Chapter 498 World Wave

"Xavi, you can't go on like this"

Neuer put his hands in front of him, adjusting his gloves, but his eyes were looking forward.

Now Southampton has a chance for a set piece in the frontcourt, but the position is not very good and the central defender does not need to go up, so Javi Martinez and Varane have time to return to the penalty area.

"Yeah, it's hard to launch an attack. This is not a solution," Javi Martinez also frowned.

Neuer pointed to the front and said, "You should press forward, share the pressure of Toni Kroos and Modric, hold the ball, participate in the organization, and attack from both sides."

Javi Martinez and Varane looked at each other. They had already had this idea, but...

"We've moved up, and the penalty area might be very thin."

But as soon as he finished speaking, Neuer waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter, I can handle it."

There is an indescribable confidence in his words.

"Just go ahead and press forward. With me here, they can't score."

After a pause, Neuer said: "Besides, if the offense is active, I don't believe Newcastle can still threaten our goal."

Javi Martinez and Varane nodded at the same time, turned around and walked out of the small penalty area.

"Rafael, you push forward later, I'll be the last one," said Javi Martinez, pinching his nose.

Varane understood Javi Martinez's intention. He was more mobile, while Javi Martinez had a better sense of positioning and prediction. So he went forward and Javi Martinez stayed behind, which was the most ideal distribution.

"Be careful, Raphael, don't put pressure on yourself, you are doing pretty well"

Varane smiled at Javi Martinez and nodded.

Since this season, Varane has gradually replaced Gary Cahill as the team's main central defender, which has a lot to do with the fact that he is more in line with Bielsa's tactical requirements.

But it was precisely during this period that Southampton's performance fluctuated greatly, especially in defense. In games against teams such as Manchester United, Manchester City and Arsenal, Southampton lost a lot of goals, which led to the defense being criticized.

Among them, the first to bear the brunt is naturally the young Varane.

Varane reached out and grabbed a handful of hair. It was wet and sweat came out.

But for some reason, Varane felt inexplicably excited at this time.

"Tony, pass the ball to us more"

Toni Kroos was a little surprised when he heard the shout, but he soon realized something.

Soon, all eleven players on the court knew the decisions and changes from the backcourt.

After the restart, Newcastle's two forwards continued to put high-intensity pressure on Southampton's two defensive midfielders.

As soon as the ball reached Toni Kroos' feet, there were four players around him, surrounding the German.

Pass to Modric?

No, there is also someone following the Croatian.

Passing lane blocked?

Fortunately, Ibrahimovic pulled back from the front, but Stephen Taylor and Kolocchini followed him out.

The Swedish center forward is tall and has long legs. He is very agile with his feet and has a wide control range. Although Newcastle's two central defenders cannot restrict Ibrahimovic, they can still block him and prevent him from turning around easily.

After receiving the ball, Ibrahimovic had no choice but to pass it back.

This time, the Swede did not pass the ball to Toni Kroos, but passed it directly back to Varane.

Newcastle striker Papiss Cisse chased forward immediately, trying to find an opportunity to intercept the ball when Varane was unstable with the ball.

Although Varane is young, he is a very skilled and courageous guy.

As soon as he saw Cisse rushing up, he faced the ball with his right foot, moved forward, leaned his body to the right, cut in between Cisse and the ball, blocked Cisse with his body, but skillfully controlled the ball with his right foot.

This beautiful scene immediately helped him win cheers from the fans at St. Mary's Stadium.

“This stop is so elegant.”

"Who says it's not?"

But just after Varane dribbled past Cisse, Gutierrez gave up the wing and rushed over immediately.

The French central defender judged Gutierrez's route and speed, turned around, protected the ball, and knocked it to the right.

By the time Gutierrez reacted, he saw that the ball had passed his defense area and landed at the feet of Danilo on the right.

Seeing that there was no one in front, Danilo kicked the ball forward, then took a big step and quickly chased after him. Without thinking twice, he sped up and rushed into the 30-meter area of ​​Newcastle, heading straight for the left-back David Thornton.

The Italian full-back is in trouble now.

With Ravel Morrison by his side and Danilo in front of him, he felt like crying his heart out.

What was even more unexpected was that Danilo was so fast that he was within shooting range in just one speed increase, leaving the midfielder with no time to even make up for the position.

Alan Pardew on the sidelines was so angry that he jumped up and down, and shouted at David Thornton in frustration.

"Stop him, stop him quickly"

Hearing the coach's shout, Thornton immediately abandoned Ravel Morrison and moved closer to Danilo.

But the Brazilian was cunning. When he saw Thornton coming up, he kicked the ball straight forward.

The ball just passed by Thornton.

When Thornton turned around, he found that Ravel Morrison had received the ball with a smile and went straight into the penalty area.

Alan Pardew slapped his forehead hard. He realized that he was tearing down the east wall to repair the west wall, but what should he do after tearing down the east wall?

"Stay in the box, Stephen, keep an eye on Ibrahimovic"

Stephen Taylor blocked Ibrahimovic tightly.

He found that the Swedes were like tanks. The slightest movement would make him feel like he was going to be knocked away.

Damn, this guy is not human.

Ravel Morrison rushed to the right side of the penalty area, and Coloccini immediately went up to block his route to cut inside.

A figure flashed before his eyes, and Ravel Morrison went down to the bottom line like a ghost and made a cross.

Kolochini secretly breathed a sigh of relief and had to secretly be glad that he had made the right choice. If he had rushed forward rashly, he would probably have been passed by the English genius.

Now it's okay, the cross has been made, it all depends on the penalty area.

The Argentine lion king turned around and saw Stephen Taylor holding on to Ibrahimovic with all his might. Even when he lost his balance, he managed to make a diving header and head the ball out, barely defusing the crisis.

At this moment, everyone in Newcastle breathed a sigh of relief.

Who could have thought that Southampton's attack would be so terrifying?

Too fierce, too strong

It's simply impossible to guard against.

Goalkeeper Krul secretly broke out in a cold sweat and let out a sigh of relief.

Damn it, it's finally safe.

But when the Dutch goalkeeper raised his head and looked out, he found that Stephen Taylor's header did not go too far and landed outside the penalty area, about thirty meters away from the goal.

Pogba stopped the ball in the dark, and there were no Newcastle players around.

Thirty meters, the distance is far, he probably won't consider shooting directly, will cooperate

Krull made his own judgment through visual observation and clapped his hands vigorously.

"Okay, they are going to attack again, get ready"

But before he could finish his words, he saw Pogba stop the ball, then take a big step forward, as if he was going to shoot directly.

At this distance... shoot directly?

Is he crazy?

Everyone looked at the scene on the court in disbelief. Pogba supported his body with his left foot and swung his right foot high.

There was a loud bang, and then the ball shot out from the ground like a bullet, climbed up a little, passed over everyone's head, and quickly slid down.

Krul was shocked and immediately realized that his position was a little too far to the right, so he tried to move quickly.

But when they moved halfway, they found it was too late.

In the blink of an eye, the ball has arrived.

He almost relied on his instinctive reaction to fly and make the save.

But the ball still mercilessly hit the upper left corner of the goal

This is an absolute dead end.

The commentator at St. Mary's Stadium let out a long, maddening goal sound.

Tens of thousands of Southampton fans throughout St. Mary's Stadium rushed out of their seats almost at the same time, cheering wildly. The sound even drowned out the referee's whistle that announced the goal was valid.

"A world-class goal, absolutely a wonderful world-class goal"

"Paul, the young player from Southampton..."

"Bo...Ge...Ba"

All the Saints fans in the stadium were cheering and shouting.

Pogba excitedly rushed out of the stadium and rushed to the sidelines, waving to his teammates. His dark face was smiling with a mouthful of white teeth, as if to say, come on, buddies, let's celebrate.

Ravel Morrison didn't care about anything and rushed in.

But just when Pogba thought that Ravel Morrison wanted to hug him, this guy jumped directly on him, and the two of them fell into a ball on the sidelines.

The other Southampton players also rushed forward and saw the two men fall. How could they miss this God-given opportunity?

I saw them pressed on one after another.

"Oh, Maga, this is going to crush our goal scorer!"

"I seemed to hear Pogba's screams, haha-"

The commentator on the scene took the opportunity to make fun of the scene happening on the sidelines, causing all the fans at St. Mary's Stadium to burst into laughter.

This goal came too suddenly.

But it's quite addictive

A super long shot of thirty meters

If it was Ibrahimovic or a heavy hitter like Toni Kroos, it wouldn't be too shocking.

But this is a rookie, Paul Pogba

The slow-motion camera at St. Mary's Stadium kept replaying the entire process of the goal.

"It was clear from the moment Pogba stopped the ball, he was going to shoot straight away."

"The ball was stopped very steadily and the long shot was also very powerful"

"Dear Saints fans, we seem to have seen the rise of a new midfielder. I believe that Paul Pogba has the opportunity to become a world-class midfielder in the near future."

"You say, right?"

“Yes!” the audience shouted in unison.

Amid Southampton's celebrations and cheers, Bielsa, who had been squatting on the sidelines, stood up, took a breath, and laughed and high-fived Martin Hunt and others beside him.

"That's how we should play, that's how we should play," Bielsa kept repeating this sentence.

Martin Hunt also smiled and said, "These guys have learned their lesson."

Everyone laughed heartily after hearing this.

With this goal, the pressure on Southampton was much less.

Besides, it's only sixteen minutes, so there's still plenty of time.

On the contrary, in front of the visiting team's coaching seat, Alan Pardew looked very annoyed. He walked towards the visiting team's coaching seat, muttering to himself.

"How lucky is this guy that he can score a goal like this?"

"It's so unlucky. They were able to score a goal like this. It's so unlucky."

Obviously, he attributed the goal to luck.

But is it really just luck?