The end of the league, the double game in a row, the title pressure, these are the invisible pressures on the shoulders of the Leicester City players.

If tomorrow's game against Reading is not won, Saturday's game against arch-rivals Queen Rangers will be rather passive.

On the day of the game, Leicester City submitted their eighteen-man squad for the game, and Jamie Vardy's name was prominently displayed.

For a while, Leicester City fans were in high spirits and seemed to see the hope of winning the championship.

The return of the main striker has alleviated the embarrassing situation of the team's current weakness.

If nothing else, Leicester City's starting strikers should be Riyad Mahrez, Vardy and Nugent.

What's even more surprising is that the names of teenager Rossi and veteran Phillips appeared on the list for this crucial match.

On the day of the game, Leicester City travelled by bus to Reading's home stadium, Madeuski.

As Vardy stepped off the bus, the Leicester fans were in a state of flux.

It's back, the team's striker is back, and the hope of the whole village is back.

Two weeks, do you know how I spent those two weeks?

At the pre-match press conference, Pearson, who had changed his tough guy style, put on silver-rimmed glasses, and talked with reporters off the field in an authentic London accent mixed with tobacco flavor, looking calm and calm.

"Jamie Vardy will take a month to recover from his injury, is your move risky?"

Faced with the reporter's tricky question, Pearson pushed his glasses with his middle finger and said with a smile: "I don't know where you heard about the month you said. Vardy had only suffered from leg discomfort before, and after two weeks of rehabilitation, there were no major problems. ”

As the players went to warm up, Mahrez whispered: "Rowe, you said Vardy's injury is really healed?" ”

The Leicester players only know that Jamie Vardy is resting due to injury, but they don't know exactly when he will recover.

"Who knows!"

Rosie replied lightly, without much discussion.

But he speculated that Vardy was not fully recovered, at least not to the point where he was fit to compete.

Otherwise, why didn't he come when the team practiced together?

After half an hour of warm-up, Rossi's body was already sweating slightly, which was more than he had played in the game.

But when he saw a sweaty Vardy, he instantly understood.

Reading fielded a rare 6-1-3 formation, revamped from 4-3-3, with two attacking full-backs converted into wing-backs.

When attacking, try to expand the space and when defending, compress the opponent's space.

Leicester City, on the other hand, put on a 3-4-3 attacking lineup.

[According to the starting lineups of both sides, it is not difficult to see that Reading's attitude towards this game is to defend. Although Leicester City's attack was in a slump before, Vardy's return to the line of fire made the Reading team have to defend. 】

[And Reading is now seventh in the league, and with one point, they can tie sixth with sixth-placed Brighton, so there is no need to risk it.] 】

After analyzing the situation between the two sides, the commentator showed a somewhat contemptuous tone towards the cautious Reading team.

In Leicester's big defeat to Brighton, Reading manager Adkins made a statement that Leicester City were nothing more than a mid-table team without Vardy.

And the promise is that the fans will definitely play attacking football at home.

I didn't expect the slap in the face to come so quickly, and after Pearson announced the squad for the match, Reading immediately changed formations.

Strengthening the rib protection and participating in the team's wide attack is the task of the wing-backs on the pitch.

After the opening kick-off, Reading's wing-backs Gaunt and Obita were very active, allowing the team to be flexible in the transition between attack and defence.

can not only quickly retreat in place, but also echo with the strikers when participating in the attack, and the presence of wingbacks allowed the Reading team in the opening 30 minutes to press the Leicester City team.

In the face of Reading's frequent breakaways on the wing, Leicester's midfield trio was involved in the defence, leaving only Lloyd Dier to organise the attack up front.

[It seems that we are wrong to blame Adkins, his team did not choose to defend to the death, but boldly attacked against the Leicester City team, and did not coax at all. 】

The commentator was still cheering for the Reading team's attack just now, and the Leicester City team's counterattack came in an instant.

Schmeichel threw the ball over the half, and Mahrez, who had been waiting for a long time, broke through with the ball, and Vardy also swam between the defenders, ready to start.

However, Riyad Mahrez's forward pass was a little too late and Vardy sighed as the Reading defender cleared the ball.

The Reading team, who was shocked by the counterattack, did not dare to press too much on the wingbacks, and protected the gap in the ribs at any time.

Nugent has been the team's top scorer for two seasons and has good shooting skills, but lacks speed and explosiveness compared to Vardy.

With both starters at the same time, Vardy was able to attract more than two defenders and create opportunities for Nugent to shoot.

However, since the start of the game, Vardy has not had many chances to get on the ball.

More often than not, he draws defenders on the flanks and creates space for Nugent.

But the shrinkage of Reading's wing-backs made it difficult for Leicester to get the ball in.

In terms of tactical arrangement, the Reading team seems to have pinched the seven inches of the Leicester City team.

Despite dominating the situation, Adkins did not dare to let his guard down, and kept telling the two wing-backs on the sidelines to return to the defense in time after the attack was over.

Up front, Vardy can take advantage of a counterrun to instantly pull out gaps.

The first half ended with a draw between the two sides and the Reading team was successful defensively.

Reading, who did not take the lead in the first half, had to make changes in the second half due to the physical exertion of the players.

The two wing-backs continued to shrink to protect their own flanks, with the attack being organised by midfielder Daniel Williams.

Williams was actively involved in the first half and was responsible for the team's transition in the second half, and was replaced by Legerwood in the 65th minute.

After a long period of lack of goals, Leicester City replaced Nugent with veteran Phillips.

The signal was clear, with Leicester ditching wide crosses and turning to positional battles.

Phillips has a solid ability to carry the ball with his back, coupled with Mahrez's sharp breakthrough, Vardy's attacking ability, can play a small range in the opponent's penalty area.

Reading then adjusted, with the two wing-backs simply skipping the attack and concentrating on defending the middle.

Picking up a point is the goal of Adkins in this game.

In the 73rd minute of the game, Leicester City replaced the exhausted Hammond with Andy King to strengthen the central defense.

Conversely, Adkins replaced Obita on wing-back with Robson Kanu.

Every substitution by Reading was targeted, making Leicester City's offensive unable to play.

[Now both teams are playing more conservatively, according to the situation on the field, this is going in the direction of a draw. 】

The commentators were disappointed that Jamie Vardy did not shine in the game and Reading also leaned on the defensive.

Since the start of the second half, the two teams have been fighting in the middle, and four yellow cards are enough to show the fierceness of the confrontation in the middle.

As soon as the words fell, Reading seized on a mistake in the opposition midfield and broke through the side of striker McCallie to the goal.

Unfortunately, centre-forward Bergerebniak's header was slightly high and he missed the goal.

[It's a pity, this is the most threatening goal for Reading since the beginning of the second half.] 】

[In fact, the Reading team doesn't need to be so afraid, the attack should be bold. When you play an attack, the pressure on the opponent's defense will increase accordingly. 】

In the 80th minute, Adkins smiled when he saw Vardy, who had been inactive in the game.

All of his substitutions and adjustments today are built around defense.

As evidenced by Jamie Vardy's lack of a shot on goal, his tactics were successful.

At this time, from the bench of the Leicester City team, a boy wearing No. 14 with black hair stood on the sidelines and waited to play.

Rossi, 20, is an Under-21 player who plays as a centre-forward.

Adkins consulted the information he had about Rossi.

Center?

At this time, if you have another center, is it necessary to strengthen the attack?

Who's going to be replaced?

When the fourth official holds the substitution card aloft, the screen shows a red 9 and a green 14.

Suddenly, Adkins seemed to understand everything.

The so-called Vardy comeback was just a front from the start.

Got it, got it!

Jamie Vardy, who has not had a shot on goal so far, is not because of how successful his defensive tactics are.

But from the start, Jamie Vardy came on with an injury.

The counterattack at the beginning of the game took the lead, in order to confuse himself, let himself sacrifice the offense, and strengthen the defense.

After that, Vardy only needs to stand on the pitch and not dare to attack rashly.

Cunning and cunning!

Adkins looked fiercely to the left, the corners of his mouth twitching slightly.

At this point, there are up to 12 minutes left including stoppage time.

He could accept a draw, but the tactical missteps and the humiliation of being teased by his opponent made him unwilling and shouted at the bench: "Drenthe, get ready to play!" ”