striker cool brother

Chapter 233

For a week, Rosie stayed in London, recuperating at Pixie's villa.

To be on the safe side, Pixie also invited a private doctor to check on Rossi's ankle injury, and after repeated confirmation, she was relieved.

"Pig knuckle soup!"

Pixie brought a big bowl full of collagen, and said with a smile: "My aunt said, drink more pig's feet to strengthen your muscles and bones. This is what you eat to make up your bones. I managed to get it."

Pixie couldn't understand why pig's trotters could be made into soup?
"Pixie, don't feed me these anymore." Rossi smiled wryly, the concern was too heavy.

During the few days in London, Pixie learned a lot of Chinese food from her aunt. Every meal is full of fish and meat, bone soup, and pig's feet soup, which are natural enemies for athletes.

I'm really worried about gaining weight.

"No, drink this bowl of soup first. You can go to training."

Rossi drank it with tears in his eyes. Today, he will need to redouble his training to digest this bowl of soup.

After recovering from his injury, Rossi returned to Leicester City to participate in joint training.

After saying goodbye to Rossi, Pixie's assistant received a call saying that he was the CEO of William Hill and wanted to make an appointment for a meeting.

Pixie thought for a while, agreed to meet next weekend night, and then dialed the phone to Rosie's agent, Omar.

"Old friend, there is something, please check it for me, and give me an answer before next Friday."

Due to international competitions, the Premier League temporarily rested for a week, so that the members who did not have a national team game breathed a sigh of relief.

But for those players who want to participate in the national team friendly match, it is not so easy.

The FIFA virus strikes again.

At 4:3 pm on April 2, Leicester City welcomed Southampton at home.

Koeman's team has always been a difficult bone. They are currently ranked 8th, 8 points away from the European theater.

They have fewer injuries this season, and have maintained a very high winning percentage in the second half of the schedule, which is completely different from last season's hip-pull performance.

The Dutch defender Van Dijk was dug from the Celtics last year and has grown into the core of the team's defense.

He and his teammates Mane and Pellet form the central axis of the team, and they are an important force for qualifying for the European War.

Arsenal continued their pursuit with a 4-0 victory over Watford before the game started.

However, Tottenham drew 1:1 with Liverpool away and temporarily fell out of the title race.

After the warm-up exercise, the players return to the locker room for final mobilization.

"What is the significance of this game?" Captain Morgan asked in a serious tone as he stood in the middle.

The meaning of the game is not to win?

This is the answer written on everyone's face.

"It proves that we can do well." Rossi's voice echoed in the locker room.

Morgan smiled and said: "That's right! Now the outside media and fans are paying attention to us. They don't want to see us win, but want us to lose, because they have never been optimistic about us."

"Remember, when was the last time we lost?"

Morgan's question stumped everyone. In their impression, it seemed that they hadn't lost a game for a long time.

Of course Rossi knew, but he didn't tell.

Leave it to the captain, the effect will be better.

"It was Valentine's Day, a 1-2 loss to Arsenal."

Morgan's words made the players' memories instantly return to the Emirates Stadium on February 2, and it has been a month and a half since now.

"I'll always remember that day because we lost at the Emirates Stadium after beating Manchester City."

"In that game, there were injustices, controversies, regrets, and unwillingness. On the way back, I even saw a video of Arsenal celebrating in the dressing room, and felt as if they had won the championship."

"Do you know what I was thinking at the time?"

The players all cast fiery eyes eager to know the answer, like a group of foxes waiting for their prey.

"I told myself that we have only been in the Premier League for less than two years, and they beat us as if they were celebrating Barcelona. It's not because of anything else, but because we have the strength to scare them."

"It is this belief that makes me more determined to win in the next game."

"Now that they have caught up, I am not worried, but more excited. I will tell them with practical actions in today's game that they cannot catch up with me, because my belief in victory at this time is stronger than ever before."

After Morgan finished speaking, the team felt a burst of enthusiasm.

In retrospect, so far, only Arsenal have completed a double play against them.

A 5:2 humiliation and a 2:1 victory are all lingering in their minds.

"We can wait until next season to report the revenge of this season, but we must not hand over the top spot to them."

With such a firm belief, the players of Leicester City walked towards the player channel.

Amid deafening cheers at the King Power Stadium, the two teams stepped onto the pitch.

Rossi and Vardy, standing in the middle circle, when the referee Michael Oliver blew the opening whistle, the game officially started.

Leicester City still uses the familiar 4-4-2 formation, focusing on solid defense, active fighting and quick counterattacks.

Southampton adopts a 4-2-3-1 formation to maximize the characteristics of total attack and defense.

As I said before, Koeman's total attack and total defense tactics require players to pay a lot of active running, which will increase physical fatigue.

This season, Southampton was eliminated in the Europa League qualifiers at the beginning of the season, and the FA Cup was also eliminated early. Only the League Cup reached the quarter-finals and was eliminated by Liverpool.

Without the shackles of the cup, they have more energy to attack the European war.

This is also an important reason why in the second half, the players suffered fewer injuries and remained in good condition.

At the beginning of the game, the two teams fought fiercely in the midfield.

With the activities of the double defensive midfielder Klassey and Wanyama, Southampton's overall defense line was kept very compact, leaving no much room for Leicester City.

Mahrez and Albrighton have very few opportunities on the wing. Once they cut in to the middle, they will encounter multiple teams from their opponents.

In this game, in order to enhance the speed of the team's transition from defense to offense, Koeman pushed left back Taggart to the position of full-back, using his active running to cover the space on the left.

Of course, with this style of play, it is impossible for the physical fitness of the players to support the whole court.

But Koeman just wanted to use the opening rush to give the team a favorable situation.

Ranieri naturally knew the opponent's intentions. Since the opponent wanted to attack, he had to start with a solid defense in the first half.

In the past, Mahrez did not participate in the defense of the midfield, he only needed to be in place.

But Ranieri let him join the midfield defense, first to strengthen the midfield defense, and then wait for the opportunity.

Sure enough, after Mahrez shrank his defense, Southampton's offense did not get too many good opportunities. Instead, the players paid more to make up for the gap left after the forward move.

The important player who allowed Leicester City to quickly stabilize the situation after the start is Captain Morgan.

Facing Pellet, who is 194cm tall, Morgan used his experience and positioning to form an effective physical confrontation when he had no advantage in height.

After gradually stabilizing the defense, Southampton was unable to enter due to the delay in offense, and the initial aggressive momentum began to weaken.

Especially after entering 35 minutes, the players' running ability has declined and they have begun to slow down.

After all, it is impossible to maintain high-intensity sprinting back and forth all the time.

When Southampton's momentum weakened, Leicester City slowly attacked and moved forward.

Although Leicester City had the opportunity to advance from the wing, they were unable to pass from the bottom, and in the penalty area, Jose Fonte and Van Dijk were both over 190 tall, and there was no chance in front of the goal.

In the 38th minute, Leicester City attacked from the left, Fuchs took the ball from the wing, and no one stepped forward to mark him, giving him plenty of time to adjust.

Koeman off the court was very angry, this is a chance that should not be given to the opponent.

After adjusting for two seconds, Fuchs took the ball easily and passed it to the goal. Rossi and Vardy pressed forward together.

Van Dijk, who was earlier, naturally wouldn't pay attention to the two of them.

He got stuck in front of the two of them and made a clearance at any time.

But the point where the ball landed was not the two of them, but the captain Morgan who quickly inserted into the penalty area.

Wanyama also spotted him, and at the first time, got stuck in the front point to take off, trying to clear the ball before the opponent.

Almost at the same time, Morgan took off with him. In the case of a disadvantageous position, he leaned forward in the first half while taking off, and rushed the ball to the bottom right corner of the goal before his opponent.

Wanyama only felt that he was crushed tightly by a force behind him, and it was difficult to turn over. The ball was above his head, and he was headed into the goal by his opponent.

Morgan used his strong physical fitness to snatch this header from the opponent's head alive, like a king of the air, overwhelming the mountains and rivers.

[GOAL! ! ! ! ! 】

[Our captain, our captain, helps the team score goals. 】

[He is like a fearless warrior, snatching the ball from the opponent. 】

[He is the core of the team's defense, but when a goal is needed, he will stand up without hesitation. 】

[This is our captain, Wei~~~Si~~~~~~ Morgan! ! ! ! 】

(End of this chapter)