Chapter 296 We will definitely win!

"How much did you bet just now?"

In the royal box, Yang Huan asked Zhuang Ziqing who was sitting next to him with a smile.

"Not much, just a few thousand pounds!" Zhuang Ziqing felt a little regretful and thought he should have bet more.

Yang Huan looked at her expression and laughed, as if she was a little money-grubber.

But it’s no wonder.

The old Zhuang family has always had a very strict family tradition. Zhuang Mingyang is an honest official. Although he holds a high position, he certainly does not have much money.

By the time Zhuang Ziqing and his sister and brother came of age, they certainly had no shortage of money, but they were not well-off and could not afford to squander.

At least they are not like the Yang family, who lack everything except money.

"I'm thinking, from now on, I'll bet a thousand pounds on every Southampton game, betting on you to win!"

"Why?" Yang Huan felt strange.

"The first time I placed a bet, you beat Manchester United in the FA Cup final. I placed a bet again this time. I have a feeling you will win again. I will place a bet every time from now on, so that you will win every time!"

In the end, she herself didn't believe in such superstitious talk and just kept giggling.

But Yang Huan nodded seriously, "Yeah, that makes sense."

When Zhuang Ziqing looked at him strangely, Yang Huan said with a smile.

"I'll talk to the players later. The boss lady has spoken. If they don't fight back, it will be too disrespectful!"

Originally Zhuang Ziqing wanted to laugh, but when she heard Yang Huan say that she was the boss's wife, her pretty face suddenly turned red and looked particularly charming.

Seeing her shyly turning her head away, Yang Huan felt a chill in his heart as he rolled his eyes at her.

What a charming little devil!

After Varane scored the first goal for Southampton, the Saints reversed the slump after the opening and began to take the initiative in the game.

Especially in Toni Kroos.

Bielsa asked him to retreat to the traditional defensive midfielder area, and the central defenders Varane and Javi Martinez are both players with good ball-handling and passing abilities, which makes Southampton's backcourt very stable.

Manchester United wanted to continue with the crazy rush after the opening and cause chaos in Southampton.

But in fact, with Toni Kroos's retreat, there was a connection between the backcourt and the midfield.

If Southampton is likened to a cannon, then Toni Kroos is the gunner.

The team will attack wherever the German midfield points!

Once the ball is in the backcourt, the offense can be launched continuously.

On the other hand, at Manchester United, Vidal's position was more forward, targeting Carrick.

Once Carrick was restricted, Manchester United's midfield organization and defense became big problems.

As one side gained strength while the other lost strength, Manchester United's overall situation seemed very embarrassing and chaotic, while Southampton took full advantage.

However, this was the situation after the 25th minute of the first half.

"You guys are really strong!"

Prince William was amazed to see that Southampton turned the situation around at the beginning and suppressed Manchester United.

I knew Southampton was strong, but I didn’t know they were this strong!

Compared with the four traditional giants, Manchester United actually defeated their opponents with real swords and guns. It was not easy!

"That's right, you just discovered it now?" Yang Huan replied with a blunt smile.

Prince William found it funny and said, "Brother, can you be more humble?"

"Tony Kroos is pretty good!"

Now even a layman like Prince William can see the trick.

When the team was in chaos just now, as soon as Toni Kroos retreated, Southampton's attack started.

This is not just a simple retreat in position, but more of a tactical change.

The German midfielder became the metronome and the most important passing point for Southampton's backcourt.

Almost every attack went through Toni Kroos.

As soon as Southampton's attack was blocked, they retreated without saying a word to look for Toni Kroos.

As soon as the German midfielder got the ball and then passed it out, any difficult and complicated situation immediately became clear.

Players can also find out the team's offensive direction from his passes!

This is undoubtedly Toni Kroos' most valuable tactical role!

Of course, Toni Kroos is still young and needs further polishing, such as his defense and his slow pace, etc. These are all problems, but with the accumulation of experience and the improvement of technology, these can be gradually improved.

"Many people say that it was a waste of 60 million pounds to bring him in!"

Yang Huan's words made Prince William nod his head continuously, thinking that it was indeed a loss.

"But in my opinion, this is the smartest deal ever!"

Apart from the fact that the transfer fee and salary were all paid by Abramovich, Yang Huan felt it was a good deal even if he had to pay for it out of his own pocket.

The reason is simple. In modern professional football, there are very few natural talents like Toni Kroos.

Especially as a group of core players such as Xabi Alonso, Pirlo and Xavi are gradually getting older, the most anticipated midfield talent among the new generation is Toni Kroos.

Matic is one too!

Modern professional football is all about team strength.

And a very important part of the team's strength is the defensive midfielder!

Southampton has signed Toni Kroos, plus a Matic, and the reserve at the defensive midfielder position is enough to make the top giants salivate, and the strength of the team is not much worse!

That is why Yang Huan said that the person he should be most grateful to is Abramovich.

However, Prince William obviously could not understand the mystery and twists and turns involved.

After hearing Yang Huan say that he was smart, he immediately laughed and shook his head.

"If people outside heard this, they would definitely laugh to death!"

Yang Huan smiled and didn't say much.

How can a sparrow understand the ambition of a swan?

Just at this time, Southampton launched another attack.

The attack was blocked on the left and was forced to pass back to the center back.

Toni Kroos retreated to meet Javi Martinez, stopped the ball and passed it to the right.

Carvajal dribbled the ball on the right and passed it to Vidal.

Vidal passed the ball to the right.

James Rodriguez stopped the ball on the right side of Manchester United, faced Evra, dribbled the ball sideways and cut inside, and suddenly made a big pass.

The ball went along the front of the penalty area and turned from the right to the left.

Neymar quickly moved forward, got ahead of Smalling, stopped the ball with his chest, and after landing, he dribbled inside and shook off Smalling.

Another sudden acceleration, shaking off Ferdinand who was trying to steal the ball.

Cleverley quickly returned to defense and saw Neymar pass Ferdinand, so he was about to move close to him.

But who could have thought that Neymar would suddenly kick the ball.

He kicked a curved ball with his right foot and it went straight into the upper right corner of the goal.

De Gea flew to make a save, but unfortunately, it was out of reach.

The ball hit the goal with a violent spin!

The entire Wembley Stadium suddenly rang out with a long shout of "goal".

In an instant, countless Saints fans rushed out of their seats and screamed wildly in the stands.

"Neymar! Neymar!! Neymar!!!"

After scoring the goal, the Brazilian genius turned and rushed out of the stadium, quickly jumped over the billboard on the sidelines, and rushed to the bottom of the Southampton fans' stand, waving his arms and shouting, celebrating the goal wildly.

Although he has only been in England for a year, this year's training has made him more concise, more threatening and physically stronger.

At least, he is no longer afraid of physical confrontation!

The moment Neymar scored a goal, Yang Huan excitedly rushed out of his seat and cheered with his fists clenched.

"Neymar, well done!"

"Dribble past three players, great goal!"

The entire royal box was also moved by Neymar's wonderful goal, and applause continued.

"See? This is the role of Toni Kroos!"

The attack on the left was blocked just now and we couldn't get any further. Manchester United's defense was in place.

The ball was passed back to the center back, and Manchester United was still scrambling for it, but after it was passed to Toni Kroos, the latter passed it to the right.

Manchester United focused on defending Southampton's left side, so the right side was naturally empty.

Now, the situation opened up!

Launching an attack from the right side forced the Manchester United defense to tilt.

James Rodriguez's lateral dribbling and distribution are also very important.

This sudden attack from right to left caused Manchester United's defense to make many mistakes.

As a fan, sitting in the stands overlooking the stadium, you can see everything.

But the problem is that it is not easy for the players on the court to observe this!

"It's 2:0!" Yang Huan sat back in his seat with a smile.

"This game is really not satisfying enough!"

Prince William and Princess Kate couldn't help but smile bitterly after hearing this.

If Ferguson heard this, he would probably be so angry that he would vomit blood.

You bastard, we are a top Premier League club, but we were beaten so badly by a Championship team. We were two goals behind, but you are still not satisfied with me? What do you mean?

After all, brother, I was also the runner-up of the Champions League last year, can you give me some face?

In fact, this is also a misunderstanding of many people.

For example, Manchester United this season. Many people think that as the runner-up of the Champions League last season, they are very strong and should be even stronger this season.

Little did people know that Manchester United reached its peak last season.

There is a reason why Ferguson called for the treble.

In the situation like last season, if Manchester United failed to win the treble, it would be difficult to expect it again in the short term.

Because no team can stay at its peak forever.

Therefore, after achieving certain peak results, the first thing many teams do is to change their blood!

But the fans were not happy about it and felt it was unreasonable.

We are so strong and perform so well, why do we need a blood transfusion?

Little do we know that if we do not move forward we will move backward when sailing against the current.

Once you reach a certain peak, it's impossible to stay there.

As for the peak, there is no further to go, and one can only retreat.

Therefore, after reaching the peak, if you don’t change your blood, you will regress!

"Manchester United this season is much worse than last season!" Yang Huan shook his head and sighed.

At least worse than Manchester United in the FA Cup final.

He felt that Manchester United during the FA Cup final was probably the strongest and most explosive moment in recent years.

"Maybe you are progressing too fast!" Prince William said with a wry smile.

But Yang Huan knew it was not the case.

The most important reasons for Manchester United's rapid decline in strength are two aspects.

One is the age of the players, especially the core players Ferdinand, Vidic and Carrick are one year older.

Another thing is the players’ mentality.

They reached their peak last season and struggled for a whole season, wanting to win the treble, but ended up losing to Southampton and Barcelona in the finals respectively. This psychological blow and frustration was very serious.

The combination of these two reasons, coupled with the fact that the team's transfers this summer were not carried out well, has led to a significant decline in Manchester United's strength.

"There's no need to play this game anymore, we're sure to win!"

The game hadn't even reached the halftime yet, but Yang Huan spoke with full confidence.

Southampton were in pretty good form last season.

Without Adam Lallana, Ibrahimovic has become more active.

Chamberlain left on the right, but James Rodriguez performed quite well.

With Toni Kroos in midfield, the team is clearly more balanced, organized and creative.