Chapter 199 Three kills in a single season!
Returning to Leicester from the dreamy Zurich, life is looking forward to moving on.
In the second half of January, Leicester City will face a devilish schedule.
and the devil's wrong leg.
On January 17, in the 22nd round of the Premier League, Leicester City will face Stoke City at home.
On January 21, in the first leg of the English League Cup semi-finals, Leicester City faced Liverpool at home again.
On January 24, in the fourth round of the FA Cup, Leicester City played Manchester City away.
On January 28, Leicester City played away to Liverpool in the second leg of the EFL Cup semi-finals.
On January 31, in the twenty-third round of the Premier League, Leicester City played Manchester United away.
15 days, five games, a very intensive schedule.
And both legs are top-notch.
In addition to the weaker Stoke City, Leicester City will miss the Manchester City duo and Liverpool.
They are all ruthless characters who cannot afford to pay by mistake.
Although Leicester City beat those three giants more than once that season, it was very difficult for them to win.
Now that the game has reached that stage, in addition to competing for strength, we also have to compete for bench depth and luck.
Leicester City is far behind in that respect.
I have no choice but to bite the bullet and do it!
On the evening of January 17, Leicester welcomed Stoke City.
That game was the easiest of the last five games.
The wrong leg is not strong, and it cannot compete at home.
Leicester City players hope that a victory can be a good start for the intensive schedule.
Maybe they were wrong.
Stoke City were in good form that season and currently ranked ninth in the league.
And there is a good chance to hit the top six in the league.
Especially their midfield and frontcourt offensive combination, which is quite threatening in the Premier League this season.
Anautovic, Bojan, Moses, Nzonzi...
A bunch of talented players and a lot of unity, that's great.
Looking back at that game, Leicester City played in extremely poor condition.
The whole team went to Zurich and seemed to have lost all their status on the Golden Globe Awards stage.
Even Xia Xing, who won the Puskas Award, feels extremely bad with her feet tomorrow.
Two consecutive long-range shots failed to hit the door frame.
He simply retreated to the midfield organization and stopped playing.
As a result, the power of the frontcourt will continue to decrease.
In the 35th minute of the game, Arnautovic blasted a shot from the penalty area line and blasted away the goal guarded by Schmeichel.
1 to 0!
Stoke City scores first!
Before the end of the half, Nzonzi made a long pass. After receiving the ball, Bo Yang successfully reversed the offside and pushed the ball into the net from behind the goal.
2 to 0!
With a score of two goals behind, Leicester City returned to the dressing room listlessly.
At the beginning of the eastern half, Pearson used three substitutions.
Vardy, Drinkwater and De Laet were all traded!
This is not enough for Leicester City to regain its main players in the three lines!
It was obvious that Pearson was really angry.
The three of them were in really bad shape in that game.
Kramaric, Albrighton and Huth came off the bench to take the three positions.
The defense was there, Konchesky moved to the left, and Huth and Morgan partnered.
The decisive substitution really brought about good results.
In the 69th minute of the game, Albrighton found Kramaric with a long diagonal pass.
Kramaric knocked outside the penalty area, and Ulloa scored with a header.
1 to 2!
Leicester City gets a goal back!
Eight minutes later, Xia Xing's corner kick came outside the penalty area.
Konchesky jumped high in the center of the penalty area and headed the ball into the goal!
The ball hit the net!
2 to 2!
Leicester City sees hope of overtaking!
But it's a bit late.
Pearson used three substitutions in the midfield, causing the players to be exhausted in the initial stage.
Especially Argentine veteran Cambiasso, who can no longer run.
Is there a problem at that point?
In the 85th minute of the game, Nzonzi made a quick breakthrough and passed Cambiaso!
Leicester City's midfield is out of control!
Pass the ball diagonally to the wing and find Anautovic accurately!
Anautovic made a pass from the east end, and Crouch, who came on as a substitute, headed the goal!
The ball hit the net hard!
2 to 3!
Stoke City scores another goal!
Before, Leicester City could not equalize again.
The Blue Fox unfortunately lost three points at home.
After the game, the players returned listlessly to the locker room, and Pearson was waiting for them at the door.
Everyone came in, and Pearson smiled coldly.
The temperature in the room suddenly dropped sharply.
"We played well in that game. He saw that we were very physical. Stop taking the bus and run home!"
After saying that, he banged the door hard.
The players were stunned and speechless.
Of course, the bus was waiting for the players outside the stadium, and Pearson was so angry that he just scolded him.
But if the next day’s vacation is cancelled, is that really true?
After a bad game, the players returned to the training ground and they worked harder and more seriously.
Four days later, standing on the turf of the King Power Stadium again, the state of the Leicester City soldiers was obviously different.
They no longer have the contempt and pride they had before.
The unbeaten streak in the Premier League was interrupted, and Leicester City soldiers also re-examined themselves.
Re-examining the wrong legs.
Then look squarely at the wrong legs.
That season had been going relatively smoothly, and all fronts were even in contention for the championship.
That made the entire Leicester City team feel a little dizzy.
Now, such a defeat has allowed them to regain control of the East.
On the evening of January 21, the first leg of the EFL Cup semi-finals was played at the King Power Stadium.
Pearson did not attack in that game and still let the main lineup play.
He doesn't have to worry about the cup until he reaches the semi-finals.
But now, he also hopes to win the championship.
Facing Liverpool, which had a narrow victory half a month ago, Leicester City players did not take it lightly.
Because they fought hard in a game, their physical condition was not in its latest state.
Therefore, they will defend calmly tomorrow and not give anything away to win the game.
Xia Xing decisively retreated to defend, forming a back three with Drinkwater and Albrighton.
Cambiaso did not start that game, and he was physically exhausted in one game.
The defensive combination of three young midfielders frequently hindered Liverpool's offense.
Gerrard still started the game and led a group of young people to fight hard.
But had Leicester City's generals defended the East, they would not have had any chance at all.
The half ended 0-0, and the game changed sides in the east half, but the game still couldn't open up.
Until the 79th minute of the game, Leicester City showed off again!
After Xia Xing intercepted the ball, he made a long pass that spanned half the stadium!
Accurately find Vardy forward!
The England striker who successfully countered offside did it alone!
Push shot into the far corner from the top of the penalty area!
The ball rolled into the net!
1 to 0!
Leicester City breaks the deadlock!
That also determines the previous score of this game!
Leicester City has met Liverpool three times this season, two league matches and one cup match.
Leicester City's unbeatable record!
Three kills in a single season!
(End of chapter)
This chapter has been completed!