Chapter 1 I'm Rosie, and I'm panicking right now
29 March 2014, Burnley, Turf Moore Stadium.
It's a Championship game, a battle for the top spot.
Drip!
Burnley made a vicious tackle and sent Rossi to the ground.
Rossi lay on the lawn, his mouth slightly open, his eyes blank and even a little stunned, and his gaze followed the lights, extending to the lights above the court.
Because now, he is panicking.
Three days ago, he inexplicably traveled to a parallel time and space, and entered a person with the same name and surname of his own.
Rossi, a 20-year-old British-Chinese, was spotted by scouts at university and is now a member of Leicester City's Under-21 team.
The world was exactly the same as the one he had lived in before, and even the time was synchronized.
Leicester City, a perennial team that has been in the Championship all year round, is still a bit unfamiliar to him, after all, it is not a traditional powerhouse in the Premier League.
Because the main striker of the first team, Jamie Vardy, was injured and the rest of the front line was facing injury suspension, head coach Pearson had no choice but to transfer the main striker of the Under-21 team, Rossi, to the first team.
Prior to that, visitors Leicester City were top of the table with 83 points, four points ahead of second-placed Burnley.
It is no exaggeration to say that this game will determine the direction of the Championship title this season.
At the beginning of the game, the home team Burnley used high pressure to press and play with momentum at home.
The ferocious defense caused Vardy's old injury to recur, and in the 34th minute of the game, he could not hold on and was replaced by Rossi.
Rossi, who had just come on the pitch, was fiercely grabbed by Burnley defender Shaker and swept to the ground.
In three days, he adapted to the skyrocketing in physical fitness and kicking skills.
However, the pace and awareness of the game are the accumulation of years of training and experience, and it is not easy to fully adapt.
While training with the first team, Rossi found it difficult to keep up with his team-mates.
This is also the reason why he seemed a little confused after he came on the field.
Rossi, who was put down, also felt the terrible intensity of the confrontation in the Championship for the first time.
"Stop pretending, get up."
The foul Shackel bent down and roared at him, but was jerked away by the Leicester players who arrived after him, and both sides immediately pushed and shoved.
In the battle for the top of the list, a small move by players on both sides can lead to a fierce quarrel.
As a burst of bright light pierced his eyes, Rosie subconsciously closed his eyes and turned his head to the side, and the team doctor saw that he was reacting, and said to him, "Luo, can you hear me?" ”
Rosie nodded, straightened up, and sat on the lawn, thinking about how to deal with the intensity and pace of the game that was not at all a level.
Suddenly, a cold, mechanical voice appeared in my head.
"Ding!"
"Congratulations to the host for participating in the Pro League for the first time, successfully activating the system, physically matching the rhythm of the game perfectly, opening the attribute display panel, and drawing random skills."
Finally waiting for the long-lost system, Rosie did not hesitate to open the skill package.
"Ding Dong!"
"Congratulations to the host for the skill: Precision Touch. Improve ball control and dribbling ability. ”
"Congratulations to the host for the Highlight Hour card."
Before Rosie could open the attribute panel, he was pulled up from behind by Captain Morgan.
The Jamaican strong man slapped him on the ass and said in a rough voice: "Boy, cheer up, don't look listless, I want to bully you when I see it." ”
In his opinion, the 20-year-old Rossi is playing in the Championship for the first time, and it is such an important game, it is inevitable that there will be some stage fright.
The second-tier team is the second-tier team, and the body is not yet able to adapt to the rhythm and confrontation of the Championship, and it still replaces the team's main striker Vardy.
This is to catch ducks on the shelves, and it is difficult for strong people.
The other two in the front line are striker Nugent, who has played in both the Premier League and the Championship, and the youngster Riyad Mahrez, who was transferred to the first team two months before him.
However, Mahrez's performance in the game was much better than him. After just one Championship game, he never returned to the second team.
Head coach Pearson let out a long sigh and promoted Rossi, hoping that they would continue their perfect combination in the U21 team to the first team.
But judging by the team's training, Rossi doesn't seem to have adapted to the rhythm of the first team.
Alas, who called the striker in his hand to either be injured or suspended. But if you have a working striker, why bother looking for it in the second team?
Now it's hard to ride a tiger.
Leicester were awarded a set-piece for Riyad Mahrez.
Prior to this, Leicester City had several corner kicks and set-pieces, but could not find them due to the strict defense of the opponent's central defenders.
Rossi and Nugent are both 180cm tall but Leicester haven't had a decent header on goal so far in the game.
Sure enough, Mahrez's set-piece, after going around the head of the player in front of the point, was pushed out by Burnley defender Shaker at the back point to defuse the crisis.
Shaker, who is 193cm tall, looked back at Rosie behind him, and gestured with his hand on his chest, his expression full of sneer, as if he was saying to Rosie: "Hey, little man, so you are here." ”
How can a kid who plays in the U21 league get a foothold in the English league with a light bump just now, and his body is like a piece of paper.
Shackel cleared the ball and it fell to Burnley midfield centrepiece Ross Wallace.
Facing the Leicester City player who was stealing, he stopped the ball with the instep of his right foot and gently passed it between the opponent's legs.
When the Burnley frontcourt players saw this scene, they knew that the counterattack opportunity was coming, and they all sprinted forward, and the eyes of the home fans instantly burst into light.
The Leicester City players were caught off guard, they were originally the attackers, but in an instant, the opponent seized the opportunity to counterattack and desperately returned to the defense.
And in the set-piece attack just now, Leicester City only left two central defenders to defend, and the full-backs also pressed over the halfway, and the back was very empty.
The Burnley players deftly broke away from the midfield defence and picked the ball out and played it up front.
The home fans, who had been silent for a long time, were instantly ignited by this sharp counterattack and stood up one after another.
Amid the shouts of the fans, Burnley striker Ashley Barnes, who received the pass, drove straight with the ball, while his teammates pulled away from the left and right ends to attract the defence.
Leicester City play more with less, which will test the tacit understanding and defensive ability of the two central defenders.
Captain Morgan pointed with his right hand and signaled to teammate Vasilevski to defend the attacking player on the right, while he retreated while marking the player with the ball in the middle, letting go of the attacking player on the left and recovering inward.
Ashley Barnes knew he couldn't shake off the iron-blooded captain's defence, and in order to avoid slowing down his team's advance, he quickly handed the ball to Knightley on the left.
Morgan also anticipated that the opponent would pass the ball to the left, and he immediately turned to the left side of the defense, while shrinking in. Have teammates cover gaps behind you.
He didn't plan to steal, but to slow down his opponent's attack while retreating, buying time for his teammates to return to defense.
But the opponent is not stupid, seeing such a situation, he directly took a long pass to the back post and found the winger Stanislas who was inserted from the right side.
Leicester City central defender Vasilewski saw the situation and hurried to make up for the defense, Stanislas at the back point stopped the ball, knocked directly to the middle, followed up Ashley Barnes in the middle, and took advantage of Morgan's defense before the direct burst shot, so that the goalkeeper had no counterattack.
1:0!!
Burnley are leading at home and the pressure is on Leicester's side.
The corners of the Leicester City manager's mouth twitched slightly, this sharp counterattack, Burnley's three forwards advanced and passed the ball very quickly, making his own defenders tired and unable to defend.
The opponent was ahead, the main striker was injured, and the worst thing was that it was only the 38th minute of the first half.
The next game will be difficult.
Taking advantage of the gap between his opponent's celebration of the goal, Rossi checked his stats panel.
Rossi, 20 years old, Habitual Foot: Right.
[Offense]
Cross: 55
Shots: 61
Header: 62
Short pass: 58
Volley: 59
【Skills】
Dribbling: 80
Ball control: 80
Arc: 55
Free kicks: 50
Long pass: 48
【Move】
Acceleration: 70
Speed: 70
Dexterity: 76
Reaction: 62
Balance: 65
【Strength】
Shot power: 63
Bounce: 60
Endurance: 63
Strong: 58
Long shot: 57
【Psychology】
Aggressiveness: 60
Interception awareness: 27
Positioning: 60
Field of view: 60
Penalties: 63
[Defense]
Marking: 20
Steals: 25
Slidings: 27
【Skills】
Precision Touch: Improve your player's handling skills when touching the ball with one kick.
【Highlight Moment Card】
Looking back at the moon: For a pass that falls behind, you can use the header to cross or shoot.
[Score:61]
Rossi took a cursory glance, and according to the system prompt, 60 points is the passing line, which is an important watershed that distinguishes it from youth training and career.
If you don't have the control and dribbling of the system, you won't be able to pass the score.
The Highlight Moment card is an active skill, and it has a cooldown.
The whistle sounded as the game resumed, interrupting Rossi's thoughts.
Nugent tapped the ball and Rossi returned the ball, and the pair ran to the edge of the box at the same time before looking at each other.
Nugent looked impatient, pointed ahead, and motioned to Rossi, this was his space to move.
Rossi said, shouldn't you play the center position?
The head coach off the field was stunned, what is this, the strikers are retreating, who is going to stand in the penalty area?
"Luo, what kind of plane are you doing, you are the center, quickly give up the position to Nugent."