In the final fifteen minutes of the game, Sunderland's England Under-21 international brought in from Norwich City for £11 million. Murphy also had his chance to come on, replacing Larsson on the right; Larsson's speed is slow and does not break through, so the team's right side has always exerted limited pressure on the opponent, his strength is crossing, especially the 45-degree diagonal ball, the ball is extremely fast, the landing point is also very accurate, always clearly find teammates ambushed in the box, the team's second goal Although it is Defoe's assist, but the biggest credit is undoubtedly Larsson's pass; Murphy, on the other hand, is characterized by breakthrough and speed, and after he came on the court, he completed three successful breakthroughs in just five minutes, and suddenly embarrassed the opponent's left-back, and repeatedly needed the defensive midfielder to come over to help the defense. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The final score was fixed at 3-0, and in stoppage time, the incredibly fast Murphy seized on the opponent's return pass, grabbed the ball and faced the goalkeeper, and pushed the ball into the empty net after a light bicycle shook the opposing goalkeeper!

"Coach Zhan, what do you think of Sunderland's performance in this game?"

"The performance of the Sunderland team in this game should be said to have basically met the manager's expectations before the game, the idea of the three goals is very clear, the short pass penetration, the right side Larsson's diagonal 45-degree cross, and the team's spare no effort to run to steal the opponent's ball and even catch the opponent's fatal mistakes, whether it is the team's overall offensive and defensive rhythm or the player's individual ability has been greatly improved compared with last season......"

"So what do you think of Sunderland's young Chinese manager after this game?"

"Through this game, it can be seen that Nan Xiao has a very clear set of tactical concepts, but from the current point of view, his style of play does not seem to be particularly suitable for the current Premier League, and after the start of the new season, as the managers gradually understand him, whether he can make correct and decisive adjustments according to different situations is a key observation in the future......

"That is to say, you think that Nan Xiao does have a certain ability at present, but it is only limited to this game, and it is not yet possible to make a conclusion whether he can continue to perform well in the fierce Premier League in the future."

"That's right."

After a bloodless victory, Nan Xiao once again made the headlines of major sports newspapers, although it was only a friendly match, but the final score and the content of the game still received comments from all walks of life, and the first opponent of the new season Sunderland team, Tottenham Hotspur coach Mauricio Pochettino made a personal statement on Twitter, saying that "the Premier League is about to give birth to a new top four contender", and who he is talking about is self-evident.

In the next month, the Sunderland team ushered in a few more friendly matches, but the opponents were all teams in the lower leagues, so the Sunderland team did not make much effort to usher in a wave of five consecutive wins in the preseason, and the way to win is the same, high-pressure pressing, short pass penetration, and quick counterattack have become the label of this new Sunderland team.

After a long period of anticipation, the 2016-2017 Premier League season finally kicked off on 13 August, with last season's defending champions Leicester City hosting Stoke City at 1:30 p.m.; Sunderland's away match against Tottenham Hotspur kicked off two hours later at White Hart Lane.

The night before the game, Nan Xiao, Shen Chao and Chen Mingshuo were in the hotel room where the team stayed, studying tomorrow's opponent Tottenham Hotspur.

Shen Chao looked at the list of players of the Tottenham team and sighed: "The lineup of the Tottenham team is really not ordinarily strong!" Harry Kane, Eriksen, De La Ali, Lamela, this should be tomorrow's starting attacking line, right? ”

Chen Mingshuo heard the words and said: "It should be no accident, even if it is adjusted, it is one of Sun Xingmin's substitutions for Ali or Lamela."

'Kane is fast, explosive, Eriksen is precise and has a long-range shot, Lamela has great technique at his feet, Alli ...... This Ali ......" Shen Chao scratched his head, "It's pretty powerful anyway." ”

"Shen Chao, I see that you didn't do your job well before, so it's revealing now, right?"

Nan Xiao listened to the conversation between the two and said: "Tottenham's players are young, impactful, and full of physical energy, so they are really difficult to deal with."

"Superman, don't sell it, I guess you've already figured out a way to deal with it, just say it." Shen Chao's temper came up again.

"The opponent has too many attack points, and we must not press every player with the ball like before, otherwise there is a high risk of leakage."

"That's right!" Chen Mingshuo nodded and echoed on the side.

"De La Ali's running position is erratic, it is basically impossible to keep an eye on him for 90 minutes, Kane is not a big threat outside the penalty area, and there is no need to let the central defenders pull out the need to defend, and Lamela although the skills at his feet are good, but the overall situation is relatively poor, the normal defensive scale is OK, and the most important thing is the opponent's Eriksen, his vision, transfer and passing the threat of the ball when he has the ball are the biggest test for us, so I want to let the very defensive Jedinak harass Eriksen non-stop, At the same time, the two wide players should also try to get as close to him as possible when defending to contain him; Although Eriksen has outstanding advantages, he also has relative shortcomings, that is, his foot skills, when facing high-intensity pressing, it is easy to deform technical movements, and there are inaccurate passes and even mistakes with the ball! And once we can keep Eriksen at bay, it will take a lot of pressure off the defence. ”

"Dizi, I really admire you more and more." Shen Chao looked at Nan Xiao with a look of adoration, and his words were about to flow out.

"Dizi, your analysis is really reasonable, listening to you say this, I feel that our situation tomorrow has improved a lot." Chen Mingshuo also praised.

"Don't praise me now, even if I analyze it well, it's just on paper, and when it comes to the field, the situation will change quickly, and I'm really not sure if my on-the-spot command skills are enough to coach in the Premier League."

"Being humble is a good thing, but don't be too modest, you've done a great job, and I believe that as long as we do everything step by step, we will definitely get the results we want!"

"Mingshuo, that's why I insist that you fight with us, your calmness and motivation from time to time are really infinitely powerful." Nan Xiao said to Chen Mingshuo with a smile.

"Dizi, after solving the defensive arrangement, what do you think about the offense?" Shen Chao then asked.

"I haven't decided on a clear starting line-up for the last few friendlies in order to keep the opponent from figuring out our style of play, so I guess Pochettino must be thinking too hard right now." There was a smile on Nan Xiao's lips.

"The goal of confusing the opponent is obvious, and we have achieved it." Chen Mingshuo said.

"But that's not enough, there is a good saying in China, it is called to respond to all changes with the same, and with the quality of the players in Pochettino's hands, in fact, we don't need to think about how we arrange the lineup. Our players have done well in pre-season, but tomorrow we face Tottenham Hotspur, who are much better than the previous teams, so I have only one idea. ”

"Defensive counterattack?" Shen Chao asked with a frown.

"No, put the bus."