Chapter 147 Goal Battle
On September 13, Leicester City visited Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium.
That little team from Stoke-on-Trent, England, doesn't have a glorious history.
Their most glorious achievement was winning the EFL Cup in the 1971-1972 season.
Gone.
He has been playing in low-level leagues and finally succeeded in reaching the Super League in the 2007-08 season.
It’s not easy to stay relegated until now despite not having a high investment.
Especially in last season, they actually achieved a record-breaking ninth place in the Premier League.
Will that make Stoke City fans happy for a long time?
In the first three games of that season, they won one and drew two, remaining undefeated and in good shape.
When being interviewed by a reporter, Stoke City fans shouted loudly: "It's just Leicester City, they are not afraid!"
That sentence alone made the reporter laugh.
A team that finished ninth in the Premier League this season, faced a team that was in the Championship this season, a new team in the Premier League, actually said they were afraid of them?
Isn’t that efficient?
Stoke City deployed a 4-3-3 formation in that game.
Sure enough, they expected more from that game.
To them, a team that was lucky enough to win three consecutive Premier League wins was not worth clinging to.
I want to know if they can beat many giants this season.
Have they forgotten that during this season, although Leicester City was in the English Championship, they were also overcoming obstacles in the FA Cup and defeating the Premier League giants.
Tomorrow Stoke City's forward line will consist of a combination of Crouch, Bojan and Arnautovic.
There is French player Nzonzi in the midfield. He is tall and very good at making mistakes and passing the ball.
The defense is very strong with Huth and Muniesa in charge.
The goal line is full of Begovic who has performed well this season.
Judging from the paper strength of that game, Stoke City even surpassed Leicester City.
After the game started, Stoke City indeed showed strong combat effectiveness.
Attacking several times in a row is very threatening.
Especially the three strikers, each with their own characteristics.
Crouch, who is 2.01 meters tall, is a well-deserved air master.
Can La Masia's talented forward Bojan, who will transfer from Barcelona next summer, ever rival Messi's presence?
The strong striker Arnautovic is Stoke City's strong point.
Are those three players very threatening if they are present?
The game just started and Stoke City scored the first goal.
In the 8th minute of the game, with a throw-in opportunity, Moses threw the ball towards Nzonzi with his legs.
Nzongqi suddenly made a pass from the wing!
The ball found Crouch in the center of the penalty area very accurately!
The Englishman took off the header easily!
The ball hit the net!
1 to 0!
Stoke City scores first!
And 10 minutes later, there was another corner kick opportunity, and Crouch headed the ball!
Although he was squeezed by Morgan and did not exert any force, he headed the ball backwards!
Anautovic inserted himself from the back row and fired a volley!
The ball hits the net!
2 to 0!
Stoke City scores another goal!
2 to 0!
Britannia Stadium cheers wildly!
In the live broadcast room, Carragher smiled and applauded: "It seems that Leicester City's good luck has come to an end."
Alan Shearer: "The game has only lasted less than 20 minutes, why should I be in a hurry."
Carragher: "They conceded two goals in just 20 minutes. I don't know if the game will continue to expand."
Alan Shearer: "Let's not talk about the score first. He asked me why I took the initiative to ask for commentary on Leicester City's game?"
Carragher: "Because he wants to see when Leicester lose!"
Alan Shearer: "I think when?"
Carragher: "He looks like he's going to be there soon!"
As Carragher was talking, the scene changed.
Not long after Stoke City scored, Leicester City suddenly launched a fast break!
After the restart, Xia Xing suddenly dribbled the ball forward in the middle!
That change caught Stoke City players off guard!
Shake away two players in a row and hit the ball through!
The ball passed two defenders!
Vardy succeeded in countering offside and shot into the blind spot from outside the penalty area!
The ball hit the net!
1 to 2!
Leicester City gets a goal back!
The excited Vardy rushed into the net and ran back with the ball in his arms.
The other Leicester City players did not care about celebrating and quickly ran back to the half-court.
One goal away from equalizing.
Soon, Leicester City found another opportunity.
That time, Mahrez broke through from the right, knocked it to Ulloa, and then continued to sprint!
Ulloa didn't stop the ball and directly passed it into the penalty area!
Wonderful one-two!
Can a tall figure take the lead outside the penalty area and head the ball to clear the siege?
Leicester City's counterattack is ruined!
On the sidelines of the court, Pearson nodded slightly. Although he missed a good opportunity, he was full of praise for the defensive player he had just missed.
"That defender is really good."
Shakespeare next to him also agreed: "The 30-year-old German defender, Huth, is strong, tall, and has rich experience in the Premier League."
Pearson said "Yeah": "After all, Bo is a talented defender who came out of Chelsea's youth academy. If he hadn't been on the bench at Chelsea for too long, he might have been kicked out long ago."
Shakespeare: "So for many young people from wealthy families, are they a better choice?"
Pearson: "Look back and pay attention to Huth and see if there is any chance to recruit him."
Shakespeare: "Okay!"
From the beginning to now, Huth has successfully defended many times, which made Pearson very tempted.
The game continues.
After Leicester City scored a goal, they quickly picked up Stoke City's rhythm.
Schmeichel scored two consecutive goals.
High ball and low ball, trying to keep the goal.
When he saved Crouch's header again, Morgan made a huge clearance and kicked the ball to Xia Xing in midfield.
Three Stoke City players are grabbing it!
Xia Xing protects the ball with nimble steps!
I walked through thousands of flowers without a single leaf touching me!
Take the ball!
The ball was handed to the forward left back De Laet!
De Laet made a long pass to find the backcourt!
Mahrez received the ball at the baseline and knocked back!
Drinkwater, who was inserted in the back row, kept shooting the ball!
The ball hits the net!
2 to 2!
Leicester City finally equalized the score!
It's not over yet!
At the end of the half, Xia Xing took advantage of a corner kick and made a free throw outside the penalty area!
The low and flat ball is extremely fast!
Cambiasso, who was in front, stabbed him with a kick!
The ball hit the net!
3 to 2!
Leicester City scores another goal!
The two teams scored 5 goals in the first half!
The east half changed sides and the battle resumed, but Stoke City still attacked quickly.
In the 71st minute of the game, Bo Yang suddenly accelerated with the ball and advanced along the wing.
He passed Mahrez and De Laet in succession and scored with a low shot from the corner of the penalty area!
3 to 3!
Both sides swim to the same starting line!
Of course, Leicester City will not give up.
In the 87th minute of the game, Xia Xing once again passed the ball diagonally into the penalty area. Vardy missed it from the front point, and Ulloa shot from the back point and scored!
The ball went in!
4 to 3!
Previously, Leicester City had the last laugh in that goal-scoring battle!
(End of chapter)
This chapter has been completed!