"Sunderland's wing attack is very unique. Of their two wingers, Andy Reid is mainly responsible for wing attacks. He can create opportunities very well on the left through his speed and skills.
, we have to pay attention to this. As for Malblanque on the right, he is more of a technical player who combines the wing and the center, so on our left side, we can continue to maintain the rhythm of the attack and let Mills continue to start.
On the right, neither Otsmobo nor Murthy was suitable, so I decided... to let James play." Noriya told his assistant coaches.
"He is a defensive midfielder." Benali couldn't help but remind his boss.
"Of course I know, but his running is very good, and his marking and positioning skills are good. He just lacks experience, so his overall view and judgment ability as a defensive midfielder are still a little bit worse. This needs to be accumulated in games. However, we did not
We can't give him such a chance to play, so he is quite suitable to play as a defensive full-back." Noriya said.
Benelli thought for a while, then nodded. Indeed, if his task is only to defend and there is a specific target to mark, then James is really suitable.
It just so happens that Sunderland's best wing attacker is Reid. This Irish player is fast and has excellent foot skills. He is a typical British wing player. Although his technical characteristics are relatively simple, so in Tottenham and Charlton
They are not the absolute main players. Only after transferring to Sunderland did they ensure their main position.
It is easy to deal with this kind of powerful but single-skilled player using targeted defensive tactics.
"As for the offense, we don't have to worry too much. We just try every means to tear apart the opponent's defense... Sunderland's defense is not very good. Their good performance at the beginning of this season mainly relies on their offense.
It’s not defense.”
Having said this, Ji Ya shook his fist: "Our offensive line is definitely top-notch in the Premier League. I have never doubted this!"
Benali nodded heavily. He didn't have much confidence at first, but after this period of training, he really has some confidence.
Whether it is Lallana's comprehensiveness, Lambert's scoring, Giroud's center skills or Mkhitaryan's breakthrough ability, they are indeed quite outstanding. Now they may not have reached the Premier League level, but they are not far behind.
How many.
Especially looking at their age!
Lallana is 21 years old, Giroud is 23 years old, Mkhitaryan is only 20 years old, and Lambert, the oldest, is only 27 years old.
They still have room and room for improvement.
"We may have some difficulty defending in the middle," Pandelli reminded.
Benally agreed with this statement. After all, although Southampton's two central defenders are tall and stable, and they match up well, neither of them is very fast. On the contrary, the tall Lovren is better.
The veteran Perry basically relies on experience and positioning to play football. Facing a forward with such speed and impact as Darren Bent, it will be really difficult for him to defend.
"Just defend normally. Is it possible to play against a Premier League team like Sunderland and expect us to control the opponent in all aspects? They may play defensive counterattacks, or they may attack normally. No matter what tactics they use, they will
They have the ability to break through our door, so what we have to do is to defeat them through offense." Ji Ya looked at the three assistant coaches and replied calmly.
The assistant coaches suddenly realized.
Yes, that is the Premier League team Sunderland. Although we are confident that we will not compare the differences, but if we do not compare the differences and can completely suppress the opponent, then there are two different meanings!
The only teams in the entire Premier League that can completely suppress the teams in the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League are probably the top five or six strong teams...
Strange, why do we think Southampton can suppress Sunderland? It's really strange.
"What about midfield?" Benelli asked.
"Let Lallana start first and Mkhitaryan start as a substitute." Ji Ya said after thinking for a while.
He made this choice not only because he wanted to keep a mobile team, but also because Ji Ya found that when both of them played, the midfielder still lacked some balance. It was easier to deal with the weak teams in the English League, but it was easier to play in the Premier League.
The team will be easily caught by the opponent.
Thinking like this, Noriya also began to notice that he was different from the previous one. If the previous Noriya won a game, he would definitely use an effective lineup in the next game without noticing the hidden dangers behind the victory.
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Thinking of this, Ji Ya couldn't help but laugh. This tactical point is really quite famous.
On September 23, when Sunderland and Southampton both arrived at St. Mary's Stadium, the entire stadium was packed for the first time in two seasons when Southampton was relegated!
St. Mary's Stadium, which can accommodate 32,384 people, all seats are full, and there is not a single empty seat!
"Oh my god, I have only seen this kind of scene in the Premier League! It seems that the big victory in the last round gave Southampton fans hope again! In the third round of the League Cup against Sunderland, this game
The game is attractive enough! Can Southampton continue their magical performance of eliminating Premier League teams? Sunderland seems not to want to repeat the same mistake. Bruce sent out all his main players, Ferdinand, Cana, Reid, Malbranque,
Bente and other main players all played! Southampton played the 442 they are used to. Mkhitaryan, who performed well in the last league game, did not play!"
As the commentator shouted, the fans in the stands cheered thunderously. Although Mkhitaryan's absence made them feel a little bad, Southampton's main players were basically on the field, which showed that Ji Ya did not want to let this go easily.
A match victory!
That's enough.
"Their lineup hasn't changed much. It seems that they were just in better shape in the last round of the league." Bruce thought a little bit, but also, it's almost ten games into the season, what changes can Southampton have?
Being able to think this way proves that although Bruce has been coaching for more than ten years, he has not received any honors, which is normal...
Whether a coach is excellent or not is often reflected in these details.
Noriya prepared more for this game than he did.
If it were Noriya before, he might not know how to prepare for a game, but now Noriya... compared to Bruce, what he lacks is just experience.
However, experience can be improved through continuous coaching, but some things cannot be improved by time alone!
