Chapter 143
The team is leading by three goals, which is considered stable.
In fact, Xia Xing already had some ideas just now.
The addition of a striker was long overdue.
The two central defenders on the opposing team are much stronger than their other teammates. If one more forward is added, they will be unable to take care of three strikers by themselves.
Moreover, 4-4-2 is too conservative when playing against a team of this level.
But Pearson still has the mentality of a weak team.
After all, after many years of experience in the Championship, He has become accustomed to it and it is hard to change.
But in the end he adjusted the formation and it was effective.
Xia Xing finally felt at ease.
It's time to refresh his data.
In fact, He had already accumulated a free kick assist and a long pass assist from 30 meters away.
At least he gained something.
In the 71st and 78th minutes of the game, Xia Xing took the initiative to ask for the penalty for Leicester City's two free kicks outside the penalty area.
The first shot of the ball was powerful and accurate, but lacked speed and was caught by the goalkeeper.
The second kick was fast and accurate, but the ball route was too straight and it was punched out by the goalkeeper.
And both shots had no arc.
It seems that the set-piece data of 69 points is still not good enough...
In the 83rd and 87th minutes of the game, Xia Xing made two long passes to assist, and the score became 5-0.
However, the distance of these two assists was less than 30 meters, so it was a pity that he couldn't continue to refresh his data.
But it's okay, after all, there will be opportunities in the future.
The referee blew the whistle and the game ended.
Leicester City won the first game of the League Cup this season easily.
Not only did they win the game, but the main players also got a rest.
Leicester City has not strategically given up any battlefield this season.
Four days later, on August 31, the King Power Stadium once again welcomed Premier League opponents.
In the third round of the league, Leicester City faced the challenge of the giants Arsenal at home.
In the first three rounds of this season, their opponents are all teams ranked in the top five last season.
Leicester City is under a lot of pressure.
But they have already won against Chelsea and Everton, and now the confidence in the team has increased greatly.
And they beat Arsenal in the FA Cup last season.
Facing the defeated opponent, Leicester City players are looking forward to winning again.
That's right, win again.
Even a draw is impossible.
We are going to win!
Compared to Leicester City, Arsenal is even more looking forward to this game.
Arsenal, who are aiming to win the championship this season, also won two consecutive games at the start of the season.
Wenger hasn't touched the Premier League title for many years, and he is determined to win it this season!
In this game, Arsenal lined up in a 4-1-4-1 formation.
Goalkeeper Szczesny,
back four: Monreal, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Debuchy,
Flamini is the only defensive midfielder, and
Ozil, Ramsey, Cazorla and Sanchez are the four midfielders.
Sole striker Sanogo.
Arsenal started the attack mode in this game.
From the first minute of the game, Arsenal pressed Leicester City.
In the first 20 minutes of the game, Leicester City even had only one shot.
The frequent short passes made the fans very excited and it was very enjoyable to watch.
"Flamini has the ball in the backfield and Ulloa tries to steals it!
"Flamini crosses the ball to the left!
"Monreal receives the ball and pushes it forward!
"Ozil knocks it across to the middle!
"Ramsey knocks it cazorla!
"Cazorla passes the ball diagonally forward!
"Sanchez enters the Penalty area!
"He Knocks it back on the baseline!
"Inverted triangle pass!
"Ramsey follows up with a volley!
"The ball slips out of goal!
"Just a little bit!"
Arsenal's exquisite passing and coordination made countless fans in the stands scream with excitement.
"This time Arsenal launched an attack from the right!
"Debuchy rushed through the midfield with the ball!
"He crosses the ball to Flamini!
"Quickly moving forward!
"Flamini makes a decisive diagonal pass!
"A wonderful one-two pass!
"Debuchy receives the ball and continues to knock it sideways!
"Ramsey catches the ball!
"Sanchez sprints down the right!
"But Ramsey didn't pass the ball to him!
"Short pass to the front left!
"Ozil followed up with a shot!
"The ball hit the side net!
"This collaboration was so beautiful!"
Similar continuous short passes were common, and the visiting fans at the King Power Stadium were extremely optimistic about winning the game.
But for Leicester City fans, they are also very confident in their team.
After all, they have won two consecutive Premier League games!
Moreover, Leicester City still maintained a solid defensive posture today. Although Arsenal's attack was fierce, several short passes were unsuccessful.
After last season's confrontation, Pearson now has some experience facing Arsenal.
Using fierce tackles to deal with these technical players will definitely work.
Although it seems a bit unfair, it is the most effective way for a small team like Leicester City.
"Ozil's pass accurately found the advancing Sanogo!
"Sanogo takes a powerful shot in the penalty area!
"Captain Morgan shoveled the ball out!
"Leicester City escaped!"
Morgan defended Sanogo himself and blocked the opponent's shot perfectly.
"This time it's an attack from the right!
"Sanchez rushed forward with the ball!
"He shook off Mahrez who was trying to steal the ball!
"He Cuts inside again!
"And Bypasses De Laet!"
"Konchesky rushed out of the penalty area and made a tackle!
"Sanchez quickly shoots the ball outside the penalty area!
"The ball went straight towards the dead corner!
"Schmeichel jumped up and punched the ball out with both fists!
"Leicester City once again kept the goal secure!"
Although several consecutive fierce defensive actions did not cause any harm to Arsenal players, they left a considerable psychological shadow on them.
There is one more thing besides this game.
Just as the national team match day is about to begin.
Many players will report to the national team after this game.
And they also have to compete for a starting position in the national team.
At this time, they must not get hurt.
So many stars were appropriately conservative in this round of games.
For example, several Arsenal stars.
Ozil, Sanchez, neither of them performed at their top level.
Ramsey has just returned from injury and tried his best to avoid physical confrontation with Leicester City players.
In this way, Leicester City gained the advantage in momentum.
At the end of the first half, the score was still 0-0.
In the second half, Leicester City scored right after the start of the game!
However, the scorer surprised even they themselves!
"Xia intercepted Arsenal's short pass in midfield!
"The prediction of this steal was very accurate!
"Xia made a long pass straight into the penalty area!
"Vardy's shot was saved by Szczesny!
"It's a corner kick!
"Xia took the corner again, and this time the ball went straight to the strong Ulloa!
"Ulloa headed the ball!
"The ball flew to the far post!
"It hit the post!
"Arsenal escaped...
"Wait!
" The ball bounced back and hit an Arsenal player.
"And bounced into the net!
"1-0!"
"Leicester City are ahead!
"Let's see which unlucky guy scored an own goal?
"Oh!
"It's Mr. 50 million - Ozil!
"He is so unlucky!"
(End of this chapter)