After defeating Queens Park Rangers, Southampton successfully returned to the first position. They are now tied for first place with Queens Park Rangers with 22 points. Because of their advantages in goal difference and mutual victory-loss relationship, they
Ranked higher.
"The next game is important for us."
We played two consecutive games against the first and third league teams, followed by a home game against Juventus in the Europa League - of course this schedule can be considered rigorous, but because of Noriya's rotation tactics, the physical fitness of all players is actually an issue.
Not big.
There are not many games this season, but every game is important. According to Noriya, the Southampton players now have a deep understanding.
In fact, such a schedule is rare. For example, in the process of winning the championship, Manchester United first played Arsenal, which ranked third, and then played Chelsea, which ranked first. After two fierce battles, they had to play against the same team in the Champions League.
Team Real Madrid...
Even Manchester United will lose their skin after these three games.
Southampton is doing well now. After all, they still have a considerable advantage when facing opponents in the English Championship. For example, in the game against Queens Park Rangers, even though the opponent also had excellent overall strength, they also had outstanding individuals who were explosive.
points, but in terms of overall and personal abilities, they were still suppressed by Southampton. Southampton didn't win much, but in fact it still had a huge advantage.
This also makes Noriya a little wary. After entering the British Championship, this advantage in strength will no longer exist. When the time comes, he will face the dual pressure of the European war and the league, and he will also experience the test.
Of course, the average Premier League team does not need to consider this issue. They occasionally play European games, and then they are bound to collapse all the way, and they are used to it.
It's just that in front of Jiya, who is determined to gain more achievements and honors in Southampton, he must face this problem first.
Fortunately, now he can get used to it first.
Juventus came to Southampton the day before the game. For Juventus, they have experienced relegation before and are still in the process of rebuilding. This is reflected in the game, which is their head coach Delneri.
There’s always going to be a lot of rotation…
It just so happens that Southampton is also used to rotating lineups.
"Juventus's reputation is of course incomparable to ours, but now we are playing against each other in the same competition. Football is such a magical sport... Victory? Of course we have to work hard to win at home, after all, in such a deadly place
In this group, if we cannot seize the opportunity at home as much as possible, then there is a high possibility that we will not qualify."
Noriya said at the press conference before the game, fully demonstrating the confidence of a dazed young man.
This also gave Delneri the illusion that Southampton was going to launch a fierce attack at home.
Southampton's rotation this season is easy to say in other positions. The main core is the rotation of the midfielder. When Lallana and Drinkwater play, the midfielder becomes more balanced and attacks more by controlling the ball.
, when Mkhitaryan and Schneiderlin came on the court, Southampton's midfielder used more breakthroughs to complete the offense.
If you want to play more actively at home, of course you need to be better at killing opponents through running and attacking. Juventus is not the Juventus before relegation with an all-conquering defense. Their current defense is very
Generally speaking, although Chiellini and Bonucci have begun to partner up, defense has never been solved by two central defenders.
Delneri felt that Kiya might continue to start Mkhitaryan and Schneiderlin, but when he got the start at Southampton, he felt a touch of sadness.
Southampton still rotated, with Lallana and Drinkwater starting.
Juventus also made significant rotations in this game again. They even rotated their goalkeepers - Buffon was injured after the start of the season, so Delneri rotated the two goalkeepers Manninger and Storari.
This actually proves their wealth. After all, these two guys are very good goalkeepers, but they can only compete for the position of Juventus' second goalkeeper...
"In fact, no matter how much they rotate, it doesn't make sense because their tactics are still the same. Whether Amauri replaces Iaquinta or Marchisio replaces Melo, their tactics are still four-four.
Second, advancing through the midfield layers... This kind of rotation has no meaning other than giving players opportunities to play. And every rotation we make, the corresponding tactics are different. This is the real rotation...
Come on, let them know how powerful we are!"
Noriya waved his arms in the locker room.
He is still a little excited to face a team like Juventus. So far, he has actually led Southampton to face only one powerful team at the wealthy level, and that is Manchester United. However, Manchester United is a domestic team in England.
I am a little more familiar with it, so there is less of a sense of mystery.
Oh, I also met Chelsea in the FA Cup, but Noriya gave up immediately in that game, so I didn’t have any other ideas.
This game against Juventus was the first time he faced a giant from another league, and Noriya seemed very excited indeed.
He has watched Juventus's situation a lot in the past two days, and he found that Juventus's defense is relatively stable. Although the two central defenders Chiellini and Bonucci have not been together for a long time, they have a tacit understanding. Chiellini
Ni is brave and Bonucci is calm. In addition, both of them are tall enough and move well with their feet. They are a good center back partnership.
However, Noriya believes that his Lovren and Wundt will not be much worse than their opponents. They are both reliable center back partners.
In terms of midfielder, Ji Ya feels that Southampton is much stronger. Although the Southampton players are not well-known, they are all very good, and there are all kinds of players, with diverse types, and they are very good when paired together.
It's advantageous, unlike Juventus, which has a lot of players and good quality, but they are all very homogeneous.
Even in the forward position, Southampton's impact will not be better than that of their opponents, Lambert and Giroud, and it will definitely be more impactful than Del Piero and Iaquinta, even if they are both Italian World Cup champions
member.
The only thing that may be worse is the goalkeeper. That's because the opponent's main goalkeeper is Buffon, but isn't he unable to play in this game?
After careful calculation, Ji Ya found that his team was not only not bad when they met Juventus, but even a little bit better. This made his confidence quickly expand.
