I brush achievements in football

Chapter 418 Someone Stands Up When It's Difficult

Ji Ya said this, of course, not to offend people for no reason.

He just wants to use such words to consolidate the image of Southampton's top team in the public's mind.

He is now famous, and there will be various interpretations of what he says, so he might as well be more generous.

Regardless of the stance of the media that reprinted his passage, whether they will deliberately distort it or not, as long as they reprint it, it will cause more heat and make the impression that Southampton is a strong team in the hearts of more fans. down.

This is actually the biggest difference between traditional giants and emerging teams.

Manchester City and Chelsea are all strong team status saved by spending crazy money, which is not what Southampton can do.

No matter how much money they make in the transfer market, they can only give people the impression of a black shop.

Just opening a black shop will not make a big impact. It seems that no one thinks that Porto is a top power, they are at most a Portuguese giant.

Of course, Southampton has an advantage in that their results are really good. Not only do they sell people to make a lot of money, but they can also get a lot of honors.

That's what they do.

Selling half of the main lineup, won the Champions League, and selling half of the main lineup, they can also hit the championship in the Champions League and the league. This proves that they have the strength of a giant.

Now it's just to see if they can continue to support it.

However, this kind of publicity will also have side effects, that is, when other strong teams encounter Southampton, they will undoubtedly work harder to perform...

After all, you despise us so much, what face do we give you?

Ever since, after returning to the league, Southampton was beaten by Liverpool at home.

Southampton lost to Liverpool in the first game of the league. At that time, it was because of running-in problems. However, in this game, Liverpool relied on their physical advantages to firmly suppress Southampton in the away game.

Although Ji Ya has carried out a certain degree of rotation, he does not dare to replace the entire main lineup now. It is nothing more than some fine-tuning of positions. The overall physical fitness is still much worse than that of Liverpool.

What's more, in this game, Liverpool seemed to have been beaten up and down, making it impossible for Southampton to stand out.

"Damn, if they have such a performance every game, they can hit the championship." Ji Ya muttered on the coach's bench a little depressed.

Looking at this posture, being double-killed by Liverpool this season is just around the corner.

Sure enough, in just 3 minutes of the first half, Lallana scored the first goal for Liverpool. In the second half, Sterling and Sturridge also scored a goal. Although Southampton scored successively with Vardy and Perisic, But still can only accept the consequences of losing to Liverpool [-]-[-] at home and being double-killed by Liverpool this season.

Liverpool, who are now only ranked seventh, has proved their dignity and fighting spirit.

The Southampton fans accepted the result with a sigh, but the only good thing is that in this round, Chelsea obviously did not perform well due to the involvement of the Champions League. They were defeated by the relegation team Burnley [-]-[-] at home. A draw, although Ivanovic scored for Chelsea early, but in the second half of the game, Burnley completely had the upper hand in terms of physical fitness, constantly impacting Chelsea's defense, and evened the score before the end!

In this way, the point gap between Southampton and Chelsea has only widened from four points to five points, which is not too bad. The only bad thing is that Manchester City, who won this round, caught up and tied Southampton in points... …

"This season is always difficult. Recently we have suffered two rounds of invincibility. The main reason is that various cup games have disrupted the rhythm. However, it is okay to have some problems at this time. The most important thing is not to lose the chain."

Ji Ya said at the press conference after the game that he was really helpless in this game, but since he was only able to expand his advantage by one point, it was okay...

But the points gap widened until before the winter break.

There are still [-] rounds left in the league, and the gap of five points is not too big.

In the following week, it will be the fifth round of the FA Cup, and Southampton's opponent is Liverpool again...

This made Ji Ya a little depressed. According to his habit, he would send all the substitutes in this kind of game, but the opponent was Liverpool. If he was killed by the opponent three times, it would be too embarrassing.

But after careful consideration, Ji Ya decided to use the previous strategy. After all, Liverpool is not Southampton's competitor now. After they beat Southampton in the league, they only ranked sixth with 45 points. There is still a full ten-point gap between them. Even if they lose all the games against Liverpool this season, it will not have any impact on the gold content of Southampton's victory. It is nothing more than luck.

If Liverpool were Southampton's rivals in contention for the title, it would be a game they couldn't lose.

After thinking about it, Ji Ya continued to send a large number of substitutes in this game, and all the substitutes played. In the end, Southampton lost to Liverpool [-]-[-] in this game. They met Liverpool three times this season and lost all of them. .

The local media in Liverpool wrote a lot about it, but Ji Ya didn't say much. He knew that it was useless to say what he said at this time. Only time would prove that his choice at this time was right.

So far, Southampton has been eliminated in the two domestic cup competitions, and they can focus all their attention on the league and the Champions League.

It's just that being able to defeat Southampton in a row has indeed increased the morale of Liverpool a lot.

They did a small favor to Southampton in a league game the following weekend. Liverpool beat Manchester City [-]-[-] at home, allowing them to defeat strong teams in a row, but also cost Manchester City the chance to catch up with Chelsea!

Relieved, Chelsea beat Leicester City [-]-[-] away in this game, leading Manchester City by [-] points. Of course, Southampton did not miss this opportunity. Vardy and Suarez both scored in this game. The ball, coupled with Casemiro's icing on the cake, they also defeated West Bromwich Albion [-]-[-] in the away game. While following Chelsea, they also left Manchester City behind again!

"I'm glad that when we are in trouble, we always have someone who can stand up... Now that we have recovered, I think Chelsea should be the one who encounters difficulties now, not us." Kiya's press release after the game Said with a smile at the meeting.

He is not forcibly saving respect, but because in the next week, there will be a League Cup final match, and Chelsea will be distracted by the League Cup final. In the next league, they may not perform well. so good...

Southampton had more games in the first half of the season, but now, Chelsea has more games, especially in such an important final. Of course, Ji Ya can comfortably wait for Chelsea to come up with a result .