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Chapter 894 The Surprising Al Ain

Four to two, Southampton defeated Arsenal after a bitter fight in the last game to the United Arab Emirates-this victory may not be a big deal, but considering that Southampton only left thirteen first-team players Team players (the remaining one is the third goalkeeper Foster), they can also beat Arsenal, which is enough to make people feel excited.

In this game, Du Yue's performance is indeed surprising. Although he did not score a goal in this game, in the end, the media gave him the highest score in the team, because he kept scoring in the game. Taking the ball, passing the ball constantly, helping his teammates score more goals, no goals can't affect his performance at all, let alone two direct assists and two instigations.

From a goal shooter to the engine of the whole team, this change is hard to say whether it is good or bad, but it is enough to make Du Yue's offensive methods more diversified. His two assists are It is done at the position of winger. Obviously, this allows him to create threats in more positions on the field. If it does not affect his scoring efficiency, then the current Du Yue is obviously better than before. horrible.

A pure shooter, unless he can score a lot of goals, is not worth much. There are almost no players in the world who can achieve the level of Ronaldo.

But with other values ​​added, the value of a player like Du Yue is much higher.

However, Southampton didn't care about such discussions. After they defeated Arsenal, the whole team flew to the UAE.

After all, in this round, Liverpool and Manchester City both won. Manchester City defeated Everton [-]-[-], while Liverpool defeated Manchester United [-]-[-], which basically put Mourinho on the verge of dismissing get out of class.

This means that Southampton will probably still be extended by these two teams in the next period of time.

But now it's time for them to turn their attention to the Club World Cup.

There are seven teams participating in the Club World Cup. The two Asian teams are Kashima Antlers from Japan and Al Ain from the United Arab Emirates. The champion of the South American Libertadores Cup is the Argentine giant River Plate, the African champion Tunisia Hope, and Central America and the Caribbean. The champion is Mexico's Guadalajara, plus New Zealand's Wellington Football Club, which is all the opponents Southampton may encounter in this Club World Cup.

Of course, generally speaking, Southampton only needs to pay attention to South American teams. African teams and Central and North American teams are also a bit of a threat. As for Oceania and Asian teams, there is generally no threat.

Before Southampton's main lineup came to the UAE, the qualifiers had already been played. The host Al Ain defeated Wellington in a penalty shootout, and when Southampton finished the No.17 league round and flew to the UAE , the two quarter-finals are also over, the two Asian teams are quite competitive, and they eliminated the African champions and the Central and North American champions in one breath...

Kashima Antlers eliminated Guadalajara [-]-[-], while Al Ain defeated Tunisian Hope [-]-[-].

"The Asian club is very strong." Ji Ya was a little surprised.

"The trend in the past few years is obvious. They all have excellent players and foreign aid. Of course, they can perform better in the game. The best players in Africa and Central and North America are playing in Europe. There is a lack of outstanding players as a whole. Players, it is normal to be hit by players with outstanding personal ability and win," Benelli said.

Ji Ya nodded. Indeed, the gold dollar advantage in Asia in recent years is still very obvious. They can always introduce some outstanding players from Europe. With the addition of these big-name players, the game will naturally become easier to play. Some.

"Our opponent is Kashima Antlers, right? They are old opponents. We met them in the final two seasons ago, and they performed really well." Ji Ya couldn't help laughing.

Benelli nodded. That game really impressed him deeply. In the first half, Kashima Antlers even led Southampton [-]-[-]. If Southampton hadn’t scored three goals in the second half, maybe Kashima Antlers would have There was a big upset.

"Now the overall level of Japanese players is very good, and many players are playing in European giants." Benali said.

Ji Ya nodded, of course he understood what Benelli meant. Benali secretly meant whether Southampton could consider introducing a Japanese player and then expand their influence in Asia.

It’s not that Ji Ya has never considered this issue, but considering Southampton’s current status in the eyes of Chinese fans, it is indeed inappropriate to introduce Japanese players, and Southampton does not have much demand now, let alone Japanese players. The standard will be so good that it will impress Ji Ya.

Unless Japan produces a player of Du Yue's level, he will not consider it for the time being.

Thinking of this, Ji Ya couldn't help complaining, if China could produce one or two geniuses, why would he still think so much.

And now the Football Association doesn't even come to find me. Otherwise, even if it cooperates with China in youth training, it can select a few Chinese players to see if they can play as substitutes in the team. Isn't this good for business?

But these years, the Chinese Football Association's attitude towards Ji Ya is indeed very strange. No matter how the fans appeal, they will treat Ji Ya as no one. My first identity is the boss of Southampton, but it's just a matter of opening my mouth to get in touch with and engage in some cooperation in youth training, but there is really no movement from the Football Association.

In the past few years, the Jinyuan football in the Chinese Super League was very popular, and few clubs came to ask if the Southampton players could be sold. Only one Feng Te went to the Chinese Super League once.

"Leave him alone."

Since the Chinese Football Association doesn't come looking for him, Ji Ya doesn't bother to put his face on other people's cold butts. Anyway, there is a Chinese coach and a Chinese coach in the team. There is no problem with business in China. If the Football Association doesn't come to Southampton, then It was the Football Association's loss, not his Ji Ya's loss.

"Let's watch the River Plate game first." Ji Ya said to his players.

There is nothing wrong with this statement. The South American team has always been the most threatening existence to the European team in the Club World Cup.

However, after the game ended, everyone became dumbfounded.

At the beginning of the game, Al Ain opened the scoring first, and then River Plate scored two goals in 3 minutes to equalize the score. In the second half, Al Ain equalized again...

In the ensuing time, including overtime, neither side was able to score a goal. In the penalty shootout, Al Ain made five free throws. Ain defeated River Plate with a total score of [-]-[-] and entered the final of the Club World Cup!