Southampton fans sighed a little about this draw, but they didn't pay much attention to it. After all, for the long League One, two draws in one game is nothing. The top two in League One are directly promoted, and the third to sixth places are promoted.
The last promotion spot will be determined through the knockout round, so as long as you can reach the top six, you will have a chance.
Although Southampton fans prefer that the top two teams can be promoted directly, Southampton started with a loss of ten points after all. In addition, it takes a certain amount of time to adjust to the state at the beginning of the season, and the results of the top two teams are very good now——
After fifteen rounds, Leeds United has scored 36 points with 11 wins, three draws and one loss. Charlton and Milton Keynes, who are second and third, have scored 29 points. Leeds United is in such good condition.
Southampton's most realistic idea is to hit second place. If second place is difficult, it is not impossible to top six and then enter the British Championship through the play-offs.
After all, I was born with ten points missing.
Thinking of this, Southampton fans are a little depressed. If it weren't for the ten points deduction, they would now have twenty-nine points. Not to mention being a strong contender for second place, they are not indifferent to the first position.
Dare to think!
Next, Southampton began to prepare for cup competitions, first in the first round of the FA Cup, and then in the Southern Division semi-finals of the English Championship.
Both opponents are opponents in English League One. In the FA Cup, Southampton is away against Bristol Rovers, which they have defeated before, and in the Championship, they are at home against Charlton, who are currently ranked second.
"Just perform normally." Noriya said to the players.
Nori didn't have high hopes for the FA Cup match. After all, the FA Cup match was too lengthy, and the top teams in the Premier League also cared more about the FA Cup rather than the League Cup - in fact, Southampton had met three times before.
A team in the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League is not a good thing. They care more about the League Cup, so they send out their main players.
If they encounter a strong team like Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, and Chelsea, they might send most of their substitutes on, and it might be easier to fight.
And even for strong teams like Manchester United, they will not send most of their substitutes in the FA Cup.
This is the difference between the FA Cup and the League Cup.
The FA Cup is the oldest competition in England. Although it has no benefits, it is extremely high in terms of honor. However, the League Cup is just a relatively useless cup competition.
Therefore, in this game, Ji Ya did not send too many main players, but only let some of the main players with better physical fitness and substitutes play against Bristol Rovers away from home.
Fortunately, the opponent didn't have much hope. After all, Bristol Rovers' biggest goal this season is to avoid relegation in League One. So after ninety minutes of fighting, Southampton won the game with difficulty, three games away from home.
Two defeated their opponents and advanced to the second round of the FA Cup.
"Good job."
Ji Ya praised the players. After all, most of Southampton's substitutes are average. With their current financial resources, maintaining a competitive main lineup and adding one or two substitutes who can bring help is already a task.
It's not an easy thing.
Of course, as a League One team, this kind of lineup thickness is enough.
These substitutes are worthy of praise for being able to perform like this.
Substitutes were used in the FA Cup, but in the following England Championship, Ji Ya sent out all the main players.
This approach seems difficult for people to understand, but from Kiya's point of view, it is normal - the England Championship may not look so inconspicuous, but it is also a national-level cup!
Besides, Southampton has never won such a championship in its history.
To light up this kind of achievement, the achievement points of a championship champion are fifty points. If you win the English Championship for the first time, you can get an additional hundred achievement points. This kind of double gain is something that has never been achieved after this village.
How could Ji Ya let go of the store's harvest?
Even if we give up the FA Cup and League Cup, we will not let this competition go!
So Charlton suffered a big loss.
They are currently tied for second place, and the league task is still very heavy. Although Charlton has not won the championship, this kind of championship is really nothing compared with promotion.
And although it is already the semi-finals, it is the semi-finals in the south. If they win, they will have to play two home and away games in the finals in the south, followed by the national finals. This period itself is the most intense period of competition, and their overall strength is also
It's not very good. It's still a bit difficult to maintain the top two positions.
Therefore, Charlton did not send all their main players in this game. They originally thought that Southampton would focus on playing in the league. After all, everyone can see that with the strength of Southampton, they are indeed the favorites for promotion.
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As a result, Southampton did not respect military ethics and sent out all the main players, still at their home court, and immediately beat the opponent to a pulp...
Mkhitaryan, Lallana, Lambert, Giroud, and each of Southampton's four frontcourt kings scored a goal. In the end, they swept Charlton 4-0, allowing them to leave Nan'an in disgrace.
Puton.
"I'm sick. You played so hard in the championship. Let's see how you play in the next league!"
Charlton fans cursed as they left Southampton.
From some perspectives, what they said is indeed quite correct...
Southampton's state had actually declined a bit before, otherwise they wouldn't have drawn with the average Leyton Orient. However, in the two league games, they managed to show their strength again, so in the next league, they
The situation began to completely decline.
First, at home against Brighton, which was about to be relegated, the opponent used desperate running and confrontation to win a solid victory. The score of 1 to 3 caused Southampton to suffer its first home defeat this season - you know
They faced Premier League teams for three consecutive times in the League Cup, and they won them all at home!
In the next seventeenth round, Southampton played against fifth-ranked Norwich at home. In this game, stimulated by a strong team, Southampton played well from top to bottom, and finally tied with their opponent at home 2-2.
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Fans still think this draw is good. After all, there is no shame in drawing with a top-ranked team.
However, when they challenged mid-table team Hartlip away in the 18th round, most of the main players did not play due to poor physical fitness. Southampton lost cleanly in the away game.
From the fifteenth round against Leyton Orient to this game, Southampton has lost four consecutive games in the league.
In this regard, Southampton fans can only comfort themselves. Because they have to be distracted by the cup competition, it is normal to have some ups and downs in the league. Although the points have now dropped to 18th place, they are still far away from Huddersfield, who is ranked sixth.
It's only a ten point difference.
Without deducting points, we are still in the top six!
