I brush achievements in football

Chapter 741 Against the host

"The opponents in the Club World Cup this time seem to be more serious. Brazil's Gremio, Mexico's Pachuca, these teams are all good." Ji Ya said to Benali.

"Yeah, our opponent in the semi-finals will be the winner between the hosts Abu Dhabi Peninsula and Japan's Urawa Red Diamonds...the game will be played tonight," Benali replied.

"Well, then Pachuca should be against Gremio. This semi-final will be easier...but it may be a little troublesome to play against the host." Ji Ya thought for a while and said.

"The Middle East League has spent a lot of money over the years, but our substitute lineup should be enough to deal with them, as long as we show patience." Benelli said after thinking about it.

"That's true. I'm worried that these boys think they can win by kicking casually...the opponent is also a professional player, and their strength is not bad. In the current world football, the level of players is not far behind. "Kiya said.

Benelli nodded. This is indeed the truth. The strength of Southampton's substitutes is not a problem, but in terms of mentality, they also need to adjust more. Among these people, on the contrary, it is an old player like Jenkinson who has a more mentality. Be steady, although other young players have better talents, they have not yet passed the real test.

Of course, in this game, if the opponent can give some surprises, it will be a good thing for them.

After arriving in Abu Dhabi, the Southampton team gathered together. For the local tyrants in the Middle East, they have been committed to using money to expand their influence in the world. Football is a good prop, so when you apply for this After the next Club World Cup, the local tyrants in the UAE have no pressure to spend money on hosting these teams.

The Southampton players naturally received a very high standard of reception. Perhaps for the local tyrants in the UAE, their only regret is that the Manchester City they supported failed to win the Champions League. Otherwise, it would be even more perfect.

Ji Ya can only express regret for this.

Southampton's opponent in the semi-finals was indeed the host Abu Dhabi Peninsula. They beat Urawa Red Diamonds [-]-[-] in the game and qualified to play against Southampton.

In the next few days, Ji Ya has been observing the players' status. The treatment provided by the other party is very good, but Ji Ya is worried that the young players will regard this game as a vacation.

Fortunately, it was the substitutes who played in the first game. For them, even if they underestimated their opponents, they would show their good form in the game.

Because for the substitutes, every appearance is a good opportunity to express themselves. They may be arrogant, but they will never just kick casually.

And if the opponent performs well in the game, it is also a reminder to the main players who are watching from the other side.

December [-]th is coming soon. In the other semi-final on the first day, Brazil's Gremio defeated the Mexican team Pachuca [-]-[-] and entered the final first.

"There are no surprises for this South American champion team," Ji Ya commented.

Benelli also feels the same, but it's normal. Although there are many stars in South American teams, most of them are poached by European teams as soon as they emerge. Now some European teams don't trust South American teams. The training mechanism, so they tend to start early and then train them themselves-in terms of scientific training and taking care of young talents so that they can grow smoothly, European clubs have indeed left behind South American clubs.

And this kind of thing was the first thing Ji Ya started to do. Valverde, Araujo, Alvarez, these all arrived in Southampton in their teens, plus a pre-booked Vinicius, these Before the genius had time to help the South American team get some decent results, he had already become a part of the European team...

So now the players left in South America are either not so talented, or they are not young. No matter how bright the performance of the team is.

To put it bluntly, the current European teams no longer need to go through this kind of competition to find good seedlings in South American teams. Scouts all over the world and developed consulting capabilities have long allowed them to discover those talents in advance and then poach them. ...

Therefore, the results of South American teams in the Club World Cup began to become more and more tragic, sometimes even failing to reach the final.

On the contrary, teams from other continents can sometimes bring some surprises.

However, Southampton's opponent today, Abu Dhabi Peninsula, has a strong South American color.

In recent years, with the development of the economy and sufficient investment, Asian teams have begun to introduce a large number of players from South America who may not be strong enough to gain a foothold in the European League, but also have very good strength. Although Brazil seems to have declined over the years, they There are not many top players in the national team, but in fact, with Brazil's vast land and huge number of people, they still have a large number of so-called second-rate players. These players can maintain the level of Brazil. A fairly strong strength.

And after these players began to pour into Asian teams in large numbers, the level of the AFC Champions League has also been raised quite high.

Abu Dhabi Peninsula has quite a few of these players.

They have three players from Brazil in the frontcourt. Although these three players have not been selected for the Brazilian national team, they are all well-known players in the Brazilian national team. They belong to the second level under the national team. Such players often have Good personal ability, so their tactics are also very simple. Others recover the defense, and then rely on the personal ability of foreign players to attack in the frontcourt.

It is undeniable that although this tactic is simple, it has a very good effect.

Southampton's players quickly took advantage of the game-this is also normal, although they are all substitutes, but there is Prowse, with Hoybil's running and confrontation, plus DePaul's Even if this set of midfielders is used to play in the Premier League with the skills of support and frontcourt B fee, it is hard to say that it will be in the top four, but it can still be done if it hits the European arena.

On the defensive line, the two young guards are tall and agile, and the two forwards are tall and the other is skilled. Overall, they are quite good.

Ji Ya's request to them is to launch a fast break at the beginning of the game and strive to score early, then the next game will be much easier to play.

The Southampton players also faithfully implemented his tactical intentions. From the beginning of the game, they relied on their own midfielder to control the situation on the field, and then launched a fierce attack!