Chapter 146

 September 13, Leicester City visited the Britannia Stadium to play against Stoke City.

This small team from Stoke-on-Trent, England, does not have a glorious history.

Their greatest glory was winning the League Cup in the 1971-1972 season.

After being in the lower leagues for a long time, the team finally succeeded in getting promoted to the Premier League in the 07-08 season.

Their investment is not high, but they have managed to stay in the league until now, which is not easy.

Especially last season, they actually set a record by finishing ninth in the Premier League.

This made Stoke City fans happy for a long time.

In the first three games of this season, they won one and drew two, remaining unbeaten and in good form.

When asked by reporters, Stoke City fans shouted: "It's just Leicester City, we are not afraid!"

This sentence alone made the reporter laugh.

A team that was ranked ninth in the Premier League last season, facing a team from the Championship last season and a new team from the Premier League, actually said that they were not afraid of them?

This is really crazy!

In this game, Stoke City lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.

Sure enough, they expected more from this game.

For them, a team that has luckily won three consecutive Premier League games is not worth their defense.

You know, they beat many giants last season.

But they forgot that although Leicester City was in the Championship last season, they also overcame all obstacles in the FA Cup and defeated the Premier League giants.

Today Stoke City's forward line was a combination of Crouch, Bojan and Arnautovic.

The French player N'Zonzi is in the midfield. With his tall stature, he is excellent in confrontation and passing.

Huth and Muniesa are also there to stabilize the defense.

Also on the goal line is Begovic, who performed well last season.

Judging from the strength on paper in this game, Stoke City even surpasses Leicester City.

After the game started, Stoke City did show strong fighting power.

Several consecutive attacks were very threatening.

Especially the three forwards, each has their own characteristics.

Crouch, who is 2.01 meters tall, is a well-deserved air master.

Bojan, the talented La Masia striker who transferred from Barcelona this summer, was once said to be on par with Messi.

The strong striker Arnautovic is Stoke City's powerful explosive point.

These three players are very threatening on the pitch.

Stoke City scored the first goal at the start of the game.

In the 8th minute of the game, taking advantage of an out-of-bounds opportunity, Moses threw the ball to N'Zonzi.

N'Zonzi suddenly made a cross from the wing!

The ball accurately found Crouch in the center of the penalty area!

The tall Englishman easily jumped up and

headed the ball into the net!

1 to 0!

Stoke City scored first!

And 10 minutes later, there was another corner kick opportunity, and Crouch headed the ball!

Although he was squeezed by Morgan and didn't exert any force, he headed the ball back!

Arnautovic cut in from the back and volleyed the ball!

The ball goes into the net!

2 to 0!

Stoke City scores another goal!

2-0!

Britannia Stadium cheered wildly!

In the live studio, Carragher smiled and applauded: "It seems that Leicester City's good luck has run out."

Alan Shearer: "The game has only been on for less than 20 minutes, why are you in such a hurry?"

Carragher: "They conceded two goals in just 20 minutes. We don't know if in the game the scoreline will continue to expand."

Alan Shearer: "Let's not talk about the score first. Let me ask you, why did you ask to commentate on Leicester City's game?"

Carragher: "Because I want to see when Leicester City loses!"

Alan Shearer: "When do you think it will be?"

Carragher: "I think it's almost time now!"

As Carragher was speaking, something changed on the field.

Shortly after Stoke City scored a goal, Leicester City suddenly launched a quick attack!

After the restart, Xia Xing suddenly dribbled forward in the middle!

This change caught the Stoke City players off guard!

He shook off two players in a row and passed the ball straight!

The ball passed through two defenders!

Vardy successfully beat the offside trap and shot into the dead corner in the penalty area!

The ball went into the net!

1 to 2!

Leicester City pulled one back!

Excited Vardy rushed into the net and ran back with the ball.

The other Leicester City players didn't even bother to celebrate and quickly ran back to the half.

There was one goal left to equalize.

Soon, Leicester City found another opportunity.

This time it was Mahrez who broke through on the right, passed the ball to Ulloa, and then continued to sprint!

Ulloa did not stop the ball and directly passed it into the penalty area!

A wonderful one-two!

But in the penalty area, a tall figure took the lead and headed the ball away!

Leicester City's counterattack was destroyed!

On the sidelines, Pearson nodded slightly. Although he lost a good opportunity, he praised the defensive player just now.

"That defender is really good."

Shakespeare next to him also agreed: "Huth, a 30-year-old German defender, is strong, tall, and has rich experience in the Premier League."

Pearson hummed: "After all, he is a talented defender who came out of Chelsea's youth training camp. If he hadn't been a substitute in Chelsea for too long, he might have become famous already."

Shakespeare: "So for many young people from wealthy clubs, we are the better choice."

Pearson: "Let's pay attention to Huth and see if there is a chance to recruit him."

Shakespeare: "Good!"

From the beginning to now, Huth has successfully defended their attack many times, which made Pearson very tempted.

The game continues.

After Leicester City scored a goal, they quickly returned to Stoke City's rhythm.

Schmeichel saced two consecutive shots.

He blocked the ball high and low to keep the goal safe.

When he saved Crouch's header again, Morgan cleared the ball with a big kick and kicked it to Xia Xing in midfield.

Three Stoke City players rushed to steal the ball!

Xia Xing protected the ball, his steps light and agile!

He passed the ball out before he was closed down by the three players.

The ball was passed to the left back De Laet who made a forward run!

De Laet made a long pass to the back post!

Mahrez received the ball on the baseline and knocked it back!

Drinkwater came in from the back and shot without stopping!

The ball hit the net!

2 to 2!

Leicester City finally equalized the score!

But it's not over yet!

At the end of the first half, Xia Xing took advantage of the corner kick and sent the ball into the penalty area!

The low ball was extremely fast!

Cambiasso shot the ball in front of him

and it went into the net!

3 to 2!

Leicester City scored another goal!

In the first half, both teams scored 5 goals!

In the second half, Stoke City continued to attack fiercely.

In the 71st minute of the game, Bojan suddenly accelerated with the ball and advanced along the side.

He passed Mahrez and De Laet in succession and scored with a low shot from the corner of the penalty area!

3 to 3!

The two sides are back to the same starting line!

However, Leicester City will certainly not give up.

In the 87th minute of the game, Xia Xing made another diagonal pass into the penalty area. Vardy missed the shot at the front point, and Ulloa at the back point poked the ball into the goal!

The ball went in!

4 to 3!

In the end, Leicester City had the last laugh in this goal-scoring battle!

(End of this chapter)