"Millwall is not very good, but their movements are very big. This is what we have to pay attention to. Fight against them, run, use technology to dispatch them, let their physical fitness collapse, and victory will be ours."
Noriya told the players on the training ground that there will be a one-week rest period after the league. In fact, for those teams with large overdrafts, a one-week rest period is far from enough. Southampton is a final
A team that has not performed well in two rounds can be considered as having truly rested.
As for Millwall... they really tried their best in the last few rounds, but in the end they still couldn't get a direct ticket to the English Championship. This situation is the biggest loss.
Whether a week is enough for them to recover their physical strength is a huge question.
So in the first home game, Noriya decided to give the opponent a good look.
Taking advantage of the opponent's bad condition, he suppresses them and beats them violently, consuming their physical energy and making their already poor physical energy even worse.
This is what any qualified head coach will do, and it is also the so-called kingly way - even if Millwall knew that Southampton would do this, there was nothing they could do.
However, they only have this way to go - Millwall has actually performed well in the past two seasons. Last season, they failed in the play-off final, and this season they were only one step away from directly advancing to the English Championship. Such results are disappointing.
I think they are very unlucky, but if they don't have the strength, they have no right to be so unlucky.
Just like Leverkusen in 2002 was unlucky and won the title of Sanya King, but is anyone qualified to win the title of Sanya King? Just kidding...
They had one draw and one loss against Southampton in the league. This cannot be said to be of low quality. After all, the top teams this season were beaten by Southampton, and almost all of them lost at least one game to Southampton...
For Millwall, it is not a good thing to encounter Southampton at this time, but since it has happened, it can only fight to the end.
Their lineup has not changed much. They have been in League One for several years, and they have basically accumulated the strongest lineup. Financially, they are also average. Although they are a London team, their fans are notorious.
Even if they don’t, they can’t get more people to watch their games – which serious person wants to associate with football hooligans!
However, they are not without a chance. Mkhitaryan's injury can be said to have given them enough confidence.
Without this player who connects the entire team with breakthroughs, Southampton's offense will of course be greatly affected.
This is a key player.
The absence of key players is quite fatal.
In comparison, Millwall's overall lack of physical fitness is something that can be made up for.
Chamberlain's breakthrough is indeed very good, but he can't compare with Mkhitaryan. He can only create better opportunities on the wing, but he is still worse in the center.
In this way, Southampton's overall offense will drop a lot. This is their opportunity!
For Millwall's head coach Mr. Jackett, this is also his only chance and method.
A week passed quickly.
After the entire Millwall team came to Southampton, they were not welcomed or given any special treatment. After all, Southampton fans are normal fans...
"I'm looking forward to this game, and I'm even more looking forward to leading the team to Wembley Stadium for the third time." Noriya said at the press conference before the game.
Reporters all remembered that this might be the first time that a coach has led a team to Wembley Stadium three times in a season - after all, although Premier League teams also have such opportunities, they have to participate in the Community Shield, FA Cup and League in a row.
Only the final of the Cup will do...
The only player to achieve this feat before was Chelsea in the 2006-07 season. They first played in the Community Shield that season, but unfortunately lost to Liverpool, and then won the League Cup and FA Cup finals in succession. All other teams
No one has ever been able to create such a miracle...
Including Liverpool, who won five crowns, the Community Shield they won only started the next season after winning the League Cup and FA Cup, and they did not get to participate in Wembley that season.
A chance for a third game.
If Southampton can enter the final and win, it will become the first team in history to enter Wembley for three consecutive finals in one season and win them all!
"Damn it, if we can win the FA Cup, wouldn't we be able to create an unprecedented record?" Ji Ya cursed.
But he also knew in his heart that with Southampton's current strength, stealing the League Cup from Manchester United would be something he could only do by cheating. How much energy would it take to steal the FA Cup?
Maybe everything will collapse by then and not a single championship will be won.
Jackett was very unhappy with the media reports, as if Southampton's entry into the final was a sure thing...
Do you really think that we, Millwall, are easy persimmons?
But thinking about it carefully, Jackett suddenly realized that this seemed to be a good opportunity to improve the morale of the team...
"This is how they underestimate us. Do we want them to underestimate us like this?" Jackett yelled at the players before the game started.
"Of course not!" the players cheered.
This is not because they are easily deceived, but because they also know that only by mobilizing their morale and fighting spirit can they have a chance.
The coach is regulating their morale, so of course they have to shout along.
"Okay! Let them see our tenacious fighting spirit! Press them, block their attack, and then find an opportunity to counterattack and kill them!" Jackett shouted.
This idea is of course very good. After all, everyone knows that Southampton is good at attacking.
Using defensive counterattacks to deal with Southampton has always been reliable. Not only those strong teams, but Southampton's several league capsizes were due to being beaten by the opponent's counterattacks.
But if you want to do this, there is a prerequisite.
That is to be able to withstand Southampton's attack.
Jackett feels that he still has a chance. After all, Southampton is missing Mkhitaryan. Everyone knows how difficult Southampton's offense was when Mkhitaryan was not here. Now that he is missing, Southampton's
The offensive strength will be reduced by at least half.
It’s not that he alone can replace Lambert Giulalana and others, but with him, Southampton’s offense is a whole. Without him, Southampton’s offense will lose a key
key.
"Now, you are the key." Ji Ya said to Chamberlain before setting off.
The sixteen-year-old boy nodded heavily. He had learned a lot and made a lot of progress in the past six months.
