"Oh, a wonderful save! Bristol City launched an extremely threatening attack, and the pass just bypassed Font, who was filling in. Bristol City's number one striker Nicky Maynard faced the falling ball.
He threw his head directly to attack the goal, but Davis saved the ball with a beautiful side dive!"
Davis's side dive was really beautiful. Last season, he probably wouldn't have been able to save this kind of ball. But this time, he reacted immediately and stretched as much as possible while flying into the air.
He stretched his body, stretched his arms, and narrowly saved the ball!
"Nice save." Benali said with some surprise.
"Normally, he worked very hard during the pre-season training. Moreover, our goalkeeper training level is very high now, and he is not particularly old." Ji Ya nodded.
Navas, who was listening next to him, clenched his fist. Although he knew that he would become Southampton's starting goalkeeper sooner or later, Davis's performance made him know that any starting position will not be easily obtained.
Only through hard training and pursuit can it be possible to win the main position.
But Navas is not afraid of competition - he stayed in the Saprisa first team for four full years. In the first year, he only had three appearances, and it was only increased to seven in the second year. It was not until the third year that he gradually became a
The main goalkeeper, who played 20 times, stabilized his position in the fourth year and played all the games.
Coming to a new place is just a new competition.
Keylor Navas has never been afraid of competition, competition will only make him better!
Glancing at Navas out of the corner of his eye, Ji Ya felt relieved when he found that his expression was solemn and serious, rather than unhappy and angry.
Healthy competition is necessary in any group, and the position of goalkeeper needs to maintain a sense of crisis. Those goalkeepers who can continue to perform well often face huge competition all the time, so that they can maintain outstanding performance.
Although Casillas became famous at a young age, his main position was very unstable for a year or two in the middle. Whether in Real Madrid or the Spanish national team, Cech slowly rose from the small league teams. Of course, it was competition.
Sarr did not gain a foothold in the European giants until he was 26 or 7 years old. Valdez also seized the opportunity of n goalkeepers not performing well in Barcelona to become the main player in one fell swoop...
Perhaps only Buffon's career has been smooth sailing. He became famous at a young age and then became a main force wherever he went...
Navas is obviously not the kind of goalkeeper who became famous at a young age, so a sense of crisis and competition are very important to him.
On the field, the game continued. After being suppressed by the opponent, Southampton quickly launched a counterattack. They had a great advantage in the midfield. Dembele kept running and then distributed the ball to
Schneiderlin, Schneiderlin constantly distributed the ball and handed it to the two wingers for them to complete the attack.
Under such circumstances, Klein seemed very active. His speed skills were quite good. After all, he was born as a forward. His assists from behind also prevented him from facing the opponent's physical confrontation at the first time, but could quickly
Good use of his sprint speed.
His impact on the wing gradually drew the opponent's defensive attention to the wing. At this time, Lallana showed his value. After receiving Schneiderlin's pass, he did not pass the ball smoothly.
Klein, who was penetrating forward, raised his foot and passed the ball to the other side of the penalty area!
At that position, Lambert had just moved out of the gap, and Lallana passed the ball. Lambert did not stop the ball, but shot directly in the air!
The ball flew diagonally towards the far corner of the goal. The goalkeeper who had just ran over in a hurry turned around and tried to pounce again, but it was too late. He could only watch the ball hit the net again!
"Scored twice! In the 27th minute of the first half, Lambert scored twice! Southampton's top scorer is in excellent condition!"
Amid the shouts of the commentator, Ji Ya and Benali high-fived in celebration. Everyone knows that Lambert is in good condition. From the beginning of the training camp this season, Lambert has shown a high enthusiasm for training...
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Everyone understands it very well. After all, he is already in his twenties and this is his first time playing a second-level game. How could he not have the fighting spirit?
Noriya also saw it clearly, so the focus of his attack in this game was Lambert.
As long as Lambert has space, try to pass the ball to him - this is the tactic of this game.
Koper just didn't expect this, because last season Southampton was obviously very flexible and the focus of the offense was constantly changing. This summer they introduced a lot of people, but instead they focused on Lambert.
Lambert was in particularly good condition, which immediately caused a huge problem for their defense.
After the halftime break, Koper actively adjusted his tactics and began to focus on Marking Lambert. However, their offense was greatly affected. Dembele's run in the midfield filtered once, and then added
Surrounded by the two central defenders, there was no threat when it came to Davis, which disappointed Davis who wanted to perform better.
However, in the frontcourt offense, Southampton still played very well. Lambert was focused on marking, and others had more opportunities.
Twenty minutes after the start of the second half, Mkhitaryan received a pass from Klein and then ran diagonally into the penalty area. When the opponent's defense was in chaos, he cleverly passed the ball to the edge of the penalty area, where he followed up.
Rana scored immediately, making it 3-0.
Before the end, Lambert, who was constantly looking for scoring opportunities, finally found one. Giroud's header was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper, and he scored with a supplementary shot immediately!
hat trick!
In the first game of the British Championship, Southampton defeated the opponent with a score of 4 to 0!
And Ji Ya also gained 20 achievement points.
He killed the mockingbird, and he did it in front of nearly 20,000 fans at his home stadium. It was extremely cruel.
Koper was extremely unhappy when he shook hands with him, and Ji Ya didn't say much. No matter how famous Koper is, he may not have any contact with him in the future. After all, he is the man who wants to lead the team to the Premier League...
Mr. Koper, I'm sorry. If your coaching ability were half as good as your playing skills, you wouldn't have lost so miserably in this game.
"Okay, guys, let's go back to Southampton and have a good celebration!" Ji Ya said to the players who were still celebrating on the court.
Southampton players laughed.
They have the right to laugh. Professional players laugh happiest when they win a game.
"Bristol City was ranked 12th last year. If we can beat them, it will be much more likely for us to enter the Premier League." Benali said with a smile.
