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Chapter 292 Just Asking Them To Relax

For the Premier League, Suarez is coming back, but for the Champions League, Suarez has already shown his face.

Against Marseille, it was Suarez who opened the scoring. His agility made Marseille's defense miserable. Although he only scored one goal, everyone knew that if it wasn't for his goal, Southampton might not have been able to do so. Successfully won the game.

Obviously, Napoli must be more difficult to deal with than Southampton.

This summer they lost Cavani, but brought in Higuain. In terms of combat power, they have not declined. Cavani and Higuain are both shooters, and they don’t have much impact tactically. Insigne, The trident combination of Callejon and Higuain quickly took shape, coupled with the organization of midfielder Hamsik, and the support of such powerful groups as Inle and Behrami, Naples' strength is indeed good.

Compared with Southampton, they don't have many shortcomings, but they seem to be more flexible in terms of flexibility.

But in terms of running and confrontation, they will be worse.

Not only because they are all small players in the frontcourt.

In terms of midfield, Naples' midfield is actually quite similar to Southampton's in essence, but Southampton's overall midfield level is higher, and Naples is at a disadvantage in defense. Their best central defender is from Real Madrid. For Albiol, their defense is not the best in Serie A, but in the Champions League, it seems to be at a disadvantage.

So what Ji Ya wants to use is this.

Fighting in midfield, not giving them space, then waiting for an opportunity to counter.

If Naples recovers their defense, then they will hold the ball more in the midfield, reduce their chances of counterattack, and create opportunities through the personal abilities of the frontcourt forwards.

Strictly speaking, such a tactic...is indeed quite Serie A. It is not unreasonable for others to say that Southampton is getting more and more Serie A.

Ji Ya's comment on this is that it doesn't matter whether the cat is black or white, as long as it can catch mice, it is a good cat.

As long as the tactics are useful, whether it is the Premier League or Serie A, he will use them.

Southampton fans greeted the second game with cheers. The first game defeated Marseille, which gave them more enthusiasm. Last season, they lost to Real Madrid, which made them very depressed. This season, they should It's completely different!

It has to be said that such confidence can also give Southampton players more motivation.

Ji Ya didn't say much when shaking hands with Sarri. He had never dealt with this head coach Ji Ya, and the other side also seemed very silent, which made Ji Ya lazy to say anything to the other side.

But Sarri is really good tactically.

This is reflected on the court, Naples' performance is also quite good.

They run actively and cooperate closely with each other. Almost everyone in the frontcourt can get the ball, and then create opportunities through their own breakthroughs and passes. Both Insigne and Callejon have good Technical and breakthrough ability, Hamsik is a more versatile midfielder, and he can also organize well in the midfield.

Then they were disturbed and intercepted by Southampton running a lot.

One stares at the other, closely following the opponent's side, disrupting the opponent's offensive rhythm.

Naples is a little uncomfortable with this level of frontcourt pressing. In the last game, Naples still created a lot of good opportunities even under Dortmund's pressing, and even forced the opponent's goalkeeper to leave the field with red cards. .

The quick attack made Dortmund's defense a bit miserable.

However, what Naples didn't expect was that Southampton's protection of the defense was quite good. The midfielder's running interception and the backcourt never showed much space, which made Naples' idea of ​​​​playing a fast break fall. null.

After the attack failed, Naples also began to recover, preparing to use counterattacks to deal with Southampton-after all, Southampton cannot be allowed to counterattack comfortably, right?

As a result, Southampton quickly showed what possession tactics are.

Both De Bruyne and Mkhitaryan are players with excellent foot skills and ball handling. With these two transfer stations, their ball-handling offense is very stable. After all, when the opponent is pressing fiercely, there is always someone. Will stand up, avoid the opponent's interception by getting rid of the ball by himself, and stabilize his own pass.

Seeing that their own press had no effect, Naples began to withdraw their defense from top to bottom, waiting for Southampton to lose their composure.

After all, they won the first round, and the second round was away. Even a draw is not unacceptable.

However, Southampton may not be able to accept a home draw. When the time comes, if you are in a hurry, isn't it a good opportunity for Naples?

Southampton, however, were equally patient.

They are constantly holding the ball in midfield, passing it, moving it...

Although Inler and Behrami are both pretty good defensive midfielders, their running and intercepting abilities are also very good, but it also depends on who they face. In Serie A, they face most of the midfielders. It can interfere with opponents very well. Even when they faced Dortmund in the last round, they could rely on their own running and interception to make midfielders like Bender and Gundogan helpless, but in the face of Mkhitaryan and When De Bruyne was in, their defense and running were not enough.

Especially De Bruyne, his skills don't look particularly gorgeous, but they are quite simple to use, and his ability to get rid of the ball is excellent, which makes Southampton have almost no worries when passing the ball.

Sarri frowned and looked at the situation on the field. Southampton's ball-handling skills were so good that he didn't expect it. The most terrible thing is that it doesn't matter if the skills are a little worse than the opponent's. If you suppress it, it will be too much trouble.

Naples can rely on the fact that the striker is very good, not much worse than Southampton, but if the midfielder is suppressed, how many opportunities will the striker have?

In such a passing attack, Naples' defense soon began to feel a little boring.

It's really boring. After all, when facing Southampton's oppression and offense, their defense can only wait for the opponent to attack most of the time, and they must concentrate. In the long game, this requires considerable attention. Concentrating and consuming energy is astonishing.

You must know that if the opponent launches a fierce offensive, they may be more comfortable, because people have no time to think during the tense defense and running. Although the physical energy is exhausted, the spirit will not be too exhausted. On the contrary, he was a little excited. In such a state, his performance would often be even better.

But under the current situation, the physical energy is not consumed much, but it is really tiring.

The rhythm of Serie A is relatively slow. Under such circumstances, although they have supported for a period of time, it is inevitable to relax habitually and save energy.

All Southampton want is for them to relax.