The national striker participated in his team’s victory against Stoke City.
Ben Brereton breathe relieved. The Chilean played almost half an hour in Southampton’s EFL Cup last 16 win over Stoke City. He came on in the 67th minute, when the score was 2-2. Ultimately, it was a 3-2 victory for his team. He thus leaves his worst days behind him, when he was relegated to the under-21s. Last week, the Chilean striker was sent to play with the youth division. Was as a prelude to the confrontation against Manchester City, where the striker’s national team lost by the minimum score. All this during weeks when he is also far from La Roja. It is a fact that Ricardo Gareca does not trust the striker. He excluded him from the October appeal.
Last Friday, the striker played 90 minutes in Soton’s youth team’s defeat to Crystal Palace in Premier League 2. It was a 2-0 against the Brereton side who also failed to win. was able to avoid the fall. The Stoke-on-Trent native made his final Premier League appearance on September 30. It was his team’s 3-1 defeat to Bournemouth. That day, coach Russell Martin only allowed him 45 minutes of activity. In total, that’s 418′ so far this campaign. In the EFL Cup, he scored a penalty in the shootout where they beat Everton. Of course, this entry does not enter into his official records of conquests. So far, he has failed to convert in the 90s.
From now on, the strategist justifies his determination to erase the attacker. “I think if we want to play any of them, they need to be prepared instead of going to Manchester and sitting on the bench.” Martin explained.
“We’re trying to give some guys minutes and maybe they’ll be considered for Tuesday. The idea was for them to find rhythm” he added.
Forgettable campaign
The return of Soton to Premier League It was forgettable in the first few months of the season. They have played eight games and have just one point, which they got in the 1-1 draw against Ipswich. The rest were setbacks, against Newcastle, Nottingham Forest, Brentford, Manchester United, Bournemoth, Arsenal, Leicester and Manchester City.
After the setback against the citizens, Russell Martin He talked about his team’s moment. “I think we had more opportunities than most coming here. The level of courage and intensity to run and play was incredible. We leave with great hope. Not just the defense, but the character after losing 1-0 early and the character to play the way we want. “If we have to lose, we will at least do it in a way that we can be proud of,” he said.
“I see that the boys believe in what they do, with discipline and mentality. We must maintain this. We should score more points and we must continue to work to achieve this. Today there are more of us than in a long time and if we continue like this, everything will be fine,” he added.
Source: Latercera
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