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"Southampton is really strong! Playing against Lokomotiv Moscow is even easier than playing in the Premier League."

"I can only say that after having Cristiano Ronaldo, Southampton has begun to show the temperament of a king."

"After winning consecutive Champions League group matches, it can be said that there should be no problem in qualifying from the group."

"Southampton's performance tells people that for them, Champions League rookies do not exist."

"Maybe this Southampton team is born for the championship, no matter which competition it is."

It was so easy to beat Lokomotiv Moscow, which gave the outside world a new understanding of Southampton's strength.

And almost everyone began to think that the Champions League group stage was just a formality for Southampton.

Not only did people outside think so, but Southampton also thought so. It can be said that from the tension in the first game, they now feel that it is no different from the domestic cup game.

Therefore, after winning the game, Southampton was not only very happy, but also had an unprecedented confidence in the Champions League.

And they soon rushed back to the UK under the leadership of Sun Yi.

Next, they will usher in an extremely important game. They must prepare for it as soon as possible.

After returning to Southampton, Sun Yi immediately asked the team to prepare for the game.

In a few days, Southampton will usher in the eighth round of the Premier League, against the powerful Chelsea team.

Although Chelsea's performance at the beginning of the season was not as eye-catching as Liverpool and Manchester City, the results were also very good.

Currently, it ranks behind Liverpool with an unbeaten record of five wins and two draws in seven games. And this is only because their goal difference is not as good as Liverpool.

Facing such a Chelsea team, Sun Yi can't pay too much attention.

In the previous round of the Premier League, Liverpool tied with Chelsea. Liverpool also fell behind Southampton in the score.

Sun Yi doesn't want Southampton to follow in Liverpool's footsteps. Otherwise, there will be a danger of being thrown away by Manchester City.

"Victory. For the next game, we can only have one goal, that is to win."

"Everyone saw it in the last round. Liverpool was tied. So they are two points behind us. These two points allow us to suppress them in the standings."

"And we must not learn from them. In the next game, we must win."

Sun Yi constantly motivates the players in training. And what he said is serious. The competition in the Premier League this season is too fierce. Every point is crucial. Even if he plays against Chelsea, he must ensure victory.

Sun Yi also said this at the press conference held before the game.

"There is nothing to say, we only need one result, that is victory!"

"We also want to win! Every point is equally important to us. Because we are also a team with a dream of winning the championship." Similarly, Chelsea's head coach Sarri also made a victory declaration at the press conference before the game.

In addition to the dream of winning the championship, Chelsea actually has another reason to win, that is, to avenge Southampton.

Last season, Chelsea suffered a big loss at the hands of Southampton in several encounters. Their former coach Conte also lost his position because of this.

Although the current coach is Sarri, the defeat last season had nothing to do with him. But these defeats were all remembered by Chelsea.

At the same time, most of the players from last season are still in the Chelsea team.

Therefore, for Chelsea, meeting Southampton is really their chance for revenge.

"Revenge! We want revenge!"

"We want to take back what we lost last season this time!"

"We suffered a lot in several encounters last season. However, it is different now. We have a new coach. The team's strength is also growing. This can be seen from the previous unbeaten record."

"This time, we will definitely beat Southampton!"

Chelsea fans are also full of confidence this time. With a new coach and such good results in the new season, they really feel that they can realize their desire for revenge.

Even if they can't beat Southampton, they feel that they can at least win dignity. At least they can take away points.

They were able to draw with Liverpool in the last game, and they didn't feel they were at a disadvantage facing Southampton, which had also drawn with Liverpool before.

Hearing Chelsea fans shouting for revenge, Southampton fans were naturally unwilling to be outdone.

"Want revenge? You're dreaming!"

"The current Southampton team is stronger than last season. They abused you last season and can do so this time as well."

"Come on, Chelsea, we will make you cry and go back."

"..."

Soon, the fans of both sides started to quarrel online. And the quarrel became more and more serious, and there was news that fans of both sides had agreed to fight and were arrested by the police.

Seeing that some fans were in police station because of the fight, Sun Yi not only went to the police station to visit those fans, but also advised them on the spot.

"Don't do this again in the future. It's not good if you get hurt. I hope you are all fine and can all go to the scene to watch us play football."

"Let's solve the game on the field."

"Believe in us. We can defeat any opponent on the field."

"You can just sit in the stands and watch us deal with them."

Sun Yi's words immediately aroused huge response and favor among the fans.

However, this also left him with no way out in the game against Chelsea. Southampton must win.

After Sun Yi's words, the matter of Southampton fans having private fights with Chelsea fans is gone. However, the online quarrel between fans from both sides did not stop, but continued to quarrel.

In this way, with fans from both sides refusing to give in, the eighth round of the 2018-19 Premier League came.

Southampton VS Chelsea.

This is a focus battle no less than the previous one against Liverpool.

The battle took place at St. Mary's Stadium.

There is no doubt that Southampton has home advantage. And this is one of the reasons why Sun Yi is bound to win.

In his home stadium, St. Mary's Stadium, there is a superstar like Ronaldo. If he still can't beat Chelsea, how can he face the fans?

If he can't win, why should he compete for the Premier League championship or even the Champions League championship?

If you want to win the championship, you have to show enough kingly temperament. In their own home court, no matter who they are, they have to surrender.

If he wants to win and win against a strong enemy like Chelsea, Sun Yi certainly doesn't just talk about it.

He fielded Southampton's strongest lineup in this game.

Whether it is Ronaldo, Kaka, or main players such as Balotelli, he has arranged to start the game.

In terms of defenders, Sun Yi also asked Van Dijk and Pavard to start.

Seeing Southampton's starting lineup, the fans were completely excited.

"Look, we have Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaká and Balotelli on offense; we have Violent Bird in midfield in interception, and we have Van Dijk and Pavard in defense."

"With such a full lineup, Chelsea are doomed this time."

Southampton's starting lineup represents victory and confidence in winning. So far, Southampton has won every game with this lineup.

This not only makes the fans feel confident, but also the players themselves.

"Southampton must win!"

Southampton is really confident of winning. The Chelsea team is also quite confident.

With Hazard, as well as main members of the World Cup winning team such as Willian and Luiz, the Chelsea team is really amazing.

In addition, they also have French midfielder Kanter, who even Sun Yi is jealous of. In terms of strength, Chelsea is not much worse than Southampton.

Moreover, Chelsea's mentality in this game is also very good.

Although their head coach Sarri said at the pre-match press conference that he wanted to win. But in fact, the idea of ​​​​preparing for the game and arranging tactics is to ensure that one point is obtained.

Therefore, in fact, Chelsea only needs to score points in the game. A draw would be perfectly acceptable for them. If they can take away points from St. Mary's Stadium, it is a victory for them.

"Come on, Chelsea!"

"We can definitely take away what we want!"

Soon, the game started with the enthusiastic shouts of fans from both sides.

As soon as the game started, Chelsea gave Sun Yi a surprise.

Chelsea, who could have scored just one point, actually started to attack Southampton from the beginning.

"Have courage!"

Sun Yi couldn't help but give Chelsea head coach Maurizio Sarri a thumbs up.

The team that dares to play against Southampton at St. Mary's Stadium is too small.

"Attack! Attack! Let's entertain our guests."

Under the command of Sun Yi, Southampton naturally responded to Chelsea with a more ferocious offensive.

After all, Southampton has the advantage of home court. Taking advantage of this advantage, their offense will naturally become sharper.

Soon, Southampton gained an advantage in the attack. He began to frequently create murderous opportunities in Chelsea's penalty area.

It's just a bit of a pity that Kepa, the goalkeeper Chelsea spent a lot of money to buy this season, was in great form today.

Kepa himself has A+ level strength. Once he is in good condition, he immediately gives offensive players such as Ronaldo a headache.

With its left and right blocks, Southampton's advantage could not be converted into goals.

"Hey. When can I have such a powerful goalkeeper?"

Looking at the opponent's goalkeeper and then at his own goalkeeper, Sun Yi's heart was filled with envy.

And soon, his envy reached its peak.

Because when the game reached the eleventh minute, Chelsea scored.

Originally, Chelsea just got a not-so-good opportunity.

They used a pick pass to help Hazard get into the penalty area. But Van Dijk had already followed Hazard immediately.

As long as it is handled well, it should be preventable.

But goalkeeper Foster bumped into Van Dijk during the attack. This not only blocked Van Dijk's defense of Hazard, but also allowed Hazard to get an empty goal opportunity.

Facing the empty goal, Hazard accepted the gift with a smile.

Zero to one. Southampton fell behind at home.

"I'll copy it!"

Sun Yi was so angry that he cursed.

No matter how good a goalkeeper is, it is impossible for him to never make mistakes. Sun Yi can accept a goalkeeper making mistakes, but he doesn't want to see him make mistakes in such an important game.

Sun Yi really wants to replace Foster. But he is shy and can't find a better goalkeeper than Foster.

"Huh~"

Took a deep breath.

After calming down, Sun Yi shouted loudly: "Attack! They score one, we score two back!"

Being behind by one goal actually did not hit the morale of the Southampton team. It was just that the goalkeeper's mistake made Sun Yi a little depressed.

Soon, Southampton launched a more crazy counterattack at Sun Yi's call.

What made Sun Yi secretly happy was that Chelsea did not shrink back after taking the lead. ,

Instead, under Sarri's call, they continued to launch a fierce attack on Southampton.

"Keep attacking! Defeat them completely!"

It seems that Sarri is ready to continue to work hard and continue to be ruthless to Southampton. The idea was to defeat Southampton directly.

Seeing this, Sun Yi smiled.

"Good attack!"

Sun Yi was not afraid of the opponent's attack, but was afraid of the opponent's bus. That would be too difficult.

And before long, Sarri began to regret that he did not stop when he saw the good.

Ten minutes after Chelsea took the lead, Southampton scored a goal by Ronaldo.

Ronaldo's goal equalized the score and also inspired Southampton. It stimulated all the offensive desires of Southampton.

The previous lead did not make the team shrink back, and this was equalized, so Sarri naturally could not let Chelsea shrink back.

And then, Sarri was hit again.

Ronaldo's goal opened the Southampton team's offensive frenzy. Their attack was fiercer than a wave. When the game was over 30 minutes, they scored again.

This time it was scored by Kaka. He once again performed his famous trick, Kaka-style running shot.

Kaka's goal not only allowed Southampton to return to the locker room with a leading advantage. It also forced Chelsea to press forward and launch a more crazy attack in the second half.

Sun Yi also played along with the opponent and asked Southampton to switch to a defensive counterattack tactic at the beginning of the second half.

Such tactical adjustments obviously strengthened Southampton's defense. This made Chelsea's crazy attack in vain after the start of the second half.

Southampton also took advantage of Chelsea's massive pressure on the defense and many loopholes to launch several waves of "Mourinho counterattacks". And seized one of them. Pulisic, who has strong offensive ability, scored a goal.

This made the score three to one.

Once such a score appeared, it completely announced the winner of the game.