Football: A late bloomer, starting with Leicester City

Chapter 374 Leading - at halftime! Chelsea beat Watford! (Ask for monthly ticket)
"Viewers! What you are watching now is the make-up match of the 34th round of the Premier League! Leicester City plays Tottenham Hotspur at home!"

"I am the commentator Zhan Jun, and the person sitting next to me is director Zhang Lu."

"This is Tottenham's second-to-last game of the year, and they've been away from get off work very quickly."

"But the situation is different here at Leicester City. This is only their fourth-to-last game of the season and they still have two crucial cup games to go."

"But for them, the two games outside the cup competition are still championship competitions. This is their final step towards the Premier League championship."

"Whether this string can be stretched depends on whether their players can persist!"

"..."

"Tottenham deployed a three-four-two-one formation today, with goalkeeper Hugo Lloris and the three central defenders Vertonghen, Alderweireld and Dier."

"Four midfielders, Dembélé and Wanyama in the middle, Ben Davies and Moussa Sissoko on both sides."

"On the forward line, Son Heung-min partners with Alli, and Kane is at the front."

Some will directly cross the line, while others will test Lori with full sincerity.

Since there is no speed in passing and controlling, they must increase the rhythm.

Kane, who was in good form today, even volleyed a shot into the center post, scaring the Leicester City players into a cold sweat.

"This is an offensive and defensive formation, but judging from the recent state of our opponent Leicester City, I believe that Pochettino will mainly defend. They will defend in a 5-2 position, or even a 5-3 position. Seven or eight-man defensive group.”

Chen Yufeng quickly looked back and then decided to throw it to Mahrez coming from the wing.

It's even possible to go on to attack three times and attack four times.

"Oh!"

"..."

Therefore, Tottenham's goal seemed to be in danger from the beginning, with shots constantly flying around Lori.

"Boom! Boom!"

If this continues, Tottenham may be exhausted in the 65th minute of the game.

After Leicester City hit a long pass, even if it didn't create any threat, the ball released by Tottenham would be quickly controlled by them and they would launch a second attack.

This kind of ball is not easy to control. Even Chen Yufeng dare not say that he is 80% sure.

After gradually taking control of the two penalty kicks, Tottenham also played many very fast positional attacks.

The last game was already very difficult. They almost lost the initiative to win the Premier League championship. This time, they don't want to put themselves in a difficult situation again.

But there is also a drawback to doing this. If you can't suppress it, you won't be able to control the second penalty kick enough.

In the 44th minute of the game, Odegaard's long curve ball found the head of Chen Yufeng.

At the King Power Stadium, the penultimate Premier League game of the season has begun.

"Oh!"

This can be regarded as trying a new formation for next season, and it cannot be too casual.

Then give up some safety and fight your opponent on two points with real swords and guns.

For the sake of safety, Tottenham's players chose to defend from the beginning, and did not fight against Leicester City just because they had no desire.

"On the midfield line, Albrighton, Kante, Odegaard, Mahrez."

"Pressure! At least two points must be controlled!"

"Double center forward, Vardy and Chen Yufeng."

The two sides gradually entered into the entanglement for the next twenty or thirty minutes.

"Look for Chen Yufeng! Look for Vardy!" Ranieri waved on the sidelines, and he began to stop the team's dribbling and passing in the midfield and backcourt.

Ranieri must always remind his players so that they can extract themselves from the chaos and give their opponents a fatal blow every time.

Playing without controlling the ball is too tiring.

Fortunately, their defensive formation was quite solid and they did not give Leicester City an absolute good chance in the opening stage.

Speed ​​is the biggest pursuit of Leicester City and even the best teams in the world.

"嘡啷!"

Pochettino, who discovered the problem, waved his hand on the sidelines, signaling his disciples to charge forward and fight for two points.

"Boom!"

"On the Leicester City side, goalkeeper Schmeichel, double central defenders Morgan and Huth, Chilwell and Achraf on both sides."

Leicester City sent the ball out of the center circle and constantly threatened Tottenham's defense with long balls from the beginning.

Fortunately, this effect is pretty good.

A little carelessness may cause irreversible consequences.

No one wants to fall behind first and then try to come back.

Most players also know this. Just standing on the court and playing football will inevitably lead to confusion and confusion.

Football is like this. It is a sport that requires constant finding of balance. As a coach, you must be keenly aware of the team's deficiencies in one aspect and make up for them at the minimum cost.

After receiving the ball, Mahrez passed the ball directly to the center. Vardy, the Blue Fox marksman, pushed the ball past Lori's handle!
One to zero!

Leicester City takes the lead!

"Damn it! It's finally here! I've been waiting for a long time!"

After scoring, Vardy looked up to the sky and screamed, then rushed to the sidelines accompanied by cheers, nestled on the turf and used his entire front body to slide.

After Chen Yufeng switched to playing in the middle, Vardy's opportunities to play were much less, and his number of goals was also much less.

Vardy doesn't have much objection to the lack of playing time.

He respects Ranieri's decision and knows clearly that there cannot be any rifts in the team and all the players need to do is obey.

Besides, the effect of Chen Yufeng's switch to playing in the middle was very good. If it weren't for this decision, they might not even be able to beat Atletico Madrid.

What's wrong with this?
What Vardy can't accept is that his condition has deteriorated and he has scored fewer goals.

He hasn't celebrated like this for a long time!
This is a moment of release and a moment of heroism!
Everyone knows that every goal scored during the championship race at the end of the season is worth thousands of dollars!
"I never skate like that." Chen Yufeng pointed at Vardy's back and told Mahrez. "Why?" Mahrez turned his head curiously.

"Because it will get stuck, it will never glide as smoothly as yours." Chen Yufeng raised his eyebrows helplessly.

Mahrez didn't react immediately and realized that when he came over, Chen Yufeng was already far away.

"This shameless bastard." Mahrez chased after him.

…………

"Oh!"

Kane replayed the ball in the center circle for Tottenham. Alli, who received the ball, turned around as usual and passed the ball to Moussa Sissoko.

At the same time, all Leicester City players pressed forward quickly. They quickly overwhelmed Tottenham's forward line and reached Tottenham's midfield.

Moussa Sissoko's pass became difficult, and it seemed that every point was marked by Leicester City players.

"here!"

Dell came behind him to respond. He ignored Chen Yufeng's follow-up defense and confidently believed that he could clear the ball forward immediately.

Moussa Sissoko also chose to believe in Dier, mainly because he couldn't handle football anymore. Even his clearance route had been blocked by Albrighton.

"boom!"

The muffled sound that followed was not the sound of Dell's pass, but the sound of physical contact.

Everyone turned to look and saw Dale's stiff body hitting the ground heavily, as heavy as a toppled bronze statue.

Before he could even kick the ball, Chen Yufeng knocked him down with physical confrontation.

Just kicked off!
Leicester City regained the ball!

And he can still steal the ball in the opponent's backcourt and directly launch a threatening attack!
"Come back! Come back!"

Alderweireld quickly waved to respond to his teammates, and when he shouted for the second time, Chen Yufeng was already in front of him.

After a simple shake, Alderweireld paused and then closed his eyes.

Without looking, he knew very well that Chen Yufeng had already passed by him.

A wisp of breeze came from Alderweireld's left. He quickly turned towards this side and reached out to grab it.

In his panic, he didn't see that Chen Yufeng had entered the restricted area at this time.

The direction in which he reached out happened to be Chen Yufeng's head.

"what……"

The moment Alderweireld's right hand touched Chen Yufeng's head, Chen Yufeng fell to the penalty area holding his head.

"Beep!"

The referee blew the whistle and pointed his right hand at the penalty spot.

Penalty kick!

Chen Yufeng won a penalty kick for Leicester City!
"Yeah...!" the Leicester City fans at the scene shouted, as if they had seen the score of 2-0 come to an end.

After defeating Tottenham, there is only one last game left in the Premier League this season...that game is against Bournemouth.

That is a weak team. If it goes on normally, winning will definitely not be a problem!
In other words, as soon as Chen Yufeng's penalty kick was taken, Leicester City fans seemed to see the champion waving towards them.

"Bang!!"

One minute later, in the first minute of first-half stoppage time, Chen Yufeng stood in front of the penalty spot and scored in one fell swoop.

He used a strong kick to go straight to the penalty kick in the upper right corner and scored the penalty!

"People with high skills are bold!" This is Zhan Jun's evaluation.

"The 40th goal in the Premier League is here. The first striker in history to score 40 goals in a single season in the Premier League, Chen Yufeng will definitely go down in history." This is the evaluation given by Zhang Lu.

The first half of the game ended like this.

Ranieri is preparing to replace Chen Yufeng and Mahrez to prepare for the upcoming championship battle.

…………

"Beep! Beep! Beep--!"

At the same time, at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea's home stadium, the referee blew the three whistles at the end of the game.

This should have started forty-five minutes before the Leicester game started.

In order to facilitate fans from all over the world to watch the game, the Premier League schedule has this habit. If there are multiple games in a single day, one game will be played 45 minutes apart.

"Yeah——!!" On the sidelines of the court, Chelsea coach Conte dragged out a super long tone to celebrate.

He put his arms on his chest and arched his back, as if he wanted to shout at the top of his lungs.

Lore!

William assisted Fabregas and beat today's opponent Watford 4-3!

Chelsea retains hope of competing for the title!
This is crucial for the team!

Soon, Conte stood up with his face flushed, turned around with a smile and asked, "How's it going at Leicester City?"

Someone next to me seemed to be having trouble saying, "It's halftime, two to zero."

"Who is second?" Conte's expression became sharp, and the joy just now was diluted.

"Leicester City. Chen Yufeng and Vardy each scored a goal." The man next to him continued.

"Oh shit!"

Thinking of the last game left, Conte felt as if he had eaten shit.

This feeling of having the initiative in the hands of others is really unpleasant.

The players on the court also quickly learned the news that Leicester City was leading Tottenham 2-0, and the joy on their faces quickly disappeared.

Especially Courtois, who almost broke the defense and threw his gloves into the stands, as if this was the only way to make him feel better.

(End of this chapter)