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Chapter 131 The Man Who Lives at the Counterattack Point
Everton, who had the advantage, conceded the goal in the 30th minute of the game, which was beyond everyone's expectations.

It was just an ordinary hand throw, and the Leicester City team actually pushed the ball quickly into the frontcourt and hit the space behind them.

Let Vardy show the home fans his speed and explosiveness.

"Really fast!" Martinez praised: "The ball-handling skills in high-speed dynamics are also top-notch, and the counter-running awareness is also good. He has the potential of a first-class forward."

Such a high-quality striker has only scored 5 goals this season, which makes Martinez very puzzled.

After leading the score, Leicester City established a psychological advantage in the away game and played naturally and calmly.

Since the last game against Arsenal, the mentality of Leicester City players has undergone subtle changes.

Before that, the long-term bottom of the points made them pessimistic about the remaining games.

The difference from the relegation zone is only 4 points. In their eyes, it seems like an insurmountable hurdle.

After the game against Arsenal, the players felt that these teams are not so terrible, they will be tired and make mistakes, and it is not difficult to win.

The return of Rossi made the old players feel familiar with the game.

It was the feeling that in the last few rounds of last season, Rossi used assists to repeatedly help the team score goals.

After conceding the ball, Everton was not in a hurry, and still implemented the tactics arranged by the head coach to play.

Lennon was still unstoppable on the right. He changed direction quickly and frequently, which turned Leicester City's left side upside down.

Captain Morgan commanded the defense, and Schlupp also retreated, which stabilized the defense.

The attack on the right was restricted, and Everton tried to attack on the left.

In 2012, Everton signed Scotland international Naismith for free due to bankruptcy and reorganization of the Scottish giants Rangers.

His organization and crossing on the wing can pull the line of defense and deliver shells to center Lukaku.

In the 38th minute, Naismith took the ball from the left and passed it to the goal. Lukaku's header rubbed against the post and flew out of the baseline.

Lukaku missed the opportunity to score repeatedly, covered his face with his hands, let out a long sigh, and rejoined the game.

After Mahrez moved forward to participate in the offense, Matthew James defended to the left, and the defensive movements of the three midfielders will be more frequent and faster than before.

Martinez saw the defensive problems of Leicester City's midfielder and kept mobilizing their defense, making them tired of running laterally.

The vigilant Pearson immediately asked Mahrez to retreat and participate in the midfield defense. Leicester City was forced to turn to defense and lost a counterattack point.

This is impossible. Everton's personal ability is higher than that of Leicester City. There is a huge risk in single defense and must rely on overall defense.

Anyway, the first half of the game was coming to an end, and Pearson simply asked the players to defend with all their strength.

Rossi and Vardy dropped back, cut off the opponent's lateral transfer line, and suppressed Everton's attack on one side.

Everton could not move directly to the sides, and the two central defenders had to press the defense line to help the team move the ball.

There were only 2 minutes of stoppage time. After Everton used the pass to consume 1 minute, he transferred the ball to the left.

Leicester City's defense also moved quickly towards the right, defending Everton's last attack of the first half.

Naismith took the ball on the wing and waited until the full-back Bain set up and inserted it to attract Mahrez's attention.

At this moment, Naismith dribbled the ball laterally, inducing Mahrez to move.

Mahrez's eyes were attracted by the full-back, but his defense remained motionless, and after Naismith moved, he quickly followed.

Both of them are players with outstanding skills, and their speed is not an absolute advantage, but their feet are very fast, and they can move around in a square inch.

Naismith paused suddenly in his movement, and then continued to pull the ball laterally with his right foot, trying to make room.

Mahrez moved sideways quickly with small steps, and his left foot was ready to block the opponent's ball or shot at any time.

But the moment Naismith touched the ball with his right foot, he pulled the ball back with the inside of his foot and passed between Mahrez's legs.

Hey!
The fans let out a low shout at this wonderful pull, and saw Naismith pass the ball quickly after passing through the crotch, and passed it to the goal.

Lukaku burst out from between the two central defenders, stretched out his right foot, and kicked the ball towards the goal.

Since the ball landed close to the goal, the goalkeeper opened his arms while squatting, and the ball flew into his arms and was pressed tightly under him.

Another missed opportunity.

Everton had a good chance today, and Lukaku worked hard enough, but he was still a little short of scoring.

The goalkeeper, who was about to lie down on the grass, saw Rossi waving to him, sprinted a few steps, and threw the ball forward.

The back of Everton, who was aggressively pressing forward, was empty, and the ball was rubbed by Rossi near the middle circle, and it was given to Vardy who was going forward.

"Offside, referee, he's offside!"

Central defender Jagielka chased back and signaled the linesman. When Rossi headed back, Vardy was in an offside position.

But the linesman did not indicate that although Vardy was closer to the goalkeeper than the central defender Jagielka, he advanced from his own half-time and there was no offside.

Vardy sprinted with the ball and the goalkeeper attacked, but he swung it away with a fake move and pushed the empty goal.

0:2! !
This score was unexpected by everyone. Leicester City actually led by two goals before the end of the first half.

Vardy put his arms around Rossi's shoulders and walked back to the locker room talking and laughing.

It's too simple to eat cakes, it's so simple that he feels unbelievable.

Are you sure this is a Premier League game?
Leading by two goals surprised Pearson, because he never thought that his team would lead by two goals.

Just dreaming.

"Thierry, do you see anything?"

During the intermission, Gerrard asked for two cups of coffee and handed them to Henry.

Henry gently blew on the hot air, and said, "Fortunately, our position has a good view, otherwise I would think the second goal was luck."

Gerrard leaned back in his chair, sipped hot coffee, and said, "Yes, the goal just now seemed to be due to a lot of luck. Who would have thought that from the goalkeeper tossing the ball to Vardy's goal, there was only one pass in between."

"And the key lies in this pass in the middle, which is the crowning touch of the entire counterattack."

Holding the coffee in both hands, Henry said: "Leicester City's long pass attack was their signature tactic in the British Championship. This season, because the pace of the Premier League will be faster than before, they feel a little at a loss."

"And they lack a midfielder who can play the ball quickly, so the signature counterattack can never be played. With the bottom of the ranking, after starting to adopt contraction defense, the counterattack was replaced by positional warfare."

Gerrard said with a smile: "Now Luo is back. Although he is not a midfielder, he can serve as a fulcrum on the front line. He can distribute the ball to the two wings at the first time and connect the offense. But Thierry, have you paid attention to his running position?"

Also as a striker, Henry said without hesitation: "He moves very smartly. Most of the time, he is walking. But whenever there is an opportunity to counterattack, he is always the first to appear in the most suitable position."

This reminded him of Ninth Master Inzaghi.

But the difference is that Inzaghi is living on the offside line, while Rossi's running position is at every counterattack point.

Such a player, when there is no midfield support, will make others feel that he is paddling for fish and taking a lazy walk.

Gerrard and Henry were thinking at the same time, if the team's midfielder was strong enough, then what kind of performance would Rossi have.

(End of this chapter)