506, a broken fairy tale
In the King Power Stadium, the voices of the fans were loud.
But.
Compared to last season, their voices are still much quieter.
Last season, under the leadership of Claudio Ranieri, Leicester City, nicknamed "Fox City", staged a grassroots counterattack.
They overcame all kinds of heroes and eventually won the league championship.
It's like a fairy tale.
In today's highly developed commercialization of football, almost all excellent players are concentrated in the big teams, and the gap between the poor and the rich teams in the league is becoming more and more obvious.
This is an era that puts an end to the unpopular.
However, it is against this backdrop that Leicester City's lads have used their tireless efforts to create one of the most legendary titles in Premier League history. They use their actions to tell everyone that as long as they have dreams, ordinary people can also be great.
This is an inspirational legend that belongs to Leicester City.
However.
The story of the legend came to an abrupt end this season.
No one knows exactly what happened to Leicester this season.
All it is known is that this team has been judged to be two teams from last season.
Leicester suffered three consecutive defeats before the match against Manchester United and slipped to 16th in the league table.
They are even just two points clear of the relegation zone.
Leicester City brought in a defender and a midfielder in the winter transfer window, but that doesn't seem to have stopped the slump.
However.
Today's match against Manchester United, their home stadium, the King Power Stadium, still poured into more than 30,000 fans.
Nearly full.
These adorable fans have made a stand with their actions.
No matter what kind of difficulties the team is facing.
Whether it is the peak or the trough;
The fans always stand with their team.
Together, we share adversity.
Stood.
But.
In the stands, Leicester fans were worried.
The expression on their faces made it clear,
They weren't happy with the team's performance at the moment.
……
Jamie Vardy dribbles forward.
Soon he met the defender who had come to defend him, Smalling.
"Hey! Pass the ball! ”
Riyad Mahrez rushed past Vardy to the right as he shouted Vardy's name and motioned for his team-mate to pass the ball.
However, Vardy didn't bother.
He shook off Smalling with a very nimble feint and made a successful solo break.
The King Power Stadium burst into applause.
Amid the applause, Vardy felt as if he was already a top star.
'Vardy managed to get rid of Chris Smalling. In this one-on-one battle, Vardy won the game! ”
Commentators at the scene also gave Vardy a good review.
Smalling struggled to follow Vardy and chase back with all his might. However, with the loss of his best defensive position and timing, the defender struggled to snatch the ball back from Jamie Vardy's feet.
Sidelines.
Ferguson shook his head.
Obviously, this is not the first time this has happened in United's previous games.
Ferguson is no stranger to this.
He was a little helpless.
Manchester United's current defenders actually have a good defensive attitude.
However, the only thing they can do is attitude.
Competing for hard power, whether it is Smalling on the field, or Rojo, Phil Jones and others sitting on the bench, they are too far from their Manchester United predecessors Leo Ferdinand, Vidic, and Stam.
This gap in strength cannot be bridged by hard work.
That's why United have conceded so many goals this season.
Ferguson sighed.
"Huh?"
Just as Ferguson was waiting for "Manchester United defenders to teach you to recognize strikers season 4" and "Where are you going, Dad: De Gea season 4" to be staged,
In his line of sight, a player in a red jersey overtook Jamie Vardy, who was dribbling the ball and preparing to cut inside, at a galloping pace.
The man wore the number three shirt of Manchester United.
It was the Greek who joined the player during the winter break, Manolas!
As Vardy was about to start the in-cut change, there was a momentary pause in his body and the ball was a little further away from his body. And it was this brief opportunity that Manolas was very keenly seized.
He suddenly accelerated from Vardy's sideways and stepped forward decisively, poking the ball away from Vardy with a poke of his toes.
Clean defensive moves.
Decisive ball break.
Full of explosiveness and aggressiveness.
In this defence against Jamie Vardy, Manolas's individual qualities were unmistakable.
"Beautiful!"
Ferguson couldn't help but strove his hands.
He was excited for Manolas' steal.
'Jamie Vardy came close to breaking through the United defence on his own, but Manolas's sudden interception made Vardy's previous efforts in vain.
'It should have been a very good attacking opportunity for Leicester! Now, because of Manolas's successful steal, their offense is over! ”
The narrator is also praising Manolas.
"Nice defense!"
"Well done, Manolas!"
Manchester United fans are calling for their new number 4.
And at this time.
Behind Manolas, Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea, who was ready to meet Leicester City strikers, slowly straightened up.
Looking at the broad back of No. 4,
De Gea still didn't dare to be careless.
"I have to be careful if the football doesn't suddenly leak under his feet." De Gea thought to himself.
If the football is not far from the penalty area, he cannot be careless for a moment.
Even the defenders seem to be in control of the football.
These are all lessons from previous competitions......
……
After being hit head-on by Manolas, Vardy fell on the turf with garlic on the soles of his feet.
He sat on the turf, raised his arms high and appealed to the referee.
"It's a foul!" Jamie Vardy reminded the referee of the match, Anthony Taylor.
Leicester's players stopped.
They subconsciously looked at the referee.
However.
Taylor was unmoved.
He ignored Vardy.
Also unmoved was Manolas.
After the ball was successfully broken, he kicked the ball away, strode forward with the ball, and looked up ahead.
When Vardy broke past Raheem Sterling with the ball, he was pushing forward with great speed. In order to maintain their formation, most of Leicester's players are running forward, ready to match Vardy.
Manolas' break was sudden.
As he looked ahead after the break, Manolas soon noticed that Leicester's backline was a little pressed and a little empty.
Especially on the wings.
Due to the forward insertion of the full-backs, they have exposed more flaws on the wings.
Soon.
Manolas found a good passing line.
He immediately got to his feet.
A long pass.
The ball flew over the heads of both teams and headed straight behind the Leicester defence.
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