He did this quickly. After receiving De Bruyne's wonderful wing breakthrough and cross in the penalty area, Vardy raised his foot to shoot. The opponent's defender rushed to block it, but he cleverly dunked the ball.
He came back and then switched to his left foot to shoot!
Although his left-footed shot was obviously not as skilled as his right-footed one, his opponent didn't expect it at all. With no one blocking him, Vardy's shot was quite comfortable, and the ball quickly flew into the goal from the near corner.
After scoring the goal, Vardy excitedly rushed towards the coaching bench. Suarez greeted him equally excitedly, and the two hugged each other...
There was the sound of glasses breaking everywhere.
No one expected that these two obvious competitors would hug each other excitedly after Vardy scored?
This is unscientific.
Breaking the deadlock shortly after the start, Southampton began to control the situation on the field, so that they could better display their state and at the same time prevent themselves from being too tired.
Shortly after the start of the second half, Casemiro made a forward pass and scored, sealing the victory for Southampton.
2-0, Southampton won again. After losing to Tottenham, they quickly won three consecutive victories, and they have not conceded a goal in these three games, which means that their performance has begun to become worse.
It's becoming more and more stable.
And their main lineup seems to have stabilized.
Now more people are paying attention to the next Champions League game - will Suarez still get a chance to play in the next Champions League game?
This suspense was soon revealed.
In the fourth round of the Champions League in midweek, when Southampton played against Anderlecht at home, Noriya basically used the main lineup from the previous league game, with only one adjustment.
Suarez started, replacing Vardy.
But this seems to be nothing. With Southampton's advantage in the Champions League, even if all the substitutes are rotated in this game, it is considered a normal thing. Suarez's appearance in the Champions League is also normal. After all, Vardy is
Although he was in hot form this season, all of his goals came in the league. After three games in the Champions League, his performance cannot be said to be mediocre, but he didn't score a single goal. This is true.
Let Suarez find his form in less important games, and then continue to use Vardy as the main player in games that need to grab points. Then use whoever is in better form. This is also a pretty good choice.
"This kid is a thief, and he has great control over the locker room." Many famous coaches have had this idea.
Anderlecht's fighting spirit is quite strong in this game, after all, this is their last chance!
However, facing the strong control of Southampton's midfield, they still failed to gain any advantage on the field. Instead, they were constantly attacked by Southampton.
Suarez was much more active in this game. He got the ball a lot and took a lot of shots. Unconsciously, all the attention was focused on himself.
However, he still didn't seem to have the feeling to shoot again, and his first two shots failed to hit the goal frame.
Until the 27th minute of the game, Lukaku handed the ball to Suarez in the penalty area. Suarez pretended to take a shot, tempting the opponent's defender to stretch his foot to block it, but cleverly buckled the ball back and dodged a gap.
Gear up, ready to take another shot.
The defender who was filling in hurriedly knocked him down. Suarez yelled and fell in the penalty area. Although the referee hesitated, he still blew the whistle for a penalty kick...
After all, although Suarez's scream was exaggerated when he fell, the foul committed by the opponent was indeed real.
"Do you want you to take the penalty?" Lukaku asked Suarez.
"No, I don't take penalty kicks very much, don't miss them," Suarez replied.
Both of them were talking with their mouths covered, so everyone could only see the two exchange a few words, and then Suarez walked away...
"It seems that Suarez wanted to take the penalty kick, but Lukaku didn't let it..." a commentator speculated.
Lukaku took the penalty kick and won it in one fell swoop!
After scoring, he opened his arms and rushed to the sidelines, while Suarez and others also rushed over to celebrate.
This is Lukaku's fifth Champions League goal this season. He has now scored five goals in both the league and the Champions League, and the numbers are quite astonishing.
After Lukaku broke the deadlock, Anderlecht had to press forward and attack, and Southampton's chances began to increase.
After only five minutes of the game, Southampton made a beautiful counterattack!
De Bruyne picked up the ball in the midfield and passed it forward. Suarez broke through with the ball in the middle. After breaking through to the edge of the penalty area, he made an emergency stop and then raised his foot and passed the ball back to Coutini who was following him.
profound……
The unguarded Coutinho made a slight adjustment and took a long shot!
The ball whizzed towards the goal. The opponent's goalkeeper struggled to save the ball but failed to catch it. The next moment, the ball hit the crossbar heavily and then bounced back into the penalty area!
Just when the Southampton fans were about to sigh, a figure appeared on the flight path of the ball, and he easily headed the ball towards the flying ball...
It's Suarez! After passing the ball to Coutinho, he kept observing and moving. After Coutinho shot, he rushed into the penalty area and was never offside!
And such astute movement immediately allowed him to find this opportunity!
As the ball flew into Anderlecht's goal, Suarez felt extremely comfortable.
It feels so good to score a goal.
And the feeling of scoring again after four months is not an ordinary feeling!
Suarez opened his arms and rushed to the sideline, while the Southampton players swarmed up and pinned him down!
"Suarez scored! It's not easy. His first goal after four months! Look at his grabbing points and movements! So smart! The four-month blank period didn't really make him produce anything.
He is estranged from the game! After all, he is already 27 years old and is no longer a young player. If he does not play games for a period of time, nothing will happen to him..."
Vardy was also cheering excitedly, but he was also a little disappointed. He scored a lot of goals in the league but failed to score in the Champions League. This seemed to indicate that he still had quite a few flaws.
Suarez scored a goal as soon as he played in the Champions League. Although there was an element of luck, it also had to do with the fact that the opponent was more adaptable to high-level confrontation!
Of course, as long as he can think of this, it will definitely make him go further in the next time.
He is a late-blooming player, which means that although his talent is not very good, he has been thinking and improving, so that he can truly start playing top-level professional games at the age of twenty-seven.
This is something that few players can do, and it is also a talent that belongs to Vardy.
