I brush achievements in football

After being taken the lead by Southampton, Manchester City was not in a hurry, but continued to attack. In fact, Manchester City is indeed very strong now. After years of investment from the Abu Dhabi consortium, coupled with the support of previous famous coaches In terms of construction, their lineup has actually been very stable and has been strengthening. There are more and more outstanding players, and the overall is getting stronger.

In addition, starting from Mancini, to Pellegrini, and now to Guardiola, although they have different characteristics, they are all head coaches who tend to be technical. very stable.

Although the specific tactics of these three head coaches are different, they are consistent in strategic thinking, which is very important.

So although Manchester City does not have much history, it has gradually precipitated traditions.

This tradition allowed them to perform quite well in the following time.

And Manchester City's counterattack also made Ji Ya aware of the flaws and something wrong with his lineup.

What's wrong is Maguire.

He is really not suitable for playing three backs.

He is a traditional central defender. In the case of two defenders, he can play very well whether he is rushing forward or lagging behind.

However, among the three central defenders, the range of activities of the two full central defenders is very demanding. Under such circumstances, Maguire is very struggling.

"Well, we can't give him too much range of motion." Ji Ya thought silently in his heart.

At the same time, this lineup has high requirements for the two wingers. Although Southampton's two wingers perform well in the wing position, Cancelo seems to be a bit lacking in defense due to lack of absolute speed. Under such circumstances, a four-back is more suitable for them.

After all, in the case of four defenders, it will be easier to fill them.

Manchester City equalized the score in the second half. Sterling broke through Maguire with speed and scored a goal. The two sides finally shook hands.

"Although I didn't win, I'm still very satisfied with this game... I think you should be too." Ji Ya winked at Guardiola when shaking hands.

Guardiola smiled wryly. He couldn't answer those words. Ji Ya basically had no pressure to coach. Compared with other head coaches, his pressure was much lighter, but compared with Ji Ya, it was still incomparable.

Now that he has lost three rounds, it is also a lot of pressure for him.

Although these three opponents are all very strong, they are invincible against strong enemies. This kind of performance is not very satisfactory.

However, in this round, Arsenal also suffered a draw, so Southampton continues to rank first with 21 points, and the second place is three teams with [-] points, Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal...

In this round, Chelsea played at home and beat Manchester United [-]-[-], ranking fifth with [-] points, which shocked the entire Premier League.

Before Chelsea lost to Arsenal and Liverpool in a row, it seemed that there was a huge problem, but under such circumstances, they quickly recovered. They have already won three games in a row, showing a strong momentum.

"We have noticed that Chelsea have performed very well recently...but this has nothing to do with us for the time being. Although we will meet them in the next round, there is still a League Cup before us. We value the League Cup very much."

When Kiya was being interviewed, he said solemnly.

The reporters laughed one after another. They didn't pay attention to the League Cup. They obviously despised Conte...

How can such an important game not be prepared a week before the game.

And when did you value the League Cup? It's just ridiculous...

"Since the beginning of this season, Conte has still used four backs at Chelsea, whether it is [-] or [-], his thinking has not changed, but when facing Arsenal and Liverpool, this lineup is the same. Being beaten badly by the opponent, because their full-backs are really not good, Azpilicueta is good, but Ivanovic is really old, and he doesn't have a good enough right back. So after three rounds of winless , he quickly changed into three, four and three, and this lineup is indeed quite good. It not only gave Alonso and Moses, who were already unable to play, a chance, but also strengthened their offense and defense. , so if they don’t get used to it, they might continue winning streak. It’s a pity that they met us!”

Ji Ya said in high spirits at the team's tactical arrangement meeting that the last game against Manchester City was a test, but this time, Ji Ya didn't plan to try anything more. Now that Chelsea has a strong momentum, he doesn't want the opponent to keep playing. Be so strong.

And Conte... was not very likable in the first place.

He has a bad temper, and he doesn't like to give face to his opponents. In addition, he has a tough personality, which makes him extremely conflicted with others. Although Ji Ya has never dealt with him, he doesn't have much friendship.

What's more, in terms of Ji Ya's judgment on people's hearts, such a coach will often be very arrogant after winning an opponent, and Ji Ya can't stand this.

Not to mention Chelsea's momentum this season, they are already Southampton's opponents!

Under such circumstances, of course, you have to fight well.

In the League Cup in the middle of the week, Ji Ya sent most of the substitutes to let the main players have a good rest. In the end, they relied on Grealish's goal to beat Sunderland [-]-[-] and entered the fifth place in the League Cup wheel.

For Southampton now, the League Cup and the FA Cup are indeed the kind of game that allows substitutes and young players to play. The final result does not make people feel that they are paying too much attention.

On the second day after the League Cup match, Conte led his team to Southampton.

Conte did not appear to be dissatisfied with what Ji Ya said before. In an interview, he just said that he also values ​​the League Cup. Of course, now the league is what he cares about most. He wants to coach Chelsea this season. What he wants is to win the championship, so in any competition, he and his team will go all out and so on.

"Conte is right, this is what we, as coaches, must do." Ji Ya replied in this way.

The reporters were a little disappointed that neither side seemed to be on fire.

However, it was obvious that the two sides were not as peaceful as they said, and they didn't particularly care about the game.

You can see it by looking at the starters of both sides.

Conte first announced the start of the game a day in advance, goalkeeper Courtois, three defenders Azpilicueta, Cahill, Luiz, Kante and Fabregas in the middle of the midfield, and two wings. Alonso and Moses, strikers Pedro, Hazard, Diego Costa.

Except for William sitting on the bench, Chelsea's main players have all played, and William should also belong to the reserve team.

Seeing that Conte was so active, Ji Ya immediately announced his starting lineup.