Mkhitaryan received the ball on the field shortly after the start of the second half.
And no one came to defend him for the time being.
This is also normal, because the Sunderland players don't know that there is a person like Mkhitaryan at all, nor do they know how outstanding his performance was in the last league game. Their attention is still on Southampton's front three.
Ji Ji, because they could feel that the strength of these three guys was indeed good.
Such a choice fell in Mkhitaryan's eyes, making him feel that these Premier League players looked down on him.
As a player from a small country, Mkhitaryan is still a bit sensitive on this issue.
Mkhitaryan, whose pride was affected, began to dribble the ball forward.
Khanna came forward.
As Marseille's famous card-stealing king, his movements have always been very fierce, but his defensive ability is not particularly outstanding. He is famous because he is a card-stealing king...
With his reputation, he has become accustomed to young players who feel frightened at first when facing him, and then he steals the ball.
This young opponent should be no exception.
So after he got close to Mkhitaryan, he quickly stretched out his feet to steal the ball!
This is a very simple action, but coupled with the momentum of his charge, his reputation as a murderer, and the speed of his kicks, few can match it.
However, Mkhitaryan flicked the ball sideways and dodged his feet, and even chose to dodge when he was about to touch the ball. Kana's center of gravity suddenly shifted, and he could only watch helplessly.
As Mkhitaryan dribbles the ball past him...
After breaking through a defensive midfielder, Mkhitaryan immediately found an open space in front of him. Seeing that his teammates in front were still being marked, he decisively kicked off and shot the ball hard!
Goalkeeper Gordon moved his feet quickly and reached out dangerously to lift the ball.
"Beautiful breakthrough! After the breakthrough, the shot was completed in one go! Just a little bit away from the goal!"
Amidst the shouts of the commentator, Bruce stood up in surprise.
Whether some people have good skills or not, you can tell just by looking at them.
Mkhitaryan's series of breakthrough moves just now, as long as you are discerning, you can see that his foot skills are indeed good.
This kind of excellent foot skills is actually rare among English players. Just like Lallana and Lambert actually have good foot skills, but they have another kind of foot skills. This kind of beautiful foot skills is purely based on technology.
The ability to break through without relying on speed and strength is indeed rare among English players.
Although Darren Bent's breakthrough ability is also very good, he relies on his body and speed to complete the breakthrough, but his small skills are not very good, so he also needs space to break through, and he cannot find a breakthrough in a place where there is not much space.
The opportunity comes.
It takes only one or two generations of players to produce English players with such delicate skills, from the earliest Hoddle to the later Gascoigne. The most recent one is Joe Cole, who has not yet been able to play well.
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Mkhitaryan's personal skills are quite outstanding.
Southampton did not have any threat from the corner kick this time. Sunderland launched a counterattack, but when the ball came to Andy Reid's feet, he was tightly entangled by James and missed the opportunity to counterattack.
After De finally passed the ball, Southampton's defense was in place.
Sunderland's strong attack ability is also average. Campbell failed to resist the pressure in the penalty area, and Davis easily confiscated it.
The counterattack turned into a positional battle but failed. Sunderland's entire team could only retreat like a tide, while Southampton quickly started attacking.
Of course, Southampton's offense is also a positional battle, and they lack the power to counterattack quickly.
After Schneiderlin got the ball in the midfield, he started to move forward. Malblanque was forced to retreat to defend him. However, Malblanque, who is good at attacking, had no defensive ability and was directly rushed past by him with the ball.
Now Sunderland's midfield defense is a bit difficult. Lallana can't let it go, and Mkhitaryan can't let it go either. Schneiderlin rushes up with the ball again. What should we do?
Just when Sunderland's defense was a little overwhelmed, Schneiderlin passed the ball to the left back Mills who came up to assist. Mills crossed to the front of the penalty area. Lallana received the ball and opened a gap.
Under the defense of the opponent's young midfielder Henderson, he still took the lead and shot, and the ball went slightly wide.
"Okay, let's fight like this!"
Ji Ya stood up, clapped his hands, and then shouted loudly to the audience.
"Do you think you can't help me just by making a substitution?"
Bruce thought a little annoyed.
Then he soon discovered that there was really nothing he could do...
Strengthen defense? Only one goal ahead.
Start a confrontation? The current defense seems to be very stretched. If we press the offense again, we will not need our own defense?
Although there are still many available players on the bench, Bruce can't figure out what method to use to reverse the current disadvantage!
This is entirely due to the opponent's offensive ability, which has exceeded the limit of their defensive ability!
Under such a premise, the defensive counterattack tactics he arranged can only be a joke!
Just when Bruce couldn't think of an effective method, Southampton's offense became smoother and smoother.
This is how it is on the football field. When your offense goes smoothly, the next period of time will seem very smooth.
In the next few minutes, Southampton won three consecutive corner kicks. First, Lovren's header from the assist was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper, and then Giroud grabbed the first shot in the penalty area and was blocked.
The opponent's defender used his body to block it, and until the third corner kick, Southampton's tireless attack finally made progress!
Lallana's corner kick was sent to the front point, and Lovren directly headed the ball to the back point. Mkhitaryan, who followed up from the back point, volleyed the ball in the small penalty area and scored the ball into the dead center of the goal!
"The goal is scored! It's Mkhitaryan again! Scored in two consecutive games! The Armenian was very active after coming on the field, and this goal is his outstanding contribution to the team!"
Mkhitaryan opened his arms and rushed to the field, while Ji Ya rushed up to him with open arms and hugged him tightly!
"Boss, I think I came here right!" Mkhitaryan shouted loudly in Ji Ya's ear.
"Of course, Henrik, I also think you came here at the right time!" Ji Ya laughed loudly.
Other players rushed forward, but no one was jealous that Mkhitaryan was reused by Ji Ya when he first arrived. After all, everyone admired the Armenian's skills with his feet!
This goal proved his role in the team's offense. Next, it is time to watch us overtake and win this game!
