Although Matic defended very hard, Benfica still couldn't sustain it for too long in the face of Southampton's crazy attack.
Blind made a rare assist, and then he sent a beautiful long pass. The ball bypassed the opponent's defender and accurately landed in front of Vidal who was advancing. Naturally, Vidal was not polite and kept stopping.
The ball was directly volleyed and opened the scoring for Southampton!
In the stoppage time of the first half, Benfica defender Ola John fouled Benteke in the penalty area. The referee awarded a penalty kick. Willian made it in one stroke, making it 2-0.
In the second half, they achieved their set goal through a set kick. The opponent's defender made a clearance not far away. Otamendi flicked his head from behind and hit the goal. The ball hit the inside of the far post and bounced into the goal, making it three to zero.
"Southampton can indeed win three goals at home! They are simply tied in the Europa League... It's really unexpected! They have almost entered the final early. Southampton's recent form is so good.
I just hope they don’t mess up at the last moment..."
The commentator's words caused anger from almost all Southampton fans - What do you mean, do you just want to curse us?
Of course, this poor commentator probably didn't mean this. After all, in such a situation, it's really easy to lose track.
Noriya waved his fist. Now, there are still seven games left.
The next game is against West Bromwich Albion at home.
Manchester United's away game against Arsenal will still be played one day ahead of schedule.
Southampton fans are paying close attention to this game.
When Walcott scored in just two minutes of the opening, Southampton fans began to shout wildly the name of this once proud Southampton. Although he left Southampton, Southampton fans
It's sad, but that happened a long time ago. Now his goal may indirectly bring Southampton a league championship!
However, before the end of the first half, Van Persie equalized the score for Manchester United, which immediately caused a burst of curses in the Southampton conference room. Benteke cursed even louder. Now Van Persie has scored twenty-six goals.
, four more than him. There are still four rounds left in the league. Does he still have a chance to catch up?
The hope is slim!
In the second half of the game, Southampton was extremely nervous.
Fortunately, neither Manchester United nor Arsenal scored in the second half.
When the referee blew the whistle to end the game, there was a burst of cheers in the Southampton conference room!
One to one! Manchester United drew with Arsenal away from home!
Although they did not lose to Arsenal, this result is exciting enough. Now Manchester United has one more game and is only two points ahead of Southampton, which means they have given up the initiative!
What Southampton has to do now is to win against West Bromwich Albion and ascend to the top of the league!
You must know that after reaching the first position in the standings in the fourteenth round, Manchester United has never fallen from this position!
Until now, after twenty rounds, they finally gave Southampton a chance!
But if you want to seize this opportunity, the prerequisite is to win against West Bromwich Albion!
As mentioned before, West Bromwich Albion's results this season are unexpectedly good. They won a lot and lost a lot. There were only two draws in the thirty-four rounds. In the other games, they either lost or won.
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From this perspective, this team's performance is not stable. However, it also proves that their strength is enough to overturn those strong teams when they explode!
They have beaten Liverpool and Chelsea, and their losses to Manchester United and Arsenal were only minor losses.
Such an opponent is not easy to fight.
"The more we are in this situation, the more we have to be careful about our opponents' outbreaks, do you understand? Think about how difficult it was for us to play against Swansea in the last round. That was because Swansea was not particularly good.
are good offensive players. But West Bromwich Albion is different. Whether it is Fortune, Lukaku, or Sean Long, they are all very good attackers. We must be careful about their offense, otherwise
, it is very likely that we will not be able to win this game, and a season’s hard work may be wasted because of a loss in one game.”
Noriya said seriously before the game that he knew now was a critical node. At this time, the opponent gave him a chance, but instead gave him extra pressure. For the players, they will value this game more.
Value, but when their mentality is originally just right, such emphasis will cause them to have some imbalances.
Therefore, Ji Ya sent out all his main players in this game and did not let some of them take a good rest.
Now is the time to grit your teeth and hold on! At worst, we will send out all the substitutes when we go to the away game, so that the main players can have a good rest!
West Bromwich Albion have a certain advantage in physical fitness, but in Southampton's current state, this physical advantage is nothing.
The St. Mary's Stadium was full again, and Ji Ya had already begun to consider expanding the stadium. After all, the results were so good, and a stadium with 32,000 people was really not enough.
However, it is a bit difficult to expand the stadium. There is no land around it. At most, it can be repaired and expanded, which will probably provide four to five thousand more seats. Compared with the current stadium, a stadium with less than 40,000 people is better than nothing.
Moreover, it is impossible for Kiya to have the money to build a new stadium. In fact, even if a new stadium is built, there is no place to build it. As a seaport city, Southampton covers a small area. If the stadium leaves the city,
That means even less.
Putting aside this matter, the players from both sides launched a fierce attack at the beginning of the game!
West Bromwich Albion have won many games and lost many games this season. This is because their tactics are a bit unreasonable and reckless. They are actively running and attacking each other.
In fact, their scoring ability is not particularly strong. They have scored 43 goals and conceded 45 goals in thirty-four games. They are also at the bottom of the top ten, with the Swans ranked lower than them.
West also scored forty-six goals.
However, they are lucky, and goals often play a greater role in winning, so their results this season are rather strange. They either win or lose. They have only tied twice in more than 30 games.
Knowing that Manchester United has drawn three games and Southampton has drawn five games, it is amazing that they can do this.
Therefore, against such a team, we cannot use traditional methods to play.
From the beginning, the crazy pressing in the midfield brought out the opponent's anger, and then followed the trend with a defensive counterattack...
Several of West Bromwich Albion's top offensive players only pose a huge threat during counterattacks. Ji Ya knows this very well!
