Chapter 591: A crushing defeat
"Dear viewers, welcome to watch the 2012-2013 season, the English FA Cup final!"
"I'm live from Wembley Stadium!"
"The two teams are Southampton, who are currently ranked second in the Premier League and are the newly promoted team this season, and Chelsea, a veteran powerhouse in the Premier League and currently ranked fourth in the Premier League."
"Interestingly, both teams eliminated their rivals in the previous Europa League semi-finals and advanced to the Europa League final, which will be held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands in three days!"
"Therefore, today's game is seen by many fans as a preview of the Europa League final."
“But this is also a very important FA Cup battle!”
"Judging from the starting lineups of both teams before the game, both Southampton and Chelsea have given their all!"
…
"After the opening, Southampton quickly established their advantage and firmly controlled the midfield."
"Chelsea kept their formation compact. The Blues' game strategy was clearly based on defense, but facing Southampton, which is known for its offensive ability, can Chelsea hold on?"
…
"Neymar appeared on the left side of the penalty area, Ibrahimovic passed the ball and shot directly!"
"The ball hit the Chelsea player and bounced out. Toni Kroos shot directly from long range!"
"Cech, Cech has done a great job!"
"Oh my God, this is Southampton's third shot in the first five minutes. The quality is very high!"
"Chelsea's goal is in danger, Zenden should come up with an effective solution as soon as possible!"
…
"Neymar got the ball again, cut inside to the middle, passed it to the right with a long pass, and Gareth Bale passed it diagonally into the penalty area with his left foot."
"Benatia got the first point and headed the ball out of the penalty area."
"James Rodriguez's curved shot is dangerous!"
"Benatia heads the ball clear again in front of the goal line!"
"Oh my god, there is a panic in front of Chelsea's goal. It's too dangerous!"
…
"Southampton started the game with a barrage of attacks for the first ten minutes, but now it seems that they are starting to slow down the tempo intentionally."
"Chelsea defended well after the start. Although it was dangerous, they held on in the end!"
"From the game situation, we are all very surprised. Chelsea's midfield was suppressed and Juan Mata was alone in the battle. Why didn't Oscar play in this game?"
"It was previously revealed that Oscar had been sent off from the second team. The specific reason has caused a lot of speculation among the media and fans."
"Some people say it has something to do with Chelsea suing Charlene Lahiri before but then suddenly dropping the lawsuit."
…
"Southampton stole the ball and suddenly picked up the tempo."
"Javi Martinez, a long pass from the backfield."
"Ibrahimovic burst into the Chelsea penalty area."
"One lob, beautiful, turn around, overhead kick, the ball goes in!!!"
"Ibrahimovic!"
"Southampton took the lead in the 21st minute with a long pass from Javi Martinez to Ibrahimovic, who scored the first goal, 1-0!"
“So beautiful, so wonderful!”
"This is the terrifying strength of the Swedish center!"
"Ibrahimovic was like a mad bull. Three Chelsea players were around him. Terry and Benatia were pulling him hard. Plus Ivanovic, they still couldn't stop the Swedish center!"
"It was amazing, a wonderful overhead kick. Cech, who performed very well in this game, was completely helpless!"
"One to zero, Southampton takes the lead!"
"So cool, Ibrahimovic!"
…
"With Ibrahimovic's goal just now, Southampton accelerated again and launched an offensive."
"Here it comes, Southampton's attack is coming again!"
"Toni Kroos rushed forward, received the ball and passed it diagonally to the right."
"Gareth Bale stopped the ball, then passed it again, and Danilo quickly came in to meet it."
"Two people cooperated and passed. Danilo went down to the bottom line and suddenly knocked back!"
"Gareth Bale, on the right side of the penalty area, passed the ball diagonally to the back post with his left foot, Vidal, the ball went in!!!"
"Oh my God, three minutes, just three minutes, Southampton broke Chelsea's goal again!"
"Gareth Bale made a diagonal pass from the right, and Vidal came in from behind and headed the ball high into the upper right corner."
"Cech looked very depressed. Ivanovic failed to stop Vidal, and Chelsea's midfield failed to keep up with the cunning Chilean midfielder!"
"Two to zero, Southampton has expanded the score again!"
"Chelsea must wake up now!"
…
"Southampton scored two goals in one go. Their morale is high. Keep up the attack!"
"Another midfielder intercepted the ball, Vidal intercepted the ball and passed it to Toni Kroos."
"The German dribbled the ball forward and entered Chelsea's 30-meter area!"
"Mikel came up to defend and Toni Kroos passed the ball straight behind him."
"Neymar makes a quick run, not offside!"
"Terry fell to the ground to make a tackle, but missed. It was a mistake!"
"Neymar had a one-on-one chance, Cech rushed out and tackled Neymar, penalty!!!"
"What? The referee actually said it wasn't a penalty?"
"It was a misjudgment. From the slow motion footage, we can see that Cech did tackle Neymar. This is an indisputable penalty!"
"The referee not only didn't give Southampton a penalty, but instead penalized Neymar for diving and gave him a yellow card!"
"Oh my god, my eyesight is so terrible!"
…
"The first half was about to end, and Southampton intercepted the ball in the midfield and launched a counterattack."
"Ibrahimovic pulled out, received the ball and passed it to Vidal who came in from behind."
"Vidal passed it to the middle and gave it to James Rodriguez!"
"A precise through ball, Neymar rushed into the penalty area, received the ball, poked and shot, and the ball went in!!!!!!"
"In the 43rd minute, Neymar scored another crucial goal for Southampton!"
“Three to zero!”
"Southampton almost completely secured victory in the first half!"
"It's such a crushing defeat. Who could have thought that the two teams that were supposed to be evenly matched would end up in such a crushing defeat!"
"Chelsea's defense seemed so fragile in the face of Southampton's fierce attack!"
"From the beginning of the game, whether it was ball possession or the tempo of the game, Southampton was completely in control, and Chelsea was completely powerless!"
"This is Chelsea's acting head coach Zenden. He wants everyone to see how important a head coach who can stabilize the morale of the team is to a strong team!"
"I believe that if the head coach standing on the sidelines at this moment was Benítez, the Spaniard might not necessarily be able to beat Southampton, but Chelsea would certainly not suffer such a crushing defeat!"
"The starting tactics arranged before the game were completely wrong and not targeted. During the game, they did not know how to adjust the team's tactics according to the situation. Zenden should be held responsible for Chelsea's disastrous defeat in the first half!"
…
"After the second half, Chelsea seemed a little timid and the players obviously lacked fighting spirit."
"Zenden didn't make too many adjustments to the team during the halftime break. He just replaced Mikel with David Luiz in order to strengthen the midfield defense, but the effect was not obvious."
"Chelsea's players are starting to lose confidence!"
"On the contrary, Southampton played very patiently."
…
"Southampton has the ball again, Vidal dribbles forward and hands it to Neymar!"
"Hey, the Brazilian switched to the right, got the ball, and forced his way past Ashley Cole!"
"With a fake move, Neymar dribbled into the penalty area!"
"Two players were entangled in the right side of the penalty area. Ashley Cole intercepted the ball, and Neymar actively counterattacked. The two were entangled again and were about to go out of the baseline!"
"Neymar got the ball and Ashley Cole was left behind!"
"The Brazilian player dribbled the ball along the baseline and knocked it across the goal. Gareth Bale followed up and shot from the back post. The ball went in!"
“Four to zero!”
"In the 62nd minute of the second half, Neymar assisted Gareth Bale to score the fourth goal of the game!"
“It’s wonderful!”
"Southampton was full of fighting spirit in this game. On the contrary, Chelsea's players were not only in a slump, but they even lacked the fighting spirit to play the game. One cannot help but wonder if it was related to the sudden resignation of the previous head coach Benítez!"
"Vidal performed very well in this game. He made outstanding contributions to the team both offensively and defensively, and planned several threatening attacks!"
"Vidal played a huge role in Southampton's success in dominating the midfield!"
…
"We see that Southampton is still attacking!"
"The Saints have been in very good form recently and adjusted quite well in this game!"
"Chelsea defended very poorly, they didn't even have the idea of counterattacking, they just wanted to hold on to the score!"
"It's 4-0 now, Chelsea should strive for a goal to save face!"
…
"foul!"
"The referee indicated that David Luiz had committed a foul and issued a yellow card warning. Southampton has a free-kick opportunity in front of the 30-meter area, and Toni Kroos will take the penalty!"
"The Germans quickly sent a free kick, James Rodriguez knocked it back with his back, Vidal stopped the ball, passed it to the left, and passed it to Neymar."
"Neymar dribbled the ball, faced Ivanovic, and tried to cut inside to the middle, but Ivanovic defended well."
"Seeing there was no chance, Neymar passed the ball back to the left."
"Alex Sandro is very fast, he forced his way past Ivanovic, got to the bottom line and made a cross!"
"In the penalty area, Ibrahimovic grabbed the first point and headed the ball in the opposite direction, and the ball went in!!!"
"Ibrahimovic scored a goal!!!"
"Five to zero!"
"Oh my God, Southampton played so well in this game!"
"Chelsea are completely helpless against Southampton and can only be scored by the Saints again and again!"
"Cech seemed very angry and thought that the goal was lost entirely because of his teammates' inattention!"
"Chelsea's condition in this game is really too bad!"
"Throughout the entire game, we didn't create much threat to Southampton. Instead, the Saints scored against us again and again!"
"The score of 5-0 happened in such a major event as the FA Cup final. What else can we say except that Chelsea is inferior in skills?"
“Perhaps, those brain-dead executives of Chelsea should reflect on why they let Benítez resign and ban midfielder Oscar before the end of the season!”
"Let's congratulate Southampton!"
"Although there are still ten minutes left in the game, a score of 5-0 is enough for Southampton to win the FA Cup in advance!"
"We can even expect that with the Saints' excellent form tonight, there will be little suspense in beating Chelsea in the Europa League final three days later!"