I brush achievements in football

Chapter 228 Find a Replacement

Chelsea up and down can be regarded as underdogs now.

Otherwise, they would not have performed so well against Southampton in the last round.

They played a lot of substitutes in this game, so there is actually no big problem in terms of physical fitness. From the beginning of the game, they continued to attack.

Chelsea's lineup is not good in defense. After all, Ivanovic is more suitable for playing on the wing, Luis is a bomb, as a midfielder, Lampard is old, and Oscar is an attacker. This lineup covers , the defense certainly does not look good.

So after just 15 minutes of the game, Lampard was forced to tackle Austin from behind and was booked for a yellow card. Nolito shot from a free kick, the ball was blocked by the wall, and Willian went in. The restricted area, and then kicked the goal in the first place!

Being hit by Southampton as soon as they came up, Chelsea didn't feel discouraged at all, but quickly launched an attack. Oscar was very active, constantly taking the ball from the back and sending through balls to the two wings. Moses and Marin created a lot of opportunities.

Marin is okay, not too active, Moses is very active, he broke into the penalty area after receiving the ball twice in a row, if it weren't for Navas' timely save, Chelsea would have equalized the score.

After Chelsea's offensive gradually picked up, Luis made another mistake and caused Chelsea to concede another goal. Handed over to Drinkwater, who advanced forward, Drinkwater took the ball forward and then split the ball. Nolito broke through from the left and made a pass. Ivanovic's interception was also a step slower. Austin followed up. He easily outflanked and scored the goal. Cech did not respond to this goal.

The game was [-]-[-] in the first half, and Southampton's performance at home was much more positive than away...

After the start of the second half, Benitez made adjustments. Hazard replaced the mediocre Marin. The Belgian started to create opportunities as soon as he came on the field. He and Mata played consecutive two-to-one cooperation, and then sent a cross. Mata The follow-up was a long-range shot. The ball drew a beautiful arc, passed Navas' outstretched hand, and flew into the dead corner of the goal.

Chelsea regained a point to boost their morale, but soon, Southampton scored another goal through a sharp counterattack. After William broke through from the wing, he passed the ball to the top of the penalty area. Drinkwall followed up. Special shot a stick to the earth, expanding the score again.

Chelsea's persistent attack allowed them to narrow the score again. After receiving the ball from Oscar, Moses dribbled the ball straight in. The running positions of Hazard and Mata drew the attention of the Southampton defenders. Moses saw that no one came up to defend for the time being. I, kicked decisively and bombarded the goal heavily. This shot hit a beautiful world wave, and the ball flew into the dead corner of the goal...

Such a wonderful world wave boosted Chelsea's morale, Ji Ya frowned, but he was not in a hurry to change players, and the midfield is still very stable now...

Although Vidal, Drinkwater and Walton seldom play together, they are all players who can run and are very brave, and they can perform quite well in such a confrontation.

Louis went forward again, and Walton almost completed another sneak attack, but this time Louis noticed, he passed the ball in time, and as a result, he collided with Walton, who was too late to stop...

Louis, who was in good health, didn't feel anything, but Wharton screamed and rolled on the ground.

Ji Ya's face changed, Wharton is a standard tough guy, even if he fell down, he wouldn't do it unless he was really injured!

Although Walton is the last substitute, he is also a very important link in the team.

Ji Ya didn't have time to think, and immediately asked Schneiderlin to warm him up, and soon, Wharton was carried down.

"Severe ankle ligament contusion." The team doctor said to Ji Ya.

"Oh, the bruise is okay." Ji Ya breathed a sigh of relief.

"Yeah, it won't affect his future, but considering his age..." The team doctor was not as optimistic as Ji Ya.

Ji Ya sighed, yes, age, Wharton is already 35 years old, this Chinese New Year is considered to be 36 years old, such an injury is a matter of recuperating for a month or two for a young man, but for Wharton That said, his career is probably coming to an end.

In addition to him, there is the 37-year-old substitute goalkeeper Davis. Although the goalkeeper can stay in this position for a long time, he must also consider the re-selection as a substitute goalkeeper.

Schneiderlin played, and Walton's injury did not actually affect Southampton's combat effectiveness. In the next game, they still gradually controlled the situation, withstood Chelsea's counterattack, and then passed a counterattack. Lito scored a single-handed goal. In the end, Southampton defeated Chelsea [-]-[-] and entered the League Cup semi-finals with their heads held high!

This season's League Cup can be described as unpopular. Only Southampton, Arsenal and Chelsea were able to enter the quarter-finals before. The other Manchester duo and Tottenham and Liverpool have been eliminated. Puton and Chelsea went head-to-head, but Arsenal was eliminated by Bradford in the penalty shootout. In this way, apart from Southampton in the League Cup semi-finals, it is Bradford, Swansea and Aspen. Dunville...

"I am very happy to enter the semi-finals of the League Cup. The first national honor I won with Southampton is the League Cup, so I also hope to lead the team to the League Cup... easy? No, yes I don't take it lightly knowing that the teams that make it to the semifinals come in after knocking out the top teams. Wharton's injury? It's a pity that it's a serious injury, but we'll let him rest well, He may not be able to play this season, we have transferred Prouse before, so we may bring in a midfielder, because we still have a lot of games this season."

Ji Ya said at the press conference after the game that he was tied by Chelsea in the league before, but this win against Chelsea has boosted the morale of the team again.

However, regarding the introduction of another midfielder, Ji Ya is not talking in empty words, he has indeed begun to consider this issue.

Although there are many people in the Southampton midfielder, Matuidi is the only midfielder who has a good defense. Although the others have good defensive abilities, when Matuidi cannot play, the overall midfield The defensive ability will be next level, and Walton is Matuidi's only substitute. With his injury, it is very dangerous if the team does not have a player who can replace Matuidi.

However, such players are not difficult to find, especially in England, there are a lot of midfielders with excellent running ability and strong defense, but these players are generally not good at skills, so it is difficult to gain a foothold in the Premier League .

However, it is not difficult to find them in the British Championship.