He hit the nail on the head to get to the nail on the head of Southampton's problems.

In fact, in the final analysis, it is because although Southampton is not weak, the situation of attacking weak and defending strong has not changed, which is why it ranks high in the league - attack wins fans, defense wins championships.

Therefore, when Southampton's defense was broken, conceding the first goal and needing to attack, their lack of attacking strength was exposed.

Coupled with their recent poor form, there are concerns about the manager's condition.

At the same time, Southampton's assistant coach Plekov's coaching level is too poor, which is also the reason why Southampton's recent performance is very poor.

But Southampton themselves may not be aware of the problem, and the players feel they are strong contenders for the FA Cup this season after beating Chelsea in their last game.

From the beginning of the scoreline, Southampton's counterattack never stopped, but the attack launched was really a handful of threats to Leeds United.

In such a situation, there are finally people on the sidelines who can't help it.

In the 53rd minute, the acting manager of Southampton, who was behind on the field, took the lead in making substitution adjustments.

However, this substitution was questioned by the commentator:

'With the score down, Southampton were right to make a substitution.

However, Southampton's acting head coach Plekov's adjustment was completely unclear. He replaced an attacking midfielder with a defensive midfielder, what did he want to do?

Although Leeds United's counter-attack was quite threatening, and it looked as if Southampton were at risk of conceding a goal, wouldn't they be stepping up their attack when they were down behind? How can you replace an offensive player with a defensive player? ”

Not to mention the commentators were surprised, the substituted Southampton midfielders were puzzled.

What is this acting head coach doing, he almost scored a goal when he didn't see us, and at this time he replaced himself and put on a defensive player to strengthen the defense?

Could it be that he is a spy sent from the other side?

is also a former assistant coach and the current acting head coach of the team, and this substitution adjustment really surprised him.

After the dismissal, the Southampton attacking players didn't even shake hands with Plekov on the sidelines, walked straight back to the bench, and then sat down.

In fact, Southampton's new midfielders may not know why the manager changed him, although the manager kept a close eye on Silva after he put him on the pitch.

But that doesn't solve the problem of the team being one goal behind.

And the most critical question is, when Southampton are attacking and Leeds are counter-attacking, who is the most dangerous person for Leeds? If it's not a land breeze, how can it be Silva?

Sure enough, soon, his inner worries became a reality.

The sixty-first minute came just ten minutes after Southampton made that substitution.

After a Southampton attack was cut off in the Leeds penalty area, Leeds United's quick counter-attack soon found Land Breeze.

Facing the huge gap behind the Southampton backline that pressed the attack, Lu Feng took out his best weapon - speed.

After a period of running, there was no suspense, and in the face of a single opportunity, Lu Feng naturally couldn't miss it.

"Nice counterattack! Fast pass and speed of the land breeze from Leeds United! Lu Feng has completed the goal! Now, Leeds United are 2-0 up at home to Southampton! ”

Lu Feng's goal, although it was a bit unexpected, was generally within the range of everyone's acceptance.

On the pitch, Southampton were attacking and Leeds were counter-attacking on the defensive.

In this case, it is inevitable that there will be a lot of space in the Southampton backline.

And such an opening is a complete opportunity for Leeds United, who have a very fast striker.

Before, Lu Feng had more than one chance to counterattack, but due to the tacit cooperation of Southampton's two central defenders, Lu Feng did not score early.

But this time, the Southampton central defender, who stopped Lu Feng several times, hesitated for a moment in the face of Lu Feng, who was starting, and missed the best time to foul, allowing Lu Feng to raise his speed, and finally formed a single knife.

Naturally, no one will be surprised to lose such a goal.

Everyone is surprised that Southampton, as a Premier League team, has no way to break through when facing Leeds United's not strong backline at all.

You know, even many Championship teams can make Leeds United a team against a weak backline.

Southampton, as a mid-to-upper team in the Premier League, and the team that participated in the Europa League last season, was so unbearable to attack that even Leeds United's backline could not break through.

Is this still the true level of a team in the middle and upper reaches of the Premier League?

The commentator on Southampton's local television station pointed the finger at the current head coach - the team's acting head coach Plekov.

"As a main coach, there is no doubt about Plekov's level, and his ability is recognized by many.

But now Plekov is not an assistant coach, but the head coach of the team, and his poor coaching quality has become a big reason for Southampton's recent poor results.

Under the tutelage of the previous Southampton manager, even if Southampton still focus on defense, their attacking ability is not too bad, otherwise they would not be in seventh place in the league.

But now Southampton is showing offensive ability, which may not even be comparable to the Championship team. Leeds United's backline concedes more than one and a half goals per game. ”

Poor Plekov became the object of criticism.

But in fact, Plekov's short coaching career is not very impressive, and it is also decent.

The reason for Southampton's poor results is the problem of the player's mentality, which has little to do with Plekov, and he is really wronged.

Most of the players' minds are not on the pitch, so he can't play on his own.

After Leeds scored the second goal, Plekov made another substitution, and this time, instead of the stupid thing of substituting a defender for an attacking player, he replaced a full-back and a playmaking midfielder.

Clearly, Plekov thinks Southampton, despite looking aggressive on the pitch and leading Leeds in possession, are too poor in creating chances.

He wasn't very happy with that and wanted to add to Southampton's attacking flexibility with this substitution.

On this point alone, many people's criticism of Plekov is unjustified, and this substitution, at least it looks very beautiful.

And the first substitution adjustment is also to increase the hardness in the midfield.

Plekov's idea has always been to increase the absolute control of the midfield.

Plekov's substitution adjustment this time has achieved good results.

With the addition of a playmaking midfielder, Southampton's attack has finally become more organised, showing a touch of the style of a Premier League team and showing their quality.

If it hadn't been for Arrios's good performance in this game, saving two wonderful shots from Southampton, Southampton might have equalised.

But again, while Southampton's attack has been strengthened, their defence has also been reduced a bit.

Just after Southampton had created a couple of dangers in front of Leeds United goal, Leeds were quick to return the favor – in attack, Robert's shot from near the box grazed the crossbar and flew into the stands.

During this period, both sides had chances, but the scoreline remained unchanged as Leeds United led Southampton 2-0 at home.

Such a situation is naturally unfavorable for Southampton.

.....

So, in the 75th minute, Southampton's acting manager Plekov made another substitution adjustment, this time with a physical striker, replacing some tired veterans in the forward line and continuing to strengthen the attack.

When Southampton made one substitution adjustment after another, and even used up three substitutions, Klopp did not make any targeted adjustments.

He only replaced captain Adiyak who had suffered a serious decline in fitness due to a lot of defensive pressure.

As for the rest of the place, nothing has been touched.

Replace the core main players such as Lu Feng and Silva?

Are you kidding!

With these players off the pitch, Leeds United's control and threat on the pitch will be greatly reduced.

It's not a league, they're against a Championship side and it's unlikely they'll pose much of a threat to Leeds in the final period.

It's an FA Cup game, it's a knockout round, and the result of one game is enough to make or break a season, so you can't be too careful.

Southampton, even if it is a dish, is still a Premier League team, or a team at the top of the Premier League, if you take it lightly, it can only be Leeds United itself that suffers.

Jurgen Klopp has experienced this in the previous games, and as soon as a few key players were replaced early, Leeds' control plummeted.

In the previous game, wasn't there a game, after Lu Feng and Silva both went off, Leeds United was beaten by the opponent for the rest of the game, and finally won 4-3?

That's just against the Championship teams, but now it's against Southampton, who are at the top of the Premier League.

Coupled with the particularity and importance of this game, Klopp is certainly not likely to replace any core player.

In fact, at this time, there is no need for Klopp to make any adjustments, and the Leeds United players on the field also know how to play.

Now that the score is 2-0 up and Southampton are pressing again, it's very simple, just defend well and wait for the opportunity to counterattack.

With a counterattack killer like Lu Feng, Southampton will also become a rat bogeyman when attacking, and dare not get carried away.

As long as they hold on for more than 20 minutes of the game, the victory will naturally become Leeds United.

......

Although Southampton had used up three substitutions in the 75th minute, the situation on the pitch had not changed.

Southampton did create a number of chances in attack, but Southampton's ability to take chances was too poor to find the back of the net.

Leeds scored again in the 83rd minute! Completely killed any suspense of the game.

"Robert! Nice long shot! The ball is in! Leeds United lead Southampton by three goals at home! They've won this game! ”

The man in charge of commentating the FA Cup match sighed.

"Let's congratulate Leeds United in advance on their progress to the FA Cup semi-finals!"

This is the first time that Leeds United have reached the FA Cup semi-finals after five seasons, but they did not expect Leeds United, a team with a strong youth as a living force, to perform far beyond what people imagined.

"Leeds United's performance this season has been really surprising!"

In the media gallery, many reporters were discussing.

"yes, not only did they lead the Championship table, but they also reached the last four of the FA Cup, which is unbelievable."

"Jurgen Klopp's level of coaching is really good, who would have thought that he could bring Leeds United to the level they are today."

"Hey, it's not Santos' two main players yet, and if it weren't for Silva and Landwind, Leeds would have lost at least five more games."

"I heard that Silva was requested by Klopp to be introduced, and as for Lu Feng, it is completely because the owner of Leeds United and he is Chinese, because he admires Lu Feng, he specially went to find Lu Feng to join."

"I'm willing to bet that the Leeds owners didn't realise how strong they were at first, and now it looks like the transfer deal has been a huge deal."

"Yes, I heard that Manchester United has a strong interest in Land Breeze, and it is said that they will bring in Land Breeze after the end of this season?"

"Really? Leeds United won't let him go, right? How long has Lu Feng just joined Leeds United? ”

"Hey... Leeds United won't let them go, but who can resist the lure of a big team? ”

"It makes sense..."

“......”

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Reporters in the media table began to talk about the possibility of Leeds United players at the end of the season, from the game itself.

On the pitch, the Leeds United players celebrated their goals, while the Southampton players looked frustrated, creating a stark contrast.

Before the game, the Southampton players were still arrogant, thinking that as long as they showed their strength and did not underestimate the enemy, they could easily beat Leeds United.

They are still playing in their hearts, with an FA Cup title, to celebrate the manager's recovery.

As a result, the score of 3-0 was like a resounding slap in the face, waking them up from their illusions.

Originally, all the rhetoric in the media before was now turned into a thin needle with the cheers of the Leeds United fans in the stadium, and it was pierced into their hearts.

Why? Why can't we beat a Championship team when we're a Premier League team at all costs?

.....

With a three-goal lead, Klopp can finally breathe a sigh of relief. And he can see that Southampton has been stunned by Leeds United and has lost their fighting spirit.

At this time, it is possible to let the main players come off the pitch early to rest and rest, and by the way, also give the young players some opportunities to experience the atmosphere of the game against the Premier League teams, and can accumulate some experience for Leeds United to play in the Premier League next season.

As for the can't upgrade? That's just a joke!

Barring a losing game in the remainder of the league, Leeds will be promoted by second place even if they don't win the Championship, and the difference between third and Leeds United and Blackburn Rovers is too great.

What's more, Leeds United is still the top in the league.