Chapter 357: Return to the top!

Kante did not dare to relax in the slightest.

He is well aware of the strength of this opponent, and he should not let up easily until he has completely completed his defense.

At this time, I saw Jiang Chenxi suddenly make an emergency stop in the middle of dribbling, and then start, stop again, and start again.

Several changes in tempo in quick succession forced Kante to follow his pace.

Suddenly, Jiang Chenxi's left foot flicked towards the football, which was a very normal and ordinary action in dribbling, and then he saw his ankle shake, and the football flew up.

This is? Shot?!

No! It's a pass!

The ball flew past Kante and towards goal.

In the penalty area, Firmino swooped down on the run!

"Dive bombing!"

"Beautiful!"

“Gooooooooooooooaaaaaaaal!”

"The ball is in! Come in! Firmino! He received Jiang Chenxi's accurate long pass assist, a beautiful diving header! Two to zero! Liverpool lead Leicester City 2-0 away! ”

"Brilliant goal!" He Wei praised and said, "Leicester City's defensive attention was attracted by Jiang Chenxi's ball, Kante was defending Jiang Chenxi, Hute was also ready to make up for the defense at any time in the back, and on the side, Salah also leaned towards Jiang Chenxi's side, which made Leicester City's defense seriously one-way tilted!" ”

"And Firmino! The timing of his sudden thrust was too good! This pass and shot is very tacit! Mogan, who defended Firmino, was not able to keep up with Firmino's forward pace this time! ”

Ranieri rubbed his hands depressedly on the sidelines, and then let out a long sigh, but he didn't expect Kante to prevent Jiang Chenxi this time, Ranieri saw it clearly, Kante was too jealous of Jiang Chenxi, so he didn't dare to blindly kick out, and at the same time, because he knew that Jiang Chenxi had a good free kick footwork, he didn't dare to foul recklessly, and the two of them have been deadlocked, which hit Jiang Chenxi's strategy, attracting Leicester City's defensive center of gravity, and suddenly sent a wonderful pass, and then Firmino easily grabbed the point in front of the goal!

This Jiang Chenxi is getting more and more difficult to prevent, he can pass and shoot!

Ranieri felt a period of depression, this lost goal is a big blow to Leicester City, and it can be directly disrupted Ranieri's tactical deployment, just when he was about to 'give the order' to let Leicester City launch a fierce attack according to the original plan, the team conceded the ball again, from 0-1 to 0-2, this is not only a matter of conceding another goal, but also conceding another goal at this critical juncture, which is a great blow and impact on the morale and psychology of Leicester City's players!

Jurgen Klopp and his assistants high-fived each other, as did the Liverpool players on the bench.

Two to zero!

This goal is very crucial!

In the field, Firmino ran to Jiang Chenxi, the Brazilian was very excited, Jiang Chenxi laughed to greet his teammates, and the two of them came to bump their chests.

……

"This is Jiang Chenxi! It's too strong! He is in the penalty area, his point grabbing is a huge threat, he takes the ball outside the penalty area, and the defenders are worried about his long shots and free kicks, and they don't even dare to foul easily, but, don't forget, Jiang Chenxi's assist ability is also very good, and he can't prevent him at all! ”

Zhang Lu laughed, "Leicester City performed well, Kante performed well, the media has a saying called the hurdle that can't be passed, in fact, the most powerful should be the next sentence, Jiang Chenxi, who can't be prevented!" ”

In the 63rd minute of the game, Jiang Chenxi assisted Firmino to score, and Liverpool led Leicester City 2-0 away!

Claudio Ranieri made a quick decision, the original plan was unchanged, Leicester City began to counterattack, this is also a matter of no choice, 0-2, two goals down, they have to press out to attack.

It was a goal that really affected the morale and psychology of the Leicester players.

Although Ranieri shouted loudly from the sidelines to boost the morale of the team, the effect was mediocre.

On Liverpool's side, Klopp was very pragmatic, and after leading by two goals, Liverpool began to shrink the defensive line and played a defensive counterattack.

Moreover, Klopp has repeatedly deployed troops to replace fast players to play Leicester City's counter-attack.

Sadio Mane came off the bench to replace Roberto Firmino.

Meanwhile, Joe Allen came off the bench to replace Lallana to strengthen the midfield defence.

Liverpool's counter-attacking tactics worked, and they came close to scoring another goal on the 79th minute: Schmeichel Jr. made a world-class save when he saved Jiang Chenxi's outside volley.

However, Leicester's morale was also affected again by this dangerous situation, and they had to attack after being 2-0 down, but their own backline was repeatedly threatened after pressing out.

Ranieri, for his part, has also made successive substitutions, using up three substitutions, but it has not been able to achieve the effect he expected.

After all, compared to Liverpool, Leicester's bench depth is too thin.

……

In the end, when the 90-minute game whistle blew, the score on the field did not change again, Liverpool defeated the leader Leicester City 2-0 away, and the defending champion Liverpool faced the super dark horse of the Premier League this season, and told Leicester City with practical actions, your uncle is still your uncle.

With a win at the top of the table, Liverpool are level on 38 points, equalling Leicester City on points, but Liverpool have more goal difference than Leicester City, so Liverpool are top of the table with 38 points, while Leicester City are in second place.

The match between Liverpool and Leicester City came a little earlier, and in the other games that followed, there were two big upsets.

At the Alloy Stadium in Britain, Stoke City beat Manchester United 2-0 thanks to goals from Bojan and Arnautovic, and Louis van Gaal's side's upward momentum was dealt a blow.

The media also praised Stoke City player Arnautovic as a Manchester nemesis after the game, because in the 15th round of the league, Stoke City scored twice in the game to help Stoke City beat Manchester City 2-0 at the British Alloy Stadium.

The other upset was Southampton's home game against Arsenal, at St Mary's Stadium, Southampton won the game with Irish striker Sean Bush. Lang's hat-trick and Portuguese player Jose. Wundt's goal gave him a 4-0 home win over Arsenal.

The scoreline also shocked English football.

The Guardian's post-match headline was unrelenting: "I've seen this episode!" It's time for Arsenal to collapse again! 》

"No fighting spirit! Ozil may still be reminiscing about the relaxed life of Christmas, they were beaten by Southampton like children, you know, just before that, Southampton was slaughtered 6-1 by Liverpool! ”

"There are winners and losers in the game, but when a team starts to habitually collapse, it is the most demoralizing part, year after year, which has become the fate of Arsenal! Since the 2003/200404 season, Arsenal won the title undefeated, and every season since, Arsenal has collapsed in the second half of the league, and now, just after Christmas, and even before the second half of the league has begun, Arsenal's collapse has come early! ”

In this round of games, Manchester City beat Sunderland 4-1 at home, and finally did not drop the chain again.

In this case, Manchester City and Arsenal also have 32 points, but Manchester City are third on goal difference, Arsenal are fourth, while Manchester United have slipped to sixth, and Tottenham Hotspur, who won this round, are fifth with 29 points, three points more than Manchester United.

Liverpool snatched back the top spot at the top of the league with a win over Leicester City, and Jurgen Klopp was in a good mood as they needed a win over Sunderland in the next round to claim the halfway point to the title.

However, Klopp's good mood did not last long, because some players took the initiative to find him and expressed their desire to move away.

Long live the goal

Long live the goal