Chapter 76 FA Cup
Mahrez has undergone many changes since arriving from the east.
Although the ball did not reach his feet, he began to actively seek cooperation.
This made Pearson very happy on the sidelines.
Shakespeare nodded and sighed: "That young man is good at everything, but he is too alone. Their scouts have observed him for a whole year and made an objective evaluation of him. If he can strengthen the team spirit, I believe there will be better things."
The development of Leicester City will also be of greater help. Now it seems that everything is moving in a better direction."
Pearson looked at Xia Xing: "Speaking of which, it has a lot to do with xia's guidance. They are both wide players who are good at breakthroughs. xia frequently cooperates with her teammates, easily passing Mahrez and creating scoring opportunities.
, then Mahrez has a lot of influence. That young man from the East is really very good."
Shakespeare: "Even if that were the case, many people still disliked him."
Pearson: "Don't talk about that, let's talk about something else..."
Shakespeare: "Hahahaha!"
Seeing Pearson's deflated appearance, Shakespeare burst out laughing.
In fact, Shakespeare also lamented more and more.
Although he had always been optimistic about Xia Xing, he did not expect that Xia Xing would grow as fast as Mule.
It seems that he is almost becoming the "big brother" of Leicester City. How fast is his progress?
Although Xia Xing is still outstanding, he did not cover up Mahrez's brilliance.
That young man gave everyone unexpected surprises from the second day he joined the team.
Mahrez has conquered everyone with his performance at the training ground for two consecutive days.
Even James, who was competing for the wrong leg, was convinced.
"Brother, let me stop 'showing off my skills'. Can you give me the main position..."
Compared with Mahrez, James' strength is indeed slightly inferior.
There is Xia Xing's wonderful advancement and exquisite passing on the left, and Mahrez's quick dribbling and explosive shooting on the right.
Now Leicester City's tactics are much richer.
It won't be long before Leicester City's two-wing strategy will take shape.
In January and June, Leicester City games will resume.
That time, they ushered in the English FA Cup.
According to what Pearson communicated with the players a few months ago, Leicester City will seriously treat the cup competition when they come from the East.
Although they lost to Manchester City in the League Cup, they were very good in the FA Cup.
And compared to the League Cup, the FA Cup is even more important.
As England's traditional foreign cup competition, the FA Cup has been endowed with great significance.
That time, their mistake came from the Premier League team Stoke City.
Although it is not a Premier League relegation team, it still cannot be underestimated.
Many of the stars in the team are very strong.
England international Crouch is Stoke City's center forward and poses a great threat.
His partner Anautovic is very impactful. Not only does he shoot well, but he is also very good at playing the ball.
The French midfielder N'Zongzi in his playing years had a tough style of play and was good both offensively and defensively.
The frontcourt trident composed of these three people is Stoke City's biggest reliance.
Frequent injuries this season have caused the team's performance to be unstable.
In that game, all three of them started and were quite healthy.
Leicester City is under a lot of pressure.
Now Leicester City's lead is becoming more and more obvious, so Pearson also fielded his full lineup for that game.
It is worth mentioning that Mahrez, who has successfully registered, appeared on the bench.
Leicester City has one more surprise player.
The referee's whistle sounds and the game begins!
From the first minute of the game, Stoke City took the absolute initiative.
Especially the control of the midfield and frontcourt is far from comparable to that of Leicester City.
With Crouch outside the penalty area, captain Morgan did not dare to take it lightly.
That big man who looked like a bamboo pole and was over two meters tall made Leicester City's defense extremely fearful.
Just ask if the wrong side passes the ball and it will cause a threat.
And Morgan's collision was worried that it would result in a penalty kick.
Is it really confusing?
So in the midfield position in that game, Pearson lined up an engineer combination like Drinkwater and Hammond.
Xia Xing and James on the wing also frequently participated in defense to prevent the wrong side from easily passing the midfield line.
Since the bamboo pole cannot be sawed off, the passing route can be cut off.
In the first 30 minutes of half-time, Leicester City had been struggling defensively.
Facing the Premier League's offense, Pearson's defensive tactics were very conservative.
Because of this, Stoke City has never been able to score a goal.
Until a midfield pass in the 43rd minute of the game.
Nzonzi controlled the ball in the midfield and faced Hammond's defense. He faced him head-on!
Victories have been achieved before!
The young man from Paris Saint-Germain's youth academy squeezed Hammond away!
Drinkwater makes up the defense!
Nzongzi decisively kicked the ball through!
The ball goes to the wing!
Anautovich stepped in to help!
The moment he catches the ball, he suddenly changes direction and accelerates!
Konchesky was thrown off!
Break through to the bottom line and cross the ball!
The ball is given to the back point!
Morgan retreated with all his strength, but still couldn't follow the ball!
Crouch jumped high in the middle and headed the ball towards the goal!
The ball hit the far corner of the goal!
The ball went in!
1 to 0!
Wonderful collaboration!
In the live broadcast room, the commentator from Sky TV applauded and praised.
“Wonderful collaboration!
“Perfect performance!
“Stoke City used excellent offensive coordination to score a perfect goal!
"Although that Stoke City team is currently experiencing great difficulties in the Premier League,
"But he still thinks highly of them!
"Because they have so many great players!
"England international Crouch is currently one of the best centers in the Premier League!
"Arnautovic, who has played for many strong teams such as Inter Milan and Werder Bremen,
“I have scored 11 Premier League goals this season and I am in great form!
"The 25-year-old Nzonzi is good both offensively and defensively, and has great physical fitness. He has attracted the attention of the French national team.
"It is said that many European scouts are scouting him and his future is bright!
"As a Stoke City team, I hope they have better luck and don't suffer from injuries again.
“Relegation is definitely no problem!
"Leicester City's FA Cup journey is coming to an end."
Less than half of the game, the commentator announced that Leicester City had lost.
I’m sorry to commentator, after all, Leicester City really didn’t have many offensive opportunities in that game.
The only few times Xia Xing sprinted past the midfield with the ball, either the passing route was cut off or Vardy was blocked.
In Leicester City's current formation, Xia Xing and Vardy's line attack has become their biggest weapon.
All wrong legs are clearly understood.
So if we try to defend them both, then Leicester City's offensive strength will be reduced by at least half.
After the restart, Xia Xing's pass to Vardy was once again disrupted by a tackle from the wrong defender.
The referee's whistle sounded and the game was over at halftime.
Pearson, who was on the sidelines of the court, frowned and turned to look at the bench...
(End of chapter)
This chapter has been completed!