Ji Ya is actually very optimistic about the new central defender combination. After all, compared with the previous combination of Lovren and Gafont, Otamendiga Font's combination is a little inferior in height and confrontation. However, in
In terms of flexibility and filling ability, it is better.
Southampton's tactics are mainly offensive, so it is always a good thing to strengthen the defense flexibly.
Manchester United's next attack was quite simple. Carrick passed the ball directly from the midfielder. When he passed the ball, Van Persie started to move. Otamendi followed him closely, but he was still thrown away.
After a certain distance, facing the falling ball, Van Persie volleyed directly!
The ball went slightly over the crossbar, but it also caused a burst of exclamations from the Southampton fans.
"This guy is in great shape. Be careful in this game." Ji Ya thought silently in his heart.
Van Persie is indeed in good form. He scored 30 league goals for Arsenal last season, but such an outstanding performance only ranked Arsenal fifth. This also made Van Persie a little intolerable. After all, he came to the Premier League so hard.
He has not won a decent championship for many years, and he is almost thirty years old. If he does not win a decent honor, his career will be full of regrets.
So he chose to join Manchester United this summer, just like Batistuta who left for the championship transfer. Such players are always full of fighting spirit.
Leading Manchester United to two consecutive victories at the beginning, even with Rooney missing due to injury, this made Van Persie even more full of fighting spirit.
But then, it was Southampton who had the upper hand.
They can also have the upper hand against Manchester City, and they can also have the upper hand against Manchester United on the field - from this perspective, Southampton's current strength has indeed reached the point where it can win the championship.
They are a strong team, not a dark horse.
Nolito broke through from the wing and passed the ball to the edge of the penalty area. Mkhitaryan followed up and took a long shot. This long shot was very high-quality. Lindegaard struggled to save the ball.
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Just a minute later, Southampton's offense came back again. William cooperated with Klein on the wing, and then passed the ball to the center. This time it was Schneiderlin's turn to follow up. The Frenchman also started directly.
A long shot from the foot, the ball slightly missed the near post.
Schneiderlin ran back with some regret, while Noriya nodded - serving as a substitute in the Premier League this year obviously made Schneiderlin improve a lot, at least his ability to move forward began to improve a bit.
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In Noriya's view, it has become a trend for midfielders to become more and more comprehensive. Even defensive players must have good forward penetration capabilities, and offensive players must also have the ability to retreat and defend. Otherwise, simply
Offensive players and pure defensive players should be gradually eliminated in the coming time.
Southampton opened the situation from the wing twice in a row, and then passed it to the center to allow the players to advance forward and complete the shot. This immediately aroused the vigilance of Manchester United's defense. Their defensive pressure was already high, and Southampton continued to create opportunities from both wings.
If so, it will be a matter of time before the goal is conceded.
"Strengthen the protection at the front of the penalty area!" Lindegaard shouted forward, and Carrick nodded. In this game, he and Cleverley partnered as a midfielder, and it is their responsibility to protect the defense.
Southampton's offense quickly made a comeback.
They continued to attack from the right. After all, the combination of William and Klein was still very good. Compared with the temporary partner on the left, they were more familiar with attacking from the right.
William took the ball and cut inside, and then passed it to Mkhitaryan. When Manchester United's midfielder focused on Mkhitaryan, Mkhitaryan raised his foot and distributed the ball directly to the right!
Klein, who advanced there, passed the ball directly without stopping!
This cross was passed directly into the penalty area, which made Manchester United's defenders somewhat unresponsive. Vidic wanted to move to the back point to defend, but was a step too late. However, Ferdinand, who had the ability to speed up his movement, was blocked by the previous pass.
Mkhitaryan grabbed the ball at the edge of the penalty area and attracted attention. By the time he turned around, it was already too late...
Klein's cross fell directly to the back point. Benteke took off while running to meet the falling ball, and then beat Rafael, who was filling in, and headed towards the goal!
The poor, short Raphael was pinned down by Benteke and hardly caused any interference to Benteke...
When Lindegaard turned around to pounce, the ball had already flown into the goal!
"The goal is scored! Christian Benteke! This is the Belgian's third goal this season! What a top center! After joining Southampton, he immediately brought a lot of goals!"
The commentator shouted loudly. Benteke's performance was indeed very good. He scored every game. With such a goal rate, Southampton fans discovered that only Lambert had it at the time...
If they had such a player who could steadily bring goals last season, they would have thought about it as the league champion! In the end, weren't they just a few games short of victory?
Amid the crazy shouts of Southampton fans, Ferguson shook his head, but he didn't pay too much attention. Manchester United's defense has indeed dropped a lot now, but he is still training the offense. After Van Persie and Rooney form a tacit understanding, Manchester United
attack, there will be no problem.
Now Manchester United as a whole is beginning to decline, but most of the players are still usable. As this is the final season, Ferguson is still confident to achieve a good result.
Looking at Ferguson's calm expression from a distance, Ji Ya felt a little toothache. This old man was too calm, but he was also qualified to be calm. No one had more experience than him and had seen enough scenes.
There was nothing that could really make him feel anxious.
Last season, if Manchester City had not been lucky and withstood the critical moment, Ferguson would have been able to rely on his calmness to lead Manchester United, who was actually inferior to his opponents, to complete an epic reversal and win the league championship that season!
It has to be said that a coach of this level already has his own aura. He doesn't need to do anything more. As long as he sits there calmly, the Manchester United players will be more courageous.
He himself is a blessing buff.
Manchester United quickly launched an attack.
Shinji Kagawa soon had a beautiful long shot that forced Navas to make a save. Southampton began to increase their running and press in the midfield, while Manchester United began to attack from both wings.
Valencia and Welbeck can take the ball on both wings, break through, and pass...
Van Persie, on the other hand, moves erratically, making it quite difficult for Otamendi to mark him.
In the 23rd minute of the game, it was Van Persie who made an erratic move and got rid of Otamendi, and then Valencia made a beautiful cross from the wing and fell to the back point. Van Persie stopped the ball with his chest, and then for the third time
