Chapter 68

  3-0.

  10 minutes.

  On the pitch, the Leicester City players were stunned.

  They had expected that this game would be difficult.

  But they didn't expect to be beaten like this by the opponent.

  Even the captain Morgan was a little frustrated. He tried to cheer up his teammates, but he didn't seem so confident. At this time, the Manchester City players on the opposite side were not too excited.

  Even the cheers of the Manchester City fans in the stands were not particularly crazy.

  For them, facing such an opponent was too easy.

  The Manchester City assistant coach on the sidelines applauded and smiled: "They played well today."

  Pellegrini didn't have much expression: "Playing against such an opponent, let alone scoring 3 goals, even if you score 30 goals, it doesn't matter much."

  The assistant coach nodded: "Yes, our goal is to win the Champions League and the Premier League. The cup competition is just a side job."

  Compared with the calm Manchester City players, the frustration of the Leicester City players and coaches was beyond words.

  Pearson shouted the names of the players loudly to calm everyone down.

  Shakespeare also called down several players including James and Drinkwater to calm them down.

  But it didn't work.

  Pearson is a good coach, especially in terms of team management and training.

  But due to his strict personality and temper, he is not very good at managing the atmosphere in the locker room and the emotions of the players.

  He is not the kind of coach who can make friends with the players, he the strict teacher kind.

  In this situation, he doesn't have a good solution.

  The game resumed, and the Leicester City players were still a little distracted.

  Manchester City controlled the game and continued their rhythm of half-field offensive drills.

  "Manchester City attacks again!"

  "This time it was Nasri's wonderful performance!"

  "He Continuously dribbled past two defenders!"

  "And passes it Straight into the penalty area!

  "Dzeko turned and shot!

  "Schmeichel blocked the ball with his chest!

  "Manchester City's attack is as sharp as ever!"

  Morgan kicked the ball out of the sideline with a clearance and hurried to see Schmeichel.

  "Man, how are you?"

  "I'm fine. That guy is really strong, Fxxk..."

  Schmeichel has made two world-class saves during this period.

  If it weren't for him, maybe the score would be different now.

  "Manchester City's attack is coming again!"

  "This time Nasri has the advantage and pushes forward with the ball!

  "He passed Andy King who was returning to defense again!

  "He Speeds up towards the left wing!

  "A Continuous step over!"

  "He Shoots!

  "The ball slips past the goal!"

  "Although the ball didn't go in, Nasri's performance was wonderful!"

  "David Silva was rested in this game, and Nasri, as the core of the midfield attack, has performed quite well!"

  "I guess he has a chance to perform a hat trick in this game!"

  Looking at Nasri's wanton breakthroughs, someone not far away raised his eyebrows.

  Xia Xing looked at Nasri and looked at the side of the field.

  He felt very unwilling.

  So far in this game, he didn't even have any decent offense.

  This was not his problem, but a tactical problem.

  Before this game, Pearson made a special request to him.

  "Xia, I hope you can curb the opponent's wing attack today! Your task today is to defend!"

  Xia Xin followed the request.

  He could understand Pearson's idea.

  Spaniard Navas is very fast, and he is a big threat to Leicester City.

  And on the wing, he is the only one who can keep up with his speed.

  First, he makes sure that the ball is not lost, and then considers the problem of scoring.

  Except for the goal that Navas suddenly advanced to help in the opening stage, Navas hardly posed much threat in this game.

  However, Manchester City does not have only one attacking point.

  For example, Kolarov on the left is also very offensive and can be used as a winger.   

  Needless to say, Nasri's offensive ability was the most important thing. Today, he completely dominated the game.

  Seeing Nasri's arrogance, Xia Xing was very suffocated.

  But the head coach had no new instructions, so he could only continue to defend steadily.

  The only thing he could do was to expand his defensive area and assist Drinkwater in the middle.

  After all, Andy King's defensive ability was average, and Drinkwater was under great defensive pressure.

  After Xia Xing approached the middle, Manchester City's attack encountered some resistance.

  Nasri sprinted with the ball!

  Xia Xing directly slid and knocked him down!

  Nasri stood up angrily, but did not hear the whistle.

  "Fxxk!!!"

  Turning his head to look at Xia Xing again, Xia Xing had already kicked the ball to the frontfield.

  After Vardy received the ball, he sprinted quickly and shot outside the penalty area.

  Although it was saved by goalkeeper Joe Hart, it was also very threatening.

  "Wasn't the tackle just now by Xia a foul?

  "Let's see the video replay...

  "Oh, it was indeed a valid tackle, and not a foul.

  "But it doesn't matter, Manchester City has plenty of opportunities anyway.

  "They will definitely...

  "The ball was passed to the front again!"

  "Nasri received the ball!

  "Xia pressed forward again!

  "Nasri didn't pass the ball, it seems he was going to try and pass the opponent!

  "He makes Continuous high-frequency changes in his feet!

  "it's Extremely fast!

  "He Suddenly accelerated and sprinted!

  "Xia kicked the ball out!

  "This defense was very decisive!

  "Xia once again intercepted Nasri!

  "In addition to defending and intercepting the ball, Xia also defeated Nasri in physical confrontation!

  "This young man is a bit interesting..."

  At this time, Pearson's eyes lit up on the side of the court, and he quickly made adjustments.

  Using a dead ball opportunity,he let James, who was closest to him, tell his teammates about the tactical changes.

  Andy King moved to the left and came to the left side.

  His task is still to organize the attack and defend Navas.

  Andy King's speed is also good, and he has a certain degree of confidence in defending Navas.

Xia Xing's position moved close to the middle, forming a double defensive midfield with Drinkwater to cut off the attack from the middle.

  After this adjustment, the effect was indeed very good.

  For a period of time, Manchester City's central attack died down and never played up to the momentum of just now.

  The only threatening attack during this period was created by Navas on the wing.

  Under Andy King's pressure, the ball was not passed to the right place and was cleared by captain Morgan.

  It was not until the injury time of the first half that Manchester City's next attack hit the goal frame.

  This time, Nasri suddenly kicked a long shot after receiving the ball.

  Although the angle of the ball was good, the shot was hasty and powerless.

  Schmeichel easily resolved it.

  But this was the best choice Nasri could make.

  If he had hesitated a little longer, the ball at his feet might have been intercepted by Xia Xing.

  Now he was a little scared when he saw Xia Xing...

  The referee whistled and the first half of the game was over.

  3-0, Leicester City's defeat was inevitable.

  You can say that.

  The players left the field one after another and returned to the locker room.

  Pearson sat on the sidelines for a long time before slowly getting up.

  At this time, he suddenly heard someone calling him.

  "Coach, I want to talk to you."

  (End of this chapter)