After winning this game, Southampton continued to rank fourth with 19 points. However, Chelsea encountered Waterloo in this round. They were beaten 3-2 by Manchester United at home and lost the first league game of the season.
, although they still rank first in the league, they only have 22 points. Manchester City and Manchester United both have 21 points, and Southampton has 19 points, with only a three-point gap left.
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Of course, the highest-ranked Everton behind them only has 16 points, and Southampton's position is relatively stable.
"Although Chelsea had defeated Arsenal and Tottenham before, they only won one goal in each game, which was just a millisecond. Their overall problem is huge. This loss is just the beginning."
Noriya told Benali that Benelli was also a little curious. Noriya never felt that Chelsea would be a threat this season. Instead, he valued the Manchester duo more. But now it seems that his view is not unreasonable.
"Although they did a good job grabbing points before, it won't last long, and their performance may not be stable next," said Noriya.
Then he didn't care about it anymore - the next midweek was the League Cup match. For this away game against Leeds United, Jiye planned to send out all substitutes. This was something that had been determined for a long time.
So at Elland Road, the old captain Davis, Jenkinson, Kovac, Luke Shaw, Walton, Austin and other substitutes all played.
Although they are said to be substitutes, they still have many outstanding teams. Austin scored twice in the game and Schneiderlin completed the winning goal. Southampton defeated Leeds United 3-2 in the away game and entered the fifth place in the League Cup.
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Although Walton hasn't played in a game for a long time, he is still in good condition, running actively in the game and fighting well. As a veteran who is already 35 years old, Noriya can't ask for more from him.
"It's good to have such a last-place substitute who doesn't ask to play." Ji Ya was thankful in his heart.
Southampton reached the quarterfinals of the League Cup, but in the next round of the league, they suffered a setback.
West Bromwich Albion are doing well this season. They have fourteen points so far. In the process, the Belgian forward Lukaku, who is on loan from Chelsea, has performed well. He has scored four goals in nine games, which is indeed impressive.
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In this game, Noriya made arrangements based on Lukaku's habit of taking the ball from the wing and forcing breakthroughs. Under his arrangement, Lukaku was suppressed quite miserably, and there was nothing outstanding in the whole game.
However, perhaps because the attention was on Lukaku, West Bromwich Albion's other forward Odenwenjie seized the opportunity to score two goals in a row. If it weren't for Southampton's offense, there wouldn't be much
Impact, if Mkhitaryan and James Rodriguez each score a goal in the game, Southampton will lose the game away from home...
The most important thing is that in Lukaku's unreasonable breakthrough, Southampton also lost two generals. Matuidi fell and was injured during the fight with Lukaku, and Blind also blocked Lukaku.
Library broke through at high speed and strained his ankle. Although Southampton equalized the score, they lost two of their absolute main players!
Although their injuries were not too serious, they were unable to play in the next home game against Ajax.
This is undoubtedly a huge blow.
Southampton's schedule this season is very tight and they are all against strong teams. Injuries are also a factor.
However, this is also because they are not used to this kind of high-level two-front combat. The opponent is too strong and they have to fight to the end in every game. If they do not adjust well, they will easily get injured when they are tired.
This is actually experience. If you play more, you will naturally protect yourself and your injuries will be reduced a lot.
After all, Southampton has done a good job in this regard. After Ji Ya took office, he hired many regular sports therapy doctors from Southampton's medical school. Compared with other clubs, it will not be much better, but it will not be much better.
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Ji Ya could only express helplessness about this.
Southampton fans were also very worried, but it was useless for them to worry. In the midweek game, Southampton still failed to win this important game.
Ajax continues to use defensive counterattack tactics, and the absence of two strong defensive players in the midfield and backfield makes Southampton afraid to attack too boldly - they could attack unscrupulously before, because they believed in the backcourt.
The players can complete the defense very well, especially Blind. Although he seems to be inconspicuous on the court, he is a very defensive full-back. He wipes his butt from behind, so that other midfielders can attack unscrupulously.
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But now, their offense can no longer appear unscrupulous.
However, Ajax failed to do so - according to De Boer's tactics, they hoped that Southampton would attack and then take the opportunity to counterattack. Ajax's frontcourt attackers are very suitable for counterattacks.
The final score of this game was zero to zero - a standard lose-lose situation.
In another game, Dortmund also tied with Real Madrid in the away game. As a result, Dortmund has eight points, Real Madrid has seven points, Southampton has only three points, and Ajax has only two points.
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Although Southampton has not yet been eliminated, as long as Real Madrid and Dortmund can win against Ajax, Southampton will never have any chance.
"It's a pity that we failed to win these two games, but although the possibility is very small, we will still persist to the end. This is Southampton's first time playing in the Champions League. We do lack experience, not only me, but also
My players are also inexperienced. The responsibility lies with me. I failed to distribute the players' status well, so that we failed to show our best in these two important games.
In the next two games, even if we are fighting for honor, we must fight to the end."
Noriya took all the responsibility on himself at the post-match press conference. Of course, Southampton still has a chance after all, as long as they can defeat Dortmund and Real Madrid in the next two games, and then Dortmund and Real Madrid
If at least one Real Madrid fails to take all three points from Ajax, then they have a chance to advance...
Of course, this is something that is basically impossible to happen.
"I think Southampton can prepare for the Europa League in advance. Anyway, they have won the Europa League for two consecutive years. Don't they want to do it for three consecutive years? Three consecutive Europa League championships is unprecedented.
