Facts have proved that Southampton's performance is not very good.
The absence of others may not have a huge impact, but the impact of De Bruyne's absence is too great.
In the first half of the game, Southampton was miserably suppressed by the opponent in the midfield. After all, Wilshere, who has not yet declined, is a rare organizational midfielder in England, coupled with the level of Ramsey and Arteta.
They are all quite outstanding, so in the midfield confrontation, Southampton is at a rare disadvantage.
Ramsey performed very well in this game and can be said to be good at attacking and defending. Arsenal's midfielders also performed very well. In addition to the three people in the middle, Cazorla also performed very well. Only the new signing
Sanchez seems to be still adapting and is sometimes outside the lineup.
In the 21st minute of the first half, after receiving a pass from Ramsey, Cazorla took a shot from the top of the penalty area. The ball made a wonderful arc and passed through Romero's stretched out hand.
Flying into the goal.
Trailing 0-1 in the first half, Noriya made a lot of changes during the break. The goalkeeper was replaced by Gulacci, and the midfielders Matic and Prowse replaced Casemiro and Schneider.
Lin, the forward has not been changed.
Wenger also made three changes, Monreal replaced Koscielny, Chamberlain replaced Sanchez, and Giroud replaced Sanogo.
After the substitution, Southampton's tactics changed again. They began to concentrate the ball at Prowse's feet and let him organize the offense.
With Matic protecting him behind him and Coutinho running in front of him, Prowse began to show his ability as the core midfielder of Leicester City.
He is a player who needs to play the core of the midfield. He runs a lot, has strong upward and downward abilities, can pick up and distribute the ball, and has good forward ability. He is a relatively standard central midfielder.
Perhaps because Noriya did not expect that Prowse, who was the least famous midfielder, would be the playmaker in the midfield, Arsenal became a little passive in the second half.
Five minutes after the start of the second half, it was Prowse who passed the ball to the advancing Mane. Mane dribbled the ball diagonally into the penalty area and decisively shot the ball into the dead center of the goal!
This goal is certainly a reflection of Mane's personal ability, but Prowse's timely distribution of the ball is also a key!
Just five minutes later, Lukaku received a long pass from Prowse and broke through the opponent's defense. He broke into the penalty area and passed a cross. Vardy followed up with a kick and the ball flew into the blind corner of the goal. Second
One-on-one, Southampton completed the lead.
After coming back to their senses, Arsenal began to focus on marking Prowse. At this time, the gap between Prowse and De Bruyne was clearly reflected - De Bruyne can take advantage of him no matter how his opponent marks him.
The ball and then organizing the offense will not be greatly affected. However, after Prowse was heavily marked by the opponent, his organizational ability was greatly affected.
After gradually stabilizing their defense, Arsenal equalized the score in the 70th minute. Giroud grabbed the first spot in the penalty area and crossed over. Ramsey, who followed up, shot the ball directly without stopping the ball.
Entering the lower left corner of the goal, although Gulacchi made a save, he was still a step too slow.
The two sides then reached a deadlock. Arsenal successively replaced Rosicky, Flamini and others, and Ji Ya also brought Klose, Otamendi, Cancelo and others to play. However, Arsenal finally won.
Victory, Giroud suddenly took a long shot after receiving a cross from Ramsey outside the penalty area. This shot was quite sudden and wonderful. The ball almost touched the lower edge of the crossbar and flew into the Southampton gate. Gu
Although Lucky made a save, he still failed to save the ball!
Arsenal defeated Southampton 3-2 and won the Community Shield!
Arsenal fans were very excited to celebrate this result, while Southampton fans were a little unhappy, but they didn't say much. After all, in their view, this game was just a relatively high-scale game.
Just a warm-up.
Didn’t you see that Noriya used all seven substitutions?
"The central defender combination of Rudiger and Bailly is still not very good. The two have a tacit understanding, but they are both good at physical confrontation and lack experience. At this stage, it is difficult for them to replace the combination of Wundt and Otamendi."
"If Prowse plays, we need to attack around him, but when facing top teams, his ability is not enough. It is recommended that he be sent when playing against weak teams to gradually train him."
"Mane is excellent, but Perisic is also good. The two have completely different characteristics and can be used together."
"Vardy is in good shape. He can become the main forward instead of a substitute. The three forwards can take turns and arrange according to the opponent."
"Cancelo and Alonso are both players with obvious shortcomings and advantages, so someone must help protect them."
"Coutinho needs better personal tactics to reach his level."
What the outside world doesn't know is that after the game, Southampton's coaching staff immediately made a detailed and rigorous judgment. In the new season, there are many new players and new tailor-made tactics are needed. This is a tedious but very important task.
There is necessary work.
"Our players are all players who have outstanding strengths, but also have many weaknesses." Benali sighed.
"It doesn't matter, I'm good at using this kind of players." Ji Ya laughed.
The members of the coaching staff also laughed. It is true that the reason why Southampton's players have mixed reputations after they are sold is because there are many players with obvious characteristics and outstanding shortcomings.
If you use it a lot, it will easily appear to be of high quality and high price.
However, Southampton also has many players who have performed well after the transfer, such as Matuidi, Willian, Vidal...
Some perform well, and some perform average. This is the key why other giants still want to buy Southampton players.
"Okay, next we have to prepare for the European Super Cup championship... Unlike the Community Shield, we lost the European Super Cup last season, and we have to get it back this season!" Noriya waved.
fist.
The coaches also waved their fists in response. So far, Southampton has participated in three Super Cups and won the first two. Last season, they lost to Bayern in a penalty shootout. That game was also a close loss.
Southampton was very unconvinced. They had a chance to complete the feat of winning three consecutive European Super Cups.
Therefore, they cherish this opportunity to participate in the European Super Cup even more.
"We didn't participate in the Europa League, so Serbia won the Europa League. This time the European Super League will let us prove that we are too lazy to win the Europa League now." Noriya finally said.
These words seem very arrogant, but they are also very encouraging!
