Therefore, the substitute lineup also has corresponding tactics, mainly on the left side, Alonso assists, Nolito takes the ball to organize and involve, helping Coutinho open the gap, if Coutinho cannot run out of the gap
If the ball comes out, then pass the ball into the penalty area and let Vardy and Klose grab points.
This is a new tactic set by Noriya for the substitute lineup. The most important thing is to bring out the characteristics of Alonso and Coutinho - these two people can enter the main lineup, but they still need to be trained now.
Under such circumstances, it was Alonso's two forward assists that helped Southampton take a two-goal lead in the first half. He first sent a beautiful cross from the wing, Vardy scored in the penalty area, and then he
After the breakthrough from the wing, it was passed to Coutinho at the front of the penalty area. The Brazilian used his signature cloud-piercing arrow to score another victory.
The opponent once regained a point in the second half, but Nolito relied on his own breakthrough to lock the score at 3-1 for Southampton. Southampton advanced to the fifth round of the League Cup.
For these two domestic cup competitions, Noriya has no plan now. He just wants to let the substitute players play, so that he can maintain his condition, and secondly, he can get a good training. As for how far he plays, that is where he plays, right.
There are no hard and fast requirements for grades.
The advantage of using all substitutes is that in the absence of the main force, whoever can perform well can be reused.
Now it seems that goalkeeper Gulacchi, defender Alonso, midfielder Matic, and frontcourt Coutinho and Vardy are all players that can be reused and cultivated.
Although they are substitutes, they can share the main lineup's appearances, which not only allows them to get enough training, but also allows the main lineup to feel some competition.
Any team needs this kind of competition, otherwise, it can only be a stagnant pool of water.
Among these substitutes, Gulacchi has a solid technical foundation, but because he is from a team from a small country, he has some bad habits. He needs to slowly adjust to them. During the training of the goalkeeper team, he had the wrong hand shape when catching high-altitude balls.
The problem has been improved, and his physical condition is very good. He is 1.9 meters tall and weighs 75 kilograms. He is very slender and has a good wingspan. His light weight allows him to fall to the ground quickly and agility.
He was guaranteed and his experience was not bad. Although he had not played a single game in five years at Liverpool, he was constantly loaned out, which made him very calm.
Compared with Navas, his reaction is not that quick, but his height is enough to make up for this. Having such a backup goalkeeper is naturally much better.
Alonso's problem has been mentioned before. His advantages and disadvantages are equally obvious, it just depends on whether he is given space.
Matic is far behind Casemiro in terms of ball-taking ability, but his defensive ability is even better.
Coutinho is a player who needs tactical support and has unlimited firing rights. He also needs sufficient tactical support.
As for Vardy, there's not much to say. He is a pure shooter. As long as he has the opportunity to play, he will often be very useful.
And they are all still very young.
The oldest member of the Southampton team is Klose, followed by captain Wundt, who was born in 1983 and is only thirty years old now. Next are Navas, Vardy, Suarez, Matic, O
Tamendi and Nolito are the backbones between the ages of 25 and 27, and the rest are relatively young. Those in their 23s and 44s include Alonso, Gulacchi, and Drinkwater.
, Schneiderlin, Mkhitaryan, those under 23 years old are Klein, De Bruyne, Jenkinson, Ronaldo, Coutinho, Casemiro, Lukaku Luke
Xiao and the others are younger.
Judging from the age structure, Southampton is a well-deserved youth team. There are only two people in their team who are over 27 years old, and most of them are between 20 and 27 years old. There are even several
Players who are at least twenty years old.
It doesn't matter just because they are young, a large number of their young players have already become the main players, which is the most scary thing.
Lukaku, 20 years old; Ronaldo, 22 years old; Casemiro, 21 years old; De Bruyne, 22 years old; Luke Shaw, only 18 years old...
Thinking about the future of this group of people is enough to make people take a breath of cold air.
In the tenth round of the weekend, Southampton challenged Stoke City away from home.
Noriya still sent out all the main players in this game. Fortunately, he was cautious. Stoke City, ranked 17th, performed very well in this game. They continued to resist Southampton's madness.
Attack, while constantly launching counterattacks.
They scored in the opening minute, and then defended against Southampton's waves of attacks. It was not until the 42nd minute of the first half that Lukaku found a gap in the penalty area.
Then he shot hard and hit the ball into the dead center of the goal.
In the second half, the opponent's defense was still tenacious, and their tactics were simple. In addition to defending, they used a lot of running to interfere with Southampton's ball-control attack. Although due to the presence of De Bruyne and others, Southampton's
The ball control was not constantly disrupted by the opponent, but it was also interfered with a lot. Under such circumstances, Southampton's offense was also affected to a certain extent.
Noriya didn't care about this. This approach was actually very easy to do and figure out. Southampton only needed to seize one or two more opportunities when attacking.
Just like now.
In the second half of the game, it was De Bruyne's two assists that helped Suarez and Mkhitaryan score goals. Suarez cleverly passed a defender after receiving a direct pass from De Bruyne in the penalty area.
, and then succeeded with a shot from the back of the goal. Mkhitaryan was unguarded when he received the ball. He immediately shot hard and hit the ball into the dead center of the goal.
Three to one, under the opponent's tenacious defense and confrontation, Southampton still won this game. This game was very tiring, but it was still worth it.
A few more wins like this will let the middle and lower-tier teams know that when facing Southampton, even if they fight hard, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not lose, and their resistance will naturally not be so fierce.
After all, such resistance consumes a lot of physical energy and energy. It is better to leave some physical energy for the players to play games with a greater chance of winning.
In other words, this is also a way to establish prestige. Noriya will not relax at this time, even if it affects his performance in the Champions League.
After all, they have won three consecutive championships in the Champions League, so the Champions League can be put on hold for a while.
Besides, the next game is an away game against Dortmund. Even if we lose this game, we are still three points ahead of Dortmund. If we defeat Marseille in the fifth round, we will basically have a chance to qualify early.
