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Chapter 146 I'm Still the King of Assists
Swansea's dark horse attributes started from the second season when the British Championship was promoted to the Premier League.

Coinciding with the club's centennial birthday, that season not only succeeded in relegation, but also won the League Cup and qualified for the Europa League.

Last season, they not only stood out from the UEFA Cup qualifiers, but also entered the knockout round with the second place in the group, and finally lost to Naples led by Hamsik.

Head coach Monk took over Swansea, which was on the verge of relegation, in the second half of last season, and finally succeeded in relegation with 42 points and 12th place.

This season, Swansea's "dark horse" attribute once again showed its strength.

All three games in August have been won, including a 8-3 victory over Manchester United in the opening game.

Head coach Gary Monk also won the best coach of the month.

Currently with 47 points, they temporarily rank 8th in the standings. On the premise of successful relegation, they vowed to hit the Europa League qualification.

Speaking of the "dark horse" attribute, it is not that there are heavyweight players in the Swansea team, but that after they experienced the European war last season, the mentality of the players continued to increase their desire for victory.

In the long and close league, the passion of the players will rise and fall, which will affect the results.

The giants are no exception, but they have a strong self-regulation ability, coupled with the club's strong financial support, their self-adjustment will be faster.

Like some small clubs, it is very easy to fall into an endless loop after a downturn.

That's the case with Leicester City.

He entered the Premier League with the title of Champion of the British Championship. He performed well in the first few games and even defeated Manchester United.

However, with the progress of the schedule and the loss of the game, the ups and downs of the players' mentality directly caused them to be at the bottom of the list after November.

Pearson has never coached a Premier League team. This is also the first time he has commanded a team to fight. The inability to quickly adjust the mentality of the players is also one of the factors.

Today's Swansea, both coaches and players, maintain a high level of enthusiasm, and they are not at all timid in the face of strong teams, which is why they are now ranked 8th.

The team's two consecutive victories did not allow Pearson to relax his vigilance. Swansea is a highly cohesive team. The overall strength of the players is balanced and there are no obvious shortcomings. It is very difficult to deal with.

4pm on Saturday, King Power Stadium.

Swansea adopts a 4-4-2 diamond-shaped position. In addition to ensuring the level of interception in the middle, when attacking, the triangle transposition can ensure that the offensive players have the maximum degree of freedom on the offensive end.

And it can also carry out proper frontcourt pressure after losing the ball.

In order to continue to press the opponent, Pearson took advantage of the gaps exposed on the two wings of the Swansea formation and targeted a 3-4-3.

Vardy, Albrighton and Schlupp are all capable of advancing from the wing and crossing.

In the 5th minute, Albrighton was unguarded on the right. After easily advancing halftime, he passed the ball to the goal and handed it to center Ulloa to compete for the top.

But Swansea central defender Fernandez, with a height of 190cm, easily resolved the cross.

In terms of offense, Swansea is very patient, and the midfielder Jack Cork is responsible for controlling the direction of the team's attack.

His retracement position is very deep, making it difficult for Leicester City to limit his shots in the first place.

In the 10th minute, Swansea returned the favor.

Jack Cork observes with the ball in the midfielder position, while the three teammates in front of him and the right back move forward without the ball.

Jack's through ball passed through Schlupp's defense and was distributed to the full-back Rangel.

Once Leicester City's midfield defense is penetrated, the three-central defender system will be directly exposed to the opponent's eyes.

A tall central defender faces a flexible and fast player, and his slow turn is a fatal flaw.

Rangel used his speed to shake the angle, made a pass from the bottom, and his teammates outflanked in front of the goal.

It's a pity that the header was too straight, and goalkeeper Schmeichel lifted the ball over the crossbar with the palm of his hand.

Schmeichel, who has returned from injury, is too important for Leicester City, which is struggling to avoid relegation.

Facing Swansea with a balanced offense and defense, Pearson had difficulty finding a way to break through the goal for a while, so he could only let Ulloa closely mark Jack Cork and restrict him from taking the ball.

In this battle, Rossi was placed on the right winger position. In many cases, he would return to the center, ambush behind Ulloa, and leave the space on the right for Albrighton.

Due to Rossi's outstanding performance in the shadow forward position in the last game, Monk's response method is to adopt zone defense tactics and immediately double-team Rossi who holds the ball.

The stability of the diamond structure allows Swansea to keep their formation and positions compact when defending.

In the 15th minute, Rossi took the ball on the left rib and was instantly surrounded by three players. South Korean international Ki Sung-yong stepped forward to steal it.

At the same time of stealing the ball, he put Rossi to the ground without fouling.

Immediately there was boos at home.

Such a steal did not call a foul, the referee is blind.

After stealing the ball, Ki Chengyong glanced back at Rossi, showing a smug smile.

This is the current top scorer in the British Championship, and his strength is not very good.

Rossi sat on the ground, adjusted the leg guards, and stood up again.

Ki Chengyong's defense was on the verge of a foul. The referee mainly saw that Rossi did not protect the ball and lost absolute control of the ball. Such steals are reasonable in the Premier League.

Team-mates were more careful with the pass after seeing that Rossi couldn't get the ball in the ribs.

After Rossi got up, he waved his hand towards the left midfielder Schlupp, signaling him to attack.

Schlupp understood, since there is a lot of space on the west side of Swan, then use this space.

Rossi gestured to Andy King again, asking him to give the ball wide.

Pearson off the court was stunned. When will this kid be able to direct his teammates to do things?
Under Rossi's signal, Leicester City's offense leaned to the left, and Schlupp's winger advanced to attract the right midfielder Ki Chengyong's defense.

Not only that, but the left back moved forward deeper than Schlupp, acting as a winger.

At this time, Rossi was near the middle circle, almost on the same line as Schlupp.

Ki Chengyong stepped forward to defend Schlupp, while midfielder Jack Kirk marked Rossi.

Leicester City was not in a hurry to attack, and passed the ball slowly from the wing, attracting Ki Chengyong to the wing.

At this moment, Captain Morgan suddenly stepped forward, and after receiving a pass from Schlupp, he passed the ball forward without stopping.

There were no offensive players in this area. When Qi Chengyong turned his head, he found that Rossi had already appeared here.

Two meters behind him is Jack Cork defending him.

Qi Chengyong was very surprised. He couldn't see when Rossi appeared here, but he knew that Jack Cork, who didn't defend well, would give Rossi a space to pass the ball.

When Rossi ran to catch the ball, he had already observed the position of his teammates in front of him.

He first took a big step to the left, making Jack think that he would break through to the left. After attracting his center of gravity to follow, he turned around and dialed the ball horizontally in the opposite direction.

The midfielder Jack Cork was also stunned. He rushed forward with great effort, but was shot back by the opponent and completely lost his position.

After Rossi reversed the ball, Ulloa in front had already run out of position and passed the ball without hesitation.

Ulloa, who succeeded in countering offside, leaned against the defensive player with his body, faced the goalkeeper, and fell to the ground to shovel and shoot.

The ball drew a half-height arc, which just crossed the horizontal interception area of ​​the goalkeeper's hands and feet, and entered the dead corner of the goal.

This ball fully reflects Ulloa's superb shooting skills.

After scoring the goal, Rossi also smiled proudly at Ki Chengyong.

I am not only the shooter king, but also the assist king.

Young people, it's just you.

(End of this chapter)