For the Huddersfield fans, they may not have much confidence in the away game against Southampton, but they also feel that they should not lose badly. A draw or win is not without a chance.
After all, they are still ranked sixth. Even if Southampton didn't deduct the ten points, their points are about the same as them. The two sides are obviously teams on the same level.
Whoever wins and who loses is normal.
However, the result of this game surprised everyone!
From the beginning of the game, the two sides started to attack.
It's normal at this time, because Southampton and Huddersfield are both good at attacking, and their attack is too normal.
However, after the two sides struggled for more than ten minutes, discerning fans could see that although Southampton and Huddersfield had similar numbers of attacks, Southampton's attacks were always threatening, and Huddersfield's attacks were always threatening.
Sfield's offense also looked lively, but it was always difficult to directly threaten the goal guarded by Davis.
This is a very fatal state, in other words "no score when you gain the upper hand"!
If this situation continues, losing is almost inevitable.
The fact is not contrary to the judgment of most people. In such a relatively low-level competition, it is still difficult for one side to come back at a disadvantage. After all, it requires outstanding personal ability or an overall rise.
It is too difficult for English League One teams to do this.
After several consecutive attacks, Southampton finally took the lead in tearing apart the opponent's defense. Huddersfield did a good job of marking Lambert, but the even more inconspicuous Giroud used a textbook shot
He grabbed the header and smashed the cross from full-back Mills into the Huddersfield gate!
After taking a one-goal lead, Southampton did not relax their offensive pace. They firmly remembered Jiya's previous instructions, that is, not to be satisfied with a one or two-goal lead, but to attack and keep attacking. After all, the opponent is also very capable.
To score a goal, if you are satisfied with a one or two goal lead, you may be successful in counterattack by the opponent.
Thinking like this, the Southampton players began to press continuously and continue to attack!
This time, Huddersfield was stunned.
They didn't expect that Southampton would still play so fiercely after taking the lead, which made them unable to react.
Although Huddersfield is the first team in England to win three consecutive top league titles, they have been lingering in the lower leagues for so long that they have completely degenerated into a lower league team.
Slow response is their characteristic.
So after being pressed and attacked by Southampton, only a few minutes later, they conceded the ball again!
Mkhitaryan, who switched to the wing, received a pass from his teammate, and then broke through diagonally into the penalty area. After attracting enough attention, he cleverly passed the ball to the top of the penalty area. Lallana was there.
Position to catch the ball, and then suddenly take a shot!
The ball flew into the blind spot of the goal, two to zero!
It wasn't until they were two goals behind that Huddersfield launched a fierce attack as if they were waking up from a dream - their offensive ability is still very good, otherwise they would not have the second highest number of goals in the league.
If we change to the previous Southampton, the possibility of conceding the ball is very high. After all, their defense is not very good. It was not so good when Perry was here. You must know that Perry is 37 years old and runs.
Both his ability and ability to fight are declining, and he is often unable to do what he wants.
But now it's Wundt.
A 26-year-old centre-back who is regarded as a top defender in the English Championship. He is rich in experience and his character has become extremely tough and stable despite the ups and downs.
Huddersfield's attack seemed to hit a wall.
This feeling was not very obvious before, but now, it is particularly obvious.
Every time Huddersfield's offense hits the penalty area, it will be constantly resolved.
Wundt and Lovren took turns to intercept. Both of them have excellent ability to judge the landing point. At the same time, they are not slow in their movement and have strong interception ability...
The landing point of crosses in the air will be controlled by them first.
For passes on the ground, they will first determine the route and then intercept the ball.
If you break through with the ball, you will hit two walls.
To say that Huddersfield's offense is indeed very good, especially the wave of attacks, wave after wave, the defensive players can easily become exhausted, thus exposing flaws.
But Wundt and Lovren did not reveal any flaws.
Maybe Huddersfield's offense wasn't strong enough to expose their flaws.
For the rest of the first half, for almost twenty minutes, Huddersfield kept attacking.
But they were not able to score a goal. They attacked a lot, but the number of shots that resulted in them was very few. As for the number of shots that hit the goal frame, they were even fewer...
When the referee blew the whistle to end the first half, Southampton's players ran off the field easily, while Huddersfield's players all looked solemn.
"Our defensive performance is good, but there are some problems on offense...The young midfielder in their midfield performed well, but why should we stupidly play in his position? Why not bypass him?
?" Noriya first praised the defensive players in the locker room, and then began to criticize the attackers.
The young midfielder he was talking about was Danny Drinkwater, the 19-year-old midfielder Huddersfield had loaned from Manchester United.
This defensive midfielder can be said to be Huddersfield's only bright spot in the first half. His running and confrontation in the midfield strongly supported the entire team's offense and defense. Several of Southampton's threatening attacks were in the middle.
Intercepted by him, if he hadn't been there, Southampton might have scored a few more goals.
"Think about it, his defense is really good, he is worthy of being trained by Manchester United, but why does Huddersfield still concede so many goals? No matter how strong he is, he has to stay in the middle, bypass him, and then attack
, score more goals, understand?" Noriya said to the players.
The players nodded one after another. Jiya's words made sense. Drinkwater's defensive ability in this game was enough to raise a team's defense to a higher level. However, Huddersfield still conceded so many goals.
That only shows that his defense still has a lot of shortcomings.
In this case, just attack around him and score more goals from him!
