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In such a group, not to mention just kicking and qualifying, in short, as long as Southampton plays normally, there is a high probability of qualifying for the group.

In any case, as the defending champion, there will always be some preferential treatment, and the Europa League is not the Champions League after all, so UEFA is not that paranoid about whether there will be a defending champion...

The next highlight is undoubtedly the European Super Cup.

In the past several consecutive seasons, one season was the champion of the UEFA Champions League and won the Super Cup, and the next season was the champion of the Europa League to win the Super Cup. In 03, the champion of the UEFA Champions League was Milan, and in 04, the champion of the Europa League was Valencia. The 05 champion was Champions League champion Liverpool, the 06 champion was the Europa League champion Sevilla, the 07 champion was the Champions League champion Milan, the 08 champion was the Europa League champion Zenit, the 09 champion was the Champions League champion Barcelona, ​​and the 10-year champion It's Europa League champions Atletico Madrid...

According to this rule, it will be Barcelona's turn to win the championship this time.

This is also the unanimous thought of various European media and many fans.

Why is Southampton better than Barcelona?Can't compare, you know?They have Messi, Xavi, and Iniesta. These are some of the top players in the world. Why do you compare with Barcelona?

However, Southampton did not think so.

They have been training for the previous two league games.

They are playing Barcelona and trying to figure out what to do against them.

Ji Ya's ambition is bigger than many people imagined.

It's not enough to start with the game against Manchester City.

To make an opening remark, it is necessary to surprise the whole of Europe!

It's not that Ji Ya deliberately lost that game, that loss was an accident, but for the next two draws, Southampton was preparing for the UEFA Super Cup.

This is actually the rhythm that Southampton is best at. It takes a long time to prepare for an important game.

That's what they've been doing for two years in League One and the Championship.

So under such circumstances, they can show their strongest strength and state to deal with the next game!

Pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger, doing mental calculations but not intentional.

August 29, Stade Louis II.

Although a little disappointed with the results of these league games, Southampton fans still showed great enthusiasm for the team's first participation in this level of competition, and the [-] tickets allocated to them have long been snapped up empty.

That is to say, the capacity of the Louis II stadium is only more than 8000 people, so there are only so many tickets allocated to fans.

"Okay, now let's think back to what we have done during this period, and the ridicule of those media... Then open your eyes and prepare to go out, when the time comes, give everyone a loud slap in the face, let the whole of Europe start Look at us squarely!" Ji Ya waved his arms vigorously, and then said.

The players nodded.

They are actually very young, including the veteran Klose, who is only 33 years old. At this age, in other industries, they are still young people.

Young people have the temper of young people.

After these three games, they also held back their anger.

However, they still remained calm, because the next tactics needed to be used calmly.

At the same time, we must maintain the concentration of the whole game.

In the past three years, there was actually only one real loss for Barcelona, ​​and that was the one-to-three away loss to Inter Milan. The other occasional losses were only in the slightest. defeated.

But the premise of that game was that because of the Icelandic volcanic eruption, European flights were grounded in a large area. Barcelona traveled a long distance to Milan by bus, and then Guardiola continued to use offensive tactics with overconfidence, which resulted in a physical collapse in the second half-if Barcelona At that time, if there was a draw in the away game, then Inter Milan might not have a chance at all.

As for other games, even if they occasionally play very difficult, there are basically no teams that can really stop them.

Whether it was almost blocked by Chelsea from the final, or dragged into overtime by Real Madrid last season and lost the Copa del Rey, including the game lost to Inter Milan, Ji Ya discovered a key.

physical fitness.

Barcelona's tactics save physical energy on the surface, but in fact the requirements for physical energy are still very high.

High ball control means that their players have to run all the time in order to obtain smooth passing space.

The way to get the ball is not something you can have casually. You need to run constantly so that the player with the ball has enough ways to get out of the ball, so that the opponent's defense will be more difficult.

Whether it's a high press or a constant pass, the foundation is based on a lot of running.

There is no tiki-taka without a lot of running.

In the same way, if the running of the defensive side is increased to the extreme, closely following the Barcelona players and disrupting their passing, then naturally the flaws in Barcelona's seemingly impeccable tactics can be exposed!

Although this kind of running will consume too much physical energy, Barcelona has never experienced such oppression. Facing such a defense, they will be even more at a loss!

At least in Kiya's judgment, it was like this.

When the players from both sides came out, there was a huge cheer from the stands.

"Players from both sides have played! Southampton's three games in the new season have been terrible. They have lost one of their three league games and tied two games. They have not won yet... But their lineup is complete. Goalkeeper Keylor Navas , defenders Klein, Blind, Lovren and Fonte, midfielders Matuidi, Dembele, Vidal, forwards William, James Rodriguez, Giroud! Klose sits On the bench, but the German didn't seem to feel any dissatisfaction, he was talking to his teammates on the bench."

"Barcelona has suffered a loss in the lineup. Pique was unable to play due to injury, goalkeeper Valdez, the original left back Abidal served as a central defender and partnered with Mascherano, right back Alves, and left back. The newly joined Adriano. In the midfield, Busquets was put on the bench by Guardiola, Keita started, and Harvey and Iniesta formed a three midfielder, forwards Pedro, Messi , Villa!"

When Ji Ya shook hands with Guardiola, he didn't say much. Now he has passed the time when he sees a famous coach and his heart is full of excitement. After all, many times, seeing a famous coach means that he is an enemy...

Pique cannot play, which is also the key to Ji Ya's confidence. For Barcelona's defense, Pique is definitely a very important role. His height, mobility and foot skills are all very important links. Guardiola's scheduling on the defensive line is a bit too big. He may consider that if the old captain Puyol is allowed to play, firstly, Puyol is getting older, and his confrontation and performance have dropped a lot. Only 1.7 meters eight, partnering with Mascherano at 1.7 meters three as a central defender, this height is too touching...

So he used Abidal, who is 1.8 meters tall, to play as a central defender. Anyway, Adriano can be used as a substitute for the left back.

Such an adjustment can be regarded as a coup.