I brush achievements in football

Chapter 847

"How do you feel about the result of the draw? We don't have much to say... the group stage is always difficult for us and the three opponents are not particularly difficult to deal with. Real Madrid and PSV have both changed managers. It makes them have some ups and downs and we're a little bit better overall."

Kiya said so in an interview.

"But Southampton seems to have some problems with running-in this season..." a reporter asked.

"Is there a problem? Maybe there is, but in my opinion, this is not a problem. After all, for us, it is mainly because some players have not been able to participate in the pre-season training together, but this influence has gradually been dispelled. , and then you can see the real Southampton." Ji Ya replied confidently.

Since Ji Ya said this, the reporters of course have nothing to say. After all, what he said is also reasonable. The impact of their running-in is actually a trivial matter. As time goes by, it will gradually get better.

It's just that after the end of the FIFA match day, Southampton's first game after refocusing disappointed many Southampton fans.

Because most of the main players participated in the national team's game, Ji Ya could only send a mixed lineup in order to prepare for the next game.

Goalkeeper Mendy, defenders Peters, Rudiger, De Ligt, Chilwell, midfielders Phillips, Prouse, Sancho, Grealish, forwards Du Yue, Vardy.

Such a set of lineups is not bad in theory. After all, Southampton used a semi-mixed lineup in similar situations before to beat weaker opponents in the league, and then allow the main players to accumulate their physical fitness well. Cope with the next Champions League game.

However, the overall improvement in the current Premier League is indeed much better than before.

The increase in broadcast fees has increased the income of the Premier League teams. Coupled with the pressure brought by strong teams such as Southampton, the middle and lower reaches of the team have to work hard to keep their Premier League seats.

Under such circumstances, it is actually very difficult for Southampton to win relatively easily, not to mention that this set of starters is in the midfield and the cooperation is more general.

Although a midfield composed of four English players, plus a striker composed of two English players, if the central defenders are replaced by Maguire and Jenkinson, and the goalkeeper is replaced by Foster, Southampton can send a complete set. Local debut...

However, the cooperation between the midfielders is not very good.

Phillips and Prowse are both substitutes, and Grealish is starting for the first time this season, plus a young Sancho, even though they were both in Southampton's first team last season, but The cooperation between them can only be regarded as ordinary.

Although Brighton is newly promoted, their strength is not bad. This summer they introduced a lot of powerful players. Through running and confrontation, they made it difficult for Southampton's offense to be organized in the midfield.

Southampton played quite hard. It was not until more than 30 minutes into the first half that they relied on Prowse's direct free kick to open the scoring for Southampton.

And 15 minutes after the start of the second half, Du Yue scored his third goal in three consecutive games. After receiving Vardy's header, he volleyed the ball into the opponent's goal. Puton leads two to zero.

Seeing the lead by two goals, Ji Ya replaced Du Yue and let the teenager Alvarez play. At the same time, it also allowed Du Yue to take a good rest and prepare for the next Champions League match against Inter Milan.

However, just after Du Yue left the field, the situation on the field changed suddenly.

No. 70 minutes, Brighton made a beautiful counterattack. Seeing that the opponent's striker had formed a single goal, Rudiger tripped the opponent in a hurry. In addition to receiving a yellow card, he also gave the opponent a penalty. .

This is because the referee knows that Southampton has not been rough all the time. After so many years, he has not received a red card in the league. Otherwise, even if he received a red card for this foul, it would not be wronged.

Opposing striker Murray made a penalty kick and Brighton got back a point.

After regaining one point, Brighton's morale was boosted, and they even suppressed Southampton's continuous onslaught for the rest of the time. Southampton struggled to support them, but they were still beaten in the No. 90 minute. The opponent took advantage of a corner kick, and the central defender Duffy shook his head and scored the goal, abruptly tying the score!

Southampton almost lost the three points they got.

"Brighton played tenaciously and they deserved the point... We didn't play very well in the last 20 minutes or so, which proves that the Premier League is really difficult to play. It will not be so easy to win, we are still adjusting, but I have confidence in our team." Ji Ya admitted at the press conference after the game that he did not play very well in the next 20 minutes , but he still believes that there is nothing wrong with the team itself.

Last season's triple crown team, this season has left two main players, so how could it be possible that their performance will not be good all of a sudden.

Although Southampton didn't actually have a particularly big advantage last season, under the outstanding performance and targeted tactics, they escaped from death all the way and won three championships. In fact, as long as you think back, you will know They are walking on thin ice along the way.

It is surprising that the FA Cup can go all the way to the final with a substitute. The semi-finals of the Champions League narrowly escaped, and the last round of the league narrowly escaped. With a little luck, you can get it.

Therefore, although the lineup has not changed much this season, once they perform poorly, they are prone to setbacks.

For this point, Ji Ya is actually already mentally prepared. Anyway, if he loses some points at the beginning of the season, he can still catch up very well in the next time.

The league and the Champions League group stage are not the kind of games that cannot tolerate any defeat.

However, in the team, Ji Ya will not let the players go easily, but still make them nervous during training, so that they can do better in the next game.

In the game against Brighton, it was not a problem of performance, but a relaxation at the last moment.

This kind of slack should not be, but it is mainly because in the previous game, the stalemate between the two sides was still quite difficult, so they unknowingly relaxed when they were leading by two goals.

This mentality needs to be slowly reversed in the next game.

This is the disadvantage of not having a big change-after a brilliant season, players will inevitably be a little slack in the new season.