Chapter 215 It’s freezing cold
At the St. Petersburg Stadium, Leicester City players felt the roar of the mountain and the tsunami of shouts.
Those Russian fans were like giant bears, going crazy in the stands.
Even though it is still winter there, many people are shirtless in the field, which makes the Leicester City players frightened.
"Are those people afraid of the cold?" Konchesky was dumbfounded.
"Should you be afraid?" Schmeichel looked in the direction of the stands. "It's also cold in his hometown, but he's not as cold-resistant as they are."
Xia Xing rubbed his legs, exhaled, and a cloud of red mist rose.
That game was not easy to play...
At Russia's home court, many European giants find it difficult to perform.
Not to mention a small team like Leicester City.
They have less European experience.
In that kind of icy and snowy situation, my arms and legs were stiff, but it was good to play at half the level.
Captain Morgan encouraged his teammates: "They are cold, they are not much better than them! Cheer up, guys!"
Outside the cold stadium, the first leg of the Europa League quarter-finals began.
Leicester City directly formed a 4-5-1 formation in that game.
They will be very decisive tomorrow - defensive counterattack!
In that Zhitou state, trying not to concede the ball is already pretty good.
The most important thing is not to get hurt.
Midfield position, Albrighton on the left, Mahrez on the right.
The middle three midfielders are Xia Xing, Drinkwater and Cambiaso.
The defensive formation of those three people is absolutely solid.
From the first minute of the game, Leicester City suffered a blow from the wrong leg.
Although Zenit's formation is 4-2-3-1, its offensive changes have changed a lot.
For example, Hulk's position is very flexible.
He can be a column center in the penalty area, or he can be pulled out to dribble the ball.
That brought great trouble to Leicester City's midfield and backcourt.
Drinkwater personally defended Hulk, but he was knocked to pieces by the wrong leg.
Even barely defending is difficult.
When Xia Xing tried to defend Hulk, he was under great pressure.
With a strength value of 85, he was weaker than Hulk by more than one level.
That guy deserves 99 for being strong...
Shakespeare complained on the sidelines: "Fortunately that guy is not very fast, otherwise he would be the second Adriano..."
Pearson didn't shut up and looked in the direction of the court, feeling extremely stressed.
Hulk pushed through the defense and fired a shot that gave Schmeichel a headache.
Fortunately, the shot missed. If it had hit outside the range of the goal post, it would have been troublesome again.
His legs, which were shaken by the shot he just saved, are now aching.
In addition to Hulk, Long Dong is also very impactful.
The Venezuelan striker is also very strong, has a powerful shot and excellent header.
Captain Morgan misplaced his defense, which was barely enough.
As for Hulk, he can defend in the area.
And there are many defenders.
As a result, Leicester City's defense will be as if there is one less person, putting great pressure on them.
Zenit players were also affected by the cold weather tomorrow and their performance was average.
Especially when it comes to shooting, there is very little aim.
Continuous attacks in the half, nearly 10 shots failed to score.
The referee's whistle sounded and the game was over at halftime.
With a score of 0-0, the two sides returned to the locker room.
For Leicester City, the score was good and expected.
But it is unacceptable that Zenit is wrong.
They know the quality of Leicester City.
The Blue Fox's dark horse quality this season is famous throughout Europe.
If they can't take advantage of their home court to score more goals, they won't be sure of playing away games.
In the east half, the game changed sides and they continued to attack fiercely.
The formation was also adjusted to 4-3-3.
Hulk and Shatov are up front, and Javi Garcia and Witsel are also in good positions, participating in the attack as much as possible.
Even if time keeps running out, they still can't score a goal.
In the 69th minute of the game, Leicester City got a corner kick on the right side of the penalty area.
Xia Xing's corner kick went accurately to the center!
When Hulk returned to defense, Konchesky, who was plugging the ball in front of him, failed to touch the ball!
And Mahrez, Vardy and other players have no advantage in a group of tall wrong legs.
No one touched the ball in the center of the penalty area...
Cambiaso, who was in the back position, suddenly burst out!
Header to the top!
The ball hit the net!
1 to 0!
Leicester City finally breaks the deadlock!
That goal was too much!
A goal in the leg, and it's not an away goal!
They are more stable!
Coming from the east, Leicester City defended more firmly and retreated with all their strength.
Zenit also continued to attack fiercely.
But it has not been effective before.
The referee's whistle sounded and the game was over!
In far away Russia, Leicester City relied on their tenacious fighting spirit to defeat Wrong Leg 1-0!
We won the victory and got a valuable away goal!
At the stadium, the players exchanged jerseys.
In that game, Draete, who completely blocked Shatov, was praised for his wrong leg.
Shatov: "My defensive strength is good. He is looking forward to their continued competition in the East game."
De Laet shivered with the cold: "When I return to the King Power Stadium in the first leg of the Eastern Conference, he will definitely let me see what is good for Leicester City's football... Ah Qiu... I seem to have a cold..."
Hulk handed the jersey to Xia Xing: "My boy doesn't look very strong, but whether he can affect him to a great extent is already very good."
Xia Xing took over the jersey: "Am I really too strong? I'm so awesome."
Hulk: "Wrong. I heard that I grew up in China. Are all the players there as good at football as me?"
Xia Xing: "Absolutely..."
Hulk: "Oh..."
Xia Xing didn't know why Hulk asked that question, but he was worried now.
He was thinking of a question - it's so cold, why don't we just stop exchanging jerseys?
so cold……
After returning to Leicester from Zenit, many players had some cold symptoms.
Although it is not serious, it should not be taken lightly.
For the league match this weekend, Leicester City has a full substitute lineup.
Of course, Xia Xing still actively asked to appear.
They defeated Zenit in March November, and Leicester City played Hull City again in March 14th.
Whether that game is played at home, Hull City is currently ranked third from the bottom in the standings.
They need points more than Leicester City.
Facing the Blue Fox, they showed great potential in that game.
The 3-5-2 formation is full of attack power.
He was sure that Leicester City was playing tiredly and many of their main players were absent, so he wanted to see if they could grab points.
Leicester City will indeed face difficulties tomorrow.
He was suppressed by the wrong leg and never had a good chance to attack.
In the injury time of the half, Ndoye, the forward of the wrong team, scored from a long shot and scored the first point.
In the 66th minute of the east half, central defender Chester pulled Andy King down outside the penalty area and received a yellow card.
Quite a penalty kick.
Conoket had already overcome his inner demons and hit a volley into the net.
1 to 1!
Leicester City equalized the score.
That's not the past of this game.
The Blue Fox failed to get three points at home, and Manchester United behind them was one step closer to them...
(End of chapter)
This chapter has been completed!