In such a group, there is no saying that you can qualify just by playing casually. In short, as long as Southampton performs normally, qualifying from the group is a high probability.
In any case, as the defending champion, there will always be some preferential treatment, and the Europa League is not the Champions League after all. UEFA is not that paranoid about whether there will be a defending champion...
The next highlight is undoubtedly the European Super Cup.
In the past few consecutive seasons, one season the Champions League champion won the Super Cup, and the next season the Europa League champion won the Super Cup - the champion in 2003 was the Champions League champion Milan, and the champion in 2004 was the Europa League champion Valencia.
The champion in 2005 was Champions League champion Liverpool, the champion in 2006 was Europa League champion Sevilla, the champion in 2007 was Champions League champion Milan, the champion in 2008 was Europa League champion Zenit, the champion in 2009 was Champions League champion Barcelona, and the champion in 2010
It’s Europa League champions Atletico Madrid…
According to this rule, it will be Barcelona's turn to win the championship this time.
This is also the same idea among various European media and many fans.
Why should Southampton compete with Barcelona? You know it can't be compared, right? They have Messi, Xavi, and Iniesta, who are some of the top players in the world. Why should you compete with Barcelona?
However, Southampton did not think so.
They have been training in the previous two league games.
They're playing Barcelona and trying to play against them.
Ji Ya's ambition is greater than many people imagine.
The game against Manchester City as an opener is not enough.
To make an opening statement, the whole of Europe must be surprised!
It's not that Noriya lost that game on purpose, that defeat was an accident, but in the next two draws, Southampton was preparing for the European Super Cup.
This is actually the rhythm that Southampton is best at, taking a long time to prepare for an important game.
This is what they have done during their two years in League One and the Championship.
So under such circumstances, they can show their strongest strength and condition to cope with the next game!
Pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger is calculated mentally but not intentionally.
August 29, Stade Louis II.
Although a little disappointed with the results of these few league games, Southampton fans still showed great enthusiasm for the team's first participation in this level of competition, and the 6,000 tickets allocated to them had already been snapped up.
Empty.
That is to say, the capacity of the Louis II Stadium is only more than 18,000 people, so there are only so many tickets allocated to fans.
"Okay, now let's think about what we did during this period and the ridicule of the media... Then open our eyes and prepare to go out. When the time comes, we will give everyone a loud slap in the face and let the whole of Europe start.
Look at us!" Ji Ya waved his arms vigorously and said.
The players nodded.
In fact, they are all young, including veteran Klose, who is only 33 years old. At this age, in other industries, they are still young people.
Young people have the temper of young people.
After these three games, they were also very angry.
However, they still remained calm, because the next tactics required calmness before they could be used.
At the same time, you need to maintain concentration throughout the game.
In the past three years, Barcelona has actually only suffered one real defeat, and that was the 1-3 loss to Inter Milan in an away game. The other occasional losses were just a matter of millimeters. Only that one was truly defeated by the opponent.
To the defeated.
But the premise of that game was that a volcanic eruption in Iceland caused widespread grounding of European flights. Barcelona took a long bus ride to Milan, and then Guardiola continued to use offensive tactics with overconfidence, which resulted in a physical collapse in the second half - if Barcelona
If they could get a draw in the away game, Inter Milan might not have a chance at all.
As for other games, even if they occasionally play hard, there is basically no team that can really stop them.
Whether it was almost being blocked from the final by Chelsea, or being dragged into overtime by Real Madrid and losing the Copa del Rey last season, including the loss to Inter Milan, Noriya discovered a key.
Physical fitness.
On the surface, Barcelona's tactics save physical energy, but in fact, the physical requirements are still very high.
High ball control means that their players must run all the time in order to obtain smooth passing space.
The path to get the ball is not something that can be obtained casually. It requires continuous running so that the player with the ball has enough paths to pass the ball, so that the opponent can make defense more difficult.
Whether it's a high-position press or constant passing, the foundation is built on a lot of running.
Without a lot of movement, there is no tiki-taka strategy.
In the same way, if the defensive side increases its running to the extreme, follows Barcelona players closely and disrupts their passing, then it will naturally expose flaws in Barcelona's seemingly impeccable tactics!
Although such running will consume too much physical energy, Barcelona has never experienced such pressure. Facing such a defense, they will be even more at a loss!
At least in Ji Ya's judgment, that's the case.
When the players from both sides came out, huge cheers erupted from the stands.
"Players from both sides have played! Southampton's performance in the three games of the new season has been very poor. They have lost one of their three league games and drawn two. They have not won yet... But their lineup is very complete. Goalkeeper Navas
, defenders Klein, Blind, Lovren and Font, midfielder Matuidi, Dembélé, Vidal, forward Willian, James Rodriguez, Giroud and Klose sit
On the bench, the German didn't seem to feel any dissatisfaction, he was talking to his teammates on the bench."
"Barcelona has suffered some losses in the lineup. Pique was unable to play due to injury. The goalkeeper Valdes, the original left back Abidal served as a central defender and partnered with Mascherano. The right back Alves and the left back were
The newly joined Adriano. As for the midfielder, Busquets was put on the bench by Guardiola. Keita started, forming a three-midfielder with Xavi and Iniesta, with forwards Pedro and Messi.
, Villa!”
Ji Ya didn't say much when he shook hands with Guardiola. He has now passed the time when he would feel excited when he saw a famous coach. After all, many times, seeing a famous coach means that he is an enemy...
Pique cannot play, which is also the key to Kiya's confidence. For Barcelona's defense, Pique is definitely a very important role. His height, mobility and foot skills are all very important.
Guardiola's scheduling on the defensive line has been a bit too much. He may have considered that if the old captain Puyol is allowed to play, firstly, Puyol is older, and his confrontation and performance have declined a lot. Secondly, Puyol will also
Only 1.78 meters tall, partnering with Mascherano who is 1.73 meters tall as a central defender, this height is so impressive...
So he used Abidal, who is 1.85 meters tall, to play as central defender. Anyway, Adriano can be used as a substitute at left back.
