Chapter 662: The explosion!

Suarez's four goals and Kaka's appearance in the Premier League, these two pieces of news immediately became fresh topics that all the media in the UK reported crazily the next day, quickly swept the world and caused a huge response among football fans.

Kaka returned to the field, but he did not perform at all, which quickly divided the fans into several different factions.

Some are more optimistic and support and believe that Kaka will definitely be able to return to the top; others are more rational and think that it is already very rare for Kaka to have a successful transformation, and it is impossible for him to return to the top.

Others are more pessimistic, thinking that with Kaka's tragic 20 minutes of performance, let alone returning to the top, it is probably impossible for him to even get a regular starting position in Southampton.

Football fans holding these different opinions immediately sparked debates on the Internet and even attacked each other.

Suarez also caused a melee among fans.

Many people believe that with the outstanding performance in this game, the Uruguayan should be able to gain a firm foothold in Southampton. Four shots and one assist are no joke, and not everyone can score.

Therefore, they believe that Suarez should replace Ibrahimovic and secure the position of Saints' number one striker.

But some people also think that Suarez is a newcomer and is still a little lacking in skills compared to the great forward Ibrahimovic, let alone wanting to replace Ibrahimovic.

The two groups of fans also hold different opinions, each supporting one side, and arguing fiercely on the Internet.

The media saw that these two topics had attracted the attention of football fans, and immediately added fuel to the fire. The next day, a British tabloid even published the news that Suarez had an argument with Ibrahimovic on the training ground, which made the fans very anxious.

But what is the reality?

Three days later, Southampton hosted Zenit St. Petersburg of the Russian Super League at home.

Although this Russian Super League powerhouse has gathered European stars such as Hulk, Witsel, Arshavin and Tymoshchuk, Southampton still won the first Champions League game with a score of 4-1 at their home ground without mercy.

But the big one is just one part of the story, and the hero behind the goal is the one who made the goal.

Ibrahimovic scored a hat trick, Suarez made one assist and one shot, Hazard assisted twice, and Southampton's trident scored all four of Southampton's goals, which amazed the whole world!

Especially when the Swedish center forward received an assist from Suarez and scored the first goal in the game, the scene of the two hugging and celebrating on the court completely shattered all the rumors about their discord.

It was only at this moment that everyone truly witnessed Bielsa's cleverness in deploying his troops.

Three days later, in the fifth round of the Premier League, Southampton challenged Liverpool away.

In the end, thanks to Varane's header and Sanchez's assist to Ibrahimovic's goal, Southampton defeated Liverpool 2-0 away and won five consecutive victories at the start of the Premier League!

After losing Suarez, Rogers' team introduced stars such as Benteke and Shaqiri, but it still needs further running-in. So far this season, the offensive power has been unsatisfactory.

On the other hand, Southampton has won five consecutive games and firmly holds the position of the league leader.

If we say that the fourth round of the Premier League was full of upsets, with Liverpool and Chelsea both losing unexpectedly, and Manchester City being tied by Stoke City away from home, which surprised everyone, then the situation in the fifth round of the Premier League has improved somewhat.

Chelsea won, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur continued to win, and these two teams are currently ranked third and fourth in the Premier League respectively, which is a very ideal result.

But the real upset came from the Manchester derby.

Pellegrini's team defeated Moyes' Manchester United 4-1 at home with Aguero's two goals and goals from Nasri and Strootman, directly pushing the Red Devils to ninth place in the league.

This surprised the fans of the Red Devils and shocked them.

How come the team, which had the potential to challenge for the league title last season under Ferguson and even led the Premier League standings for a long time, is losing ground and seeing its performance plummet under Moyes' coaching?

But in the middle of the week, the League Cup came. Moyes' team eliminated Liverpool 1-0 with Hernandez's goal and advanced smoothly. This also made Moyes feel relieved and somewhat fought back some external doubts.

Although Southampton sent out a young lineup, they still defeated Bristol City 2-0 at home and successfully advanced.

But Moyes' good luck seemed to have run out in the League Cup. In the sixth round of the Premier League at the weekend, the Scots lost 1-2 to Clark's lantern 'pants' West Bromwich Albion at Old Trafford.

This defeat directly caused Manchester United to fall out of the top ten.

Suddenly, the entire European football world was in an uproar.

What is going on with Manchester United?

In the sixth round, Tottenham Hotspur defeated Chelsea 2-1 at home and took the second place in the league.

Southampton beat Crystal Palace 6-1 at home. The trident of Hazard, Suarez and Sanchez was so sharp that it was frightening. Midfielder Pogba scored twice and was named the best player of the game.

The entire game was under the control of the double defensive midfielders Toni Kroos and Modric. This technical double defensive midfielder combination maximized Southampton's attacking power in the midfield and frontcourt!

In the middle of the week, Southampton will face Porto in the second round of the Champions League group stage.

Just five minutes into the game, Southampton's James Rodriguez scored the first goal against Porto.

Then in the first half, Ibrahimovic and Suarez each scored a goal.

But in the second half, Southampton center back Nastasic received two yellow cards and was sent off with a red card.

After that, Southampton had to fight with fewer people within half an hour. Although Drogba, who came on as a substitute, scored another goal for Southampton, Quaresma finally scored a goal to save face for Porto.

In the end, Southampton won 4-1 and took away a victory from the away game.

Three days later, in the seventh round of the Premier League, Southampton defeated Swansea 4-0 at home, winning seven consecutive victories in the new season.

Ibrahimovic and Suarez scored twice each. The Saints' attacking power has been amazing in recent games and they continue to lead the Premier League standings.

Suarez was elected the Premier League's Player of the Month for his consecutive goals in September, while Bielsa won the Best Coach of the Month for Southampton's consecutive victories in September.

For a time, the call that Southampton would successfully defend their Premier League title almost became a general consensus among the British and even European media, especially now that their biggest rival Manchester City was performing poorly and Manchester United's performance was plummeting.

Who can stop Southampton?

In the past few games, Bielsa basically arranged for Kaka to come on the field in the last twenty minutes.

The Brazilian superstar would occasionally perform well and had one or two shining moments, but most of the time he was just mediocre. So gradually, expectations for Kaka faded, and in the end, no one paid any attention to him.

There are even many media outlets that believe that Bielsa's approach is unfair to the young rookies in the team. After all, instead of leaving this precious opportunity to Kaka, it would be better to leave it to a group of talented young rookies in the team.

After the seventh round of the Premier League, there were two weeks of national team match days again. In addition to the national team, the national youth team also had matches during these two weeks, so Staplewood was even emptier than before, and the coaching staff simply announced a holiday.

But there are still people who return to Staplewood alone to train alone.

"Kaka?"

Yang Huan was a little surprised when he saw who that person was on the training ground.

On the contrary, the doorman Old Peter who came with him was obviously used to it.

"Although the team had a holiday these few days, he came every day and trained just like usual."

"Oh?" Yang Huan was a little surprised, "Are you all alone?"

"Yes, he lives nearby. He just ran over by himself, moved things to the equipment room, set up the training ground by himself, trained by himself, cleaned up the ground by himself, and went to the locker room, all by himself!"

When talking about this, Saint Peter was really a little impressed.

How does this look like the former No. 1 football player in the world?

Even many new football players probably can't do what he does.

Yang Huan really didn't expect that after Kaka came to Southampton, he would really put aside all his worldly desires and be determined to start over.

Doesn't he know that he is already thirty-one years old?

Or maybe, he knew, but he still decided to do it!

Sometimes, with some people and some things, you have to do them even though you know they are impossible. This is what a real man does!

"Be careful, keep an eye on him, don't let him get too exhausted!" Yang Huan said with a smile.

Saint Peter immediately nodded in agreement.

Yang Huan picked up the things he had left behind, took a car from Staplewood and headed straight for London Heathrow Airport.

Along the way, he leaned against the car window, thinking about this matter all the time.

Before Kaka became a professional player, he encountered setbacks and almost died from injuries. But after he recovered from his injuries and returned to become a professional player, he has been smooth sailing. From Sao Paulo to the Brazilian national team to AC Milan, he has won all the honors and halos that a player can win, and he has become the object of envy and jealousy of countless men.

For example, he has a handsome appearance, a successful career, a beautiful wife, and a happy family...

But just when all this reached its peak, Kaka transferred to Real Madrid, and suddenly, he fell from heaven to hell. In just a few years, he went from being the best player in the world football that all teams dreamed of to a sickly person that everyone despised and avoided.

Nothing could be more bizarre than this in life!

But look at Kaka now, dragging his half-crippled body, he continues to sweat on the court. When others are resting, he is still diligently completing the tasks he has assigned to himself on the training ground.

Why?

Is it just because he is paid by Southampton?

Or, does he simply want to prove his diligence and work ethic to everyone?

Or does he just want to regain his former glory and prove it to everyone?

I'm afraid? Yes!

But it seems there is more than that!

Yang Huan once heard someone say this.

On the football field, the speed of the players, fast or slow, a difference of 0.1 second, is almost meaningless.

But almost all professional players, especially those on the forward line, have to train hard and sweat every day for that 0.1 second improvement.

The purpose of their hard training is not to improve their speed by 0.1 second, but to break through themselves, prove themselves, and believe in themselves!

This will become a source of confidence for a professional player on the court!

Thinking of this, Yang Huan couldn't help but laugh.

He believes that Kaka is gradually regaining his confidence.

As long as he has confidence, he will not be far from becoming the number one football player in the world!