Football: A late bloomer, starting with Leicester City

Chapter 53: Powerful Gunners Legion, Excited Chinese Fans (Please follow up)

"Game start!"

"Viewers, what you are watching now is Arsenal's home game against Leicester City in the seventh round of the Premier League. This is a battle at the top of the standings."

"Arsenal's starting lineup today has some minor adjustments from the previous game. In the backcourt, goalkeeper Petr Cech, two central defenders Koscielny partnered with Mertesacker, left back Monreal, and right back Bellerin."

"Double defensive midfielders Cazorla and Arteta, three forwards in front, from left to right, Sanchez, Chamberlain, Ramsey."

"Forward Giroud."

"Leicester City has relatively no personnel adjustments on the pitch. They just swapped the positions of Chen Yufeng and Mahrez."

"Arsenal sent a ball from the center circle, and the players from both sides have already started fighting in the first half!"

"..."

In the Sina Sports live broadcast room, Zhan Jun's voice rang out, commenting on the game live for the viewers in front of the TV.

Many barrages and gifts began to cross the top of the screen. It could be seen that the audience's enthusiasm for watching the game was still very high.

Arsenal is a long-established and wealthy team in the Premier League and one of the clubs with the most fans in world football.

Being able to see Chen Yufeng confront them can be regarded as fulfilling the wish of these fans.

"I'm coming!"

"Continue to start, fierce! Now he is the regular main force of Leicester City!"

"Damn it, if it weren't for the main players with this data, I really don't know who could be the main player."

"Look at this game. If I can score a goal against Arsenal, I can brag about it for the rest of my life!"

"Hahaha, it seems difficult, but you can try it."

"It's actually good to play against these top players and top coaches. If he doesn't achieve any results, I hope not to talk about him after the game."

"..."

In the live broadcast room, the number of viewers soon exceeded 300 million, and they are still pouring in.

This is indeed an astonishing phenomenon for China, a football desert.

And on the court at this time.

Chen Yufeng has already participated in the confrontation with Arsenal players.

He felt the pressure brought by Arsenal not long after he came on the field.

They work together quickly in a small area and pass the ball at a rapid pace, which makes their rotations dizzying.

This is a characteristic that the teams he has encountered before have never shown!
The beautiful football of Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal is well-deserved!
Even though it is no longer as strong as it was back then, it still retains its power!

In this case, even if Leicester City's midfielders and backfielders defended desperately, Arsenal could still find gaps and deliver threatening balls.

Sanchez, an Arsenal player who was still among the top stars in the world at that time, seemed particularly active today.

In fact, his running during football is generally relatively small, but today he started sprinting from the beginning as if he was on fire.

It's as if this is a contract year for him, and he must collect more data on a weaker team in order to strive for a better salary contract.

"Oh!"

Game No.12 minutes.

Arsenal midfielder Chamberlain sent a penetrating through ball and found Sanchez who had moved forward to the left.

Sanchez quickly dribbled the ball into the penalty area, and he seemed very comfortable facing the defense of Leicester City full-back De Laet.

With just a change in body rhythm, he passed by De Laet.

"Oh!"

The subsequent violent volley went straight to the lower left corner of the goal. The entire action was completed very quickly.

The sound of hitting the net soon sounded, and the Arsenal fans at the scene also burst into passionate cheers.

One to zero.

Arsenal took the lead.

Leicester City's defense looked like paper in front of them, and it was torn apart easily.

Sanchez celebrated excitedly with Chamberlain and returned to his seat not long after.

After the restart, Arsenal still suppressed Leicester City's defense through their strong control in the midfield.

After gradually adapting to the rhythm of the game, Leicester City occasionally seized some counterattack opportunities and completed a few hasty shots, which were not very threatening.

It was not until the 10th minute of the game that the struggle between the two sides reached a fever pitch, and the game was very open and close.

In the 306th minute of the game, Leicester City midfielder Drinkwater caught a loophole in Arsenal's defense and passed the ball to Vardy who was advancing.After staying in a relaxed environment for too long, Arsenal's defensive players, who had gradually relaxed, were directly outpaced by Vardy's speed in this defense.

With just one violent kick, Vardy came to the penalty area.

Immediately, before Koscielny chased back, Vardy completed the shot with his left foot and whipped the ball to the far corner of the goal!

"Whoa!" The football slipped under Cech's armpit first and rolled into the net.

As Cech got up from the ground, he spread his hands helplessly, somewhat complaining that his reflexes were not as good as before after being seriously injured.

"Yeahhhh...!!"

The Leicester fans in the East Stand stood up from their seats excitedly and cheered in celebration.

For a grassroots club like them, there are not many opportunities to score goals at the Emirates Stadium.

However, in the subsequent game, Arsenal played better and better, without any signs of losing their position, and the waves of offense became higher and higher.

"Boom."

Before the end of the first half, Arteta, an Arsenal midfielder who was not well-known during his playing days, once again penetrated Leicester City's defense with a long pass.

The fulcrum center Giroud threw the ball to his side and behind.

Sanchez followed, his eyes sparkling, and he calmly pushed the ball into the net.

The cheers of Arsenal fans rang out again. They and Leicester City fans were supporting their team one after another.

Sanchez rushed to the sideline with great excitement, slid to his knees, and picked up Arteta who was following behind. Both of them seemed very excited.

Two to one.

Arsenal went into halftime with a lead.

Leicester City feels slightly powerless.

This powerlessness does not mean that the players have lost their will and confidence to fight, but that they really feel the gap in strength and the restraint in technique and tactics.

After returning in the second half, the situation did not improve.

Sanchez completed his hat trick in the 603rd minute of the game, and Giroud then scored another goal from a corner kick.

Four to one.

Arsenal scored a close victory.

Faced with this situation, Ranieri on the sidelines was not too frustrated. He was very aware of the gap in hard power between the two teams.

With a wave of beckoning, Ranieri decided to send Kanter on.

At the same time, after seeing the easily defeated defense line, he had an idea in his mind.

Must change!

Don’t get immersed in the rainbow bubble with a great start to the league!

The problem has been exposed. If we don't change it, the coaches of other teams will definitely seize this point to suppress Leicester City in the league!
"Simpson, Fox, warm up and get ready to play."

Sometimes, Ranieri has some courage that ordinary people don't have in some places.

There is no longer much suspense about the outcome of this game.

He wants to directly start training and substitutions to see how these two defensive-oriented full-backs can perform in the face of strong opponents.

If possible, he would directly abandon Schlupp and De Laet, who were already on the team's defense.

After hearing Ranieri's words, Simpson and Fox stood up in confusion and looked at each other.

Apart from one EFL Cup game, they have not played even one minute of Premier League football this season.

Facing their powerful rival Arsenal, are they finally getting a chance?
"Good boss!"

"I'll do it."

The two quickly stood up from their seats and began to warm up, with a little fire in their eyes.

Not long after, the substitution card was raised, and they stepped onto the field in full swing, truly beginning to enjoy the atmosphere of the Premier League game.

Ranieri looked at their backs with an expression of apprehension and determination.

He wants to see if these two are the final pieces of the Leicester City puzzle, or if they are just his own imagination.

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ps: Looking for various data, there will be another chapter tonight, which will almost cover this game.

(End of this chapter)