Chapter 61

  Looking at Lingard in front of him, Xia Xing felt a little emotional.

  Although he only played in the Manchester United youth team for a little more than a month, he has formed deep friendships with many of his teammates.

  For example, Lingard in front of him.

  He was the captain of the Manchester United youth team and helped the Manchester United youth team win the English FA Cup in the 2010-2011 season.

  In the summer of 2012, he was called up to the Manchester United first team.

  However, he had very few playing opportunities and spent most of his time in the youth team.

  This summer, he left Manchester United and moved to various places with other youth team players on loan.

  The Championship is a very suitable place for him.

  On the one hand, it allows the Manchester United coaching staff to observe his performance at close range. On the other hand, he is also an Englishman and prefers to stay in England.

  Coming to Brighton on loan this summer, he became an important member of the team with his outstanding performance.

  In less than half a season, he contributed 4 goals and 4 assists, and played a great role in the team's offensive and defensive system.

  If he can help the team advance to the Premier League this season, then his opportunities after returning to Manchester United next season will be even better.

  They are now ranked fourth in the league, as they were at the same time last season, fighting for the two places for direct promotion.

  At this moment, seeing the team trailing 0-3, he couldn't sit still and volunteered to play.

  The head coach also agreed to his request.

  Standing in the middle of the pitch, Lingard took a deep breath.

  The ball was passed to his feet, and he made a long pass straight to the frontfield!

  The counterattack begins!

  Several of his passes in succession were quite threatening.

  In the 84th minute of the game, Lingard took the ball on the right.

  Facing Drinkwater's pressing, Lingard accelerated his sprint!

  Using his speed to get past Brother Drinking Water!

  James helped defend, Lingard collided with his body and knocked James away!

  At this time he has come to the right!

  And made a Decisive cross!

  The ball went straight to the center!

  The strong Argentinian center Ulloa headed the ball in to the goal!

  The ball hit the net!

  The ball went in!

  3 to 1!

  Ulloa, who scored, rushed into the net and ran back with the ball in his arms.

  The Leicester City players looked at each other.

  They thought the game was stable, but Brighton obviously did not admit defeat.

  De Laet stepped forward and chatted with Drinkwater and James.

  "Jesse is getting better and better now."

  "Yeah, the forward movement just now was so decisive that I couldn't even defend him. "

  "And his body has become stronger, he knocked me away directly."

  "This kid's future is looking bright."

  These three former Manchester United players have all played with Lingard and are old acquaintances, and they were amazed by Lingard's progress.

  The game continued and Lingard's offense continued.

  At this stage, Leicester City players were a little tired and they began to retreat.

  Brighton's offensive players are also a bit stuck.

  Lingard, who came off the bench, was in good physical condition and sprinted frequently.

  In the 89th minute of the game, Lingard once again rushed through the midfield and hit the goal with a long shot!

  The ball hit the Bar!

  Brighton missed another chance to change the score.

  In the live broadcast room, the commentator felt a little regretful.

  "Lingard was injured before this game, so he didn't start."

  "It's a pity to see him in such excellent form now."

  "If he had started the game, the result of this game might really be different now.

  "What a pity..."   

  A pity indeed.

  Lingard almost scored a goal with a long shot. Shakespeare on the sideline let out a sigh of relief: "It scared me to death. If another one is scored at this time, the game will become really hard to predict."

  Pearson agreed: "Yeah, after all. There were five minutes left in the game plus injury time, which was enough for them to score one more goal.

  "Speaking of which, Lingard was our favorite and almost came on loan ."

  "But it's good, if he came, xia may not be able to come. xia is much more important than him."

  "Oh? I remember someone said something at the beginning of the season,"You don't need xia or anything like that, who said that?"

  "It's definitely not me!"

  "Hahahaha!"

  "That Ulloa is not bad, he is strong enough. If we succeed in reaching the Premier League, we can consider poaching him to add depth to the lineup."

  "He is really good. Not only is he offensively powerful, but he also frequently returns to defense and contributes a lot defensively."

  "Well, he is really a good choice. We have to think about reaching premier league in advance now, so we can start making plans."

  "That makes sense...but then again, are you trying to change the subject?"

  "Haha..."

  In the third minute of stoppage time, Lingard gave Uluo another try when he passed the ball, but under the pressure of Morgan, Ulloa headed the ball wide of the goal.

  The referee's whistle sounded and the game was over!

  This heavyweight contest ended with Leicester City winning.

  On the sidelines of the pitch, Lingard took the initiative to hand over his jersey

"xia."

 "Jesse."   

"Yes. "

  Lingard shook his head: "Don't say that, you are the best. The three assists were amazing. You have improved a lot compared to when you were in the Manchester United youth team."   

"Let's work hard together . Let's work together to help the team reach the Premier League, and then go back to Manchester United and join forces to enter the Premier League!"  

 "OK!"   

Looking at Lingard's determined eyes, Xia Xing was also full of expectations for the future.   

The two left Manchester United together to fight in the British Championship.   Although they are not in the top league, they are trying their best!   

The road ahead is difficult, But they will gain something if they can overcome and work harder.

 After defeating Brighton, Leicester City continues to remain at the top of the table.   Now they are 7 points ahead of second-placed Burnley, and the possibility of them getting promoted is becoming more and more likely.   

But for Leicester City, they cannot take it lightly.   

There are no underdogs in the English Championship. This is an iron rule.   Even if you lead by 7 points, it does not mean that you are much stronger than the team behind you.  

 For example, Millwall, who was very weak, almost caused them a setback.  

They also failed to score three points against the weaker Sheffield Wednesday.  If they are not careful next time, they may run into trouble.  

 Therefore, Leicester City now needs to maintain a stable state and continue to score points!  

 A week later, in the 20th round of the British Championship, their opponent was Burnley.   

A direct competitor for second place in the league.   

This Burnley team is, without exaggeration, the strongest opponent Leicester City has to face this season.  

 If they win this game, they will lead by 10 points.   

If they lose, the lead will be only 4 points.   Their top position may be in jeopardy at any time.  

 This game is of great significance to Leicester City...   

(End of this chapter)