Chapter 21
How high-level can a substitute player be?
What's more, he is a substitute player for a British Championship team.
When Xia Xing came on as a substitute, no one paid much attention to him.
It wasn't until he successfully got past two Monaco players in a row that the other Monaco players eyes widened.
What's going on with this kid?
What kind of juggling act is this?
While everyone was extremely shocked, Xia Xing's performance continued.
Monaco left back Kurzawa was passed over, and Xia Xing was faced with a smooth situation.
Substitute central defender Tisselan did not attack easily this time, but chose to retreat steadily to block the shooting angle.
After all, he was the only defender left in front of Xia Xing.
He wanted to hold back the opponent's young substitute and wait for support from his teammates.
But Xia Xing didn't give him a chance.
As he continued to move forward with the ball, his pace became faster.
Already entering the penalty area...
he suddenly changed direction to the right and went to the touchline!
Pull the ball to the left again!
Move the ball to the right again!
Continuous changes of direction directly knocked center defender Tisselan to the ground!
Only the goalkeeper was left!
On the right side of the goal, from a small angle, he took the shot!
Goalkeeper Subasic tried his best to block the angle!
Boom!
The ball hit the goal post hard and bounced out of the baseline!
Leicester City missed a great opportunity to score!
Despite this, there was still thunderous applause at the King Power Stadium!
"This kid's performance was so wonderful!
"He just came on as a substitute and gave a wonderful performance!
"The two picks without the ball hitting the ground were simply world-class!
In the end, his continuous directional changes in the penalty area caused the opponent's defender to be knocked down!
It's just a bit of a pity that the final shot failed to score.
But it didn't matter, it could make the dull game a little brighter, and the fans very satisfied.
The whole game they were suppressed by Monaco, even if it was just a friendly match, the fans were very frustrated.
The appearance of Xia Xing at this time is like a glass of iced Coke on a hot summer day, cooling the heart!
At this time, in the frontline, several young Monaco players who came on as substitutes in the second half looked at each other and secretly admired this performance.
This guy is pretty good.
They didn't expect that there were players with such outstanding skills in the English Championship.
Okay, okay, now it's a bit interesting!!.
The game has reached 75 minutes, and the score is 5-0.
According to Monaco, this game is almost a win.
After all, they were invited to participate in a friendly match, so they couldn't be too disrespectful to the other party.
But they didn't expect that Xia Xing's emergence would interest several Monaco youth team attackers.
Next, they also started performing.
In the frontcourt, two black small forwards staged solo breakthroughs one after another.
The 19-year-old Portuguese youngster in the midfield also controlled the field steadily, and the Leicester City defenders had no chance to steal the ball.
There were times when the Leicester City players really wanted to knock him down, but they held back.
After all, they were their guest opponent in a friendly match, so they really couldn't be cruel.
But watching the opponent show off their skills made them feel very unhappy.
Therefore Simply pass the ball to xia!
Let him go at them alone!
In the remaining ten minutes, Xia Xing received many passes.
When the ball is passed to his feet, his flexible control can always effectively allow him to get past the opponent's defensive players.
The defensive capabilities of these Monaco substitute midfielders and defenders are far inferior to the main players, and Xia Xing was easily swimming around them.
After continuous changes of direction on the wing, he turned around to get out a bit of space and passed diagonally into the penalty area.
Nugent's shot missed the goal post and flew off the baseline.
Leicester City once again missed a good chance to score.
Nugent shook his head regretfully, not forgetting to turn his head and extend his thumb towards Xia Xing.
Boy, that's a good pass!!.
After missing two opportunities in a row, Leicester City seemed to be unlucky.
But Bad luck always comes to an end.
In the 86th minute of the game, Xia Xing got the ball again.
This time he didn't go to the right. After receiving the ball, he suddenly pushed towards the middle!
Then Accelerated diagonally to the left!
His excellent speed and explosive power allowed him to pass the Monaco player who was trying to grab him in an instant!
Two opponents double-teamed him, but Xia Xing did not force a breakthrough this time.
He saw the player wearing blue in front of him and passed the ball directly!
The ball passed between the two defensive players and went straight to the front court!
Knockaert is on the path of the ball!
He Stopped the ball steadily on the line of the penalty area and volleyed!
The ball hit the net!
5 to 1!
Leicester City finally got a goal back!
Although this goal is insignificant, for Leicester City, it can be regarded as quenching their thirst.
Throughout the game, they were caught in the fierce attack of their opponents. Let alone scoring goals, they had few effective offensive opportunities.
And now, they finally scored a goal.
This was a face-saving goal, which made Pearson's face look slightly better on the sidelines.
Shakespeare kept applauding: "Beautiful pass! Wonderful goal! I think Knockaert seems to have regained the shooting confidence of last season."
Pearson looked at Knockaert hugging Xia Xing on the court and nodded slightly: "Well, he scored in two consecutive friendly matches. Knockaert has indeed returned to form, which is a good thing."
"And these two goals were both assisted by Xiao, his performance is beyond expectations." Shakespeare continued to help Xia Xing.
Speaking of which, he has always had a good impression of the diligent and talented Xia Xing.
Pearson said nothing.
In the last few minutes of the game, Xia Xing made another wonderful pass. Knockaert's shot was intercepted by the opponent's defensive player and he missed the opportunity to score twice.
The referee's whistle sounded and the game was over.
Xia Xing, who had only played for more than ten minutes, was still not satisfied and walked to the sidelines.
"Man!"
Someone behind him tapped him on the shoulder. Xia Xing looked back and saw that it was a black boy from Monaco who came on as a substitute in the second half. He looked a few years younger than himself.
"Man, your performance just now was great,your very good."
"Thank you, your goal was also great, your combination of man and ball is really top-notch."
"It's okay, I'm just fast."
"Your jersey It says xia? Are you..."
"I am a British national, but I grew up in China. You can think of me as a Chinese."
"Oh, no wonder you have an Asian face. But your playing style is very elegant. It's like the South American style."
"I just played blindly since I was a child. I don't have any rules to my game."
"No, no, I can see that you are very talented in football. Maybe one day, we will meet on a bigger stage."
After exchanging jerseys, the black boy looked at Xia Xing going away, thoughtfully.
"Hey, Kylian, why aren't you leaving yet?"
"Anthony, what do you think of that kid?"
"Pretty good, talented, but too inexperienced. He's even more unfamiliar with the game compared to youth team players like us."
" Yes, but I think he is very talented."
"Yes, he is talented."
"I have a hunch that one day we will meet on a bigger stage and he will become a great star!"
"come on guys", the youth team teammates not far away called them again.
"Let's go!"
"we are coming, Bernardo!"
The three young people walked side by side, chatting about the game just now, especially Xia Xing.
They would not have thought that a few years later, they would all have a special relationship with Xia Xing.
When they met again, things were different and the players themselves were also different...
(End of this chapter)