I brush achievements in football

Chapter 378

With the smooth progress of the training, Ji Ya has extremely high confidence in the next season's competition.

It's just that the media don't seem to think so.

In their view, Southampton's problem is not small. Although Ji Ya kept De Bruyne, Suarez and Lukaku who performed well last season, but the departure of the main players such as Mkhitaryan and James Ronaldo is very important to them. The impact of the midfield is quite large. It is a bit of a dream to rely on Coutinho and the newly introduced wingers to make up for the gap they left.

The bigger problem is the defense. The departure of the two full-backs and the goalkeeper has made Southampton's defense line, which has always been very stable, has undergone tremendous changes. The previous Southampton's defense line has been nothing more than Leaving Lovren and Blind, and this time leaving three, as well as the crucial goalkeeper, this has a huge impact on their defense.

Although it was a good move for them to introduce Romero, it is really hard to say what outstanding performance the Argentine goalkeeper can have in the Premier League.

Southampton did not respond to such questions, and they were too lazy to respond, because only the Southampton players know that the current Southampton is indeed worse than last season in terms of strength. However, in terms of prospects and the fighting spirit of the entire team, it has been enhanced by an unknown amount!

After all, most of the players who have left are players who have played for Southampton for at least three years. In their own words, they have already won a lot of honors in Southampton, and there is nothing left to get. Under such circumstances Of course, they want to change places to inspire their higher fighting spirit and at the same time get more salary.

Such a flow is actually necessary.

Southampton's most experienced players now only have Captain Wundt and Schneiderlin. A few players like them are enough. Even if the other players are exchanged, it is no big deal. Make the team more dynamic.

The first round of the Premier League this season was held on August [-]. Southampton challenged Liverpool away in the first round. On August [-] before that, Southampton's first game of the season was the final of the Community Shield Cup. Against Arsenal at Wembley Stadium.

This season's European Super Cup will be held ahead of schedule, on August [-]th-this is also part of UEFA's restructuring. This time, the European Super Cup will no longer be played at the Louis II Stadium that Southampton is already familiar with. Instead, it will be held in other stadiums in turn. For example, this year's Super Cup is held at the Cardiff Millennium Stadium. It is precisely because of this that Southampton is not considered to be cheated. a little closer.

So after the start of the new season, Southampton played two cup games in a row before starting their league journey, and encountered a strong team like Liverpool in the first round.

From the perspective of the schedule, it is indeed a disadvantage.

However, the Southampton players seem to be used to this. In the past, they either played in the Community Shield or in the European Super Cup. After all, this year is their fourth time to participate in the European Super Cup. It is very suitable for the Louis II stadium!

And these two games, in Ji Ya's view, are nothing more than high-quality warm-up matches to test the team and let the whole team adapt to the game.

That's right, it's a warm-up match.

Southampton's pre-season training camp is mainly based on physical fitness and tactical training. They don't play many warm-up matches. They play a few games with nearby amateur teams to maintain their state. There are no opponents of sufficient level. As the warm-up opponent, Portsmouth was originally a good target, but the bad relationship between the two clubs also made this kind of warm-up seem unlikely.

So these two games are the best warm-up matches.

At the same time, seven people can be replaced in the Community Shield, which happens to allow more players to play.

For Arsenal, their victory in this game is inevitable. They won the FA Cup last season. This is their first decent championship after that undefeated season, so They also hope to continue to win the Community Shield.

On August [-]th, fans from both sides poured into Wembley Stadium in large numbers. Arsenal fans had a lot of advantages in this regard, while Southampton fans had to run farther, but it only took two to drive. Hour.

This summer, Southampton made a lot of money in the transfer market, but Arsenal invested a lot. Although they did not continue to poach Southampton players, they achieved a considerable amount of net investment.

Sarnia left for Manchester City in a free transfer, Fabianski went to Swansea in a free transfer, plus Julu who went to Hamburg at a low price, Arsenal did not sell their main players this summer, but introduced Sanchez It cost them more than 3000 million, plus Debussy's 1000 million, their net expenditure this summer was close to 5000 million.

With such a large investment, Arsenal certainly hopes to perform better this season. After all, they have not been able to enter the top four for several years. After the rise of Southampton, Arsenal is the most injured. Ranked fifth in three years, if there is no Southampton, how can they enter the top 1 of the Champions League in the past three years, which is a combined income of more than [-] million pounds.

So now Arsenal fans hate Southampton in addition to hating Tottenham.

Before the game started, the fans of both sides started a battle in the stands, but it was obvious that the players and coaches of both sides were more indifferent to this game.

In other words, Southampton cares more about some things revealed in this game than the game itself.

Arsenal sent a mixed lineup for this game, goalkeeper Szczesny, right back newly joined Debusch, left back Gibbs, center back Koscielny partnered with Chambers, midfielder Arter Ta and Ramsey serve as double defensive midfielders, Wilshere advances forward, the two wings are the newly joined Sanchez and Cazorla, the teenager Sanogo is a single forward, and the former Southampton tridents Giroud, Chamberlain and Walker Te are sitting on the bench.

Kiya also sent a mixed lineup, the goalkeeper Romero, the two full backs are Jenkinson and Alonso, the central defender Bailly and Rudiger are partnered, and the midfielders Casemiro, Schneiderlin and Couti Neo, forwards Mane, Vardy and Lukaku.

The captain's armband was worn on Schneiderlin's arm.

This is an obvious mix. There is no Wundt in the defense and De Bruyne in the midfield. Ji Ya wants to see what Southampton's true strength is without these two people.