I brush achievements in football

Chapter 1164

After No. 60 minutes to break the deadlock, the next game will be easy to handle.

Although Ji Ya replaced Du Yue and De Bruyne in the following time, Southampton still controlled the midfield very well, retreated step by step, and began to play a defensive counterattack. The offensive ability is really not very good, let alone they dare not really press up and attack.

So after Southampton's retracement, they can only attack cautiously. It is obviously difficult to create any opportunities from Southampton with such an offensive intensity.

On the contrary, Southampton's counterattack continued to create murderous intentions. Finally, in the No.803 minute, Vinicius killed the game with a counterattack. After receiving a direct pass from McAllister, he went straight in and passed the goalkeeper. Southampton finally defeated their opponent [-]-[-], won the make-up match, and expanded their lead over Manchester City to nine points!

The gap of nine points seems quite large.

"Win the make-up match? This is part of our plan, but I am very happy to see that the team has not revealed any flaws after the rotation. This is a strong performance of us. We will also work hard in the next two cup games Win, after all, Southampton's goal is to win the quadruple."

Ji Ya said with a smile at the post-match press conference that his words caused cheers from many Southampton fans. After all, this was the first time Ji Ya said this publicly, although he seemed to use a joking tone.

However, the next two cup games are indeed worthy of attention for Southampton. In the fourth round of the FA Cup, Southampton's opponent is Arsenal, and the next second round of the League Cup semi-final, The opponent is still Tottenham. Although these two opponents seem to be a little worse than Southampton, it is normal for them to kill them if they are not careful.

Although their rankings are not very good, these two teams plus Chelsea, the top three in North London this season have collectively stretched their hips, and now they are neatly squeezed together in the middle of the standings. Eighty or ninety is exactly where they are. But their strength is still good.

It's not difficult to win them, but it's not worth it if you have to fight for two games.

So for the Southampton players, not only must they win these two games, it is best to win with ease.

However, Southampton played at home in these two games, which also made them look a little easier.

In the next few days, Southampton's players were recovering and played consecutive games against Arsenal and Tottenham. Of course, they couldn't rely on the main lineup. There will be no problem.

Against Arsenal, Kiya sent a mixed lineup, the goalkeeper Martin, the defenders rotated Chilwell and Araujo, Peters was the left back, Rudiger was the center back, and the midfielder was Deb. Launet, Phillips and Soucek formed the midfield, and Du Yue led Valverde and Vardy in the forward line. It was not so much four-three-three, but four-four-two.

This is a lineup that strengthens the midfield.

And Arteta is clearly not focused on the FA Cup.

For him, the most important thing is to train the lineup and adapt the team to his tactics. In this game, he sent a lineup that is considered to be half of the substitute, the goalkeeper Gullac, and the two full backs are Bellerin and Cedric, Gabriel and Holding are the central defenders, Xhaka and Elneny are partnered in the center, William and Pepe are on the two sides, and Martinelli and Nketia are the partners in the forwards.

This is obviously a lineup that strengthens the offense. The number of offensive players in the frontcourt is quite a lot. However, Southampton has strengthened the midfield and wants to take advantage of the midfield first...

When seeing both sides start, Arteta knew that he was still a lot worse than the wily Kiya. From the beginning of the game, he had already fallen behind.

Not to mention that Southampton even sent more main players than themselves.

Such a match is very likely to be more ominous than good.

However, Arteta doesn't care too much about the outcome of the game now. After all, it is necessary to use new players, train new players and implement new tactics, and there must be labor pains. This is unavoidable for any team.

Sure enough, after the start of the game, Southampton had a considerable advantage. They controlled the midfield from the beginning of the game, and then continued to create opportunities.

In just 5 minutes of the opening, Southampton created three consecutive corner kick opportunities. Fortunately, Arsenal's defense was still very stable, and they bravely blocked Southampton's attack every time.

After withstood Southampton's attack, Arsenal started to counterattack. Their two wingers are actually very good players. Pepe is a little watery, but William has always been a top winger. , both offensive and defensive, whether it is in Southampton or Chelsea, he has shown a top level. Although he is now old, he has always been hardworking and performed well in Arsenal.

Driven by him, Arsenal launched several threatening attacks. The two young strikers continued to run to respond, creating opportunities. Never been afraid.

"The plasticity of young players is indeed very strong. Now that Saka has been kicked out, if Luo, Martinelli, and Nketiah can still play a main force, then Arsenal really has a bright future." Ji Ya sighed.

Of course, he knows that Arteta is on the right path, but it will take some time to achieve really good results.

And even if they are on the right track, it is still unknown whether they can get the best results.

This is actually the sadness of the head coach. Not all hard work can get the best return. After all, everyone else is also working hard.

The two sides entangled on the field for more than 20 minutes. Southampton seized the opportunity to score first. De Bruyne took a free kick from the left. Dash shot and scored the ball into Arsenal's goal!

Du Yue, who got up from the ground, began to rush to the stands to celebrate, while the fans in the stands cheered loudly. Amidst the cheers, Arteta shook his head helplessly. Can't help it, it's really a helpless thing.

To say that Arsenal's two central defenders are not bad, but in front of Du Yue, they still seem like paper.

After Southampton opened the door to victory, they began to continue to control the midfield, resisting the wave after wave of Arsenal.

Arsenal's young attackers in the frontcourt are quite thoughtful offensively, and they have no burden in this game, so their performance has become even better.