After Kovac went to guard Gray, Gray became less active.
After all, he is a center forward at the level of the British Championship. Kovac has always been in the Premier League. He does not suffer from height, strength and flexibility. It is naturally easier to mark Gray.
In the remaining time, both sides had their own offense and defense. After getting a corner kick, Du Yue boldly stepped forward to assist, then received Nolito's cross and rushed to the goal. The ball quickly flew in from the front corner.
Got the goal!
"The grabbing point is very accurate." Ji Ya said with some surprise.
"He is already very good at judging the placement, otherwise he wouldn't be able to play as a central defender at his height," Benelli said.
"That's true." Ji Ya nodded. Short central defenders usually have extraordinary talents in judging the landing point, jumping ability and prediction ability, otherwise they would have been eliminated long ago.
Du Yue celebrated excitedly. He scored a goal in his first appearance on behalf of Southampton. Does this mean that his future development will be extremely outstanding...
The reporters were also very happy because Du Yue's appearance this time allowed him to break the record of 16 years and 105 days set by Chamberlain at the time under Noriya.
And it is almost a record that will never be broken. Sixteen years and nine days.
This is certainly a record worth writing home about.
However, Noriya tried his best to downplay this record in the post-match press conference.
"This kind of record is actually meaningless. The development of a player does not depend on how young he is when he first plays, but on his overall performance in the future. Du performed well today, but he still has a long way to go. Next, Ou
Tammendi is also coming back, our lineup is complete, Du will still return to the youth team, that is where he is most suitable now."
Ji Ya's words at the press conference sounded a warning to Du Yue - the youth team playing first does not mean anything, it still depends on the future.
In fact, Ji Ya was a little disappointed with Du Yue's performance in this game.
It's not that he performed poorly - in fact, Du Yue's attitude and performance were impeccable, he was always running, and his abundant physical fitness and fierce fighting spirit were fully reflected - this is why he has never been tall.
, but the reason why he is always favored by Francis.
No coach would dislike such a serious and brave player.
But his shortcomings at the center back position are indeed obvious.
But Noriya plans to take a look first. Anyway, he can train with the first team to see if he can gain some experience.
Du Yue didn't realize anything about this, not because he was stupid, but because he was still young after all. He felt that he performed well in the first game and then stayed in the first team to participate in training, so he should still have a good chance.
After returning to the league, Southampton continued to make rapid progress under the command of Noriya. In the away game against Aston Villa, Southampton played an almost perfect game. They did not concede anything during the entire game.
What chance Aston Villa got, and in the frontcourt, through Mkhitaryan's lightning strike, they defeated Aston Villa 1-0 away from home and won their fifth consecutive victory.
However, Manchester United defeated Liverpool 2-1 at home and continued to lead Southampton by six points.
"Ferguson is so stable...but I can't be anxious." Ji Ya sighed in his heart.
You must know that although Manchester United has lost three league games so far, they have won 18 games and only had one draw. This means that they are quite efficient in grabbing points. In terms of overall strength, they are better than other giants.
In the absence of a particularly big advantage, Ferguson's experience played a huge role.
However, Noriya really cannot be anxious. Facing an opponent like Ferguson, it is the most pointless to be anxious.
After a week's rest, Southampton continued to perform well in the league. When they faced Everton at home, who had defeated them in the first cycle, they stabilized their midfield and continued to attack, allowing Everton's
The players were completely unable to fully demonstrate their abilities.
Everton's performance this season is quite good. Moyes has always been very strong at Everton. The overall team of Everton is also very good, with Baines, Heitinga, Osman, Jelavic,
Otherwise, Fellaini and other outstanding players would not be ranked seventh now, and the gap between the top four is negligible.
However, under the control of Southampton's strong midfield, they were not able to create any opportunities. Instead, Southampton continued to create opportunities. Benteke and Vidal scored a goal each in the first and second half. Southampton
Successfully achieved six consecutive victories!
This is already Southampton's longest winning streak since entering the Premier League.
Good news finally came from another game. Manchester United was held to a 1-1 draw by Tottenham in the away game. Robin van Persie's goal allowed Manchester United to maintain the lead until stoppage time. However, Dempsey's goal in stoppage time
The goal cost Manchester United two valuable points!
As a result, Southampton is only four points behind Manchester United with 52 points, and Manchester City has also caught up. They now have 51 points, only five points behind Manchester United!
In the next round, Southampton will fight Manchester United!
This is obviously an opportunity for Manchester City as well.
Of course, the next period of time will be filled with League Cup and FA Cup matches - the league will not be ushered in until the 30th.
In the next midweek game, Ji Ya once again sent out most of his substitutes, but Southampton tenaciously ensured a draw in the away game. Du Yue started again in this game, focusing on defense in Southampton.
Under the circumstances, he also performed very well in fighting and intercepting. Several times the opponent's offense was destroyed by him.
In the end, Southampton eliminated Swansea with a total score of 3-1 over two rounds and entered the League Cup final with their heads high.
The opponent in the League Cup final was the English second division team Bradford, who miraculously eliminated three Premier League teams: Wigan Athletic, Arsenal and Aston Villa!
Compared with the miracle created by Southampton three years ago when the English League One team eliminated five Premier League teams in a row and won the League Cup, Bradford's results are not inferior!
"We can only have such a cool team."
Ji Ya muttered in his heart.
However, the finals will be held on the 24th of next month, so there is still a long time.
Now he has another problem to solve.
That's Du Yue's problem.
He played the whole game in the last game, but Otamendi has come back. He came on as a substitute for 30 minutes in the last game and performed well. In this way, Southampton, who has a complete defense, will not
There is room for Du Yue to appear.
So he wanted to tell Du Yue what he should do next, which would be best for him.
