the defensive abilities of the two players are not excellent, but the actual effect shown in the game is very satisfying.

It is difficult for Barcelona's ball to pass Southampton's midfield smoothly.

At the same time, the passing and receiving between the two players is quite tacit, always keeping a proper distance and echoing each other.

This created a steady stream of momentum for Southampton's pressure to attack after the opening, and planned wave after wave of offensive.

Vidal, who is at a higher position, also played very active after the opening, and was very active on both the offensive and defensive ends.

Just kidding, it's Barcelona

Who doesn't want to show off in front of Barcelona and the bosses and chairmen of the giants in the stands?

Neymar also seemed quite excited. A retracement to respond to the pass of midfielder Modric, Neymar suddenly shifted his big foot, and the ball crossed the entire pitch and fell to the feet of Gareth Bale on the right.

This pass is very good, the footwork is quite good, Gareth Bale is not bad to stop.

After a stop, left back Alba just came up, Gareth Bale took advantage of the situation and dribbled the ball inward, giving play to the advantage of the winger against the foot, and also attracted the attention of Alba and Busquets.

Even Pique in the center will focus on Gareth Bale.

But at this moment, Vidal suddenly plugged in the back row, straight into the restricted area.

Bale flicked the ball lightly and gave it to Vidal, and the Chilean kept the ball forward.

I saw that Ibrahimovic in the penalty area had blocked Puyol behind him, turned around and kicked directly after receiving the ball.

Wow

The whole Sun Life Stadium exclaimed again.

But unfortunately, Ibrahimovic's shot was not adjusted, and the bottom line was crooked.

The Swedish center waved depressed, but gave Vidal a thumbs up.

The teammates of this foot cooperated well and gave it very well, but he did not play well.

But even if he knew that he didn't score, Puyol was still very depressed.

Niangxipi’s people are always holding on to my side to fight. Is this showing that the horses and horses bully me for being short?

Are you bullying people like this?

Although Ibrahimovic didn't score a goal, he still grinned when he saw Puyol's depressed expression.

What makes your opponent feel uncomfortable is your greatest pleasure.

Especially when the opponent is Barcelona

In the chairman's stand of Sun Life Stadium, seeing Southampton playing very active, Ibrahimovic almost firmly suppressed Barcelona's two central defenders, allowing the teammates behind him to launch an offensive as desired.

This makes Barcelona chairman Russell feel very depressed.

The Swedish center was originally sold at a low price, and he sold it to Southampton.

But who can think that after two years, the Swedish center has not fallen, but seems to have become stronger

Not only is he stronger, but he was so active against Barcelona

It is foreseeable that regardless of whether Ibrahimovic will score a goal in this game, early tomorrow morning, major media around the world will definitely use this old news to make news.

Are there any news materials that are more gimmicky than the abuse of the old master this year?

"Southampton's training system is indeed unique. I don't think Ibrahimovic is at all like a veteran who is about to be 31 years old, and his physical fitness is very good." Florentino couldn't help but say Praise from the heart.

The Swedish center once asked his agent to recommend himself, intending to join Real Madrid.

Florentino was also moved for a while, wanting to win Ibrahimovic.

But in the end, Ibrahimovic failed to become the second Figo for various reasons.

Think about it now, it's really regrettable

If Ibrahimović, plus a Cristiano Ronaldo, then activate Kaka, plus a Benzema, how luxurious is Real Madrid's frontcourt attack lineup?

Yang Huan smiled and said nothing. To say what is unique about Southampton's training system is that it is willing to invest and value the professional opinions of professionals.

But he could also tell that Ibrahimovic was holding his stomach to vent tonight.

Two years, the humiliation he encountered in Barcelona two years ago, he must revenge tonight

But sometimes things in the world are so helpless.

When Ibrahimović wanted to score more, it turned out to be more difficult to score.

Southampton did not create opportunities up and down. In just 20 minutes, Southampton shot a total of six very high-quality shots, four of which came from Ibrahimovic.

But in the end, either the shot was caught on the spot or the shot was crooked, which is really depressing.

The fans in the stands watched with joy. They saw Barcelona and Southampton fought like a pinpoint against the wheat. Southampton even had a considerable advantage.

How does this look like a newly promoted Premier League?

Neymar on the left became the most active player in the game. Every time he took the ball in the frontcourt, he almost made a threat. On the contrary, it was Gareth Bale on the right, which seemed a bit quiet.

When the game lasted for the twenty-fifth minute, Bielsa, who had been squatting on the sidelines and watching silently, could not sit still.

Stand up, walk to the sidelines and direct the players on the court.

"Bielsa is commanding on the spot. It seems that he is about to adjust his tactics. What do you plan to do?

"Oh, Gareth Bale shifted to the left, and Neymar went to the right."

"Let's see if Gareth Bale, who has returned to the left wing, will perform better."

It turns out that Gareth Bale is obviously more familiar with the left.

Southampton's first attack after switching to the left, Barcelona wanted to pass the high ball to Messi, Xavi Martinez then inserted, pressed Messi, and headed the ball back to the midfield.

Tony Cross stopped the ball with a kick and gave it to Modric.

The Croatian midfielder took the ball and turned to face the attacking direction. He saw that Gareth Bale had raised his hand on the left, and directly sent the ball through with a light kick, allowing the ball to pass between Alves and Puyol.

Gareth Bale started quickly, like a sprinting Ferrari, forced to overtake with speed, crossed Alves, stopped the ball and entered the penalty area, grabbed a volley with his left foot before Puyol could catch up. .

Everyone in the audience screamed, and the ball crossed the right post to the bottom line.

But this shot made everyone startled in a cold sweat.

That speed is too fast, right?

"Gareth Bell?" Russell looked a little confused.

Just now, he was clearly behind Alves by at least one position, but suddenly he forced overtaking from behind.

This speed is too fast

Florentino also shines, this Gareth Bale is indeed fast enough.

I wonder how it compares with Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo? Who is faster?

As if stimulated by Gareth Bale this time, the Southampton offensive accelerated again.

Barcelona pressed to Southampton halftime, midfielder Xavi and Iniesta passed the ball back and forth from the 30-meter area, looking for opportunities, but Southampton suddenly increased their efforts.

When Iniesta knocked back once, Vidal steals the ball, Modric and Harvey start a fight. After the Croatian first touched the ball, an emergency stop, getting rid of Harvey's forcing, and passing it to Tony Oke Rose.

After the German played in Southampton for a season, the style of the game is obviously much better than a year ago, but it is as stable as ever.He did not choose to risk two sides, but passed directly to Ibrahimovic. Rahimovic.

The Swede blocked Pique with his body, faced the ball, and directly picked it to the left.

Gareth Bale faced Alves. After the ball came, he stopped the ball with his left foot behind Alves, and then quickly started to insert it.

Alves had been prepared this time, and had always followed Gareth Bale to prevent the Welsh from getting rid of it.

But Gareth Bale did not choose Shan Yu this time. Instead, he used his own speed to forcibly create a gap. He made a diagonal pass with his left foot and passed the ball to the arc of the middle of the penalty area.

Alves was taken aback, turned around and found that Puyol and Pique were both following Ibrahimovic, still near the middle circle.

Not looking for Ibrahimovic, could it be looking for...

With this thought, I saw a thin figure on the right rushing in quickly.

Although Alba's reaction and speed were quite fast, Neymar still grabbed the left side of the top of the arc and stabbed the ball into the penalty area.

To say that Alba's reaction is fast enough, the body is also very flexible, as soon as he saw Neymar's movements, he immediately got stuck inside, trying to block between Neymar and the goal.

But as soon as the Brazilian player caught up with the ball, his body was naturally a fake move to kick the goal for the first time, tricking Alba to follow up with his foot to block it.

But Neymar didn't hit it at the first time, but adjusted one very quickly, and then volleyed his left foot again.

The two consecutive actions were almost completed in the blink of an eye, making everyone present overwhelmed.

When everyone reacted, they found that the ball had followed a straight line and rolled to the right post of the goal.

Then, the ball rolled into the goal line and crashed into the side net inside the right post

Beep

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Accompanied by the whistle and the long sound of the goal from the on-site commentator, Neymar rushed out of the stadium excitedly, rushing all the way to the bottom of the stands, celebrating the goal with excitement

The teammates behind him quickly caught up and picked him up.

The Brazilian player's shot is really beautiful and wonderful

Alba was completely fooled by him

"Southampton's counterattack was equivalent to practice, and it was quite exciting."

"We can see that Gareth Bale, who returned to the left, was very active and gave a wonderful assist."

"It seems that Southampton's head coach Bielsa should think about it. Should Bell be placed on the left instead of the right, which he is unfamiliar with?"

The atmosphere of the entire Sun Life Stadium was completely ignited by the goal

All the fans cheered frantically, shouting loudly

Perhaps, many of them are not familiar with Neymar, but this goal made them all remember the thin Brazilian player and his magical footwork ()