Chapter 932 The era of saints has arrived!

“Thirty-eight minutes into the first half, the score was still zero to zero.

"But as the game progressed, Southampton gradually found their footing and started to show some threat."

"Especially in terms of the tempo of the game, it was obviously speeding up, which allowed them to create a lot of opportunities. Although they failed to score, it still made the game more entertaining."

"We can clearly notice that Southampton's two full-backs are positioned very high up the pitch and actively participate in the attack in the midfield. Whenever there is an opportunity, they move forward decisively and cooperate with Hazard and Sanchez in front to suppress Bayern Munich's flanks."

"The Saints have clearly gotten rid of the chaos caused by Bayern Munich's attack after the start, and have reunified the team's overall thinking and style of play. The midfield has also changed, with Di Maria and Fabregas becoming more active and more forward."

"But what is incredible is that despite investing so much manpower in the offensive end, the Saints still maintained a very rigorous and stable overall structure, and even Bayern Munich's counterattacks were difficult to pose a threat."

"Bielsa's team ensures the overall stability of the team through this flexible movement, active running, frequent position exchanges, and the players' fast and efficient counter-attacks."

"In the last ten minutes, the two teams had similar ball possession rates, 48% to 52%. Bayern Munich had a slight advantage, but the difference was not much. In addition, Southampton played more energetically and created more chances."

"Relatively speaking, Bayern Munich seems to be gradually focusing on defense. Guardiola probably has no other choice. Facing such strong offensive pressure, they have no choice but to defend."

"But they may not be without opportunities. Southampton are pressing so high up the pitch. If there is a mistake, it is very likely that Bayern Munich will seize the opportunity to counterattack."

Following a round of analysis by the on-site commentator, Bayern Munich cleared the ball from the backcourt and the ball fell near the center line.

Varane stopped the ball before anyone else.

Seeing Lewandowski rushing forward, he passed the ball directly to Nastasic.

As soon as the Serbian center back stopped the ball, he saw that no one was pressing him, so he adjusted himself and dribbled forward.

Thomas Muller had just retreated to the midfield to participate in the defense. At this time, he hurried over and was about to rush towards Nastasic, but Nastasic pushed with his left foot and passed the ball to the left before Thomas Muller could get close.

"David Alaba takes the ball and drives forward, and Lahm comes to defend."

“Pass it again, Hazard drops back, receives the ball, Jerome Boateng steals it.”

"Nice, a heel pass, Hazard, passed it behind Boateng..."

"Di Maria, too fast, straight in behind."

"Catch the ball, fake move, break through, beautiful, pass it, pass it again!"

"Back post! Sanchez!"

“The ball goes in!!!!!!”

"Sanchez! Sanchez!"

"At the critical moment, Sanchez scored the first goal for Southampton!"

“It’s so exciting!”

"Southampton, leading by one to zero!"

"Saints, this attack is too meticulous, passing the ball one by one, and Bayern Munich can't defend against it!"

"Hazard's heel pass was so imaginative that Di Maria decisively cut in behind him. This is also a classic routine of Southampton's cooperation between the center and the wing this season, which fully utilized Di Maria's sharp speed and excellent dribbling ability."

"Southampton scored a goal in a sudden and accelerated attack. It was so surprising!"

"One to zero, in the 41st minute, the score is one to zero, the Saints are temporarily leading!"

"The situation is quite unfavorable for Bayern Munich now. They maintained a stalemate for 40 minutes, but were torn open by Southampton's sudden attack."

"From the slow motion, we can see that Southampton suddenly accelerated the moment Hazard got the ball, obviously seeing Jerome Boateng stealing the ball and leaving his position."

"Robben did not immediately follow David Alaba, which resulted in Bayern Munich's right-wing defense missing a player at a certain time, and Southampton immediately took advantage of this."

"This is indeed a very exciting attack!"

After Southampton scored, the entire Berlin Olympic Stadium burst into thunderous cheers.

All the Saints fans were so happy that they stood up from their seats in ecstasy.

They couldn't imagine that after a stalemate of 40 minutes, Southampton would suddenly score a goal. It was such a surprise!

In the chairman's stand, Yang Huan jumped up at the moment Sanchez scored, clenched his fists and cheered excitedly, then gave a warm hug to Premier League CEO Richard Scudmore who was sitting next to him. Prince William who was a little further away and the members of the Saints Fan Club behind him all celebrated wildly.

"Master Huan, come here, give me a kiss!"

"roll!"

"Wow, goal, goal, awesome!"

"Sanchez, this player is so sharp!"

"Master Huan, please sell it, please sell Sanchez to us!"

"Get lost, Nimi!"

"That's right, Hamad, you have completely betrayed the revolution!"

"You're right. We belong to the Saints Fan Club in life and in death. Nimei, the traitor from North London, actually came to poach us. Brothers, beat him up. If you kill me, it's my fault!"

Immediately afterwards, a burst of ghostly howlings came from the chairman's stand.

In less than 20 or 30 seconds, when Hamad reappeared, he had been beaten to a state unrecognizable form.

Yang Huan was laughing as he watched from the side. He could completely feel the feelings these people had towards the saints.

The Saints fan club has been established for a long time, and everyone here comes to watch almost every game. Even if they didn't like the Saints at all before, time can't stand it, especially in recent years, the Saints have won various honors and championships. How can they not love them?

It was one to zero, and the game finally started to tilt in the Saints' favor.

Guardiola's tactics were indeed correct, especially in the opening stage, when he and Bielsa restrained each other, resulting in a very stalemate.

But as the game progressed, the Saints gradually stabilized their rhythm and began to show their strength.

For a full half hour, Southampton was dragged down by Bayern Munich for half an hour. Just for this reason, it was not easy for Guardiola.

You know, on paper the Saints are slightly better than Bayern Munich!

Let’s not talk about anything else, just talk about the midfield.

It is difficult for veteran Xabi Alonso to cope with such a high-intensity game, and he is not the type of player who runs and covers. Lahm is also 31 years old, and there is also a technical-minded Thiago.

Although Bayern Munich's midfield has strong control, it is still lacking in defense and running.

On the other hand, at Southampton, Toni Kroos, Fabregas and Di Maria are all in their prime.

Although there are some weaknesses in control, it is still full of vigor.

Bayern Munich's ball control is like a net, but Southampton's sharp attack is like an extremely sharp cone. Although it is caught in the net, it can still penetrate the net and reveal its sharp edge.

"Master Huan, you really got it right!" Richard Schudmore flattered with a smile.

What did Yang Huan say just now?

He said Bielsa must have a way.

As a result, as soon as Bielsa's team gained a foothold and stabilized the rhythm, they immediately gave Bayern Munich a taste of their own medicine.

In the final analysis, the Saints are too strong!

It can be said that, except for left-back Nastasic, players in every position of Southampton are basically ranked in the top five in today's football.

It is indeed a classic that Bielsa was able to integrate this group of players into such a whole and play such sharp offensive football. Especially since he had previously built another Saints team with strong control, this makes it even more precious.

"Bielsa is truly a tactical master!"

After hearing this, Yang Huan smiled and said, "Who said it wasn't true?"

Bielsa's tactical attainments are indeed very high, especially the group of players he has trained.

In just one year, the Saints have transformed from a controlling team a year ago to a fast-paced offensive team today.

What’s even more frightening is that the sharp attack is still based on the team’s excellent control.

Looking at the current European football scene, Southampton's control is probably not inferior to any other team except for the ball possession maniacs like Guardiola's Bayern Munich.

"Master Huan, if we add another strong player to the central defender position this summer, Southampton will have world-class stars in every position!" Scudmore laughed excitedly.

Varane is one of the best central defenders in the world. Under Bielsa's leadership, he has made rapid progress in recent years.

But after Javi Martinez left, the Saints' left center back, whether it was Nastasic or Laporte, always had some problems.

Of course, the performances of these two players are not bad, and in many cases they are even excellent, but they are still a little bit away from the top.

"No, we will focus on cultivating Nastasic and Laporte next!"

After a pause, Yang Huan grinned and said, "Oh, by the way, there's Stones too!"

When Stones is mentioned, Scudmore's expression becomes interesting because he immediately thinks of Chelsea and Abramovich.

Everyone knows that last summer, Chelsea was madly pursuing Stones from Everton.

Unexpectedly, Everton refused to give in. Chelsea always felt that as long as the money was enough, Everton would definitely let the player go, so Chelsea no longer considered other candidates.

But in the end, Stones turned out to be a player loaned to Everton by the Saints, which directly led to Chelsea's efforts being in vain.

Not only was Stones not brought in, the recruitment of central defenders was also aborted. The results this season were also greatly affected and the team almost got relegated.

Speaking of Chelsea's signings, it is indeed tragic.

We introduced Falcao as a striker, but he is injured.

Then they brought in Icardi and Cuadrado from Italy, but Mourinho didn't like them.

Benatia and Ranocchia at the central defender position are also sucks. The former is always injured, and the latter is simply the epitome of a sucker, and was directly relegated to the sidelines by Mourinho.

Although Chelsea has recovered in the second half of this season, its ranking of 13th in the league is also the worst league ranking since Abramovich took over the team.

In the final analysis, I have offended Young Master Huan!

Thinking of this, Scudmore couldn't help but turn his head and take a look at this young handsome boy.

Five years ago, when Master Huan first came to the UK, he attracted the attention of the world with Ibrahimovic.

At that time, Southampton was still in the third-tier league in England!

Today, five years later, the Saints are not only the champions of the Premier League, but they are also likely to successfully defend the Champions League!

Perhaps, the era of saints has arrived!