Chapter 176 New Trident
After hearing Carragher's words, Alan Shearer was stunned.
"What did I say? Leicester City now encounters a problem that every strong team faces. Is it difficult to be a strong team?"
Carragher nodded.
"Can I not be optimistic about Leicester City before? Why do I think they are a strong team now?"
"Please, he didn't say whether they were a strong team, he just said they had a 'strong team problem', that's all."
"Am I going in circles with what I said?"
Seeing Alan Shearer confused, Carragher explained.
"Leicester City debuted in the Premier League, and everyone made mistakes because he was not familiar with it.
“And almost everyone regards them as weaklings.
"Even if we just won the FA Cup, many people think it's just luck.
"So at the beginning of the league, everyone saw Leicester City,
“Everyone is attacking hard and trying to get three points.
"That's what Leicester City want.
"He has excellent passing skills outside the team.
“With top-notch attacking legs Vardy and Mahrez,
"It's a good group of defensive players,
"That kind of configuration is quite sharp for defensive counterattacks.
"The wrong-leg tactics are very wrong, and my own tactics are very good.
"That's why Leicester City has won seven consecutive games at the start of the league, ranking first in the league.
"The city is different now, so everyone knows that Leicester City is not weak.
"So every wrong team treats them as if they are not a strong team.
"If you always set up a steel barrel formation, it will make Leicester City very awkward.
"They're not very good at breaking down dense defenses.
"That's why we were tied by a group of weak teams recently and haven't won five games.
"They want to become a truly strong team and they need to improve the overall strength of the team.
"And a super performance from a super star."
Carragher made a comment, and Alan Shearer rarely made any mistakes.
Instead, he nodded in agreement.
"Although I often criticize Leicester City, he agreed with my analysis that time."
"What do you mean he always criticizes Leicester City? Are his unserious comments good?"
"hehe."
"What do I mean by that hehe..."
The twelfth round of the Premier League is over, and Leicester City still has not won.
Now Chelsea is 5 points ahead of Leicester City, and Manchester City has also tied Leicester City, so they are temporarily in third place due to their goal difference disadvantage.
With a number of strong teams behind them looking eagerly, Leicester City's top four position is in jeopardy.
They need to get out of the downturn as soon as possible.
But for them, the most important thing now is not the Premier League, but the Europa League.
After all, the Premier League has a whole season to catch up, but there is not much time left for Leicester City in the Europa League.
Now after four rounds of the Europa League group stage, the ranking is still anxious.
As far as Leicester City is concerned, they have been pushed into a corner.
In the first four rounds, Red Bull Salzburg had two wins and two draws, ranking first in the group with 8 points.
Wolfsburg had one win, two draws and one loss, ranking second in the group with 5 points.
After losing two games in a row at the beginning, Rasnodar had one win and one draw in back-to-back games with Leicester City, ranking third in the group with 4 points and still qualifying.
There is Leicester City, which drew three wrong legs and lost a game to Lasnodar, finishing bottom of the group with 3 points.
With only two games left, Leicester City will face two of the strongest opponents.
Just one more loss and they should bid farewell to the Europa League for good.
It was disappointing for them, who were participating in the European competition for the first time and were looking forward to it very much.
Therefore, in the fifth round of the Europa League, they missed the game against Red Bull Salzburg, and Leicester City must win!
There is a bad situation, or Vardy still cannot appear.
Although he has recovered from his injury and has started training with the ball, the team doctor recommended that he rest for two more days.
Pearson agreed.
For Leicester City, even if they are in danger of being eliminated from the Europa League, they must not let Vardy suffer a longer injury.
So in that game, without Vardy, Leicester City still tried to attack with all their strength.
In that game, Pearson launched a new offensive trident.
Xia Xing, Mahrez, Chris Wood.
High center Chris Wood replaced Vardy, and the Trident's tactics changed again.
Vardy is fast and suitable for counterattack arrows.
Crosswood, on the other hand, is tall and has strong impact, making him suitable as a frontline battering ram.
Therefore, Xia Xing and Mahrez will choose to pass the ball more and find high points.
Coincidentally, Red Bull Salzburg's trident has also changed tomorrow.
Their previous trident was midfielder Naby Keita, winger Alan, and forward Soriano.
Alan did not start in that game.
Not only was he not in the starting lineup, he was not even included in the squad.
Because he is currently negotiating a transfer.
Two Chinese Super League teams were very interested in him, and their offers were not low.
Considering the player's mood swings, the club simply gave him a few days off to let him concentrate on the transfer matters.
And it’s gone anyway, so a new trident needs to be cultivated.
Winger Alan will be away tomorrow, and midfielder Sabitzer will take his place in the front three.
Bu Nao did not take his place on the court.
The previous trident was an inverted triangle.
And now it becomes a regular triangle.
Sabitzer appeared next to Naby Keita. The 20-year-old young man is good at offense and defense, has excellent physical fitness and is very energetic.
He is the new star that Red Bull Salzburg focuses on developing.
Compared with Alan, Sabitzer is also good at dribbling and shooting, and his speed and passing are also excellent. What's more, he is also very good at defense and has more comprehensive skills than Alan.
The only thing I lack is experience, which is easy to say and can be accumulated slowly.
Both sides replaced new tridents in that game, and both sides strived to win.
Red Bull Salzburg hopes to confirm top spot in the group with a victory.
Leicester City hopes to use three points to protect their qualifying Coco.
From the first minute of that game, both sides launched a fierce attack.
Because when they missed Sunderland in a game, Leicester City deployed its full lineup.
That rematch also featured all the main players.
It was only three days apart, and the players' physical recovery was far from optimal.
In that situation, East needs to win, so it must strive to score goals and grab points as soon as possible when the players are in good physical condition.
As soon as the score started, Xia Xing made a long pass and went straight to the frontcourt!
Mahrez received the ball steadily and sprinted quickly!
Passed two defensive players on the wrong side in a row!
Suddenly stuffing the ball into the penalty area outside the penalty area!
Low ball through!
And played a negative angle!
Chris Wood moves forward quickly and stretches his long legs!
Shooting in front of the door!
The ball goes straight into the net!
The ball went in!
1 to 0!
Just in the third minute of the game, Leicester City scored the first goal!
They were lucky and in good shape in that game!
(End of chapter)
This chapter has been completed!