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Chapter 895 Continuing the Substitute Lineup

"The riverbed is a bit unlucky," Benelli said to Kiya.

"Indeed..." Ji Ya also nodded.

Judging from the scene and statistics, River Plate still has an absolute advantage in the scene. They shot more than [-] times and hit the goal frame twelve times, while Al Ain only had five shots and three hit the goal frame. , Al Ain’s goalkeeper Issa performed bravely and saved several extremely threatening shots from River Plate. In the [-]-[-], River Plate even won a penalty, but unfortunately it hit the crossbar...

To lose the game under such circumstances, their luck is really bad.

"But this is a good thing for us. The final can be a little easier... It's just that the players are relatively young, so I worry about their mentality." Benali said.

"This is indeed something that needs to be careful, but what we need to pay more attention to is that the current trend in world football is that the strength is gradually approaching. South American football is now bad because their good players are all in Europe, and there are many good players in Asia. Now that we are in Europe, even if it is the Club World Cup, we don’t have the idea of ​​winning the championship by playing casually.” Ji Ya said after thinking about it.

"Of course." Benelli nodded.

"As for the game itself, there is nothing to worry too much about. This is also a top honor. Our players will not slacken too much in such a game." Ji Ya continued.

Benelli nodded thoughtfully. Young players are easy to swell, but in front of such a champion, young players have more fighting spirit and desire, and they will not take it lightly.

And Al Ain's strength is not so impressive, they just have a lot of fighting spirit, and then they have the courage to fight with you to consume physical energy, defeating River Plate under such circumstances also has a certain impact on their physical energy It is not a small consumption. After all, they have also eliminated the African champion Tunisian Hope before. After consecutive battles, what kind of physical fitness they can have in the final is also a question mark.

Instead, we should now focus more on Kashima Antlers.

"As you can see, Al Ain eliminated River Plate last night... This is a very surprising thing. Of course, it is normal for a professional team to win and lose. Under such circumstances, it is important to concentrate One very important thing, do you understand?"

Before the game the next day, in the locker room, Kiya spoke to the substitutes.

The substitute players nodded.

For them, due to the running-in problem this season, their opportunities to play this season are much less than before. It seems that in the past few seasons, midfielders, even if they are substitutes, there are still many opportunities to play in rotation. And this season has reduced a lot, so this game is also very important to them.

That's why Ji Ya told Benali that the Southampton players have no problem in terms of importance.

And this bench lineup has at least one advantage for now, that is, their tacit understanding is not bad.

After all, in normal training, the substitute lineup forms a team to fight against the main lineup. Under the suppression of the main lineup, they must cooperate well with each other in order to better resist the opponent's attack.

Southampton's substitute lineup is a variant between [-] and [-], or it can be said to be [-]. The key lies in the positions of Sancho and B Fei. Sancho can play as a winger. You can also retreat to play right midfielder, while Fee B can either play as an attacking midfielder or as a second forward. McAllister is also a changing piece. He can change back and forth between the two fullbacks, and he can also return Retired as a defensive midfielder, he has a wide range of activities, does not spare physical strength, and has good skills at his feet. He is a very good midfielder.

Alvarez is a terminator, with Sancho for the breakthrough, B fee for the response, plus a group of players who can run and organize in the midfield, and a relatively solid defense line, Southampton's bench lineup is in record time. From Ya’s point of view, if you go directly to the Premier League, it’s not easy to enter the European competition area, but relegation is not a problem at all.

When the players from both sides came out, there were enthusiastic cheers from the stands, because Southampton has participated in the UAE for the second consecutive year. They swept all opponents in the UAE last time, so their popularity in the UAE It is also quite high, and the cheers are almost all directed at them.

And Kashima Antlers was the runner-up of the Club World Cup two years ago. From this perspective, the level of this team in Asia is also quite good, although they entered the Club World Cup as the champion of the host country two years ago... …

Over the past two years, their lineup has not changed much, but they are more mature than before, otherwise they would not have won the AFC Champions League last season-now the overall level of the AFC Champions League is also quite good.

Southampton sent a full bench lineup for this game-goalkeeper Martin, Peters and Jenkinson on the wings, De Ligt and Araujo at center back, Prouse, Phillips, McCarley in midfield. Ster, forwards Sancho, B Fei, Alvarez, the captain's armband is worn on Prouse.

"Southampton continued to send their entire substitute lineup! But this seems to be a bit exaggerated. Two years ago, they were once led by Kashima Antlers [-]-[-] over their main lineup! Two years later, Kashima Antlers The strength is even better, with Southampton's substitute lineup, can it withstand the impact of the opponent?" A commentator raised a question.

"I think Ji Ya's insistence on this approach has actually been very effective. The biggest problem for European teams in the Club World Cup is not the strength of their opponents, but their own physical fitness. Southampton's main force just played a game four days ago. For Arsenal's weight class, and then flew tens of thousands of kilometers to the United Arab Emirates, there is definitely a problem with physical fitness and condition, while Southampton's substitutes flew to the United Arab Emirates on the [-]th, and they have already rested in the United Arab Emirates. For a week, there is no problem with their physical fitness and state. It is a wise choice to let them play. Southampton's past four consecutive Club World Cups have proved his wisdom in doing so, so of course he will continue to play at this time. Go on like this." Some commentators also praised Ji Ya's actions.

In any case, the players of Kashima Antlers will not feel humiliated by Southampton's full substitute lineup. After all, Southampton has done this in the past few years and has always been able to win. There is no shame in Kashima Antlers anymore.