In the rest of the first half, Southampton was not able to take the lead. Although they continued to occupy the advantage on the field and continued to suppress Juventus, they still failed to score a second goal.
During the halftime break, Noriya noticed that the players were breathing much heavier than usual - it was obvious that Southampton's players did feel a little bit tired after playing against Juventus in the Europa League.
The excitement has affected their allocation of physical energy, and now their physical energy consumption is greater than usual.
"In the second half of the game, we slowed down the offensive pace a little bit... They are good at slow-paced grinding, so let's grind it out with them to see who is more patient. Don't forget, we won the first game
Yes, it would be nice to win this game, but as long as we don’t lose, it won’t be a big problem." Noriya said in the locker room.
The players nodded one after another, it was indeed true, and they themselves felt that their physical fitness was declining relatively quickly. Under such circumstances, of course, they needed to be more cautious.
And this is indeed a good opportunity to train the team.
Del Neri was actually not dissatisfied with the first half of the game. To be honest, Italian coaches are always more conservative. They suffered a draw at home in the first round, so a draw away from home in the second round is not a problem.
things to accept.
It's that simple.
Therefore, after the start of the second half, the rhythm of both sides on the court began to become slower. When each other got the ball, they were more concerned about not making mistakes, constantly testing the opponent's bottom line, trying to attack, and once they encountered resolute resistance,
, withdraw immediately.
"I thought it was two Serie A teams playing tacit understanding," a commentator complained.
However, under such circumstances, both sides had bright spots on the court. Chamberlain still succeeded in breaking through and shooting despite being double-teamed by three people, while Juventus relied more on Del Piero's skills to create opportunities. Both sides were in the penalty area.
The defense inside was quite tight. Several of Southampton's attacks were blocked by Chiellini and Bonucci, while Juventus's attacks were also blocked by Font and Lovren.
Juventus had a chance to win in the second half. Dixon's reckless foul gave Del Piero a free kick 26 meters away from the goal. His free kick bypassed the wall, but was saved by Nasri.
He saved the ball dangerously with one hand!
"Damn, I almost lost." Ji Ya was also shocked.
"Dixon is still a little behind in this level of competition." Benali whispered to Jiya.
"Yeah, I know that too, but there's no other way. It's hard to find a good left back..." Ji Ya replied.
Indeed, it is so difficult to find a good left back. Let alone a good left back, even a reliable left back is not that easy to find.
This is a worldwide problem, not just for Kiye.
The last few minutes of the game were lackluster, and both sides' physical fitness dropped drastically. Therefore, although they wanted to give the other side a good look at the last moment, they were unable to do so.
Amauri, who came on as a substitute for Juventus, did nothing, but Mkhitaryan, who came on as a substitute for Southampton, and Austin almost scored a goal together. Mkhitaryan broke through and passed the ball to Austin. Austin's shot was missed by Manninger.
A brave save.
The final score is one to one.
"We lacked experience and consumed too much physical energy in the first half, so our performance in the second half was not as expected... But growth requires paying such a price, and I am very satisfied with the team's performance. After two rounds, we can still qualify.
First in the group, which is a good thing (Sevilla beat Salzburg by one goal, one goal difference behind Southampton), the next two games will be a key, we will try to perform well
Better." Noriya said at the post-match press conference.
Delneri also expressed optimism. After all, although they only have two points now, they will have to face Salzburg, the weakest team in the group, in a row. They can sit back and watch the battle, and then gain a more favorable position.
There are three weeks left for the next round of matches. Before that, there will be a FIFA match day, then four league rounds and a League Cup fourth round match. As for the FA Cup match, as a British Championship team,
It can start from the third round, which means it will be January next year.
After leading the team to start playing games, Noriya felt that there were indeed many games in the English League. On the surface, it seemed that there was just one more cup competition than other teams, but in fact, every possible midweek was fully arranged. Fans
You can watch two games almost every week. For fans, watching one game after another is certainly more enjoyable.
For the club, the pressure is relatively high, and they must adapt to such a rhythm of the game.
In the next round of the league, the players seemed to be a little absent-minded. After the Europa League game, they played in the English Championship again, and the gap was still a bit big...
So in the next round of the league, they tied with fifth-ranked Burnley at home. A draw in this game was actually nothing, but the players played relatively loosely on the court. If it weren't for good luck,
If he scored an early goal, the game might have been lost.
Queens Park Rangers defeated Crystal Palace 2-1 away from home and once again surpassed Southampton by two points.
Noriya severely criticized the players' performance after the game. Losing and drawing is actually not a big problem, but such a sloppy performance is indeed intolerable.
What's more, after working hard to defeat Queens Park Rangers in an away game to tie for first place, and accidentally giving away the first place again, isn't this a loss of pants?
Southampton's players were also very remorseful, especially when they saw Queens Park Rangers fans starting to revel and taunt them on various forums...
"Damn it, I'll kill them harder next time I meet them!" Lambert clenched his fists and shouted.
"That's right! We must play well in every game, and we must regain the first place!" Wundt also waved his fist.
"We are the League Cup champions and a team participating in the Europa League. In the English Championship, of course we want to be first!" Schneiderlin also shouted.
This sense of superiority and the attitude of naturally despising other teams is certainly not appropriate, but in such an atmosphere, it can quickly stimulate the players' fighting spirit!
Ji Ya nodded silently. It seems that he spent money to find a few trolls to ridicule his club on the Internet. This trick is quite effective...
Ji Ya, who didn't realize that he was getting more and more heartbroken, was very proud of his magical move.
