I brush achievements in football

Chapter 477

After a few days of rest, the match against Guangzhou Hengtai will start soon.

Taking advantage of the advantages of the competition in Asia, both Asian teams have reached the semi-finals this time, which is also a matter of face. In the other semi-final, the host Hiroshima Sanfrecce played against the Argentine giants River Plate.

However, in Southampton's view, no matter who the opponent is, they have only one way, and that is to defeat the opponent.

The strength of the European champions over the years has prevented Southampton from having any problems in the Club World Cup, otherwise it will really become a laughing stock.

Southampton successfully won the championship last season, and of course they will do the same this season.

Southampton in this game ... with all the substitutes.

Goalkeeper Romero, defenders Richards, Rudiger, Bailey, Jenkinson, midfielders Matic, Prouse, Gundogan, forwards Sancho, Du Yue, Dembele.

Among them, Sancho, as a player who was only three months away from turning 16, immediately broke the record for the youngest player in Southampton to play this time...

When Chamberlain set the record before, he was over 16 years old, but this time he was only 15 years and 260 days old, which is really a bit too much...

This made Guangzhou Hengtai very angry. Do you think Southampton is underestimating us?

So since the start of the game, they have launched... a tight defense.

Scolari will not get angry because of this kind of thing casually. He clearly knows the huge gap between Southampton and Guangzhou Hengtai. If he is a substitute, his status will probably not be as high as that of Paulinho at Tottenham back then. The status of the team is poor, just look at it. Among these substitutes, which one is really bad, and can't play in the Super League?

not a single one.

Sancho is indeed very young, but he is also a genius who has stepped into the England under-17 youth team. Can he be equal to ordinary people?

15 years and nine months old, is there really a big difference from 17 years old?

Not necessarily.

Coupled with Du Yue, the only reason Du Yue played as a substitute in Southampton was because of the presence of Vardy and Lukaku.

Dembele is a genius who has gradually emerged in the past two years.

Plus the reserve captain Prouss, Gundogan who is the main player in Dortmund, Matic, the main midfielder of the Serbian national team, and two young black central defenders...

In other words, Richards and Jenkinson may be close, but they are also Premier League players.

Have to add an Argentine goalkeeper Romero.

This kind of lineup is said to be a substitute lineup, and it may be close to playing in the Premier League. Against Guangzhou Hengtai, it really doesn't mean that people underestimate you.

So it's better to honestly play the defensive counterattack that you are best at.

Then he soon began to congratulate himself on his wise decision.

Southampton's offense does not look fierce, but in fact it is like mercury pouring down the ground, constantly passing and running.

Without De Bruyne, their midfield passing ability does not seem to have declined.

Prowse began to take on the task of organizing the midfield, coupled with Matic's protection and Gundogan's support, made Southampton's offense orderly.

The offensive ability of the two backup full-backs is really average, but they can still do it by responding and passing the ball.

Under such circumstances, Southampton's three flexible forwards' running coordination and breakthroughs are particularly difficult to deal with.

Whether it's Sancho or Dembele, or Du Yue who is pulling the side, they can always start one or two people at the first time after they get the ball, and then continue to break through.

If it weren't for Hengtai's zone defense, then such a breakthrough alone would be enough for Southampton to break through and create opportunities continuously.

That is to say, they recover defense and zone defense, so that after a certain defender is thrown away, a second defender will immediately go up to fill his position, so that their defense will not be greatly affected.

Paulinho kept running and fighting in the midfield. He is the most eye-catching person in Hengtai. After all, he was also the main force of Tottenham before. He played against Southampton more than once or twice. His own strength is also quite outstanding.

The abilities displayed by such players are often very eye-catching.

In the first three and 10 minutes of the game, Southampton had seven shots, Hengtai had only two, and both of these shots were created by Paulinho.

"Their confrontation in the midfield and the defense in the backcourt are still quite tight, but Southampton's substitutes are not in a hurry. They are still proceeding patiently. This is very important."

The ESPN commentator evaluated the performance so far. Of course, Southampton's substitutes are not as good as the main players in overall operation, but they have a good mentality, which is rare.

"Hengtai's solid defense was obtained at the expense of offense. Scolari specifically did not use Robinho in this game because Robinho is relatively loose, unlike other players who can run and defend."

In the commentator's evaluation, Southampton completed the most threatening attack at No. 309 minutes.

Dembele forced a breakthrough on the wing and passed two defenders in a row. After attracting enough attention, he passed the ball in an inverted triangle to the front of the penalty area. Prouse took the ball and saw that no one came up to defend him for the time being. , decisive kick shot!

This foot-to-the-ground shot flew to the lower right corner of the goal. Hengtai's goalkeeper made a wonderful save and flew to block the ball!

Just when the Hengtai fans who came from afar were about to cheer, Du Yue quickly appeared at the spot where the ball landed, and shot directly with the arch of his foot against the rolling ball!

The ball flew into Hengtai's gate!

"The goal was scored! Southampton finally broke the deadlock! This is very important! Du Yue opened the scoring for Southampton! As Southampton's current firepower provider on the bench, he seems to be worthy of a main lineup position!"

In the chanting of the commentator, Du Yue rushed to the stands with open arms, but he was surprised to find that besides the cheering fans from Southampton, Hengtai fans were also applauding for him... …

So in the process of returning to the field, Du Yue also applauded and responded to the Hengtai fans from a distance, and then he saw the opponent's cheers became more enthusiastic.

"It should be because I am Chinese." Du Yue thought in his heart.

Ji Ya smiled and didn't say anything more.

Of course he knows the mentality of Chinese fans at the moment.

Even if they know that Du Yue is unlikely to play in the Chinese national team, they will be very happy to see a Chinese who has gained a firm foothold in Southampton and made a name for himself in the Premier League and the Champions League.

In the remaining few minutes of the first half, Southampton was not in a hurry to launch an attack, and Hengtai was also unable to launch a counterattack. Elkeson made a breakthrough and almost created a threat, but under the close defense of Bailey, he The shot did not create a big threat, and was easily crushed by Romero.