Father Green

Chapter 387 : The opponent is only myself!

"Only four points away!!!" This was the headline on the front page of the media all over England the next day.

"After the away loss to Tottenham Hotspur, Southampton's lead was only reduced to four points with No.2 Chelsea. With seven rounds left in the league, this lead represents who will win in the end. There is still a lot of variables to become the league champion!"

"In the No.30 round of the league last night, the leading group Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City all won, and they began to sprint towards the championship. As the leader, the Saints lost to Tottenham at White Hart Lane. It's their third defeat of the season and the Saints are without a win in their last three league games."

"After a [-]-[-] win over bitter rivals Arsenal at Stamford Bridge, Jose Mourinho said that while they looked likely to catch leaders Southampton, the Blues' priority this season remained securing their Champions League qualification. Being pushed down and still leading by four points is a long way for Chelsea to go because Mourinho doesn't think the Saints will be that low."

"At the same time, after the big defeat to the arch-enemy, the faceless Wenger said that they have withdrawn from the championship qualification this season ahead of time, and the next thing they need to face is the Champions League qualification for the top four in the league. This is another one of their recent seasons Falling out of title contention at the end of the season and into the Champions League."

Charlotte doesn't know why Mourinho changed his gender. Well, it's naturally the nature of the character, not the gender.

Because according to the personality of a madman, now he should definitely throw himself into trouble in various ways. While creating pressure on himself, he will catch up and finally pull himself down. This is Mourinho's character.

Could it be because Hazard and Eto'o were injured successively in the battle with Arsenal?
Charlotte also noticed that the mentality of the players has changed during this period, from being chased by [-] or [-] points to the current mere [-] points. This is still a big blow to the young players of the Saints, especially recently The team hasn't won the league for a while.

The mentality of young players is prone to problems. Perhaps someone in their hearts is thinking that we have worked hard for half a season in the first half to open the distance. We did not expect to be caught up by the opponent in three games. What's the use of trying?

So before the No.30 second round of the league, Charlotte corrected the mentality of the players in the locker room.

"Our problem now is that we pay too much attention to the results of the opponent's game. We must know that as the leading side, as long as we play well in every game, the opponent has no chance. As newly promoted Premier League players, why did we succeed in the last game?" Won the league championship this season, and then can step by step to defend the title this season? It is because we treat every game with concentration, and we deal with every team with the determination of life and death to avoid relegation. In the words of our country To put it bluntly, it is to put it to death and to survive, to sink the boat!"

"But now? You're always looking at the results of Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City. Is that useful? I said we shouldn't put our hopes on each other, we can't just wait for the other to make a mistake, This is always passive. We are now four points ahead of the No.2 team. As long as we can perform well in the next few games and show the strength we should have, then no matter what the opponent's game result is , even if the opponent kills their opponent [-]-[-], then the points still cannot surpass us."

"So, in the next game, I need you to concentrate, don't think about the problems of other teams, and play well in every next game. Can you do it?"

"No problem, boss!!" The players answered in unison.

In the second round of League No.30, the Saints have no interference from other games for the time being, and began to concentrate on this round of the league. Their opponent is the Magpies Newcastle United.This season, Newcastle is ranked seventh. This is a ranking without desires, because no matter how hard they try, it is impossible for them to qualify for the previous UEFA Cup according to their overall strength. After all, Manchester United, Tottenham, Everett Dunton even have an Arsenal ahead of them, and there is no chance of relegation at all in this position.

I don't know if Newcastle United has no fighting spirit, or Charlotte's speech in the locker room played a role.The Saints players took this game as a way to vent their dissatisfaction with the recent league results. They slaughtered the incoming Magpies [-]-[-] at home.

At the post-match press conference, Charlotte emphasized: "We have no problems. The previous rounds of invincibility were entirely due to the tight schedule. Compared with the top giants like Manchester City, our bench thickness is definitely not comparable. But these are not problems, we have completed our relegation career, but we still have a very considerable lead in the standings, if anyone wants to win the championship, they have to pass us first!!"

Charlotte's words changed his team from the perspective of the challenger to the challenged. He said that his goal may not be the championship, but if anyone wants to fight for the championship, they must start working hard.

As for Charlotte, no one believed it, just like Charlotte didn't believe that Mourinho's goal was not to be a champion, anyone with a discerning eye could see it.

The Saints adjusted in time, but Chelsea capsized. They were tied by Crystal Palace in the away game.
In this way, not only did the Saints widen the gap with them, but even Liverpool caught up.Previously Chelsea were one point clear of Manchester City and two ahead of Liverpool.But in this round, Liverpool beat Tottenham [-]-[-] and scored three points.However, Blue Moon did not seize the opportunity to pursue the victory. They were tied by Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.

Wenger's pressure during this period is not insignificant. First, he fell from the second place in the league standings, and then he was massacred by a deadly enemy with a big score. I am skeptical about Wenger, so he must work hard in the next game, in order to get a Champions League qualification.

In this way, Chelsea and Liverpool have the same 73 points and are also six points behind the Saints. However, because of Liverpool's fierce firepower, they have scored many more goals than the Blues this season, so they overwhelm the Blues in terms of goal difference. Won the second place in the league. At the same time, Manchester City ranked fourth with 72 points, and Arsenal temporarily ranked fifth with [-] points.

Looking at such a points situation, the Premier League title this season and even the qualification for the Champions League semi-finals is a battle between dragons and tigers!This is also the reason why the Premier League has become the world's number one league. The excitement of the game, the international big-name players and coaches, plus [-] goals can be said to be the smallest gap in strength between the five major leagues. At the end of the league, you can hardly judge who will become the champion, who will be lucky enough to qualify for the fourth place in the UEFA Champions League, and who will be forced to go to the Europa League with regret, and even the lowest level of the Premier League's relegation battle. Very wonderful.

This is different from other leagues. The champion of La Liga is either Real Madrid or Barcelona. Everyone knows that this season has not played a game. At the same time, there is no suspense in the Bundesliga and Serie A. It is almost dominant, and there is no suspense.As for Ligue [-], Paris Saint-Germain is also dominant.However, this season's newly promoted Monaco has suddenly emerged. They rank second in the league and seem likely to challenge the status of the powerful.

Even many French media said that maybe Monaco will become the second Southampton team, but the only difference is that Southampton did not have as much money as the other side to invest in the transfer market when they were just promoted to the top league. , You must know that the price of a Falcao is enough to instantly kill the saints at that time.

However, Charlotte does not think that Monaco has the opportunity to cause trouble for Paris, because Paris leads the opponent by ten points. Although there are still eight rounds in Ligue [-], according to the thickness of Paris Saint-Germain's strong bench, there is no need to worry.

Charlotte still knows a lot about the Paris team.They have top stars such as Ibrahimovic, Cavani and Thiago Silva, as well as top stars such as Lavezzi, Matuidi and Pastore. Their strength is not weak.Greater Paris, which has received capital injection from local tyrants in the Middle East, is more like Manchester City in Ligue [-].

But the key point is that there are no established strong teams like Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool in Ligue [-], nor new star teams like Southampton, Tottenham and Everton, so they can completely dominate the country.

Why does Charlotte know Paris so well?In addition to the fact that Paris, the world's biggest player before him, was really in charge of European football, the opponent of the Saints in the quarter-finals of this season's Champions League is Paris Saint-Germain.

So Charlotte has done enough homework for this Ligue [-] team. In addition to their players, the previous meritorious coach Carlo Ancelotti left Spain to take over Mourinho at the beginning of this season. Leaving behind the pointer of the Galaxy Battleship, at the same time, Paris announced Blanco, one of the famous French football.

After taking office, Blanco was very smart not to push the previous tactics formulated by Ancelotti to the original, but to improve slightly on the original basis, adding his own things, and at the same time also carried out improvements in the team's lineup. Strengthen signings.

In addition to Cavani, the Uruguayan striker, they also poached Brazilian defender Marquinhos from Roma, and the supernova Lucas Digne of Lille in the domestic league, so they spent more than 1 million euros this season. The goal of Paris, which is used for signings, is definitely not for a Ligue [-] champion.