The competition for the Premier League title is fierce, but Southampton has disappeared - they actually drew four to four with the bottom Wolves in the thirty-sixth round of the league. Although they suffered three consecutive draws, their points are still
It has reached 74 points, which is still six points ahead of Tottenham, which won this round. Arsenal now only has 66 points, Newcastle only has 65 points, and Southampton has already obtained the top four position in advance.
So they felt at ease and once again sent out a substitute lineup in the thirty-seventh round...
Then they lost to Manchester United.
Manchester City fans have no time to blame them. Their team defeated Newcastle 2-0 and already got the match point. In the last round, they only need to defeat Queens Park Rangers to get their first victory since the 1967-68 season.
A top league champion!
And he still defeated his mortal enemy in the same city...
This kind of thing is exciting to think about.
However, although Southampton lost this round, as Tottenham and Arsenal tied both, they also locked in the third position one round ahead of schedule. The competition between Tottenham and Arsenal will also continue until the final round.
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Now Tottenham is one point ahead of Arsenal. Whether they can enter the Champions League next season depends on this last tremor.
Southampton is only one step away from trembling - think carefully, the top teams in the Premier League seem to have goals this season, except for poor Liverpool...
Manchester City and Manchester United are competing for the league title.
Tottenham and Arsenal are fighting for fourth place.
Southampton is going for the Europa League title.
Chelsea miraculously eliminated Barcelona, and their opponent in the Champions League final was Bayern.
Only Liverpool, currently ranked eighth, cannot even break into the Europa League area. However, they won the League Cup in February and entered the FA Cup final. This season can be regarded as something fruitful.
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So in fact, the Big 6 of the Premier League, plus Southampton, all have something to pursue at the last moment. From this perspective, the Premier League this season is becoming more and more lively and prosperous.
After letting the substitutes finish the game against Manchester United, Ji Ya has led the team to Bucharest, the capital of Romania. This season's Europa League final will be held at the Bucharest National Stadium. This stadium can accommodate 56,000 people, so it is allocated to
The tickets for both sides were quite large, with a total of 15,000.
Southampton fans were filled with great enthusiasm for this last noteworthy game of the season.
Many people came to Bucharest early to prepare to watch this game.
Defending Europa League champions - if they can do it, it will be the third time in history.
Although this is not a great honor, for Southampton, any honor is something they urgently need.
"Falcao is a striker who can bring a lot of goals, but he rarely confronts defenders. Strictly speaking, he is a pie striker, but he can always get pie, and eat a lot of pie... So deal with this kind of striker
There is no other way, cutting off other people's passes is the key."
Ji Ya drew on the tactical board: "So we still use regional defense, pay attention to defending those more dangerous places, and be careful on both wings. Their Turan and Adrian performed well, and Adrian seems to be more dangerous.
It's more direct, but that's just because he scores more goals. In fact, Atletico Madrid's thigh is Turan... His ball-taking, breakthrough and organization of passes are the key to Atletico Madrid's frontcourt attack. Many times Atletico Madrid is
Defend, and then give the ball to him, and under his activation, whether it is Diego, Adrian or Falcao, they can seize the opportunity."
The players nodded one after another. From the data point of view, Atletico Madrid is an offensive team. They can score many goals in every game. In La Liga, they scored 52 goals in the 37th round. This number ranks first.
Fourth in La Liga, they can score goals in almost every game in the Europa League.
But in fact, their defense is better. In La Liga, they concede less than one goal per game on average. The iron triangle defense of Courtois, Miranda and Godin is very effective.
"So in fact, their tactics are defensive counterattacks. They take very few shots in each game, but if we blindly attack, they will be able to counterattack comfortably." Noriya continued.
"Then what should we do? Should we also retaliate and fight back?" Benelli asked after thinking for a while.
"Of course not. If we play defensive counterattack, Simeone will definitely be embarrassed and waste time with us. It will be us who can't stand it, not them." Ji Ya said.
Benali nodded thoughtfully. This is related to the players' habits. Southampton's players are used to attacking. If they barely defend and counterattack, it's okay for the opponent to press out in a hurry, but if the opponent does not press out, then
They will be anxious first.
This cannot be done by adjusting your emotions before the game.
"We still attack, but we have to attack more patiently... control the ball and pass the attack. But Atletico Madrid should be familiar with this tactic. After all, they have to face Barcelona every season, and I have seen them in recent years.
In this game, the strong press with separate frontcourt and backcourt is a bit interesting. I guess they will use this tactic to deal with our ball control."
Ji Ya said with some pride that he recently spent 100 achievement points to exchange for ten analytical ability-improving pills. Although it seems a bit wasteful, when it comes to analyzing specific tactics, lacking analytical ability, it is easy to talk on paper.
If our talent is not good, we can still take drugs!
Ji Ya doesn't have any psychological barriers to taking drugs to improve himself.
If Simeone knew that the tactics he had been pondering for a long time were analyzed by Ji Ya just because he had adopted them in recent games, he would definitely regret it.
"If we press like this, then there's something wrong." Benelli also knew his stuff, and said with some surprise after thinking about it.
"Yes, there is a problem, so we have to be prepared... Once they start pressing in the frontcourt, they will immediately speed up the passing rhythm and consume their physical energy. Such pressing physical fitness will not last long, I guess.
It means that we can maintain it well within ninety minutes. After ninety minutes, our physical fitness will begin to collapse. So this game will be a competition of patience. As long as we don't fall behind within ninety minutes, we will win in the end.
It must be us!”
Noriya's words made the players wave their fists. Although they didn't quite understand what tactics Atletico Madrid would use, but the leader was so confident, it meant that he must be absolutely sure!
Then it's enough for us to just follow the boss's arrangements and compete, right?
With such emotions, Southampton's players began to prepare for this game with even higher spirits.
Their physical condition is very good. They basically played as substitutes in the previous two league games. Now their fighting spirit has reached a limit.
