Chapter 27 I finally have the appearance of a professional coach
However, this draw did not affect Southampton's results. In the next week, Southampton used the same two three-to-ones to defeat ninth-ranked Oldham and third-ranked Oldham.
Milton Keynes!
Whether it's home or away, whether the opponent is ranked ninth or third, Southampton's offensive line is invincible!
The winning streak in the league reached seven games in a row, and the achievement points in Noriya's hands also skyrocketed. Each additional game resulted in five more achievement points, and his achievement points suddenly increased to thirty-nine.
In addition to receiving his first personal coaching honor - League One Coach of the Month, his achievement points now total 44.
However, Noriya is not in a hurry to increase his tactical ability now. He feels that his tactical ability is enough for the time being, and it is better to do it step by step.
After pushing their winning streak to seven in a row, fourteen rounds of the league have passed. Southampton played very average in the first seven rounds, but after these seven consecutive victories, their points have successfully reached 18.
points, which puts them in thirteenth place, five points ahead of the relegation zone, and only four points away from the top six promotion zones.
Southampton fans couldn't help but sigh, if there were no points deduction...
Without point deductions, their score would now be 28 points, which would put them in joint third place, only one point behind Charlton in second place and five points behind Leeds United in first place.
Looking at Southampton's current momentum, it may be hard to say whether they can hit the top two, but it doesn't seem difficult at all to hit the top six and get a place in the play-offs.
Of course, there are still thirty-two rounds of the league, and it is too early to say anything now. The only way is to continue playing one game after another.
Noriya also knew this, so when he defeated third-ranked Milton Keynes at home, he hid the outstanding performance of Mkhitaryan and prepared for the fourth round of the League Cup.
Southampton's opponent is another Premier League team - Aston Villa, which is located in the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League. From this perspective, Southampton's luck in the draw is not bad, but it is not very good. After all, even the League Cup
In the top 16, in addition to Southampton, there were also low-level league teams such as Scunthorpe, Peterborough United, and Barnsley. As a result, in addition to Southampton meeting Northampton in the English Second Division in the first round,
Besides, the next teams they encountered were all Premier League teams, so we can’t say they were lucky.
However, they can always encounter teams in the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League, not strong teams, and even better mid-range teams such as Everton, Newcastle, and West Ham United have not encountered them. Indeed, they are not lucky.
Noriya also expressed satisfaction with the result of the draw. He had not thought about winning the League Cup or anything. After all, it was still a bit difficult to win. He only wanted to train these young players he was optimistic about in the League Cup.
These young players are of good quality, but their lack of experience against strong teams, whether it is Lallana, Giroud or Mkhitaryan, is particularly obvious in this regard.
Therefore, when they encounter relegation teams in the Premier League, such as Birmingham, Sunderland, and Aston Villa, mid- and lower-tier teams, they have a good training opportunity. Basically, they encounter some veteran players in the Premier League.
These people are experienced and skilled, but they are not really top players, so they will not lose confidence when they encounter too strong opponents.
And there are often some players among the opponents who Kiya thinks are good. For example, in the last round against Sunderland, the opponent's young midfielder Henderson, although only 20 years old, has already played the main role in Sunderland.
The players should pay close attention. After Southampton is promoted, there is still hope that they can win.
Of course, it is useless to think about it now. He has been playing in the Premier League at the age of 20. Who can still care about the English League One team?
Only players from minor leagues like Mkhitaryan Lovren would join Southampton as an international player. If there was a Premier League relegation team competing with Southampton at that time, Southampton would not be able to win.
If a young local like Henderson plays in the Premier League early, it will be difficult for Southampton to recruit him. When Southampton becomes a Premier League team in two years, Henderson will be 22 years old. By then, he will either be Henderson.
Dessen has grown to the point where Southampton cannot afford him, or he is mediocre and Ji Ya can no longer look down on him.
Ji Ya is very open-minded about this. It is impossible for any club to introduce all good players. Besides, he has a store in hand, at least he will not have any problems buying people.
It’s great value, at least it’s good value for money, which is actually a very big advantage.
For any club, the biggest headache may be to buy players who are not suitable for their team, and such unsuitability almost always happens. In a summer's operation, there are often good ones, bad ones, and completely useless ones.
Appropriate... In this process, the club's resources are greatly wasted.
And this waste is inevitable.
With Ji Ya, it can be avoided, so what else is there to say? This is an extremely huge advantage!
However, Aston Villa's performance this season does not seem to be a mid-to-lower team.
After ten rounds of the Premier League, Aston Villa is ranked seventh and has won five games, second only to the Manchester City duo, the London trio and Liverpool. It looks like a strong mid-table team.
"It's just a good start, Sunderland are still ranked eighth," Benelli said.
Everyone else laughed. Yes, Sandro, who was defeated by them before, was one point less than Aston Villa and ranked eighth. Both relegation teams performed well this season. Only Birmingham performed as usual.
Ranked fifteenth, relegation began at the beginning of the season.
"Yes, to defeat a strong opponent, you need good tactical arrangements and an understanding of the opponent... Villa's current ranking is not only due to luck, but their victory is also very valuable. They have defeated Chelsea and Liverpool successively.
They tied with Manchester City...but correspondingly, they also lost to Wigan Athletic, Blackburn and West Ham United, and drew with Wolves. Maybe their performance was unstable, maybe there were other reasons, and these reasons are all
Learn about the specific details of their games.”
Ji Ya started to talk, and the assistant coaches looked at Ji Ya with emotion. When he became a coach, Ji Ya, apart from having an excellent training plan, was a complete rookie in other aspects. He had nothing.
Yes, but now...he finally looks like a professional coach.
