I brush achievements in football

On January [-]th, the first round of the League Cup semi-final, Southampton challenged Blackburn away.

On January [-], Southampton challenged Milton Keynes away in the first round of the southern final of the English Championship.

On January 21, the second round of the League Cup semi-final, Southampton played against Blackburn at home.

On January 24, in the fourth round of the FA Cup, Southampton played away against Chelsea.

Then came the two league games on the 27th and the [-]th. Until this time, Southampton only had a week of rest. A league game on February [-]th, and the second round of the Southern Finals of the English Championship on February [-]th. By this time, the busy cup game will come to an end.

"The lower leagues are really scary. Fortunately, we should play in the British Championship next season." Kiya said to Benelli.

"So confident?" Benelli asked curiously.

"Of course, why play if you don't have confidence." Ji Ya laughed.

Benelli also laughed, and it is true-whether the goal is difficult or not, if you are determined to lose, then there is nothing to say.

But looking at the schedule, Benelli feels that with Kiya's habit, he will definitely do his best in the League Cup and Championships. As for the FA Cup, he will probably give up. After all, the away game against Chelsea is very sad.

Chelsea this season is also very strong, and they have been catching up with Manchester United in the league.

Before the FA Cup, Southampton always sent all substitutes, and this time should be no exception.

Benelli's guess was right. Ji Ya is really paying attention to the League Cup now. After all, he has already entered the semi-finals. The opponent in the semi-finals is not a strong team. Let's work hard to reach the finals.

Although the runner-up in the League Cup did not increase the possibility of getting a chance to play in the Europa League, the influence brought by being able to enter the final is not small.

The only thing that makes Ji Ya feel regretful is that Southampton won the runner-up in the League Cup, and the historical achievements cannot be highlighted unless they can win the final championship...

Although Southampton was lucky enough to encounter mid-lower teams, they were all Premier League teams anyway!There is no League One team in history that can defeat four Premier League teams in a row to enter the League Cup final!

If it wasn't for Swinton's miracle of winning the League Cup as a third-tier team in the 68-69 season...

But even so, as long as Southampton can enter the final of the League Cup, it will already be the second third-tier team in the history of the entire League Cup to reach the final.

Such an honor, of course, has to be fought hard. Even if there are no additional achievement points to get, but it can make Southampton's reputation bigger, that's enough!

Blackburn's performance this season is not very good. So far they have played 21 rounds in the Premier League. They are ranked No.15 with five wins, six draws and ten losses. They are only two points ahead of the relegation zone. In the League Cup, it seems a little unbearable.

Of course, the League Cup has entered the semi-finals, and Blackburn has no reason to give up easily.

Blackburn's offense and defense are not good this year, especially their defense. Chelsea scored them five goals, Arsenal scored them six goals, Manchester City also scored them four goals, averaging one goal per game, Conceded close to two goals, the data is quite mediocre.

Their goalkeeper is former England goalkeeper Robinson, but everyone knows the level of England's national goal. They often make low-level mistakes, and it is common for them to let go. The main player in the back line is the French all-rounder Chimbonda. On the wing, but in Blackburn, they have been playing central defenders, which seems to explain why their defense is not reliable. As for the offense, they mainly rely on South African striker McCarthy and Senegalese striker Diouf. He can be regarded as a famous player, but he is not young now, and he can only be regarded as a waste heat in Blackburn.

This can be regarded as a characteristic of Blackburn. There are two famous nursing homes in the Premier League, one is Bolton and the other is Blackburn.

Manchester United's Black Wind Shuangsha also gathered in Blackburn after Manchester United could not play the game.

"Even if we go head-to-head in terms of strength, we can beat them, but I have a better way." Ji Ya said to Benelli.

"You don't want them to have fewer than seven people on the field, do you?" Benelli remembered the Hong Kong movie he had watched - Shaolin football.

"Of course not, it's just that you said we played a defensive counterattack, did you make a fool of yourself?" Ji Ya said.

Benelli froze.

Southampton said he was going to play a defensive counterattack, and asked him if he had any tricks. It was as nonsensical as the big brother heard King Kong legs say that Shaolin Kung Fu plus singing and dancing had any tricks...

"I was thinking this way before. In fact, we have the opportunity to play defensively and counterattack...Although we don't have a particularly fast frontcourt, Blackburn's defense is slower one by one, with Giroud on the ball and Lambert in front. Insert, and Lallana and Schneiderlin's long pass, Mkhitaryan can still open the situation with a breakthrough, why can't we play a defensive counterattack? It didn't work before because our central defender had loopholes in defense, but now? We can really look forward to the partnership of Wundt and Lovren..."

Benelli, who felt nonsensical at first, suddenly felt that it really made a lot of sense after listening to it.

Once famous players like McCarthy and Diouf are old now, but their personal skills and impact ability are still good. If they have enough space, they are likely to be released immediately, and if they recover and fight back, Diouf and McCarthy could get their heads smashed in the face of two guards with superior height and weight, Fonte and Lovren.

When playing openly, Diouf and McCarthy have the advantage, while recovering the defense, Wundt and Lovren have the advantage.

There is nothing particularly outstanding about Blackburn elsewhere. The strength lies in these two strikers with strong personal abilities.

On the contrary, the defensive counterattack can control the opponent's attack very well.

"Then you need to adjust the thinking of the players when training is needed." Benelli said after thinking about it.

Kiya nodded in relief. Benelli's other abilities are average, but he can understand Kiya's intentions well, and then implement them. For the current Kiya, such an assistant coach is very rare.

He can continue to improve. Before he improves, it is a great thing to have an experienced assistant coach like Benelli to help him.

"Francis, what would I do without you?" Ji Ya said half-truthfully.

"You're welcome." Benelli laughed.