In the eyes of the outside world, Southampton's loss to Chelsea was ordinary. Southampton's current strength is very good, and it is basically no problem to beat those weak teams. However, compared with the top few strong teams, there is still a certain gap.
The difference, impacting the European competition area, and achieving good results in the Europa League should be Southampton's most suitable choice this season.
Ji Ya doesn't see it that way.
After losing to Chelsea, Noriya flew to Slovenia with a rotated team. Although it was a rotated team, goals from Nolito and Drinkwater still helped Southampton beat Southampton 2-1 away from home.
Maribor, considering that Braga defeated Brugge in another game, it should not be difficult for Southampton to qualify from this group.
No one thought there was anything strange about this performance - Southampton should have performed like this.
After returning to the league, Southampton faced the challenge of Stoke City - they had tied with Southampton before, but they accomplished a feat in the last round. They drew 1-1 at home against the previous five consecutive games.
Manchester United won, and for a mid-tier team, having such a highlight is something to be proud of.
Moreover, Stoke City's good results this season are not due to luck - they still have many outstanding players in their team. This summer they spent 20 million pounds to introduce Crouch and Argentinian players from Tottenham.
Midfielder Palacios, poached Upson from West Ham United on a free transfer, and Woodgate, who also came from Tottenham on a free transfer, have greatly improved the entire team. They were originally
Even for a Premier League team, with reinforcements in all three lines, it is enough for the entire team to achieve a considerable improvement.
For the 53-year-old Tony Pulis, he also hopes to lead Stoke City to achieve better results this season, and then see if there is an opportunity to coach a more famous team.
Any coach would have this thought.
In the last game, with the help of Rooney's failure to play, they equalized the score after falling behind by one goal in the first half. This time they met Southampton, who had the same score as them before, and of course they also hope to perform well.
Better.
It is a pity that they encountered a Southampton team whose morale was high because they were unconvinced by losing to Chelsea...
They were somewhat complacent because they tied with Manchester United in the last game.
This can be regarded as an ironclad proof of the interdependence of blessing and misfortune.
If you lost the last game, it may not be a bad thing. If you didn't lose the last game, it may not be a good thing.
From the beginning of the game, Southampton firmly grasped the initiative on the field. They continued to suppress Stoke City, making it impossible for the opponent's offense to play well.
Crouch is a good forward. At two meters tall, he naturally poses a great threat on the court, but for a center like him, if there is no one to pass the ball, there will be no good solution.
Southampton's offense began to suppress Stoke City wave after wave.
Only nine minutes into the game, Klose received a pass from Ronaldo and turned around to break through. Upson knocked him down in the penalty area. The referee decisively awarded a penalty kick.
William took the penalty and succeeded in one stroke.
After taking the lead, Southampton still had the upper hand in the midfield. Before the end of the first half, Klose made another pass. Ronaldo followed up with a powerful shot. The ball went straight into the blind corner, two to zero.
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In the second half of the game, Southampton slowed down the pace of the attack, but still controlled the situation well. Before the end of the game, through a beautiful counterattack, Dembele advanced to form a single goal, facing the attacking Bergwi.
Qi calmly pushed the shot into the far corner to score!
Three to zero, a clean victory!
Southampton, who won this victory, continues to rank seventh, but the teams in front of them are all strong teams, Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Liverpool, Tottenham... Only Newcastle has replaced Arsenal, and Arsenal has gradually recovered recently.
Even though they have regained their strength, they still only rank at the bottom of the standings.
However, the performance of the three newly promoted teams this season seems to be good. Southampton ranks seventh, Norwich ranks ninth, and Queens Park Rangers ranks 11th, just like mid-range teams.
After this round, the Premier League ushered in another FIFA match day. It is often at this time that the strong and weak teams in the Premier League gradually begin to see the difference.
Because the season has only started in the past two months, the strong teams are always in a state of incomplete personnel, or the main players are too tired from the national team games, so they cannot perform well in the club until this FIFA match day.
After that, the players are not burdened by the national team for the time being, and only then can the advantages of a strong team be fully demonstrated.
"I think we can now make an assessment of our performance so far... seven games in the league, three wins, two draws and two losses, losses to Chelsea and Manchester City, wins against Arsenal, West Bromwich Albion and Manchester United.
Tok City, tied with Sunderland and Wigan Athletic. We defeated Barcelona in the European Super Cup, and won two consecutive games in the Europa League, defeating Braga and Maribor. In terms of winning rate, we are good, and
We have maintained the fine tradition of performing well in cup competitions, but we need to discuss the league competition carefully."
Noriya told the other members of the coaching staff, and the coaches nodded. From the beginning of the season to now, after ten official games, something can indeed be seen.
"Our offensive problem is not big. Whether it is a combination of a winger and two forwards, or a combination of two wingers and a center, they can all perform to a good level. The midfield can also be a good link between the past and the next, but the defense
, we seem to have something wrong." Benali said after thinking for a while.
"Yes, it was mainly those two defeats. Against Manchester City and Chelsea, we conceded four goals, which proved that our defense is not a big problem against weaker teams. However, when dealing with really strong teams, it is very easy.
Causing a lot of goals conceded." Le Tissier nodded.
"I don't think we need to worry about this. We need to know that none of our players have experience in the Premier League... This is a problem for me in team formation. I did not take this into consideration." Noriya said.
The coaches were stunned at the same time, and then they realized that Ji Ya's words really made sense...
All the players in Southampton's current first team have never played in the Premier League.
Among the players from other top leagues, Blind has only played in the Eredivisie, Dembélé has only played in the Eredivisie, Matuidi has played in the Ligue 1, Vidal has played in the Bundesliga, Klose has also played in the Bundesliga, and Ronaldo has only played in Portugal.
Although they have played in the Super League, William has only played in the Ukrainian Super League... They don't even have a player who has played in Serie A and La Liga.
"So the assessment I can make now is that there is no problem with our players. As long as they can continue to adapt to the Premier League, they will always show their true strength! At that time, it will be our time to fight for honors!"
