"The ball has gone in! James Rodriguez! What a wonderful performance! This curve ball is simply a world-wide kick! Cech has done his best, but the ball has spun into the dead center of the goal!"
Beautiful! I have no words to describe this goal. Whether it was the one-two match between Mkhitaryan and Benteke, or the direct pass and James' shot, they were all perfect and beautiful.
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"After only nineteen minutes of the game, Southampton scored two goals with continuous attacks! Their stormy attack made Chelsea's defense, which used steel defense lines last season, helpless to all European powers, miserable.
Words! What height can Southampton reach this season? I am already looking forward to it..."
The commentators began to express their surprise, but Southampton's performance so far is indeed commendable. Whether it is offense or defense, they have suppressed Chelsea.
Let Chelsea's net investment of nearly 80 million in the summer be the same as nothing.
The Southampton fans were cheering and celebrating, while the Chelsea fans were all gloomy. How can people endure the game at this point?
They don’t want to see their team beaten to the point of being unable to fight back!
Di Matteo was also anxious now. He began to direct Chelsea to attack from the sidelines, while Noriya began to direct the team to return to defense and prepare for counterattack. The team had been running a lot before, and now it was time to take a rest.
With the defense recovered, Otamendi began to show his level.
He began to run back and forth, filling in positions everywhere, using his flexibility to block Chelsea's offense. Under his entanglement, Torres couldn't even hold the ball. Without him as a center to support him, Chelsea's offense began to become worse.
It fell into pieces.
Chelsea had the upper hand in possession of the ball in the following period, but it was still difficult for them to create shooting opportunities.
Hazard and Mata created some opportunities through their personal abilities, but their long-range shots were still a little short of threatening the goal guarded by Navas.
On the contrary, Southampton's counterattack was quite sharp. Vidal's header was confiscated by Cech, and Benteke almost expanded the score to 3-0 in the 35th minute - William's cross from the wing was directly found.
J Ronaldo on the left, J Ronaldo directly volleyed and shot, the ball flew to the middle of the penalty area, Benteke immediately header shot, but the ball hit the left post and flew out of the baseline!
"What a risk, Chelsea almost lost another goal! If William hadn't hit the crossbar and Benteke hit the post, Chelsea would have been four goals behind..."
The commentator said a little shocked.
"It's a bit of bad luck." Ji Ya shrugged.
He didn't particularly care about this. After all, Southampton's offense was very smooth in this game, but Chelsea's overall performance was not very good.
Di Matteo still lacks the experience to adjust the entire team.
Ji Ya's idea is not wrong.
Chelsea's offense did not pose any threat to Southampton's defense. Instead, in the stoppage time of the first half, Southampton scored another goal with a sharp counterattack!
Hazard's cross from the wing was deflected by Otamendi. Matuidi passed directly to Mkhitaryan in front. Mkhitaryan dribbled the ball forward and then passed straight to William on the right. William did not stop.
The ball continued to pass through accurately. Benteke sprinted at high speed, shook off Cahill's defense, received William's pass and went straight in. Facing the attacking Cech, he calmly pushed the shot and scored twice!
"Three to zero! Southampton has an absolute advantage! They gave Chelsea almost no chance in the game! I think there will be no suspense in this game. The miracle in Istanbul will only happen once...
"
Milan, who was pulled out for no reason:???Are you the world's football player?
No matter what, anyone who watched this half of the game can come to the conclusion that Chelsea is no match for Southampton...
"We still have to concentrate, understand? We can't feel that we are already winning, but the pace of the game can be slowed down a bit... We still have many games, so we can't expend too much energy in this one game." Noriya
Said in the locker room.
Di Matteo criticized the players for their helplessness in attacking. At the same time, he made a substitution. Oscar came on and replaced Ramirez.
Oscar's transfer fee this summer is only slightly less than Hazard, so of course such a player should play.
After the start of the second half, Chelsea's offense regained a little vitality.
After all, being behind by three goals is also a stimulus for the players. Even if they have no fighting spirit, they will still fight hard at this time.
Torres soon took a shot. After receiving Oscar's pass, he shot low with his right foot from the front of the penalty area. The ball slightly missed the baseline.
Then Mikel, who moved forward, also completed a shot. This shot was blocked by Blind with his body - Southampton's two full-backs kept coming to the center to help fill the gap - this was also because of Chelsea's wingers.
The offensive pressure is not very high, and they have enough space to cover the position in the middle.
After being suppressed by Chelsea for a while, Southampton started to counterattack. William broke through the wing and created a corner kick. Mkhitaryan and William made a tactical cooperation. Mkhitaryan once again passed the ball into the penalty area.
Cahill headed the ball out of the penalty area, and Matuidi followed up with a long shot. The ball was blocked by Luis with his body.
After Southampton's counterattack, Chelsea's offense sluggished again - this is something that Di Matteo feels extremely helpless. Their offense can never create lasting pressure.
Even if Southampton's defensive capabilities are weak, they can't score goals just by attacking casually. They must continue to put pressure on them.
The pressure created by Chelsea's current attack is just not enough.
Ten minutes after the second half, Noriya saw that the opponent's offense was still not very good, so he replaced Ronaldo with Nolito. Ronaldo was in good shape this season, but his physical fitness has not been very good.
Like this, so Ji Ya also pays attention to how to use him.
Although Ronaldo was off the field, Southampton's offense was not affected. Just four minutes later, Southampton played a series of passes in the frontcourt. Vidal, Nolito, and Mkhitaryan played consecutively.
Nolito passed the ball with his foot, and then Nolito passed the ball to William. William took a shot and was blocked by Cahill.
After resisting this wave of attacks, Chelsea thought they had a chance to take a breather. However, soon after, Klein, who was assisting, was brought down by Torres. Southampton got a free kick and Mkhitaryan kicked the ball.
In the penalty area, Otamendi, who was in the back post, was unguarded and shot directly. The ball hit Cahill's knee and bounced into the door...
