Maximum prosperity must lead to decline? Things must go to extremes to reverse; extreme happiness leads to sorrow? Or there are various European proverbs that have different expressions but the same meaning...
Noriya once again sent out all substitutes to play in the final round of the Champions League.
If you do this without being sure of qualifying, you can easily get slapped in the face.
Think about how Real Madrid was overturned and how Milan was overturned...
Strictly speaking, they weren't even underestimating their opponents, they just didn't perform well when they had a huge advantage.
Noriya, on the other hand, sent out all his substitutes before qualifying.
This operation is very embarrassing.
The Aston Villa head coach had reason to be unconvinced before. He really didn't expect it, but this time, Sarri did.
So throughout the game, Napoli kept suppressing Southampton, and relied on Higuain and Callejon's goals in the second half to defeat Southampton 2-0!
If their defense wasn't quite reliable, the two substitute central defenders performed quite well in this game, and the substitute goalkeeper Gulacchi also made consecutive saves, they might have lost this game 0 to 4!
If Naples hadn't missed the opportunity in their previous shots and didn't score their second goal until the 90th minute, Southampton might have been beaten to a pulp.
And such a score also punished Noriya. After losing the game 0-2, Southampton scored eight goals and conceded seven goals in the small cycle, with a goal difference. The goal difference was the same as Dortmund.
, however, Dortmund ranked first in the group with a slight advantage of one more goal, scoring nine and conceding eight...
Southampton finished second in the group.
Naples also had 12 points, ranking third in the group with a goal difference disadvantage of scoring five goals and conceding seven goals. It was frustrating to play in the Europa League. Marseille lost 1-2 at home to Dortmund in the last round, finishing last with a six-game losing streak.
It was actually very dangerous for Dortmund to win. Marseille equalized after Lewandowski opened the scoring, and it was not until the 87th minute that Grosskreutz's goal gave them the right to qualify.
From this perspective, the Champions League is really difficult and must not be taken lightly...
"Fortunately, we finally qualified. If I lost the qualification to qualify for the group because of my stupid operation, then all the responsibility will be mine. The players played well and I gave them extra pressure. Fortunately,
God may be looking at our bad luck last season and let us have better luck this season. I think this is also a lesson for me. I need to accept this lesson well and then lead Southampton.
Do better.”
Noriya's candid apology at the post-match press conference reduced the media's criticism of him. After all, Southampton finally qualified in the group. As for mistakes, young people will always make mistakes. Young people make mistakes.
God will forgive...
Southampton fans also chose to support Noriya. After all, the mistakes Noriya made were nothing compared to his achievements.
After leading the team back to the league, in the next league game, although Southampton's main players rested for a week, their condition did not get better. If not for Lukaku's goal in the second half, he equalized the score.
, they are about to lose to Newcastle away from home.
This draw made Southampton fans a little depressed. After all, they only got one point. Although they temporarily tied with Arsenal and returned to the first position with a goal difference advantage, Arsenal seemed to quickly gain ground.
Can be snatched back again.
However, a day later, Manchester City, who had been beaten badly by Southampton, performed very well. David Silva, who returned from injury, performed extremely well. In addition to scoring a goal, he also completed two assists.
, Aguero and Negredo each scored a goal, Fernandinho scored twice, plus Yaya Toure's penalty kick, they beat Arsenal 6-3 at home, leaving Volko
Te's two goals and Mertesacker's goal before the end were in vain.
In this way, Southampton's number one position is considered stable. After being happy, Southampton fans were depressed again. They could have overtaken Arsenal by two points...
Moreover, Chelsea and Liverpool both won this round. As a result, the gap between the top four began to narrow again. Southampton and Arsenal both had 35 points, Chelsea and Liverpool had 33 points, and there were still 30 points.
With Manchester City holding two points, the competition in the Premier League this season is fierce, which is evident.
"Let's take a good rest. Our performance this week is indeed not good. It's just that we performed very well before and now it's temporarily starting to decline. It's normal. What we have to do is to put down the psychological burden and let our performance come back better.
.”
After this round, Noriya gave the players a day off. Anyway, this midweek is the League Cup match. Although they have reached the quarterfinals of the League Cup, in this round against Chelsea, Noriya will not let it go.
The main players showed up.
After the team rested for two days, Southampton welcomed Chelsea at home. Ji Ya once again sent out all substitutes, and Mourinho also sent out a large number of substitutes. However, Southampton's substitutes performed poorly in this game.
Yes, they have been entangled with Chelsea. After Bailly scored an own goal in the first half, they finally equalized the score through Coutinho's goal before the end. In overtime, neither side made any achievements, and in the end it was between each other.
In the penalty shootout, although Gulacchi saved two of the opponent's penalty kicks, Cech performed better and saved three penalty kicks in a row. In the end, Chelsea defeated Southampton in the penalty shootout and entered the League Cup.
of the top four.
They have been winless for three consecutive games, but Southampton fans don't really care. After all, losing two cup games has no real impact. It is a pity that they lost two points in the draw in the league.
However, three games without a win does seem to indicate that Southampton's state has begun to decline. As they are about to enter an intensive competition period, such a decline in state is not a good thing for them.
The only thing that gives Southampton fans some peace of mind is that their opponent Tottenham seems to be in a much worse state than them.
Tottenham's recent results have been disastrous.
They lost two games in a row in the eleventh and twelfth rounds. The 1-0 away defeat to Newcastle was nothing, but the 6-0 bloodbath by Manchester City in the away game soon made the fans and management intolerable.
Next, they tied with Manchester United, and then defeated Fulham and Sunderland, two mid-to-lower teams, 2-1 in the two away games, which made Villas-Boas's environment a little better. However, in the last round, they again
Was beaten 5-0 by Liverpool in the away game...
It is said that Tottenham management has given an ultimatum. If they do not win this game against Southampton, Villas-Boas will be dismissed.
"What, he's going to finish class again?" Ji Ya said in surprise.
