Chapter 159
Although Leicester City used many substitute players today, their offensive efficiency was not low.
The players in the midfield and frontfield are almost all from the previous Championship winning team.
Andy King and James have been partners for a long time.
Nugent and Knockaert were the hardcore main force in the 2012-2013 season.
Such an offensive combination has a strong explosive power.
Maybe it's not good enough to face the strong teams in the Premier League, but it's enough to play against Norwich.
Besides, they have a super midfielder behind them.
In the 15th minute of the game, after Norwich's counterattack was disrupted by Morgan, Leicester City's attack suddenly emerged!
Morgan's header landed at Upson's feet, and Upson decisively knocked it to the right!
Moore received the ball and sprinted!
The opposing striker Hooper rushed to steal it!
But Moore used his speed to rush past him!
Facing the midfield defense, he passed the ball to Xia Xing!
Xia Xing received the ball and made a long pass!
This time he went straight to the left!
The large-scale transfer was very successful!
Knockaert received the ball and rushed into the penalty area!
A powerful shot!
Goalkeeper Ruud had no power to fight back!
The ball went into the net!
1 to 0!
Leicester City scored the first goal!
After scoring a goal, Leicester City felt at ease.
For them, who have been playing defense and counterattack this season, scoring first is half the battle won.
Norwich continued to attack fiercely, but the effect was not good.
In the 37th minute of the game, Xia Xing received a pass from his teammate again.
Today, Xia Xing is the absolute midfield core of the team.
Both offense and defense depend on him.
After receiving the ball, he pulled it back and dodged Gary O'Neill who was trying to steal it!
Facing the pressure from three players, he passed the ball directly!
The ball accurately found Andy King who was making a forward run!
After Andy King received the ball, he accelerated decisively!
Xia Xing attracted the opponent's defensive attention, and Andy King was left alone!
Andy King dribbled the ball quickly and shot directly from 28 meters away from the goal!
The ball hit a blind spot!
2 to 0!
Excited Andy Kim rushed towards Xia Xing and hugged him tightly!
"Man, your goal was amazing! You are the Kaka of Leicester City!"
"Hahahaha! Even though I know this is a lie, I'm happy too!"
Since Xia Xing came to the team, he has had a strong competitive influence on Andy King.
Even the fact that Andy King lost his main position was directly related to Xia Xing.
But seeing Xia Xing leading the team to numerous victories, Andy Kim had no complaints at all.
And every time Xia Xing appeared on the field at the same time as him, Xia Xing would pass the ball to him more often.
You know, before Xia Xing came to the team, Andy King was the core of the team's midfield.
And now Andy King is still wearing the No. 10 jersey which represents the core position.
In this game, Xia Xing retreated to organize the team, and Andy King performed very well in the front.
Pearson on the sidelines nodded repeatedly.
In the future, when they play against weaker teams, he can give Andy King more opportunities to play.
At the end of the first half, Leicester City led by two goals.
In the second half, Norwich's attack became more fierce.
But compared to Leicester City, their skills are too rough.
The score remained the same, but time was running out.
In the 75th minute of the game, Leicester City made a substitution.
James, Nugent and Morgan came off the field, with Powell, Chris Wood and St. Ledger coming on as substitutes.
The purpose of this substitution is very clear, to change the position and maintain the balance between offense and defense.
There were 15 minutes left, so there wouldn't be many goals to be scored, right?
Even the Leicester City players thought so.
But they were wrong.
The real goal-scoring time has just begun!
Shortly after the three players came on the field, Leicester City scored!
Xia Xing attracted the defense in the backline and he once again sent a brilliant diagonal pass!
The ball found Andy King!
This time Andy King did not work alone, but pulled to the left and made a cross!
Center forward Chris Wood jumped high and headed the ball into the goal!
The ball went into the net!
3 to 0!
Leicester City's victory is certain!
Five minutes later, Xia Xing received the ball in the middle.
At this moment, he saw a figure sprinting on the right side!
Without hesitation, he made a long diagonal pass with great penetrating power!
Behind the center circle, passing straight to the corner of Norwich's penalty area!
It's right back Moore!
He rushed in at high speed !
He caught the ball, stopped it and cut in!
He then shot decisively!
The ball went straight into the dead corner!
A worldie of a goal!
4 to 0!
After scoring the goal, Moore jumped up excitedly and punched hard!
He was so excited!
He had a perfect season last season, but this season he lost his starting position due to tactical changes.
Despite this, he still worked hard and waited for his opportunity.
He unleashed unlimited potential in this game!
Who says a full-back who is strong in attack but weak in defense is not good?
I'll beat them!
Looking at the excited Moore, Xia Xing was happy from the bottom of his heart.
The game is not over yet.
The scoring is not over yet.
In the first minute of injury time, Xia Xing got the ball again.
This time, the opponent's defensive midfielders' physical strength was seriously reduced and they could no longer press forward.
Xia Xing's physical strength was still there!
He sprinted with the ball without hesitation!
Directly passed two opponent's midfielders who had no physical strength!
So easy!
In front of the penalty area, he kicked and prepared to shoot from a distance...
But just when the defender was about to block the ball, Xia Xing suddenly stopped!
He chose to pass the ball!
The powerful shot turned into a light lob pass before touching the ball!
The ball passed over the defender who made the tackle and headed straight for the penalty area line!
Powell was there!
Facing this very comfortable pass, Powell did not hesitate at all!
He kicked the ball and volleyed it into the upper right corner of the goal!
It went in!
5-0!
Wonderful passing and cooperation in the last moments!
Wonderful goal!
Leicester City won a big victory!
In the live broadcast room, two commentators high-fived to celebrate!
Of course, they celebrated Leicester City's goal!
This game was not particularly eye-catching, so it was commented on by these two inconspicuous commentators.
Unexpectedly, there was a big surprise!
"This game is simply amazing!
"This is definitely the most exciting game we have commented on this season!
"No doubt about it!
"Although they are just a newly promoted team, Leicester City is definitely a top dark horse!
"Not only did they win five consecutive games in the Premier League,
"They even swept their opponents in the English League Cup!
"Just looking at today's performance, the two teams are not on the same level at all!
"You have to know that the opponent was a Premier League team last season,
"Even if they were relegated, they are still very strong!
"But today in front of Leicester City, they had no power to fight back!
"Leicester City played really well today!
"The Foxes completely crushed the Canaries!
"And don't forget, Leicester City only sent out a substitute lineup for this game!
"Even so, they can win easily!
"If all the main players played, Norwich would have been finished long ago!
"Leicester City's first League Cup match,
"They won as easily as cutting melons and vegetables!
"The Foxes bit the Canaries to death!"
(End of this chapter)