I brush achievements in football

Chapter 910 Never experienced a failed season

In Southampton's somewhat lackluster first half of the season, the eighth-round home game against Chelsea was a rare bright spot, in which Southampton's midfield break started to pay off, and then beat the same Chelsea, who are running in, unfortunately, after that victory, Southampton encountered another FIFA match day, which caused their performance to be affected again.

Chelsea, on the other hand, began to regain the rhythm of the game after that game, and they are still in the top four. Although they have now been left behind by Liverpool by [-] points, they have a chance.

In this round, Liverpool will face-to-face with Manchester City, which is a good opportunity for other teams ranked lower.

At Stamford Bridge, Chelsea tried to beat Southampton, win and avenge their loss in the first half of the season.

However, Southampton is also in a very good state now. They also hope to continue to beat Chelsea and maintain their final hope for the league championship.

However, it is also a heavy burden for Southampton to play against top teams in two consecutive games.

After all, in the match against Manchester United, they narrowly won in the end. Every player can be said to be desperate. Such consumption cannot be resolved within a few days.

In fact, Guardiola is also very clear about this, so in the game against Southampton, he actually adopted a tactic that did not consume too much energy. It's pretty good.

In the early round of the game, Manchester City, which is at home, played a very exciting game. They controlled Liverpool's offense very well in the game, and Liverpool's excellent forward line did not get many opportunities. Akui Ronaldo and Sane, who did not play in the last game, performed very well. They each scored a goal in the game and helped Manchester City beat Liverpool [-]-[-], giving Liverpool their first loss this season!

In this way, the gap between Manchester City and Liverpool narrowed to four points, and the suspense of the league began again.

The game between Southampton and Chelsea made many people feel a little disappointed.

In this game, Chelsea performed very well. They did not rush to attack, but patiently entangled with Southampton in the midfield. Their defense was solid and their counterattacks were sharp throughout the game. They restrained Southampton's attack while , It also makes our defense appear more solid.

In the end, Southampton stopped their winning streak and drew [-]-[-] with Chelsea. Southampton's performance in this game was not bad, but Chelsea's performance was still perfect. Too many opportunities.

"On the bright side, we have narrowed the gap with the top of the standings by one point." Ji Ya said in the locker room.

Although Ji Ya was a bit disappointed about the draw, he was not angry, because the players played well and Chelsea's defense was indeed in place.

This is why Ji Ya feels that in the next time, even if Southampton is on the right track, it will be difficult to catch up with Liverpool and Manchester City.

Because there are always accidents, Southampton's performance in the league in the past few seasons was too good, and many difficult games were won by their fighting spirit and luck, but this situation is actually not normal. Your luck starts to get worse, which can be regarded as the result of the conservation of luck.

So as long as the team's performance is okay and they can maintain enough strength in the rotation, that's enough.

What can be won in the league is still to be won, and at the same time train young players, the competition for the league championship is not so necessary, just go all out in the Champions League.

This is Kiya's plan for the future.

In the next week, Southampton began to rest, and the draw for the knockout stage of the Champions League also came out. Although Southampton became the first in the group, they still encountered a strong team in the draw, Dortmund. ...

But looking at the second place in the group this season, you know that UEFA is not actually targeting Southampton. In addition to Dortmund and the two teams in the same league, Liverpool and Manchester United, there are also Juventus and Arsenal in the second place in the group. Jax and other strong teams, Dortmund may not be stronger than these teams.

Of course, considering that Juventus has been beaten a bit by Southampton in the past two years, it can be regarded as UEFA's black hand not to let Juventus and Southampton be divided together.

Regarding this result, Ji Ya did not discuss much, but said that for Southampton, it is the same to meet any opponent in the Champions League. Anyway, in the past few years, they have always defeated the giants. , and this season will be no exception.

"Six consecutive championships? Why not do it if it can be done? It just so happens that our performance in the league this season is not very good, which can also allow us to focus on the Champions League. I have always had great affection for the European champions. After all, we It has been eight consecutive years and I will definitely win a European championship." Ji Ya said in an interview.

These words seemed a little arrogant, but when Ji Ya said them, they seemed quite natural.

No one dared to be dissatisfied with this. After all, for Southampton, they are now heading for the six crowns, which is really normal-who doesn't want to defend the title if they can?

There is no such thing as a win-win situation. If there is a chance to win a little more, no one will let it go. It is no wonder that Southampton will let it go.

After Klopp left, Dortmund has gone from bad to worse. Last season was chaotic. After changing two coaches, it was hard to keep their qualifications for the Champions League. However, this season they are under the leadership of Swiss coach Favre. He performed well, not to mention qualifying for the Champions League group stage, and also catching up with Bayern in the league. There is no such thing as "I just need to keep the top four and make money by making stars" a few years ago.

However, their lineup this year does appear to be a bit weak. The previous famous generals are basically gone, replaced by some rookies. It is no longer the bravery of the past, and the Dortmund team that set off a storm in Europe no longer makes people tremble.

The game against Dortmund will not make Southampton feel so much headache, but it is two pretty good confrontations, which can completely burn the players' state in the Champions League.

"The league is useless. If I can't continue to defend the Champions Cup, wouldn't this season be a failure? I haven't experienced a failed season yet." Ji Ya muttered in his heart.