"The second half of the game...Leonardo, you take a rest, Jeffrey, you come out in the second half." Pearson said to Ulloa and left midfielder Slupp in the locker room.
Ulloa nodded silently. His performance in the first half was indeed too average, and he basically had no effect in the counterattack. The decline in his performance was actually related to Leicester City's tactical changes. Leicester City had previously
If he presses forward and attacks, a relatively comprehensive center like him will have room to perform. However, recently Leicester City has begun to defend and counterattack, and his performance has naturally declined.
It's not that Pearson changed the formation randomly, but that although the previous pressing attack won two games, it still failed miserably most of the time. As a newly promoted team, it is better to be more prudent in tactics.
And Leicester City also has more good defensive players.
But in this way, he did play awkwardly, which also affected the performance of the whole team. If the team wants to change this, it must start by changing his main position.
This made Ulloa couldn't help but sigh.
"Du, you play center in the second half." Pearson said.
Du Yue was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Ulloa. Ulloa forced a smile and gave him a thumbs up, indicating that he didn't mind.
"During the offense, try to give the ball to Du or Riyad (Mahrez) as much as possible and let them launch the attack. Do you understand? Strengthen the defense and don't concede the ball again!" Pearson said.
His tactical substitutions cannot be said to be very successful, but they did not fail either.
After the start of the second half, Southampton fans were watching the game very relaxedly, but they slowly discovered that something was wrong...
Leicester City's defense has become stronger and stronger, and their counterattacks have become more effective.
Often Cambiasso or Drinkwater in the midfield will overdo it, and then hand it over to Du Yue in front or Mahrez on the wing to create opportunities through their personal breakthroughs, which is nothing more than adding a follow-up.
It's just Drinkwater who's attacking.
Such a simple attack is quite threatening every time he fights.
Mahrez's breakthrough from the wing was very sharp, and Du Yue's breakthrough from the center was also quite good.
With enough space, they pose a considerable threat in counterattacks.
Finally, in the 73rd minute of the game, during a counterattack, two former Southampton players played a beautiful cooperation. Drinkwater followed up and received Mahrez's pass, and then passed the ball straight to the front, Du Yue.
While receiving the ball, he spiked the ball to accelerate the breakthrough, rushed past Otamendi, and then grabbed Wundt's replacement before suddenly taking off his foot and shooting hard!
Du Yue's shot made many people feel very awkward, because shooting is actually a regular thing. Where to move, when to swing your foot, and when to kick out, there are certain rules.
People watching the ball will feel at this time that the players are about to shoot and the goalkeeper is about to save...
This is actually not a trick, but because from a physical level, any action must conform to the laws of the world in order to be faster, more convenient, and more powerful. In a more fantasy word, it is in line with the way of heaven.
But if you can slightly reverse this pattern, you can take advantage of it.
Du Yue's shot was like this.
He chose to shoot when it seemed he couldn't shoot.
This affected the speed and power of his shot, but it also caused a slight deviation in the judgment of both Gulacchi and Wundt, who was filling in.
This slowed down Gulacchi's save, and the ball flew past his hand, and then plunged into the blind corner of the goal!
Southampton fans sighed in the stands, but Du Yue did not celebrate, but ran back, at most giving high-fives to his teammates who came up to celebrate.
"This kid, the rhythm changes very quickly, you have to pay attention." Wundt said to Otamendi.
Otamendi nodded. They all knew that Du Yue was actually a player released by Southampton. However, they were also very unhappy when this kid scored a goal.
In the following time, Southampton still suppressed the constant attacks, while Leicester City wanted to rely on counterattacks to score goals. However, it was difficult for Du Yue to use his characteristics. After all, he was often the one
One person plays against Otamendi and Wundt. The two people cooperate very well, with one filling in and the other defending closely. This chain defense method is perfect for dealing with players with outstanding personal abilities.
After all, Du Yue is still young. He has only just started practicing dribbling and breakthroughs. After being marked like this, his performance immediately became somewhat under control.
But he can still create a lot of threats every time he gets the ball.
Pearson felt a little regretful off the court. Du Yue's performance surprised him. If he had known about it, he would have set up a set of tactics that fit his characteristics. Unlike now, Du Yue basically relies on his own personal ability to initiate
On offense, it is difficult for his teammates to provide him with any kind of support.
Ulloa was sitting on the bench. He knew that his position as the main center might be taken away by this little guy... Judging from his performance in these dozens of minutes, Du Yue is undoubtedly more suitable for counterattacks.
The lone striker in tactics.
Unless Leicester City changes to an offensive strategy and plays with two forwards, in this case, he can partner with Du Yue.
Just when Ulloa was thinking, Southampton suddenly showed strength after struggling with Leicester City for dozens of minutes.
Suarez, who retreated, took the ball, then turned around and broke through. After breaking through to the edge of the penalty area, he cleverly passed the ball diagonally to the right side of the penalty area. Cancelo, who advanced to assist, received the ball and then passed the ball directly to the middle of the penalty area without stopping.
Vardy flew and shot, three to one!
Just five minutes later, Southampton launched another attack. Dembele, who had just replaced Suarez, received a direct pass from De Bruyne on the right, and then stunned the opponent's defender with a series of fake moves, once again cleverly.
Vardy passed the ball into the penalty area and ran horizontally to get rid of his opponent. Vardy just caught the pass. He easily kicked the ball and scored twice!
"Four to one! Southampton suddenly defeated Leicester City with all their strength! Compared with Southampton, Leicester City still looked a lot younger. Although Du Yue recovered a point, they still
There is a chance to equalize the score..."
The commentator said with some regret, while the Southampton fans shouted Vardy's name loudly. It is obvious that Vardy has conquered everyone through his outstanding performance at the beginning of this season!
They now have three reliable centers, which makes Southampton fans feel that they don’t need to worry about the team’s inability to score goals...
