"It has to be said that both sides have a clear understanding of their own characteristics and strengths... After the game started, Southampton continued to run and press, while Villarreal relied on Bale in the midfield.
Ronaldo continues to complete the organization. Although Valero is not well-known, he is a midfielder who can organize and dispatch. His performance this season has been outstanding."
In the commentator's comments, twenty minutes have passed in the match between Southampton and Villarreal. In these twenty minutes, Southampton created three shooting opportunities, and Villarreal created one.
Both times, the focus of both sides was more on the tangle in the midfield than on the attack.
"This scene seems familiar to me... In the last round of Southampton's match against Leverkusen, Southampton relied on running and man-marking to contain Leverkusen's offense, thus achieving all-round success.
With the advantage, can they still do it in this game?"
"To be honest, it was surprising that Southampton was able to suppress Leverkusen in the last round. After all, Leverkusen, as a Bundesliga team, is also very active in running... But this
In the first round, I am not optimistic that they can suppress Villarreal through running. Villarreal has a higher technical content, and unlike Leverkusen, after Vidal is entangled, the offense will be affected.
A big impact.”
The commentator's evaluation seemed to be correct. Just in the 24th minute of the game, Borja took a corner kick and the ball flew to the back point. Marchena, who advanced to assist, grabbed the header and scored for Billy.
Real opens the scoring!
The Ballad Stadium immediately erupted, with Villarreal fans shouting Marchena's name. They were obviously very satisfied with the team's performance.
"Vidal is an attacking midfielder. If you send a strong defensive midfielder to target him, it will have little impact on the team's overall offense and defense. However, with a late-positioning playmaker like Valero, it is a bit difficult to influence him." The commentator said.
Evaluating.
However, what happened next proved that his judgment was wrong - after the game restarted, Lallana took the initiative to entangle Valero and began to treat himself as a defensive midfielder, constantly marking him and following him.
disturbing him...
After being scolded by Lallana, Valero's performance was inevitably affected, and Southampton took the opportunity to launch a fierce attack. After receiving a pass from Klein, Chamberlain forced a breakthrough to the bottom line and then passed the ball.
After a cross pass, the ball flew through the center from the front point. Lambert, who followed up from the back point, flew and shot to equalize the score!
After scoring, Lambert waved his fist and roared. This was his seventh goal in the Europa League this season, which made him equal to Falcao's seven goals and second only to Falcao.
Rossi, who scored eight goals, is tied for second place in the Europa League scorer list.
"Well done, keep attacking!"
Ji Ya waved his fist. Lambert was a little dull before, but this shovel shot proved that his form was back!
In the sprint stage, the top scorer's return to form is of course a very beneficial thing. Sometimes you can score a lot of goals just by attacking around him.
Southampton's players are also used to this, so after Ji Ya made a gesture off the field, they immediately began to attack around Lambert!
Lallana behind him is responsible for distributing the ball, Chamberlain and Klein break through on the wing to disrupt the defense, and Giroud covers in the penalty area...
Lambert can just be responsible for scoring goals!
In the past two seasons, Lambert has indeed been in the best condition. He is now at his best age, in the best physical condition, and with tactical support, he immediately transformed into an outstanding center.
Ability and experience are perfectly displayed!
In the 37th minute, Lallana moved forward and received the ball near the edge of the penalty area. Chamberlain moved forward from the wing and Giroud ran in the middle. However, Lallana raised his foot and directly passed a beautiful arc.
Line pass!
The ball passed over the heads of everyone in the middle and flew backwards. Lambert jumped in at high speed, shook off the defender who was marking him while running, and then faced the falling ball and dived to the top!
The ball flew into Villarreal's goal like a cannonball, and the Love Song Stadium fell into silence!
Lambert got up from the ground, then tore the jersey from his chest and roared towards the stands where the Southampton fans were.
Scored twice! Tied Rossi’s goal and ranked first in the scorer list!
The most important thing is that this goal gave Southampton the lead in the away game!
The importance of leading and scoring away from home is of course self-evident.
Villarreal's players are starting to feel the pressure.
However, they are really outstanding this season. After conceding the ball, they immediately launched a wave of attacks!
Cazorla switched positions in the middle and completed a beautiful breakthrough.
He got rid of Drinkwater's defense and sent a beautiful through ball. Rossi and Nirma's running attracted the attention of Southampton defenders. Valero, who penetrated forward, made a pass at the top of the penalty area.
After receiving the ball, facing the attacking Navas, he volleyed hard into the far corner and equalized the score!
"There's no need to rush... Really, things are going in our favor now. Our running can effectively offset their technical advantage and then wear them down with more aerial balls... Their backline is not very tall.
Have you noticed? Marchena is only 1.84 meters, and Musacchio is only 1.82 meters. With such heights, it is actually very difficult for them to face our center combination."
The players nodded, this was an obvious thing, but Villarreal controlled the midfield well in the first half and did not give Southampton too many opportunities to take the ball from the wings.
"In the second half, there were more crosses from the wing. Even crosses from a 45-degree angle would be very threatening. Isn't that how Adam's assist came? After all, we are away from home, so it doesn't matter if we play a little rough."
Ji Ya continued.
The height advantage cannot be leveled by tactics. Since this advantage is effective, it must be better expanded!
Garrido praised the players' performance in the locker room and said that everyone performed very well in this game, but in the second half of the game, they still have to give full play to their technical advantages and continue to give Southampton
Apply pressure immediately and consume the opponent's physical energy through scheduling, thus establishing a sufficient advantage in two rounds.
From the perspective of tactical layout, he did not make a mistake in the layout, but he ignored that Southampton's attack was actually simpler than that of Villarreal. At the same time, Villarreal's foot skills
The advantage is far from enough to prevent Southampton players from grabbing the ball!
