However, Southampton's defense is not to be trifled with, having been tested in many major competitions and against strong teams.
Arsenal did grab several good attacking opportunities thanks to the cooperation between Fabregas and Henry, but unfortunately the final shot was a little short.
Arsenal needed to score two goals to tie the total score and go into overtime.
As the game time decreased, Arsenal fans became more and more desperate.
After 4 minutes of stoppage time in the second half, the referee mercilessly blew the whistle to end the game!
The game is over!
The score between the two sides was fixed at Southampton 2:1 Arsenal!
Southampton eliminated Arsenal with a total score of 6:4 and entered the final of the EFL Cup! The Southampton fans at St. Mary's Stadium cheered wildly! They are one step closer to winning the EFL Cup!
In the history of English football, few teams have been able to win the EFL Cup for two consecutive years! Southampton will sprint towards this goal!
Arsenal fans were in tears and shouted in unison to coach Wenger, "Sign him."
As for who the fans want Wenger to sign, it is obviously very obvious.
The main camera's lens was always following Gu Ran.
All the Southampton fans in the stadium were shouting "Chinese Dad".
In another League Cup semi-final that took place at the same time, Chelsea defeated Manchester City with a total score of 3:2 and won a ticket to the final.
This means that Southampton will meet the powerful Chelsea in this year's League Cup final.
According to the loan agreement, Mikel from Chelsea will not be able to appear in the lineup against his parent club. That is to say, when Southampton plays against Chelsea, Mikel can only sit in the stands and watch. Southampton will face the situation of lacking a strong defensive midfielder.
After the game, Southampton did not celebrate too much.
Because three days later, it will be the fourth round of the FA Cup, when Southampton will challenge Burnsley away.
Coach Adkins gave the main players a day off.
After the holiday, Southampton players returned to Staplewood training ground in high spirits and carried out recovery training according to the head coach's arrangements to maintain normal competitive fitness.
On Saturday, January 28, at 3:00 p.m., Southampton's FA Cup fourth round knockout match away to Burnsley began.
In this game, coach Adkins still sent out all the main players, and Mikel, who was automatically suspended due to a red card in the last game, also reappeared in the starting lineup.
Under the leadership of Gu Ran, Southampton was unstoppable. In the first half, Gu Ran made two wonderful assists, Salah scored one goal and Lallana scored one goal. In the second half, Gu Ran scored a goal with a 35-meter-long free kick, and then cooperated cleverly with Chamberlain and Henderson in the frontcourt, and broke through Burnsley's goal again with a scissors kick in the air.
In addition to Gu Ran's extremely eye-catching performance, Salah, Henderson and Van Dijk all performed well, with scores exceeding 7.5 points.
In the end, the score was Burnsley 0:4 Southampton.
Southampton easily advanced to the fifth round of the FA Cup.
After the game, Coach Adkins gave most of the main players three days off so that they could rest thoroughly.
On the third day when the main players were resting, that is, January 31, the Championship match day began, and Southampton challenged Swansea away.
However, Southampton's substitute lineup had poor defense and no strong defensive midfielder, so they were almost easily penetrated.
In the end, Swansea defeated Southampton 3:2.
This did not have much impact on Southampton's chances of winning the Championship title, it just delayed it a bit.
On Saturday, February 4th, the Championship match day, Southampton faced Coventry at home.
According to the matchup situation, if Southampton can win this game, then Southampton's points in the Championship standings will not be surpassed, and Southampton will directly win the Championship title.
This game also attracted countless Southampton fans.
The ticket price of St. Mary's Stadium has been hyped up to more than 20 times! All the fans of Hampton want to see their team win the Championship and return to the Premier League just halfway through the season.
Coventry's away tickets were also bought up crazily by Southampton fans, so that there were only a few fans coming to support Coventry, and the away fan area was full of Saints fans waving Southampton team flags.
Southampton did live up to expectations.
At the beginning of the game, Gu Ran attacked the Coventry team, which had not yet recovered. Gu Ran went straight from the backcourt, using his body and speed to eat up 6 Coventry players, and shook off two intercepting players outside the left side of the penalty area. After breaking into the penalty area, he directly fired a heavy shot at the goal.
Southampton 1:0 Coventry.
Gu Ran dribbled into the court.
After this fantastic start, the following scenes were simply a story of bullying.
Coventry was beaten by Southampton without any chance of fighting back.
In the 15th minute, Gu Ran passed the ball directly to Henderson who was on the side without looking at anyone. Seeing that no one was marking him, Henderson got the feeling and made a long shot, changing the score to Southampton 2:0 Coventry.
In the 27th minute, Gu Ran and Lallana performed two exquisite two-on-two combinations in the middle area, easily breaking through Coventry's heavy defense. Gu Ran then directed the ball to Salah's feet. Salah stopped the ball, shook off the tackle, and then shot into the goal.
Southampton 3:0 Coventry.
The Southampton fans who came to watch the game were fascinated and as happy as if it were New Year's Day.
In the 34th minute, Henderson Coventry's defender fell in front of the penalty area, and Southampton got a free kick in a good position.
Gu Ran took the penalty kick himself and hit the net perfectly.
Southampton 4:0 Coventry.
Coventry City had been completely defeated, but the game continued.
Coach Adkins was frowning on the sidelines. He actually wanted to replace Gu Ran, but today's game was special. It was a crucial game for Southampton to win the Championship title and return to the Premier League. If Gu Ran was replaced in this game, even if Gu Ran was willing, those Saints fans who spent 20 times the scalper ticket price would never let him go.
The game continued and Coventry continued to be abused.
At the end of the first half, Coventry had been beaten 6 times by Southampton.
...(End of this chapter)