Chapter 61 Competition on the wrong leg
Looking at Lingard in front of him, Xia Xing felt a little emotional.
Although he has only played in the Manchester United youth team for more than a month, he has formed deep friendships with many of his teammates.
For example, Lingard in front of you.
He served as the captain of the Manchester United youth team and helped the Manchester United youth team win the English FA Cup in the 2010-2011 season.
In the summer of 2012, he was called up to the Manchester United first team.
Bu Nao had very few playing opportunities and spent most of his time in the youth team.
That summer, he joined the army of youth team loanees, left Manchester United and moved to various places.
The English Championship is a suitable place for him.
On the one hand, can the Manchester United coaching staff observe his performance closely? On the other hand, he is not an Englishman and prefers to stay in England.
He came to Brighton on loan that summer, and with his outstanding performance, he became a new member of the team.
In less than half a season, he has contributed 4 goals and 4 assists, and plays a great role in the team's offensive and defensive system.
If he can help the team advance to the Premier League that season, then his path after returning to Manchester United next season will be even better.
They are now ranked fourth in the league and, as at the same time in the season, are fighting for the two places to be directly promoted.
At this moment, seeing the team trailing 0-3, he couldn't walk anymore and volunteered to come on stage.
The head coach also agreed to his request.
Standing in the middle of the pitch, Lingard took a deep breath.
The ball was passed to the east of the foot, and he made a long pass and went straight to the frontcourt!
The counterattack begins!
Several passes in succession were quite threatening.
In the 84th minute of the game, Lingard got the ball on the right.
Facing Drinkwater's pressing, Lingard accelerated his sprint!
Use your speed to get past Brother Drinking Water!
James helped defend, Lingard collided with his body and knocked James away!
At this time he has come to the right!
Decisive cross!
The ball goes straight to the center!
The strong Argentinian center Ulloa headers the goal!
The ball hit the net!
The ball went in!
3 to 1!
Ulloa, who scored the goal, rushed into the net and ran back with the ball in his arms.
The Leicester City players looked at each other.
I thought the game was safe, but it turned out that Brighton clearly did not admit defeat.
De Laet walked ahead, chatting with Drinkwater and James.
"Jesse is getting better and better now."
"No, the forward thrust just now was very decisive, and he didn't even guard it."
"And his body became stronger, which knocked him away."
"That boy has a future."
These three former Manchester United players have all played with Lingard, so they know each other very well, and Lingard's progress has been astounding.
The game continued and Lingard's offense continued.
At that stage, Leicester City players were a little tired and they began to retreat.
Some of Brighton's attacking players are also no longer available.
Lingard, who came off the bench, was in good shape and sprinted frequently.
In the 89th minute of the game, Lingard once again rushed through the midfield and hit the goal with a long shot!
The ball hit the lintel!
Brighton missed another chance to change the score.
In the live broadcast room, the commentator felt a little regretful.
"Lingard was injured in that game, so he couldn't start.
“Looking at his excellent condition now, it’s really hard to say anything.
"If he can start the game, it's really hard to say what the outcome of that game will be.
"Is it really a pity..."
It's a pity indeed.
Lingard almost scored a goal with a long shot. Shakespeare on the sideline let out a sigh of relief: "He was scared to death. If he scored another goal at that time, the game would be really hard to say."
Pearson agreed: "No, after all, the game added injury time, which is five minutes, enough to score one more. But they definitely can't score two more."
"Speaking of which, Lingard was not our favorite and he almost came over on loan, but it turned out that Brighton beat him to it."
"Bu Nao is pretty good too. If he comes, Xia Keke won't be able to come. Xia wants more than he does."
"Oh? He remembers that at the beginning of the season, someone seemed to say something like there was no need for xia, but who said that?"
"Definitely not denying him!"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"By the way, Ulloa is not bad, he is strong enough. If we succeed in reaching the Super League, we can consider poaching him to replenish the lineup."
"He is really good. Not only is he offensively powerful and physically strong, but he also frequently returns to defense and contributes a lot defensively."
"Well, if he is really a good choice, they have to consider their plans in advance after successfully reaching the Super League."
"That makes sense... Speaking of which, am I changing the topic that I just dropped?"
"He didn't!"
"Hahahaha! My hardest guy! Except for being the hardest, he is soft everywhere."
"It's okay, don't drive, okay..."
"Did he say that I was soft-hearted and wronged the players? Where did I go?"
"hehe……"
In the third minute of stoppage time, Lingard passed the ball to Ulloa again, but under Morgan's squeeze, Ulloa headed the ball wide of the goal.
The referee's whistle sounded and the game was over!
That heavyweight contest ended with Leicester City winning.
On the sidelines of the court, Lingard took the initiative to hand over the jersey: "xia."
"Jesse." Xia Xing hugged his former teammate in a friendly manner, "My performance tomorrow will be great. If I start, their three points will be on the line."
Lingard shook his head: "Don't say that, I'm not the best. The three assists were wonderful. I have improved a lot compared to when I was in the Manchester United youth team."
"Me neither."
"Let's work hard together to help the team succeed in the Premier League, and then return to Manchester United together and join forces to enter the Premier League!"
"OK!"
Looking at Lingard's determined eyes, Xia Xing was full of expectations for the future.
The two left Manchester United together and worked hard in the British Championship.
Although they are not in the top league, they are trying their best!
The road ahead is difficult, and you will gain something if you overcome the thorns and thorns!
After defeating Brighton, Leicester City continues to remain at the top of the standings.
Now they are 7 points ahead of second-placed Burnley, and the possibility of overtaking them is becoming more and more feasible.
As for Leicester City, they cannot take it lightly.
There are no underdogs in the English Championship. Is that an iron rule?
Even if you lead by 7 points, it does not mean that you are much stronger than the team behind you.
For example, Millwall, who were very weak, almost suffered a setback.
The weak team Sheffield Wednesday even failed to get three points.
If you don't pay enough attention to the situation, you may run into trouble.
Therefore, Leicester City now needs to maintain a stable state and continue to score points!
A week later, in the 20th round of the British Championship, their wrong leg went against Burnley.
Ranked second in the league directly competes with the wrong leg.
That Burnley team is, without exaggeration, the strongest team Leicester City has encountered this season.
If we win that game, we will lead by 10 points.
If they lose, the lead will be reduced to 4 points.
The top position can be replaced at any time.
The significance of that game against Leicester City was very important...
(End of chapter)
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