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Chapter 182 Blue Fox's Defense

After returning to Leicester City, the players had a day off, and Ranieri hurriedly held a meeting of the coaching staff.

In the first 4 rounds of the league, the team achieved 2 wins and 2 draws, which did not make the famous Italian coach feel happy.

The team conceded two goals in a row in the last 10 minutes, and the problems exposed on the defense line were imminent.

"Kanter is in the midfielder position, which can bring active fighting to our high-position pressing play."

Craig played Kanter's running coverage heat map on the screen in this game.

"Look, this is his running area, covering the entire front field."

Ranieri said: "He can indeed run. But in the second half, his physical fitness was insufficient, which caused our defense in the backcourt to drop significantly in the last 10 minutes, and we were caught by the opponent to counterattack."

No matter how physically fit a player is, he cannot run all over the court without stopping.

Just like Gattuso, who is known as "running to death", he is also running all over the field in his defensive area.

In this game, Kanter, in addition to actively defending in the front midfielder position, also has to retreat and defend appropriately, dribbling forward with the ball, and his physical fitness will naturally not last the whole game.

"If his position is fixed in one place, then he will definitely be able to play the whole game." After thinking for a while, Ranieri said: "If he is there to protect, it will relieve Danny's pressure."

Craig nodded and said: "Kanter is a defensive midfielder, and the defense will indeed be stable. However, he likes to dribble the ball to participate in the offense, and he is likely to be attacked behind by the opponent. If the team chooses a single midfielder, I recommend Inler. "

The 31-year-old Swiss midfielder Inle has good physical fitness and balanced left and right feet. He not only has the advantage of high altitude competition, but also has long-range shooting and passing abilities.

When Drinkwater is restricted, he can also pass the ball forward in the midfielder position.

Both of them are this summer, the team is strengthening the midfielder position.

But Ranieri had to choose between the two.

Aston Villa, the opponent in the next game, is a team that is good at counterattacks.

Last season, they reached the FA Cup final and were bloodbathed by opponents Arsenal with 4 goals.

If the opponent is a counterattack team, then Inle, who is steady, will be more suitable for the team's tactical system.

In the central defender position, Morgan and Huth's starting lineup is unshakable.

The left back Schlupp can go up and down, and occasionally ignores the defense behind him because of the assists, but generally speaking, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

The right back De Laet, with a height of 184cm, is not weak at all, and can often slip in and attract defense.

The two can give the team a lot of help on the offensive end.

"Then let Yinle play in the next game."

Ranier tapped the table with his pen to announce the end of the meeting.

In the game on Sunday afternoon, Leicester City played chaotically at home.

Aston Villa was on the wing, hitting the space behind Schlupp all the time, allowing Leicester City to attack from the left and paralyzed.

The defensive midfielder moved to the side due to Le's defense, and the defense was solid.

But Villa quickly took advantage of lateral passes and looked for opportunities from the middle or the far end.

Inle's weakness in lateral defense was fully exposed.

Under the constant mobilization of his opponents, it is difficult for him to rush to supplement the defense at the first time, and the midfield defense is therefore scattered, making it difficult to maintain compactness.

In the 39th minute, after Villa formed an advantage on the right, central defender Richards stepped in to participate in the attack.

Inle in the middle did not make up the defense in time, allowing Richards to easily get the ball and pass it to Glarish who was advancing.

Glarish used his excellent dribbling to continuously dribble the ball horizontally at the front of the penalty area, flash out of the shooting space, and score with his right foot.

1: 0!

The lagging Leicester City team wanted to use the wing advantage to counterattack.

But Villa's double defensive midfielder can always protect the wing in time.

Neither Albrighton nor Mahrez were able to break through the side defense and give striker support.

And the supporting teammates in the middle will also be blocked in time by the opponent's midfielder.

In stoppage time in the first half, Albrighton also received a yellow card for impatience.

During the halftime break, Ranieri immediately made tactical adjustments, allowing Rossi to retreat to the front midfielder to coordinate with the midfielder and sort out the offense.

Vardy topped the front, Mahrez and Albrighton lined up on both sides.

Under Rossi's organization, Leicester City's offense improved in the second half.

Both Albrighton and Mahrez can use their speed and dribbling advantages to pose a certain threat to the opponent's goal.

In the 63rd minute of the game, Rossi got rid of the defensive midfielder after constantly running and pulling, received a pass from Drinkwater, and immediately found Vardy who was inserted into the opponent's rib space.

Vardy, under the double-team of the two, forced a shot and was saved by the goalkeeper. Villa took advantage of the situation to form a counterattack.

A few simple passes from the Villa players pierced through Leicester City's defense and passed to Abanglahor on the striker.

Villa's frontcourt attackers are all forwards with outstanding skills at their feet and flexible movement.

Abanglaho is not tall, but he can firmly control the ball under his feet.

Left midfielder Hill moved forward, received a pass from Abang Lahor, broke into the penalty area, and volleyed to score.

2:0! !
King Power Stadium was silent.

Ranieri waved to Kanter and explained the tactics in his ear.

In the 65th minute, Kanter replaced Inle.

In this game, Inler's performance was not bad.

There is no doubt about his single defense ability.

But in this game, Villa's offensive players moved very flexibly. Due to Le's lack of lateral relief, it was difficult to make up defenses in place.

Replacing Kanter is to solve the defensive problem, otherwise the next game will lose the ball.

After Kanter came on the field, the defense of the midfield began to stabilize, Ranieri started the second step of substitutions, and Nathan Dyer replaced Albrighton.

Seeing Leicester City's strengthening offensive situation, Villa coach Sherwood replaced the goal hero Hill and replaced him with the faster winger Jordan Ayew.

In the 72nd minute of the game, Leicester City took a chance on the right.

Mahrez dribbled continuously on the edge of the penalty area, and after attracting multiple double-teams from the opponent, he gave points to De Laet, who was plugging in, and assisted him to score a goal.

1:2! !
After the goal, Leicester City's offense became more aggressive, leaving only Kanter and two central defenders in the back line, and the rest participated in the offense.

The two full-backs pressed into the opponent's half and acted as wingers.

In the 82nd minute, due to the fierce offensive from the opponent's side, Villa shifted the focus of defense to the side, hoping to completely block Leicester City's side attack.

Nathan Dyer was fiercely pressed on the wing, and the full-back Schlupp did not dare to press too high, for fear of being intercepted by the opponent and catching himself to expose the space.

Rossi approached the wing, responded to Dyer's pass, and under the double-teaming of Villa, he used a freehand "Marseille roundabout" to break out of the double-team and pass it to Drinkwater in the middle.

Villa's encirclement all hit the wing, and the defense in the center was empty. Drinkwater saw the timing and sent a through ball forward.

Vardy strode the ball, flashed out from the double-teaming of the two central defenders, faced the attacking goalkeeper, picked the ball up, and scored steadily.

2:2! !
The King Power Stadium suddenly boiled. Vardy opened his arms and rushed to the sidelines excitedly, being crushed by his teammates who rushed over.

In the 85th minute, Ranieri used the last substitution and Ulloa replaced Vardy.

Ulloa's playing means that Ranieri wants to defend. If the opponent makes a mistake, the striker still has the ability to counterattack.

Villa led by two goals and was equalized again. The players have lost their fighting spirit, and they only want to keep the tie in the away game and recover the formation.

The opponent retreated and gave Leicester City a chance.

In the 89th minute, a cross movement between Rossi and Mahrez caused Villa's defense to hesitate.

Mahrez gets the ball in the danger zone of the ribs.

At this time, Ulloa pressed the center at the same time, attracting the defense, allowing Dyer, who was diagonally inserting from the left, to gain space to advance.

Mahrez puts the ball into space behind Richards.

Dyer first used his running position and speed to get rid of Bacuna who was defending behind him, and hit the ball into the near corner of the goal before Charlize made up the defense.

The lore drove the King Power Stadium into a frenzy, and Mahrez, who assisted his teammates to score the second time, was named the best player in the game.

After the game, Ranieri saw the team's problems in this game.

The opponent in the next game is Stoke City, and he has to make adjustments defensively.

(End of this chapter)