Chapter 42

  Shakespeare trotted out of the locker room and let out a sigh of relief.

  The atmosphere just now was so intense, not to mention the players, even he felt very uncomfortable.

  "Xia! Vardy! James!"

  The three players were warming up. When they heard the assistant coach calling them, they quickly ran to the side of the pitch.

  "Coach, what are your instructions?"

  "The three of you will come on as substitutes in the second half, be ready."

  "Okay."

  "Pearson just said that you must score in the second half!"

  "Okay!"

  The three agreed and looked at each other. At first glance, the pressure is quite high.

  Pearson made some rotations in this game, and half of the main players rested.

  Including the three of them.

  But now the team is in trouble.

  Starting forwards Knockaert and Nugent performed generally and neither had many shots on goal.

  The midfielder and backfield also made frequent mistakes, giving their opponents many opportunities.

  Falling behind 0-2, now they need to catch up.

  However, at the beginning of the second half, Leicester City players discovered a problem.

  Opponent Bournemouth has also changed their formation!

  They changed their fast break style in the first half, directly changed to 5-4-1, and began to shrink in the backfield!

  Obviously, they want to defend the two-goal advantage!

  You know, in the past few games, Leicester City was helpless against opponents who were shrunk back in defense, and even lost two games in a row.

  Bournemouth took a two-goal lead in the first half of this game and they are now more confident.

  Isn't it easy to hold on to two goals for 45 minutes?

  But soon, Leicester City told them with practical actions-

  it was absolutely impossible to keep a clean sheet!

  At the beginning of the second half, Xia Xing, who came on as a substitute, sent a wonderful cross from the left!

  Continuous changes of direction to get rid of the marker and suddenly made a pass!

  Nugent in the middle of the penalty area jumped up high and hit the goal with a header!

  The ball hit the goal post!

  Just a little bit off!

  Two minutes later, this time it was Xia Xing's performance from the left wing again.

  He passed two people on the wing and sprinted directly to the bottom line!

  A precise pass from the baseline found Chris Wood at the back post!

  Chris Wood hits the goal with another header!

  The ball slides out!

  Just a little bit off again!

  Although these two headers were not scored, the Bournemouth players were shocked into a cold sweat.

  At this time, they put away their pride and elation during the halftime break.

  Even if their opponents are two goals behind, since they are the top team in the British Championship, they must not be careless!

  With Xia Xing as a passer, Leicester City's crosses from the wing are of much higher quality.

  Schlupp, the starting left midfielder, is fast and explosive, and can often reach the opponent's backfield

  But the passing level is really quite different.

  Xia Xing's speed is similar to him, but his passing is several levels higher than him.

  Coupled with the fact that James came on as a substitute on the right and frequently pushed forward, Leicester City's two-wing tactics started!

  Bournemouth's position was deeper, especially in compressing the space in the center of the penalty area, not giving Nugent and Chris Wood the two high-point opportunities.

  On the two wings, the defense against Xia Xing and James' crosses has been further strengthened.

  In the next few minutes, Leicester City's offense seemed to be much weaker.

  But is this the end?

  Absolutely impossible!

  In the 61st minute of the game, Xia Xing got the ball from the left.

  The midfielder presses quickly!

  Xia Xing knocked the ball to the right with his left foot and poked with the toe of his right foot!

  The ball flew forward and Xia Xing quickly followed up!

  The defensive player was shaken away!

  Xia Xing advanced along the middle.

He wanted to return to the left-wing, but the route was blocked!

  Bournemouth is very aware of his passing ability and has stocked up on the wings!

  Boy from China, don't even think about making another pass!   

  There was no chance on the wing, so Xia Xing could only continue to play in the middle!

  Just now, he has been looking for opportunities to cross and help his teammates with the ball.

  After coming on as a substitute, Xia Xing did not take a shot.

  At this time, everyone in the penalty area is also trying to cut off Xia Xing's short passing route, preventing the forward from having a chance to respond.

  Now, there was an emptiness in front of him!

  Xia Xing's eyes lit up!

  At this time, He can give it a try!

  At this time, it was 35 meters away from the goal, and Xia Xing did not continue to move forward!

  He took decisive action!

  Guys from Bournemouth, let me show you my new "heavy artillery shot" star skills!

  Since acquiring the "Heavy Artillery shot" skill, he has only tried it in the "Virtual Training Ground" and has not even used it on the training ground.

  Today, Let it debut!

  S-level "Heavy Artillery Shot" star skill!

  79 points of shooting!

  85 points of power!

  Full blast!

  At this time in the live broadcast room, the commentator is still watching Leicester City.

  "Based on the recent games alone, I am not optimistic that Leicester City can successfully advance to the premier league this season!

  "Facing weak teams continuously, they have no way to score goals!

  "This is not what a strong team should look like at all!

  "We have already seen the problem after losing to Yeovil and Doncaster in a row.

  "This game they are 0-2 behind Bournemouth. Who were still playing in League One last season.

  "Leicester City can't even win against a League One team, so how can they talk about reaching the Premier League?

  "Xia was very active just now and passed the ball well.

  "But his teammates are not converting. Leicester City's offensive power is too poor.

  "Xia got the ball again, the wing is blocked, and there was no chance to pass the ball in the middle.

  "He doesn't seem to have any good options. In fact, he could try...

  " He took a long shot!

  "This shot is powerful and heavy!

  "Straight into the blind corner!

  " The ball went in! ! !

  "The ball went in!!!"

   "This shot is incredible!"

  "About 35 meters from the goal, the ball penetrated the entire Bournemouth defense!

  "It passed over the defensive player's head and hit the upper right corner of the goal!

  "The goalkeeper didn't react at all!

  "This is the best long-range shot in the Championship this season!

  "No one else is close!

  "Excellent strength and speed!

  "It's simply great!

  "And what's unexpected is that this shot didn't come from a tough player like Drinkwater,

  "but from Xia, who has a smart style of play!

  "This young man has excellent speed and dribbling, he also passes the ball well as well.

  "I didn't expect him to be able to hit such a shocking long-range shot!"

  "This young man is definitely the future star of Leicester City!"

  The commentator's passionate explanation was accompanied by cheers from the King Power Stadium.

  Fans who were preparing to turn off their phones and go to sleep in front of the TV also cheered up.

  On the court, Leicester City players embraced Xia Xing one after another.

  Morgan: "Xia! you are awesome!

  Drinkwater: "When did you master long-range shooting?!!

  James: "This long-range shot is so cool! " I'm going to go up and try to shoot my own in a while, hahahaha! "

  Xia Xing smiled and hugged and high-fived everyone, but everyone's celebration didn't last long.

  Because it's not time to celebrate yet!

  They Quickly returned to the mid-way line and waited!

  1 to 2!

  There is still half an hour!

  This game We still have a chance!

  We must win!

  (End of Chapter)