I brush achievements in football

Chapter 384

Southampton's opponent in the second round is West Bromwich Albion.

This team has performed well in the past few years, and their task this season is still to relegation. After all, their overall strength is not very strong.

So it was a very lucky thing to meet Southampton at the beginning of the season. Maybe it was because they kept selling the main players. Southampton has always been slow, and they lost more points at the beginning. After getting better, they can always use a wave of winning streak to establish victory.

This has been the case in the first two seasons. The firmness and sprint in the second half are the most critical factors for them to win the league championship.

So this time is also the best time to score points on Southampton.

They left five main players, and Suarez was unable to play, which is equivalent to missing six main players.

Under such circumstances, it is indeed much easier to get points.

Kiya continued to carry out a small rotation in this game. The goalkeeper was still Romero, the right back Cancelo, the left back was replaced by the young Peters, the center back was partnered by Wundt and Rudiger, and the midfielder Schneiderlin started as a defensive midfielder. In front of him were Coutinho and De Bruyne, forwards Perisic, Lukaku and Vardy.

In the absence of Suarez last season, Southampton once had nothing to do with the opponent's iron barrel formation, so West Bromwich Albion also set up an iron barrel formation in this game, wanting to win a draw, or even You can find opportunities to score goals through counterattacks.

Southampton keeps possession of the ball to organize offenses. They have the advantage of possession in the midfield. The skills of the three midfielders are relatively excellent, constantly taking the ball and passing it constantly.

West Bromwich Albion's defense also worked hard. They defended very steadily in the penalty area, and then they also made a special mark on Coutinho to prevent him from scoring from a long shot. Fight and retreat, don't give him a chance to break through...

Except for De Bruyne who can't keep an eye on them, they have already done what they can do to the limit.

And De Bruyne's performance alone is difficult to really tear apart the opponent's defense.

However, at this moment, two people who had been neglected by them teamed up to open the door to victory for Southampton in the first half.

Cancelo went forward for an assist. After receiving the ball from De Bruyne, he made a pass at a 45-degree angle. The ball drew a beautiful arc in the air, bypassed the defender at the front point, and then began to fall... …

Vardy suddenly rushed out from the middle of the opponent's two central defenders, facing the falling ball, a standard shake of his head to attack the goal!

The ball quickly changed direction and plunged into the dead corner of the goal!

The full-back made a cross, and the center scored a goal!

This is a very simple tactic, but it is also the most difficult tactic!

After the goal, Vardy ran to Cancelo, who assisted him, and high-fived him.

The Southampton players in training knew that besides De Bruyne, there was another player in the team who could pass a beautiful curve ball. This trick can play a huge role!

Ji Ya waved his fist: "Now you can see that Vardy also has his advantages... Our three forwards can be matched in turn. Vardy is at least enough to play in the league."

Benelli nodded involuntarily. Indeed, Vardy's characteristics are very useful in the Premier League, especially when dealing with mid-lower teams.

At least at this stage, Southampton doesn't have to worry about scoring goals.

Facing the iron bucket formation, the most fearful thing is the delay in scoring the first goal.

When the goal comes, the next step will be easy.

After losing the ball, West Bromwich Albion had to press up and attack, and then the game quickly entered the most familiar rhythm of Southampton.

After receiving a long pass from Schneiderlin, Lukaku expanded his lead through a long-distance attack. In the second half, Perisic assisted, Coutinho broke into the penalty area and pushed a shot from a near corner to score again. [-]-[-], Southampton easily won He won a big victory, proving that his loss in the first round was just a coincidence...

"We are strong, although it seems that many people don't think so, but we are really strong. It is a loss that Suarez can't play, but we also have Vardy, he is not well-known, but he is very useful. We have Many of these players have left some of the main players, but when will Southampton not leave some of the main players? Because of this, we feel that we can't do it, which makes me feel funny..."

Kiya said at the post-match press conference.

In this round, Chelsea won again, Manchester City beat Liverpool, Tottenham swept Queens Park Rangers, the new Mauricio Pochettino seemed to be effective in transforming the team, and Manchester United continued to struggle. They drew [-]-[-] away at Sunderland. A tie, Van Gaal still failed to win.

This allowed Manchester United and Van Gaal to continue to be on the cusp. Kiya's complaints were ignored by many people, and it also made Southampton's pressure a lot less.

"Thanks to Manchester United, they always attract the most attention." Ji Ya said with a smile in the team.

However, although this sounds like a joke, it actually proves the influence of Manchester United. After decades of management, whether other teams admit it or not, Manchester United's influence is indeed the greatest in the Premier League, let alone now. Even in the next few years, Manchester United, which was turbulent due to Ferguson's retirement, will always attract more attention.

In the whole of Europe, their revenues are top-notch, and teams like Real Madrid and Barcelona can compare with Manchester United, which in itself proves many problems.

Southampton has performed well in the past two years, but they can only be regarded as upstarts. They have seized the opportunity of Ferguson's retirement for more than a year and increased their influence. However, to really have a huge influence, they still need to maintain their popularity all year round. just work.

What can football clubs do to stay hot?

In fact, there are many things that can be done. For example, Southampton's summer transfer market cashed out more than 2 million pounds, which was quite shocking at one time, making more and more fans around the world interested in the club Southampton.

However, in order to maintain influence, the most important thing is grades.

If Southampton did not win the Champions League and the Premier League for two consecutive times, no matter how much money they made in the transfer market, they would be considered nothing more than second-hand dealers.

It's as if Porto is a black shop again, but it's just a black shop.

Even this Champions League may be due to luck, and the influence is not particularly large.

But if Southampton can get a few more and stabilize in the ranks of the giants, then who would dare to question Southampton's status?

Long-term good results are laid down, which is the background!