I brush achievements in football

Chapter 400 Opportunities for Improvement

Pressure can make players uncomfortable, but it can also make players change.

Just as Du Yue will definitely be under pressure after serving as the main striker, De Bruyne wearing the captain's armband may also make him more responsible and tougher on the court.

Just like what Ji Ya said, De Bruyne is impeccable in other places, maybe it is not enough to bear the pressure and stand up at critical moments.

Now it depends on how well he can perform under the pressure of such a small scene.

De Bruyne, who obviously has a different temperament, led Southampton to launch a fierce attack in the following time...

He started to take the ball more, and then used his breakthrough more to create opportunities.

In fact, he seldom makes frequent breakthroughs in the game, because doing so consumes more energy and affects his own performance. He uses passing the ball more to initiate offense, and then makes a few breakthroughs at critical moments to create opportunities. Come.

But now, he began to break through frequently.

When a player of his caliber started breaking through frequently, Villa's defense immediately felt the pressure.

It was his point after a forced breakthrough that allowed Southampton to equalize the score.

Casemiro received a goal from De Bruyne, kicked up a shot from the top of the penalty area, and scored the ball into the dead corner of the goal.

However, in the following time, Southampton's offense repeatedly hit a wall in front of Aston Villa's defense. In addition, they were not lucky. Vardy shot past the goalkeeper, but was blocked by the returning defender. Checked back.

Villa, who sit at home, finally showed the demeanor of their old strong team. They drew Southampton [-]-[-] at home and gave Southampton their first draw of the season!

In this round of competition, Chelsea continued to be strong. They defeated West Bromwich Albion [-]-[-] at home, extending their lead to four points.

"Chelsea's performance was wonderful, and Southampton also stopped their progress this round! However, they did not rotate, but because some accidents blocked them... Wundt's injury is said to be serious. Southampton's There's something wrong with the defense."

The media began to comment on Southampton's performance, and felt that Ji Ya's summer signings were indeed a bit stingy, and the central defenders did not add any of them. Now that Fonte is injured, their defense is indeed worrying.

"How about it, isn't the defense line bad? It's okay to be the second in the group." Klopp gloated and called Ji Ya...

"I don't think Immobile's performance is very good. Lewandowski's gap is not easy to fill." Ji Ya replied calmly.

For the next Champions Cup match, Ji Ya still cares a lot. Although he has already qualified in the group stage, he still wants to fight for the first place.

So even though the league has been dropped by Chelsea by four points, he still sent the main lineup in this game.

Goalkeeper Gulac, defenders Cancelo, Alonso, Bailly, Otamendi, midfielders Casemiro, De Bruyne, Coutinho, forwards Mane, Suarez, Lukaku.

The captain's armband continues to be worn on De Bruyne's arm.

Wundt is injured and will have to rest for more than two months, at least he will not be able to play until next year, so whether it is to support Bailey or let De Bruyne wear the captain's armband, we must persevere.

There will definitely be incompatibility between these, but we can only persevere.

After all, Wundt is also 31 years old. Although he is in good condition now, it is hard to say whether he can continue to perform like this in top competitions.

It is already an inevitable trend that he will gradually fade out in the next time, so whether it is a new central defender or a new captain, it must be put on the agenda.

The Southampton fans at St. Mary's Stadium were still cheering loudly, hoping that the team could beat Dortmund and win the game.

Dortmund also attaches great importance to this game. Klopp sent his entire main lineup, even if they are at a disadvantage in the competition with Bayern in the league.

If you can win the first place in the group, it is possible to move forward in the knockout round.

Regardless of whether you can win the championship or not, one more step forward is money.

After all, only a few teams can get honors, but when ranking represents money, all teams will work hard.

Except Hummels was injured and replaced by Ginter, the other main players played, Subotic led the defense, midfielder Sven Bender, Gundogan, Shinji Kagawa, wings Royce and Auba Mei Yang, Immobile stepped forward...

This lineup made Southampton suffer enough in the first round. Their frontcourt speed and counterattack ability are quite good, which happens to be difficult for Southampton's defense to deal with.

However, in this game, Bailey's starting lineup can just stop Dortmund's attack.

His speed and chasing ability are much better, coupled with his height and strength, it can just prevent Immobile from being able to perform.

And Southampton also strengthened the defense of the two wings in this game.

In addition, Southampton's running and interception in the midfield were even better. Casemiro stared at Shinji Kagawa, and Gundogan was blown up by De Bruyne on both ends of the offense and defense. He couldn't defend the front De Bruyne, who is attacking, will be stalked to death by De Bruyne, who is actively returning to defense...

De Bruyne is not a weak core midfielder, his running defense and confrontation ability are not bad.

With the advantage in the midfield, Southampton began to launch wave after wave of attacks.

Only 1 minute passed.

Cancelo throws a throw-in. The throw-in goes directly into the penalty area. Suarez protects the ball and passes it back to De Bruyne, who responds. Then he turns around and inserts into the penalty area. The foot pass crossed Dortmund's entire defense line in an instant, Suarez kept the ball and rushed in front of Weidenfeller who was attacking, and stabbed the ball into the dead corner of the goal!

After taking the lead, Southampton continued to entangle with each other in the midfield. The two sides ran actively and confronted each other. Soon, Dortmund's Subotic and Southampton's Casemiro ate A yellow card, although not a malicious foul, but also proved the intensity of the game.

Dortmund launched some attacks in the following time, but they were blocked by Southampton one by one. Their most threatening attack in the first half occurred in No. 307 minutes. The inner header was ferried down, and Shinji Kagawa, who followed up, caught the ball and shot. After being interfered by Casemiro, the ball still flew towards the goal. Gulac quickly made a sideways save and pressed the ball under him.

"Good job." Ji Ya waved his fist. Whether it was defense or offense, Southampton's ability made him happy. Although Bailey is young, he still performed very well. After all, he is already 20 years old.

De Bruyne is more active than before.