"Mr. Mancini, I was very unconvinced when we lost in the away game... If we defeat Manchester City in this game, don't say we are not interesting enough." Ji Ya said while shaking hands.
Mancini laughed heartily: "If you can really do it, then I have nothing to say... But you still have to play Manchester United next, don't you also want to stop them?"
Ji Ya shrugged his shoulders.
Players from both sides spread out on the field. Southampton's players were very energetic. After all, they were really unconvinced by their loss in the first game of the first cycle.
If Aguero hadn't come off the bench and caught them off guard, they might not have lost.
And in this game, they want to give Manchester City a good look!
Game start.
Manchester City is actually not worried about Southampton using passing and possession tactics to deal with them, because their midfield running and confrontation abilities are actually very good. De Jong is a strong defensive midfielder who runs actively, and Barry is a full-back.
Of course, such a player has strong running and defensive abilities, not to mention Yaya Toure, who can almost be said to be the best b2b in the world right now.
Not to mention that Vidal cannot play in this game, even if he can play, Southampton may not be much better than Manchester City's midfielder in terms of running and confrontation.
However, Mancini ignored one thing. In this game, Southampton's strength on the wing was greatly strengthened...
Although Manchester City also plays 433, their two wingers are actually attacking midfielders. Whether it is Nasri or Silva, they are the kind of players who can play the core of the midfield. They are not pure wingers.
Therefore, they have more room for movement and will be closer to the side roads.
In this way, Southampton's advantage on the wing becomes much greater.
Southampton's two wingers are not very fast. They are both players with excellent skills and accurate passing. However, their two full-backs can make up for this shortcoming very well. Klein is not slow, and Luke is not slow.
?Xiao's speed is even more astonishing. If he wasn't still young, Ji Ya would have made him the main left back.
It's just that he is only sixteen years old, and now he is playing the main team. That is overthrowing the talent. Let Blind be the main team, let Luke Shaw train with the first team, accumulate experience in the reserve team, and occasionally play in the first team. This is what he is doing.
right way.
Although this game is important, he still plays occasionally.
Manchester City obviously had no preparation for Luke Shaw's performance, so they soon suffered a big loss on the wing.
Nolito dribbled the ball and cut inside laterally, attracting Richards' attention and then passed the ball to the wing. Luke Shaw received the ball and forced a diagonal cut into the penalty area, and then started to pass the ball parallel to the baseline.
Giroud shot ahead of Savage, but was blocked by Joe Hart.
"Concentrate on defense!" Mancini shouted loudly from the sidelines.
There is no problem with Manchester City's overall strength. Even if they are missing two main central defenders, the partnership between Savic and Kolo Toure is actually not bad. Toure is rich in experience, and Savic has excellent physical conditions.
The coordination is quite good.
However, they were suppressed by Southampton on the wing. Manchester City's own offense also created some opportunities, but it failed to have any effect amid Southampton's tight defense in the center.
Southampton spends a lot of time every time it attacks. Although Manchester City's running and pressure in the center are very strong, Southampton can pass the ball to the wings, and then use the wing players to get the ball and break through.
Create opportunities, and when encountering obstacles, immediately pass them back and reorganize the attack.
In such a pass, Manchester City's running and interception in the middle will hardly have any effect.
Mancini couldn't help but turn his head and glance at Ji Ya, only to find that Ji Ya was looking at the court with all his concentration.
"Is this what he does against us? Drag the game into a slow tempo, and then hope that his players will solve the problem on the court... How does this guy look like our Italian coach."
Mancini silently complained in his heart. In fact, he is not a typical Italian coach. His ability to coach defense is average, but on the contrary, his ability to organize offense is good.
The two sides continued to struggle on the court, but Southampton controlled the rhythm.
In the eighth minute of the game, Mkhitaryan took the ball in the middle and suddenly sent a through pass. Under the cover of Nolito, Luke Shaw penetrated the penalty area diagonally and got a single chance!
The fans in the stands stood up one after another. Joe Hart attacked decisively, but suddenly knocked down Luke Shaw!
The referee's whistle sounded, penalty kick!
"Well done!"
Ji Ya waved his fist and jumped up. This attack was indeed very beautiful. Who would have thought that left back Luke Shaw would advance so timely and resolutely?
Southampton's main left back Blind basically doesn't go forward to assist!
This was also a surprise.
Luke Shaw got up from the ground, and other players ran over to celebrate with him. Surrounded by his teammates, Luke Shaw smiled happily.
Although he has played in the first team before, this game is obviously different!
With such a performance, sixteen-and-a-half-year-old Luke Shaw might become famous.
After the celebration, William came to take the penalty kick. Facing Joe Hart who was waiting for him, he still calmly scored the ball into the dead center of the goal!
Although Joe Hart pounced in the right direction, he still failed to touch the ball!
In the following time, Southampton still took the initiative on the field. They continued to rely on the running and confrontation on the two wings to occupy the advantage on the field, which greatly restricted Manchester City's attack and defense in the middle. When Manchester City launched the attack
, will run into Southampton's solid central defense...
"Southampton's tactic is very strange, but the effect is so good...The offense is all launched from the two wings, the center is just a support, and the defense stabilizes the center to resist Manchester City's attack. It is really targeted." One commentator said.
The member sighed and said.
Mancini was forced to change his tactics in less than forty minutes.
Aguero came on and replaced midfielder De Jong.
433 becomes 442, which not only increases the protection of the wing, but also enhances the offensive ability of the center.
"This guy reacts really quickly, but then we can comfortably play ball-control offensive tactics." Ji Ya chuckled.
Benali next to him nodded and immediately conveyed his meaning.
Mancini looked at the field in shock, because now Southampton has started to pass and control the ball again. Without De Jong in the midfield, the pressing and pressing ability of Manchester City's midfield has dropped a lot.
, Southampton can now comfortably play possession offense.
Only then did Mancini realize that although he had thought about the first level, Ji Ya seemed to have thought about one more level than him...
