Chapter 6: Get Back to Shape!

"Dokar's shot!!" You Lu shouted. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"It's in! World Wave! Finally, it was Sunderland who broke the deadlock on the pitch first! It was their 7th attempt since the start of the game!! ”

After Dokar's goal, the entire King Power Stadium fell into a dead silence for an instant, and in the 35th minute, the game resumed again with Leicester City restarting the game in midfield.

Leicester City, who played at home, did not fight back immediately after conceding a goal, on the one hand, the players' morale seemed to be affected to a certain extent, and on the other hand, the opponents Sunderland did not give them such a chance.

Nan Xiao watched the performance of the players from the sidelines and was very satisfied, he himself knew that his team had not played such an imposing attack for a long time, and today at the King Power Stadium, they seem to have regained their former form, which will play an extremely important role in their impact on next season's Europa League qualification!

A one-goal lead did not please Sunderland's players, who pressed the home side at high intensity after taking the lead, and you can often even see Kolo Toure and Kirchhoff pressing into Leicester's half.

In the final minute before half-time, Sunderland finally got their wish to score again, this time by their leading goalscorer Defoe, who calmly slotted past Morgan after receiving Halilovich's pass on the edge of the box and volleyed sideways into Kasper Schmeichel's goal before Huter reached out to block! Defoe's shot was powerful and angled, hitting the post on the right side of the goal against the turf, and Schmeichel didn't react to his shot at all!

If Sunderland's first goal didn't inspire Leicester to fight back, then the second goal forced them to adjust their strategy and strengthen their attack in the second half, but it remains to be seen whether they will score as they would if they play against Sunderland, but the likelihood of conceding again will continue to increase, so the second half of the game between the two teams should be a feast for the eyes of neutral fans.

When all the players returned to the locker room, Nan Xiao also laid out the second half game tactics for the players as always.

The statistics of this game between Sunderland and Leicester City are simply one-sided, first of all, in terms of the number of shots on goal, Sunderland tried a total of 13 shots in the first half, of which 6 were within the range of the goal, forming 2 goals, while the home team Leicester City only completed a pitiful shot, or in the corner kick attack by the central defender Morgan, that is, in the first half of the game, Leicester City did not create a single scoring opportunity in the sports battle!

In terms of possession, Sunderland also have an absolute advantage, with 63 per cent possession being a regular occurrence this season; Leicester City also committed twice as many fouls as their opponents, while their captain Morgan and striker Jamie Valdy also received a yellow card.

After the break, the two teams also entered the second half of the game.

At the beginning of the second half, the home team Leicester City obviously strengthened their attack, but because the midfield advantage of the Sunderland team was too obvious, they could only quickly use the individual ability of the frontcourt players or the cooperation between two or three players to impact Sunderland's backline through the midfield, but in this way their attack seemed to be a little fragmented and could not form a complete system!

"Leicester City are going to make personnel changes on the sidelines, and youngster Gray has to replace Albrighton."

Claudio Ranieri brought on Gray in the 55th minute of the game and looked like Albrighton was coming off injured.

"Xiuwei, Xu Xin, go to the sidelines to warm up." After seeing Ranieri make personnel adjustments, Nan Xiao also returned to the bench and made corresponding arrangements for his players.

"Sunderland seems to be making personnel changes too, we can see that Zhang Xiuwei and Xu Xin, two young players from China, have also warmed up on the sidelines, I don't know if this game will be Xu Xin's debut in the Premier League, let's wait and see."

Just five minutes after Ranieri's substitution, Nan Xiao also used his first substitution.

"The Sunderland team made substitution adjustments, and the teenager Zhang Xiuwei replaced Halilovich, who gave two assists in this game, and it seems that Nan Xiao is going to strengthen his defense."

After Zhang Xiuwei came on the field, the Sunderland team also changed to a 433 formation, and he and Dokar formed a three-back configuration on either side of Jedinak; 4231 and 433 are two of Nan Xiao's favourite formations, and Sunderland's current staffing allows him to switch between them at will.

"If Zhang Xiuwei comes on as a substitute, it stands to reason that the probability of Xu Xin playing again is not very large, so it seems likely that his Premier League debut will be a little later."

Zhang Xiuwei was very positive after coming on the field, perhaps because he had just changed to the field and had better physical strength, he completed three successful tackles in just 10 minutes, especially after the third break from Gray's feet, and also completed a high-quality diagonal 45-degree long pass, which accurately found Draxler on the left flank, causing a round of applause in the visiting stands.

In the 65th minute of the game, Sunderland made another personnel change, and another young player from China, Xu Xin, also got the opportunity to play, and he replaced the Brazilian Carlos, who missed the goal in this game.

"Oh? Nan Xiao actually replaced Xu Xin on the field, so did he want to adjust Dokar to the position of right winger? You Lu saw Nan Xiao's substitution adjustment and analyzed, but as the game gradually progressed, she also found that her analysis was not correct, "It turned out that Nan Xiao changed the formation again, and now the Sunderland team should be in a 442 formation, Dokal plays left midfielder, Zhang Xiuwei is on the other side, Xu Xin and Yedinak form a double back, Draxler and Defoe serve as double forwards, but it seems that Draxler's position should be more backward." ”

Shen Chao and Chen Mingshuo, who were sitting in the stands at the moment, were also dizzy by Nan Xiao's substitution, but after all, the two of them were also professionals, so they quickly understood the situation on the field.

"This flute is clearly a test field for using the game as an experimental formation!" Shen Chao gestured with his hands and said to Chen Mingshuo, who was sitting beside him.