The first round draw with Manchester City did not disappoint Southampton fans, but made them look forward to the next game even more. Otamendi performed well in the game, and Benteke even scored a goal.
and an assist, and the performance of the new players made Southampton fans look forward to the next game even more.
In the first round of the league, Southampton and Manchester City tied, Manchester United defeated Everton in the away game with difficulty, Chelsea easily defeated Wigan Athletic, Tottenham was worse, losing to Newcastle United in the away game, and Arsenal suffered a defeat
Draw, of course they are not as miserable as Liverpool. They still spent a lot of money in the transfer market this summer, such as 16 million to bring in midfielder Joe Allen, 12 million to bring in Italian striker Bo from Roma.
Rini, coupled with their investment in Lovren, their net investment this season still exceeded 40 million pounds. However, they were beaten 3-0 by West Bromwich Albion in the first round!
The new head coach Rogers got off to a bad start. If he hadn't been new, the fans and management would still have a lot of patience. Otherwise, this defeat alone would be enough to dismiss him.
Three days later, Southampton ushered in the second round. Their opponent was Wigan Athletic. Of course, Southampton, who was at home, would not be defeated by this opponent. The draw in the first round made them confident but unwilling to do so.
In the end, Southampton at home defeated its opponent 3-0. Vidal opened the scoring for the team, Benteke scored two consecutive goals, and coupled with Willian's penalty kick, Southampton won a deserved victory.
And in the third round that will soon come... their opponent is Manchester United.
The game against Manchester United was actually played in advance, and the game between Chelsea and Reading was also played before. After all, they and Chelsea are about to meet in the European Super Cup on September 1st...
Manchester United had won two consecutive games in the previous games. Robin van Persie scored his first goal after joining Manchester United in the second round. However, before the start of this round of games, Manchester United was still in a state of many injuries.
Rooney continues to be absent, and Ashley Young is also unable to play. Fortunately, Ferdinand recovered from injury in time.
"Hey, Ferguson actually replaced De Gea with substitute goalkeeper Lindegaard?" Noriya asked in surprise.
"After all, he is a direct descendant introduced by Ferguson before. He will definitely play a role in the beginning and compete for positions." Benali said with a smile.
"Then let's help De Gea and let him stabilize his main position." Ji Ya laughed.
Noriya still attaches great importance to De Gea. De Gea performed very well last season. Although Manchester United conceded a lot of goals, as a newly joined goalkeeper, De Gea's performance was already outstanding.
Of course, because his predecessor was a great goalkeeper, De Gea's performance seemed to have some ups and downs, which is actually normal...
In this game, Ferguson replaced him with a substitute goalkeeper, which made Ji Ya think it was a good opportunity.
Lindegaard joined De Gea one season earlier than De Gea. If he was really good, Ferguson wouldn't buy De Gea at a high price!
In this game, Ji Ya also rotated the lineup. Among them, Vidal and J. Ronaldo were rotated by him. After all, there was the European Super Cup game next. Luke Shaw was also sent at left back and midfielder Schnee.
Delin started, while Nolito also served as the left winger.
Manchester United's full-backs have always been a weakness, which is why Kiya uses this lineup.
"Hold on to Robin van Persie, he's in good form recently," Noriya said to Otamendi before the match.
Otamendi nodded. It is indeed a good thing for the newly joined Argentine central defender to have such an important task in such an important game.
This at least proves that the club really values him.
St. Mary's Stadium continued to cheer because from the beginning of the game, Southampton began to attack aggressively - this alone was enough to make the Southampton fans cheer.
After all, they hope that the team can achieve higher achievements, and in the Premier League, any team that wants to achieve higher achievements must first pass Manchester United.
This is the effect brought about by Manchester United's top performance status after the establishment of the Premier League.
There are many teams challenging them, but so far, the only one being challenged is Manchester United.
Arsenal rises to compete with Manchester United.
The rise of Chelsea also means competing with Manchester United.
Manchester City rose last season and still had to compete with Manchester United.
If you don't attack Manchester United's position, you will never become a champion.
What Southampton fans long for is this moment.
Ji Ya actually longs for this moment to come, especially as Sir Alex Ferguson is getting older and older. Who knows how long he can coach...
"After this season, I should be retiring." Ferguson said when shaking hands with Noriya.
Ji Ya was stunned.
"What's wrong? Is it weird? I'm already this old." Ferguson said.
"Oh, what I think is, I must win the league championship this season... Otherwise, if I win it in the future, others will say that it was without Sir Alex Ferguson that I became famous..." Ji Ya said.
"Hahaha, I was robbed of the championship by Mancini last season, and if it is robbed by you again this season, then I really should retire!" Ferguson laughed.
When the two head coaches returned to their positions, the game had already begun.
Southampton, playing at home, launched the attack first.
Mkhitaryan got the ball in the middle, and then he started to dribble the ball forward, while Schneiderlin ran behind him, ready to receive Mkhitaryan's pass at any time.
When Carrick came to defend, Mkhitaryan raised his foot and handed the ball to Nolito on the right.
The main offensive force at the beginning was Nolito.
This is something that many people don't think of.
However, for Southampton, it is normal to make such a choice, because Manchester United's defense line, the two wings are now their biggest problem.
Rafael's strength is average, otherwise Ferguson would not often use Valencia to play this position. In this game, left winger Ashley Young was unable to play, and his replacement was Welbeck. Although Heibei
His speed and skills are not bad, but he is a purely offensive player. Unlike Professor Young, he also has good defensive ability, so he cannot help Evra much.
The defenses on both sides appear to be slightly weaker.
Although Nolito is a substitute at Southampton, his technical characteristics and speed can play a big role.
He started to break through with the ball on the right, used his skills to open up a gap, and then passed the ball into the penalty area. Benteke wanted to grab the point, but was blocked by Vidic. Ferdinand made a clearance immediately.
"The cooperation between these two guys is really top-notch." Ji Ya muttered.
"That is, at any rate, the top central defender combination that has been maintained for many years." Benelli said.
"Now let's see if our new central defender combination can reach this level." Ji Ya said thoughtfully.
