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Chapter 920 The Benefits of the Bottle Opener

The following week is the rest period before the start of the Champions League. Southampton players can also get out of the continuous campaign and take a good rest.

Ji Ya gave the players a day off to soothe their nerves, but of course the coaching staff will not take a day off, they have already started to study Dortmund's lineup...

After all, the next opponent is Dortmund.

Dortmund's performance this season is quite good. Now that the Bundesliga has played [-] rounds, they have won [-] wins and lost [-] rounds, leading Bayern by a full seven points. Of course, this is mainly due to the ups and downs in Bayern's own performance this season. , They lost four games in twenty rounds, which is quite rare for Bayern in recent years.

So Dortmund's morale is very high now, and they hope to win back the league championship. After all, since Dortmund won the championship in the 11-12 season, Bayern won the championship for the next six consecutive seasons, and the advantage is too great to be added.

"Dortmund's problem is the center... They actually have a lot of forwards this season, but Alcacer's strength is still average, and the young Isaac is too young. The 19-year-old Swedish teenager can't rely too much on it, so this season In fact, they rely more on Royce and midfielders to score goals, such as Pulisic and Gotze... So to deal with such a team, we must strengthen the possession of the ball while not giving them any chance to counterattack , otherwise players like Pulisic and Royce will bring huge damage to our defense."

"Defensively, they are not very strong, but their right back Ashraf is doing well. He is very fast and has a strong assist ability. Dortmund has many players with very good speed, which is also one of their advantages, so we want Use slow to play fast, while holding the ball, lure them up to press, and then hit them behind! Now Dortmund does not have a particularly good central defender, and their goalkeepers are of average level. At the same time, their overall age is too young. The defense is also dominated by young players, to deal with such a team, what we need is calmness and rationality."

Discussed the characteristics of Dortmund with the coaching staff for a day. Ji Ya is still very confident in eliminating this opponent. Although Southampton is also very young, in fact their main lineup is quite experienced. De Bruyne does not need to Having said that, Du Yue is only less than 22 years old, and he is also a top striker. He has played in the main Champions League for two seasons. In terms of experience, although they are young, they are quite rich and have a stable mentality.

The problem with Dortmund's lineup is that it is too young, especially on the defensive line. Except for the Turkish central defender Toprak who is 29 years old, the French central defender Zagado is less than 19 years old, and the Moroccan right back Ashraf is less than 20 years old. The left-back Dutialo is only 22 years old. Even though Southampton is young, the defense is not exaggerated. Although the two young central defenders De Ligt and Araujo are talented, but more often Ji Ya will choose to be older Rudiger is the starter because the position of central defender requires too much experience.

In the next few days, the players began to recover their physical fitness, continue their physical strength, and prepare for the next game.

Obviously, even if the rotation is next, it will only be a few small positions. Players like Du Yue, De Bruyne, Rodri, and the defense will basically not rotate. Ensure the stability of the team's performance.

The time came to February 20th, the sixth round of No.[-] in the league, Southampton played at home against Cardiff City, which was fighting for relegation.

For this opponent, Southampton is also familiar with it. After all, the Premier League is such a team whose home game is outside England...

Southampton is playing at home in this game, and Ji Ya will not have a rotation in this game. Although there will be a game against Dortmund three days later, the main players have been rested for a week. Dortmund will look slow in the game.

Southampton quickly took advantage of this game, and then continued to attack, looking for flaws in the opponent's defense-never aggressively, and did not give Cardiff City many opportunities.

Cardiff City recovered their defense, hoping to withstand Southampton's fierce attack.

After all, in the previous games, whether it was a midfield press that disrupted Southampton's ball possession rhythm, or simply launched a counterattack and Southampton's consumption, it was basically useless. Southampton's opponents were basically defeated. There was no ability to resist at all, so Cardiff City simply started to put up iron barrels, and every point is a point.

After all, although they are now in the relegation zone, compared with the other two opponents, the situation is much better. They now have 22 points, and they are only two points behind the relegation zone. Under such circumstances, if they can get one point, they will get it One point, this is also the correct posture that relegation should have.

It's a pity that facing Southampton, whose state has gradually adjusted, they can't stop them even if they use iron barrels.

Although Vardy did not play in this game, Southampton's offense will not be helpless because of the opponent's iron barrel formation.

Although the high center forward is the easiest way to break the iron barrel, it is not the most effective way.

It is easier to grasp the opportunities obtained by running back and forth.

Southampton continued to attack patiently, and their patience reaped the fruits in No.204 minutes.

Du Yue failed to open the scoring in the last round, but in this round, he once again became Southampton's corkscrew.

After a series of passes on the right, Valverde received the ball from Cancelo on the right, and then he sent a beautiful over-the-top ball with his right foot, and the ball arced in the air and flew straight into the penalty area. , Du Yue, who went forward, took off between the two central defenders, facing the falling ball, and made a beautiful shake of his head to attack the goal!

Although he is not tall, he is still quite a threat when he shakes his head and attacks the goal near the small penalty area.

Especially when the cross fits perfectly with his take-off.

The changed direction of the ball quickly flew into the near corner of the goal, and the goalkeeper couldn't make a save!

"it is good!"

Ji Ya waved his fist off the court. The difficulty in dealing with this kind of relegation team is how to score first, especially when the opponent is sticking to the iron barrel formation. Now that he has taken the lead, then in the next game, then It's much better to play!

After all, if the opponent doesn't want to lose the game just like this, they can only attack bravely, and the loopholes in their defense will of course be bigger.

It is of course very necessary for Southampton to win this game relatively easily!