The place where Chamberlain received the ball was very good, which also reflected Lallana's passing skills. The ball passed all the Porto players who might steal the ball on the way, and accurately landed in front of him. Chamberlain only needed to speed up.
Receive the ball.
Then he started to advance wildly down the wing.
Fernando, who rushed over to fill in the position, was a step too late. It is true that he is an excellent defensive midfielder, but when there was still a little distance, he could only chase after him exhaustedly.
Chamberlain sprinted all the way, and then Porto's left back Pereira came up to him. Chamberlain forced a breakthrough, and Pereira stood firm and stretched his foot to block the ball from the sideline.
Southampton fans sighed in the stands. This was disruptive and the opponent retreated, making it difficult to score.
Villas-Boas also breathed a sigh of relief. If Southampton were surprised at the beginning and advanced one, the game would have been difficult to play. If Southampton recovered its defense, it would still be very stable.
Although Porto's two centers are both strong and capable of scoring, they are actually not particularly tall or strong. They also need space to bring in a lot of goals.
Klein threw a throw-in. As soon as Chamberlain took the ball, Fernando rudely came up from behind. Chamberlain took the ball and turned around. The two exchanged feet. The ball flew to the middle of the penalty area, and Lallana followed up to catch it.
The ball, volleyed directly!
Guarin rushed over from the side in time and blocked Lallana's shot with his body.
The ball flew to the right side of the penalty area, and Giroud appeared in that position. He and Rolando took off at the same time, but Giroud still relied on his height advantage to grab the first landing spot and directly headed the ball to the other side of the penalty area!
When Otamendi turned around, the ball had already flown behind him, and then he saw No. 9 wearing Southampton's red jersey appearing behind him...
Otamendi's heart skipped a beat. He is an excellent central defender, but sometimes there are some problems with his judgment and turns. Now that this problem has occurred, it is already too late to make up for it!
Facing the falling ball, Lambert directly sideways and volleyed!
Faced with this powerful volley from the corner of the small penalty area, although Ayrton is also an excellent goalkeeper, he only had time to wave his arm and the ball had already flown into the Porto gate!
A huge cheer immediately erupted from the stands!
"The goal is scored! Lambert's thirteenth Europa League goal this season! Although he is still three goals away from Falcao, this goal allowed him to surpass Rossi and rank in the Europa League this season.
Second on the scorer list... Falcao's explosion came in the first few games. He scored a hat trick and a big four to bring his goals to 16. Lambert is also in good condition.
, who’s to say he can’t score four goals in the final?”
England's commentator shouted excitedly. Of course, what he said was a bit outrageous, and his demands on Lambert seemed a bit too high...
Lambert wasn't thinking about anything else at this time, he was just celebrating.
Scoring in the final of a European competition - this is something he never imagined when he joined Southampton two years ago!
You must know that he is also twenty-eight years old. Although he is at his peak, it is inevitable that he will start to decline next, especially for a forward with a strong body like him. This is often the case.
Being able to perform like this was enough to make him feel excited.
Noriya waved his fist towards the stands, while Villas-Boas roared towards the court, telling the players to stabilize their defense and attack at the same time!
Porto scored ten goals in two rounds of the quarter-finals and seven in two rounds of the semi-finals. This explosive offensive ability is what makes them outstanding.
However, Villas-Boas overlooked one thing. Neither of these opponents paid much attention to defense.
In the previous games against Sevilla and Spartak Moscow, they only scored two goals and three goals in two rounds.
In other words, if they have enough space, they can score a lot of goals, but without enough space, it is still difficult for them to score goals.
Ji Ya made a gesture to the field.
Southampton's players nodded one after another - they scored a goal in the opening raid. This was the best situation in Kiya's tactical arrangement. Next, Southampton can use defensive counterattack!
Southampton is not used to defending, but that doesn't mean they can't defend.
Especially their defense. Except for Klein who is good at attacking, they are all players who can defend. As long as there is not a lot of space behind them, it will be easy for them to intercept.
Not to mention that their three midfielders are actually very strong defensively.
Lallana first interfered with his horizontal running, and Drinkwater rushed up and down to interfere with the opponent's attack, coupled with Dembele's protection and filtering.
Not many can really penetrate Southampton's defense.
Speaking of Porto's offensive methods, there are indeed quite a few.
For example, there are Varela's crosses on the wing, Hulk's breakthroughs, Falcao's grabbing points in the middle, Munitis's organization, and Guarin's long shots... These are all offensive weapons.
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Wings, center, air, ground...
This all-round offensive ability is the key to Porto's strength in the knockout stages.
However, if the opponent's defense can firmly defend their three-point territory, then their offensive effect will be much worse.
In the final analysis, these Porto players all look very strong, but in fact there is no real top player.
They all have upper limits.
And the ceiling may not be as high as Southampton's current players.
Noriya is not clear about this, but through his current tactical judgment and analysis, he has come to a bold conclusion - that is, if Southampton really concentrates on defense, it will be difficult for Porto to score.
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To achieve this, we must not only defend, but also score goals first, so that we can defend with confidence and have enough room for maneuver.
So he arranged a raid after the opening and told the players that if the raid was successful, they would immediately start to gradually retreat and defend the penalty area to resist Porto's crazy counterattack that was bound to come!
His tentative arrangement was successful - so Ji Ya is now like a graduate who took the risk of enrolling in a prestigious school that he couldn't get into, but luckily succeeded, and his heart is full of secret joy.
Now that you have earned this ball, let’s find a way to continue this earned ball!
Now, start a tight defense and kill all Porto's attacks one by one!
Southampton's defense is capable of doing this as long as they stay focused.
