"I am very happy that we can have a superstar like Klose. His experience and style are what we urgently need. Everyone knows that we do not have a top scorer, but we have many outstanding players. So we can pass
To make up for it with your own performance... Southampton has never had any particularly top players, but our team as a whole is the best. Klose and Giroud? They are both very good forwards, and they are also very happy to share.
I'm lucky to have these two forwards when I play," Noriya said at the post-match press conference.
Stevens admitted his tactical mistakes, but he also said that he would not give up and that they would still work hard to advance in the next games.
Of course, no one will take such words seriously, and they will definitely not give up, but under such a disadvantage, it will be too difficult for Schalke 04 to make a comeback...
Southampton's current thoughts are basically on the Europa League. There are still eight rounds of the Premier League. They are ten points ahead of fifth-placed Tottenham. Even if they lose to Tottenham next, it will not be a big problem.
Defeating Schalke 04 away from home, their consumption was actually quite large, so Ji Ya sent a large number of substitutes in this game. Southampton finally lost to Tottenham in the away game and suffered the fourth loss of the season.
A league defeat, but after losing this game, Southampton's third place position is still stable.
"It's a pity that we lost the game, but at this time we have to make a choice. Tottenham are very good this year, and it is normal for us to lose the game. But fortunately, we are still seven points ahead of fourth place, which allows us to be better in the future.
Take it easy."
Noriya said at the post-match press conference that Arsenal did slip a bit in this round. They lost to Queens Park Rangers who were fighting for relegation in the away game and continued to be seven points behind Southampton.
The score was evened by Tottenham, and now the fourth place position is also a bit precarious.
Fortunately, Chelsea and Newcastle United, who are next down, both have only 53 points, and there is still a big gap between them.
Chelsea's focus this season has obviously begun to shift towards the Champions League. They are still the last flame of the Premier League team in the Champions League.
On the other hand, Liverpool's performance this season is very average. They could remain in the top four before, but now they have begun to decline. So far, their points are only 42 points. It seems that Liverpool will take some time to recover.
This is the darkest time for Liverpool.
The performance of Lambert and Lallana has also been affected to a certain extent. Many Liverpool fans feel that the performance of these two players introduced at a high price is obviously not as good as expected...
Ji Ya can only say his best wishes for this.
Losing the game against Tottenham was to better prepare for the next second round.
Schalke 04 came almost with a tragic mood, but they are still very physically prepared this time. After all, they are also a little behind in the league this season, and the Europa League is also their goal.
So they gave up on the weekend game and used their best form to challenge Southampton.
"Fortunately, we had enough advantages in the first round, otherwise this game... would be really troublesome." Benali said to Ji Ya with some sigh.
"Yes, after all, it is the quarterfinals. Even if it is the Europa League, it will be difficult to meet a weak team at this time." Ji Ya nodded.
To be honest, the distance between the top eight and the championship is only five games, and a team that can get here after six games in the group stage and four games in the two knockout rounds will certainly not give up easily.
So in this game, Southampton got a good taste of Schalke 04's strong performance.
Their offense is indeed outstanding, otherwise they would not have been able to beat Inter Milan, which eliminated Bayern, 5-2 in the away game last season.
There are many young people, and although they appear unstable, it also means that they can always explode on the court.
With the explosion of young people and the proper display of strength by famous players, such a team is generally difficult to deal with. This is the case with Schalke 04 now.
The two sides were in a stalemate until the 28th minute. After receiving a pass from his teammate, Huntelaar kicked a world wave 20 meters away from the goal, opening the scoring for Schalke.
Southampton equalized the score before the end of the first half. Ronaldo also suddenly took a shot from 25 meters away from the goal on the right. This shot was also a world wave, hitting Hildebrand.
Nothing to say.
The score in the first half was one to one. Shortly after the start of the second half, Raul scored again - Obasi, who came on as a substitute, passed the ball. Raul hit a world wave 20 meters away from the goal. Navas made another save.
Not as good as...
"What the hell!"
Navas hammered the lawn hard. His performance in these two games was actually not bad, but the opponent's goals were always a shock to the world. This was simply bullying him for not being tall enough...
Relying on wingspan and reaction to make up for it, after all, there are still some areas that cannot be made up for.
"It's okay, our forward will get the score back." Wundt ran over and patted him on the shoulder, encouraging him.
"But we still lost the ball..." Navas said depressedly.
Wundt laughed, it was up to Navas to solve this kind of thing.
Fortunately, Navas is just complaining. He is also twenty-six years old. He is not a young player. He has long learned that as long as he is a goalkeeper, he will always encounter all kinds of inexplicable goals...
Sure enough, just four minutes later, Southampton equalized the score again. Klose retreated and passed the ball. Dembele followed up with a direct pass. William made a diagonal pass in time to form a single shot and shot into the far corner!
At this point in the game, Schalke 04 actually began to have some hope. After all, they only needed to score two goals in the next time. However, at this time, Southampton started a defensive counterattack...
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Schalke 04, whose physical fitness had begun to decline somewhat, began to face Southampton's iron-clad defense.
When they are in good physical condition, they may still score goals if they face Southampton's stubborn defense, but now, facing the Southampton defense that is waiting for them, it will be difficult...
This is actually the case.
With almost thirty minutes left, Schalke 04 tried their best, but failed to score. Southampton's counterattack did create a lot of threats, but due to luck and Schalke's defenders,
I tried hard to block it, but failed to create any good opportunities.
The final score was a two-two tie. Although Southampton fans did not see a victory, they saw Southampton enter the semi-finals of the Europa League for two consecutive seasons!
