If it is against the strong teams in the European competition, Southampton's offensive method that imitates Barcelona will not be particularly effective. After all, the top players in the Champions League have faced Barcelona in recent years, even if they do not have many solutions, they have begun to gradually
Adapted.
But a team like Hannover 96 lacks such experience.
So when facing Southampton passing back and forth, they were a little at a loss.
They wanted to press forward, but were beaten twice by Southampton and almost lost the ball.
If you continue to defend, your nerves must be tense at all times.
As a result, Slomka didn't know what to do on the sidelines. There was no such offensive team in the Bundesliga, and he had no experience in this area.
So he could only grit his teeth and let the players persist and see if they could persist longer.
Southampton's possession of the ball in the first half was close to 90%. Hannover 96 did not touch the ball a few times during the entire half. Although both sides shot very few times in the first half, Southampton fans watched
Gotta laugh.
Although they didn't score a goal, when they came off the field, the Hannover 96 players gasped for breath, and they all saw it on the big screen...
Now Southampton is only one goal away. If we keep playing like this, will we still be far away from this goal?
During the halftime break, Slomka could only ask the players to continue to defend and try to delay the time. With a draw, they would be able to advance!
Noriya emphasized that in the second half, he should continue to control the ball and suppress it, and then when the two wingers and Ronaldo ran out of the gap to get the ball, the others should be ready to respond at any time.
The essence of ball control tactics is not to control the ball, but to suddenly launch a quick attack when the opponent is sleepy, so that the opponent's defense cannot react in time.
Although Southampton is definitely not as good as Barcelona in this regard, beating Hannover 96... is enough!
After the start of the second half, the two sides continued to struggle on the court. Hannover 96 wanted to launch a sneak attack at the beginning of the second half, but was defended by Southampton, who was waiting hard. Then Southampton, who had the ball, began to continue to attack with the ball...
Pass, pass, pass, and then suddenly speed up the rhythm. Seeing that there is no chance, continue to pass back, continue to pass, pass, pass.
These are all tricks.
Everyone at Hannover 96 also knows that as long as they maintain enough attention at all times, Southampton's offense will definitely become more anxious as time goes by.
However, maintaining such concentration is very tiring.
After a long period of hard training, it's okay. For those who have never done any training in this area, it is very difficult to persist in the whole game.
Although the players of Hannover 96 are experienced and have the perseverance of German players, they cannot persist for too long.
When the game reached the 74th minute, Southampton played a wonderful cooperation!
J. Luo got the ball in the middle and suddenly started to break through. A Hannover 96 player was caught off guard and he broke through. Then J. Luo continued to move forward and saw other defensive players blocking his passing route. He immediately
He turned around and passed the ball back.
Vidal took the ball and seemed to turn around and pass the ball back. Hannover 96's defense subconsciously relaxed, but Vidal stuffed the ball directly into the penalty area!
Nolito, who crossed diagonally from the wing, received Vidal's pass and then passed the ball across to the back of the goal!
William, who was pushing forward in that position, immediately flew towards the rolling ball and shot!
"The ball went in! After continuous passes, Southampton finally scored a key goal! Wonderful!"
In the loud cheers of the commentator, Ji Ya let out a sigh of relief, and then he immediately changed three people in a row...
Blind replaces Luke Shaw, Matuidi replaces Ronaldo, and Giroud replaces Klose!
Even a blind person can see that these substitutions are for defensive counterattack...
Defensive counterattack tactics with three forwards.
But Hannover 96 had no choice. They could only switch to attackers and be forced to strengthen their offense...
This is what happens in the knockout rounds. The difference between one goal and the other is as big as heaven and earth.
Southampton used to work hard for a goal, but now Hannover 96 can only work hard for a goal.
But they were able to score two goals against Southampton in the last game. The most critical factor was that they were playing defensive counterattacks. Southampton's defense is actually afraid of counterattacks. If they really defend intensively, even the top teams will not be able to score.
It is difficult to break apart their defense - the center back combination of Font and Lovren is not well-known, but their cooperation is quite good.
Especially when defending in position, their height, reaction, and confrontation are all quite adequate.
Hannover 96 launched a fierce attack, but was constantly blocked by Southampton's defense. Before the end, Southampton used a counterattack to completely kill the game. Dembele made a long pass from the backcourt, and Nolito received the ball.
Go straight in and face the attacking goalkeeper in one fell swoop!
"The overall situation is decided! Two to zero! In the face of recent poor results, Southampton completed a perfect ball possession tactic! They did not give Hannover 96 many chances in the whole game, and then through a wonderful cooperation and
A quick counterattack scored two goals, and the game was uneventful, but being able to win such a victory is enough to prove that Southampton has emerged from a difficult situation!"
The commentators praised Southampton's performance one after another, while Noriya breathed a sigh of relief. If you don't go through ups and downs, how can you see a rainbow? Sometimes to leave a deep impression on others, you really have to turn around a little bit.
From this perspective, the three consecutive defeats in three competitions may not be a bad thing - although the FA Cup will definitely not be won, there is still a lot to be done in the league and Europa League!
Premier League teams have performed poorly in European competitions this season. They eliminated Tottenham and Fulham in the Europa League group stage. Only Southampton succeeded in breaking through. Of the four teams participating in the Champions League, the Manchester duo were also unlucky.
They both only finished third in the group and could only participate in the knockout rounds of the Europa League. However, in this Europa League knockout round, Manchester United and Manchester City both advanced. Manchester United defeated Ajax 3-2, and Manchester City defeated Ajax six times.
Biyi swept last season's Europa League runner-up Porto, but Porto is not what it used to be. After Falcao's transfer and departure, their strength has dropped seriously.
Three Premier League teams have entered the top 16 of the Europa League, which seems to be a pretty good result.
In the next match, Southampton continued to have good luck. Their opponent was Standard Liege from Belgium, which was not a very strong opponent. The Manchester duo continued to be unlucky. Manchester United's opponent was another Portuguese team.
The strong team Sporting Lisbon, while Manchester City’s opponent is Athletic Bilbao from La Liga. Compared with Standard Liege, these two teams are much more difficult to deal with...
