Chapter 316 No experience in the Champions Cup knockout
After Christmas, Noriya turned all his attention to the competition.
In the final analysis, even if he knows some information in advance, he still needs to have enough cash on hand. Southampton's current liquidity of more than 100 million is really not enough if they want to repair the stadium.
However, Southampton's annual profit, excluding transfer market income, is almost equal. Even if they can make more profits in the Champions League, the annual profit will only be tens of millions of pounds.
To obtain more financial income, you still have to resort to buying and selling.
In this case, results need to be guaranteed, and at the same time, stars need to be created, players built up, and then sold at a high price.
The performance of the first team is the most important.
It is necessary to tap the strength of young players and bring in cheap players from outside.
In the last two games of 2013, Southampton's opponents were Cardiff City and Everton. Both games were away from home. This is a disadvantage. Cardiff City is fighting for relegation this season, and Everton are fighting for relegation.
Fulton's performance is quite good. After losing Moyes, they not only did not collapse, but also achieved very good results under the leadership of Spanish coach Martinez. They are now ranked sixth, three places higher than Manchester United's ranking and have more points.
Scored six points, it really makes people feel that things are unpredictable...
In the away game against Cardiff City, Southampton won easily. Noriya rotated some players, letting Alonso, Matic, Schneiderlin and others come on as substitutes. In the end, Lukaku scored twice and Suarez
The icing on the cake was that Southampton led the opponent by three goals in the first half, and then successfully maintained the score until the end.
To say that Lukaku's performance this season is also quite outstanding. After scoring twice in this game, his number of goals has also reached 13 goals, which is the same as Suarez. Although Suarez has six games
He did not appear in the game, and his performance is relatively not as impressive as Suarez's, but as a forward who is only 20 years old, such a performance is surprising enough.
You must know that Lukaku scored 17 goals in the entire season last season. Now, he has scored 13 goals before the season is even halfway through. The improvement is quite obvious.
After easily winning this game, Southampton encountered Waterloo in the next game. They unexpectedly lost to Everton 1-2 away from home. Southampton's performance in this game did not have much impact.
However, Everton's defense showed a very high level. Their goalkeeper Robles made 11 saves in the whole game, almost setting a Premier League record. Suarez and Lukaku both had several excellent saves.
He saved all the opportunities, and the center back partnership composed of veteran Heitinga and young center back Stones also performed well, which can be called an iron wall. In the end, Southampton only relied on De Bruyne's long shot to win.
One goal and ultimately a 1-2 defeat.
Ji Ya was not angry about this defeat. He could see that Southampton's players performed very well and this game was just an accident, so he praised the opponent's performance after the game and expressed his gratitude to Southampton.
Tons showed keen interest...
Contrast the Everton board of directors' urgent refutation of rumors. Stones is the future star they just introduced this season. No matter how much money they spend, they will not sell Stones.
What they don't know is that Ji Ya actually just wants to make them nervous...
Because of this defeat, Noriya was still very angry, because in this round, Arsenal won again, and as a result, they became the half-time champion of this season's Premier League with 42 points.
And now the gap between the top few is getting smaller and smaller. Southampton has 41 points, and Manchester City has also caught up. Their points have also reached 41 points. They have recently won five consecutive victories, including defeating Arsenal.
Strong teams like Nasional and Liverpool have quite a strong momentum.
"Pellegrini still has some ability, but now Manchester City is very strong as a whole and there are no big loopholes. They are just as strong opponents as Chelsea, Arsenal, and Liverpool... Manchester United will not be able to survive this year. Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement,
It may take them many years to get over the impact." Noriya commented.
"Arsenal always has problems after the New Year," Benally said.
"The probability is very high, but it does not mean that they will definitely have problems... In short, we just need to play our own game well. Our performance in the first half of the season was okay, we only lost two games and won 12 games... In the second half
We have to perform better this season, don’t forget that in the second half of the season we have the Champions League knockout rounds, which is an experience we have never had before.”
In fact, this is something that Nori is more worried about. Southampton failed to achieve any good results when playing in the Champions League last season because of lack of experience. Playing in the knockout rounds of the Champions League this season is also due to Southampton's lack of experience.
Under such circumstances, it is normal for Noriya to be worried.
Although they were used to playing in the knockout rounds of the Europa League before, and the knockout rounds of the Europa League lasted two rounds and two more than the Champions League, Southampton survived under such circumstances, so there should be no problem.
However, it is definitely different in reality. The opponents in the Europa League are relatively weak. Last season, Southampton almost swept the Europa League. In three consecutive knockout rounds, they came to the home court and defeated the opponent 3-0. Of course,
There won't be too much pressure. It would be too difficult to have such a good thing in the Champions League.
What's more, Noriya also knows that in the knockout rounds, Southampton will most likely encounter a strong team.
Firstly, Southampton is still a new team in the Champions League, so it will definitely suffer in this regard. Secondly, Southampton only finished second in the group stage. The probability of being a strong team in the first place is much higher, so there is no easy one to beat.
Opponents - Manchester United, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern, Atletico, Chelsea, Paris. In comparison, Manchester United may be better to deal with...
"I was careless in the group stage." Ji Ya thought in his heart, but the matter has passed, and there is no point in thinking about it anymore. He will always encounter a top team, so he just needs to start preparing well now.
On January 1, in the twentieth round of the league, Southampton faced Chelsea.
The new year is so exciting, but Southampton fans don't have too much to worry about. Southampton's performance is not bad. They had a wonderful offensive battle with Chelsea at home.
Chelsea took the lead in scoring in the first half. Benteke's counter-attack opened the scoring for Chelsea. However, Southampton's forwards began to show their strength. Suarez equalized the score and Luke Shaw received a wonderful pass from Ronaldo.
Afterwards, he volleyed in the penalty area to overtake the score, and Ronaldo scored a beautiful world wave shortly after the start of the second half...
However, at this moment, William's goal sounded the clarion call for Chelsea's counterattack. Oscar's goal in the 83rd minute abruptly allowed Chelsea to take away a point from the away game!
