In the seventeenth round, Southampton ushered in another secondary strong team-Everton led by Moyes. Everton's performance this year was not very good and ranked relatively low, but everyone knows that Moyes led
Everton has always been better and worse every year. This year they lost Drenthe and did not introduce other players, but they still have Fellaini, Barnes, Cahill, Rodwell and Sasha
Ha and other outstanding players have begun to gradually recover recently. They have maintained an unbeaten streak in five games recently, which proves that the team's condition is gradually recovering.
In this game, Everton's performance at home was quite outstanding. They based themselves in the midfield and waited for opportunities to counterattack. Compared with Newcastle, their defense was more stable and their counterattacks were sharper. Saha's personal
The ability is fully demonstrated in this system. The midfield trio of Fellaini, Rodwell and Cahill are also quite tough and can compete with Southampton's midfielder.
After getting a free kick through a counterattack, Fellaini jumped high in the penalty area, relied on his height, shook his head and hit the goal, breaking through Navas's fingers.
Noriya took advantage of Everton's weak defense on the wing and replaced him with Nolito in the second half. Together with the young Luke Shaw, while maintaining the offensive advantage on the right, he completely strengthened the left wing.
Offense - Although Luke Shaw is young, he is a good assist-oriented full-back. He is quite fast and has a strong forward awareness. He is considered to be the next Bale. Although he is young, he can play in such a critical situation.
Playing at all times can still produce great results.
At this moment, Southampton's two wings were completely flying.
Nolito and Luke Shaw are on the left. One is fast and the other is good at controlling the ball. Not to mention the cooperation between Willian and Klein on the right, this season they have become the Premier League's premier right-sided attacking partnership.
Everton's solid defense began to be unable to hold up under the constant pressure from both wings.
Barnes on the left is good at attacking and defending, and he is still stable, but Hibbert on the right is beginning to be unable to withstand it, especially since he is not familiar with Nolito and Luke Shaw at all...
Twenty minutes after the start of the second half, it was a collaboration on the left side of Southampton that scored the key goal. Nolito dribbled the ball across the field and then split the ball. Luke Shaw received the ball and crossed into the penalty area diagonally, and then passed the ball
The inverted triangle was passed back, and Drinkwater, who followed up, shot first and equalized the score!
"When the forward space is small, the midfielder's forward connection should be able to solve many problems. But now we actually lack a forward who can score a lot of goals. In fact, none of our current forwards have this characteristic."
While celebrating, Noriya was thinking to himself that this issue was something he had not considered before. Now that the defense is getting better and better, if there is no outstanding shooter who can score, the offense will become more and more difficult.
Manchester United had this problem before, and Southampton actually has this problem too.
Although Klose is a top shooter, he is old after all and his playing time is limited, so his performance will be limited.
Giroud is used to being a support player, so it is still difficult to develop the characteristics of a shooter.
Ronaldo is excellent, but he is not a player who can score a lot of goals.
Austin has the characteristics of a shooter, but his strength is limited and he can only be used as a substitute.
Needless to say, William and Nolito are both typical wingers. Breaking through to open up situations and passing the ball are their essential jobs. They will occasionally score goals, but it is still difficult to score a lot.
A top shooter will always have various uses.
Lambert was such a player last season, and Southampton lacks exactly such a player this season.
Of course, it is difficult to find a forward with top-level scoring ability. Southampton's good results in the League One and Championship in the past two seasons have a lot to do with Lambert.
No matter how strong your midfield control is, no matter how good your overall offense is, if you don't have a player who can continuously get the ball in, it will be very difficult to play the game.
Originally, Kiya's introduction of Klose was a good move, but Klose is old after all. He can be used as a supplement. He is expected to play 40 or 50 games a season and score 30 or 40 goals... He is still almost five years younger.
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"Forget it, let's start this season first and then talk about money. What can we do if we don't have enough money?" Ji Ya thought in his mind depressedly.
The final score of the game against Everton was a one-to-one draw. Southampton stopped its winning streak. They only scored one goal in the last two games. Although Southampton has many scorers, it is not stable. It is considered a risk.
came out.
This is also seen by the opponents.
The reaction ability of opponents in the Premier League is not comparable to that of opponents in the Championship and League One.
On the first day after Christmas, Queens Park Rangers came to challenge and used a steel barrel formation to deal with their old rivals in the British Championship last season.
Compared with the non-mainstream Southampton, Queens Park Rangers is very much in line with the attitude of a newly promoted team this summer. They have introduced five Premier League veterans in one breath, including forward Campbell, midfielders Dyer and Button, defenders Luke Young and Te
Lawrey has made all three lines stronger and his performance is not bad. He has now scored 17 points and is ranked 16th, three points ahead of the relegation zone...
A veteran of the Premier League can only gain some experience, but cannot improve his strength much.
Therefore, they can only use the iron barrel formation in this game, hoping to get a point against Southampton.
Maybe you're lucky and can get three points with one counterattack!
Amid the boos from Southampton fans in the audience, they kept defending, kept defending, and kept defending...
So Noriya was not polite. From the beginning, he had Klose and Giroud play at the same time, removed Dembélé from the midfield, and at the same time let the two wings boldly attack from the beginning of the game.
With such a fierce attack, even mid-range teams like Newcastle and Everton, or top teams like Arsenal and Liverpool, would be impossible to defend by relying on a tight defense.
After all, no team can truly have no flaws at all.
Before the end of the first half, Willian made a cross from the wing, Giroud headed the ball over, and Klose scored with a poke, opening the scoring!
After gaining the lead, the next step will be easy.
Ronaldo and Mkhitaryan, who came on the bench, completed consecutive passes after breakthroughs. Then Ronaldo handed the ball to William, who cut into the penalty area and scored from a small angle.
In the second half, Blind, who assisted, received a corner kick from William and nodded the ball into the goal, making it 3-0.
Crossing from the wing, short passing penetration, set pieces.
Queens Park Rangers have used three powerful weapons to break dense defenses.
"We have a lot of offensive methods... Sometimes we encounter difficulties, but it does not mean that we will always encounter difficulties." Noriya said at the post-game press conference.
