"Everyone performed well! Remember to continue attacking in the second half. Their fighting spirit is definitely not as strong as ours, but be careful of their counterattack... That's it."
Ji Ya didn't say much in the locker room, because it was obvious that this game did not have much practical significance. Although both sides sent their main players, this game was definitely not a game that required hard work. Try your best to win the game.
Just fine.
In this case, you can better observe the players.
After the start of the second half, the two sides continued to struggle on the court, and Southampton continued to occupy the advantage on the court.
After receiving the pass from his teammate, Lukaku suddenly shot a lob from the corner of the penalty area. This was beyond the opponent's expectation. The ball passed Weidenfeller's hand and started to fall, but it hit hard.
The bottom line popped up on the crossbar...
Lukaku looked up to the sky and sighed. In these two games, he seemed to have no chance of scoring goals...
However, his teammates soon helped him solve this regret.
A few minutes later, De Bruyne dribbled the ball forward. Southampton players were running around to prepare for the response, which effectively affected Dortmund's defense. For a moment, no one came up to defend him. No one was seen.
Defending himself, De Bruyne adjusted forward with the ball and suddenly took a long shot!
The ball roared into the upper right corner of the goal. Weidenfeller made a save, but was still a step too late!
Two to zero, Southampton expands its lead!
At this time, Dortmund was a little anxious.
Losing is actually not a big problem, but losing without any resistance would be too embarrassing.
After all, they are also a strong team that has performed well in the Champions League in recent years. They also defeated Southampton at home before. It would be a bit annoying if they lost this game without temper.
Klopp quickly sent in center Ramos and replaced Immobile. Immobile's speed was not able to be used under such circumstances. Ramos, who had a stronger impact, looked at it.
Is there any chance.
After Ramos came on the field, Dortmund played simpler and more direct. They could play directly into the penalty area and then create threats through attacks from both wings.
However, although this kind of offense was lively, it still required constant forward pressure. Under such pressure, the gaps in their defense began to become larger.
In the 76th minute, Southampton made a counterattack. Casemiro's long pass directly found Lukaku in the frontcourt. Lukaku switched positions to receive the ball in the middle, and then handed it to Suarez who came up to respond. Suarez
Si took advantage of the situation and entered the penalty area, facing Weidenfeller with a push shot and scored!
"Suarez scored twice! He scored four goals in two games! I have to say that he returned to form very quickly! Southampton's offense has returned to their previous invincible state!"
Amid the excited shouts of the commentator, Suarez opened his arms and started flying. The Champions League is indeed a battlefield he is more familiar with!
After returning, he scored goals almost every time he played, which proved that his condition has hardly declined!
Although Lukaku has scored fewer goals, his role on the court is still very important.
Having three forwards like this is a great thing for any club...
After taking a three-goal lead, Southampton defended Dortmund's subsequent fierce attack without giving the opponent any face. You must know that even if they lose one, they can still return to the top position in the group. In the first round, they were only 1-2 away from home.
Just losing.
However, they still tenaciously maintained the score until the end. The final score was 3-0. Southampton returned to the top position in the standings. In the last round, they only needed to defeat bottom-placed Galatasaray away from home.
I will definitely get first place in the group.
In this round, Galatasaray lost to Anderlecht...
"We will face special circumstances next, and I hope we can adapt as soon as possible."
Noriya responded in an interview that everyone knew what he was referring to. Indeed, now that the league is four points behind, and the next step is to be distracted by the Club World Cup, this is not a good thing for Southampton.
It's not a big problem since we qualified early in the Champions League, but it's hard to say in the league.
Sure enough, just three days later, Southampton suffered a disastrous defeat in the league.
It's tragic, but it's actually not that miserable. After all, in this game, they only lost one goal at home. However, their 2-3 loss to Manchester City at home was their first loss in the Premier League for more than three years.
Conceded three goals at home for the first time!
In fact, they performed well during the game. During the game, they relied on Vardy and Mane's goals to take a 2-1 lead. However, in the last ten minutes of the game, Lampard, who came on as a substitute, equalized the score for Manchester City.
, full-back Clichy grabbed the point in the penalty area before the end, allowing Manchester City to complete the victory!
Losing is not uncommon for Southampton, but it has indeed been a long time since they lost at home!
This victory stabilized Pellegrini's precarious position. After winning this game, Manchester City's points reached 27 points, only one point less than Southampton...
Chelsea also failed to win this round. They were tied by Sunderland, who were fighting for relegation. As a result, they were five points ahead of Southampton and six points ahead of Manchester City. Their advantage became increasingly obvious.
Fortunately, there is a week of rest time next. After Southampton has a week of rest, there will be three league games, one League Cup and one Champions League game in the next two weeks, and then they will go to Morocco to participate in the Club World Cup. Originally
The sixteenth round on December 13 can be postponed, but considering that Southampton will only have more games in the second half of the season, under such circumstances, Noriya decided not to apply to postpone that round. In this way
, Southampton only needs to make up the seventeenth round of the league, which is relatively better.
Anyway, for the semi-finals of the Club World Cup, it is enough for the substitutes to prepare first.
It’s really not that Ji Ya looks down on his opponents in the Club World Cup. As long as their physical fitness is okay, playing against those opponents in the Club World Cup is basically a very simple matter.
Therefore, in the coming time, Ji Ya will make better rotations to maintain the physical fitness of the main player and substitute.
Although Wundt is injured, as for the central defender position, at most it is enough to let Jenkinson serve as a substitute. It is no problem for Cancelo and Alonso to play more games. Their physical fitness is actually very good.
Now Ji Ya has begun to prepare for the next period of games. After all, the Club World Cup is indeed a championship that Southampton has never won. For such a championship, Ji Ya will always have more interest.
.
As for the league... isn't it just that we are only five points behind? We will just catch up slowly when the time comes!
Besides, the league has won two consecutive championships. Even if we lose once in a while, it's not a big deal, although three consecutive championships is a very high honor.
