In this game, Kiya sent out a strong attacking lineup. He removed the defensively strong Lieutenant in the midfield and sent in Mkhitaryan. It was clear that he was going to launch a fierce attack at home.
McLeish sent out their usual 4-5-1 this season, with the two powerful centers Heskey and Carew sitting on the bench.
But this is also a helpless move. Heskey was very strong back then, but now that he is older, he can still be a substitute center, but it is not enough to play the main force. Carew is not very old, but this Norwegian high center is
He seems to be aging prematurely. Now that he is just thirty years old, he no longer looks like a vigorous and powerful man.
The most reliable forward is Agbonlahor from their own youth training. Although this shooter does not score many goals, his active running ability and lightning speed can play a big role!
Southampton pressed the attack, and then Villa scored one goal after another at lightning speed...
MacLeish seems to have been able to think of this scene.
He seemed very polite when shaking hands with Ji Ya just now, but he didn't mean to be polite at all, but wanted to give the young boss and coach a good look.
Why are you so young and your boss and coach not afraid of dismissal? Let me show you, the coaching profession is not that easy!
With this emotion, McLeish sat in his seat and waited for the game to start.
However, five minutes into the game, McLeish jumped up.
From the beginning of the game, Southampton began to attack continuously, and then suppressed Aston Villa!
Speaking of Villa's defense, it is of course excellent, otherwise they would not have used defensive counterattacks to defeat Liverpool and Chelsea. However, in fact, their defense is not particularly outstanding. Center backs Collins and Dunn are only
It can be regarded as a powerful team in the Premier League. It is not a top central defender, and the full-backs are relatively average. Their defensive skills are mainly related to their tactics. The three midfielders are constantly running to intercept, and even the two wingers are
Both Shliyan and Petrov have certain defensive abilities.
Winning against Chelsea and Liverpool, but still being defended by each other and scoring one goal each, is an example.
If they could lower their posture, they would not be scored so easily by Southampton. But as Ji Ya said, Aston Villa players can defend with all their heart when facing Liverpool and Chelsea, but they will not be able to score against Southampton.
Is this so?
People's mentality is always the most difficult to control themselves.
Southampton's offense is very simple. It passes the ball to Mkhitaryan and then creates opportunities through his breakthrough. No matter who he hands the ball to, he has the ability to quickly release the ball, and once he has the ball at the front of the penalty area,
With such passes and opportunities, a very smooth offense can be played.
As long as the offense plays smoothly during the game, the possibility of scoring goals will continue to increase.
Less than a minute into the game, Giroud received a pass from Mkhitaryan and passed it to the back. Lallana, who was running forward, headed the ball under the cover of Lambert and then hit the goal. The ball missed the goal.
It hit the goalpost and flew out of the bottom line.
Villa's counterattack hit the midfield and was pushed down by Lovren who was advancing forward. Schneiderlin immediately passed the ball to Mkhitaryan who was retreating. Mkhitaryan dribbled the ball forward and hurriedly came over.
Sidwell, who was defending, then strode forward and distributed the ball to the wing before Milner came to defend. Otsmobo, who stepped in to assist, raised his foot and passed the ball into the penalty area. Giroud, who advanced forward, shook his head and scored.
, was narrowly saved by the goalkeeper!
Lallana took a corner kick and the ball flew directly to the edge of the penalty area. Schneiderlin, who advanced forward, took the ball without stopping and the ball went over the crossbar.
He hit three shots in succession, causing the Southampton fans to shout wildly, but the Villa players became very unconvinced!
A English League One team came up and beat them with such force, how could you tolerate this!
Although the strategy initially planned was a defensive counterattack, but now I can’t keep my face off, who cares whether it’s a defensive counterattack or not?
So they pressed forward aggressively.
This was such a natural transition that even MacLeish didn't notice anything wrong.
It’s purely the atmosphere that sets off this place, it’s impossible not to do it!
Southampton quickly defended.
Although their defense is weaker than usual, after all, Lieutenant did not play and Mkhitaryan's defensive ability is average, but with Walton and Schneiderlin, it is still no problem to protect the front edge of the penalty area.
Villa's wing breakthroughs are effective, but it is difficult to cut inside the penalty area. Ashley Young keeps breaking through Mills on the wing, but it is still difficult to cut inside because there are
Perry will fill in quickly.
The experienced Perry is still very useful as a fill-in.
When it comes to passing after a breakthrough, Agbonlahor has to grab the point, which is not his strong point. Unless it is a ground pass, it will be too difficult to get the first landing point with a high-altitude pass.
Even if it is a ground pass, it is difficult for him to grab the ball under Lovren's close pressing.
So after two minutes of attacking, Villa lost the ball.
Petrov's pass to the ground after forcing a breakthrough was destroyed by Perry. Schneiderlin, who retreated, quickly raised his foot and kicked the ball forward. Although Lallana retreated, Mkhita
The positions of Lianghe and the two center forwards are very advanced!
The offensive and defensive momentum quickly reversed!
Giroud jumped high, overpowering the opponent's defender and heading the ball down.
Lambert received the ball, but he did not dribble forward. Instead, he took advantage of the situation and passed the ball to Mkhitaryan who was advancing. Mkhitaryan started to advance quickly after taking the ball!
The Armenian moved forward very fast and with great momentum. The Villa defenders who were trailing behind unconsciously surrounded him, trying to cut off his ball midway.
They are not afraid to pass the ball to Giroud or Lambert. They are still thirty or forty meters away from the goal. Even if they pass the ball, the speed of the two big centers is still slow.
And if the ball is passed behind - it is too easy to go offside.
After the opponent's defenders surrounded him, Mkhitaryan decisively chose to pass the ball.
He did not pass to Lambert who was closer to the center, but to Giroud who was slightly wider.
Giroud catches the ball.
Seeing that Giroud did not accelerate forward when receiving the ball, Villa's defenders were a little relieved - the place where he took the ball was a full thirty meters away from the goal, and the angle was not very right.
With Giroud's speed, if they dribble forward, it's enough for them to get back in place before Giroud enters the penalty area.
What's more, Giroud didn't move forward when he received the ball.
At this moment, everyone saw Giroud take a step forward with the ball, then raised his right foot and suddenly took a long shot!
