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In terms of counterattack, Southampton certainly has a lot of routines.

Southampton didn't have that kind of particularly fast players last season, so they were relatively slow to counterattack, but this time it was different.

This guy Benteke still runs very fast.

Although he is 1.9 meters tall, his speed and sprint are quite good.

So after running forward for a while, William passed the ball to Benteke in front.

Benteke took the ball forward and attracted Kompany's attention, but a cross pass passed the ball to Mkhitaryan who was actively advancing!

"Henrik went too fast this time!" Benelli exclaimed.

Not only fast.

Mkhitaryan adjusted his breathing while running, and after receiving the pass from Benteke, he quickly took a step laterally, then swung his left foot while running, and directly volleyed vigorously!

This is also where the Armenian is outstanding-although he is a right-footed player, his left foot is also very flexible and he can shoot with both feet.

The quality of this left-footed shot was very high. The ball roared into the penalty area, and then began to fall, flying past the hand of Hart who was struggling to save...

The next moment, he plunged into the goal!

See Hart kick!

Hart fell to the ground in embarrassment, and the entire Etihad Stadium fell into silence, only a few hundred Southampton fans shouted frantically!

After scoring the goal, Mkhitaryan began to run with open arms.

"If Henrik had the current form last season, we wouldn't have to worry about no one scoring goals! When this guy was in Armenia, he was also an attacking midfielder with a scoring rate of 70.00%." ​​Ji Ya patted He slapped his hands and said to Benelli with a smile.

Benelli nodded silently, saying that Mkhitaryan really sacrificed a lot after coming to Southampton. In the lower leagues, he and Lallana served as double midfielders. His task was mainly to break through and disrupt the opponent's defense. , The role of scoring was shared by Lambert and the others. He played alternately with Lallana in the British Championship, which also affected his scoring. Last season, he was reduced to a substitute.

However, these three years of dormancy are not in vain. Compared with three years ago, he has fully adapted to the rhythm and confrontation of the Premier League. become more powerful.

Even if Dembele doesn't transfer and leave, Ji Ya will give Mkhitaryan more opportunities.

When the strength is reached, it should be the main force.

After being dismounted by Southampton at home, Manchester City continued to launch counterattacks in the following time. Although the midfielder was suppressed by Southampton, they still continued to create through the offense of the two wings. With the opportunity.

In the 40th minute of the game, Nasri sent a direct pass from the side, and Tevez accelerated to form a single goal. Otamendi raised his right hand to signal that Tevez was offside, but the referee ignored it. Navas who attacked, Tevez calmly pushed the far corner to equalize the score!

"This must be an offside!"

Ji Ya yelled at the referee, but the referee had already pointed to the kick-off point at this time, and the goal was valid!

"Come and deal with them in the second half." Ji Ya said indignantly.

The Southampton players were indeed unconvinced.

They suppressed the opponent in the midfield, but the opponent scored a goal with a little luck.

"In the second half we have to strengthen our offense... In the first half we suppressed well, but we didn't launch a few effective offenses, understand? We can't indulge in ball possession. The ball is there to create an offense, and the offense will risk failure, and that risk is there, we just have to do better."

Ji Ya said in the locker room that the players nodded one after another. Southampton did do a lot in possession and suppression in the first half, but they did a little less in launching offense.

This can be regarded as a hangover from last season.

The second half of the game started in the expectation of Manchester City fans. In their view, Manchester City should launch a counterattack in the second half. With their strength, they will not be suppressed by Southampton.

However, Southampton's performance in the second half was even better than the first half.

Manchester City's offensive is fierce, but Southampton is not to be outdone.

Nasri broke through from the side and made a cross. Dzeko grabbed the first spot and shot in the fight with Fonte, but was still stubbornly blocked by Fonte. The ball returned to his feet, and Dzeko quickly kicked again. , The ball was confiscated by Navas.

Southampton counterattacked, Benteke turned and shot after receiving a pass from Ronaldo. Hart made a wonderful save this time. He flew to block the ball and Kompany immediately cleared it.

Manchester City launched a possession attack, Yaya Toure picked a pass from the center, Clichy inserted into the penalty area and shot directly without stopping the ball. The quality of this shot was very high, but Navas still made a save.

Southampton quickly launched a counterattack. This time it was William's turn to break through from the wing. He passed the ball into the penalty area. The body blocked the bottom line.

"Southampton's attack seems to be concentrated on Benteke... give a new center forward such a high degree of freedom?"

Mancini thought silently in his heart. During this period of time, Southampton's offense was obviously centered around Benteke's offense. This really made him a little strange, because Southampton is also a Champions League team after all. Is such an important position appropriate?

What he doesn't know is that this is not an important position, but Southampton's tactics lack such a good individual ability and can drive the team's center position.

Neither Klose nor Giroud are actually such centers, but Benteke is.

Although he is still young and still has many flaws, his characteristics are exactly what Southampton needs in this set of tactics.

This is actually what the top clubs are pursuing now. After all, that kind of plug-and-play top players is still rare. Many players need to be in their proper position to shine at their best.

For example, after Lambert went to Liverpool, his performance actually declined...

After all, when he was at Liverpool, he didn't have the status he had at Southampton.

Benteke is not a particularly top striker, but his strong body, excellent running ability, good speed and desire to score with forced shots are all what Southampton needs now.

In the right position, he can exude the brightest brilliance!

So even though he still lacks some experience and lack of cooperation, his current characteristics alone are enough for Ji Ya to entrust him with important tasks.