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Chapter 152 Why the Champions League is Attractive

The final score of the game was three to three.

Ronaldo’s non-stop turn and volley after receiving a pass from Vidal before the end of the game was rated as the best goal of this round of the Premier League, but Southampton still stopped the winning streak. This draw is the last from the opponent. He grabbed a point in his hand, so although the winning streak was terminated, the morale of Southampton was not greatly affected.

In the next round, they will usher in a match against Manchester United.

Southampton encountered three big6 teams before. They won against the poor Arsenal and lost to Chelsea and Manchester City, so their schedule is actually not bad, and there is no situation where strong teams get together.

But it will come next-they will play Manchester United first, and then Liverpool. As for Tottenham, it will be the last round of the first cycle, and they will meet.

The better thing about Southampton is that they are doing well in the Europa League and have been eliminated from the League Cup, so they can fully focus on the league.

Manchester United was not in good form before. They first drew with Liverpool, and then lost at home to rivals and rivals Manchester City in the same city. Six to one made Sir Alex Ferguson a little ashamed.

However, they have won two consecutive victories in the last two rounds. It can be seen that even if Manchester United's strength has declined, they are still very stable against mid-lower teams.

"In fact, Manchester United is relatively weak this season. The main goalkeeper is newly replaced, and the defense is constantly adjusted. Vidic and Ferdinand have hardly played together. Without his performance, Berbatov was injured, and Owen was an old patient. Their most reliable striker was Fernandez, which was almost unbelievable for a giant like Manchester United. If it weren’t for Sir Alex Ferguson’s excellent team leadership, it would be impossible for them to achieve good results under such circumstances.”

The coaches nodded one after another. Indeed, one can tell by looking at the team formation of Manchester United in recent years. It is at a juncture of relative renewal. There is no striker who can score a lot. The control of the midfield is declining, and the defense is also weak. Weakening... But under such circumstances, Ferguson was still able to lead the team to two Premier League titles and two Champions League finals, which is enough to prove his ability.

A top coach can always create miracles that others cannot.

"Berbatov still can't play in this game, which is a good thing for us, but their defense is finally complete, so it is still very difficult to break through their gate. We played at St. Mary's in this game. Don't lose to them on the court." Ji Ya said to the players.

For these two games, Ji Ya is a little worried. After all, the player's state is fluctuating. Before the state was good, it can be seen that their state has begun to decline in the last game. At this time, they are facing Manchester United and Liverpool. Of course, the strong team needs to prepare well.

Failure to win, even a draw, is acceptable.

Ji Ya doesn’t want to go to the sky in one step now. He didn’t even think about things like winning the Premier League title and creating a miracle in Kaiserslautern when he returned to the Premier League. If Bayern fails, other teams will have a chance. The Premier League will be difficult. If Manchester United fails, Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham. It is too difficult to expect all these strong teams to fail... …

Moreover, Southampton still needs to slowly accumulate strength and experience.

Still the same sentence, getting used to the rhythm of the Premier League is not just a few games, at least a whole season has to be played, so that the whole team can get used to the rhythm of the Premier League, and then it is possible to hit the championship position in the Premier League.

Ji Ya only wants to perform better against strong teams, and then see if he can hit the top four...

He is very jealous of the revenue from the Champions Cup.

In fact, even a team like Manchester United cannot be indifferent to the benefits of the Champions League.

If the income from the Champions League and the Europa League are similar, then who will desperately strengthen their strength to reach the top four?Isn't it good to stay in the top six?

Barcelona, ​​which finally won the championship last season, earned more than 6000 million euros just from the game prize money and broadcast fee sharing. Not to mention that many of their sponsorships are based on performance. Winning the Champions League can allow them to get more income , and Southampton?Winning the UEFA Europa League last season, the total prize money was less than 700 million euros. It was not as good as the prize money for participating in the group stage. The broadcast fee income was only more than 1000 million euros, which added up to less than 2000 million. Any team that has played six group games out-earned them.

The Champions League is not only a top honor, it also represents top money.

"You have performed very well this season!" Ferguson said while shaking hands with Kiya.

"Good luck, we have introduced some good players." Ji Ya laughed.

"I originally wanted to introduce Lallana in the summer, but we need good supplements in other positions, so it is cheaper for Liverpool." Ferguson said half-truthfully.

Ji Ya just smiled and said nothing. He really wanted to bring Manchester United into the competition in the summer. Maybe Lallana and Lambert could sell for more money, but Ferguson was focusing on the goalkeeper and signings from the wing at that time. There is not so much demand for midfielders, but it is true that Manchester United currently has a lot of good midfielders, and Ferguson often uses Rooney as an attacking midfielder. Lallana is relatively tasteless for Manchester United.

After a few pleasantries, Ji Ya returned to his position. Southampton's personnel in this game were not too neat. Lovren was suspended and could not play. Matuidi was also suspended for accumulating yellow cards. Klose has been a little tired recently, so Kiya replaced them with Jenkinson, Schneiderlin and Giroud.

Manchester United's lineup is not neat, but the defense is very neat, the goalkeeper is the newly joined De Gea, the central defender is the classic partner of Vidic and Ferdinand, left back Evra, right back Phil Jones , midfielder Carrick and Giggs partnered in the middle, Park Ji-sung was on the left, Nani was on the right, Rooney returned to the striker, and the striker partnered with Pea Hernandez.

This is also the reason why Ji Ya let Jenkinson play instead of Kovac. The opponent's two forwards are both flexible and technically impactful. Without a high center forward, Kovac is too clumsy in such a situation.

But how to break through Manchester United's line of defense made Ji Ya feel quite a headache.

This has been the key to Manchester United's solid defense over the past few years.

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