After this FA Cup match, many sports media were immediately filled with praise for Chamberlain.
The English sports media has always had such a bad habit, which is to praise local players without restraint, especially young players. If they perform better, they will be labeled as emperor stars or monster emperors.
If a player's mentality is unstable, he will be easily affected.
However, no matter how good the coach is, there is nothing he can do about this kind of thing. In the past, players could be told not to read newspapers, but now in the information age, you can surf the Internet with just a mobile phone. Although the wireless network infrastructure in the UK is a mess, you can use your mobile phone to swipe two
news, it can still be done.
Noriya can't pay too much attention to Chamberlain. All his attention now is on the upcoming League Cup game.
Home game against Portsmouth.
This is the first time Southampton has encountered Portsmouth after being relegated in the 2004-05 season!
The number of south coast derbies between Southampton and Portsmouth is relatively small. This has always been because Portsmouth is always in the lower leagues and Southampton is in the top league. However, in recent years, Portsmouth has been in the Premier League.
Southampton fell.
This also makes Portsmouth fans feel proud - now it's their turn to come to Southampton as a Premier League team!
Southampton fans have already prepared measures to "welcome" the opponent.
Portsmouth's performance this season is actually very bad.
Now that the Premier League has played fourteen rounds, they have only won two games, drawn one, and lost eleven games. They are at the bottom with seven points and six points behind the relegation zone.
They started the Premier League this season with a seven-game losing streak, and in the past game they even suffered a 1-4 defeat at home to Manchester United. If there is no big change, relegation is a foregone conclusion.
So Southampton fans didn't have to think about it and just solved it with one sentence.
"See you in the Championship next year!"
This is too harsh.
And Portsmouth fans were quick to respond.
"Only if you can upgrade!"
This knife is also very cruel.
He is worthy of being a mortal enemy, he knows how to stab him better.
The distance between Portsmouth and Southampton is only a dozen kilometers, which is not far on foot, so there are many Portsmouth fans who come to Southampton. In terms of momentum, they are not at the same level.
Downwind.
But this year's Portsmouth is really not doing well.
They are no longer the Portsmouth team that won the FA Cup two seasons ago. The main players in that team are constantly leaving. Muntari went to Inter Milan, Campbell retired, and Dias left.
After leaving Real Madrid, only veterans Kanu and Utaka remain.
The meritorious coach Redknapp who led that team has also left, and the current head coach Steve Cotterill is not a famous coach. It is inevitable that Portsmouth's performance will plummet.
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Meeting Southampton at this time is actually a good thing.
After all, the conflict between Portsmouth and Southampton is indeed huge. Under such circumstances, if they can defeat their rivals in the same city, the morale and fighting spirit they will bring will be of great help.
What's more, Portsmouth's performance in the cup competition this year is pretty good, and it has persisted in the FA Cup and League Cup until now. This is also a good way.
"Portsmouth is far behind the three Premier League teams we met before, but this game is Derby... Derby is always special. This is also my first time coaching Derby, and it is also your first time.
Playing a derby once, the last time we played a derby was in 2005, right? There was no one in the team at that time," Noriya said on the training ground.
The players laughed. It was true. Many people left Southampton after they were relegated. The current captain Davis joined in the summer of 2006, and vice-captain Perry and third captain Walton both joined in 2008.
All the players from Southampton who joined in the summer and were in the Premier League have left.
So it is indeed the first time for these Southampton players to participate in a derby.
"Portsmouth is used to using a 4-4-2 lineup, but they don't have many good players in the lineup. The goalkeeper Begovich is good, but the goalkeeper's good performance proves that their defense is very bad. This is indeed the case. Their four-four
In my opinion, all the defenders are average, far worse than our defense line." Noriya continued.
The players burst into laughter.
In their opinion, the head coach despises Portsmouth. They are also a defensive line in the Premier League, and Southampton's defense is not very good in English League One. They basically concede goals in every game.
"I'm not joking. We conceded most goals because of the offensive tactics we used. It's normal to concede goals under such circumstances. In fact, our defense combination is top-notch in the entire English League One. It's not a shame to be in the Championship."
.And what about Portsmouth? They have conceded 23 goals in 14 games. On the surface, it seems that they have conceded a little more goals than us, but in the game, they mostly use defensive counterattack tactics.
Under such circumstances, they were scored one after another, and their defense was indeed not good. However, in the midfield and frontcourt, they actually have some good players, but they are not in a good combination and they are older."
Noriya began to draw on the tactical board: "Although Kanu is old, his skills, impact and ability to organize the team will be very useful. He can no longer withstand fierce games in the Premier League, but in this game he
He will definitely start. Utaka's breakthrough on the wing is very good. This guy has good speed and can just deal with our weak defense on the wing. So James, you will start this game and play at right back to deal with him specifically."
James nodded. He had no problem with being a coolie. After all, the competition in the midfield was too fierce. Being a defensive back was not bad, at least he could play in the game.
"The most important thing they should pay attention to in their midfield is Boateng. This guy has very good physical fitness. Although his playing style is very chaotic, he is a bit like Sevilla's Baptista, who ran rampant in front of him. Maybe he can
He will score a goal, and it is a bit difficult to mark him. After all, our midfielder suffers from him in terms of height and strength, but it doesn't matter, just let him rush and cut off the contact between his teammates and him. As long as he is on the court
, Portsmouth’s offense wouldn’t be cohesive.”
After commenting on the opponent's main force, Ji Ya hesitated: "As for Kranjca... he probably won't start. After all, his position conflicts with Boateng. Even if he starts, his condition will not be as good as before.
