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Chapter 170 Are you a winger?
Ranieri's team has an Italian-style solid defense, and counterattacks are their forte.

But the current Leicester City team not only retains the frontcourt oppressive defense, but also gives the midfielder more opportunities to get the ball.

This seems to be somewhat different from Ranieri, who has always sought stability.

In the attack just now, after Mahrez took the ball from the left, he did not pass directly from the bottom, but gave him more freedom to choose.

After scoring the goal, Leicester City formed a 2-3 position in the frontcourt to press forward. Midfielder Andy King, as the team's midfield barrier, dragged to the end, with Schlupp's support on the side.

But in many cases, Schlupp's range of activities will be larger, and only Andy King is the real defender.

Not to mention the opponent, even the assistant coach Craig was terrified.

The team has gathered so many people in the frontcourt, if the opponent is allowed to counterattack, the defense line is in jeopardy.

Ranieri did not hesitate about this, but urged the players to boldly press on the field.

Contrary to his usual amiable appearance, Ranieri, who directs operations off the field, has a seriousness and earnestness.

Sunderland coach Ed Vocarter was a little confused. How could this be more vicious than when he played the relegation match last season?

In terms of age, Advocaat is four years older than Ranieri.

In terms of coaching experience, he has coached far more clubs and national teams than his opponents.

In the room of honor, there are not only the European Super Cup, but also the UEFA Cup champion, the Soviet Super League, the Eredivisie, and the Russian Super League champions.

No matter from which aspect, he is far better than Ranieri.

But in the first round of the new season, they were overwhelmed by this relegation favorite team.

Sunderland, which has a 4-1-4-1 formation, wants to take advantage of the number of players in the frontcourt to suppress Leicester City.

But he didn't expect that Leicester City would also aggressively attack, and the number of attackers was one more than his own.

Ranieri's team is not conservative at all.

In the 18th minute of the game, Leicester City attacked from the right. Albrighton dribbled the ball along the sideline.

The defensive player's center of gravity also moves quickly, clinging to the front.

But Albrighton kicked the ball back with his left foot, and after pulling out a little space, he took the ball with his right foot and passed it to the goal.

In order to avoid being blocked, the strength was too great when the ball was taken off, and the ball flew so fast that Vardy, who was at the front point, failed to reach the top when he took off to compete for the top and leaked to the back point.

After being feinted, the central defender Coates hesitated for a moment, and his eyes were attracted by Rossi behind him.

With the point grab last time, he didn't dare to take Rossi lightly.

Be careful this time.

Just as he was turning sideways to clear the siege, a person suddenly appeared in front of him, rushed in front of him, and headed the ball towards the goal.

[GOAL! ! 】

[Leicester City's offense did not stop, this time it was Mahrez who scored the goal. 】

[Sunderland's defense against high balls today has a big problem. Neither Ronaldo nor Mahrez is good at headers, but they can appear in the most critical positions and score goals with headers. 】

[Leicester City started this game, using the main force of last season, and scored two goals in less than 10 minutes of the opening. The head coach's employment arrangement is really different. 】

Ranieri did not show much joy on the sidelines when the players gathered to cheer.

These two goals cannot ignore the credit of Rossi and Mahrez, and there is also a little luck.

The most important thing is that the team did not play their familiar routine.

The league is not a knockout match, but a long season that tests the team's physical fitness, will and technology in all aspects.

You can't rely on one or two lucks to hope for a good result.

Taking advantage of the celebration, Ranieri called Drinkwater to the sidelines and patiently arranged tactics with him.

The game continued. After Sunderland served, Leicester City immediately launched a familiar frontcourt pressure.

The head coach of Sunderland was standing off the field, touching his chin with his right hand and frowning.

It stands to reason that Leicester City has experienced scandals and the dismissal of the coach this summer, and the team should be affected to a certain extent.

But judging from the game process, they seem to have maintained the competitive state of last season's relegation stage.

Before the start of the game, he even wanted to take three points from his opponent, but he didn't expect the current situation.

The team has to pick the ball out of the opposition's press.

Advocaat let the full-backs press forward, and the midfielder Sebastian retreated to organize, making full use of the width of the pitch and dispersing the defensive pressure brought by the opponent's uprush.

Sebastian Larsson is the core of Sunderland's frontcourt playmaker and has a long pass with good quality.

He returned to the midfielder position and formed a triangle pass with the scattered two central defenders, which relieved the defensive pressure on the backcourt.

Rossi also leaned towards Sebastian immediately to limit his shots.

But the latter can still use his body, protect the ball, and pass it to Jeleman on the wing, allowing him to dribble the ball into Leicester City's right-sided defense.

Although Albrighton's defense was weak, the full-back De Laet's decisive tackle broke the ball cleanly.

At the moment when Sunderland took the ball out of the backcourt, Schlupp quickly returned to the back line and settled down, allowing Leicester City to always maintain a complete defensive system.

After stealing the ball, Leicester City launched a quick counterattack. Drinkwater passed the ball in the midfield and directly found Rossi on the wing.

On the right edge of the penalty area, Rossi lightly unloaded the ball with his right foot and turned his back to the defender.

The central defender Kaboul, who was transferred from Tottenham this summer, was on the bench at White Hart Lane and witnessed Rossi's "hat-trick".

When the game started, he kept his attention high all the time.

His close pressing is to prevent Rossi from turning around and passing the ball easily, so as to buy time for his returning teammates.

Rossi controls the ball sideways. Out of the corner of his eye, he sees Vardy who is responding in the middle. He lifts his right foot and is about to pass the ball.

The details of his observation also attracted Kabul's attention.

It's not that easy to pass the ball!
At the moment Rossi touched the ball, Kaboul stretched out his left leg to block Rossi's passing line.

But instead of passing the ball, Rossi used the inside of the toe of his right foot to hook the ball back from behind the supporting foot in the opposite direction.

At the same time, the body turns in an exaggerated way, and completes the turn and breakthrough towards the ball.

Fake fax buckle?

Kabul was taken aback.

Although he was guarded against Rossi's fake action, the flexibility of the body after the smash was too heaven-defying.

Especially after the smash, the step from turning around is very smooth. Is this the flexibility that a center can have?

It is no exaggeration to say that he is a winger!

[Oh my god, this is 'Cruyff turned', Luo got rid of the defense and entered the penalty area. 】

[Can Kabul catch up? 】

【Fall down, Luo falls in the restricted area. 】

[The referee Lee Mason pointed to the penalty spot without hesitation and showed Kabul a yellow card. 】

[This is the 25th minute of the first half, Leicester City is about to lead Sunderland by three goals. 】

[This must be the first round of the season, the most incredible match. 】

[Leicester City didn't lie, they really went for relegation. 】

(End of this chapter)