"Did you give a gift to the boss?" Francis asked Du Yue in disbelief.
Du Yue, who was happily holding the recruitment letter, immediately rolled his eyes. Although he respected Francis as the first coach, he still felt that this question was a bit silly: "How can I have the money to give gifts to the boss? I spent my living expenses yesterday.
After spending all the money, I’d better ask the coach to help you make a living.”
"That's true, but why did the boss fall in love with you?" Francis sighed.
"It's not because of my amazing talent that I was spotted by the boss. Just wait, in a few years, when I become a blockbuster in European football, everyone will sigh, why is Francis such an unknown young man?
How can a coach be able to train a great player like Jepler Du? He is so lucky..."
Seeing that Francis had raised a lever for training, Du Yue exclaimed and immediately ran away with his head in his arms.
"Boy, you will always come back to me!" Francis shouted at Du Yue's back.
"Let's talk about it when we get back."
Du Yue murmured in his heart, he had already started to figure himself out in Southampton's first team, was supported by Ji Ya like a treasure, and then became Southampton's absolute main force and legendary star...
After all, in his opinion, the two central defenders Otamendi and Chambers are similar to him. They are just a little taller, but in terms of judgment and foot movement, he still has advantages!
Although Otamendi seems to have resumed training, and Chambers has performed very well in the past half of the season, veterans like Kovac can only get opportunities to play in cup matches, but young people are always
I will be more confident in myself.
"Very good, you will train with the team first, and I will give you a chance to play in the next League Cup match." Ji Ya said to Du Yue who came to report.
Du Yue was speechless.
Although he passed YY, Du Yue was still very surprised when he got to play in the first team games.
What he doesn't know is that this is just because Southampton is currently short of central defenders, and Chambers has indeed played too many games recently, so Ji Ya wants him to take a rest. No matter how good Du Yue is, he can't play in the center back.
At this age, he has established himself in the first team, and it won't take long for Otamendi to return. Ji Ya just wants to see if this Chinese player with special characteristics has anything truly outstanding.
Ji Ya would also be happy to train a Chinese person if he could train him properly.
Although the next step is the semi-finals of the League Cup, after all, the opponent is only Swansea, and the strength of this team is not very strong. It is still enough to test.
As a result, Du Yue, who was chasing ducks up and down, soon saw the cruelty of the adult world.
Goalkeeper Navas, defender Jenkinson, Du Yue, Kovac, Luke Shaw, midfielder Casemiro, Schneiderlin, Drinkwater, forward Nolito, Austin, Klose.
This is a pure substitute lineup, but overall it is still very good. Although Austin is a substitute, he can always score goals. Klose is slowly recovering now. A veteran like him still has a good grasp of his own form.
Strong, plus the two and a half main players in the midfield and the extremely talented Casemiro, Luke Shaw's ability in the defense is also quite outstanding. Such a combination will be difficult to beat Swansea, which is ranked in the middle.
It's really not that high.
Swansea performed well in the league this season, ranking tenth, which is already very good for a newly promoted team. They also performed very well in the League Cup. They eliminated Liverpool in the fourth round, plus eliminated Middlesbrough in the previous round.
Fort, it can be regarded as a combination of strength and luck that we have reached this point today.
So their strength is still good, especially the Dutch midfielder De Guzman who joined from Villarreal this summer and the Spanish midfielder Hernandez who joined from Valencia can be regarded as technical poverty alleviation.
Their midfield has infused good technical elements.
However, Southampton's midfielder is not worried about this.
Schneiderlin and Drinkwater's foot skills are actually good, as is Casemiro's, and his running skills are also good. Under their pressing and confrontation, Swansea's offense was severely affected.
Great impact.
Nolito's breakthrough on the wing made Swansea's defense very uncomfortable, coupled with two centers who are good at catching opportunities...
Klose and Austin soon scored a goal each in the first half, and Southampton took a two-goal lead at home.
Swansea's offense was not able to perform to a good level when the midfield was suppressed. It could only rely more on direct passes to launch the offense. Their center Luke Moore's speed and personal ability were still lacking.
Yes, this kind of attack should also have good results.
However, Du Yue showed an extremely good performance in the face of this rapid attack on the ground.
His judgment is accurate, his feet move quickly, and his kicks are fast, hard and accurate. Luke Moore is also a veteran player in England. Although he has been in the lower leagues for a long time, he has good personal abilities. As a result, he was hit a few times.
He was intercepted and eaten to death.
At the end of the first half, Southampton took a two-goal lead. Du Yue received praise from his seniors in the locker room. He was also very happy. He felt that Premier League-level opponents were nothing more than this!
However, in the second half, the situation changed suddenly.
Swansea's head coach, former Danish national team superstar Michel Laudrup, also known as Big Laudrup, has been replaced by Danny Gray, a powerful center who has rarely played this season.
Luke Moore.
Danny Gray was an important player in Swansea's promotion last season. This strong center was very useful in the British Championship. However, forwards like him have become less and less popular in the Premier League, so he has been reduced to a substitute.
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However, after he appeared in this game, Du Yue began to feel anxious.
There is no other reason than that Danny Gray is a giant who is 1.93 meters tall and weighs over 90 kilograms.
Du Yue's proud footwork and interception of the ball in advance are of no use against such height pressure.
Even if he seizes a favorable position first, he will be easily squeezed away by the opponent with his body. If he wants to take a shot, the opponent will shake his body slightly and he will not be able to touch the ball. Even in terms of intercepting the ball in advance, he will
It is also difficult to do. When the moving distance is not very long, sometimes one step by the opponent is enough to control the ball.
So Du Yue started to suffer defeats one after another, and Swansea also seized this opportunity to regain a point.
Ji Ya shook his head, and then began to direct Kovac to mark the opponent. Kovac is also a tall central defender and does not suffer at all in this regard.
"It seems that his body is still suffering too much." Benali sighed.
