Chapter 170: Nothing Can Be Changed

Penalty, by Vardy.

In his pre-season press conference, Ranieri said that if Rossi could not finish in the top five scorers in the league this season, he would tear up his coaching card in public.

With the manager's assurance, Rossi became the team's first-pick penalty pick.

But Rossi conceded the penalty and gave it to Vardy, who was no slouch in the slightest.

Jamie Vardy was an important player in both goals and Rossi will be hoping he will score and fully open up his form.

Vardy hugged Rossi in excitement before walking to twelve yards.

Run-up, shoot!

Jamie Vardy volleyed hard and the ball flew towards the top right corner of the net like a cannonball.

Although the goalkeeper judged the right direction, such a powerful and awkward shot could only look at the ball and sigh.

3:0!

In the first 25 minutes of the game, it seemed that the winner was destined to lose or lose.

The home fans couldn't hide their excitement and vented their excitement and long-suppressed depression with roars.

This summer, Lyicester fans are undoubtedly the most depressed fans in England, and the negative news about the club has plunged the team into a deep slump.

Fortunately, Ranieri came to stabilize the morale of the army, so that he could bring a hearty 25 minutes in the first game.

Sunderland, who were three goals behind, immediately made a change, and center forward Steven Feletcher replaced the midfielder Cattermole to strengthen the attack.

After Lyicester City took a big lead, Ranieri also asked his players to play more ground passes to drain the opponent's energy.

It is not difficult to see from the pre-match friendly match that the traditional Italian coach has a soft spot for the current popular pass-and-control style of play.

When the advantage is stable, he often lets his players play more ground coordination.

Drinkwater and Andy King, as midfielders who are good runners and passers, were responsible for the direction of the team's attack and the organisation of the front court in the next 20 minutes.

Although the team's possession rate has steadily improved, the number of attacks launched from the middle is obviously not as much as that of the wing, and the level of threat is much worse.

Lyicester City went into the break with a score of 3-0.

The Lyrc City player, who thought he would be praised, saw the dark face of the old coach Ranieri when he entered the dressing room.

"What did you all play in the last fifteen minutes?"

Ranieri was a little angry, even a little angry, and despite his team's three-goal lead, it seemed to have been ignored by him.

"Passing the ball is casual, slow, when it's time to pass forward, it's back, do I need a pass success rate?"

As the head coach's decibel level increased, the players felt a hint of awe from within.

"You guys are still proud of themselves, now that you are three goals ahead, you can kick casually, pass a few safety rounds, and you won't lose them anyway."

Ranieri's words, the mentality of the players at that time, all lowered their heads.

"Wake me up! Every game in the league is very important, you can play relaxed, but you can't relax, you can't be distracted, do you hear that? ”

"Cheer me up in the second half, don't be afraid of passing mistakes, just grab it back immediately if you lose it, it's no big deal."

Encouraged by the manager, the players all raised their heads again, and their eyes were full of fighting spirit again.

In the second half, there were no personnel adjustments between the two sides for the time being.

Through the analysis of the game in the last ten minutes of the first half, Advocaat predicts that the opponent will definitely shrink his defense in the second half and concentrate on counterattacking.

At the start of the second half, he lifted up two full-backs and used lateral movement to cover the defensive area of the midfield.

The six players in the front field attacked towards the Lyrcester City half.

I wanted to take advantage of the start of the game and before the opponent was fully in shape.

But Lyicester City's comeback far exceeded Sunderland's expectations.

This is where there is no state, it is clear that there has never been a second of relaxation.

The two teams battled fiercely in midfield. As soon as the Sunderland player got the ball, he was tackled viciously by his opponent.

But possession was back in Ryicester City's control and their pass was cut off by a Sunderland player before they were cut off by a Sunderland player.

Within ten minutes, the ball changed hands repeatedly, and although the game was fierce, there were more and more mistakes.

In the 60th minute, Andy King was caught by the opponent in the midfield, made a hasty pass, formed a mistake, and was cut off by the opponent's midfielder.

Andy King was able to counter-attack, but Rodwell used his strong physicality to defend the ball for the first time and pass to Adam Johnson on the right.

Lyicester City pressed high from the second half, with Riyad Mahrez rarely involved in defending, leaving Schlupp with plenty of space behind him.

When Adam Johnson received a pass from his team, he was faced with a large gap behind his opponent in addition to Schlupp.

In the first half, Schlupp's defense on the left flank was almost unendangered.

Against Adam Johnson, he was confident in his speed.

Adam Johnson, seeing the big space behind him, took a step after receiving a pass from his team and headed the ball straight to Schlupp's right.

This kick is very powerful and deep.

It was deep enough for him to have a short track race with his opponent.

Adam Johnson accelerated past Schlupp's left side.

Schlupp was defending head-on, turning back and chasing back significantly less quickly than the sideways defense, and when he was about to accelerate behind him, he found that Adam Johnson had thrown himself three metres away.

Morgan's defensive position was far behind, and Adam Johnson had already picked up the ball and watched the middle as he moved to the wings.

Teammate Defoe is cutting forward.

He quickly swept the ball in front of goal, and Morgan saw that the situation was not good and tackled forward, hoping to change the trajectory of the ball.

Adam Johnson's shot curled straight past Morgan's defence and into goal.

As a young man, Defoe made a name for himself with his speed and was one of Tottenham's track and field team competitors.

As he got older, speed was no longer his strength, but his shooting skills and finishing ability in front of goal matured.

He grabbed in front of the tall defender Hutt, took advantage of the low center of gravity, leaned on the defense, and gently stabbed the ball into the goal.

[goal, the ball is in!]

[It was a brilliant counterattack. 】

[Adam used his speed to eat the Lycester City side defense raw and assist Defoe to score. 】

[3:1, is this the clarion call for Sunderland's counteroffensive?] 】

This conceded goal was exactly a counterattack opportunity that Lyicester City wanted to make a fuss about in the middle and was seized by the opponent after conceding the goal.

Ranieri on the sidelines did not scold the players, but encouraged them not to be discouraged, because the players executed the game exactly according to his tactics.

"Ro, come back and help Danny!"

With this conceded goal, Ranieri discovered the team's problems in midfield.

There is no playmaker who can get away from the defense.

In such a situation, once one person is trapped, it is easy to cause a passing error.

With Drinkwater heavily defended by opponents, Andy King didn't have the right spot, which led to his mispassing.

Lyicester City kicks off.

Sunderland's morale was boosted after scoring a goal, with six players up front pressing the Lyicester City defence at the same time.

Although they are not good at pressing high positions, they are behind and must be done in such a way that the opponent makes mistakes and has a chance to counter-attack.

Lyicester City, who began to panic in midfield, did not have the confidence of passing the ball before, and for the sake of safety, the ball was returned to goalkeeper Schmeichel first.

Drinkwater returned to the centre of the box to pick up the ball, flanked by Hutter and Morgan, and used the width of the pitch to defuse the opposition's pressing and tackle.

As a centre-forward, Rossi had to drop back deeper to receive passes from his teammates.

"Andy, get in place!"

When Rossi distributed the ball to Riyad Mahrez on the left, he motioned for Andy King and Drinkwater to switch places.

Although Drinkwater can pass the ball in the central defence position, Rossi's retreat has eased his playmaking pressure to a certain extent.

That's when he can step up and organise the attack, so that Andy King, who is more solid defensively, can be placed in the central defender position.

After Mahrez got the ball, he was immediately caught by the opposing two.

But he used his excellent foot skills to control the ball steadily, and when he saw Rossi coming to pick it up, he quickly distributed the ball to him.

At this time, Drinkwater also stepped forward from the central defender position, forming a small passing space with Rossi and Mahrez.

The trio have technique, passing, dribbling, and can easily keep the ball at their feet in the bag.

And this series of dazzling coordination also made Sunderland's pressing defense a little loose.

After successive passes, Drinkwater keenly watched the space for Rossi to cut forward and slotted the ball through.

Rossi's counter-run, escaping Van Aanholt's defence, broke through the halfway line with the ball and headed towards the Sunderland half.

At the same time as Rossi picked up the ball, Vardy at the front of the pitch had pulled away to the left wing, taking a centre-back away and leaving Rossi square-back in front of centre-back Cabourg.

Albrighton, meanwhile, cut forward quickly from Rossi's right to create a 2v1 up front.

When it comes to counterattacking, you must not delay the speed.

Rossi quickly distributed the ball to the right and continued forward from the high speed down the middle.

Caboul had no choice but to move to his left to block the opposition's wide break, and team-mate Coates gave up his defence on Vardy and made up for it in the middle.

As Albrighton advanced into the box, he looked up at Rossi, who was extending his arm straight towards the opposition goal.

This is...... Want to shoot the ball?

Caboul and Coates also noticed Rossi's outstretch.

Albrighton understood it and paused for less than a second after passing the ball across to Rossi in the middle, and then suddenly accelerated diagonally into the box.

At first, Caboul thought Albrighton was no longer involved after passing the ball, but the opponent's sudden acceleration sent him a chill in the back.

This was played by the two of them.

Rossi's gesture is not to shoot himself, but to let his teammate step forward.

Caboul went from a pause to an acceleration that was less than a second's pause, and could no longer catch up with Albrighton.

After receiving the ball in the middle, Rossi pushed the ball straight without stopping, just for Albrighton, who was cut forward.

What is a lethal pass?

It's that when you see the passing line, it's a sign that you're going to concede the ball.

Kick and shoot!

Albrighton aimed for the goalkeeper's crotch and scored directly through the crotch.

4:1!

The tide turned in an instant.

Sunderland, who thought they could change the situation of the game, found that they couldn't change anything at all after scoring the fourth goal.

This time, it was eaten by Lyster City!

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