In other words, Mourinho and Chelsea players did not disappoint Chelsea fans.
In the following time, they played two exciting games.
First, in the League Cup final, Terry's header and opponent defender Walker's own goal allowed Chelsea to defeat Tottenham 2-0 at Wembley Stadium. Then in the next round of the league, they
Gathering up the courage, relying on a goal from Hazard, they defeated West Ham United 1-0 in the away game and continued to advance at the top of the standings!
Southampton did not completely pin their hopes on Chelsea's own problems. Under the command of Ji Ya, they sat at home and defeated Crystal Palace, who was fighting for relegation, 4-0.
Vardy scored his 24th league goal of the season, and Coutinho, Lukaku and Cancelo scored the remaining three goals as Southampton continued to lead by five points.
Chasing closely behind.
The next weekend's game is the sixth round of the FA Cup, so for teams like Southampton and Chelsea, they can rest comfortably for ten days and then wait for the second round of the Champions League.
start.
This can be considered a kind of preferential treatment, and it is also the reason why they gave up the FA Cup early.
"Everyone has to maintain good condition, do you understand? If we don't play games for ten days, we may have recovered our physical fitness, but lost the game state... So we still have to play a team training match every two days. Remember to practice hard.
Gun, don't fool me!" Ji Ya shouted loudly on the training ground.
The players nodded. There are now ten rounds left in the league and they are five points behind. In fact, there is little hope of winning the league. Unless Chelsea loses the chain next time, they still have great hope in the Champions League.
Besides, now can be regarded as the best time to take a rest. If you don’t take a good rest, there will really be no chance to breathe until April. Now you must adjust your physical condition to the end so that you can be healthy in the end.
time to launch a sprint.
Whether a strong team can compete for honors often depends on its performance in the last three months of the season!
Ten days without a game is still a bit painful for Southampton fans, but the anticipation for the next Champions League game makes them more eager for it.
Juventus seemed a bit low-key when they came to Southampton.
Their advantage in the league this season is still very obvious, but in the Champions League, it is a bit difficult for them. A home defeat means that they can only have a chance to advance by winning away from home. However, Juventus's Champions League away results have always been disappointing.
Not a compliment.
In the past seven Champions League away games, they lost five of them, and the remaining two games were just one win and one draw!
Moreover, Pirlo's injury was not serious before, but he is still unable to play in this game, which is also a heavy blow to Juventus.
"They will probably speed up the pace of the game... because without Pirlo, they can only play this tactic, so this is our opportunity." Jiya's preparations during this period are very sufficient.
In his opinion, if the game is played quickly, Southampton will definitely win.
It's just a mutual exchange of blows. Although Southampton's defense is not as good as the opponent's, their offense is much better.
Even if Juventus leads 1-0 away from home, they must continue to attack. This is Southampton's opportunity.
They can also play fast and then use offense to let the opponent know what a top offense is.
In the past few seasons, Southampton has scored more than 100 goals in a single season. This kind of offensive ability is unique in the world and unmatched!
If Juventus has all its main players and deals patiently with Southampton, it still has a chance to seize two opportunities in the game and give Southampton a good look.
But without Pirlo, they can only initiate confrontations. Even if their attackers are in very good condition by then, it will be difficult to compete with Southampton's overall extremely powerful offensive ability!
Southampton's players have absolute confidence.
March 12th is coming soon.
Southampton fans occupied the entire stadium, and the few hundred Juventus fans were suppressed by them so that they could barely make a sound.
This is not because the fans of the home team are bullying them, but in comparison, the number of Juventus fans is small and the shouts are not loud enough...
Just like the dilemma their club is facing now.
When the players from both sides came on the field, the commentator began to be unfavorable to Juventus.
Southampton sent out all the main players. Goalkeeper Gulacchi's position is now stable. In the competition with Romero, he is more stable and can often make wonderful saves, making him the main goalkeeper. Defender Cance
Lo, Alonso, Font and Otamendi, midfielder Casemiro, De Bruyne, Coutinho, forwards Mane, Suarez, Lukaku, all the main players played.
There is only one change in Juventus' starting lineup compared to the previous game, and that is Pereira starting, and Pirlo did not even make the squad.
There is only one change in the lineups of both sides. In the last game, Southampton actually had no advantage when Pirlo was on the court. After Pirlo came off the court, they scored two goals and only conceded one goal.
…
This is their advantage in control.
It is impossible for Allegri to be unaware of this.
So he decided to play faster in this game, use his offensive skills which are actually good, and score goals compared with Southampton!
You must know that if you score more goals, even if you can win one goal in the away game, you still have a chance to qualify!
I have to say that Allegri's thinking is actually not bad, and the state of his players in this game is indeed very good.
After the game between the two sides started, less than three minutes later, Juventus relied on a seemingly unreasonable attack to score a goal!
Marchisio took the ball from the left and then passed it to Evra who stepped forward to assist. Evra was about to dribble the ball forward when Cancelo got involved. In the entanglement, the ball went out of the sideline and was a throw-in.
Evra threw a throw-in, and Morata received the ball and responded. Evra passed the ball directly to the center without stopping. Tevez took the ball and saw that Casemiro did not bother him immediately.
Come up and suddenly take a long shot!
Casemiro didn't get involved immediately because the place where Tevez got the ball was actually close to the top of the penalty area. If you deal with such a player too closely and he breaks through, then the consequences will follow.
It's also very serious.
However, this long-range shot was beyond his expectation.
The ball whizzed towards the far corner of the goal. Although Gulacchi made a timely judgment, the ball still missed his hand and flew past, then quickly fell and plunged into the dead center of the goal!
The entire St. Mary's Stadium suddenly became quiet.
