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Chapter 171 Nothing Can Change
A penalty kick was taken by Vardy.

At the press conference before the season, Ranieri once said that if Rossi could not enter the top five scorers in the league this season, he would tear up his coaching certificate in public.

With the assurance of the head coach, Rossi became the team's number one penalty shooter.

But Rossi gave up the penalty and gave it to Vardy, who performed no less.

For the two goals, Vardy is an important participant. Rossi hopes that he can score and fully open the state.

Vardy hugged Rossi excitedly and walked towards twelve yards.

Run up, shoot!
Vardy volleyed vigorously, and the ball rushed to the upper right corner of the goal like a cannonball.

Although the goalkeeper judged the right direction, but with such a strong and tricky shot, he could only look at the ball and sigh.

3: 0!

In the first 25 minutes of the game, it seemed that the winner was doomed.

The home fans couldn't hide their excitement, venting their excitement and long-suppressed depression with roars.

This summer, Leicester City fans are undoubtedly the most depressed fans in England. The club's negative news has plunged the team into a deep downturn.

Fortunately, Ranieri came and stabilized the morale of the army, so that he could bring a hearty 25 minutes in the first game.

Sunderland, who fell behind by three goals, immediately made adjustments. Center Steven Fletcher replaced midfielder Cattermole to strengthen the offense.

After Leicester City took a big lead, Ranieri also asked the players to play more ground passes to consume the opponent's physical energy.

It is not difficult to see from the pre-match friendly match that this traditional Italian coach has a soft spot for the current popular pass and control style of play.

When the advantage is stable, he often allows players to play more ground coordination.

Drinkwater and Andy King, as midfielders with good running and passing in the team, played in the next 10 minutes of the game, shouldering the direction of the team's offense and the organization of the frontcourt.

Although the team's ball possession rate data has steadily improved, the number of attacks launched from the center is obviously not as many as the wings, and the threat level is also much lower.

Leicester City entered the intermission with a score of 3:0.

The Leicester City players who thought they would be praised, saw the dark face of old coach Ranieri the moment they entered the locker room.

"What did you all play in the last 15 minutes?"

Ranieri was a little angry, even a little angry. Although the team led by three goals, they seemed to be ignored by him.

"Pass the ball casually and slowly. When it is time to pass forward, it is passed back instead. What do I need is the success rate of the pass?"

As the head coach raised the decibel, the players felt a sense of awe from their hearts.

"You are still proud of yourself. Now you are leading by three goals, you can kick casually, pass a few safety balls, and you won't lose anyway."

Ranieri's words directly hit the mentality of the players at the time, and they all bowed their heads.

"Wake up! Every game in the league is very important. You can play football relaxedly, but you can't be slack or sloppy. Did you hear that?"

"Cheer up for me in the second half. Don't be afraid of passing the ball wrong. If you miss the pass, just grab it back immediately. It's no big deal."

Encouraged by the head coach, the players raised their heads again, their eyes full of fighting spirit again.

In the second half, there was no personnel adjustment between the two sides.

Through the game analysis of the last ten minutes of the first half, Advocaat predicted that the opponent will definitely shrink the defense in the second half and concentrate on counterattack.

After the start of the second half, he raised the two full-backs and used lateral running to cover the defensive area of ​​​​the midfielder.

And the 6 players in the frontcourt stormed towards Leicester City's half.

I wanted to take advantage of the start of the game and before the opponent had fully entered the state.

But Leicester City's counterattack far exceeded Sunderland's expectations.

It's not that he hasn't entered the state, it's clear that he never relaxes for a second.

The two teams fought fiercely in the midfield.After the Sunderland player took the ball, he was immediately intercepted fiercely by his opponent.

But the ball returned to the control of Leicester City, and their pass was cut off by Sunderland players without going over ten feet.

Within 10 minutes, the two sides changed hands repeatedly. Although the game was fierce, there were more and more mistakes.

In the 60th minute, Andy King was double-teamed by the opponent in the midfield, passed the ball hastily, caused a mistake, and was cut off by the opponent's midfielder.

Andy King could fight back, but Rodwell used his strong physical fitness to protect the ball for the first time and pass it to Adam Johnson on the right.

Leicester City has maintained a high pressure since the second half. Mahrez rarely participated in the defense, and the space behind him was left to Schlupp.

When Adam Johnson received the pass from the team, he faced not only Schlupp, but also a large space behind the opponent.

In the first half, Schlupp's defense on the left was hardly threatened.

Facing Adam Johnson, he was full of confidence in his speed.

After Adam Johnson saw a large space behind him, after receiving the team pass, he took a step and passed the ball directly to the right of Schlupp.

This kick is very powerful and hits very deep.

Deep enough for him to have a sprint race with his opponent.

Adam Johnson speeds past Schlupp's left.

Schlupp was defending head-on, and the speed of turning around and chasing back was obviously not as fast as defending sideways. When he turned around and was about to accelerate, he found that Adam Johnson had thrown himself three meters away.

Although Morgan's defensive position is at the back, Adam Johnson has already taken the ball and observed the situation in the middle when he made up defense to the wing.

Teammate Defoe is going forward.

He quickly swept the ball in front of the goal, Morgan saw the situation was not good, and tackled forward, hoping to change the trajectory of the ball.

Adam Johnson's kick was a low-to-the-ground curve ball, which just crossed Morgan's defensive range and passed to the goal with great accuracy.

When Defoe was young, his speed was the weapon he was famous for, and he was also one of the players in the Tottenham track and field team.

As he grows older, speed is no longer his advantage, but his shooting skills and finishing ability in front of goal have become more mature.

He rushed ahead of the tall defender Huth, took advantage of his low center of gravity, leaned on the defense, and gently poked the ball into the goal.

【GOAL, the goal is scored! ! ! ! 】

[This is a wonderful counterattack. 】

[Adam used his speed to eat Leicester City's side defense raw and assisted Defoe to score. 】

[3:1, is this the clarion call for Sunderland's counterattack? 】

This conceding the ball is exactly what Leicester City wanted to make a fuss about from the middle. After conceding the ball, it was a counterattack opportunity seized by the opponent.

Ranieri on the sidelines did not scold the players, but encouraged them. Don't be discouraged, because the players are executing the game according to his tactics.

"Ro, come back and help Danny!"

Through this conceded goal, Ranieri discovered the team's problems in the midfield.

There is no playmaker who can escape the defense.

In such a situation, once a person is double-teamed, it is easy to cause a pass error.

With Drinkwater being strictly defended by the opponent, Andy King did not have a suitable point of exit, which led to his pass error.

Leicester City kick off.

After Sunderland scored a goal, their morale was boosted. At the same time, 6 players in the frontcourt pressed Leicester City's defense.

Although they are not good at pressing in high positions, but they are behind in the score, they must adopt such a method to cause opponents to make mistakes, so as to gain opportunities to counterattack.

Leicester City, which began to panic in the midfield, was not as confident in passing the ball as before. To be on the safe side, the ball was returned to goalkeeper Schmeichel first.

Drinkwater returned to the center of the penalty area to take the ball, flanked by Huth and Morgan, using the width of the court to defuse the opponent's oppression.

As a center forward, Rossi must retreat to a deeper position in order to receive the pass from his teammates.

"Andy, take your seat!"

When Rossi gave the ball to Mahrez on the left, he signaled Andy King and Drinkwater to change positions.

Although Drinkwater can pass the ball in the central defender position, Rossi's retreat relieves his organizational pressure to a certain extent.

At this time, he can raise the offense and let Andy King, who is more stable in defense, be in the central defender position.

After Mahrez took the ball, he was immediately double-teamed by two opponents.

But he used his excellent foot skills to control the ball steadily, and when he saw Rossi coming to meet him, he quickly gave him the ball.

At this time, Drinkwater also advanced from the central defender position, forming a small passing space with Rossi and Mahrez.

The trio has skills, passing, and dribbling, and can easily control the ball under their feet in double-teaming.

And this series of dazzling cooperation also made Sunderland's oppressive defense loose a bit.

After a series of passes, Drinkwater keenly observed the space Rossi advanced forward and passed the ball.

Rossi's back run got rid of Van Aanholt's defense, took the ball and broke through the midfield line, advancing toward Sunderland's half.

While Rossi took the ball, Vardy at the front had already pulled away to the left, taking away a central defender and allowing Rossi to face the central defender Kabul.

At the same time, Albrighton quickly advanced from the right of Rossi, creating a 2v1 situation in the frontcourt.

When counterattacking, the speed must not be delayed.

Rossi quickly distributed the ball to the right, and continued to advance along the middle from high speed.

Kabul had to move to his left to block the opponent's breakthrough from the side. Teammate Coates gave up his defense against Vardy and made it to the middle.

As Albrighton advanced outside the box, he looked up to watch Rossi, who was stretching his arm straight towards the opponent's goal.

This is...a shot?
Cabble and Coates also noticed Rossi's reaching.

Albrighton understood. After passing the ball across to Rossi in the middle, he paused for less than a second, and then suddenly accelerated diagonally into the penalty area.

At first, Kaboul thought that after Albrighton passed the ball, he would no longer participate in the offense, but the opponent suddenly accelerated, giving him a chill on his back.

This was played by the two together.

Rossi's gesture was not to shoot himself, but to let his teammates go forward.

Kabul accelerated from a standstill, and after a pause of less than a second, he could no longer catch up with Albrighton.

After Rossi received the ball in the middle, he pushed the ball in a straight line without stopping, which happened to Albrighton who was going forward.

What is a deadly pass?

That is, when you see the passing line clearly, it indicates that you are going to lose the ball.

kick, shoot!
Albrighton aimed at the goalkeeper's crotch and scored directly through the crotch.

4: 1!

The situation reversed in an instant.

Sunderland, who thought they could change the situation of the game, found themselves unable to change anything at all after being scored the fourth goal.

This time, it was decided by Leicester City!

(End of this chapter)