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Southampton's two forwards are high center forward Gurley and flexible forward Lallana.

  Just like when playing Manchester City, Lallana's position is still slightly deeper, between the center and attacking midfielder.

  But what is different from his role at Manchester City is that in today's game, Coach Adkins asked Lallana to go behind the center as a shadow forward when attacking, and to drop back and act as a central midfielder when defending. , and also have to make room to prepare for Gu Ran's forward thrust at any time.

  In other words, Lallana's role today is that the proportion of defense in the midfield and frontcourt is larger, while the proportion of offense is greatly reduced.

  The attacking midfielder position was played by Lambert when playing against Manchester City, but today, it is played by Gu Ran!
  This is the biggest change in Southampton's tactics today!
  Although the position before the official start of the game is still unclear, as soon as the game is entered, Gu Ran will be forward and Lambert will be backward.

  Of course, as an attacking midfielder, Gu Ran's main role today is actually to play with the midfielder in front. In other words, Gu Ran's role in the attacking midfielder position is more of an interception, steal and counterattack.

  Not only do you have to do the dirty work, but you also have to find opportunities to get forward and output.

  There is also an obvious problem with this tactic - that is, once Gu Ran is targeted by the wily Ancelotti, Southampton will really be at a loss.

  Therefore, Coach Adkins's tactics are actually very risky.

  Coach Adkins must [-]% believe in Gu Ran's ability, believe that Gu Ran can break through the limitations of Chelsea's world-class midfielders, believe that Gu Ran can compete with Lampard, Drogba, and the world-class stars on this axis. .

  Only by placing Gu Ran on the central axis and with the midfielder in front can we have a chance to limit the passing ability of Lampard, the passing machine.

  If we still put Gu Ran in the midfielder position like we played with Manchester City, then Lampard would pass the ball in the midfield without waiting for Gu Ran to go up.

  Therefore, if you want to win Chelsea in two rounds, you must have an ace versus an ace, and let Gu Ran go against Lampard.

  To put it more bluntly, whose No. 8 performs better will win.

  In today's game, Coach Adkins cannot help but not fight and take risks.

  Fortunately, Gu Ran is very strong and can play in multiple positions. Otherwise, there would be no need to even think about this game.

  Southampton's left midfielder is still Chamberlain.

  Chamberlain seemed very excited. He is an absolute competition-level player. The closer he gets to the competition, the better his condition will be and his performance will be stronger.

  The Southampton team has been able to get through all the way to this day. In addition to Gu Ran, Chamberlain, Lallana, and goalkeeper captain Davis also performed beyond the level of League One.

  Of course, this improvement in collective status is also because of Gu Ran.

  The right midfielder is still Schneiderlin.

  Schneiderlin's recent progress is also obvious to all. His pursuit ability has begun to strengthen, and his defensive ability and support ability in the midfield have also increased visibly. He is the most suitable right wing under Southampton's defensive strategy. Candidate.

  Southampton's left back is Hammond.

  Hammond has also been transformed well recently. Although Hammond is not a left-footed player, as a former defensive midfielder, Hammond is very experienced in defensive interception and movement, especially he can step up at critical moments. Forming a three-midfielder pattern with Gu Ran and Lambert to strangle, this is also a new change in coach Adkins' backcourt defense.

  Southampton's right back is Fonte, and the usual Richardson is temporarily on the bench today.    This is also one of Adkins' fine-tuning.

  In terms of defense, Fonte and Richardson perform similarly at the right back position, and Richardson is also offensive.

  However, in the game against Chelsea, when the full-back wanted to assist, there was no goal.

  What Southampton needs now is a tight defense that will never allow space behind the full-backs.

  Of course, letting Richardson sit on the bench was not because he didn't want Richardson to be offensive, but because he had other plans.

  Fante can not only play as a right back, but also as a center back. Therefore, when needed, Fante can switch positions and play as a center back.

  The central defender position is very critical. If a new player is found to replace him, it is easy to fail to grasp the rhythm of the game from the beginning and lead to fatal mistakes. Therefore, Coach Adkins is ambushing Fante, the central defender in advance. As for the right back, when the center back needs to be replaced, just replace Richardson and let Fonte go to the center back.

  Southampton's starting two central defenders are Jaidi and Walton.

  In key games, Walton regained the trust of coach Adkins and returned to the starting lineup.

  In the past month, Walton's performance in the club's training was remarkable. Although his physical fitness was still not as good as before, as the club's results got better and better, the vice-captain became more and more capable. The sense of honor has become more and more serious, and he has even arrived early for training several times. When playing against weak teams, Walton can also play the entire game and perform well.

  Such a performance can naturally impress Coach Adkins.

  Although coach Adkins is convinced that Walton's body will not be able to sustain the entire game in a high-intensity confrontation with Chelsea, Walton has great defensive experience.

  Moreover, coach Adkins summoned Walton alone before the game, talked with Walton for half an hour, and gave Walton a "secret mission."

  Southampton's goalkeeper is still Davies, who has performed well recently.

  Davis is also the goalkeeper with the most clean sheets in the English League One. This season's English Golden Glove has basically been booked.

  In general, Southampton's lineup today has some changes, especially the midfielder in front, which will be the best part of today's game.

  As for Chelsea, the lineup looks much more luxurious!
  Chelsea adopted a 433 formation today. The pressing method is half-court pressing, the passing method is a mixture of long and short, and the game mentality is cautious attack.

  As an Italian head coach, Ancelotti naturally prefers to be conservative. Chelsea's 433 formation is also improved from Mourinho's 433 formation with both offense and defense, and strengthens Italy's chain defense.

  During Carlo Ancelotti's tenure, Chelsea had one of the lowest goal-conceding rates in the five major leagues.

  This is not only because Chelsea's goalkeeper is Cech, the strongest goalkeeper in the world at the moment, but the main reason is the defensive concept brought by Ancelotti.

  Even when facing a weak team that is not very strong, Ancelotti always defends firmly first.

  ... (end of this chapter)