Chapter 19

  The game ended on July 23, and on the afternoon of the 24th, all Leicester City players gathered together again.

  In the tactical analysis room, the coaching staff carefully analyzed the previous game.

  There are targeted comments for every player, every position, and every offense and defense.

  Xia Xing listened carefully and meticulously.

  For him who has never received top professional youth training, every lesson is a huge gain.

  Especially when analyzing him, Pearson took action himself and drew several offensive routes on the electronic screen.

  And discussed and analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of several routes.

  Xia Xing memorized it carefully and benefited a lot.

  Assistant coach Shakespeare noticed that when analyzing this part, Pearson explained it very carefully and spent more time.

  It seemed that although he said he didn't like Xia Xing, he definitely put all his effort into cultivating Xia Xing.

  And Xia Xing did not shy away from showing his Lack of knowledge, boldly asking questions and communicating with the coaching staff.

  The afternoon course was very fruitful.

  After the training, Vardy secretly said to Xia Xing: "Man, before you came here, I always thought that I was the only one who didn't understand those tactics, vision, and the like. I didn't expect you didn't understand either, haha."

  Xia Xing: "The youth training I received in China is completely different from that here. I am just a novice..."

  Vardy: "Don't say that, I have played in low-level leagues for many years. At your age, not only did I not understand tactics and I couldn't even compare to your outstanding skills. You are already great. Come on."

  Vardy patted Xia Xing on the shoulder encouragingly, and Xia Xing felt warm in his heart.

  In this team, he and Vardy are indeed the only ones who have not received top youth training since childhood.

  Vardy was still playing in low-level leagues in his 20s, and it is not even considered professional football.

  But even so, he still relied on diligence and hard work to get to where he is now step by step.

  Last summer, Leicester City spent 1 million euros to sign Vardy, which actually created a miracle.

  In this team, Vardy is not the absolute main force. He scored 4 goals in a season, which is not very efficient.

  But he is extremely fast, can enrich the team's style of play, attract defense, and is of great tactical significance.

  To describe Vardy as a surprise soldier is more appropriate than to describe Xia Xing.

  In this team, Xia Xing has a good relationship with everyone.

  He has a good relationship with Morgan, which is related to Morgan's captaincy attribute. He takes good care of every newcomer who joins the team.

  Having a good relationship with the former Manchester United trio is naturally related to Manchester United's attributes.

  The good relationship with Vardy is more of a feeling of sympathy.

  After training in tactical analysis, Xia Xing gained a deeper understanding of the game.

  As an attacking midfielder, the requirements for vision are higher.

  The forward only needs to pay attention to the passing of teammates and make timely movements.

  But midfielders must pay close attention to the movements of teammates and opponents throughout the field and make decisions.

  And these are what Xia Xing currently lacks the most.

  There is a long way to go to improve his vision and running position.

  At the physical level, improving strength is also important.

  Xia Xing strengthened his body in the gym, but it doesn't happen in a day.

  Now he just feels that there is not enough time.

  Four days after playing York City, Leicester City once again welcomed a new opponent.

  Their opponent in the second friendly match was Monaco from Ligue 2.

  Oh no, it's Ligue 1.

  As the Ligue 2 champion last season, Monaco has been promoted to Ligue 1 and has become one of the five major league teams this season.

  For them, their first season back in Ligue 1 is not as simple as avoiding relegation.   

  Their goal is to win the championship!

  Yes, their goal is to win the championship!

  Not long after this summer started, they took the lead in spending 100 million.

  60 million euros were spent to introduce Atletico Madrid striker Falcao, and 45 million euros were spent to buy Porto genius James Rodriguez.

  These two transactions alone instantly climbed to the top ten transfer lists of the summer window.

  This is not over yet.

  The young talents Moutinho and Fabinho were poached from the Portuguese Super League, Carvalho came on a free transfer from Real Madrid, Abidal came on a free transfer from Barcelona, ​​and the 30-year-old French defensive star Thuram...

  these dazzling names made Monaco's main lineup instantly star-studded.

  Not only that, Monaco's young stars are also extremely talented.

  Carrasco and Kurzawa, who were promoted from the youth team last season, have conquered Ligue 2 with their left wing combination and will make their debut in Ligue 1 in the new season.

  Facing such a powerful team, even a championship team in the five major leagues may loose, one can imagine the pressure on Leicester City.

  From the first minute of the game, Monaco was firmly in control of the game.

  The continuous passing and receiving cooperation in the midfield and frontcourt is dazzling.

  In the opening 14 consecutive passes, Leicester City couldn't even intercept the ball!

  The ball fell to Rodriguez's feet.

  Facing two defensive players in the midfield, Rodriguez made a slight adjustment, suddenly changed direction to pull the ball, and quickly dunked!

  Both defenders were fooled!

  Dodged out a passing angle!

  A long diagonal pass straight into the penalty area!

  Falcao beat Konchesky, jumped high, and headed the ball into the goal!

  The ball hit the net!

  1 to 0!

  Just two minutes into the game, Monaco scored easily.

  In the seventh minute, Monaco attacked from the left again.

  This time the ball was at Carrasco's feet.

  The feet of this Belgian genius seemed to be dancing, with an excellent combination of speed and technique!

  Dribble the ball to tear apart the wing defense and make a cross!

  Rivière from the far end hit the goal with a header!

  The ball hit the goalpost hard and bounced into the net!

  2 to 0!

  The ball went in again!

  In less than ten minutes, Monaco scored two goals!

  Leicester City's defense seemed to be broken in the face of Monaco's attack.

  Pearson looked very unhappy on the sidelines.

  "Because this is a friendly match, we can't fight too fiercely. This is Monaco's requirement before the game. But even if we compete in skills, we shouldn't be so far behind..."

  Shakespeare comforted him: "Although they are newly promoted, The team spent a lot of money and already has the strength to compete for the championship. We are only a British Championship team, and our strength is indeed quite different."

  "Well..."

  Pearson narrowed his eyes and looked at the pitch.

  He wanted to make some adjustments, but there was nothing he could do.

  How can it be adjusted?

  Some of the most skillfull players on the team are on the court right now.

  Though their skills are good, but they are only at the Championship level.

  Dyer and James dribble well and are sharp tools on the wing, but their coordination is too poor.

  Andy King and Drinkwater have excellent skills in the team, but they are far behind compared to their opponents.

  Not to mention Rodriguez with 45 million euros, even Moutinho with 25 million euros they can't be compared.

  The difference in strength between the two teams is too great.

  This team really lacks some technical content.

  But thinking about it, after all, they are just a British Championship team, how can they be so technically excellent?

  Facing such a powerful opponent, some Leicester City players have even lost the courage to win...

  (End of this chapter)