striker cool brother

Chapter 132 Irreplaceable
Two goals behind, so that Everton's dressing room, dead silent.

The opponent is the team with the bottom points, is it going to lose to them in an upset today?

In the first round of the league, they were tied by Leicester City, which was a big upset in the first round.

This game still wants to avenge its shame, but now not only did it not score, but the opponent scored two inexplicably.

"I have to admit that the opponent's counterattack is very fast."

On the tactical board, Martinez circled Mahrez and Vardy with a pen, and said seriously: "Both of them have good speed and skills. Don't underestimate them in the second half."

The central defenders Stones and Jagielka, who have seen Vardy's speed, dare to underestimate them, and their eyes are about to burst into flames.

There is also that Mahrez, whose dribbling skills are very stable and his feet are fast. It is really difficult to break the ball against him alone.

"Also, maybe none of you have noticed that this person played a very important role in the two counterattacks."

Martinez circled Rossi's name and said: "His retreat is an important point of the Leicester City team's counterattack. Although he runs very little, he can always appear at the key point of the counterattack."

The Everton players were slightly taken aback. If the coach hadn't said it, they really wouldn't have discovered it.

"So, in the second half, you have to pay attention to him, McCarthy, and you have to pay more attention to the pass to him. As long as he can't get the ball, Leicester City's counterattack will not be successful."

"It's only two goals behind, we have the advantage in the scene, and it will not be difficult to equalize."

In the second half, Everton's tactics did not change much. The only thing that changed was the defensive midfielder McCarthy's marking of Rossi.

He doesn't need to mark Rossi all the time, as long as Rossi appears in his defensive range, or the opponent has the ball, he will first observe Rossi's position first, and then get stuck in the passing line.

Professional players have a strong game reading ability, and can fine-tune the head coach's tactics according to changes in the game situation.

The same goes for the Everton defense.

No matter where Rossi moves, similar defensive players will mark him immediately.

This adjustment made Rossi very uncomfortable, because it was difficult for his teammates to push the ball forward.

For a full 10 minutes, he barely touched the ball.

Pearson quickly discovered the opponent's tactics and immediately made adjustments. Drinkwater replaced Matthew James to strengthen the midfielder's ability to advance.

Put the heavy responsibility of the team's defense on Commander Kan's shoulders.

After Drinkwater played, the organization of Leicester City's midfield began to improve. This young player from Manchester United's youth training can sort out the team's offense very well.

Matthew James and Andy Metal are partial to attacking midfielders, and they are obviously insufficient in organization and scheduling.

This season, Pearson promoted Drinkwater in order to make him the team's future midfield playmaker.

Martinez decided to attack in the 60th minute due to McCarthy's brilliant efforts to limit Leicester City's possession of the ball.

Gibson's appearance not only strengthened the defensive strength of the midfielder, but also liberated McCarthy's ability to participate in the offense.

Atsu replaced Barkley, allowing the team to have a stronger vertical impact in the middle.

In the 65th minute, under Everton's continuous scheduling, Leicester City's midfield defense was too loose, and Lennon seized the opportunity to insert diagonally and switch positions with Asut in the middle.

After taking the ball, Lennon, facing Cambiasso's defense, used his speed to pull the defense away to one side, and passed the ball to Naismith, who obliquely inserted Commander Cambiasso's back.

Upson stepped forward to intercept, allowing full-back Konchesky to cover the space behind him.

But Naismith and the front-end Lukaku completed a two-for-one cooperation and successfully entered the penalty area.

The 200-pound center is rooted in the penalty area, not to mention grabbing the ball, and he can't even push a hair on him.

Seeing that the two had completed their cooperation, Morgan passed Drinkwater who had returned to the defense, and Naismith volleyed the goal.

Goodison Park, which had been silent for a long time, finally boiled.

The goal the home fans were looking forward to finally came.

[Wonderful goal, from the cooperation of Naismith and Lukaku. 】

[The two played a clever two-to-one in front of the Leicester City penalty area, and the opponent had nothing to do. 】

[This is the suppression of the body, even Morgan, it is difficult to shake Lukaku.In the first half, he repeatedly missed good opportunities, and in the second half, he helped his teammates score. 】

Facing a strong opponent, Pearson was also helpless. Everton's sudden pressure made the team's defense feel a huge sense of oppression.

"Mr. Martinez, you really dare to fight like this. He is not worried about Leicester City's counterattack at all." Gerrard said.

Although this offense relied on the cooperation of Naismith and Lukaku, the full-back's lap is also very important to help the two reduce the defensive pressure.

But if the offense does not go well, Leicester City's counterattack will directly attack the space on the side of Everton.

Henry said: "If the midfielder freezes Luo's counterattack point, Everton will have no worries. Although Vardy is fast, the position of the central defender is not easy to step forward. There is still a chance to prevent him."

In Henry's view, it is too early for Vardy to rely on his personal ability to single out the defense.

His ability to combine man and ball has not reached the level of a first-class striker.

"If it were you, you should be able to clean up the defense."

Although Gerrard said it lightly, Henry at his peak definitely had such a terrifying ability.

After being scored, Pearson made adjustments, and Ulloa replaced Mahrez as a single arrow, and the formation was changed to 4-4-1-1.

Rossi was pushed to the front midfielder position, and Pearson hoped that he could use the pass and run to tear the defense.

But this area happened to be the area where the opponents were double-teamed by three people.

Everton's 4-2-3-1 formation, wherever Rossi moved, was always surrounded by three men.

It's not that Pearson didn't think of this, so he arranged Schlupp and Vardy on the two wings, who can respond to Rossi at any time.

But this tactical adjustment did not bring opportunities to the Leicester City team.

The first is the upper pressure of Everton's two full-backs, which limits the speed and depth of Leicester City's two wingers.

Even if they make a forcible breakthrough, Everton's two defensive midfielders can also make up for the defense laterally in time.

What's more, Leicester City's counterattack is a long-pass rush attack. As the midfielder, Rossi's way of playing the ball is too single, without the ability to get rid of the defense, and it is easy to be targeted for defense.

Naturally, there is no way to fight back.

The game came to 78 minutes. During this time, Leicester City was pressed to the ground and rubbed, unable to fight back.

Pearson faintly felt that he would lose the ball sooner or later, and thought that since Rossi could not adapt to the position of the midfielder, he would replace Rossi with Andy King.

There are still more than ten minutes in the game, leading by one goal, adopting a more solid defense, such adjustments are also natural.

Unexpectedly, Gerrard and Henry, who were watching the game, saw Rossi being replaced, stood up together, smiled at each other, turned and left.

"What do you think will be the result of this game?" Gerrard asked as he walked, not paying attention to the game at all.

The same is true for Henry, who only saw the steps under his feet, and said without thinking: "A draw or the home team wins."

"I think so too. For some players, even though he doesn't do anything on the court, once he leaves him, the situation will change differently."

In other words, I don't know what is good about him, but no one can replace him.

When the two just walked to the parking garage, they heard deafening cheers from the stadium.

"Equalized!"

The two spoke in unison, then laughed, drove their respective luxury cars, and left the stadium.

(End of this chapter)