Chapter 72 The British Championship is weaker than the Premier League? NO!
Nugent, who came on as a substitute, hit the crossbar with his header and missed a good opportunity to equalize.
He kicked the turf hard and was very annoyed.
He raised his head and extended his thumb towards Xia Xing, who was passing the ball to him not far away.
Man, my passing is awesome!
Xia Xing waved his leg to Nugent to show comfort.
I looked up at the time board on the court and saw that it was already two and a half minutes of injury time.
Half a minute into the game, Leicester City had no chance.
Although Xia Xing has the fighting spirit not to give up, it is almost impossible to seek an equalizer now.
If Manchester City plays with one less player, it will definitely fall behind at the last moment. How can it give Leicester City a chance?
Sure enough, under Kompany's control, the first half minute was quickly consumed.
Even if Leicester City's frontcourt players were pressed, they could not intercept the ball.
The referee's whistle sounds and the game is over!
“The ups and downs of the game are finally over!
"Perhaps most people have guessed the past,
"But few people would have expected the previous score.
“And the process!
"2 to 3!
"Leicester City were three goals behind at half-time.
“The east half worked hard to catch up, and the east point equalized the score!
"If that goal had been scored just now, Manchester City would have been really in danger!
"If they have one less person to fight, they will definitely suffer!
"The port is good, they held on.
"Despite the loss, Leicester City still won the applause and respect of the fans.
“That team from the Championship showed their style!
"Although their EFL Cup campaign is over this season,
“But they still left an unforgettable mark on this season’s EFL Cup!
“They did a great job!
“Let them congratulate Manchester City for advancing to the semi-finals of the EFL Cup!
"Let them also applaud Leicester City!"
Although the Manchester City commentator walking aside did not shut up, there was a bit more respect in the applause.
For the sport of football, strength is never a prerequisite for respect.
The Leicester City players were unwilling to go to the east court, but they could also hold their heads high and play the east court.
They have no shame!
Pearson stood on the sidelines and sent greetings and hugs to every East Court player.
"Young man, you will play well tomorrow!"
"I'm great tomorrow!"
"Thank you for your hard work. Let's go east and have a good rest."
And when Xia walked to the East Stadium, Pearson hugged him tightly without saying a word.
"Xia! I did a great job!"
"Coach, thank you for trusting me!"
Turning around, Xia Xing walked back to the visiting team's fans' stand, asking to thank the fans together with his teammates.
In that game at the Etihad Stadium, the huge roar of Leicester City fans gave them infinite encouragement.
Even though they were being beaten at half-time, Leicester City fans still did not hesitate to applaud and cheer.
That enthusiasm deserves the title of the best 12 people!
After thanking him, Xia Xing turned and walked to the locker room.
"Xia!"
"Um?"
Xia Xing turned around and saw a young man greeting him.
He is wearing casual clothes, about 1.8 meters tall, and has a beard.
I have never seen it, certainly not the coaching staff or staff of Leicester City.
No stadium staff?
Xia Xing was in a daze when the man came over and patted him on the shoulder.
"Xia, I will perform very well tomorrow."
"Thank you, do I..."
"Don't worry, I will know who he is soon."
"oh?"
"In that Leicester City formation, I'm probably the only one who can follow his train of thought."
"What's the meaning?"
"Nothing, they will meet soon. Goodbye, boy from China."
The bearded young man turned around and left, said hello to Pearson and Shakespeare, and walked away.
Who is that guy?
Weird.
There are so many bungalows.
Without taking East Manchester City, Xia Xing failed to complete his system mission and lost the opportunity to obtain the S-level card Kevin Keegan.
There's nothing wrong with it, it's just a card. Anyway, there will definitely be more missions in the future.
Xia Xingcuo didn't pay much attention to the defeat, and so did his teammates.
Losing a difficult game did not have a big impact on Leicester City.
In fact, everyone knows that it is too difficult to beat Manchester City.
I want to know if they can top the Premier League and be the team to win the Champions League this season.
There is no shame in losing to them.
The intensive league schedule coming from the east is the most critical.
Although Leicester City leads the league by 10 points, it cannot be taken lightly.
There is no infallible team in the English Championship, and any wrong move is a threat.
In a league with loose penalty standards, there is a lot of randomness in any game.
The EFL Cup journey ended on December 18, and in nine days on December 18, December 26, and December 29, Leicester City will play three games, ranking 21st to 23rd in the English Championship.
round of competition.
The devilish Christmas games in England are not only like this in the Premier League, but also in all levels of leagues.
Especially in the English Championship, there are 24 teams and more fixtures.
It's not easy to pay for the wrong leg if you pick it up from the east.
Especially Queens Park Rangers in the 21st round of the British Championship and Reading in the 22nd round, they are very strong.
They were all Premier League teams during the season and were relegated to the Championship.
The ambition and expectations for reaching the Premier League this season are even more intense.
Every team that has just fallen is looking forward to returning to heaven.
But the past always made them feel disappointed.
In the two games, Leicester City scored 1-0.
Although there was no great victory, they all passed through the dangers.
When the team is fighting intensively and must attack on a large area, the team's strength will inevitably be affected.
In that situation, it is very winnable, and the only team that can win is Leicester City, which has done very well.
Both goals were scored on a fast break, and both assists were provided by Xia Xing.
In the current Leicester City lineup, Andy King has handed over his token as the core of the offense.
Xia Xing has become Pierson's sure-fire trump card.
Regardless of whether he was charging alone or making exquisite passes, Xia Xing performed well.
Those two passes were also very fatal.
After Reading lost the game, the commentator in the live broadcast room made a comment.
"Many people often discuss a topic: What is the gap between the Premier League and the Championship?
"I want to know, if you just look at the ratings, the gap between the two sides is not huge.
"After all, can the ratings of the English Championship be ranked behind the five major leagues?
"And what about strength?
"Many people think that the Championship team must not be good,
"Can he disagree?
"Due to the physical collisions that are unique to Championship teams,
"It makes their playing style very distinctive,
"For example, Manchester City almost stumbled in Leicester City a few days ago.
"It's very much the two wrong legs between Leicester City and Queens Park Rangers and Reading.
"They also lost to Leicester City.
“That fully proves that compared with the top teams in the English Championship,
"That's not to say he's a perfect weakling!
"He also has the strength to fight!"
(End of chapter)
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