Giroud opened his arms and ran excitedly on the court.
Giroud is very satisfied with scoring a goal in such an important game.
He has a good temper and is very obedient. He does whatever he is asked to do on the court. He does not score many goals and his role is more tactical...
However, Noriya knows his role, and also knows that he is actually quite good at scoring, and in many cases, he can play a huge role - such as this time.
It's strange to say that, in fact, Giroud's goals have always been quite high. Last season, he was second only to Lambert and Lallana. This season, when Lallana cannot maintain the main force, he is second only to Lambert.
He is Southampton's second goalscorer.
But even though he scored goals in some important games, he was still easily ignored on the court.
After the game restarted, Leverkusen started a crazy counterattack. Although Vidal was stared at by Dembele, he still relied on his own ability to create opportunities. He retreated to get the ball, then distributed the ball, and then moved forward.
In, he relied on his speed to get rid of Dembele's defense, and after receiving the ball on the right, he sent a beautiful cross. Kiesling and Lovren competed for the top, and they took the lead in passing the header. Hermes got ahead of Wundt.
Get the ball and score the first goal!
The score of two to two made Leverkusen fans not very satisfied, but in the following time, the two sides continued to struggle and seemed to be unable to create any opportunities.
"Two to two at home is not a good thing for Leverkusen. It means that they have to strengthen their offense in the away game. Once they strengthen their offense, the flaws in their defense will be easily caught..."
The commentator commented, and Leverkusen's head coach Heynckes was also very anxious, but he didn't have much to do. After all, the coach's intentions depend on the players, and the players he can use
Not much.
In the following time, he successively replaced veteran Ballack and wide player Castro in preparation for counterattack, while Kiya sent Schneiderlin and Mkhitaryan to maintain the vitality of the midfield.
The two sides continued to struggle in the midfield, but it was obvious that Southampton gradually gained the upper hand in this regard...
Ballack is indeed old. Under the entanglement of Schneiderlin, who was newly replaced and has no physical problems, he did not perform well, while Mkhitaryan continued to torture the young Bender through his own breakthroughs.
It's not that Bender's ability is not good, but that he defended Lallana in the first half who only ran and distributed the ball immediately after receiving the ball. Now his physical fitness has declined, but he encountered a breakthrough madman Mkhitaryan. Two kinds of
The completely different offensive methods tortured him.
"This guy is pretty good, he didn't even break down." Ji Ya said to Benelli with a smile.
"The German midfielder is still very strong, Bender and Vidal are both very good, but they are probably not something we can afford, even if we are a Premier League team next year..." Benali sighed.
"We don't need either of them. We already have three excellent defensive midfielders and two excellent attacking midfielders." Noriya replied.
His words fell into the ears of Lallana, who had just left the field, and immediately made Lallana feel better.
On the field, Mkhitaryan once again took the ball and prepared to break through. Bender came up to meet him, but he passed the ball horizontally and handed it to Klein who came up to meet him. Klein quickly broke through along the wing, and then
Passed to Chamberlain, Chamberlain made a slight adjustment and then shot the far corner, but Adler narrowly saved it.
The time entered the stoppage time, and everyone in Leverkusen began to become more anxious, but Ji Ya began to calmly direct the players to gradually return to the defense. He replaced Lambert with Walton, and seemed to be very satisfied.
With a score of two to two.
Leverkusen was forced to start attacking aggressively.
This pressure and attack gave them a huge blow.
Dembele completed a beautiful steal in the midfield, and then passed it to Mkhitaryan who was retreating. Mkhitaryan took the ball and turned around. When everyone thought he was about to break through, he suddenly raised his foot and sent it out.
A beautiful overhead pass!
The ball flew to the front of the penalty area, and Giroud strode forward!
"When did Henrik have such a long pass ability?" Ji Ya asked in surprise.
"Watching the game off the court will also bring improvement." Benali replied.
Mkhitaryan is a standard No. 10 position - that is, a more traditional attacking midfielder. He gets the ball in the front, uses his own skills to get rid of opponents, disrupts the opponent's defense, and then creates opportunities.
Being able to shoot suddenly is one of his characteristics.
But this kind of playing style of dropping back to get the ball and then mobilizing teammates through long passes is something he is not good at - did he develop it without knowing it?
But Ji Ya also thinks that this may be a coincidence...
Regardless of whether it was a coincidence or not, Mkhitaryan's long pass accurately landed at the edge of the penalty area, and Giroud, who was advancing at high speed, received the ball - his absolute speed is not slow, after all, he is tall and has long legs, and he is not very tonnage.
A heavy center.
After receiving the ball, his speed involuntarily slowed down a bit. Leverkusen defender Swab caught up with him and got entangled with Giroud.
However, Giroud's physical advantage came into full play at this moment. Under the entanglement of the opponent's defender, he still dribbled into the penalty area and used his body to withstand the opponent's constant harassment. When goalkeeper Adler attacked, he calmly
Pushed a far corner!
Adler, who fell to the ground, was a step slower. He stretched out his hand and did not pounce on the ball. In the desperate eyes of the Leverkusen fans in the audience, the ball rolled across the goal line, then hit the net and bounced back a little distance.
, and then slowly stopped!
"The ball... the ball went in! A buzzer-beater! A buzzer-beater at the last minute! Giroud scored twice! Southampton defeated Leverkusen 3-2 on the road! This is a huge advantage!"
Giroud excitedly rushed towards Ji Ya, and Ji Ya had already rushed out with open arms. The Southamptonians started a crazy celebration at the Bayer Arena!
Giroud's goal originally occurred in the third minute of stoppage time, so after the celebration and the restart, the referee immediately blew the whistle to end the game...
"Our offense still relies too much on Vidal." Heynckes sighed as he shook hands with Ji Ya.
Seeing Heynckes, who was almost seventy years old, sighing, Ji Ya shrugged his shoulders.
"There is still the second round. Leverkusen is very strong and we have to prepare well at home." Noriya replied.
Heynckes shook his head. To be honest, he didn't have much confidence in the second round. Moreover, Leverkusen's main goal this season is to win the Bundesliga championship. For the Europa League... they can play if they can, but if they can't
Kick down this mentality.
In fact, this is also the key to Southampton's better performance in the Europa League - they don't need to be distracted.
