Welcome back, football club.
The first international break for about four months gave the fans something more than mad race for the Premier League title this season to speak, but now we move headlong into the route.
Seven or eight games remain in the setting of each equipment list, and the price will be very difficult. It is impossible to hide; whether to embrace in front and to the pressure or wilt in the face of it and fall.
For many, the title race is played by two teams: Leicester City and Tottenham Hotspur. They have shown plenty to gain the most reliable teams in Division this season and were able games in many ways.
But Arsenal are not far from the pace. While six behind Spurs are neck and neck with the first 2 to 11 points behind leaders Leicester in the second, can not be excluded. This weekend is the perfect opportunity for them to close the gap and to increase the pressure from below. Why? Because foxes and Lilywhites could easily lose points in this period.
Southampton include personnel Leicester City
Leicester City 2-2 and Southampton played in October, especially the way it was carried out, a successful stations both teams Summary: Southampton put in a great position to win, but stumbled while Leicester he has courage and determination shown to fight and to finish things level.
This early in the season has shown not the fox as candidates for the title; at the moment, he just about how he enjoyed a good start muttering. Nevertheless, there were the basics. The late goal for compensation was to end threading a product of Riyad Mahrez, the game Floating influence more inside, a beautiful ball behind Jamie Vardy. It was classic Leicester.
Jordan Mansfield / Getty Images Until then, the Saints had defended well and put their defensive line at the right height, speed Vardy shoulder identify as a serious threat. A time of the delay, but because more than one team has taken this season. apparently, the foxes create three or four clear chances, no matter how deep you defend.
Against this accessory back, Ronald Koeman has to make a big decision: should you return to a 3-5-2 and play a smart play deep? He has the staff to do so, and as Leicester play with two strikers, which are very difficult to handle one-on-one, a free man could be useful.
It's amazing how some teams in the Premier League attempts a return line of three men against the Zorros (or in general training was in the first division in England this season alarmingly absent).
can maintain a three against two benefits with a combination of Marcelo Bielsa strike he taught and preached the most effective way to treat because both characters, the man and can sweep, fall into the coating chamber. this insurance in case Vardy With outguns Her husband-a distinct possibility, is the key.
Southampton is trying to build the 3-5-2 devastating effect before Christmas, trouble scoring or the game as they fill it, and its lowest point came in a dismal 1-0 defeat at Crystal Palace. They had set out on the defensive and together absolutely nothing. In attack despite the presence of stars at a time, from the beginning and in the Bank
Sam Bagnall - AMA / Getty Images But Koeman insisted, try again after the holidays, and finally fell. The force also an important factor in his remarkable run of six games without conceding a goal was when returning goalkeeper Fraser Forster had a great voice and the race was interrupted by a cross that Cesc Fabregas a monstrous on the network.
Set With Ryan Bertrand in the LMA and Virgil van Dijk as the aggressor in the central role, Santos have to shoot the right combination of speed and power from the line of three men and with the movement of Shinji Okazaki and track deal Vardy back.
It is difficult to build midfielders that are strong and aggressive enough n'golo kanté and Danny Drinkwater, but a combination of Jordy Clasie, Victor Wanyama and Oriol Romeu has a chance encounter.
When Koeman wants the party King Power, spoil which has all the tools to do so, but will have to return to the 3-5-2 - recently migrated back to a line system for the second time this season, as "have four men. showed the Dutchman a willingness to adapt a game plan for the opposition in front of him, and if he does it again, three wins could be broken in a row Zorros.
Tottenham Hotspur could travel to Anfield
This game is a repeat Premier League debut Jürgen Klopp, in which both sides remain played a 0-0 draw at White Hart Lane in October. It was a game that ignited between the approaches of high hectic and stale energy in periods of 20 minutes, the two parties have argued that, for obvious reasons, could not be maintained for a total of 90th
Saturday will produce a similar program. Both sides are more to come in line with the philosophy of management, its implementation on much better ground than they did when they met, but they will try to be as good as the dominant force that will lead to a good time and ,
IAN KINGTON / Getty Images In the first game were two players: Moussa Dembélé and Mamadou Sakho. He was of injury and to the surprise of all was a tough dedicated physical performance in midfield, tracking runners with aplomb and ruin the pace of Reds designed.
The end result almost sing all afternoon "Sakho! Sakho! Sakho" In an effort spent to secure Klopp knew how she felt about a former director of People Brendan Rodgers refused despite confidence of return is away the best defender in the club.
These two have seen most of the action in this game (Dembele recorded a huge nine tackles and six interceptions, of WhoScored.com) says a lot about the struggle between the two parties. The midfielder was a tablet war zone without players to create capable space to dribble and appear no space between the lines.
Tottenham, especially the game closely and then press to ask Danny Rose and Kyle Walker right along the edges of width available, ask Eric Dier, fill in the gaps with Dembele. This forces Dele Alli and play on the inside right near the area of Christian Eriksen, a mass of white shirts in the middle third to create.
Liverpool grab this area as well, and players who are mobile and aggressive, the Spurs have played. Emre Can Jordan Henderson and enjoy the fight, and if fit Roberto Firmino, the game will come with devastating effect.
There are some hardware and robust enough to stem the tide against the Spurs but Liverpool are one. They are a bit Jekyll and Hyde, so you never know what to expect. But when they come, it could be a setback for Mauricio Pochettino and his men.
This opens the door ...
It is assumed, of course, but Arsenal, who make a Watford side who have given essentially through its territory, is to know on the following devices and that this is a great opportunity to jump back into the title race.
Despite the defeat the Hornets recently in the FA Cup at the Emirates Stadium, the favorites Men Quique Flores are here is of course an eye on her side of the FA Cup semi-final and a professional victory has clinical.
If this matches the points of the two sides above them lost, the Gunners not be for the title out of combat; they are pushed back thereof in the thickness.
@stighefootball follow
