Chapter 22: Blocking

Just as Leicester City missed this great opportunity, the live score came from another stadium.

The Birmingham team was pulled back by high school striker Zikic with a header, and temporarily trailed Bolton Wanderers 1:2.

The appearance of this goal made the Doncaster team firmly defend.

With 15 minutes to go, Birmingham could have equalised, but they wanted to get ahead unless a miracle happened.

You can't concede a goal because of an attack.

When Rossi came on the pitch, his ability to lead the flanks was obvious, and although he lacked the physicality and speed, he was able to pose a threat to the defence both in possession and on the ball.

What makes the Doncaster team's backline even more a headache is Rossi's position, which is always hidden between the two defenders, affecting the tacit understanding between the opposing players.

Gradually, Leicester City's offensive continued to slowly advance outside the opponent's penalty area, and formed a dense combination.

Riyad Mahrez, Dinho Konokett, Danny Drinkwater and Nugent are also very comfortable with the ball outside the box.

The manager of the Doncaster team was very uncomfortable.

If you continue to play like this, you are very likely to be scored, although Birmingham is also behind now, but you are relegated, and you can't expect the opponent to lose.

"Tamash, keep an eye on the 14th opposite."

Leicester City's frontcourt speed-up machine is this unspectacular kid who must limit his movements.

Although Rossi is a striker, the frequent turnover with Nugent makes him have a very large area of movement, and it is difficult to defend him personally.

The opposite manager saw this and let Tamash in the back guard close to him.

"I don't think it's hard to play!"

Pixie watched the game for a few minutes and was moved.

"The number 14 only needs to catch the ball and pass it out, and the opposite side can't grab the ball."

There are all high-level players around the club, although not all of them are professional players, but when they hear this, they are also a black line.

Simple?

You don't know, there's a lot of knowledge in it.

When receiving the ball, observe the position of everyone around you, choose where to receive the ball, and be able to quickly find the passing line.

Just like this is a great test of skill.

And every time Rossi catches the ball, he will be interfered with by the opponent, and he can pass the ball out in an instant, and his ability to handle the ball with this foot has surpassed that of his peers.

As a singer, Pixie certainly doesn't know the skills, but she just knows that passing the ball back and forth like this is very simple and a little boring.

Doesn't the ball have to be scored to count?

After being marked by Tamash, Rossi could no longer take the ball easily and followed his opponents closely wherever he went.

Big brother, I'm just an Under-21, not Messi.

You're staring at me like this, I'm panicking.

Drinkwall's pass, which was disrupted by Tamash on the touchline, successfully defended Rossi.

"Rowe, you run aggressively and make room for Nugent and Conokitla."

Taking advantage of the opportunity to serve the ball on the sideline, Pearson hurriedly explained his tactics and played more on the left side.

The touchline tossed the ball and Drinkwater shifted laterally to the left, while Rossi continued to move to the right.

With Tamash close to him, left-back Hursbender will not focus on the wing, but will recycle and assist the left centre-back in keeping a mark on Nugent.

At this point, the focus of both the offense and the defence is on the left side, resulting in a gap on the right and Rossi can face a defender directly.

But Doncaster have no worries about gaps on the right.

Because Rossi is a center forward, he is not good at breaking and is very easy to mark.

Mahrez saw that he couldn't get in from the left, so he passed back to the middle.

With Doncaster sending back midfielder Tamash to mark Rossi, the midfield was left with one man less, and Mahrez's pass was very easy to get to Hammond's feet.

The opposing left centre-back stepped forward in time to defend and team-mates in midfield to pack Hammond.

Hammond passed the ball between the two before they could form a trap.

Before passing the ball, the fans at the scene were still thinking about what to do with Hammond's ball.

Whether to continue to cross to Drinkwater, or to keep the ball down and return it to the wing.

Forward, it's impossible.

Although the opponent's central defenders stepped forward to defend, the left wing-back had already defended Nugent, and Mahrez was on the left and did not cut forward, and there were no teammates in front of him.

However, Hammond passed.

It's about getting Nugent and the opposition left-back to fight for speed.

He's not Vardy, he's not explosive enough, how can he fight past a full-back.

However, at the moment when the ball was passed, Nugent, who was still on the same level as the defender, strode forward.

And Doncaster's backline, as if it was frozen, was thrown out of distance in an instant.

The grass is deep and shallow, and fans can clearly see that in an instant, Nugent and the defender are as much as four meters apart.

Nugent, when did it have such a speed?

[Nice anti-offside, look at this opportunity, Nugent's single knife. 】

The commentator's voice raised the decibel level as Nugent approached the penalty area.

[Nugent, the team's top scorer, faked to shake off the goalkeeper and left the empty goal.] 】

[Fell, Nugent was tackled by a chasing defender.] 】

Drip!

The referee blew to stop the game, and the excited players from both sides gathered around, this penalty was a penalty that decided the fate of the Doncaster team.

The referee was immobilized by the Doncaster players who came forward to argue, and the decision was so fatal that it could be seen if the team could stay in the Championship next season.

The referee's right hand did not hesitate to point to twelve yards.

Penalty kick!

The home fans were boiling over, and the game entered the final minutes when the team was finally about to score.

[Nugent's movement is too dexterous, what are Doncaster's defenders doing, such an obvious mistake is fatal. 】

[Let's take a look at the replay, what really happened at that time?] 】

[Oh, it turned out to be the moment Hammond passed the ball, and Law on the wing moved laterally, forming a block with Nugent, forming a single knife. 】

[You can't blame the defenders for this ball.] Rowe's lateral movement led to a mismatch between them and gave Nugent a chance to get on the ball. 】

As the team's leading scorer, Nugent held the ball and stood for 12 yards.

Everyone in the audience held their breath and their eyes were focused on one person.

The penalty is not the goalkeeper, but the shooter.

No matter how good a goalkeeper is, it is impossible to see the direction of the ball and then save it, because it is too late.

Except, of course, spoon penalties.

Therefore, the goalkeeper must anticipate the direction of the shot in advance.

Drip!

After the referee blew the whistle, Nugent took a deep breath and ran with her left foot in the turf and her right foot in the air.

Doncaster goalkeeper Johnstone, meanwhile, stood on his feet, bent slightly, lowered his centre of gravity, and instantly pounced on his left hand.

Bang!

The moment the ball flew towards the goal, Johnstone's eyes were full of despair.

The moment Nugent touched the ball, there was a slight turn of the arch of his foot to the right, and it was this rotation that was enough to change the direction of the ball's flight.

The ball drilled into the bottom left corner of the net and Nugent scored safely.

【GOAL!!!!! 】

[Nugent deceived the goalkeeper and scored the goal, and Leicester City finally took the lead through a penalty kick in the 85th minute of the game.] 】

[Leicester City, five minutes away from the championship! ] 】