"You know why I spent so much money to buy him," Ji Ya said to Benali with a smile while clapping his hands.
Benelli nodded, and then asked a rather pointed question: "Then why did you buy Lewandowski first?"
Ji Ya was stunned for a moment and replied naturally: "Because Laiwan is cheap..."
Benali was stunned, and then realized that this answer was really good and powerful, and it was indeed the truth...
No matter what Suarez does, he has spent a total of 42 million pounds on Southampton. In previous years, such a price would have impacted the European bids. This year, the main reason is that Bale's transfer was so shocking.
A transfer worth 40 to 50 million doesn't seem very impressive.
And what about Lewandowski? Because he only has one season left on his contract, and Jiya has a good personal relationship with Klopp, Jiya quoted a price of 20 million pounds and others agreed. If it hadn't been for Lewandowski himself
If you are determined to go to Bayern, it will certainly be more cost-effective to bring in Lewandowski.
Personal ability is a matter of opinion, and it depends on future development, but from the perspective of worth, you can tell the difference.
"Okay, whatever you say is right." Benali said helplessly.
Ji Ya smiled proudly.
Suarez's goal helped Southampton take the lead and was the only goal in the first half.
During the halftime break, other players congratulated Suarez on his goal. Noriya didn't say much, but emphasized that continuing to control the midfield can lure the opponent to attack, and then counterattack by himself is also very comfortable.
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This is the most labor-saving and safest approach.
In the league, you can play more unrestrainedly, but in the Champions League, Ji Ya has to pay attention.
After the start of the second half, Marseille really pressed forward more.
After all, it is their home court. If they had not fallen behind, they could have endured it for the sake of points. However, now that they were falling behind in the game, it would be hard for them to explain why they would lose like this if they didn't press forward.
So they started to attack, and Southampton started to intercept in the midfield, waiting for opportunities to defend.
Southampton's defense was not very good before, but it has improved a lot in the past two years. Wundt seems to be getting better and better as he gets older. Although he is thirty years old, his performance is getting better and better, blocking positions, interceptions, etc.
Everything was done in an orderly manner.
With such a partner by his side, Otamendi seems to have a much easier time defending. Although the opponent's forward Ayew is very active in constantly creating opportunities by taking the ball and breaking through, he is very securely guarded in the penalty area.
Next, Marseille's offense can only scratch the surface and cannot pose a real threat.
On the contrary, Southampton's counterattack continued to create threats.
Marseille did not relax in marking Lukaku. After all, such a guy is too threatening. However, Southampton's counterattack is not only threatening on the right...
Luke Shaw's two forward penetrations on the left completed two assists in the second half. His ability to penetrate into the penalty area and his fast speed made him perform quite well in such situations. In the 72nd minute, it was exactly
After receiving the ball from Ronaldo, he inserted the ball diagonally into the penalty area from the left, and then cleverly passed the ball to the back point. Lukaku followed up and scored with a header to expand the lead!
In the 83rd minute, it was another forward assist from him. This time he received the ball from Mkhitaryan. Then he passed the ball to the front of the penalty area in an inverted triangle. De Bruyne, who was advancing, passed by to cover.
The defender then shot hard and scored his first goal in Southampton!
Marseille only regained a point in stoppage time. Ayew broke through in the penalty area and was brought down by Casemiro who was returning to defend. The referee awarded a penalty kick. Ayew personally took the penalty kick and hit it, but still could not stop Southampton.
Dun won a victory on the road!
"A clean victory! Different from the previous stumbles in the competition, in this Champions League group match, Southampton easily defeated their opponents 3-1 away from home! This gave them their first victory in this Champions League! Think about it
Last season they didn't even win any game in the first four rounds, this season they are obviously much more mature!"
"In a group of death, what often determines the qualification of the group is the result against the last place. Last season, Southampton was not at a disadvantage against Real Madrid and Dortmund. They won one and lost one against Real Madrid.
, even one win and one draw against Dortmund, but against Ajax, who was at the bottom of the group, Real Madrid and Dortmund both scored six points, but they only scored two points... This is not cost-effective.
, although Marseille ranks second in this group, it is likely to be the weakest team. If they cannot score enough points, then the group stage will be very dangerous. Now this victory proves that Southampton
It’s gradually starting to mature!”
The commentator's evaluation is not an exaggeration. Indeed, being able to score points stably against weak teams is the key to determining whether a team is truly strong. This is true whether it is in the league or in the Champions League.
Same.
Southampton's players celebrated the victory in this game, and Noriya waved his fist. He was equally excited about this victory!
Although he has won three consecutive Europa League titles, it does not prevent him from looking down on the Europa League like an ungrateful scumbag...
"What the Europa League, let it go to hell, I will die with the Champions League in the future..." Ji Zhanan thought silently in his heart.
After returning to Southampton, Southampton fans cheered to welcome them as if they had won the Champions League.
I have to say that the Champions League is still very attractive. Although many old-school Premier League fans used to think that the FA Cup was the most important, almost no one thinks so now.
Whether an honor is sought after by others sometimes really depends on profit...
Compared with Southampton's scenery, Dortmund seems a bit miserable.
Last season's Champions League runners-up swallowed a bitter pill at the Sao Paulo Stadium. Higuain and Insigne's goals in the first and second half put them two goals behind. It was not until the end of the game that they relied on the opponent's defender's own goal to pull back a point.
What's terrible is that their main goalkeeper Weidenfeller was sent off before the end of the first half for rushing out of the penalty area and touching the ball with his hand. The most terrible thing is that their head coach Klopp made a mistake in the first half more than 20 minutes ago.
Just because he expressed dissatisfaction and was sent off with a red card...
"Why don't you play us in the next game?" Jiya called Klopp specifically.
Then he discovered that his number had been hacked by Klopla...
"You're really ungrateful."
Noriya sighed, but to be honest, these two red cards are not serious, and they will probably only be suspended for one game. By the time they face Southampton in the third and fourth rounds, Dortmund should not suffer any personnel losses.
