Father Green

Chapter 368 : Saints who have not yet determined the main lineup?

After the first round of the league, Southampton ushered in the third round.Yes, you heard that right, the third round is played before the second round.

Because the third round of the game was supposed to be played on August 31, but it happened to be the time of the UEFA Super Cup at that time, so the Saints applied to the Premier League Committee to advance this round of the game.

The opponent in this round is Canary Norwich, which is not a strong team, so Charlotte sent a rotation lineup mainly composed of young players.Florenzi and Jack Cork both got the chance to start.Luke Shaw, Stephens and new aid Alderweireld also appeared in the starting list.

Ter Stegen is still the goalkeeper, Danilo is still sent by Charlotte on the right back, and Higuain is always on the front line.

But it was such a lineup that was evened by the opponent when they faced Norwich, which was not strong in the away game.
Southampton's problems are still the same as they were on the field. The tacit understanding has affected their offense and organization.In particular, Florenzi does not have particularly outstanding organizational skills, and the responsibility of the midfield falls on the young Pogba.

Compared with the lack of cooperation in the frontcourt, resulting in only one goal in the whole game, the cooperation mistakes in the backcourt are fatal.The cooperation between Stephens and Alderweireld after a summer is still a bit rusty, especially the characteristics of Stephens. He was given the task of inserting offense and coming out to block by Charlotte, but left Alderweireld in the backcourt Elder, the Belgian central defender is obviously still a little uncomfortable.

So in the first minute of the game, Charlotte had to make up for the loopholes in the back line first. Jose Fonte replaced the Belgian, because the captain was particularly stable when he stayed alone in the backcourt.When Charlotte replaced Belgium again, Alderweireld was obviously very unhappy.

After all, this was his first start in an official game, but he could only play one and a half games, which showed that the head coach was obviously dissatisfied with himself.

But when the opponent was off the field, Charlotte went up and hugged the Belgian central defender, and told him: "Sit in your seat and watch how Jose plays. You don't have to worry about the tactical play of the whole game. You just have to pay attention to the connection between Jose and Jack."

Alderweireld is a very smart player, and he understood after hearing what Charlotte said.The head coach did not give up on himself, or that things were not as bad as he imagined, but he still had a lot to learn, and there was still a long way to go.

Drawn 5-[-] by the weak team Norwich, Charlotte's starting lineup was praised by some media and "experts": "He will replace Alderweireld in the first [-] minutes of the second half, then Why not use Jose Fonte to partner with Stephens at the beginning of the starting lineup? He not only cost the team two points, but also hurt the confidence of new players. I think after this game, Al Devereld is having trouble getting a foothold with the Saints."

"They now have four centre-backs, and the veterans Jose Fonte and Nkuru Wuxin are the absolute main players, so as long as one of the two central defenders is in this game, I think it will be difficult for Norwich City to break through St. The goal of the gangster, right? In the end, he sent a kid and a rookie who just joined the team for two months and only practiced for one month."

"The configuration of the midfield is also a big problem. What the hell is the three midfield combination of Pogba, Florenzi and Jack Cork? Which of them is an all-round midfielder and who is a defensive midfielder. Who is the core playmaker on the front midfielder? Anyway, I don’t know very well, the division of labor in the middle of the Saints game is very chaotic, much more chaotic than the previous game.”

"However, in the last 20 minutes of the game, Charlotte replaced Lukaku and Higuain as a pair of center forwards. This tactic will be in line with Charlotte's characteristics. It is true that he often 'stacks' forwards in the frontcourt at the last moment of the game. The desperate moves used, counting Griezmann who often cuts inside, does he count as three center forwards?"

Faced with such doubts, Charlotte didn't respond. He had expected all these situations.In fact, this is the problem of Southampton's lineup changing too much and the cooperation between players. The reason why he arranged the lineup in this way is to hope that the lineup will be more tacit before the Champions League comes, because the focus of the club will definitely be The Champions League, but the league can't just be thrown away.

In Charlotte's words, this is the tuition the team needs to pay.And after last season, the Premier League teams have already figured out Southampton's set, so the Saints can't achieve that kind of unexpected effect.

This is the Premier League, and it is simply unrealistic to use one trick for two or even three seasons.

Three days later, Southampton ushered in the second round.This game was finally played at home. The opponent the Saints need to face is the "big relegation" black cat Sunderland. The team's performance is very stable, because they fight for relegation every season. war, or has already been relegated.

In this game, Charlotte naturally sent the full main lineup. The only difference is that Aubameyang, who did not get a chance to play in the last game, returned to the starting lineup. He played against Eriksson and Griezmann in the frontcourt. With cooperation, Rodriguez, who has played two consecutive starts, got a chance to rest.

The Black Cats didn't cause much trouble for the Saints throughout the game. Maybe it was because of the criticism from the previous two games or maybe it was because this was the first home game of the new season, so the players were in very good condition. The half-time has already won the opponent [-]-[-].

This situation also led to Charlotte being able to change three players in a row to train young players in 5 minutes. Lukaku, Ward-Prowse and Sterling got the chance to play. Geba and Griezmann were replaced.

Higuain was a little emotional when he was replaced because he had already scored twice.If you give him some time, it is very likely to complete a hat-trick.For a striker, every hat-trick is worthy of joy. After all, even the core striker can perform hat-tricks in a season.

But considering that this is already his third start, Charlotte started three games in ten days from No.17 to No. 26. This intensity is indeed a bit high.

Harry Kane has not returned from his injury after being injured in the Community Shield Cup. According to the team doctor's real-time physical condition, he may start some physical recovery training at the end of this month.Considering that there will be a two-week national team match at the beginning of next month, Harry Kane will have time to adjust his body to the best, so Charlotte is not worried at all.

In the end, in this game, the Saints bloodbathed the Black Cats Sunderland at home with a score of [-]-[-]. Sterling and Lukaku, who were replaced in the second half, each scored a goal, and the last one left scored a goal. The ball was scored by Nkuru catching Eriksson's corner kick.

After the game, many media shouted: "The horrible Saints team from last season is back!!!"

The media is so unscrupulous. When you encounter difficulties, they will devalue you as worthless, as if you are about to leave get out of class.But when you get back into shape, they're going to blow it up
However, the famous BBC sports host and former England football star Gary Lineker said on his personal social media account: "Perhaps some people have already seen Charlotte's plan. If you play three league games, you will find that they are the team that starts each game and comes off the bench the most. In their first-team lineup, except for goalkeeper Reina and the injured Harry Kane, the other 21 players Players more or less got a chance to play in these three games."

And Ali Hansen, who has a famous Charlotte fan nickname within the BBC, also reposted this tweet and left a message: "Yes, this kind of player change is currently ranked first among the twenty Premier League teams! "

In fact, what Lineker and Ali Hansen want to convey is that Charlotte used the time when they encountered weak teams at the beginning of the season to train and fine-tune the lineup.But the media don't think so, because there is no "selling point" in this way.

Therefore, headed by "The Sun", the eye-catching media interpreted Lineker's words as: "The league has played three rounds, and Charlotte's main lineup has not yet been determined. Are you still not satisfied with the current lineup? Was it a mistake to announce the closure of the transfer window one month in advance?"

Charlotte doesn't have time to read how the media interprets it. He originally thought that his team's schedule was loose at the beginning of the season, but in fact he thought too naively.When he browsed the schedule for the first time at the beginning of the month, he saw that his attention was focused on the league. After all, as a Premier League team, the FA Cup will only join in the third round. Good morning, there is no group draw yet.

But when the first round of the league was about to start, he noticed one thing, that is, he didn't notice the League Cup and UEFA Super Cup in the complete team schedule.

So the current schedule of the Saints is not easy at all. After playing three league games in ten days, there will be another League Cup game immediately. After the League Cup is over, they will fly abroad to prepare for the UEFA Super Cup.

"This damn schedule!! I knew that I should have applied to the FA and the League Committee in advance to advance the first round of the league by a week, so that the time can still be adjusted."

Ayestaran rolled his eyes: "The FA will definitely not agree! And the other [-] Premier League teams will not vote in favor either."