I brush achievements in football

Chapter 838

In order to record the game, young people always have a lot of fighting spirit.

Just like the previous game against Burnley, stimulated by setting new records, the two rookies performed quite well, and this game also has such stimulation.

For Rodri and McAllister, if they didn't join Southampton, how could they have the opportunity to create such a great record?

So they're really motivated.

In this game, Ji Ya also made fine adjustments to the lineup.

The goalkeeper is still Mendy, the two full-backs Cancelo and Peters, the central defenders are partnered by De Ligt and Rudiger, the midfielders Rodri, Valverde and McAllister form a midfield three, and the forwards are It sent Sancho and Vinicius as two wingers, Vardy as center forward, and Alvarez on the bench.

This lineup is obviously quite a bold offensive lineup. It stands to reason that such a tactic against a team like Atletico Madrid who is good at defensive counterattacks is basically tantamount to suicide, but Ji Ya still did it.

Atletico Madrid is goalkeeper Oblak, right back Juanfran, left back Lucas Hernandez, center back is partnered by captain Godin and Savage, midfielder Koke and DePaul are in the middle, right Saul, Lemar on the left, striker Griezmann and Diego Costa partner.

This lineup is Atletico Madrid's strongest lineup. Although Diego Costa seems to be not as good as before, their midfield is much stronger than before.

Southampton's players did not feel depressed because of their opponent's excellence, but were even more motivated.

Because of the achievements of the old players in recent years, their attitude towards any opponent is calm.

The newly joined players have a high fighting spirit because they want to fight for the excitement of breaking the record.

This allowed them to launch a fierce frontcourt press at the beginning of the game!

From the kick-off, they continued to take the ball forward, and then through continuous running, they pressed the Atletico Madrid players.

It's just that this kind of pressing did not surprise the Atletico Madrid players.

As an excellent head coach, Simeone predicted this matter and made targeted arrangements.

After Godin got the ball in the backcourt, he sent a beautiful long pass!

The ball landed accurately at Diego Costa's feet, and Shengshi Meiyan started his performance.

Because the pressure was relatively high, Southampton's players could not return to the defense much, and Rudiger took the lead to meet them.

He was thinking about what method Costa would use to break through himself, but he didn't expect Costa to use the simplest way-forcibly dribbling inside!

Rudiger, who didn't expect this at all, was instantly suppressed by Costa's body. It was too late when he wanted to resist. Costa squeezed past him, and Rudiger, who lost his balance, staggered a few times, but still didn't Be able to stand firm on your own center of gravity.

After forcibly crushing Rudiger, Costa approached the last line of defense in front of the goal, De Ligt.

De Ligt approached him cautiously. After Costa caught up with the ball, there were two quick shakes in a row. De Ligt's inexperience was exposed. He misjudged Costa's direction and was dribbled by Costa. pass!

Costa, who had passed two people in a row, entered the penalty area, faced the attacking Mendy, and calmly pushed a far corner...

The fans of Atletico Madrid started to shout crazily, and scored a goal by relying on a counterattack in less than 1 minute of the opening, which was enough to make them feel excited.

The Southampton players showed their composure at this time.

The opponent scored a goal quickly at the beginning, which did not cause them emotional problems. Instead, it made them review themselves. Was the frontcourt pressing too aggressively?

Just calm down.

De Bruyne was not there, and Du Yue was not there. At this time, De Ligt showed his young and mature side.

"Don't worry, let's attack calmly."

De Ligt maintained his composure despite his own error as Costa slid past him.

And his action made the other players calm down.

Indeed, the game has only just begun, and there is still a long time to make up for the mistake caused by conceding the ball!

Ji Ya watched this scene from the audience, then nodded.

It is enough for him to be gratified to be able to have such a performance - after all, the record of the European Super Cup cannot be obtained this year, but it can be obtained next year.

As long as the players on the field can remain calm without De Bruyne and Du Yue, and if there is a player who can make others rise up, it will be worthwhile to lose this championship.

Obviously, De Ligt is such a player.

On such an important occasion, he was able to remain calm when he was swayed by the opponent at the beginning of the game and then lost the ball, which is enough to prove that this is also a player who can organize the defense and also has leadership qualities.

Southampton did not lack such players before. From the old captain Fonte to the later Van Dijk, they are all such players. Although De Bruyne is the captain, his personality is relatively restrained, while Du Yue is relatively Young, his lively personality also makes it difficult for him to establish a high prestige in the locker room, and the striker itself is weak in this respect, just like a forward like Ronaldo Messi is not the leader of the locker room.

Southampton needs the next leader of the dressing room, and now it seems that De Ligt has such a temperament.

Under such circumstances, Southampton kicked off again and started the attack.

Southampton's previous problems were mainly due to the fact that the midfield was temporarily formed. The two main players could not play, and the two main players left. The midfield was basically reorganized. Both Paul and Lemar have just been transferred. Among the remaining two main players, Saul is an attacking midfielder and has less contact with Koke as a defensive midfielder. Therefore, in terms of tacit understanding, although Southampton is in the middle Downwind, but not a big problem.

So under Rodri's scheduling, their offense went quite smoothly.

Constantly pass the ball through the midfield, pass the ball to the forwards on the field, and create opportunities for them.

Vinicius began to show his personal ability. Facing the older Juanfran, Vinicius' technique and flexibility gave him quite a headache.

Fortunately, Atletico Madrid's defense has always been a whole. DePaul returned to the defense in time to help Juanfran stabilize the defense on this side.

But in this way, the pressure on McAllister and full-back Peters, who went forward, was reduced a lot.

"Atletico Madrid also has running-in problems." Ji Ya said to Benelli with a smile.