Steptwood Training Base.

The new training base has just completed the structure and exterior wall, surrounded by iron racks.

As soon as the night came, I looked out from the youth team training building and it was dark and a little scary.

Although Southampton attaches importance to youth training, it is impossible to equip youth teams with high-standard treatment like first-teams. However, in entertainment and training facilities, youth teams and first-teams are still treated equally.

In other words, if there are first teams, there will be youth teams.

It's like a entertainment room.

The area of ​​the entertainment room in the youth team training building is even larger than that of the first team, and their TVs are also larger than that of the first team.

Before every game, in front of this big TV, there are always young players from the youth team.

Tonight, Southampton will challenge Arsenal away, and it is no exception.

When they watched the team's boss Yang Huan in the stands and beat drums for Southampton players through the TV screen, the entire entertainment room was in full swing, and everyone was watching this scene in disbelief.

At the same time, they could hear the movement from the London Emirates Stadium through live TV.

Southampton fans completely suppressed Arsenal in terms of momentum.

Even though, they only have more than 3,000 people.

But Arsenal has tens of thousands!

But at this time, the number of people is not the key. The most important thing is unity and unity of people’s hearts!

"Young Master Huan is a good example!"

"That's right, at least we have suppressed Arsenal in terms of momentum."

"When you win the momentum, the game will be much easier."

"Yes, what I fear most about this kind of game is that it shocks people as soon as the game begins."

"Arsenal is a ball-controlling genre, don't let them get the ball too comfortable, so momentum is very important."

The players in the entertainment room were talking, and everyone's faces were written about their concern for this important game far away in London.

This is the first time Southampton directly challenged England's top football team. Each of them wanted to know whether the team they played for had the strength to challenge the top team?

Or, how big is the gap?

Jorge Bernardo Grifa also sat in the entertainment room, next to him was the team's chief scout Ramon Madoni, as well as some other coaches and employees of the academy.

Everyone is also very concerned about the situation in Southampton, which is in northern expedition.

With the whistle of referee Philip Dodd, the game officially kicked off.

Just as I saw Southampton set off the stage almost immediately and pressed towards Arsenal's half.

Philip Dodd blew the first whistle, which was the kick-off whistle, and within twenty seconds, he blew the second whistle and ordered Southampton midfielder Vidal to commit a foul on Fabregas in the area near the center circle.

But Arsenal's free kick failed to stay in Southampton's half. Benatia headed the ball back to the penalty area, and Neuer kicked it to the side. Brazilian genius Neymar took the ball before Arsenal's half and used his personal ability to attack Sarnia's right.

"Belsa is going to attack with attack!" Ramon Madoni saw Bielsa's tactics at the start.

But this also caused quite a lot of discussion in the entertainment room, especially the coaches.

"Although Arsenal's offense is not particularly outstanding, it is a Premier League team. Moreover, the style of playing is always gorgeous, and it pays great attention to ball control and technology. It is also a home game. As a visiting team, we are rashly pressing forward to play against each other. Isn't it too risky?"

"Yes, no matter what, that is the third team in the Premier League currently ranked, that's Arsenal!"

"It's just a life-long game against Arsenal!"

"I don't think so. We are weak teams and strong teams, so we must be the first to win the game, otherwise how can we play in this game?"

"That's right, if you don't play like this, you'll be done with Arsenal."

There was a lot of discussion in the entertainment room, and the players also watched the football while listening to the coaches' analysis.

After all, many of this group of coaches are over ten or even decades of football, with rich experience, and there are much more things that can be analyzed by watching the game than them.

"Jorge, what do you think?" I don't know who asked Grifa.

Jorge Bernardo Griffith's football literacy is recognized among this group of people.

"A very normal start!" Grifa answered calmly.

"We have played in the League One for a long time. Although the players are very strong, the League One is always the League One. There are many things that cannot be compared with the Premier League, such as high-intensity games. If the rhythm is left to Arsenal to control, we have no chance of winning at all."

After Grifa analyzed this, everyone immediately understood.

This insight is indeed very thorough. The strength of players and teams is indeed very important, but the most important thing in a football game depends on how much strength your players and team can exert.

Suppose you have 100% strength, but you can only play 20%. If you meet a team that has only 30% strength, but you still have to lose.

Can you say that your strength is not good?

I can only say that I am not performing well on the spot or in poor condition.

The head coach's arrangement and on-site command are one of the important factors that determine the team's performance.

"Belsa is not stupid, he is very smart. He decided to take the risk of gamble. Only betting can lead to a chance of winning. However, he did not arrange for Isco to start, but instead played Schneiderlin, which is a trick."

As soon as Grifa finished speaking, Ramon Madoni laughed and nodded and took over the conversation.

"Yes, many people say that Bielsa is a dead-hard guy, and even puts him as a dead-hard guy, making him seem to never know how to adapt. However, every team of Bielsa, every season, and even every game, is constantly seeking changes."

As fellow Argentina, Ramon Madoni and Grifa both know Bielsa better than outsiders.

"The most important thing in this game is the midfield. Suppress the Arsenal midfielder led by Fabregas, Willsheer and Alexander Song. Then the chance of winning in this game is great. Once you can't suppress it, it's over!" Grifa made a very insightful analysis and prediction.

Ramon Madoni nodded constantly, "So, Schneiderlin is more suitable for starting the game than Isco."

Even though that's the case, everyone still had a doubt in their hearts.

That's Arsenal, can Southampton's midfielder bear it?

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"At the beginning of the game, both sides played very fiercely, the pace went very fast, and the ball rights were exchanged very frequently."

"It can be seen that neither side has any reservations and adopts the tactic of attacking against attack."

"Southampton has the courage to play face-to-face with teams like Arsenal at Emirates Stadium."

"This is Southampton's head coach, Marcelo Bielsa."

A close-up of Bielsa's head appeared on the big screen of Emirates Stadium. The Argentine habitually squatted in front of the visiting team coach's seat, holding the round and rolling brain, and watching the game ahead with a focused look.

At the beginning, both sides were still testing more, after all, they were not familiar with each other.

Southampton's high-intensity midfield and frontcourt pressure caused Arsenal to cause a lot of trouble. They had many opportunities to get the ball, but they were unable to effectively launch the offensive. On the contrary, Southampton, who played away, had several attacks into Arsenal's 30-meter area, but could not effectively threaten the penalty area.

"It seems that neither side has been able to create a good scoring opportunity."

Southampton tried several times to open an offensive channel from Neymar's left, but Arsenal obviously strengthened the right defense, and even the midfielder Alexander Song frequently pulled to this side to help the defense, which made Southampton's offense unable to create a threat.

On the contrary, Arsenal has more experience and is playing at home. After the game, he quickly stabilized his position and showed his threat.

Among Arsenal's three midfielders, Alexander Song dragged behind and Fabregas suddenly broke out, and Willsheer was cruising between the two, but with Schneiderling dragging back to protect the defense line and the front of the penalty area, Fabregas didn't have many opportunities in front.

On the contrary, Vidal and Stroman suppressed Willsheer well, making it difficult for Arsenal's midfield to operate effectively.

Fabregas is a very smart player. As soon as he realizes this, he immediately retreats from the front.

In the eighth minute, Fabregas retreated to get the ball, and Schneiderlin hesitated and did not keep up immediately.

After the Spanish midfielder got the ball, he cooperated with Willsheer. Without defending, he rushed straight to the front of the penalty area and found Van Persie who pulled out the penalty area.

The Dutch forward stopped the ball and turned and made a pass. Walcott passed through the middle of David Alaba and Benatia at lightning speed and rushed to the goal.

Everyone's heart was hung up in the entire Emirates Stadium.

Yang Huan even stopped beating the drum.

Many Southampton fans even covered their faces and did not dare to see what was going to happen next.

Countless Arsenal fans rushed out of their seats!

Single sword!

As long as Walcott receives the ball, it will be a one-on-one shot!

That's the goal!

Neuer has always been very focused, but when he saw Fabregas passing the ball to Van Persie at the front of the penalty area, he was ready, not only to prevent the Dutch from suddenly raising a cold arrow, but also to prevent him from passing it to other teammates.

Especially Walcott and Nasri on both wings.

When he saw Van Persie really pass the ball, and when he saw Walcott tearing open his teammate's defense with lightning speed, he reacted immediately and abandoned the goal and attacked!

Just saw Neuer rushing out of the small penalty area quickly. His strong and even slightly obese body had an incredible flexibility, and his eyes were staring at Walcott.

Walcott was also looking at Neuer. He had absolutely confidence in his speed, but he did not expect that Neuer's attack would be so decisive that he did not even have a slight hesitation.

If you continue to rush up like this, will you bump into the goalkeeper? Will you bump into the goalkeeper?

Walcott couldn't help but hesitate when he saw that Neuer had not yet rushed to the best position, but had already flew over and made a stretch to fall to the ground to save, and he immediately stopped his speed.
To be continued...