Chapter 849 is not over yet!

Simple?

Yes, it is really that simple!

If there were only ordinary fans sitting in the stands, they would definitely be worried about Liverpool's defense.

Because they simply couldn't imagine why it was so easy for Southampton to break through their defense and score a goal.

However, in Wang Lei's high opinion, this is not simple at all.

Not to mention that Hazard was able to pass the ball even though he was double-teamed by two players. Looking at the current football world, how many people can do this?

And looking at his appearance just now, he did it on purpose. His purpose was to pull all Liverpool's defensive players to the left, attract them to his side, and then pass the ball to Di Maria.

In the entire passing process, Di Maria was just a transition, but he also played a crucial role.

That was the ball he passed to Fabregas, it was a good, comfortable pass.

This allowed Fabregas to catch up from behind and make a diagonal pass that was as smooth as a surgical knife.

This is a very skillful pass!

As a midfielder, Wang Lei knew that if he wanted to pass a ball like this, it didn't mean he could pass it just because he saw it with his eyes, especially when it was passed as accurately and quickly as Fabregas did.

"Is this the level of top European professional players?" Wang Lei was stunned.

He found that watching it on TV and watching it in person were two completely different experiences.

At least, he was shocked now.

Not only him, but also Gao Ren, who always looked at money and was extremely bold, was also dumbfounded.

As the saying goes, experts see the details, while laymen see the excitement.

Only people like them who have undergone years of professional football training can feel the strength of Southampton.

At the same time, they couldn't help but feel a sense of self-doubt in their hearts.

Can we really play in the same stadium and on the same team with so many outstanding top stars?

Raiola saw the faces and expressions of the two young players. Although he remained calm, he was still satisfied.

He could see that Master Huan attached great importance to these two young players. He had also seen them himself and obtained their information from the Southampton scout team. He was also very optimistic about these two potential players.

These are two good seedlings!

Young Master Huan handed them over to me because he believed that I could help him cultivate these two seedlings!

Realizing this, Raiola dared not be careless.

He carefully arranged this trip to Anfield Stadium in the hope that they could come and see what the top European professional league is like and how high the level of top professional players is.

As a human being, the most frightening thing is not being able to see yourself clearly and not being able to accurately position yourself.

The same goes for the players!

In fact, in Raiola's view, accurately grasping one's own abilities and positioning one's role in the team and in professional football are what a professional player must have.

Today, he hopes that Wang Lei and Gao Ren can see this clearly and see the gap clearly.

Because only in this way will they understand how to work hard and how to make progress.

If they lose confidence and motivation to make progress just because of the gap, then Raiola can only say that they are not suitable to be a professional player at all, and it is a good thing for them to leave early.

The fans in the stands had different expressions and thoughts, but on the field, the players from both teams were still fighting.

Because Southampton was the first to break the deadlock on the field, making the game more exciting.

Everyone in Liverpool was anxious to equalize the score and defend the dignity of Anfield.

Southampton, on the other hand, refused to give in and fought head-on. After the team scored a goal, their morale soared and they launched a fierce offensive battle with Liverpool.

The two sides were having a great time playing on the court.

But judging from the situation, Southampton still has the upper hand.

At the very least, Liverpool failed to find an effective way to enter Southampton's penalty area, and most of their shots were long-range shots from the outside, but such shots were unlikely to threaten Neuer's goal.

Both sides played at a fast pace, the ball changed hands frequently, and the game became very intense and exciting.

Raiola asked them to pay more attention to the two teams, especially Southampton's offense and defense transitions.

As a midfielder, Wang Lei was very keenly aware that Southampton's offense and defense transitions were faster, more efficient and more precise than Liverpool's.

And all this is because of Toni Kroos in the defensive midfield position.

He can always find the most effective and accurate offensive route in the shortest time, and deliver the ball to the front court as quickly as possible and to the feet of the offensive players.

Just like this time, after Southampton intercepted the ball in the backcourt, Liverpool counterattacked in the frontcourt.

After Toni Kroos ran to the open space to receive the ball, he made a long pass that accurately crossed the half court and landed at the feet of Chilean winger Sanchez.

There was no one guarding Sanchez. After he stopped the ball, he turned around, sped up, and rushed forward!

Liverpool's midfield couldn't keep up at all. Seeing that Sanchez had already reached the front of the penalty area, Skrtel had to choose to rush forward, while the Chilean directly shot with a powerful kick.

As a result, the ball hit Skrtel's feet and bounced to the right.

Is that the end?

Not yet!

Southampton's right-back Danilo chased up from the backcourt, received the ball, cut inside to the middle, attracted the defensive players, and passed the ball to the front of the penalty area.

Di Maria caught up, received the ball, and made an extremely light pass.

The ball wobbled over the heads of Liverpool's central defenders and landed behind them.

In the penalty area, Suarez was like a loach, slipping through the gap between the two central defenders, turning around, stopping the ball with his chest, turning around, and volleying the ball directly without waiting for it to land.

The Liverpool goalkeeper was completely powerless to stop this shot from so close!

Two to zero!

After scoring two goals in a row, Liverpool was a little frustrated, while Southampton's morale soared. With one blow, they almost overwhelmed Liverpool and completely dominated the game.

In the 44th minute, Di Maria again made a one-two pass with Toni Kroos in the midfield and then passed the ball to Hazard on the left. The latter dribbled into the penalty area but was knocked to the ground by the opponent's central defender Lovren.

The referee awarded a penalty kick without controversy, but did not impose an additional penalty on Lovren.

Hazard took the penalty kick himself and scored, three to zero!

This goal made the entire Anfield stadium silent.

I'm afraid no one present would have thought that Liverpool would suffer such a devastating defeat at their home ground.

This is only the first half!

But soon, the tenacious Red Army fans began to sing the team's song "You'll Never Walk Alone". It was very loud and very inspiring, but it failed to turn the situation around.

"Liverpool and Southampton are no longer on the same level!"

Raiola's tone was cold, as if he was sentencing someone to death.

"Liverpool under Benítez were able to stage the Istanbul Miracle because they still had a system. But now, Rogers' Liverpool don't have a stable team building concept or a mature tactical system. What can they use to compete with Southampton?"

Speaking of this, Raiola frowned. He was a little doubtful whether it was a suitable choice to let Balotelli join Liverpool?

Now he is very suspicious!

However, Barbara of AC Milan called him and said that the team wanted to recruit new players to try for better results in the new season, so Balotelli had to be sold, allowing Raiola to quickly find an interested team.

At that time, Liverpool was eager for help and could meet all of Balotelli's requirements, so the two sides hit it off.

But now it seems that this is probably not a good option.

Wang Lei and Gao Ren were both a little surprised when they heard this.

If it is true, as Raiola said, that Southampton and Liverpool are no longer in the same league, then is it that Southampton is too strong or Liverpool is too weak?

I guess this is hard to explain clearly.

But one thing is certain.

That is, after taking a three-goal lead in the first half, Southampton still did not relax at all in the second half.

Liverpool's defense, which cost nearly 100 million yuan, completely fell apart under Southampton's fierce attack.

The best example of this was Southampton's fourth goal.

At that time, Hazard got the ball on the left and Glen Johnson and Joe Allen defended him at the same time.

But what shocked everyone was that Hazard easily dribbled the ball out from between two players and even made it into the penalty area.

As a result, after the Belgian attracted Lovren's attention in the penalty area, he knocked the ball back from the bottom line. Suarez in the middle followed up and pushed the ball into Liverpool's goal again.

However, after Suarez scored the goal, he did not celebrate as he had done before, but walked back to the center line silently.

Perhaps, in his heart, he was not feeling very good after scoring goals one after another against his old club.

After Suarez scored the goal, the singing of "You'll Never Walk Alone" at the scene also faded.

And it became weaker and weaker, until finally, almost no one sang it anymore.

But the game is clearly not over yet.

In the 79th minute of the second half, Southampton launched another attack and reached the front of Liverpool's penalty area. Hazard took the ball from the left and cut inside, trying to pass the ball into the penalty area.

Skrtel tried to kick the ball away, but unexpectedly he kicked it off target and it fell into the feet of Fabregas who was running behind him.

Facing the incoming ball, the Spanish midfielder made another precise through pass like a surgical knife, sending the ball accurately to the right side of the penalty area, at the feet of the unguarded Sanchez.

The Chilean winger stopped, pushed the ball, and the ball went in again!

Unlike Suarez, Sanchez, who scored twice, was so excited that he rushed out of the stadium and celebrated his second goal.

The entire Anfield stadium was deathly silent.

I'm afraid that before the game, even the most optimistic fans of Southampton would not have imagined that the Saints would be able to beat Liverpool 5-0 at Anfield.

Rogers sat in the home team's coaching booth with his head down, making it difficult to see his expression at the moment, but it certainly wasn't good.

The first game of the new season was a wake-up call, which was definitely a heavy blow to Liverpool, who had vowed before the season to maintain their top four position in the league and strive for the championship.

Whether it is Lovren on the defense line or Balotelli on the front line, they obviously failed to change Liverpool's current predicament.

Southampton used this game to fully demonstrate their momentum as European champions.

More importantly, the debuts of the two new midfielders, Fabregas and Di Maria, were both satisfactory and amazing.

This also makes people look forward to the Saints' new season even more.