Like Southampton, the other two strong Premier League teams participating in the Europa League have also passed. Liverpool defeated Trabzonspor 3-1 in two rounds, while Manchester City easily defeated Timisoara 3-0 in two rounds.
All seven teams participating in the European competition have entered the group stage, which also allowed the Premier League teams that were defeated in the Champions League and Europa League last season to regain some face.
In particular, Southampton's promotion made the Premier League bosses breathe a sigh of relief. The better Southampton plays in the Europa League, the more face they will gain.
Southampton continued its winning streak. In the next round, Noriya rotated again. Navas, Schneiderlin and Mkhitaryan returned to the starting position, replacing Davis.
Linkwater and Lallana's positions and other positions have not changed at all, which seems to be beginning to prove that Southampton's starting lineup has gradually stabilized.
Chamberlain's ability to remain a starter under such circumstances is indeed quite surprising given that he is less than seventeen years old.
However, as long as you watch his performance, you will know that it is a natural thing for him to start in the starting lineup, regardless of his strength and Southampton's current situation.
He is the only player in Southampton's frontcourt who can continue to create opportunities through his own breakthroughs on the wing. Based on this alone, he can serve as the main force in Southampton after the change.
There is no doubt about this.
On the contrary, Lallana, who was originally in a stable position, has to compete with Mkhitaryan for a main position. As attacking midfielders, the two of them have their own strengths and weaknesses. This kind of competition can actually stimulate their fighting spirit.
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After all, for players in their early twenties, twenty or thirty games in a season is almost enough. It is even more important for them to be able to encounter games with higher quality.
In this game, Southampton faces the challenge of Coventry - they are also among the top four teams now, a strong established team and the favorites to advance. Southampton's schedule is not good, and they are facing the Europa League qualifiers.
Under the pressure of the competition, two of the opponents in the first four rounds were strong teams, and one was the traditional strong team Leeds. If the state was not adjusted well, it would not be unusual for them to lose in the first four rounds.
Fortunately, the quality of Southampton's pre-season training camp is very high, and their technical and tactical systems are indeed at a level that is almost crushing against the English Championship teams.
This allowed them to pass this level easily.
Mkhitaryan, who returned to the main position in this game, performed very well. He kept receiving the ball in the tenth position, and then continued to rely on breakthroughs to create opportunities. Coventry's defense was turned upside down by him, and he attracted
With enough attention, the three forwards in the frontcourt will have more opportunities.
Chamberlain soon received the ball in the penalty area and broke through a defender, scoring from a small angle.
Immediately afterwards, Giroud also turned around and scored after receiving a pass from Mkhitaryan.
In the second half, Lovren smashed Mkhitaryan's corner kick into the opponent's goal.
Although the offense went smoothly, Southampton's defense was constantly being tested - Coventry spared no effort in attacking. They were also better at attacking, constantly attacking through the wings, looking for opportunities to score.
They attack more from both wings and hit high, which seems a bit difficult for Navas. However, judging when facing crosses from both wings is a necessary task for Premier League goalkeepers. Navas has long known this, so he
During training, I also trained more on this aspect.
Judging the route of the cross and then deciding whether to attack is related to experience, as well as the ability to judge, the speed of foot movement, and the ability to judge the landing point.
Navas is not lacking in the latter two points.
So in the first half of the game, he kept attacking, and then took the lead to pick the ball over the heads of the tall centers and defenders. It was not easy to do this, but Navas played very well.
Occasionally, there were a few frontal shots, but he quickly moved his steps and saved the ball.
Compared with Davis, his mobility at his feet is indeed much stronger.
However, he still made a mistake in the second half - after making two consecutive excellent saves, he failed to catch the ball in one attack and could only hastily hit the ball. As a result, it fell just at the feet of the opponent's player, and the opponent directly volleyed the ball.
Kicked the ball into an empty goal...
"This was not an active mistake, so I won't blame him. When we saw his mistake this time, we should also see that he made two near-limit saves, which allowed us to concede two fewer goals. Navas is
An excellent goalkeeper, so is Davis. It is always a blessing to have two excellent goalkeepers, but I can only put one of them on the bench. So I have rotated more during this period.
This is a relatively good cycle.”
Noriya argued for Navas's mistake at the post-match press conference. He really didn't care about the mistake because it was a problem caused by deviations in judgment and experience. If Navas makes another mistake like this next, he will not care about it.
It happens frequently, otherwise, there would be no problem.
Even Davis came out to defend his competitors: "Goalkeepers who join from other leagues always need time to adapt to the tactics of English football. This is normal. When Van der Sar joined Fulham,
, there will also be some mistakes in high-altitude balls, but now? He is one of the best goalkeepers. Navas is an excellent goalkeeper. Although he is my competitor, I have to say that he is really capable.
, it is also a very happy thing for me to be able to compete with such a goalkeeper."
A reporter came up and asked Davis if it was strange that he was the captain of Southampton but could not guarantee the main team. Davis said that Wundt is also a player who is very suitable to be the captain. Although he has just arrived.
After half a year, he is very prestigious in the locker room and is very suitable to be the captain.
"Having an elder in the family is like having a treasure."
Ji Ya sighed. It is very difficult for Davis to stand up and speak for his competitors at this time. Although he can look very impressive, there is only one main position. If you have it, I won't have it. Davis still has
Being able to say a few words of justice is indeed the club’s anchor!
It is undoubtedly a very happy thing to have such a veteran in the team who does not care about personal gains and losses.
"I am now more and more confident about our future." Noriya said to Benelli.
