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Southampton beat Tottenham away from home.

This was a situation that was beyond the expectations of many people.

In the eyes of the outside world, it was already very good for Southampton to get out of the game unscathed. Unexpectedly, they won, and won in a way that made people lose their temper.

"It was really surprising that Southampton beat Tottenham 3-1 away from home. However, for Southampton fans, this is the best Christmas gift."

"Congratulations to Southampton!"

And Sun Yi was also very satisfied and happy to win this game.

This Christmas gift really gave him a good start for his first Christmas schedule in his life.

It made him full of confidence in the entire Christmas schedule.

Southampton will play three games in eight days in this Christmas schedule. And Tottenham should be their strongest opponent in the Christmas schedule.

This most stressful and difficult game was won, and the next two games were naturally a piece of cake.

So, Sun Yi was really very happy.

Facing the victory of the Christmas battle, it can be said that everyone in the Southampton team was very happy.

However, there is an exception. That is Maya Yoshida.

He failed to get the starting position, and he seemed very dissatisfied with his treatment of only being able to play for more than ten minutes in garbage time.

So much so that after he went back, he spoke on Twitter again. And once again caused dissatisfaction among Japanese fans towards Sun Yi.

However, this time, Sun Yi had no time to pay attention to these. Even someone told him that Maya Yoshida complained on Twitter again. He just waved his hand and didn't care.

After only two days of rest, Sun Yi once again led Southampton to the second game of the Christmas schedule.

This is the 21st round of the Premier League. The opponent is Watford.

Watford was the defeated opponent of Southampton in the previous match. At present, they are only ranked in the middle and lower reaches.

Such an opponent does not need Southampton to go all out.

Therefore, Sun Yi waved his hand and let Southampton take turns to rest.

All the players who started against Tottenham in the last game rested. The substitutes all started in this game.

So, Maya Yoshida got the chance to start again.

"Yeah! Maya Yoshida started again."

"It seems that the Chinese still dare not abandon him."

"Of course. Maya Yoshida's strength is there. No one dares to ignore him."

"As long as Maya Yoshida is given enough playing time, I believe he will be able to show the level of an absolute main force."

"Perform well. Maya Yoshida. Use your strength to slap the face of those who look down on you."

Seeing Maya Yoshida start again, Japanese fans immediately became happy. They began to expect him to have a brilliant performance.

After playing, Maya Yoshida did work hard. He was trying hard to show himself.

Unfortunately, things did not go as he wished, and his condition has not yet returned to the peak. Although he has a strong desire to perform, he did not achieve the effect he wanted.

It's not that it's bad, his performance should be considered qualified.

For Sun Yi, sending Maya Yoshida up and performing well is enough. He didn't ask for more.

Anyway, as long as the game can be won, he will be satisfied.

Sun Yi almost sent out a substitute lineup in this game, which was still very strong for Watford, which had no bench depth.

In the end, Southampton beat Watford 1-0 away from home.

Winning the first two games of the Christmas schedule is a great event for Southampton to celebrate.

And there is more good news for Southampton.

In the game that ended in the same round, Manchester City finally stopped its winning streak. They were tied 0-0 by Crystal Palace away from home.

Originally, Southampton was five points behind Manchester City, and Manchester City's draw was equivalent to losing two points. This allowed Southampton to narrow the points gap to only three points.

This completely inspired Southampton.

Three points is just a matter of one game. And there is another chance for the two teams to play against each other.

This really gave Southampton great hope for the championship.

"Haha. I didn't expect Manchester City to capsize in the gutter."

"The Christmas schedule is really worthy of its reputation."

"It seems that Manchester City can't hold on any longer. Our chance has come."

"Next, we must seize this good opportunity. Continue to win the next game."

Sun Yi was really happy and began to be full of confidence in the championship.

After two days of rest, he took Southampton to St. Mary's Stadium.

Here they welcomed the last opponent of the Christmas schedule. Crystal Palace.

Crystal Palace had just tied the arrogant Manchester City team.

This is also the time when morale is high.

The Crystal Palace team that came to St. Mary's Stadium was not only in high spirits, but also very pragmatic.

In this game, they directly set up the bus right at the beginning.

In the last game, Crystal Palace relied on the bus to tie Manchester City, which has the best offensive firepower in the Premier League.

However, Crystal Palace's bus was already expected by Sun Yi. After watching their match with Manchester City, Sun Yi had expected all this.

"Haha. Parking the bus. Parking the bus in front of me. It seems that you have forgotten that I am known as the 'successor to Mourinho'."

"You are just showing off your skills in front of an expert."

Facing the Crystal Palace team's parking bus, Sun Yi smiled confidently.

As a coach who uses the bus from time to time, Sun Yi is naturally very clear about the advantages and disadvantages of the bus.

And this, in Sun Yi's opinion, is actually not important.

The important thing is that Southampton is not Manchester City.

Manchester City has the shortest average height in the Premier League. Facing the bus of Crystal Palace, which has the third highest average height in the Premier League, they really have nowhere to start.

Although Southampton's average height is not as good as Crystal Palace. But they are ranked tenth in the height list and have better offensive capabilities than Manchester City.

In addition, Southampton also has the tactical system of "bypassing the defense zone", which is a great weapon to break the bus.

In addition, Southampton has the advantage of home court.

As a result, after the game, Southampton won a complete victory with 3 to 0.

Crystal Palace's plan to get a point fell through.

After winning this game, Southampton perfectly ended the entire Christmas schedule.

Three consecutive wins in the Christmas schedule should be the best New Year's gift for Southampton fans.

You know, this is something that Manchester City can't do.

So far, Sun Yi's first Christmas schedule in his coaching career has come to a perfect end.

The only pity is that Manchester City also won the same round of games. It didn't give Southampton a chance to close the points again.

However, this is enough for Sun Yi and everyone in the Southampton team.

Everyone can happily celebrate the Western New Year.