"The new Saints are unable to succeed, and Norwich can decide the country with one kick"
"The second defeat, the Saints encountered Waterloo"
Two reports in a row indicate that the Saints are in dire straits of late.
Having just defeated their opponents in the League Cup, the Saints suddenly became weak after returning to the league.
This phenomenon is normal in the league.
No team has smooth sailing, and it is common for teams to suddenly fall apart.
The reasons for these situations are either that the main players are suspended, or that a certain player is in poor condition, or that the team as a whole is getting tired...
There are countless examples of this in England.
As Christmas and New Year's Day approach, not only Southampton, but other teams have also experienced this phenomenon.
This is something a club is destined to overcome.
Rich clubs will use deep bench strength and other methods to motivate players to get through this stage, and those who have not overcome it are usually not labeled as "rich clubs".
Generally speaking, the sluggish period for Premier League teams is in February and March after New Year's Day. Many championship-winning teams suddenly collapse at this stage. Whether it is domestic or European competitions, they have suffered consecutive defeats in various arenas, and in the end they can only lose all four.
The English Championship teams are slightly less powerful than the Premier League, and their schedule is more intensive than the Premier League. Therefore, before Christmas, some teams have already experienced this phenomenon of "cannot attack and cannot defend" in advance.
Two defeats, one 1-3 and one 0-3, allowed the opponent to score 6 goals in total.
Such a performance makes it difficult for Keegan to continue to have confidence in the team.
"Is the fatigue period earlier?"
Keegan wakes up every morning and thinks about this question.
If so, how to motivate the whole team?
How to get the players to refocus and put all their minds on football again?
Looking at the players training in the stadium, Keegan felt very troubled by this.
The team members were still the same players, and the training was still the same training, but he could see that there were many team members here, but their minds were somewhere else.
The winter transfer window is about to open. How many people will choose to leave this winter?
Will all the key players on the team stay?
Keegan glanced at the front court and saw that Walcott's feet were in good shape, and he was very standard in both passing and receiving. He dribbles the ball very quickly, and even if he fails to break through, the cross at his feet can give his opponent a fatal blow.
His talent is so great!
He was so good that he had just made a name for himself in the league, but he was spotted by a wealthy club and poached away.
The club has informed Keegan of Walcott's situation, and Keegan can only passively accept the status quo.
The league promotion plan formulated by Little Tiger has been declared bankrupt. He has to use the remaining players and time to plan a new plan.
This is something every head coach has to face.
The main players suddenly chose to leave, and the team was forced to change their tactics.
Keegan began to pray in his heart that there wouldn't be too many changes this winter.
In the midfield, Wang Xiaodong was practicing long passes with Dyer.
The "Dongxi Combination" has declared bankruptcy in advance. Although the two people's cooperation on the court is invincible, how many more times can we see it again?
"I didn't expect that the one who stayed behind would be Dong!" Ji Gang sighed.
When the two joined the team, Walcott was specially approved to join the team, but Wang Xiaodong relied on his "strength" to "defeat" all his opponents to advance.
In the eyes of fans, Wang Xiaodong's selection into the first team was unfair, but on the contrary, Walcott was the one who went through the back door.
Now, facing invitations from many wealthy clubs such as Manchester United and Arsenal, Wang Xiaodong chose to stay with the team, but Walcott left without hesitation.
A person’s heart is revealed in adversity, and one’s true feelings are revealed in adversity!
"Dale, run faster, faster!"
"Are your feet made of iron? Wouldn't they be softer?"
“Don’t spend too much time adjusting after you get the ball!”
Jack's dissatisfied scoldings came from the court.
Wang Xiaodong's long pass is still ridiculously wide, which is completely different from his performance in the game.
However, the assistant coaches have concluded a set of "wrong theories" from past games: that is, the more crooked Wang Xiaodong's passes are in training, the better the receivers will perform in actual combat.
Because of this "crooked theory", the assistant coaches never criticized Wang Xiaodong for passing the ball crookedly, but only "carved" Dyer for catching the ball in every possible way.
Of course, this has something to do with the fact that the assistant coaches were afraid that Wang Xiaodong would puncture their tires after training.
...
After two consecutive defeats, Southampton finally faced its most powerful opponent this season - Arsenal before Christmas!
The Gunners lost to Chelsea 1-2 in the Community Shield at the beginning of the season, missing out on their first championship of the season.
The 19th round of the Premier League has passed, and Arsenal is only ranked sixth in the Premier League.
Although they defeated Reading 3-0 in the League Cup last time, everyone knows that this was just a fluke for the Gunners.
After all, they were fielding a substitute lineup.
In the first half of the league, the Gunners lost 0-1 to Chelsea and Liverpool. The Gunners are not in good condition this season.
The only thing that makes Gunners fans happy is probably that the team advanced to the top 16 of the Champions League as the first in the group!
But unfortunately, their opponent was another group of Real Madrid who finished second.
Just from the name of the team, you can tell that this is not an easy opponent to deal with.
So for Arsenal, the League Cup is just a dispensable training tool.
This is also true for other Premier League giants.
When a weak team that is fully prepared faces a strong team that doesn't care, it is often the former that wins in the end.
This is enough!
You can absolutely say to those fans who don't know much about the competition system: "I once defeated Arsenal!"
Because of this, after learning that the opponent was Arsenal, the entire Southampton fell into jubilation.
"Arsenal is not invincible. The Saints may have been relatively sluggish during this period, but when facing a strong Premier League team like Arsenal, it is the time for players to work hard and express themselves. Especially now that the whole UK is on fire. Walcott, he is a player who has the ability to lead the team to defeat strong opponents."
When asked about his views on this game, Manchester United head coach Ferguson said this.
They really hope that Southampton beats the Gunners, because the first game after New Year's Day will be a strong dialogue between the two red giants.
Ferguson naturally does not want the professor to face Manchester United with the joy of promotion.
...
"Boss, give me a haircut like this!"
Wang Xiaodong entered the game roster without any suspense and was still in the starting lineup.
The night before leaving for London, in order to seek a good omen and leave a good image for the little witch, Wang Xiaodong specially cut a handsome photo from the cover of a magazine and gave it to the barber.
"Sir, are you sure you want this haircut?"
Barber Tony took the magazine picture and compared it with Wang Xiaodong's current short hair, with a bitter look on his face.
"I'm rich, what nonsense are you talking about? Just cut it!"
Looking at the mohawk in the magazine, Wang Xiaodong imagined that after getting a haircut, he might be even more handsome than Beckham.
But what he didn't expect was that since he could see the pictures in the magazine, it meant that barber Tony was looking at the back!
Wang Xiaodong sat down on the chair, feeling tired from the day. As soon as he closed his eyes, he fell asleep on the spot.
Opening his eyes again, Wang Xiaodong looked at the rooster head in the mirror, his eyes full of question marks.
"Wang Defa???"
"Fake Squid, what did you do to my head?"
Wang Xiaodong stood up suddenly and grabbed the barber's collar.
"Guest...Guest, this is obviously what you asked me to do!"
Tony pointed to the magazine beside him. On the back of the mohawk was another more fashionable poster.
The model posed in a meditative pose, with only a middle strip of red-to-orange hair on her head.
However, Wang Xiaodong's hair is not that long. After cutting it with this hairstyle, the middle one looks more like a cockscomb.
"What I want to do is this, this!" Wang Xiaodong pointed at David Beckham on the back, "Who asked you to shave all the hair around me? What I want is this, are you crazy? ?”
"Guest, from a styling point of view, these two models are both mohawks."
Tony tremblingly picked up a comb and combed Wang Xiaodong's hair: "Guest, you look so handsome like this!"
"Really?"
Wang Xiaodong let go of his hand and looked at himself in the mirror. He looked like a big rooster.
"That's right, guest, red means good luck. You see you are so lucky, how can you not be prosperous?"
"It seems to make some sense." Wang Xiaodong smacked his lips and took out 20 yuan from his pocket, "Then forget it, pay attention next time!"
"Okay, okay, I'll be careful next time!" Holding the 20 yuan tightly, Tony lowered his head.
"I wonder if Emma will like my new hairstyle!" Wang Xiaodong walked out of the barber shop while touching his head.
Seeing Wang Xiaodong's back walking away, Tony quickly changed the "Opening" at the door to "Closed".
I pulled down the rolling shutter door three times, turned off the electric switch, picked up my luggage, and bought a train ticket back to the countryside that night.
