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Chapter 218 Welcome to the Miracle of Leicester City

boom!
Leicester City counterattacked, Mahrez took the ball in the midfield and passed it diagonally to Vardy's feet on the left.

Facing Otamendi's defense, Vardy first slowed down the rhythm of dribbling, and then suddenly accelerated after observing that the defensive player had no intention of grabbing.

The slippery field is very suitable for fast players to accelerate with the ball.

When Vardy was almost at the bottom line, he swept the ball in front of the goal, and Rossi quickly outflanked it.

Hey!
The fans behind the goal gave a low shout and stood up one after another.

Under the interference of the defensive players, Rossi fell to the ground and shoveled.

But it is a pity that the ball was on the slippery turf, and the speed was very fast, but it passed by the ball helplessly.

In the first 10 minutes, Leicester City invested heavily in the midfield and used high pressure to beat Manchester City powerless.

The back midfielder is slow to play the ball, causing the two lines of defense to be squashed outside the penalty area. Hastily transferring long passes will only increase the risk of losing the ball.

In the case of limited transmission under the feet, Pellegrini quickly adjusted, used the high ball, found the midfielder Yaya Toure, and used his height and ability to hold the ball to play a fulcrum role in the frontcourt.

After Yaya Toure got the ball, Leicester City's defense quickly double-teamed and made a steal.

Although losing speed and explosive power, Yaya Toure has excellent foot skills and can complete the series to both sides in the frontcourt.

In the 15th minute, under the interference of defensive players, Yaya Toure firmly controlled the long pass from the backcourt, and then double-teamed the ball to Sterling on the wing.

This is the first time Manchester City has played a vertical attack since the start of the game.

Sterling broke through from the side, and outside the penalty area, he first dunked Simpson's defense, then took a step laterally, and shot furiously towards the near corner of the goal.

Morgan put his hands on his back and stretched out his feet to intercept.

boom!
The ball hit his leg, changed direction, and flew out of the baseline.

David Silva took a corner kick, and Demichelis grabbed the spot between the two opposing central defenders, but it was a little high.

Demichelis is responsible for most of Manchester City's conceded goals. In order to make up for it, he will try his best to fight for the top whenever there is a chance to set a corner kick.

His header this time also received rounds of applause from the home fans.

Manchester City took advantage of Yaya Toure's point to gradually reverse the midfield disadvantage. Ranieri also immediately gave up the high press and changed to a half-court press, showing his housekeeping skills of quick counterattacks.

After Leicester City shrunk its defense, Pellegrini decisively let the players push forward, using vertical attacks to continuously attack the opponent's defense.

If the ball is lost, Yaya Toure's ability to head forward can contain Leicester City's counterattack in the first place.

Under the strong impact of Manchester City, Leicester City's defense is a bit difficult.

In the 36th minute, Morgan pushed to Yaya Toure outside the penalty area, received a yellow card and gave the opponent a free kick in a good position.

Silva took the free kick, failed to hold it down, and flew into the stands.

In the 40th minute, Simpson uprooted Sterling, who broke through from the wing, and also received a yellow card.

In the first half, half of Leicester City's defense received a yellow card, which will be a big test for the following games.

Entering the halftime break, Ranieri asked the players to quickly dry their bodies and put on pre-baked clothes to ensure the body temperature.

"Yaya Toure's style of play will be exhausted sooner or later. As long as we defend for another 10 minutes in the second half, the victory will belong to us."

Ranieri had already thoroughly understood the tactical analysis of Manchester City's game, and told Kanter: "N'Golo, put more pressure on Yaya Toure in the second half. Once he makes a mistake, it is time for us to counterattack."

In the Manchester City dressing room, Pellegrini is on the whiteboard, laying out tactics.

"David, in the second half you continued to take the ball on the left, to contain the opponent, and to give Yaya Toure a chance to attack in the center."

"Raheem, you have to dare to break through and make fouls."

In the absence of De Bruyne's organization, Manchester City's offense can only rely on Silva and Sterling on the wing.

"Kun, the opponent's defender turns slowly. You have to retreat more to get the ball, cooperate more, and hit behind them to have a chance."

Aguero nodded.

In the first half, Aguero only had one chance to shoot, and there were four attempts to single out the opponent's defender, all of which were resolved one by one.

As Pellegrini said, if you want to penetrate the opponent's defense, you must cooperate more with your teammates.

The second half begins with kick-off by Leicester City.

High pressing is not a characteristic of Manchester City. They prefer to block the passing lines in the midfield.

In the 48th minute, Drinkwater took the ball in the backcourt, quickly distributed it to Rossi on the left, and pushed it across the half.

Going forward to defend, tackle sideways, trying to break the ball in midfield.

Rossi tapped the ball to the right with the heel of his left foot, shaking the opponent's tackle and passing the ball to Mahrez who responded in the ribs.

The defensive midfielder Fernandinho flew forward with a sliding tackle, trying to destroy the ball before Mahrez received the ball.

But Mahrez picked the ball up very calmly, avoiding his sliding tackle.

Mahrez, who dribbled the ball into the penalty area, first used a cycling action to shake off Otamendi's defense, and then shot with his left foot.

With a strong backspin, the ball went over the head of goalkeeper Joe Hart and fell into the net.

And Joe Hart just stood on the spot with both feet, and due to the inertia of his body, he pushed back a few steps, staggered, and sat on the ground.

[GOAL! ! 】

[Leicester City scored again, from Mahrez. 】

[It was less than 3 minutes into the second half, and it seemed difficult for Manchester City players to quickly enter the game today. 】

[Leicester City's attack speed is not fast this time, but the defense of Manchester City players is very slow, and the tackles are too casual. 】

After scoring the goal, Mahrez rushed to the sidelines and wanted to celebrate with a sliding knee.

But the turf in winter was very thin, and when he knelt on it, only two deep depressions were left behind, which did not allow him to slide forward silkily, but turned a somersault instead.

But Mahrez reacted quickly to the second move. He bounced off the ground, celebrated with a punch, and was hugged by Rossi who rushed to ease the embarrassment.

Two goals behind, Pellegrini could no longer keep his composure, and he waved angrily to express his dissatisfaction with the player's lazy defensive attitude.

The leading Leicester City continued to shrink their defense and concentrate on counterattacks.

Manchester City, with no retreat, could only attack the opponent's goal.

In the 50th minute, after receiving a pass from his teammate, Aguero forcibly broke into the penalty area to shoot, but Morgan stretched his legs to block the baseline.

This offense also reflects the current anxious mentality of Manchester City players and their helplessness against Leicester City's solid defense.

Silva's corner was played by four Leicester City players before it fell to Yaya Toure behind him.

His header hit the bottom left corner just a few centimeters from the goal line.

The surrounding home fans, clenched their fists, had already stood up and cheered for the goal.

But Schmeichel made a great save.

When the ball hit the ground, he quickly stretched out his left foot to block the ball.

The ball bounced off the ground, and was just blocked by his outstretched left hand.

The dangerous situation in front of the goal allowed Morgan to give priority to clearing the ball out of the bottom line.

"Well done, our goalkeeper!"

Morgan kept Schmeichel tightly, and it was his bravery to keep the goal clean.

After the dangerous situation in front of the goal was resolved this time, the attention of the Leicester City players was highly concentrated to resolve another corner kick attack by Manchester City.

Yaya Toure has an obvious role as a fulcrum in the frontcourt, but he frequently engages in physical confrontations with opponents, and while taking on the organization of the ball, he must also participate in defense, which makes him exhausted quickly.

In the 60th minute, Fernando came off the bench and replaced Yaya Toure.

The captain's armband was handed over to Zabaleta's left arm.

After having no fulcrum in the frontcourt, Leicester City started their frontcourt press again.

Manchester City's defense, also because of the gradual loss of control in the midfield, began to be a little powerless.

In Pellegrini's midfield defense in this game, the average age of the players is over 30 years old.

The 35-year-old Demichelis' defensive coverage has shrunk severely, and he can only rely on experience to seize positions and intercept passes.

As for going forward to block and steal, it can only be handed over to the 28-year-old Otamendi.

The two full-backs arrived in the second half, and their physical fitness began to decline. In addition, the midfielder was slow to play the ball, and there was no forward player in the midfield, and the defense began to loosen.

This is why in the 60th minute of the game, after Yaya Toure went off the field, Ranieri dared to press high.

In the 60th minute, Leicester City attacked and hit the penalty area. Rossi's shot was blocked by Demichelis from the bottom line.

In this game, Rossi's performance on the offensive end was mediocre. Most of the time, he was pulling space for the team and attracting defense.

Mahrez's goal came from his assist.

But what fans want to see more is that Rossi's consecutive goals can continue to expand.

Left corner kick, Fuchs takes the penalty.

The ball was passed outside the small penalty area, and both Huth and Morgan were moving towards the landing point.

Demichelis used his body to hold Huth behind him, trying to occupy a favorable position, but ignored the judgment of the landing point.

Huth kept retreating, seemingly squeezed by Demichelis, but in fact he was moving towards the landing point and leaping high before his opponent took off.

Demichelis was pressed under him, and he could only watch the ball being easily pushed to the far corner of the goal by Huth.

Goalkeeper Joe Hart couldn't do anything about it.

The other Manchester City defensive players just looked at the ball and were thrown into the net.

[Wow, wow, wow! 】

[Huth, central defender Huth, scored the third goal of the game and his second goal of the game. 】

【Demichelis, being abused once again. 】

[Manchester City, they are powerless. 】

【If you just turned on the TV and watched the game now, I can tell you very responsibly that the latest situation is like this...】

[20 minutes before the game, Leicester City leads Manchester City 3-0 and continues to lead the standings. 】

[And Robert Huth is about to perform a hat-trick. 】

[Rossi still has time to break his record of 14 consecutive league goals. 】

[Leicester City is creating miracles. 】

(End of this chapter)