"Whenever we face Real Madrid, it is always difficult... Of course, we will try to get a better result at the Bernabeu."
After leading the team to Madrid, Noriya was quickly surrounded by local reporters in Madrid. However, Noriya kept a low profile and did not say anything, "We defeated Atletico Madrid last season, and we will also defeat Real Madrid this season, thereby conquering
"The whole of Madrid" and so on, but expressed in a rather low-key manner that he hopes to get a good result at the Bernabeu...
Mourinho didn't pay too much attention to this. Although he knew that Southampton defeated Barcelona last year, everyone was not familiar with Southampton at that time. Now Southampton has improved a lot, but the strong teams in Europe have already touched
Familiar with Southampton's situation.
They have a group of outstanding players, perfect tactics, and excellent form and desire to compete. Most of them only have top honors such as the Europa League title they won at Southampton, and lack a league title.
, playing in the Champions League for the first time...
They have the desire, but they also lack the experience.
In such a deadly group, the first game must start well.
This is also the reason why Ji Ya rotated a large number of main players in the last round.
“Real Madrid’s usual lineup is four, three, and three, but their midfielder’s running ability and confrontation ability are very good, almost comparable to our midfielder last season... But in terms of technical aspects, our midfielder has
Some advantages, so we can control the ball more and counter their offense through running and passing... Nathaniel, Marcelo's assist ability is very strong, if you can suppress him in the offense, then we are in
There will be certain advantages on the wings."
Klein nodded excitedly. For the 21-year-old, showing himself on a stage like the Bernabeu is simply a dream.
This is the attraction of a wealthy club. Even if you don't want to go to a wealthy club, you still hope to perform better against a wealthy club.
Such thoughts are normal.
"Both Ronaldo and Higuain have excellent scoring abilities, but I am more worried about Benzema. This guy's ball-making and collaboration skills are stronger. If Higuain is on the court, he must strengthen the defense in the penalty area and be careful with him.
If Benzema is on the court, Jose will deal with him inside the penalty area, and Blaydes will leave it to you outside the penalty area."
Wundt and Matuidi nodded simultaneously.
"As for their right wing... Di Maria has excellent foot skills and can break through and shoot, but he is not very fast. Daly, just hang on to him. As for their right back, Arbeloa should be his, he is more versatile.
, just deal with it normally."
Noriya arranged this game in quite detail, but the players didn't have any objections to it. After all, everyone attached great importance to this game.
This was the first time in Southampton's history that they played in a Champions League match, and they faced Real Madrid, the team that has won the most Champions Leagues in history.
Although Real Madrid has not been as strong as Barcelona in the Champions League in recent years, last season they suppressed Barcelona with 100 points and 124 league goals and won the league championship. This also made Mourinho
Rinho became the first head coach in history to win the Premier League, La Liga and Serie A championships. Both Real Madrid and Mourinho himself seemed to have reached a peak.
At this time, Real Madrid seemed extremely powerful. In the summer, they introduced Modric and loaned Essien from Chelsea to continue to strengthen the midfield. Mourinho actually always attaches great importance to the midfield, but Modric is
Mourinho's men are not reused. He prefers to use a midfielder combination like Alonso and Khedira.
Of course, compared with the current Modric, Alonso is more mature and comprehensive.
On the day the game started, there were no surprising adjustments between Southampton's starting lineup and Real Madrid's starting lineup.
Playing at home, Real Madrid fielded a 4-3-3 formation, with goalkeeper Casillas, defenders Arbeloa, Varane, Pepe and Marcelo. Ramos was injured and unable to play, and teenager Varane started.
The combination of Alonso, Khedira and Essien in the midfield can be called an ironclad wall. If Essien wasn't a bit old and his overdraft in the past few years has made him less physically fit, such a midfielder could simply make people
despair.
The forwards are Di Maria on the right, Ronaldo on the left, and Higuain as the center.
Southampton also has a four-three-three lineup, with goalkeeper Navas, defenders Klein, Otamendi, Font and Blind, midfielders Matuidi, Vidal and Mkhitaryan, and forward Ronaldo.
,William Benteke.
When shaking hands with Mourinho, Noriya did not exchange any greetings. Although he won two Europa Leagues and two Super Cups in a row, he had two Champions Leagues and three major leagues with Mourinho, adding up to five leagues.
Compared to the results of the championship, they are still nothing.
From the beginning of the game, the two sides started a fierce competition in the midfield.
The midfielders of both sides are actually very good at running. Needless to say, Real Madrid's Matuidi and Vidal of Southampton are both strong midfielders, and Mkhitaryan has also improved very well in the past few years of training.
In terms of his own running ability and confrontation ability, under such circumstances, Southampton's running ability is not bad, and Real Madrid's technical content is also not weak. In fact, the two sides are evenly matched.
This alone is enough to surprise many people - in the midfield competition, it is surprising enough that Southampton can not fall behind when facing Real Madrid!
However, on the wing, Klein was suppressed by Marcelo - although Marcelo has always been a typical example of strong offense and weak defense, compared with Klein, he has more experience.
Under mutual suppression, he relied on his experience and skills to gain an advantage, and Southampton also seemed to be at a disadvantage on both offense and defense.
Benteke, who has been extremely prosperous recently, has encountered a nemesis - Mourinho specially arranged for Pepe to mark him. In terms of physical fitness, Pepe was not at a disadvantage at all, even in terms of speed and strength, he was faintly suppressed.
Benteke.
The thing that he was most proud of was being controlled by Pepe, and Benteke lost his temper a little. What he is most powerful about is his speed and strength, but these two points are also where Pepe is very strong.
The center is the key to the offense. After he is suppressed, both William and Ronaldo are missing the link in the offense. They can only rely on their own breakthroughs to create some opportunities.
Defensively, Southampton is also a bit weak. Xiao Yanqiang is a pure shooter with erratic movements. Coupled with Ronaldo, who is nominally a left winger but keeps cutting into the penalty area to grab points, Southampton's defense looks very...
of strenuousness.
Ji Ya frowned, it was not a good thing to be suppressed almost completely by the other party.
