"Okay, now we have most of our feet in the semi-finals..."
Ji Ya said with a smile in the locker room. The players nodded and then laughed.
They have reason to be happy. In the first half of the game, they not only led 1-0, but also continued to use counterattacks to completely prevent Barcelona's offense from being used. This is not an easy thing.
From a game perspective, their performance in the first half was perfect, except for not scoring more goals through counterattacks.
"But one thing we need to know is that Barcelona will definitely speed up in the second half. They have been forced into a desperate situation, and they will not be so helpless. Although their fighting spirit is not as good as in previous years, no matter it is the status of a strong team or their
Their self-esteem will not allow them to lose the game casually." Ji Ya's tone quickly changed.
The players also nodded. This is also a very simple reason. After all, Barcelona is not made of clay, not to mention that even if they are made of clay, they still have a certain amount of anger.
We are already two goals behind, but we are not really desperate. Of course, we will try our best to attack in the second half. Even if we lose, we can't lose too badly.
So at this time, you have to concentrate instead. Otherwise, if you relax, you will be reversed by the opponent in the second half, and you will not be able to cry at all.
What Noriya requires is to concentrate during the game. At this time, as long as Southampton's players are not too relaxed in their thinking, there should not be too big a problem in the second half.
To put it bluntly, the current fighting spirit of Barcelona players is just for the sake of face, rather than any burning enthusiasm for honor itself. In addition to an out-of-fits Fabric and the newly joined Neymar and Sanchez, their main force structure, then
They are all veteran players who have performed fantastically in those three years. After winning two Champions Leagues, three La Liga titles, and a six-time crown, it is difficult for them to go all out to fight for such a game when facing the upcoming World Cup.
A victory.
Noriya is now very capable in psychology and can be called the best psychology expert. His judgment on the mentality of Barcelona is so accurate.
And in fact, this is not a difficult thing. You can know it by just guessing.
At this time, in the visiting team's locker room, Martino was desperately trying to boost the morale of the players and let them show their fighting spirit in the second half. After all, the team was far from desperate.
With his encouragement, the morale of the Barcelona players has recovered somewhat. After all, the self-esteem of the Barcelona players cannot allow them to lose the game like this, not to mention that he is a fellow Argentine, whether it is Messi or Mascherano,
After all, we have to give this famous domestic coach some face.
So under such circumstances, Barcelona's players have recovered a lot.
When they came out in the second half, just looking at the serious expressions of the Barcelona players, the Southampton players felt something was different.
"These guys look like they are going to fight hard." Southampton players thought to themselves.
But this is also a time to test their defense.
When they concentrate on defense, can they leave their opponents with no space at all?
This is actually an experiment for Noriya. The first thing is to test whether it would be better to use Gulacchi than Navas in some defensive-oriented games. After all, Gulacchi is a few centimeters taller and has a higher height and arms.
With the long bonus, will the defense of the goal be better?
The other one is Rudiger. As a right back with a height of over 1.9 meters, he is of course very strong defensively. Klein has always been Southampton's main right back.
There is nothing wrong with his ability, but his defense is still a bit lacking. After all, he is only this tall...
Many times he is at a disadvantage defensively.
However, Rudiger's average offensive ability gives Nori a headache. In theory, Rudiger is better as a central defender.
Currently, Southampton's defense is full of both main players and substitute players. However, at the right back position, the substitutes are two versatile players. Both Jenkinson and Rudiger can play as central defenders, and they are also defensive-minded.
players.
"Should we poach Walker next season? I'm afraid it's a bit expensive, but it's a pity. I wish I could have bought Carvajal before, but it's a pity that he has become the main force after being repurchased by Real Madrid this season, so he probably can't be poached.
"Ji Ya sat on the bench and his thoughts began to wander.
But fortunately, his free thoughts will not affect the performance of Southampton players.
From the beginning of the second half, Barcelona really started to attack at a faster pace, while Southampton began to recycle, resisting Barcelona's attacks one after another!
Only three minutes into the second half, Xavi sent a beautiful direct pass in the midfield to Neymar who advanced into the penalty area. The Brazilian's advance was quite timely and almost led to a one-on-one goal. However, Gulacchi
He also struck out in time, opened his arms to block Neymar, and then grabbed the ball under his body!
"Okay, timely attack!" Benali cheered.
Ji Ya also nodded. This attack was indeed timely and very rare.
Soon, Gulacchi once again showed his ability to save. Barcelona launched another attack. Alves passed from the wing and the ball flew into the penalty area. The running and involvement of the front trident made Southampton's
The defenders were all focused on them, but the ball flew to Harvey who was advancing forward. Harvey immediately kicked off the penalty area and shot from close range!
Faced with this almost guaranteed shot, Gulacchi responded with a beautiful side dive, and then raised his hand to lift the ball over the crossbar!
"Oh oh oh! Wonderful save! Peter Gulacchi! The Hungarian goalkeeper has been in the Premier League for five seasons, but he did not get many opportunities in the previous five years at Liverpool. He was on a free transfer before the start of this season.
When he arrived at Southampton, although he was still the substitute goalkeeper, he still got some opportunities and performed very well in the limited appearances! Jiya really has a keen eye, and there are people in his team who cannot be used by other clubs.
They can perform very well, such as De Bruyne and Lukaku..."
Chelsea, who was innocently implicated and ridiculed, felt like a fool...
But what is even more depressing is Liverpool. Although they performed well this season, they also conceded a lot of goals. Their main goalkeeper Mignolet performed well, but he was not top-notch. He looked at the goalkeeper he could not use.
Being able to shine in Southampton is also quite depressing.
Of course, Southampton fans will not care about this.
