Chapter 217 Mixed joys and sorrows
Zenit collapsed in that game.
It has entered injury time, and they are still trailing 3-5.
The total score was 3 to 6 behind.
No chance at all.
In the live broadcast room, Carragher analyzed Zenit's playing style.
"Actually, to be fair, Zenit's overall strength is not weaker than Leicester City.
"No, I should say it is better than Leicester City.
“But in that game they didn’t perform as well as they should.
“Especially the defense in the midfield and backcourt is useless.
"That has to do with their first leg game.
"Due to a mismatch, Leicester City's offense was obviously weak, which created an illusion for Zenit's defense.
"They think Leicester City is just not that good.
"If it suddenly breaks out tomorrow, they won't be able to handle it.
"At the King Power Stadium, Leicester City are holding back their energy.
"I even gave up the previous league game and thought about playing Zenit tomorrow.
"They won.
"The referee's whistle sounded and Leicester City won the game 5-3.
“We successfully advanced to the Europa League quarter-finals with a total score of 6-3.
"To be honest, he really didn't expect that Leicester City was so lucky that season that they could reach the quarter-finals of the Europa League."
After hearing that, Alan Shearer stopped listening.
"Man, he didn't listen to what I said. What does good luck mean?
“You’re lucky enough to score 6 goals in two rounds for the Russian Super League champions?
"Isn't that funny?
"Look at the Champions League that season,
"Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal are the three teams that qualified from the group.
“They were all eliminated in the quarter-finals!
“There is not a single Premier League team in the quarterfinals of the Champions League!
"Looking at the quarter-finals of the Europa League, there is a Premier League team, Leicester City!
"It is no exaggeration to say that Leicester City will not be the only fig leaf for the Premier League and European competition this season!
"If I criticized them during the European war, that would be really inappropriate!"
Alan Shearer's words were very firm, and Carragher stopped talking.
Indeed it is.
That season, the Premier League teams were struggling in the European competition, and Leicester City was the only one.
Look at the Europa League quarter-finals, they all have strong legs.
Seville, Naples, Rome, Wolfsburg...
Although they are not at the top of their respective leagues, they are still very capable.
In the past, Leicester City could not avoid the wrong legs of the five major leagues in the draw.
Rome!
So their quarter-final match was on the wrong foot!
Although they are strong, they don't care whether they are inferior to Leicester City.
In fact, after they reached the quarterfinals of the Europa League, they were already quite happy.
No, I should say that after qualifying from the group, I was very happy.
Every time I take another step and advance a little more after that, I feel very happy.
Even though Rome is strong, they still do it!
Before that, Leicester City had a few Premier League games to play.
In the 30th, 31st and 32nd rounds of the league, Leicester City missed Tottenham, West Ham and West Brom respectively in those three games.
The schedule of those three games is not intensive, and Leicester City has plenty of time to rest.
But I don’t know if the rhythm was disrupted or not. Leicester City was in big trouble in those three games.
In the 30th round of the league, Leicester City visited Red Hart Lane and missed Tottenham.
Tottenham hated Leicester City as the one who robbed them of the League Cup title.
Let’s not talk about winning or losing that game, the ball was played really badly.
Mahrez was brought down by defender Dier just after the game started.
Retired immediately.
After diagnosis by the team doctor, he was injured for half a month.
That made the players on both sides of the court very angry!
Vardy even pushed and almost got into a fight with the wrong party!
Although it didn't cause any big trouble, it did result in a yellow card.
Very unfinished.
In the 33rd minute of the half, Vardy rushed into the penalty area and was brought down by Lamela.
The referee made no comment.
That totally pissed off Vardy!
This time he was tackled by Lamela and was injured for a month!
Now he's been tackled again, and it's not a foul?
He directly grabbed Lamela by the collar and glared at her!
And Lamela showed no sign of weakness!
The referee's whistle sounds again!
In the past, each of the two received a yellow card.
Vardy, on the other hand, received two yellow cards and was fined.
Just half an hour into the game, Leicester City had one less player to play.
And Mahrez is very injured and retired.
Their offense is in big trouble.
Before half-time, Eriksen made a long pass and accurately found Harry Kane.
The England forward fired a low shot from outside the penalty area and into the net.
1 to 0.
Leicester City is behind.
In the east half, the side changed sides and the battle continued, but Tottenham still failed to attack.
Although Xia Xing relied on his personal defense to frequently interrupt the opponent's attacks, the numerical disadvantage could not be compensated.
In the 77th minute of the game, Lamela passed two people on the right and assisted with a trick kick.
Harry Kane grabbed a shot from outside the penalty area and the ball hit the net again.
2 to 0.
That score also determines whether it was the previous score.
Leicester City lost in the Premier League, and they lost badly.
A few days later, in the 31st round of the Premier League, Leicester City missed West Ham at home.
In that game, the Blue Fox attacked from all fronts, but they couldn't attack for a long time.
Mahrez is injured and Vardy is red carded and suspended.
Xia Xing passed the ball frequently, but it was really difficult for the forward to break down the wrong team's defense.
And in the 69th minute of the game, West Ham scored with a set kick in the frontcourt.
The ball was bouncing around in front of the goal, and Schmeichel was helpless.
Leicester City lost the previous game 0-1.
A few days later, in the 32nd round of the Premier League, Leicester City played West Brom away.
Facing the fact that they had just beaten East in the sixth round of the FA Cup some time ago, they were confident of ending their losing streak.
Especially with Vardy returning to the team, Pearson is a little more confident.
But in that game, Leicester City still had no ability to score goals, and Vardy was also in trouble, missing many shots.
Wrong Leg relied on two counterattacks to score Leicester City's goal one after another.
Although Xia Xing's 38-meter long-range shot in the early stages of the game was very domineering, he still could not equalize the score.
1 to 2, Leicester City lost again.
A wave of three consecutive defeats in the league has caused Leicester City to completely lose its fourth position in the league.
Overtaken by Manchester United.
Not only that, their fifth place in the league cannot have the same points as sixth place Tottenham, it's just a difference in goal difference.
Even Liverpool, seventh in the league, are two points behind them.
If they lose another game, not to mention losing their place in the Champions League, they will even lose their place in the Europa League.
Leicester City are in trouble.
The team over there had just entered the quarterfinals of the Europa League and the whole team was overjoyed.
The league over there is in danger again, standing on the edge of a cliff.
It’s really a mixed blessing.
How to balance the team's playing time on various fronts in the coming period is something Pearson needs to seriously consider.
Leicester City now faces a huge test.
Bu Naocuo said that for Xia Xing, he had gained something new...
(End of chapter)
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