Extraordinary coach

Before the season, Sun Yi felt particularly satisfied after buying Ronaldo and Paulinho. He felt that there would be few rivals in the Premier League.

And he also felt that even if he met strong opponents like Liverpool and Manchester City, he could still have some advantages.

But this draw made Sun Yi clearly realize that Southampton still had a lot of room for growth.

After reflection, Sun Yi decided to strengthen the training and growth of Southampton's reserve players.

And he thought so and did so.

Next, Southampton soon ushered in the first League Cup game of the new season.

As the champion of the Premier League last season, Southampton did not need to start from the second round like ordinary Premier League teams. They started from the third round.

Southampton's first opponent in the League Cup was Everton.

Although Everton was defeated by Southampton not long ago. But their strength should not be underestimated. After all, he has been ranked seventh or eighth in the Premier League for many years.

Facing such an opponent, he naturally did not underestimate the enemy.

Just to train young players, Sun Yi decided to let all the main players rest.

In this game, Sun Yi sent all substitutes to play.

Except for the starting offensive players such as Rebic and Nolosa, the others are substitutes.

Like Southampton's own youth training midfielder Bednarek, as well as Joe Gomez, Arnold and Boufal, they were all arranged by Sun Yi to start.

Seeing Southampton's lineup, many Southampton fans can't help but feel disappointed and worried.

"In this game, almost all substitutes played. Isn't this a bit too much to underestimate Everton?"

"With all substitutes, the overall strength may not be stronger than Everton."

"I believe Everton will go all out in this game. If things go wrong, our team may capsize this time. This is really worrying!"

"If we are upset, then our dream of achieving better results this season than last season will be ruined."

Compared to the concerns of Southampton fans, Everton fans are somewhat overjoyed.

"That's great. Southampton actually played with all subs. I don't know whether to say they are too confident or look down on us."

"You know, we can play at home in this game. We are playing with all the main players. They are clearly giving us a chance to upset."

"Come on, Everton, upset! Let's be the first dark horse to achieve the dragon slaying in this League Cup!"

Sun Yi's arrangement of the game really made many people feel that he underestimated Everton.

Many people in the football media think that if he does this, he may be in great danger of being upset.

Others think that Sun Yi underestimates Everton, but they don't know what he is thinking. At the same time, they don't know that he has made a lot of pre-match preparations to win this game.

Sun Yi used far more than the usual number of battle simulations this time. He dared to send out such a starting lineup only after confirming that Southampton had a higher chance of winning.

You know, the League Cup is also very important to Sun Yi. Whether it is the League Cup or the FA Cup, to be honest, Sun Yi doesn't want to lose any of them.

In addition to multiple battle simulations, Sun Yi put Ronaldo and Balotelli on the bench for the sake of conservatism. Once an accident occurs, he will send these two players with strong scoring ability to turn the tide.

In this way, under various interpretations, the game started soon.

After the opening, Everton showed great fighting spirit and desire to attack.

Taking advantage of the home court, they launched a fierce offensive against Southampton right at the beginning.

This is really surprising. Since this season, except for Liverpool, no team has dared to take the initiative to launch a fierce attack on Southampton.

This made the Everton fans at home ecstatic.

"Look. Our Everton team, how fierce the attack is. How powerful the kick is!"

"That's it. Kick out our momentum. This is our territory. As long as we work hard and seize the opportunity, we can definitely beat Southampton."

"Come on. Everton. Let the Southampton team that underestimated us regret what they did today."

With the support of the home fans, Everton's morale is really high.

After all, Southampton's side is all substitutes, and their momentum is far less powerful than the main lineup. Moreover, since they did not expect Everton to be so fierce, they seemed a little flustered.

Such a situation naturally made the scene look a little inclined to Everton.

"Southampton is too careless!"

"Judging from the opening situation, Southampton, who are all substitutes, have no advantage over Everton, who are going all out."

"On the contrary, the factor of playing away makes them look even at a disadvantage."

Everton actually had the upper hand at the beginning, which surprised many people. Even Sun Yi was a little surprised. In the previous battle simulations, Everton had never been so fierce.

However, Sun Yi was not too worried. Because from his point of view, Southampton still has an advantage in terms of paper strength on the field.

As long as Southampton can gain a foothold and adapt to the situation of this game, Southampton will still have an advantage.

"Defense first. Don't rush."

"Play slowly, we can definitely win with our strength."

Sun Yi did not just watch, but shouted to the players on the field from time to time to motivate them.

Sun Yi's record and prestige made the players on the field calm down soon after hearing his words. And Sun Yi did not force them to attack immediately, which gave them time to slowly adapt to the game.

After the mentality stabilized, the Southampton team, which was not in a hurry to attack, began to do their best to defend first.

This made Everton's attack look fierce, but they failed to break Southampton's goal.

After Southampton adapted to their offensive rhythm, their offensive effect dropped significantly.

After Southampton also played out their offensive strength, the scene where Everton had an advantage disappeared.

When Southampton completely showed its true strength, Everton could not hold on. After being scored one goal in each of the first and second half, they completely lost their fighting spirit.

This not only saved Sun Yi from sending Ronaldo and Balotelli to play, but also allowed him to send several young players who were only 17 or 18 years old to play.

In the end, Everton failed to cheer up, allowing Southampton to win the first victory of this League Cup with a two-goal advantage.

Winning the game also gave the substitute players enough training opportunities, which made Sun Yi very satisfied. He even began to consider looking for opportunities to do the same in the Premier League later.