If Southampton had not won the league title last season, but Manchester United had won it, perhaps the powerful players would not have received too much stimulation this season.
And Southampton, a previously weak team, won the league championship, which stimulated everyone - the competition from four to six was already very fierce, and now it has to become seven, do you want to give up?
Is the person alive?
Therefore, except for Vidal who went to Juventus, the six main players who left Southampton were all poached by other Premier League teams, which seems normal. However, Noriya poached Chelsea and Liverpool on the backhand.
Under such circumstances, the trend of the new season may determine the future pattern of the Premier League.
When the first round of the league came, Noriya came up with his real main lineup.
In the first round, Southampton faced West Bromwich Albion away from home. This team performed well last season, but after losing Lukaku, their true colors will probably be exposed.
Kiya's starting lineup is goalkeeper Navas, two full-backs Klein and Luke Shaw, center backs Fonte and Otamendi partner, midfielder Casemiro in the center, Mkhitaryan on the left, and Deb on the right.
Laone, striker Ronaldo, Klose, Lukaku!
This starting lineup left many people a little confused - is this 442, or 433?
Mkhitaryan and De Bruyne playing on both sides, Ronaldo as an attacking midfielder, and then Miroslav Klose and Lukaku as forwards? This seems okay...
However, soon after the game started, Lukaku's performance surprised many people.
After withstanding an attack by West Bromwich Albion, Southampton launched a counterattack.
Otamendi tipped the ball to Casemiro. When Casemiro took the ball, he was pressed by the opponent's midfielder. However, he smashed the ball lightly and got out of the way of the opponent, but did not carry the ball forward.
, but passed the ball to De Bruyne who was responding in front without any delay.
De Bruyne took the ball and turned around. At this time, Lukaku, who was swimming to the right, had begun to accelerate. De Bruyne raised his foot and sent a direct pass to the ground. The ball flew into the opponent's penalty area like lightning!
And the accelerating Lukaku is also like a black lightning!
West Bromwich Albion's defender wanted to stop his teammate from last season, but was knocked off balance by him while running together. After two accelerations, Lukaku threw away the opponent's defender, and then
He strode into the penalty area and received the pass that had slowed down!
This through kick is simply tailor-made for Lukaku's forward thrust!
After breaking into the penalty area, Lukaku adjusted his direction, faced the attacking goalkeeper, and calmly pushed a shot into the far corner!
West Bromwich Albion's goalkeeper failed to save and the ball flew straight into the dead center of the goal!
After scoring the first goal, the rest of the game seemed to be much easier to play.
Southampton started to get the ball constantly in the midfield, and then lured the opponent to press up. The best way to deal with ball possession tactics is to press. Everyone knows this, so West Bromwich Albion also had to press up and press.
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Then they were beaten by Southampton again.
When Klose's running in the frontcourt attracted enough players, Mkhitaryan passed the ball diagonally to the left. Luke Shaw, who came in at high speed, received the ball and overtook him into the penalty area. The defender was filling in.
He was brought down in a hurry, and the referee awarded a penalty kick. Lukaku took the penalty and scored twice!
Lukaku laughed and hugged Luke Shaw. It feels really good to play in Southampton. There are enough passes behind him. He only needs to run, receive and play what he is best at.
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The penalty kicker was Lukaku. It was not forced by Noriya, but after Willian left, Southampton really needed a penalty kicker, so in the team's training, Noriya also kept asking the players to train.
Penalty kick, the final conclusion is that Lukaku's penalty kick technique and psychological quality are the best.
This penalty also proved this.
After leading by two goals, Southampton played more calmly. After the start of the second half, they launched more attacks through passing in the midfield. West Bromwich Albion did not dare to press forward. Southampton last season
The forward speed is not very fast. As a result, this season, Lukaku and Luke Shaw are forward, providing Southampton with enough speed.
This is very troublesome. For a team with a relatively single style of play, it is better to deal with it. What Southampton lacked last season was actually speed, which often made their offense more complex. But now, they
It can be made complex or very simple.
This kind of team is the most difficult to deal with.
Seeing that West Bromwich Albion were a little scared, Ji Ya didn't think much. He sent Vardy on the field in the second half. Klose's physical condition is still good, but he is old after all, and Ji Ya also wants to
You have to make good use of him. If he misses the World Cup due to injury, then Ji Ya feels that he may be a little sorry for him...
After hugging Klose, Vardy ran onto the field.
It has actually been three seasons since he joined Southampton, but this is his first time playing for Southampton.
From the previous seventh-tier league, to joining Southampton in the first season, he was loaned to League Two, the second season, playing in League One, the third season, playing in the Championship... His performance
It can be said that it is a step up every year, and what is even more amazing is that he has won the top scorer in League Two, League One and the Championship...
Needless to say in the first two seasons, if he had not used goals one after another to help Stevenage win one victory after another, Stevenage would not have transformed from a fifth-level team to the stable one it is now.
League One team.
In Leicester City last season, the overall strength of Leicester City was actually very average, otherwise it would not have finished 46 games throughout the season. In the end, it only finished fourth in the English Championship and barely participated in the play-offs.
However, in forty-six games, Vardy accounted for 25 of Leicester City's 71 goals.
This was achieved despite his poor performance in the first twenty league games and still adapting to the English Championship. He scored five goals in twenty games - in the next twenty-six games, he scored twenty goals.
, forcefully pushed Leicester City, which was only in the middle of the pack at half-time, into sixth place.
Although they lost to Watford 3-2 in two rounds in the play-offs, Vardy scored both goals in the two rounds.
This also allowed Vardy to be the top scorer in the British Championship last season. He has been the top scorer at three levels in three years. This kind of achievement can be regarded as the first person. After all, Lambert was only the first player before.
A player who has scored goals in four professional leagues...
Vardy still has a chance to create new history, although it seems unlikely now...
