football's number one madman

Chapter 340
Li Polo's retreat undoubtedly made Valencia's defense solid. After that, neither Vardy nor Mahrez could find an excellent opportunity. The game finally ended with 4:2.

This score is a little tricky.

Valencia took a two-goal lead, but the Blue Foxes, who scored two away goals, are not without a chance.

Looking at those players who did not give up and still wanted to make a comeback at home, Ranieri couldn't help but feel worried.

[According to this rhythm, they will definitely not accept the rotation in the second round a week later! 】

[How to play the league relegation battle with Crystal Palace? 】

[Gary Neville, the bastard, didn't seriously attack at all in the last half an hour, just to keep us hopeful and drag us down! 】

[After all, the depth of our Leicester City bench is not comparable to that of Valencia! 】

Neville, who was scolded by Ranieri in his heart, knew nothing about it.

However, he does already think about how to rotate the weekend league.

"The whole defense needs to be rested, but we're a little short of men..."

During the period when Gaya and Jones were injured, Bernat, Van Dijk, and Wezzo all maintained full attendance, and Cancelo, the right back, could rotate with Barragan and Montoya.

Whether it is Ayala, who was promoted from the youth academy, or Tuanzebe, who was loaned from Manchester United, is obviously not enough to be a big job.

He made a bold decision:

"Let the No. 9 player play as a central defender! He didn't play in the national team before, and he was suspended for one game. There is no problem with his physical fitness! With him in defense, even Tuanzebe I dare to let him out. Partner!"
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The pre-match press conference 2 days later.

Gary Neville announced the 18-man squad and explained:

"Because of the intensive schedule, we need to carry out a substantial rotation of the lineup, including the captain and vice-captain Parejo and Perez, as well as Van Dijk, Cancelo and Bernat on the defensive line, all need to be rested."

The reporters certainly understood what he meant:
"Lee Polo is not within the scope of rest?"

Neville shrugged his shoulders:

"Didn't he rest enough before?"

Someone worried about him:

"Tomorrow's opponent is Sevilla... Do you really have confidence in letting a rotation lineup play?"

Neville looked like he was sure of winning:

"A head coach who only uses one set of main lineup is not a good coach!

Only a head coach who can make reasonable use of every player is a truly excellent coach! "

A local reporter from Seville asked again:
"Then why don't you let Lee Polo participate in the rotation? Wouldn't this better show your level?"

Neville nodded to him, with a calm look:

"This press conference is over!"
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A day later, the Mestalla Stadium ushered in the opponents of the 32nd round of the league.

Sevilla has always been a traditional strong team second only to Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​and Atletico Madrid. It is also a frequent visitor to the European theater and the absolute king of the Europa League.This season, benefiting from the hip-pull performance of their competitors, they are currently ranked fourth temporarily, stabilizing Atletico Madrid.

Due to the absence of the central midfielder Ganso due to injury, there are not many well-known stars in their team. The slightly famous ones include Montenegro forward Jovetic, left winger Victor Vitolo, and Vietto, who is on loan from Atletico Madrid. , and the backbone of the defense, Langley.

Jovetic, who has played for Fiorentina, Manchester City, and Inter Milan for many years, was originally their most reliable siege weapon, but when the forward was about to crush Valencia's backup defense, he found that standing in front of him, It's not Ayala who rotates the youth training, but... Lee Polo wearing the No. 9 jersey!
"is that a lie?"

Jovetic and his coach Sampaoli also showed disbelief.

The Argentine football star Sampaoli glared at the England star Neville viciously, his heart was full of anger and resentment!

"Cunning Brit, they've got me!"

[Negative emotions from Jovetic, +128! 】

[Sampaoli, +99! 】

Jovetic, who has been a substitute for Manchester City and International for many years, has long lost the spirituality and power of Viola. Since he was loaned to Sevilla from the Great International in January, he has played 1 games on three fronts. Only scored 12 goals in Li, considering that many games were only played as a substitute, the average efficiency of 4 per game is barely worthy of the loan price.

Facing Li Boluo, who had returned to his old career, he felt flustered and short of breath for no reason. He might have had 80 points in strength, but suddenly dropped to 60 points!
Li Polo took Barragan, Tuanzebe, Montoya and several other rotation guards to face Sevilla's offensive firepower!
Fortunately, Valencia's midfield bench is still deep enough:
With Schweinsteiger, Llorente, Barbosa, and Zakaria, there is no big problem in terms of defensive hardness or passing ability.

On the front line is Mina and Munir. The two substitute forwards cherish the opportunity very much. Not only are they very active in running and interspersing, they even refer to Lee Polo's daily style of play, frequently retreating to the midfield to participate in the defense, causing Serbia Villa often made pass errors and was countered many times by Valencia.

In the 37th minute, Montoya and Barbosa successfully intercepted the opponent's pass, and immediately made a long pass to the frontcourt, and Munir got a single chance.

But in the face of the goalkeeper who blocked the near corner, he did not take a greedy shot, but transferred the ball to the middle, assisted Mina to push the empty goal and succeeded, 1:0!

In the 61st minute of the second half, Schweinsteiger was brought down in the opponent's half in exchange for a free kick.

"Old Pig" performed the knife himself and kicked a cross with a great arc.

As Li Polo was trapped, Schweinsteiger's pass found Barbosa who was ambushing in the back position. The Brazilian midfielder shot with a kick, and the score was rewritten again, 2:0!

With two goals in hand, Valencia obviously relaxed a lot. In the 73rd minute, Li Polo easily squeezed Jovetic away near the center circle and grabbed the opponent's big pass.

Afterwards, Lee Polo even showed off his increasingly professional ball-handling skills, starting to dribble from near the center circle and driving straight into the opponent's midfield...

The Sevilla player didn't react for a while, and within five or six seconds, no one went up to press him, allowing him to successfully reach the top of the arc in the penalty area!

Seeing Li Polo, who dribbled the ball for 30 meters, as if entering no one's land, Langley, the number one general in Seville's defense, was furious:

[Do you really think that we have no defense in Sevilla? ! 】

He gave up his marking target, Mina, and rushed out in a hurry, ready to defend the team's defense line with his life, but he didn't expect that the cowardly Li Polo didn't dare to compete with him at all. Passed the ball to Mina for a moment...

[Negative emotions from Langley, +76! 】

Mina, who was unguarded, raised his foot and made a push, which easily penetrated the goal!
3: 0!

Langley's eyes are shattered!
[Li Polo, you coward! 】

【Everyone killed me in front of me, why did they soften? 】

【Do you dare to fight your grandpa wolf for [-] rounds? 】

But no matter what, Lenglet at least successfully prevented Li Polo from scoring.

Li Polo, the number one scorer in La Liga, failed to score a single goal in the entire game amid Lenglet's tough defense!
His number of goals still stops at 45 goals.

And the scoring efficiency ushered in a sharp drop!
(End of this chapter)