Chapter 389 Direct transmission, direct transmission again
After defeating Queens Park Rangers, Southampton has won five consecutive victories in the league. Under such circumstances, their morale is still very high, so Jiya has not rotated, and now the main lineup is basically stable.
Well, the next step is to adjust, which is just fine-tuning in certain positions, so they need to establish a better tacit understanding.
In the first round of the Champions League, Galatasaray and Anderlecht tied one to one. This result made the fans of Southampton and Dortmund breathe a sigh of relief.
If the two teams are of average strength, the pressure on them will naturally be reduced a lot.
Although the two teams are very strong, so a tie cannot be ruled out, but judging from their performance in their respective leagues this season, it has not reached this point.
Although Southampton's main players at home just played a league game three days ago, such consumption will not cause them to suffer too many state fluctuations.
After all, proper physical exertion can allow Southampton's players to perform better on the court.
From the beginning of the game, Southampton controlled the midfield. The opponent's core midfielder Sneijder was stared at by Casemiro, and it was basically difficult to play any role offensively.
Today's Sneijder is no longer the core midfielder who won the Triple Crown at Inter Milan.
Targeted defense coupled with constant ball possession and passing offense allowed Galatasaray to rely on physical fitness and running to interfere with Southampton's offense.
However, at Southampton's home court, such a defense would be difficult to resist their attack.
They are used to facing iron-barrel formations, but they are always able to win through passing and a sudden acceleration of the offensive rhythm.
They persisted for twenty minutes, and then Southampton opened up the situation with a series of beautiful combinations.
Alonso, who was forward to assist, handed the ball to Mane, who was retreating to cover. After receiving the ball, Mane forced a cut inside, and then suddenly made a direct pass!
The ball quickly changed direction and flew towards the back of the goal. Lukaku jumped in at that position at high speed, blocking the opponent's defender behind him. Facing the attacking goalkeeper, he took a light kick and shot the ball over.
Goalkeeper, the ball flew into the goal in the next second!
"Lukaku opened the scoring for Southampton! I have to say that although the Belgian's performance seems to have declined a bit since the beginning of this season, he still has to rely on him to defeat the enemy in important games!"
The commentator shouted loudly. Lukaku's performance in this World Cup was also very impressive. Although Belgium failed to go further, it was mainly because they met Argentina who later reached the final. In fact, several of Belgium's main players
Here, the most eye-catching performances are De Bruyne, Lukaku and Hazard. These people all have world-class performances, which also makes many people have more expectations for Belgium's next performance.
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I have to say that that poor Belgian black man back then has now become a very top player!
After scoring the goal, Lukaku celebrated and hugged his teammates. He really did not worry about his position, because what he can provide is something that other forwards cannot provide!
"With three centers and three wingers, Southampton's strikers can now form various combinations, and everyone's strength is not bad. They can even be said to be outstanding. Under such circumstances, if they want to score goals, they have to
It seems easier." Mourinho, watching the video of the game at his home, thought secretly in his heart.
The team only finished third in the league last season, which was obviously not enough for Mourinho. He knew that this season, his second season, would be unjustifiable if he did not win the league championship.
He has always made many enemies, so why is he still able to coach a wealthy team? Isn't it just because of his ability to win championships?
After joining Chelsea for the second time, Mourinho knew clearly that if there was no decent champion to back him up, he might not be able to find a job next time.
After all, compared with Inter Milan winning the Triple Crown, his three years at Real Madrid were actually somewhat of a failure.
Just when Mourinho was deep in thought, Southampton's goals continued.
After opening the scoring channel, Southampton's goals came one after another.
In the 30th minute, Southampton completed a counterattack. Coutinho passed the ball directly to Vardy in front. Vardy took the ball and turned around, and then sent a ball from behind. Lukaku, who was advancing at high speed, once again faced off in a power confrontation.
He threw away the opponent's defender, then formed a single shot, pushed the goal in the penalty area, and scored twice!
After scoring, Lukaku started his celebration again, and the Southampton fans continued to chant his name...
Suarez is not here, we still have Lukaku!
In the last away game against Dortmund, Lukaku scored a goal in the game. This way of scoring all the Champions League goals is enough to make the fans have enough trust in him.
After conceding two goals, Galatasaray failed to cheer up. After all, the gap in strength was too big, so even if the players wanted to fight hard, they didn't know where to start.
Their running was still very active, constantly interfering with Southampton's offense. However, before the end of the first half, De Bruyne sent a beautiful through ball in the midfield. Mane diagonally inserted into the penalty area and received the ball, and then faced
The goalkeeper scored with a shot.
Three to zero.
After three attempts, all three were successful.
This kind of high efficiency is simply jaw-dropping. You must know that Galatasaray is not attacking with head and tail. Their defense is still able to recover to a certain extent. However, these three wonderful direct passes and forward penetration allowed them to
The defense line has become a joke.
Mane's direct pass, Vardy's direct pass, De Bruyne's direct pass.
Formed by Lukaku's brace and Mane's goal.
With a three-goal lead in the first half, they could almost be said to have won the game.
This is also true.
After the start of the second half, Southampton still controlled the situation on the field. In the 53rd minute, Coutinho, who switched to the right, passed the ball behind the opponent's defense. Lukaku once again inserted at high speed...
Galatasaray is about to collapse.
They just couldn't defend against such a seemingly simple tactic.
After Lukaku dribbled the ball into the penalty area, he then completed his hat trick.
Lukaku was all smiles after scoring the goal. This was his first hat-trick since joining Southampton. After all, he is not the kind of super shooter who can always score many goals.
Now, he felt proud!
Southampton fans shouted happily, but what they didn't expect was that they would be on a roller coaster in the next few days.
In the 60th minute of the game, Sneijder sent a direct pass, and forward Yilmaz stepped forward in time to form a single shot. Romero attacked him. The referee awarded a penalty kick and showed a red card...
