Chapter 782 Good Opportunity

People who are familiar with and understand Yang Huan know that he would not joke about two things.

One is emotion.

Perhaps it was because he was just an ordinary otaku loser in his previous life, extremely lacking in love, so he is greedy for love in this life.

But greed does not mean that he does not respect love or does not understand love.

On the contrary, because he is greedy for love and extremely desires to be loved, he will never joke about this matter.

This is his bottom line and also his Achilles' heel.

If anyone wants to deal with him, they can, but if they want to deal with his woman, that’s unfortunate. Yang Huan will do everything he can to retaliate and nip all bad things in the bud.

Another thing is football.

Don't be fooled by Yang Huan, who usually seems sloppy and never serious for a moment, but once he talks about football, he becomes serious and solemn.

Just imagine, if someone who has a frivolous attitude towards football could have built a Southampton team like this?

There is a saying in the professional football circle: what kind of boss you have, what kind of team you will have.

It seems that this inside story has always been circulating in the British media.

Why does Arsenal always perform well in the first half but fall apart in the second half?

There is a reason for this!

There have been several times when the Gunners played very well at the start and in the first half of the league, even leading the standings and fully capable of winning the championship. But why did the team's performance suddenly plummet?

Many fans and media like to look for reasons, saying it is the winter break or other factors.

It sounds like the winter break is really that scary.

Could it be that the devilish schedule during the winter break is really more cruel than the long two-match week in September and October, and the national team's schedule?

You know, the most difficult schedule during the winter break is after Christmas. Playing three league games in a week is indeed quite exhausting.

But after entering January, we faced the FA Cup and League Cup, and basically played with substitutes and youth teams.

Therefore, there has always been controversy about whether the harm of the winter break schedule is really that great.

But the long double matches a week in September and October, as well as the long-distance national team matches, are indisputable.

So the question is, why do you perform well in September and October, but your performance plummets after the winter break?

Of course, if we really want to find an excuse, we can say that September and October are just the result of pre-season preparations.

But making excuses like this is really boring.

There has been a view circulating in many British media that one of the important reasons for Arsenal's poor performance in the second half is the lack of ambition of the club's management.

Just imagine, when Arsenal was leading the Premier League standings, the Gunners' management was thinking, great, the goal of the top four in the league this season has finally been secured again, we have passed the test, we have met the standard, there is nothing to pursue anymore!

What? Increase investment to motivate players to maintain the current leading position and compete for the league championship?

Forget it, it would be good enough to stay in the top four of the league!

Think about it, if the players knew what the management was thinking, what would they think?

Think about it again, over the years, has Wenger ever really shown his ambition to win the league title? Or even said he would do his best to win the title?

There is a saying that goes, if one soldier is incompetent, the whole army will be incompetent as well.

The attitude of management determines the direction of a team's development and even its overall character.

Arsenal's weakness, in the final analysis, lies in the conservatism and complacency of the club's management.

On the other hand, at Southampton, Yang Huan dared to declare that he wanted to win the championship, and dared to offer huge bonuses again and again to stimulate the team, and he must do his best to win the championship.

Therefore, this team of saints is so domineering and powerful!

To a certain extent, Yang Huan's personality and pursuit determine the character of Southampton, Atletico Madrid, Inter Milan, Hamburg, Monaco and other teams.

Don’t doubt it, if one day in the future, Yang Huan suddenly feels that the team can stay in the league and be satisfied.

I believe that by that time, the Saints will probably be just a relegation team.

But is this possible?

Precisely because Yang Huan is now very ambitious, the several teams under his command also have similar ambitions for him.

The fact that Southampton and Atletico Madrid both reached the Champions League final this season is the best proof of this.

Not only that, even if two teams are as close as brothers, when they meet in the finals, it will be a life-and-death battle with everyone falling down.

Why?

Because no one wants to lose!

Therefore, in this match at the Stadium of Light, the two teams played very fiercely.

From the beginning of the game, both sides entered into a bloody war of attrition.

There was no frills at all. Even though they injured one thousand enemies and lost eight hundred of their own, everyone still threw themselves into it crazily.

The spirit of the two teams also deeply infected every spectator and fan in the stadium.

They will be nervous about every confrontation, every physical collision, and every fall of the players on the court, and cheer enthusiastically, even the emotions of the on-site commentators will be mobilized.

"The referee for today's match is Bjorn Kuipers, an international referee from the Netherlands."

"The 41-year-old Dutch referee has officiated at the World Cup, European Championship and Confederations Cup, and is one of the heavyweight referees at this summer's World Cup, but his standards have always been soft."

"So, Atletico Madrid had a relatively good advantage in this match. They decisively adopted a lethal tactic of committing fouls. As long as they didn't get a card, some fouls that should have been committed, and some that shouldn't have been committed, were committed."

"In this situation, Southampton's offense encountered a lot of trouble!"

"However, although Atletico Madrid was very aggressive in the fight and did a very successful job in limiting Southampton's attack, their own attack was not ideal. They did not get any good opportunities in several counterattacks, and did not have any good ideas after switching to positional warfare."

“I guess this is also related to Southampton’s pressing and oppression.”

"The Saints' two central defenders, Varane and Javi Martinez, both performed quite solidly, especially Varane, who was very impressive despite his young age."

"The right back Danilo who started the game also performed well. When Suarez cut more to the middle on the right, Danilo almost dominated the entire attack on the right. Several threatening opportunities came from the right. This was also related to the fact that Atletico Madrid's left winger Isco did not invest enough in defense."

"On the other hand, on the left side, Hazard was closely guarded by Atletico Madrid, and David Alaba was also watched by the opponent's right winger Koke, so the attack on the left side did not improve much."

"Now both teams obviously haven't found a better and more effective way. All we can do is see who breaks the current deadlock first."

As soon as the commentator finished speaking, Southampton launched another attack on the field.

After receiving the pass from Modric, David Alaba on the left wanted to move forward, but found that Atletico Madrid had already set up camp on the right, so he had no chance and chose to pass the ball sideways to Javi Martinez.

The Spanish center back took a look ahead and had no choice but to kick the ball to the right.

"Still came to the right and gave it to Danilo."

"The right side is relatively empty now, Southampton has a chance, Danilo dribbles the ball forward!"

"After half-court, a long diagonal pass will be made to Ibrahimovic!"

"Nice, Otamendi, he made a great run around the defence and cleared the ball with a diving header."

"The ball fell to Illarramendi, who passed it to Gabi, who passed it to Isco."

"Isco chose to dribble the ball himself, break through, and pass. It was a beautiful individual breakthrough!"

"But Suarez committed a foul when he returned to defense, and the referee gave Atletico Madrid a set-piece opportunity on the left side of the front court."

"This position is not very ideal, it depends on how Atletico Madrid handles it."

"Gabi made a quick pass and it was passed to Isco, one on two, beautiful!"

"The ball landed at Isco's feet, like magic, unpredictable, a lob pass into the penalty area, great chance!"

"Varane heads the ball away..."

But this hasty header clearance obviously lacked strength, and the ball did not fly far, but was caught by Diego Costa who caught the second point.

Diego Costa's chest stopped, and Javi Martinez behind him immediately stuck to him, entangled him and prevented him from turning around.

But who is Diego Costa?

He is very good at playing football!

Although he could have shot directly after turning around, this was the penalty area, the most densely defended area, and there was no way he would be given time to slowly move.

So, as soon as he saw Javi Martinez approaching, he immediately gave up the idea of ​​turning around and shooting, and instead blocked Javi Martinez with his body. Seeing a short and strong red figure running in front of him, he immediately passed the ball to the top of the penalty area.

"Diego Costa passes back, great chance!"

"Tevez, shoot!"

There was no one in front of the Argentine beast at this time, and even Neuer was standing to the left of Isco, exposing the entire right half of the goal.

Tevez's footwork was also very good, and his shot was very tricky. He volleyed the ball directly into the lower right corner of the goal.

At this moment, countless fans in the stands of the Stadium of Light couldn't help but stand up excitedly, as if they saw the birth of a goal.

But at this critical moment, Neuer made a divine save.

The German goalkeeper reacted very quickly. When Diego Costa passed the ball back, he noticed the short and strong red figure. Although he didn't know who it was, he knew very well that this person would definitely shoot.

So he started to move.

But when he heard the bang, he knew it was too late, and he reacted instinctively and flew to the right side of the goal.

The ball came with great force and speed, but Neuer's save was also very timely. With his height and long arms, he dove sideways, stretched out his left hand, and blocked the ball with one hand.

Tevez's shot hit Neuer's left hand and bounced back into the penalty area.

At the critical moment, Toni Kroos returned to the penalty area and kicked the ball directly out of the sideline, giving Atletico Madrid an out-of-bounds ball, but it averted a disaster!

The entire Stadium of Light breathed a sigh of relief.

Neuer also fell to the ground on the grass, gasping for breath.

That was so dangerous just now!

If Atletico Madrid scores a surprise goal, Southampton will be in real danger!

Damn it, these guys always hide in the back, but if you are not careful, they will rush up and kill you by surprise!

"How is it?" Toni Kroos walked over and stretched out his left hand.

Neuer pulled his hand, got up from the ground, and shook his head. "It's okay, but these guys are too damn unreasonable. They shot you with a cold arrow without saying a word. If we don't teach them a lesson, can we still be called saints?"

At this point, Neuer clapped his hands vigorously and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Hey, the opponents are coming, don't stay in the penalty area or in the half court, fight back!"

Just this one sentence, coupled with the miraculous save just now, boosted Southampton's morale!