I just wanted to play football, but I became a Hollywood god

After the game started, Southampton directly adopted the tactics of offense and high pressure defense.

After all, this is Southampton's home court. When playing at home, we still have to pursue some entertainment, so that we can greatly please our fans.

Since Atletico Madrid played against Southampton, they have corrected their mentality and are convinced that Southampton is an absolute dark horse team. Therefore, Atletico Madrid put on an all-out defense and looked for opportunities to counterattack.

The two sides started a back-and-forth duel in the midfield and on the wing.

Southampton has a great morale advantage, and its physical fitness and confrontation are stronger than Atletico Madrid. However, Atletico Madrid's double triangle strangulation tactics are more flexible and changeable than the last time they met, and the average personal skills of Atletico Madrid players are Much higher than Southampton.

There were wonderful scenes between the two sides.

But the score remained at 0:0 in the first half.

In the second half, the side changed again. Atletico Madrid players found an opportunity. After three quick short passes, the ball was delivered to the feet of Forlan in the midfield. Forlan used his excellent skills to get past the still young Rudiger and Luke Shaw double-teamed and then directly inserted into Southampton's rib area. When attracting other Southampton defensive players to intercept, Forlan knocked the ball back and deceived the defensive players and goalkeeper. Cuero got rid of Mikel who was marking him, and used a split shot to poke the ball into the goal guarded by Davis.

Atletico Madrid opened the scoring in the away game!

The score on the big screen was immediately rewritten as Southampton 0:1 Atletico Madrid.

However, Atletico Madrid's good times did not last long.

In an atmosphere where Southampton fans stood up and sang the team anthem loudly, Gu Ran used his body and foot skills to eat Atletico Madrid's midfielder alive and break through Atletico Madrid's double-triangle defensive circle. Then he shot an Alan Shearer-style long shot that penetrated Atletico Madrid's goal and rewritten the score to 1:1.

After that, the two sides fell into a defensive stalemate.

After 75 minutes, the physical disadvantage of Atletico Madrid players was clearly revealed.

Southampton immediately seized the opportunity and attacked with all their strength.

After Salah received Gu Ran's long-distance pass in the open area of ​​the front court, he directly shouldered Atletico Madrid's defender and forced the shot!

The score on the big screen was rewritten as Southampton 2:1 Atletico Madrid.

Atletico Madrid, which was 1 goal behind, had to change its initial tactics and instead counterattack with all its strength.

The contest between the two sides really became interesting.

Aguero Forlan and Diego Costa constantly interspersed and cooperated in the midfield, while Mikel, Luke Shaw, and Van Dijk also defended well.

The offensive and defensive rhythm of both sides is getting faster and faster, and the hearts of the fans at the scene are always high.

In the 88th minute, Gu Ran made a lofted shot from the sky, making Atletico Madrid's young goalkeeper De Gea pay the price.

The score on the big screen was immediately rewritten as Southampton 3:1 Atletico Madrid.

Finally, when the referee blew the final whistle, the score on the big screen was fixed at 3:1.

As a result, all the games in Group G of the Europa League have ended. Southampton has won 6 games and has undoubtedly advanced to the knockout rounds of the Europa League!

Atletico Madrid is ranked second in the group and needs to compete with the third place in the Champions League group for one of the 16 qualifying places. The results of the match between Lech Poznan and Lille in the same group have also come out. Lech Poznan defeated Lille at home and finished third in the group. However, in fact, this ranking does not mean much. Lech Poznan defeated Lille at home. He and Lille were both eliminated.

The results of other groups are as follows: Juventus in Group A is first and advances directly, Red Bull Salzburg is second and needs to play again with the third place in the Champions League group, Group B is Manchester City first and Bayer Leverkusen second. , Group C is Sporting CP first, Army Sofia is second, Group D is Villarreal first, Diamo Zagreb is second, Group E is Dynamo Kiev first, Olympiacos second , Group F is Moscow Army first, Palermo is second, Group G is Southampton first, Atletico Madrid is second, Group H is Stuttgart first, Young People is second, Group I is PSV Eindhoven first , Sampdoria is second, Group J is Dortmund first, Paris Saint-Germain is second, Group K is Liverpool first, Utrecht is second, Group L is Porto first, Rapid Vienna is second.

On December 12th, the British Championship match day started, Southampton faced Millwall away from home.

In this game, Coach Adkins rested most of the main players again. Fortunately, Southampton's substitute players performed well this time, and finally got three points from Millwall with an international score of 2:1. , continues to be far ahead in the British Championship standings.

On December 12st, the English Championship match day, Southampton faced Wigan Athletic at home.

Gu Ran came on the scene and brought a Southampton team with almost all substitutes to defeat Wigan Athletic with a score of 4:1.

On December 12, the English Championship match day, the Southampton team, which had just celebrated Christmas and Gu Ran’s birthday, challenged Derby County away.

In the end, in this festive atmosphere, Southampton defeated Derby County 5:0.

Derby County's manager is finally having a good year.

On December 12, the British Championship match day, Southampton faced Nottingham Forest at home.

Because the New Year is coming soon, the Southampton team also made an appearance with all its main players, joining forces to present a football feast to the fans.

In the end, Southampton defeated Nottingham Forest 8:3.

The reason why they conceded three goals was entirely because Southampton adopted a tactic of attacking without defending.

The day after the New Year, January 2012, 1, Southampton played at home against Pittsburg United, which was also promoted from League One.

Southampton and Pittsburg United are also old rivals.

Coach Adkins also deliberately let Gu Ran play for 15 minutes.

In the end, Southampton got a good start in 2 with a score of 0:2012 at home.

On the stock market, the market value of Southampton Club has increased seven times from a year ago. Small retail investors are making crazy money, let alone those club executives who own equity.

Southampton's financial situation became very good. It broke out of the quagmire almost overnight, and then transformed magnificently. Southampton is the richest team in the entire English Championship.

According to rumors, the big boss behind Southampton is Gu Ran.

Gu Ran did not admit the news, but he also did not deny it.

Gu Ran's acquiescence immediately caused a huge shock in the stock market, and Southampton Club's stock price soared again.

The winter window opened, and almost all the wealthy clubs asked Southampton Club about Gu Ran's price. However, Southampton issued warnings one after another, directly stating that their big boss was not for sale.

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