Father Green

Chapter 4 and Three: A More Intense Second Half

Pique's first reaction was quick, and he hurried up to fight back on the spot.

But Eriksson's reaction was faster, he passed the ball immediately, and the football passed between Pique and Mascherano and went behind the two central defenders.

Higuain is not ignorant of Barcelona, ​​after all, he has been a sworn enemy for so many years.So he appeared next to football for the first time, and then took advantage of the trend to distance himself from Mascherano.

The Argentine immediately raised his hand to complain about the opponent's offside, but the assistant referee did not raise the flag at all, but followed Higuain's angle and began to move near the bottom line - he was observing the situation in the penalty area.

The situation inside the penalty area is very simple. Higuain, who entered the penalty area, faced Bravo directly.Because Barcelona used the tactic of possession of the ball before, they did not press up. The position where the ball was lost was already very dangerous, so after Higuain took the ball, he directly brought it into the penalty area.

Bravo wanted to hold the opponent down and waited for Mascherano to come up to help.But Higuain directly put on the posture of watching the shot, and the Chilean national goal rushed out to block it.

It's just that Higuain's shot was a fake. He immediately dunked the ball in the opposite direction, and then hit the goal directly with his left foot.

Higuain is most used to his right foot, but he has also put a lot of effort into his left foot, so although he is not completely balanced with his left and right feet now, at least his left foot will not become a goal. His fatal flaw.

The football flew straight into the gate behind Bravo without anyone watching.

"Two to one!!"

"The Saints won back a victory!!!"

"There are four and 10 minutes left in the game, this goal is very important for the Saints!!"

"Little smoker - Higuain!! This is the No.40 eight goals he scored for the Saints this season! Among them, 35 came from the Premier League and 34 came from the Champions League!! Yes, he broke He surpassed Andy Cole and Alan Hill's record of [-] goals in a single season in the Premier League. At the same time, this goal also made him three goals ahead of Messi, Neymar and Ronaldo, who are second in the UEFA Champions League scorer list. Temporarily becoming the top scorer in the Champions League this season, the last three have scored ten goals in the Champions League."

"Last season, Higuain was also full of firepower in the Champions League. He scored [-] goals for the team in the Champions League, but last season's Champions League Golden Boot was not the Argentine, but the crazy Ronaldo. , because although Real Madrid lost to the Saints in the final that season, the Portuguese scored [-] goals in the Champions League. So many people expressed regret for Higuain last season. The [-] goals in the Champions League is definitely the golden boot winner, but he met a 'open' Cristiano Ronaldo, and he is also his former teammate and good friend."

"But obviously, the regrets of last season have been made up for this season. Higuain's wonderful performances in two seasons proved that his arrival at Southampton was not a fall, but the beginning of the most glorious moment of his career!! "

After the goal, Higuain was very excited. He ran directly to the coach's bench and hugged Charlotte.

"Thank you, thank you, boss!"

Although Charlotte was very excited, she seemed very calm at this time: "Hey, Gonzalo, well done! Continue to play like this, don't care about physical fitness, and put more pressure on their midfield and backcourt in the frontcourt."

Higuain nodded, he is now the top scorer in the Champions League, and he doesn't think Messi or Neymar can score three goals or many goals in the next four to 10 minutes.So when the personal honor has been determined, it should be his turn to contribute to the team next.

Moreover, Higuain has already gained a lot of personal honors in the past two seasons, and the two seasons he came to the Saints are more fulfilling than his several seasons in Real Madrid.If the team can't defend the Champions League title, then his Champions League Golden Boot is meaningless.Last season, when his good friend Ronaldo received the UEFA Golden Boot, he directly said: "I would rather use it for Real Madrid's Champions League champion!"

The game resumed soon after, and now the Saints are only pulling one back, not leading, so they don't have the luxury of wasting time.

The goal of the saints and their subsequent performance brought some pressure to Barcelona, ​​so the players of Barcelona also knew that they could not continue like this. They had to maintain enough offensive pressure on the opponent, so that the opponent would not have More energy into the offense.

So MSN's trident combination continued to attack the Saints' backcourt, and Harvey connected the tridents in the frontcourt through his own pass.

But the Saints did not give the opponent a chance in the next defense. After Jose Fonte moved to Swansea, Nkuru became the core force of the Saints' defense. His partner with Stephens is One of the important factors for the team to be able to reach the Champions League final under the attack of many European giants.

This season is Stephens' highlight season. He even put Belgian defender Alderweireld on the bench.

At the same time, Eriksson also retreated back to help the defense. The Danish midfielder formed a triangle midfielder with Pogba and Schneiderlin to interfere with the opponent's MSN pass and contact, which made the teammates in the defense even more vulnerable. Take it easy.

In fact, Charlotte has been thinking about the starting lineup for this game for a long time. Considering the opponent's strong offensive ability, he originally wanted to give a midfield combination like Kanter, Pogba and Schneiderlin. At the same time put the bus in the second half.

But busting isn't the Saints' strong suit, and while their defense is good, they don't do it by busting.And the opponent's offensive power is very sharp, even if these three midfielders are given, they may not be able to defend, so for the sake of offense, Charlotte finally chose Eriksson.

Although Barcelona's offense strengthened again, the Saints did not concentrate on defense. They also counterattacked several times when they had possession of the ball, so the competition between the two sides became more intense in the second half.

Higuain's running position is also at the expense of physical fitness. He didn't have a good chance when the opponent attacked, so he chose to return to the midfield to catch the ball after his teammate steals, and at the same time gave Aubameyang and De Bruyne doubles on both sides. Chance to shoot arrows.Because Eriksson's retreat caused a lot of space behind the center, Higuain took the initiative to retreat to increase contact with his teammates.