Chapter 0023, Fierce Championship!
Nicky Bhatt of the A-level is a member of Manchester United's Class of 92.
He was one of the architects of United's golden era and his career was full of accolades. As a midfielder, he was even once called Robson's successor. However, due to bad luck, he met the in-form Robbie Keane and Gerrard, so he lost his main place at club and national team, and finally failed to fully realize his talent. Even so, the tough style and tenacious defense are still commendable.
Gabriel Batistuta, an S-class, is one of the most impactful center forwards in the world.
He is the representative of Argentina's golden generation, the absolute arrow figure of the two-time Copa America champion, the South American Footballer, the World Cup Silver Boot, and the third place of the World Footballer. During his club career, his loyalty to Fiorentina and his persistence after relegation made him a miracle for the Purple Lily; And finally winning the league title after moving to Roma also made the world-class striker get what he wanted. ALL-ROUND TECHNIQUE, STRONG BREAKTHROUGH ABILITY, EXCELLENT AIR AND FOOT SKILLS, ESPECIALLY HIS VIOLENT SHOOTING, IS KNOWN AS "BATIGOL" AND IS WORLD-RENOWNED.
Patrick Vieira, who is in the S-level, is a representative of the golden generation of the French national team and is the captain of Arsenal at his peak.
He was a mainstay of France's golden generation and was once one of the best B2B midfielders in the world. The 1998 World Cup and the 2000 European Championship were his most dazzling national team glory. At club level, he was the mainstay of the Gunners' unbeaten season, the core captain and the founder of Arsenal, who also won four Serie A trophies after moving to Serie A. Due to his unreasonable career planning, he did not eventually become a superstar, but even so, his offensive and defensive characteristics and physical strength are still praised.
These three stars are all stars that Xia Xing likes very much, and Xia Xing is very happy to get the opportunity to get their exclusive cards.
And the mission goal is not difficult to achieve.
Championship appearances, Championship starts, Championship goals, wins, clean sheets......
None of this should be a big problem.
Xia Xing is looking forward to it!
But two days later, Xia Xing realized the cruelty of competition.
Not to mention starts, goals, wins, clean sheets, even trying to get into the team's squad, it's very difficult......
On August 3, the first round of the Championship of the season arrived as scheduled.
Leicester City travels to the Riverside Stadium to take on tough rivals Middlesbrough.
Middlesbrough were not low in the table last season and they had a pretty good record against strong teams.
However, because the team was not stable enough, it did not make it to the promotion play-offs.
This season is back, it's home again, and they're hungry to win.
Leicester City played with all the main players, still in a 4-4-2 formation.
Goalkeeper is Kasper Schmeichel.
Four defenders from left to right: De La Ette, Koncheski, Wes Morgan, Liam Moore.
Four midfielders from left to right: Lloyd Dyer, Andy King, Drinkwater, Matthew James.
The twin strikers are Jamie Vardy and Chris Wood.
As fans expected, Plzeň did change the starting striker in this game.
As in previous friendlies, Vardy and Chris Wood have started the new season.
Last season's striker duo of Knoket and Nugent were on the bench.
And on the bench, there was no figure of Xia Xing.
For the young man on loan, Pearson still didn't give him a chance.
From the first minute of the match, the two sides fought to the death.
Middlesbrough are not known for attacking, their biggest reliance is on defence.
Hoyt, Arsenal's talented youth academy defender, is the iron gate for Middlesbrough.
Gibson, a 20-year-old Middlesbrough academy youngster, has a strong sense of defence.
The 31-year-old left-back, also from Middlesbrough, is solid defensively.
And the brightest star of this team is their captain Woodgate.
He is 33 years old this year and is still active in the Championship.
Once a representative of Leeds United's platinum generation, he was even regarded as a future star by Real Madrid, wearing the galactic battleship jersey.
However, due to injuries, he was unable to realize his talent in the end. After going around and around at Middlesbrough, Tottenham, Stoke City and other teams, they eventually returned to Middlesbrough.
When he was young, he was synonymous with a bad boy.
Time has passed, and he no longer has the original youthfulness.
Top defensive talent appears in the Championship, and it is simply a crushing existence.
And even if it's no longer ferocious, it's still ferocious.
As soon as he started, he used a ferocious tackle to get Dale, who broke through with the ball on the left wing, out of the touchline.
"It's a foul!"
The away fans in the stands shouted loudly!
But the referee didn't react.
Woodgate snorted and looked disdainfully at the away stands: "Is this group of guys watching a Championship game for the first day?" This level of tackle, is it still a foul? ”
That's right, tackles of this magnitude are all too common in the Championship.
Someone once said that the Championship is one of the most special leagues in the world.
It is the second tier of the English league, but the number of fans in the UK is not inferior to that of the Premier League.
Even the Premier League, which is the most ferocious physical confrontation in the mouth of fans all over the world, cannot compare to the Championship at all.
In terms of confrontation alone, in front of the Championship, the Premier League is a younger brother.
The penalties were lenient and the confrontation on the pitch was full of sparks, which made the Championship extremely spectacle.
Woodgate's tackle is just a microcosm of countless collisions.
Next, countless hand-to-hand fight-like confrontations made the shouts of fans simply not stop.
In the 15th minute of the game, Wolfsburg took advantage of a corner kick opportunity, and striker Yukiwicz headed the goal!
The ball was punched out by Schmeichel!
The ball flies towards Middlesbrough's No.10 Karayol!
Shoot the ball on the penalty line without stopping!
His shot deflected twice in a row in the box and rolled into the net!
Schmeichel can't do anything!
The ball is in!
1 to 0!
Middlesbrough open the scoring!
This goal made Riverside Stadium boil!
There was a huge shout from the home fans, which was deafening!
For a team that defends and counterattacks, opening the scoring is equivalent to winning half the game!
But then, they weren't so lucky.
In the 31st minute of the game, Vardy received a direct pass from Drinkwater and successfully countered offside!
Single-handedly into the goal, into the far corner!
The ball is in!
1 to 1!
The score is equalized!
In first-half stoppage time, it was Leicester's corner.
Andy King's corner finds high school striker Chris Wood!
Wood presses the defenders, jumps high and heads the ball!
The ball smashed into the net!
2 to 1!
Leicester City overtook the scoreline!
In the last moments of the first half, Leicester City stubbornly overtook the score!