The current situation is obvious. Southampton has 12 points. Although it did not qualify early, it is already very advantageous. Dortmund and Naples both have 9 points. In the last round, Dortmund played against Marseille and Naples played against Southampton. Even if they both won the game
If so, then the points for each team in this group will be twelve points...
According to UEFA regulations, if two teams have the same points, the winning relationship between each other will be considered. If three teams have the same points, the goal difference of the three teams in the small cycle will be calculated.
Under such circumstances, Dortmund is considered the most stable. They have played four games. They have one win and one loss against Southampton, scoring five goals and conceding five goals. They also have one win and one loss against Naples, scoring four goals and conceding three goals.
, scoring a total of nine goals and conceding eight, with a goal difference advantage.
Southampton currently has the largest goal difference, but they have only played three games, tied with Dortmund twice, and defeated Naples 3-0 at home. They have already scored eight goals and conceded five goals, with a three-goal difference advantage.
Naples was the worst. They only played three games. They scored three goals and conceded four goals against Dortmund in two rounds, and conceded three goals against Southampton. In terms of total goal difference, they scored three goals and conceded seven, and lost four goals.
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In the last round, even if they beat Southampton by three goals, they would not be able to qualify. They must win four goals to defeat Southampton.
Even if Southampton sends out all the substitutes, it will be difficult to lose four goals in the away game!
After all, Naples is not good at strong attacks. Their forwards are relatively short players who rely on speed and skill to win.
So although Southampton did not qualify in advance this time, it was basically equivalent to qualifying in advance.
"It just so happens that we have to face strong teams continuously during this period. We can take risks then." Ji Ya said to Benali cheerfully.
"You really don't have to send out all the substitutes, do you?" Benali was surprised.
"Nothing is true. Our substitutes are also very strong. It just so happens that we can test them and prove to the world how outstanding we are as a team!" Ji Ya said seriously.
Maybe it's because his abilities are obtained by redeeming them with achievement points, so Ji Ya often takes things for granted, and this time he took them for granted again.
It's just that his taking it for granted sometimes brings enough confidence to the players.
Southampton will face Chelsea next in the league.
Playing against Arsenal and Chelsea consecutively, all away from home, with a Champions League match at home in between. This kind of schedule arrangement is enough to give people a headache. Fortunately, Southampton is not far from London. If they go north,
If so, it would be even more troublesome.
In the last round, Chelsea defeated West Ham United 3-0. Veteran Frank Lampard scored twice, and with Oscar's goal, it was not difficult for them to win. Now Chelsea, coached by Mourinho, is getting better, at least
Unlike the previous two years, there is always something to take advantage of.
After winning the last round of the league, they were tied for second place. With 26 points, they were second only to Southampton with 27 points. Now the gap between the top few is very small, and so is Arsenal.
Twenty-six points, Liverpool's 24 points, plus Manchester City with 22 points, Manchester United with 21 points, Tottenham with 20 points, the strong teams began to regain their strength and seize the front position.
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"The competition in the Premier League is indeed fierce. If you don't pay attention, you can easily be surpassed."
Ji Ya sighed.
This is also the reason why he is very cautious in these two games. In this kind of consecutive games against strong teams, if one mistake is not good, he may suffer a losing streak. Therefore, it is often seen that a certain Premier League team starts with consecutive wins, and then ends up losing consecutively.
It doesn’t happen too often that you fall into despair after encountering strong teams a few times.
It is precisely because Noriya knows this that he appears to be quite cautious in these two games, which is in sharp contrast to his boldness in the Champions League.
When Noriya led the team to Stamford Bridge, Chelsea fans greeted him with boos...
In fact, there is no hatred between Chelsea and Southampton in history. London teams will only become mortal enemies with teams that are also London teams, such as Arsenal and Tottenham. However, the transfers this season still stimulate the hearts of Chelsea fans. They
In order to introduce three players from Southampton, they spent 85 million pounds, and also brought in two young players, De Bruyne and Lukaku. Now looking at the performance of these two people, it simply makes them feel
It's like cutting your own flesh with a knife.
Although boss Abu has money, he can’t spend it like this!
So although Benteke was a little acclimated and his performance was not as good as expected, Willian and Matuidi were both good value for money and performed very well, but Chelsea fans still hate Ji Ya.
Ji Ya doesn't care about this. He is the coach and owner of Southampton. If fans of other teams love him, there will be a problem...
"How about it? Southampton's production still works, right?" Noriya said when shaking hands with Mourinho.
"In the future, no one will buy Southampton players unless they are players who have continued to perform well for two years." Mourinho said angrily.
Among the three players he poached, the one with the highest theoretical value is actually Benteke. After discounting, he is still worth 50 to 60 million pounds. As a result, his performance was the worst, and after he came, he played only a few games.
He was injured, so now he can only use Torres.
Although Torres has worked hard in the past two years and has regained some form, he is still no longer the omnipotent Torres.
Eto'o can sometimes play some role, but he is too old after all.
William and Matuidi are worth the money. Although they are expensive, they do work.
"Don't say that, the players I sold are basically very useful, it just depends on whether you can use them. Benteke is still young, and it will be easy for him to return to form." Ji Ya said cheerfully.
Mourinho glared at him and let go.
In this game, Ji Ya sent out all his main players, with only Matic replacing Casemiro, who was slightly injured. Although Southampton's main players all played in the Champions League three days ago, such an important game
, of course they have to appear.
Chelsea's situation is similar. They also played the Champions League in midweek, but Mourinho still sent out all his main players.
Goalkeeper Cech, left back Azpilicueta, right back Ivanovic, center back Cahill and Terry partner, as long as Terry is on the court, Chelsea's defense will not be bad, midfielder
Matuidi and Ramirez serve as double midfielders, and veteran Lampard appears on the bench. It seems that he is a little tired after scoring twice in the last round. The three attacking midfielders have Hazard on the left and Willian on the right.
, Oscar in the middle, and Torres stepped forward alone.
This lineup is actually quite strong, that is to say, Torres seems to be a little weaker, but there is Demba Ba on the bench.
