Chapter 354 Southampton, trustworthy

"The resilience of this rubber band depends on the execution ability of this team!"

In the security room of Southampton's Staplewood training base, Saint Peter was watching TV intently.

Listening to the commentary from Charlene Lahiri.

Frankly speaking, Charlene Lahiri's commentary is not as good as that of famous commentators like John Motson and Andy Gray.

Both of them have been commentating on football for half their lives.

Moreover, Charlene Lahiri's commentary style is a bit biased. For example, in this game she favors Southampton.

It can even be said that she was commenting on this game almost from the perspective of a Southampton fan.

But many things in her commentary are eye-opening.

For example, she mentioned the interview between herself and Bielsa.

There are also some gossips that she reveals from time to time.

As a fan, I always want to know more about the team I support.

Saint Peter has loved Southampton all his life, but it was not until this moment when he heard Bielsa's tactical concepts and ideas from Charlene Lahiri that he suddenly understood.

He is not a brainless fan.

On the contrary, he is highly educated and was previously an excellent engineer with his own analytical and comprehension abilities.

So, when Charlene Lahiri expounded Bielsa's ideas, he really felt from the bottom of his heart for the first time that Southampton would rise strongly, and he was full of confidence in this!

The reason is that Bielsa’s idea is right!

For a team, football philosophy is a direction to move forward and a beacon!

Why has Chelsea declined in recent years?

The reason is simple, they have no ideas!

Abramovich said that Chelsea's philosophy is to build the strongest team in its own way and win the championship.

He is the one and only king of Chelsea!

But the question is, from Ranieri to Mourinho, they are all in the same lineage, but what about Hiddink, Boas and Ancelotti who came later?

Chelsea’s philosophy is confusing, so their ideas and thoughts on introducing players and forming a team are confusing!

Even in the transfer market, Chelsea doesn't even know what kind of players they need.

Or, they will doubt whether the player they brought in is really what they need?

In that case, even if you were given the best players in the world and even won the Champions League, what would that matter?

As for Manchester City, the Abu Dhabi consortium is certainly rich and can bring in a large number of superstars, but so what?

What's the result?

Even for the top giants, Real Madrid, isn't it the same?

Leaving aside the Galaxy I and Calderon eras, starting from 2009, Pellegrini took over and introduced Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka, which indicated that Real Madrid's tactical concept should revolve around these two superstars, especially Cristiano Ronaldo.

Even if Pellegrini was later sentenced to death and proved to be unable to be the head coach of Real Madrid, why was it Mourinho?

The same choice also happened to Barcelona.

When the Barcelona Dream Team II dynasty ended and Rijkaard announced his resignation, the Barcelona management also proposed to invite Mourinho.

But what is the result?

In the end, they chose Guardiola, who directly brought them the treble!

This is not to say that Mourinho's coaching ability is bad or that he is not as good as Guardiola.

Rather, it means whether the football philosophy is in line with it!

Of course, if Mourinho is invited and the team is built around Mourinho's ideas, that would be feasible.

But if you want Mourinho to go against his football philosophy or the football style he is good at, that would be too much to ask!

Saint Peter was so excited!

Because he really found that Southampton finally found the direction!

This is not an upstart team that is desperate to bring in superstars!

This is a group of promising young people who have ideals, pursuits, goals, and are willing to devote themselves madly to them!

It was even the first time that he discovered that what Young Master Huan did and thought was far more and better than he had expected.

For some reason, when he thought of this, he suddenly felt a lump in his nose and tears couldn't help falling.

He has been waiting for Southampton to rise for decades.

Once upon a time, he doubted that he would never be able to wait in this lifetime!

But now, he found that the goal he was waiting for was not far away!

Thinking of this, he calmed himself down, wiped away his tears, and shouted towards the security room.

"Wife, bring me my treasured wine. I want to drink it now!"

At this moment, a burst of exclamations from fans was heard from the TV again!

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"The ball is firmly under the feet of Southampton players!"

"The Saints once again entered Valencia's 30-meter zone."

"Alaba came up boldly from the left, received the ball, had no chance, and passed it horizontally to Stroman's feet."

"Stroman's left foot, lobs the ball behind him, chance!!!"

"In the penalty area, Ibrahimovic, turn around and volley!"

“Ah~~~Oh my God, the beam!”

"Also, Neymar, catch up and fight again, there is it!!!"

"The ball goes in!"

"In the 43rd minute, Neymar made a follow-up shot in the penalty area, 3-1!"

"Oh my god, Southampton chased three goals in a row!"

"It was so beautiful! Southampton's performance in this game was so impressive!"

Along with the shouts of Saints fans from the stands of Mestalla Stadium, the commentary of Charlene Lahri could be heard throughout the BBC Sports live broadcast room.

She gradually adapted to the rhythm and atmosphere of the commentary, her voice became louder and louder, with a hint of hoarseness from screaming.

I'm really worried that she might hurt her voice and vocal cords.

The moment they saw Neymar score a goal, everyone in the live broadcast room cheered!

“The Saints are so awesome!”

"Three to one, what a great goal!"

"Wakakaka, Valencia is finished now!"

"I didn't expect it, I didn't expect Southampton to perform so well!"

"This is amazing, Southampton, you are awesome!"

Roger Moses was so excited that he stood up, clenched his fists and let out strange noises.

3-1, the aggregate score was 4-2, but Southampton had three away goals.

In other words, if Valencia wants to advance, it has to score three goals against Southampton.

All the frustration that I just felt towards Manchester United and Manchester City was vented out at this moment!

It’s awesome, isn’t it?

"Wow, Saints, that's great!" Barbara Slater also cheered.

Turning around, they saw Roger Moses and they both excitedly high-fived each other.

"What's the situation now?"

Someone immediately reported to the two executives, "The ratings are rising steadily, and have far surpassed the Manchester City team's live broadcast just now, and even surpassed the two live broadcasts of Arsenal and Chelsea in the Champions League knockout rounds!"

Roger Moses made a fist gesture of "yes".

Southampton is awesome!

This is a Europa League match, and it usually doesn’t have very high ratings!

But in Southampton's hands, the ratings even exceeded those of the Champions League knockout rounds!

It must be said that the pre-match publicity and the overall situation also played a significant role.

"But, Roger, a lot of fans have called to complain."

Roger Moses' smile froze. "What are you complaining about?"

"Some fans said that Charlene's commentary was too biased and completely lost the neutral and objective stance that a commentator should have."

"Bullshit!" Roger Moses spit all over his head and face.

"I'm telling you, football commentators must be objective and neutral?"

When asked this question, the people present really couldn't answer it.

"Next time someone calls to complain like this, just fire back and tell him that Charlene's commentary style is biased and he can watch it or not. If he doesn't want to watch it, he can get out!"

It was rare to see the director get so angry, and the BBC employees present were also very excited.

Over the years, their biggest headache has been complaints.

Once you are complained about, you will be in trouble.

But now, he actually dares to talk back so toughly, it feels so good!

"Roger is right. Many people have complained about Charlene's commentary stance, but many fans have also called to praise her commentary style. So, I also think there is no problem!"

Barbara Slater and Charlene Lahiri are good friends, and women should definitely speak up for other women.

Roger Moses nodded continuously.

"I really like Charlene's commentary style. I'll find her later and ask her if she's interested in being a female commentator!"

After saying that, he looked at the TV screen angrily.

"Damn it, it's three to one, there's no way we can still lose, right?"

Southampton, you can trust it!

If we lose with this score, I’ll turn around and eat the ball!

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When Roger Moses was betting on eating the ball, in a mansion in West London, Abramovich's face became very, very embarrassed and awkward.

He looked as if he wanted to dig a hole in the ground and bury himself!

There is such a thing, it's outrageous!

"Isn't this match of Valencia a match-fixing?"

"We were leading at home, third in the La Liga standings, and we were going to lose to a team from the Championship?"

"If this is told to others, who would believe it if it wasn't a match-fixing?"

Abramovich roared angrily, venting his anger.

This is totally unscientific!

Isn't it strength that determines victory on the football field?

Is it possible that the third-ranked team in La Liga is not as strong as a Championship team?

I really don’t know whether Valencia is too rubbish or Southampton is too evil!

Perhaps Abramovich knows, but he just doesn't want to admit it.

Daria Zhukova sat beside him, looking at him with a smile.

After he had finished venting, she reached out and patted the back of his hand.

"Okay, okay, anyway, no one knows about your bet, can I really ask you to eat the ball?"

"Look at how angry you are. Is it really that serious?"

Abramovich was extremely embarrassed. He had just made a big promise, but in the blink of an eye, those bastards from Southampton scored three goals in a row and completely crippled Valencia.

At the same time, it was as if he was slapping him three times in the face viciously in front of his girlfriend.

At this time, my face was still hot and stinging!

"As for that, of course!"

Abramovich said this angrily, gritting his teeth.

"Since he doesn't make me feel comfortable, I won't make it easy for him either!"

As he spoke, Abramovich picked up his mobile phone, found Pini Zahavi's number in the address book and called him.

"Hey, Pini, it's me, Roman!"

"The summer transfer window is coming soon. Please keep an eye on Southampton for me. I want to know everything they do!"

After Abramovich hung up the phone, he snorted coldly.

Chelsea did not accomplish much in the summer transfer market, but they were more than capable of failure!

"Yang Huan, I won't let you have it easy!"

As Abramovich said this, somewhere in London.

Pini Zahavi, who was sitting in his office, just died.