The cheers of the fans, the celebrations of the players, and the roar of Ji Ya pumping his fists... all of this was perfectly displayed at the end of the game.
This Derby victory in the League Cup also left a deep impression on many Southampton fans. In the coming seasons, there will be many exciting games and victories, but still
There are many Southampton fans who stubbornly believe that this derby is the most exciting victory of the season!
Of course, such a wonderful victory will come at a price.
Perry's injury may not seem like anything at first, but after going to the hospital for a checkup, it was discovered that he not only had a knee ligament problem, but also had a fracture in his toe. Considering his age, recovery is not impossible, but it will definitely take a long time.
The recovery period...
"Forget about anything else, rest well and recover. You don't have to think about the game anymore. When you recover and can't play football, you can directly become a coach." Ji Ya patted his chest and said to Perry.
Perry smiled bitterly and nodded. He had this realization when he was injured. He was already thirty-seven years old, and he had no intention of playing for another one or two seasons. After this season, it would be almost time to retire.
, this injury only accelerated the pace of his retirement.
But Southampton’s defense…
"Don't worry, trust your teammates." Ji Ya said to Perry.
Perry nodded, but both he and Ji Ya knew that it was indeed a bit difficult to trust their teammates...
Southampton doesn't have many reliable defenders, and most teams can play all the games with two main central defenders, so the substitutes are left to be seen. Now that Perry is injured, they want to rely only on Thomas and Thomas.
Jiadi competition, that would be too difficult.
However, the rest of the time is all about the league, and the cup competition will not kick off until January next year. Southampton can still slowly look for a suitable defender.
"I want a defender, preferably one with certain strength and not too expensive. If he is really strong, it doesn't matter if it is more expensive. The kind that can be used in the British Championship." Noriya said to Frye.
Frye nodded. As the CEO of the club, it is actually his job to buy people. But before, Ji Ya took over everything and bought people based on his needs. Now since Ji Ya doesn't have a suitable candidate, he has to do it.
Out on the road.
It's not that Kiya hasn't thought about using a positioning scout card, which only has five achievement points, but Kiya wants to save some achievement points, and he also wants to see how good the club's scouting capabilities are.
After all, Southampton is a mature club. The investment in maintaining the club is not small, and it has raised a lot of scouts. These scouts used to mainly search for potential young players, but to find the players the club needs,
It's also their job.
Noriya wanted to see if their work ability was worth their salary.
In the next two rounds of the league, Southampton's offense remained good, scoring three goals in both games. However, even though Kiya Thomas and Jady were used in the defense, the effect was not very good.
Southampton conceded goals in every game and won purely on offense.
If it is said that Southampton's defense will not have much impact in these two games, but in the 22nd round, when they challenged the first-ranked Leeds United away from home, Leeds United used excellent defense to defeat Southampton.
Don's attack had no effect. Instead, he relied on a mistake on Southampton's defense to defeat Southampton 1-0!
"We lost this game, but we are convinced that we lost. The overall level of Leeds United is indeed outstanding. This is what we need to learn from." Noriya said at the post-match press conference.
Leeds United is indeed much more mature than Southampton. After being relegated, they stayed in the English Championship for several years, accumulating strength bit by bit, and this season they finally started to gain momentum - as evidenced by their current top position in the standings.
After the twenty-second round, they have already scored 50 points, eight points ahead of the third place. As long as this advantage continues, there will be no problem in getting the final promotion qualification.
Noriya also knows that it should be difficult to compete with Leeds United this season, but it will be different next season.
Now Southampton has scored 29 points after the 22nd round, ranking 12th. Of course, these are the points after deducting ten points, otherwise they should be ranked sixth.
Now they are only seven points behind sixth-placed Huddersfield.
There is always hope for promotion, as long as they can ensure stability on the defensive line.
Unfortunately, there are still some problems in relying on tapping the own team to make up for deficiencies in the defensive line.
Southampton's scouts finally found a suitable candidate.
"José Fonte, who is about to turn 26 years old, is Portuguese and is 1.91 meters tall. He came from the youth training of Sporting CP, but he has never been favored and has bad luck... For example, he is 21
When he was 18 years old, he was kicked out by Sporting CP, and then joined a Portuguese second division team. As a result, the team went bankrupt and liquidated before he could play a game... He then played in some low-level teams in Portugal, and his performance was always good, so
He was signed by Benfica, but he still couldn't play in the game and was always on loan. Two years ago, he was loaned to Crystal Palace. As a result, he was seriously injured before he could play. Benfica terminated his contract... After that, he signed a new contract with Crystal Palace.
, but his performance gradually improved. In the first two seasons, his performance at Crystal Palace was quite outstanding. But as you know, boss, although Crystal Palace is a London team, it has not made progress in recent years and has been muddle along in the English Championship.
His personal performance proves nothing." Frye said to Ji Ya.
"He is the main player in the British Championship after all. Will he come to our team?" Ji Ya asked curiously.
It is actually not difficult to find players in the Championship, but would a player like Wundt, who has been wandering around for so long and finally played steadily at Crystal Palace, be willing to come to League One?
"This is not a big problem. As long as Crystal Palace has money, anyone is willing to sell him. And Wundt also knows that there is no future if he continues to stay in Crystal Palace. However, our ambition can give him a better chance to play in top competitions.
"Fry said.
"How much is the transfer fee?" Noriya asked another question.
He has already watched the video of Wundt's game, and it's not a big problem. This kind of tall central defender with strong frontal defensive ability will be very useful in the English game, and he has performed very well in the two seasons of the British Championship. So,
After upgrading, players like this can continue to be used.
Therefore, it is not a big problem to invest a relatively high cost in such players.
"Crystal Palace are asking for $1.5 million," Fry said.
"If you make a counter-offer, just buy it if it's cheaper." Ji Ya said after thinking for a while.
