After the second half of the game started, the scene became more lively than the first half.
Although the two sides scored a total of four goals in the first half, in the rest of the time other than the goals, the two sides were basically testing, contacting or confronting each other back and forth, and there were not many exciting scenes created. In the second half, the two sides obviously played better.
You need to be more relaxed.
Lambert was watched more closely by his opponents after scoring two goals. His running on the field can bring a lot of help. After all, his range of activities is quite large and he can easily involve at least two players.
attention.
Villarreal's defense did not dare to relax its defense on him.
In this way, Southampton's other offensive players will gain more space.
Chamberlain and Klein on the wing, and even Dixon who came on in the second half, began to frequently advance forward on both wings and then cross. Giroud ran rampant in the penalty area. After all, the tallest Marchena was eight centimeters shorter than him. In this way
The height advantage is still too obvious.
Under such an impact, Villarreal was forced to return the defense, but it still failed to withstand Giroud's impact. When Chamberlain broke through and scored, Giroud turned around and forced a breakthrough and was almost successful.
Na was forced to foul and brought him down, and the referee decisively awarded a penalty kick!
This penalty kick came without any controversy. In fact, Ji Ya was very dissatisfied because Giroud was almost directly facing the goalkeeper. Strictly speaking, Marchena's foul was a red card, but he was only given a yellow card...
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Lambert took the penalty kick and completed the hat trick in one fell swoop!
"Beautiful! Lambert's hat trick! This is his second hat trick in the Europa League this season. Now he has scored nine goals in the Europa League! He ranks first among the scorers!"
Lambert continued his celebration, and his celebration seemed to stimulate Rossi...
In the following time, Southampton started to defend more. After all, the score of 3 to 2 in the away game was good enough, and Rossi scored a wonderful goal before the end of the game - he started dribbling the ball from the midfield
, got rid of Dembele and Font in succession, and then used a beautiful volley in front of the penalty area to equalize the score for Villarreal!
"Wonderful goal! Rossi showed his value! It's wonderful. The Italian genius has played his most exciting season so far! We seem to be able to look forward to the new generation of strikers of the Italian national team in the European Cup a year later.
What kind of performance can it bring!”
The Italian commentator was literally in tears. Now Italy's lines are a bit out of control. The defense relies on Chiellini and Bonucci, and the midfielder continues to rely on Pirlo. What about the forwards? Balotelli and Cassano.
It makes people feel unreliable...
It's okay now, Rossi has performed well, and they don't have to worry too much.
Of course, the poor Italians will not know now that Rossi will continue to be injured starting next season, and the Italian national team will still have to rely on Balotelli and Cassano...
That is already a thing for another time.
When the referee blew the whistle to end the game, Villarreal fans sighed. They felt that Southampton had taken advantage of the schedule, which made them feel very unconvinced.
In the second round away game, they really didn't have any confidence.
"The schedule is considered luck, but we always encounter strong teams, so it can't be considered luck... Naples, Leverkusen, and Villarreal are all teams in the top four levels of Serie A, Bundesliga, and La Liga this season.
We can still achieve relatively good results against such a team. Is it because we are already that strong? No, it’s because our players have put in enough effort in the game!"
Noriya never hesitates to praise his players. Young players listen to criticism as well as encouragement. Although there are some players who are naturally hypocritical, Southampton's young players are not like this.
"In the second round... we have a certain advantage, but Villarreal can eliminate us as long as they win. This is also their opportunity. All we can do is persevere and always put our best foot forward."
Take them all out." Ji Ya finally said.
This is also his inner thought. Now is the quarter-final stage, followed by the semi-finals and the final... Southampton's players are far from ready to cheer.
He has already reached an agreement with the players on this point - the British Championship is already within his grasp, and breaking the record will not be a big problem, but will they be satisfied? The Europa League is undoubtedly the
A greater honor, and if they can win the European competition as an unprecedented second-tier team, then they will carve their own names in the history of football!
When the Southampton players, who were mainly young players, heard these words, their blood immediately boiled.
"Don't talk about them, I kind of regret retiring." Perry, who came back from injury to observe and learn to be a coach in the youth team coaching staff, said with a sigh.
Davis and Walton laughed. As the other two captains of the team, they have played very few games this season. They only got some opportunities to play in the league and cup games, but they are not too dissatisfied.
It has a lot to do with being able to participate in an unprecedented season!
After all, Walton is about to turn 34. His career is similar to that of Lambert, and he has basically played in the third and fourth leagues. Now that he cannot play as the main force in Southampton, he has long been mentally prepared.
Being able to serve as a substitute in such a team and then achieve a great season is enough for him!
As for next season...he doesn't dare to hope for anything.
There are actually quite a few such players. They gave everything they had when Southampton was at its lowest point, and they will not be held back at this time.
After returning to the league, substitute players like Walton got the chance to play, and they played very hard on the court. However, Southampton, who played as a full substitute, still struggled to play on the court. In the end, Brees
Tottenham drew 0-0. This result allowed everyone to clearly see that Southampton's current strength distribution in the team is actually very obvious...
Of the players who were originally in the team, Lallana and Schneiderlin are probably the only two players who can now become the main players.
The other main players and outstanding players are all players who only entered the first team during Noriya's era. Whether they were bought by him or players like Chamberlain who were promoted from the youth team, it is the same.
