Noriya looked at the newspaper in his hand. The headline above was very impactful - Chelsea, Southampton's fifth Premier League victim?
"The fans are very excited now. Do we want to give this game a good fight?" Benelli asked.
"I'm not stupid. What are you fighting for? There's no point in fighting. Although it's the FA Cup, in my mind, I'm the last one." Ji Ya waved his hand.
"Or should we follow the established method and go to Stamford Bridge with all substitutes?" Benelli asked.
"Yes, wasn't this already booked a long time ago?" Ji Ya replied.
"But now everyone's momentum is so high, and Chelsea is also on alert and will send all substitutes in case they lose miserably..." Benelli hesitated.
"No matter how bad the loss is, it doesn't matter. Everyone knows that we are all substitutes. Besides, it's Chelsea. They have been ranked first this year. Although they are entangled with Manchester United and Arsenal in terms of points, they are still the top team after all.
With our strength, it is still difficult to compete with such a Premier League team," said Noriya.
"It's not like we don't have a chance, right?" Benali expressed confusion.
"There is indeed a chance, but such an opportunity would be wasted in the fourth round of the FA Cup... Do you understand?" Ji Ya said.
Benelli finally understood something...
Compared with the fourth round of the FA Cup, the League Cup final is of course the most important!
The other semi-final will be played in a week. Whether it is against Manchester United or Manchester City, they will be top Premier League teams. Of course, Manchester City will be easier to deal with now. After all, they have not been rich for a long time. Now they are in the Premier League.
The performance is also somewhat ups and downs, but Manchester United is really a veteran giant.
If there is a chance, I will use it to fight Manchester United, not Chelsea.
After understanding this, Benelli felt relieved. At the same time, he admired Ji Ya for being able to think so clearly and maintain such a calm judgment in the face of media hype and atmosphere...
In fact, Noriya's attention was mainly attracted by the League Cup and the championship.
Who prevented Southampton from winning these two championships?
Who would have thought that after winning these two championships, the ignited historical achievements would bring a large wave of achievement points to Kiya?
With achievement points, everything is possible!
Under such circumstances, it is strange that Noriya is not calm.
For Chelsea's head coach Ancelotti, he was still paying close attention to this game - Italians are always very cautious, and Ancelotti seemed particularly cautious.
So even though he still attaches great importance to it in the league, he still sent out most of the main players in this game.
As a result, he was dumbfounded after receiving the starting lineup that Noriya announced only two hours before the start of the game.
All substitutes.
That sixteen-year-old Chamberlain led the way.
This makes it clear that training is the main priority, not grades!
A English League One team has such a clear goal, yet they are so cautious in sending out most of their main players, which is simply sick...
Ancelotti, who couldn't laugh or cry, didn't say much. He has a stable character to begin with, so he just emphasized in the locker room not to cause injury by moving too much on the field, and had no other specific requirements for the game.
Chelsea, who fielded most of their main players, is indeed not comparable to Southampton, who fielded all their substitutes.
But Chamberlain also gained a lot.
He finally saw the top defender and the top defense. It was difficult for him to break through, and he had no advantage at all in terms of physical fitness. It could even be said to be a disadvantage. Under such circumstances, he originally had some problems in English League One.
Chamberlain, who was walking sideways (self-perception), began to realize that there was still a big gap between himself and the top league.
He will first play the main role at Southampton and adapt to the lower leagues for two years.
Chamberlain thought to himself.
Chelsea did not beat Southampton to death in this game, but the score of 3-0 did show their strong team style.
"Chelsea is a top team. Playing against such a team is a good learning opportunity... Substitute? There are no substitutes or main players among my players. They are all main players."
Noriya was flawless at the post-match press conference, refusing to admit that he was doing it to preserve his strength for the next league. The reporters were helpless because they couldn't force Noriya to admit that he was doing it to preserve his strength.
The physical strength of the main force will be used to play in the next league...
Southampton fans actually don't have any objections. After all, Southampton is currently ranked 11th, and the gap between them and Huddersfield, which is sixth, has widened to eight points. There are still 19 rounds of the league, and they can no longer win.
Losing points casually in the league.
This week's rest is quite necessary for Southampton.
The physical recovery of the main players allowed them to achieve consecutive victories in the next two league games!
They first beat fifth-ranked Swindon 2-1 at home, and then defeated bottom-ranked Stockport 3-0 at home. The performance of these two opponents was not bad. Swindon still has a chance to hit the top two.
They played very tenaciously, while Stockport were fighting to avoid relegation. If Southampton's main players had fought Chelsea for 90 minutes before, they might not have been able to win either of these two games.
After winning these two games, Southampton took a week's rest, and then came out in high spirits. They defeated Exeter City 3-1 away from home and won their third consecutive victory.
Facing Southampton, whose morale had reached its peak, Milton Keynes, their opponent in the southern final of the English Championship, had completely lost their fighting spirit. They only struggled for a while in the second round and were defeated by a score of 1 to 3.
Losing is like having no temper.
Two cup competitions and two finals.
The League Cup final will be held on February 28th, against Manchester United.
The final of the English Championship will be held on March 28. The opponent is Carlisle United, which defeated the League One first team Leeds United on penalties in the Northern Finals - this team is in the middle of the League One rankings.
, they had a one-to-one draw with Southampton before, so they have a certain level of strength, but beating Leeds United was purely an upset.
Coupled with being eliminated by Chelsea in the FA Cup, Southampton can finally focus most of their attention on the league!
"There are still four games before the start of the League Cup final. We can score as many points as we can!"
Noriya waved his fists on the training ground. Southampton is now ranked ninth with 46 points. Above them are Milton Keynes, Huddersfield, Millwall...these are their remaining opponents for the top six!
Grabbing more points before the start of the League Cup is of course a very important thing!
