The game began soon, and Wen Sheng stood quietly on the sidelines to watch Southampton's performance. In fact, he was most concerned about Tadic and Mane.

Pelle has great tactical value, and of course the deterrence is quite good. However, Wensheng has never been placed in a first-class position. It is really difficult for Pelle to change the situation with his own strength. He needs his teammates to support him or his teammates to support him. He is a team player.

Albiol and Kompani are both experienced and should not be afraid of Pelle.

On the other hand, Tadic and Mane are different. Mane is a winger with good explosive power, very fast and flexible, and Hills will struggle to defend.

As for Tadic, Koeman uses him a bit like Silva's role in the wing. Silva is not a simple winger. He can often be seen moving in the middle, similar to the wing and front midfielder.

Tadic is also a role, and many Southampton's offenses were initiated from him.

Manchester City did not play carefully. After the start, they took a high-level defensive attitude. At first glance, it seemed like they were going to be a Southampton counter, and their intention to start was very obvious.

Koeman also expected this. Their movements in the backcourt were very simple. We didn't do the ball control and directly cleared the balls. All the balls that could be driven to the frontcourt were opened to the frontcourt. Pelle was put on a frontcourt and established his own counterattack system through Pelle.

Southampton's play was very concise, which also led them to fall below the ball from the beginning, but their first shot was almost scored in the fifth minute.

Southampton is a team that is very good at home. They have won 5 wins and 1 draw in the previous six home games and have only lost one goal in total. Defense is one of their magic weapons to rank second.

"Running!Running!" Wen Sheng kept shouting on the sidelines, "Pass more!"

Milner and Chamberlain's breakthrough level are relatively average, and they mainly rely on speed.

After the opening, Chamberlain was eager to prove himself that he had lost the ball twice in the five-minute world, just to bully Klein by speed. However, Southampton retreated quickly when defending, and the fence was tight, so Chamberlain naturally encountered a nail.

Southampton's tenacious defense made Manchester City's offense difficult, and Suarez almost scored shortly after Southampton completed his first shot.

Unfortunately, his shot was saved by Foster, who was tall and long. Foster was 2 meters tall, which is rare among goalkeepers.

The higher you are, the slower you fall to the ground, and you generally suffer a loss in terms of bounce power, speed, etc., so in the goalkeeper industry, it is not the better.

Foster was recruited by Huo Taigong into the national team as early as 2012 and had no chance to play in the national team. It is easier for him to join Southampton to win the favor of Huo Taigong. After all, the level of the Suzhou Super League is relatively low.

When joining Southampton, he immediately took the main player. Suarez's shot was originally the upper right corner. Foster's arm was very long, and he flew over and beautifully pushed the ball out of the corner of the goal.

The Southampton fans at the scene gave him warm applause, while Suarez was very upset.

It was almost ten minutes since the opening. Suarez's chance just now was Manchester City's best chance. The whole team was mobilized. Silva made a fatal pass with a dexterous left and right dispatch. Suarez was very smart. He imaginatively stopped and shook Font away in the penalty area, flashed out of the shooting angle, and then completed the shot immediately. His movements were very coherent and fast.

Koeman was shocked. If Pelle had changed, he would definitely not be able to play this move. This is the gap. Therefore, Manchester City can seize many opportunities that other teams cannot grasp, which is very dangerous!

Leticel in the stands was also a little bit shocked. This legendary Southampton star was completely different from the traditional British center in his early years. Although he was also of a good height, he was more like a technical striker and liked to retreat to the midfield and dribble the ball. Sometimes he could even be regarded as a midfielder with very good skills under his feet.

He knew that Suarez's actions were not something that ordinary people could do.

And the boss Katarina, who was sitting not far from him, seemed to have a slight fluctuation. It seemed that she was really watching the ball this time and she watched it in.

The game between the two sides was in a stalemate. Koeman was indeed very unrestrained by a fixed routine. Seeing that Manchester City's oppression was too strong, his defense line was in crisis several times. He decisively asked Tadic, Mane and others to reclaim it and strengthen his defense.

Before we knew it, the game between the two sides had been played for half an hour. Manchester City's running and bombing tactics had already ended. Now we have started to use positions to siege, and the effect is not very good. Fonte and Aldevilde have a tacit understanding of each other.

Wensheng was not in a hurry on the sidelines. Southampton was in good shape and could not be taken lightly. They were no longer the period when Adkins was commanding. Wensheng remembered that he beat Adkins up badly at that time.

In the 39th minute of the game, something suddenly happened on the court. Southampton got a counterattack and fought back. Tadic drove the ball all the way. Casemiro made up the position and hit Tadic with his body. This was originally an ordinary tactical foul. Casemiro received the price of a yellow card, but who knew Tadic was actually injured. This was a bit bad for Southampton.

Tadic actually performed poorly after the start of the game, but he had the ability to create something different for Southampton. His outcome made Ronald Koeman unable to help curse. The hearts of the fans in the stands were covered with shadows and cursed Casemiro in his mouth.

Overall, the two teams played relatively mildly, did not make many fouls, and the smoothness of the game was good, which shows that the two teams were indeed in good condition in defense.

Tadic was injured, and Koeman had to replace him with Longe, and the first half ended in a few minutes.

Koeman was frowning. He felt that the situation was not good for his team. First, Manchester City gradually began to control it. Southampton's penalty area was facing threats many times, and the opponent's defensive state was excellent. The trident combination in the frontcourt did not create enough threats. Secondly, Tadic's injury hurts him a little. Longe and Tadic are not the same thing.

During the halftime break, he exchanged tactical arrangements with his coaching team. Brother Erwin suggested playing in the first half mode, first consolidating his defense, and then relying on Pelle's point to fight back with Mane's performance. It would be too dangerous to play against the attack.

Southampton couldn't get any advantage in the strong team, and Koeman has become more and more pragmatic. When he played against Tottenham in the last game, he obviously didn't want to be as proactive as usual. Unfortunately, his tactics failed in the end and failed to grab a point from Tottenham and lost a goal.

"It is acceptable to get a point from them for opponents like Manchester City!" Erwin whispered, and the rest of the coaching staff agreed.
Chapter completed!