In the game against Dortmund, Noriya rotated several players, such as Ronaldo, Casemiro and Luke Shaw, and let Coutinho, Matic and Alonso play, also to test this side.
Did the tactics perform well against strong teams?
Facts have proved that this tactic is also effective when playing against strong teams. Coutinho scored a beautiful long shot in the game, while Alonso assisted Suarez and scored his fourth Champions League goal this season.
, However, Southampton lost the game in the away game. Goals from Royce, Lewandowski and Gundogan allowed Dortmund to recover from the away loss and beat Southampton at home 3-2, giving away the defeat.
Southampton's first defeat in the Champions League this season!
Southampton doesn't really care about this. Although in another game, Naples defeated Marseille 3-2 at home, Southampton's current situation is not bad.
They now have nine points, Naples also has nine points, and Dortmund has six points. In the next round, Southampton will face Marseille, which has lost four consecutive games, at home, and Naples and Dortmund are fighting each other. Basically, as long as Southampton can
Defeating Marseille and advancing from the group stage won't be a big problem.
If the last three teams have the same points, it depends on the goal difference between them in a small cycle. Southampton has three goal differences over Naples, so it will have a considerable advantage.
The fifth round will be played after the two league rounds, and Southampton will have a relatively easy time during this period.
After returning to the league, Southampton was not hindered by this defeat. They sat at home and defeated the tenth-ranked newly promoted Hull City 4-1. At first, Hull City wanted to rely on their tenacious fighting spirit to defeat Southampton.
There were ups and downs in the performance. As a result, only two minutes into the game, Schneiderlin received a pass from De Bruyne and scored with a long shot. In the 13th and 26th minutes, Suarez and Lukaku scored successively.
Southampton took the lead in the first half. Although Hull City recovered a point in the second half, Klose, who came on as a substitute, scored the fourth goal. Southampton won somewhat bloodlessly.
As Arsenal lost to Manchester United in this round, Southampton surpassed Arsenal with 25 points with 26 points and returned to the first position in the standings. Liverpool and Chelsea both lost in the last round. During this period
The performance of the strong teams was not very good, allowing Southampton to directly rush to the first position with a wave of consecutive wins.
Liverpool currently ranks third with 23 points, Chelsea also has 23 points, followed by Tottenham with 20 points, Manchester United and Everton, and Manchester City with 19 points. The competition for the top spot is still fierce.
However, the strong teams continued to lose points, which made Southampton, whose results were very stable, stand out.
But it's obvious that this is only temporary.
Southampton actually started with a good schedule. In the first 11 rounds, they only played against two strong teams, Liverpool and Manchester United, so next they will play against Arsenal and Chelsea in a row. After facing Villa, they will play against Manchester City and Newcastle United in a row.
With Tottenham, after such a strict schedule, if their performance does not have a big impact, they can really establish their hope of winning the championship.
At this time, they are still distracted by the Champions League. Let's say the schedule is loose, but it is not loose at all. This is the biggest problem when they encounter a dense schedule at such a critical period.
Fortunately, the League Cup doesn't start until December, so I didn't come over to join in the fun.
"This kind of schedule is a test that we will definitely encounter... Do you understand? If we want to win good honors in the Champions League and the league, we will definitely encounter such difficulties. We need to adapt and get used to this short period of time.
A lot of schedules against strong teams are also a test for us. Arsenal's performance this season is very good. We don't need to go head-to-head with them in the league, just play a good game. Pay attention to Giroud, this guy is in great form recently.
Well, they don't have to worry about the Champions League and can show their strongest strength."
Against strong teams, Noriya's current attitude is actually very simple. Even if it is difficult to win, at least he cannot lose.
The biggest threats in the first half of the league this season are definitely Arsenal and Liverpool, because they don't have the Champions League to play, which allows them to focus on the league. The Manchester duo's performance has been ups and downs because they have to be distracted.
In the Champions League, Moyes and Pellegrini still need to improve in this regard.
Chelsea's performance is stable because Mourinho is too familiar with this kind of thing...
In this game against Arsenal, Noriya rotated some of the main players, but even so, Southampton's performance was not bad. Former Southampton player Giroud performed well. He scored one goal in each half, but in his
In the middle of the goal, Southampton's new strike partners Suarez and Lukaku also scored a goal each, allowing Southampton to steal a point from the away game.
The first vs. the second, being able to get one point in the away game is considered a good result.
Wenger was dissatisfied with the draw. He believed that Arsenal should have had a chance to win the game. However, Southampton defended at the last moment and saved a point in a humiliating way. Noriya said
Come on, Giroud's second goal was a penalty, but the penalty itself didn't exist...
The two sides had a few words of war of words and then died down. Arsenal must be really dissatisfied because all their main players were sent out and they were in good condition. They just wanted to beat Southampton and get three points, but they couldn't.
Can do what you want.
Southampton is actually quite satisfied, because the next home game against Marseille is still very important.
In this round, Dortmund and Naples are fighting each other. If Southampton can defeat Marseille, they will be able to occupy a quite advantageous position before the final round.
If Marseille still had the intention to fight in the last round, then in this game, Marseille, which has lost four consecutive games, has indeed lost its fighting spirit.
After working hard in the last round, they could still fight to qualify, or at least fight for third place to play in the Europa League. But now it seems that they are at the bottom. So in this game, Marseille's
The fighting spirit is indeed not very high.
In the end, Southampton defeated Marseille almost without a fight. Mkhitaryan scored twice in this game, and Southampton won its fourth victory in the group stage.
In another game, Dortmund at home played a wonderful game. Goals from Royce, Kyle and Aubameyang allowed them to defeat Naples 3-0. Naples almost lost the qualification.
