15 minutes passed, and the score was still 0-0.
Southampton played very cautiously today. Although this was the penultimate league game, in this round of the league, Preston, ranked fifth, and Crystal Palace, ranked sixth, met.
As long as there is a winner between them and Southampton wins against Millwall, the Saints will break into the top six before the final game of the league.
Therefore, even when facing Millwall, who had already been eliminated from the British Championship, the players on the field did not dare to be careless.
"Alas! Dongma didn't show up!"
"Alas, Dong not only didn't show up, but also didn't cause any trouble."
"Alas! Not only has Dong not caused any trouble, he hasn't even moved or said a word until now."
"Since when has winter been so quiet?"
"Winter has changed!"
There were sighs in the press box, like a mourning.
There is no trace of Wang Xiaodong's former "killing everyone" on and off the field. At this time, he was more like a sculpture called "The Thinker", sitting by the water fountain with his chin on his fist, and no one knew what he was thinking.
At this time, the players on both sides of the field had passed the initial test and gradually began to have some physical confrontation.
To say it's a confrontation means it's a bit of a package for Millwall.
In the eyes of the saints, it was not a fight at all, but a naked "murder"!
Bang!
After a sliding tackle, Dyer rolled the ball out of bounds and hit the billboard.
ah!
After a scream, Kendi Jones tripped on his legs and fell to the ground with a Millwall player on top of him.
Ouch!
After a wailing cry, Powell hugged his right leg and fell on the turf, twitching continuously.
Millwall's actions today were outrageous, but the referee only gave the opponent a yellow card after giving a few mild verbal warnings.
No more, and reminded Powell not to show off and get up from the ground quickly.
It's only been more than 20 minutes, how dare they be so presumptuous?
What's more, this is not Neil Stadium, but St. Mary's!
How dare you be so rampant in our territory?
The stands were buzzing with people, but surprisingly, the more than 4,000 Millwall fans made the same noise as the Saints fans who had four times the number.
These "football hooligans" seem to be very skillful. They use the props in their hands to make loud noises to disturb the home team's players.
They might just come to see the "fight" or even fight.
The entire St. Mary's Stadium seemed to have turned into a vegetable market, with noisy gongs and drums rising into the sky and filling every corner of the stadium.
Millwall players have long been used to it, but the Saints are quite annoyed by it.
Later, some people were even surprised by the sudden sound of the gong and passed the ball directly to their opponents.
Seeing this situation, the Millwall football hooligans laughed loudly and started to play more off-field tricks.
"Shout, shout, shout loudly, come on!"
Jack turned his back to the court and shouted to his fans in the stands.
But these saints are just the most ordinary believers. How can they be the opponents of the well-trained and led football hooligans opposite?
For a time, the military morale on the court was in chaos.
As soon as many players receive the ball, they will be harassed by the group of football hooligans in the stands, which makes them tireless.
While thinking about playing football, he also thought about how to kill the fans on the opposite side.
How can we play smoothly when we play with such a mentality?
I'll kill you while you're sick!
Sensing the impatience of the home team, Millwall, playing away from home, seized the opportunity and suddenly launched a high-altitude sneak attack, catching Southampton off guard.
In the 27th minute, Phillips used a long pass to penetrate Southampton's three lines of defense and passed directly into the home team's penalty area.
When everyone turned around, they saw Lallana alone, pulling and pulling behind Millwall forward Kevin Braniff.
The tall striker from Northern Ireland isn't fast, but he's cunning and smart.
He started to accelerate the moment his teammate passed the ball and successfully countered offside. And he used his tall body to block Lallana's return defense. While twisting his butt to prevent Lallana from running past him, he stretched out his foot and touched the ball first.
But Braniff's catching skills were obviously not very good. He didn't tighten his instep when his right foot touched the ball, and the ball bounced very far.
Nimi, who was keeping an eye on the ball, immediately rushed forward, fell to the ground first and hugged the ball.
But at this moment, the referee's whistle also sounded.
Looking up, Braniff fell down in the penalty area at some point, covering his legs with his hands, wailing on the ground.
Lallana fouled in the penalty area and Millwall got a penalty!
The penalty came so suddenly, catching the Saints off guard.
Jack instantly jumped three feet high on the spot, rushed forward and shouted that he was wronged.
Kevin Keegan walked to the fourth official step by step and complained to the referee word for word.
"Referee, he, this, is a dive!"
Keegan's eyes were widened, and he looked like he was on the verge of exploding. But what he said was clearly articulated and very brief.
This member of the referee team is used to seeing the team's head coach become so excited and incoherent because of the penalty, but this is the first time that Keegan can calmly protest word by word.
"No, Mr. Keegan, we have to believe in the referee's decision." The fourth official replied politely.
After Jack yelled a few words on the sidelines to no avail, he turned his head and suddenly found that his coach was no longer behind him.
He was so frightened that he rushed to Keegan's side: "Mr. Keegan, please don't be so excited. Let me talk to them if you have anything to say."
Keegan stared at the fourth official, his chest heaving. He wanted to say something, but in the end he shook his head, turned around and walked towards his bench.
Seeing this, Jack hurriedly followed, not in the mood to complain. He just turned around and glared at the other party, then helped Keegan leave step by step.
This scene was watched by the reporters and cameramen on the sidelines, and they all noticed something was wrong.
What happened to Keegan?
Have you given in?
This is not his style!
Immediately afterwards, the camera lens was focused on Wang Xiaodong next to the water dispenser. In the camera, the "Thinker" still looked expressionless, as if what happened on the field had nothing to do with him.
"Oh my god, what on earth is Dong doing?"
"What on earth was he thinking?"
"If this had happened before, Dong would have jumped up and cursed."
"What happened to him recently?"
"This is no ordinary winter!"
Wang Xiaodong's reaction once again disappointed reporters and fans. At this time, Keegan was like an old man in the dusk. Jack helped him sit down on the bench and took out a pill to feed him.
On the court, the Northern Ireland forward who relied on "diving" to earn a penalty kick did it in one fell swoop. Without giving Nimi a chance to react, he kicked the ball into the lower left corner of the goal.
1-0, the visiting team Millwall took the lead to open up the situation.
Seeing that the team was leading, the football hooligans in the stands raised their voices a few decibels to the limit.
Look, this is our real "strength"!
Even if you try to beat the horse, you can’t keep up!
The football hooligans were shouting at the top of their lungs.
What could be more satisfying than scoring a goal on your opponent's territory?
If anything, it’s one more entry!
"One more, another, another!!!"
The fans of the away team shouted at Braniff who ran to show off under his own stand. They didn't know whether they were calling Braniff to score another goal or to create another penalty kick in the same way.
Perhaps in the eyes of Millwall fans, there is actually no difference between these two things.
It wasn't until the score was rewritten that the cameraman closest to Wang Xiaodong finally found a clue in the lens.
The moment Braniff scored, he clearly felt the corners of Wang Xiaodong's eyes twitching unconsciously.
Although it only lasted for a second, it was accurately captured by the camera.
After the technical staff handled it, the backstage director also agreed to include a close-up of Wang Xiaodong's face during the replay of the goal.
In this way, the fans saw Millwall coach Dave dancing with joy after scoring a goal, and also saw Keegan being helped back by the unwilling Jack. At the same time, at the end, they saw Wang Xiaodong's subconscious gesture. A muscle reaction.
Feeling unhappy in winter? ? ?
So what are you waiting for?
Let it out!
Explode quickly!
Hey, hey, Keegan.
Are you really that old and confused?
Dong is already suppressing his resentment, what are you waiting for?
Send him on the field to release him!
Is it really like outside rumors that he will not be sent to play until the end of the season?
If this is the case, it is better to sell him to Arsenal as soon as possible!
Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Newcastle fans: "Why not sell to us?"
Arsenal fans: "Because we, Arsenal, are invincible!"
