Chapter 214 Evenly matched
Facing West Brom, which is hovering in the relegation zone this season, Leicester City has enough psychological advantages.
For Leicester City, the FA Cup is just the icing on their cake.
The club did not give Donda Pierson any FA Cup goals.
Vichai is a smart man. He doesn't think that just because the team won the championship this season, it's not normal.
Judging from Leicester City's strength, winning the FA Cup requires a lot of luck.
So he definitely doesn't want Leicester City to have any goals in the FA Cup this season.
Just let nature take its course.
So Leicester City didn't play all their good cards in that game.
After all, they want to prepare for the Europa League quarter-finals from the east.
On the other hand, West Brom didn't care whether they made a mistake in this game.
For them, the goal this season is to avoid relegation.
Just asking for the team to avoid relegation is more important than anything else.
Their coach won't put too much energy into games that seek fame and reputation. In the past, they lost the league and the gain outweighed the loss.
So they obviously played very conservatively in that game and also sent many young players to practice.
But he didn't expect that something happened on the court just 15 minutes into the game.
During a midfield scramble, a Westbrook player got the ball and was organizing.
It was an indifferent pass, but the young James Pearson tackled the man directly from behind!
The referee's whistle sounds!
Red card!
Direct red card!
No hesitation!
The Leicester City players were a little confused at that game.
Facing the angry Westbrook players, the Blue Fox soldiers on the court tried their best to protect James Pearson.
After all, the foul was too obvious and malicious, so the Blue Fox soldiers also restrained their emotions and tolerated the anger of the wrong side.
West Brom lost one player due to injury and Leicester City suffered a penalty penalty.
The scene was a bit chaotic.
The man from the east passed the ball into the penalty area. The ball bounced between several players and bounced into the net!
Substitute goalkeeper Ben Hamer had no time to react!
1 to 0!
West Brom actually took the lead!
That goal gave them hope of victory!
Although they don't have high hopes for that game, if they can win, who doesn't want to win?
After a period of contact from the East, they bombarded Leicester City's half indiscriminately.
If Xia Xing's desperate defense had not been allowed, the team might have conceded the ball again.
Until the 42nd minute of the game, Xia Xing made a long pass to assist, and the ball found Conoket in front.
Conoket dribbles the ball forward and knocks back near the baseline!
Inverted triangle pass!
James follows and pushes!
The ball hit the net!
1 to 1!
Leicester City finally got a goal back!
Only then did Pearson breathe a sigh of relief on the sidelines.
When his son was playing in the east field just now, he didn't pay any attention to him at all.
That traitor!
It’s okay if you don’t do your job properly in normal times, but you will also mess up in the game tomorrow.
Did I say that the foul was necessary?
Put the team in that situation.
At halftime, Pearson warned the players.
"They have one less player to play, so they need to distribute their physical strength reasonably in the east half. They must be efficient in their offense and don't waste opportunities."
After changing sides in the east half, Leicester City did play a bit conservatively.
This makes West Brom even more hopeful about victory.
Many young players attacked aggressively.
He soon suffered the bitter consequences.
In the midfield position, Andy King performed extremely well tomorrow.
Several passes and passes were wonderful.
In the 67th minute of the game, his diagonal pass tore open West Brom's defense.
Kramaric quickly moved forward and scored with a single shot!
2 to 1!
Leicester City takes the lead!
Eight minutes later, there was another breakthrough from Andy King on the left wing.
Behind him, Albrighton quickly moved forward and played a one-two with him.
Albrighton's pass found Conokate at the back post.
Conoket pushed the shot into the net!
3 to 1!
Leicester City scored two goals in a row, which completely woke up West Brom.
Even if they have one less player, they are not on the same level as that Leicester City team.
Soon, Xia Xing's personal pass once again helped teammate James score a volley from a small angle.
4 to 1!
Leicester City's game is solid!
Excitedly, James rushed to Xia Xing again and hugged him tightly!
Having scored three goals in two consecutive games, James is in hot form recently.
Previously, Leicester City beat West Brom 4-1 in that game and successfully advanced to the Eastern Round of the FA Cup.
After the game, Xia Xing took the initiative to find West Brom captain Fletcher and exchange jerseys with him.
That Fletcher was not the Fletcher who left Leicester City that winter, but the Fletcher of Manchester United.
As a midfielder produced by Manchester United's youth training, Fletcher once experienced the Ferguson era and spent Manchester United's peak period.
That winter, he left Manchester United, which had no place for himself, and moved to West Brom on a free transfer.
Looking at Xia Xing in front of him, he was extremely emotional.
"He likes Van Gaal very much, not because he didn't give him a chance, but because he let me go. He is a sinner of Manchester United!"
Seeing Fletcher's angry look, Xia Xing didn't know what to say for a while.
Think about it.
"Senior, wish me all the best."
Taking Fletcher's jersey and turning around to leave, Fletcher shouted behind him.
"Xia, when I've had enough fun outside, I'll go home."
Xia Xing paused for a moment, then quickly continued moving forward.
It's just a mistake for Manchester United. Isn't that your home?
have no idea.
Whatever the future holds, let the future handle it...
Leicester City won the game, and they used a substitute lineup to win the game.
Quite a bargain.
Jie Dong Lai, they can go all out to cope with the Europa League competition in Jie Dong Lai.
In March and November, Leicester City challenged the Russian Super League team Zenit at the distant St. Petersburg Stadium in Russia.
Before that game, Pearson made tactical arrangements for the players early and analyzed the strength of the wrong leg.
Evenly matched.
That's not Pearson's understanding.
There are many similarities between the lineups of both sides.
All have experienced veterans, all have talented midfielders, all have strong defensive players, and all have sharp forwards.
Zenit mainly plays a 4-2-3-1 formation.
Goalkeeper Rodkin.
The four defenders are Criscito, Garay, Waito and Smolnikov.
Double defensive midfielder Witsel and Xavi Garcia.
Three attacking midfielders: Tymoschuk, Shatov and Hulk.
Center Long Dong.
The lineup alternates between old and new, and every position is very practical.
There are no particularly big-name stars, but the overall strength of the team is balanced.
Xavi Garcia and Garay both played for Real Madrid and are outstanding.
Tymoshchuk once worshiped Rensali and has rich experience.
The 25-year-old Witsel has excellent skills and good passing and control.
Hulk, nicknamed "The Hulk", is super strong, has strong impact and has a powerful shot.
Center Long Dong also has a strong impact.
Facing such a balanced lineup, Leicester City is under a lot of pressure...
(End of chapter)
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