Chapter 604 Perpetual Motion Machine

“Wow!!!!!”

At St. Mary's Stadium, the exclamations of the live commentator mixed with the screams of more than 30,000 fans coming through the radio, making it difficult to tell who the voices were.

Immediately afterwards, there was a simultaneous sigh of disappointment and regret from tens of thousands of people.

It turned out that Gareth Bale's powerful shot hit the left post and went out of the bottom line.

Goal kick for Stoke City!

“What a shame, what a pity!”

"Gareth Bale had a very good chance to score, and he also shot at a very high level. It was just a little bit short. If this ball went in, we would be able to take the lead!"

"Recently, our players have been attacking very fiercely. It's obvious that the goal is waving towards us!"

This is Southampton's St. Mary's Stadium. The live commentator is also an employee of Southampton. The commentary style is naturally biased towards Southampton, which can better mobilize the atmosphere of the fans on the scene.

As the Saints attacked more and more fiercely towards the end of the first half, the atmosphere among the fans became more and more excited.

The entire stand was filled with waves of people, singing the Saints' team song non-stop.

The noise and momentum made one doubt whether this was a Champions League final!

Perhaps, in the minds of the Saints, the importance of this game is no less than that of the Champions League final!

Ralph Toppin, Gareth Davies and others were sitting in the stands. They were not only stunned by Southampton's fierce attacking momentum on the field, but also stunned by the fanatical atmosphere of the fans on the scene!

"Is this still a football game?" Gareth Davies shook his head in disbelief.

It’s not like he hasn’t watched football games before, but he used to watch them live on TV.

But I never thought that watching a game live would be like this.

The attendance rate was so high that at a glance, there were crowds of people everywhere, and all of them were wearing the same uniform jerseys.

Apart from anything else, just for this reason, he doesn't even have to do anything. Anyone who sees them so neat and orderly will be amazed and deeply moved from the bottom of their hearts.

What's more, more than half an hour has passed since the start of the game, and this group of Southampton fans have not stopped for even a minute. There are wave after wave of people, and their voices are overwhelming.

There was also the live commentator at St. Mary's Stadium, who really knew how to liven up the atmosphere, teasing and mocking the opposing players from time to time, showing off his British humor and making everyone present burst into laughter.

Then, he turned around and gave a heart-wrenching shout, making everyone's blood boil.

This is not a football game, this is a show, an exciting show!

Compared to Gareth Davies, who was watching the game in person for the first time, Ralph Toppin seemed relatively calm. But in his heart, he had to admit that he had been to all the home stadiums of the Premier League and most of the stadiums of the top European teams. The home atmosphere of Southampton was the hottest, comparable to Barcelona and Real Madrid.

But whether it is Barcelona or Real Madrid, they rely on numbers.

Southampton has only one-third of the fans of other teams, but they are able to create a home atmosphere that is in no way inferior to that of the two top teams, which shows that the club has put a lot of effort in this regard.

From the moment they entered St. Mary's Stadium, the Saints began to deliberately create such an atmosphere.

Gate, security check, stairs, passages...

Southampton will not miss almost every place that fans can reach, and is working hard to create a football culture.

Saint, the most devout and fanatical believer!

"Gareth Bale's explosiveness is so fast!" Gareth Davies was full of surprise.

"I just felt my eyes blurry, but he had already rushed in and completed the shot!"

At this point, William Hill's chairman of the board kept shaking his head and smiling bitterly, "That feeling is completely different from the live broadcast on TV. It's too impactful and shocking!"

Ralph Toppin nodded and said, "This is normal. We are sitting on the ground floor, close to the court, so we can feel it more deeply. The camera is so far away, so we can't feel it through the TV. Besides, the TV live broadcast can only follow the camera."

"Yeah!" Gareth Davis pointed to the distance, "Ralph, look, everyone said before that Varane was too thin and had bad physical strength confrontation, but look, such a strong and handsome guy, he is not inferior to Crouch!"

Ralph Toppin couldn't help but laugh, "Then look at Javi Martinez. Isn't the Spaniard stronger?"

"Ibrahimovic is like a heavy tank!" Gareth Davis exclaimed.

Even Neymar looks very strong and doesn't look frail at all.

Just at this moment, the ball came to the left again and Neymar got the ball.

Facing the defensive player, I don’t know what kind of magic the Brazilian superstar used, but he passed the opponent in the blink of an eye!

Everyone in the audience exclaimed at once.

Because it was so fast and so unbelievable!

The defensive player was clearly in position, but Neymar still had a way to pass the opponent in an instant.

Gareth Davies couldn't help but exclaim, and then he felt regretful that Neymar's cross was not of good quality and was passed to goalkeeper Begovic.

If the ball had been passed a little further back, Gareth Bale would have caught up. What a pity!

“Watching the game live and watching it live are both fun in their own way!”

Gareth Davies smiled bitterly, "If it was live on TV, Sky TV would be replaying the entire process of Neymar's dribbling over and over again, slowing down each frame so that everyone can see it clearly."

Then, he clicked his tongue twice, "But this way, there won't be the same kind of awe and excitement as watching the game live."

Ralph Topping never expected that his boss would have such an understanding.

But if you think about it carefully, it does make sense.

It's just like Neymar's dribbling, which was clearly analyzed on live TV, but there was no mystery and it was not exciting at all.

But it's different when watching the game live. Now the whole St. Mary's Stadium is discussing Neymar's dribbling past the defense, guessing how he dribbled past the defense, why it was so easy, and even constantly imagining the dribbling past the defense.

This sense of mystery brings more surprises and admiration to people.

Isn't that how all people are?

"Southampton's attack was too fierce. In ten minutes, they had six shots, one shot every two minutes. The attack was too fierce!"

Ralph Topping couldn't help but feel worried, even his brows were furrowed.

He had a bad feeling that if they continued like this, Stoke City would not be able to hold on.

As they were talking, Southampton launched another attack.

After receiving the pass from Toni Kroos, Modric made a precise through ball and found Ibrahimovic who was out of the penalty area.

The Swedish center forward used his body to block the two central defenders of Stoke City. He was outnumbered and still had the upper hand.

Everyone at the scene suddenly screamed again, and many people shouted Ibrahimovic's name.

After the Swedish center got the ball, his feet moved very flexibly and skillfully, and coordinated the physical confrontation very well. It can be seen that Ibrahimovic's use of body and technology has really reached the level of perfection.

On the left side, Neymar ran over, and Gareth Bale made a diagonal run into the penalty area.

Ibrahimovic took advantage of Shawcross with his strong body, turned around suddenly, swung his right foot and shot the ball directly.

The Swedish center forward's shot was powerful, like a cannonball, and it went straight to the goal.

Begovic was also startled and his instinctive reaction was to dive for the ball.

But the Swedish center's shot was too powerful and Begovic couldn't block it at all, so he could only punch the ball out with one punch.

This is obviously Ibrahimovic's purpose. Even if you react and pounce on him, you have to let go.

As soon as the goalkeeper let go of the ball, there was a melee in the penalty area.

First, Gareth Bale followed up with a shot, which was interfered by the opponent's defender, hit Begovic and bounced back into the penalty area.

Then Neymar grabbed the first point and passed the ball back to Vidal who came from behind.

The Chilean midfielder kicked the ball directly.

As a result, the shot hit the crossbar, failed to be suppressed, and bounced back into the penalty area.

At this moment, there was chaos in Stoke City's penalty area. No one could even tell who was the enemy and who was the friend. As soon as they saw the ball, everyone rushed forward desperately, no matter what, to get the ball first.

This extremely chaotic situation ended with Stoke City center back Shawcross kicking the ball out of the baseline.

But don't think that Shawcross has done anything great.

In fact, his kick almost became an own goal, but he was lucky and the ball hit the post and went out of the bottom line.

Everyone at St. Mary's Stadium breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt very sorry.

Created so many chances, took so many shots, but in the end didn't score a single goal!

It’s so unfair!

Ralph Toppin and Gareth Davies were so sweaty that their faces and foreheads were all covered in sweat, and their backs were soaked.

Everyone can see that if Southampton scores a goal, Stoke City will be finished!

"The gap in strength between the two sides is too big!" Ralph Toppin said somewhat frustratedly.

After watching the first half and seeing Southampton's overwhelming offensive, who would still have confidence in Stoke City?

Gareth Davis also nodded in frustration, "This team is too calm and mature!"

Who says it’s not?

He just fired three or four shots in a row, but as soon as he turned around, he immediately slowed down the pace and reorganized.

Ralph Toppin couldn't help but look at Toni Kroos who was lagging behind.

This German midfielder, who was brought in at a cost of 60 million pounds, is like a robot.

He has an excellent overall view, outstanding organizational skills, and a very steady pass. Not only does he have the highest success rate in the Premier League, but no matter what unexpected events occur during the game, he can always remain calm and rational.

This is undoubtedly a very rare quality!

Judging from his performance and progress in the past two seasons, Southampton's 60 million pounds was well worth it!

Moreover, he is only 23 years old and his professional career has just started. He still has a very bright future. With time, I believe he can become the world's top defensive midfielder!

And Modric!

The Croatian midfielder and Toni Kroos formed a technical double defensive midfielder, just like two perpetual motion machines, constantly supplying ammunition to the front court and creating endless offensive opportunities.

"Southampton has made great progress in the Premier League this season. If they continue like this, this team will be unbeatable in the Premier League and even in European football!"

Ralph Toppin has been watching football for many years and has rich experience.

"In less than two years, Ibrahimovic will no longer be satisfied with Southampton!"

Gareth Davies was stunned, then surprised.

The Swedish center is old, but in such good shape. If he is put in any European top team, he will be a core player. Can't he satisfy Southampton?

But he soon thought of another level.

Southampton has decided to buy Suarez. Does this mean that the Saints management has been preparing for it for a long time?

If so, isn't that terrible?