Chapter 25

  Both sides gained something in the first half, and the fierce confrontation continued in the second half.

  However, the second half was more of a physical fight, with neither side gaining much.

  In this game, Xia Xing sat in the stands of the away team fans, cheering for his team in the stands along with several teammates who were also not included in the squad.

  At this moment, he truly felt the power of the British Championship.

  After joining the Manchester United youth training camp, he once went to Old Trafford to see and feel the charm of the Premier League.

  The sense of power of passionate collision is fascinating.

  At this moment, the league known as the most confrontational in the world really opened Xia Xing's eyes.

  Is this the British Championship?

  The opponents collided fiercely, not only their bodies, but also their souls seemed to be colliding.

  When he was making a tackle just now, Konchesky was even hit by the opponent's forward and his nose bone was broken. He was bleeding and looked hideous.

  But two minutes later, after temporarily stopping the bleeding, he ran back to the field and continued playing.

  This English Championship is definitely a battleground for men!

  After truly experiencing the British Championship, he also understood Pearson's disapproval of him.

  In this kind of confrontation, he will indeed suffer a lot.

  Even if he has the skills, it will be difficult to actually use them.

  It seems that the improvement of physical strength is imminent.

  He hoped that Zidane's star card will greatly increase his strength, and He also hopes that the remaining cards can continue to strengthen his body, otherwise it will be too difficult for him to gain a foothold in the British Championship.

  In the 45 minutes of the second half, neither team had a good chance to score, and the final score was fixed at 1-2.

  Leicester City won their first league win of the season!

  Although the process was not perfect, the results was okay!.

  Xia Xing saw that Pearson smiled when the referee's final whistle sounded.

  The team won and took another step towards the Premier League!

  Leicester City only used two substitutions in this game, and many good players were on the bench.

  It's not that Pearson dislikes them, but this was just a tactical arrangement.

  Because the next game is very close, there will be two games a week, so physical fitness must be allocated reasonably.

  After all, there are 24 teams in the English Championship, and they need to play 46 games in a double cycle in a single season, which is very stressful.

  In addition, there are also competitions such as the League Cup and the FA Cup, which place great demands on the players' physical fitness.

  On August 3, Leicester City won against Middlesbrough.

  On August 6, Leicester City once again ushered in another game.

  This time it was not a British Championship game, but an English League Cup game.

  In English football, the League Cup has a very low status.

  Not only is it rated below the respective leagues, it is also outclassed by the historic FA Cup.

  Many Premier League teams just send out young players to play, and they really don't take it seriously.

  However, due to the fierce competition in the Premier League in recent years, in order to boost morale, some mid-range teams have also attached great importance to the League Cup.

  For low-level leagues, the League Cup and the FA Cup are both hotbeds for creating miracles of David defeating Goliath.

  If you can draw lots with a super strong team, you may be able to earn a good amount of ticket revenue.

  So for Leicester City, in the League Cup they will try to go as far as possible.

  In this game, Pearson sent out most of the rotation players to rest the main players as much as possible.

  For him, the goal this season is not to storm the cup, but to be promoted in the league.

  So he doesn't care that much about this type of cup competition.

  Many substitute players appeared in this game, including last season's starting striker combination Nugent and Knockaert.

  These two were the first and second top scorers on the team last season.

  Leicester City's opponent in the first round of the EFL Cup is Wycombe Wanderers.

  A League Two team.

  For Leicester City, winning against them is not a problem at all.

  However, the process of this game was much more difficult than Pearson imagined.

  Not long after the game started, Wycombe Wanderers stole a goal.

  An inconspicuous counterattack, a casual long shot with no space, actually scored a worldie?   

  1 to 0!

  Wycombe Wanderers are ahead!

  The visiting fans cheered wildly!

  The King Power Stadium suddenly became a stage for the visiting team's fans to explode!

  But soon, Leicester City responded in kind.

  The ball was also scored from the midfield, and it was also a long shot. Andy King's curve ball taken from about 32 meters went straight into the net!

  1 to 1!

  Leicester City equalized the score!

  The next step was to score another goal and take the lead as soon as possible!

  But the goal came too late.

  After more than 80 minutes of fierce attack, it was not until the 85th minute of the game that striker Nugent scored a goal in a counterattack.

  2 to 1!

  Leicester City finally overtook the score!

  The fans in the stands burst into applause!

  On the sidelines of the field, Shakespeare breathed a sigh of relief.

  "Finally ahead, this game is so..."

  Frustrating!!!.

  The Leicester City player with the worst performance in today's game should be forward knockaert

  you can't count the number of opportunities he wasted on one hand.

  If not that Pearson cherished his talent and hard work, he might have been replaced long ago.

  Just after a chance was created, Knockaert missed again.

  The coaching staff on the sidelines sighed.

  Xia Xing, who was sitting on the bench, shook his head.

  Logically speaking, why was the team's second top scorer last season not as good this season?

  Drinkwater, who was sitting next to him, whispered to Xia Xing: "Xia, I believe in fate more and more now."

  Xia Xing: "Huh? Why?"

  Drinkwater: " because of Knockaert".

  James came over: "are you talking about that match?"  

Drinkwater nodded heavily, and he himself did not want to continue talking.  

 Because that game still feels painful for Leicester City players.   

A British Championship game that has been repeatedly mentioned and talked about by countless fans.

That is the famous "Watford Miracle".   

On May 12, 2013, Leicester City faced Watford in the second leg of the British Championship play-off semi-finals.  

 The score on the field at that time was Leicester City leading 2-1, and the total score was 2-2.   

If it ends with this scoreline, Leicester City will advance to the play-off finals with an away goal advantage, only one step away from the Premier League.  

 And at the last moment of injury time, Leicester City won an extremely valuable penalty kick.   

As long as the penalty is scored, Leicester City will win.   

But the penalty kick happened to be missed.   A Watford player made a quick clearance and the ball flew across the halfline.   After a series of passes, Watford's No. 9 Deeney volleyed and scored.  

 From that moment, Watford fans cheered wildly, and Leicester City fell from heaven to hell.   

That game, or rather the penalty that was not scored, became the most painful moment for Leicester City in their failure to be promoted last season.  

 And the forward who missed the penalty kick was none other than Knockaert...   

(End of this chapter)