The first time, the second time.
Chapter 32 Madman’s on-the-spot trick [Seeking follow-up reading! Seeking votes! ]
Back in the home team’s locker room, Pearson’s first words were:
“Guys, I want to say that you did a good job in the first half!”
“But the game is not forty-five minutes, but ninety minutes. To win this game, we have to stay focused in the second half!”
Seeing that his team actually suppressed Chelsea in the first half, Pearson, who didn’t have much hope for this game, couldn’t help but have some ambition.
He was eager to win this game!
You know, Leicester City has no wins in the five matches against Chelsea.
And he hopes to break this embarrassing record of not winning and become the first coach to lead Leicester City to beat Chelsea!
Thinking of this, Pearson was even more motivated.
After praising the players’ performance, he pulled the tactical whiteboard next to him and began to paint with a marker:
“Ling, you can try some diagonal long passes to the area behind the central defender so that Jamie can rush up”
“Riad (Mahrez), you can increase dribbling on the wing to create set-piece opportunities”
“Andy.”
After carefully arranging the responsibilities and tactical details of each player, Pearson clapped his hands and called everyone to the center of the locker room to form a circle:
“Guys, this is our home court!”
“Let’s give back to the fans who cheered for us in the stands with a victory!”
As soon as the voice fell, everyone shouted the slogan of Fox City in unison:
“Forward, Blue Fox!!!”
The fifteen-minute halftime break was fleeting.
The players of both teams walked out of the player tunnel again and returned to the court.
“Welcome to continue watching the fourth round of the FA Cup live broadcast by Sky Sports.”
“In the second half, Chelsea made personnel adjustments”
It is worth mentioning that Mourinho made the first change in the second half.
He first replaced the starting left winger Hazard with the winger Andre Schurrle who had just transferred from Leverkusen in the summer.
Then he replaced Oscar, the attacking midfielder who played mediocre in the first half, with Ramires, the defensive midfielder with stronger defensive ability and wider coverage, and guarded the midfield with Matic.
Finally, Lampard in the midfield was pushed directly to the forward position to play double forward with Torres.
Changing from 4231 to 442, Mourinho was obviously unwilling to take a draw away from the King Power Stadium!
For Mourinho, this game is dispensable.
Strategically giving up the FA Cup and focusing on the league and the Champions League is the wisest choice for Chelsea, whose lineup is aging.
Especially after a series of devilish schedules during Christmas and January, Hazard’s physical reserve has long been a problem.
If Hazard is injured, they will lose a sharp blade that can tear through the opponent’s defense.
That is definitely a fatal blow to Chelsea, which is expected to compete for the league championship!
Therefore, this is why he replaced Hazard and changed the formation.
In the FA Cup match before entering the quarterfinals, if the winner cannot be determined within 90 minutes, a replay is required!
A replay will only waste time and the players’ physical fitness, and will disrupt their game plan.
So, this game, either win or lose!
But it must not be a draw!
. . .
The game started again.
When Mourinho made substitutions and changed to double strikers, Pearson thought that the opponent was finally going to take the initiative to attack and try to win the game.
However, when he saw Hazard sitting on the bench with ice packs on both thighs, he immediately understood something and his heart was moved.
This game seemed to have a real chance!
In his opinion, Mourinho replaced Hazard, who performed the best, and changed the formation, not to win the game, but to strategically give up the game.
Because, according to his research on Chelsea’s games, Chelsea has never played a 442 formation in the past half season!
This is why Pearson thinks Mourinho is going to give up.
Compared with Chelsea, Leicester City has a deeper bench.
Moreover, after discovering Ling Feng, the big baby, Leicester City’s midfield reserves can fully cope with the two fronts of the league and the FA Cup.
The desire to win and morale, Leicester
City players are also much higher than Chelsea stars.
With this, Pearson felt more and more that his team might really be able to win this game and advance to the next round!
Thinking of this, he began to discuss with assistant coach Walsh sitting next to him:
“Steve, why do I feel that the Portuguese is going to give up this game, what do you think?”
Just when Pearson was excited, Ling Feng, who was standing on the court, also noticed Mourinho’s substitutions and changes in the second half.
This surprised him and made him feel a little funny.
On-the-spot?
He is worthy of being Guagua’s lifelong enemy!
As the whistle of the second half sounded, Torres and Lampard in the frontcourt, Schurrle and William on both sides, and the energetic Ramires rushed up like an arrow from a string.
Chelsea’s tactics, from the defensive counterattack in the first half, suddenly changed to high-pressure pressing!
Facing the sudden pressing, the players of Leicester City were obviously not well prepared.
Fortunately, Ling Feng showed the basic ability of a midfield commander in time.
“Focus!”
“Give me the ball!”
He called out to his teammates while moving to an empty space to assist.
In terms of the level of the players, Leicester City is still slightly inferior.
But under the command of Ling Feng, the players of Leicester City were united and showed a strong desire to win and teamwork.
Every Leicester City player ran on the grass at all costs, and made up for the strength gap between the players through active running.
It was not easy for Leicester City to keep the ball at their feet.
Even so, Chelsea changed the defensive situation in the first half and began to bombard Leicester City in the half.
Chelsea’s style of play was very simple and rough, that is, a 45-degree cross – bomb!
In the 49th minute, Chelsea got the ball and launched an assault from the right.
After William swayed left and right, he created space to pass the ball and sent a 45-degree cross.
Morgan, who was well prepared, jumped up and headed the ball out of the danger zone;
In the 57th minute, Chelsea launched an attack from the left!
Schurrle used his speed to pass De Wright, who was physically exhausted, and sent a curved cross into the penalty area with his left foot.
This time, although Lampard, who was disturbed by Moore, headed the ball, the ball did not hit the goal range, but slid out of the goal.
“Chelsea obviously changed their style of play in the second half. They became very proactive and constantly put pressure on Leicester City’s defense line through crosses from the side.”
“Leicester City’s defense line looks precarious.”
However, as the formation pressed forward, Chelsea’s backcourt inevitably had gaps.
The opportunity came quietly.
And Ling Feng also captured the fleeting opportunity very keenly.
In the high-pressure press, Ling Feng got the ball again with difficulty near the center circle.
Feeling the heavy breath of Ramirez behind him, Ling Feng seemed to have eyes behind him, and directly pushed the ball out to create space for passing.
Then, he raised his left arm and kicked a long diagonal pass.
With a “bang”, the ball shot out and flew directly behind Chelsea’s right center back David Luiz!
Judging that the ball landed behind him, David Luiz immediately turned around and chased back.
However, someone was faster than him!
Forward Vardy, who had been silent for nearly 70 minutes, finally had the opportunity to sprint at full speed!
There is only one chapter today.
My mother was not feeling well these two days, so the update was unstable.
Dear readers, I am really sorry
(End of this chapter)
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