Chapter 182: Rosie's "Sweet Period" Is Over?
Due to the lack of coverage of the single midfielder in the match against Villa, the team conceded consecutive goals.
Against Stoke City, Claudio Ranieri fielded a central midfield combination of Inle and N'Golo Kante.
N'Golo Kante was in charge of sweeping at the rear, while Inler was in charge of marking the opposition at the heart of Bojan Kolkic.
Bojan, the former prince of Barcelona, came from the La Masia academy, and he was younger than Messi, and he broke Messi's goal record in the Barcelona academy.
At that time, he was so strong that everyone saw him as Messi's successor, and even believed that he could surpass Messi.
However, at that time, Barcelona was called the "Cosmos Team", and Bojan could not shake Messi's absolute status.
After not getting a chance under Pep Guardiola, Bojan chose to move to the Apennines to join Roma.
Although he returned to Barcelona in July 2013, he was soon loaned to Ajax.
The former golden boy was reduced to playing in the Eredivisie, and he couldn't realize his talent, and he was under great pressure in his heart.
Coupled with injuries, he fell rapidly in the Eredivisie.
In just one year, his value has shrunk significantly, and he transferred to Stoke City, and Barcelona only received a transfer fee of 1.8 million euros.
Coming City are still in a 4-4-2 formation, but when attacking, Mahrez will move forward to the left winger, with N'Golo Kante at the back and Ingwater in front of him.
Claudio Ranieri is hoping to use the quality of the two midfielders to free up Drinkwater once and for all.
However, after the start of the game, Bojan played in tandem up front, putting a lot of pressure on the Lyicester City defence.
Inler was in charge of keeping a close eye on him, and Bojan increased his range of runs and constantly mobilized the defense.
Stoke City's right side is Shaqiri, who is excellent on the dribble, and Arnautovic on the left side, although he is tall, has excellent speed and power.
With two of Bojan's assistants on the flanks and a lot of movement, it was impossible for Inle to focus solely on defending Bojan.
He has to help defend in time to relieve the pressure on the wings.
In the 13th minute, with the skillful cooperation of Stoke City's front, Bojan received the ball, used his dexterous body, burst into the Lyicester City penalty area, and scored with a low shot.
1:0!
In the 20th minute, it was again from the side of Stoke City, and the high school striker Walters stopped the cross steadily.
It was his 10th time in the tournament so far.
After stopping the ball, Walters leaned on Morgan with his body, half-turned to squeeze out of space, and then pulled out his foot and shot angrily.
Schmeichel didn't react at all, standing in place and watching the ball fly into the bottom left corner.
2:0!
Just twenty minutes into the game, Stokes took a two-goal lead, leaving Ranieri furious.
He is keenly aware that it is his own conservatism that has put the team in trouble.
"Jeffrey, go up and help!"
Claudio Ranieri was determined to give it a go and put Schlupp on as wing-back to protect the midfield position from N'Golo Kante's constant running back and forth, draining his energy.
And Stoke City head coach Mark Hughes, although in his playing days, achieved brilliant honors.
But in the coaching position, after seeing Ranieri's adjustment, the gap in experience and courage was revealed.
With a two-goal lead, the opponent pressed again, there is no need to fight hard with the opponent, do a good job of defense, and play counterattacks with peace of mind.
Schlupp's ascension only created the illusion of a large-scale attack.
His role is more to help Inle and make up for the void behind him.
At half-time, Claudio Ranieri set up second-half tactics in the dressing room, with Albrighton coming on for Inle, Drinkwater in charge of playmaking, and N'Golo Kante continuing to defend.
While reducing a defender in midfield, it gave Drinkwater more room to move.
In the first half, because Inler had to mark Bojan, to a certain extent, it limited the space for Drinkwater to take the ball.
The two wings of Lai Sster City can replace defense with offense and relieve the pressure in the midfield.
The most important step in this tactic is that Rossi must drop back and join the midfield.
When Rossi receives the ball, he can attract the defense of two players, and at this time, he has a lot of options to choose from on the ball.
In the 50th minute, Rossi retreated to meet and attract two defenders, but Drinkwater passed to Mahrez on the wing.
Rossi took advantage of the reverse run, went straight into the penalty area, received a pass from Mahrez, first at the edge of the penalty area, and used his heel to complete the knock on the ball to change direction.
After entering the penalty area, he was ready to shoot with his feet and was tackled by a defender behind him.
Drip!
The referee blew for a foul in the defender's penalty area and Lyicester were awarded a penalty.
But Rossi's fall to the ground made his teammates instantly throw the excitement of winning the penalty out of the clouds.
Vardy was the first to rush forward and angrily pushed Glenn Whelan away, and the two sides clashed.
Rossi was lifted off the pitch by the team doctor and treated before the penalty was awarded to Jamie Vardy.
Jamie Gundy turned his anger into power and fired a shot into the top left corner of the net.
The goalkeeper couldn't stop the ball from scurrying into the net, even if his fingers touched the ball.
After the goal, teammates rushed to the sidelines as soon as possible to inquire about Rossi's injury.
"Luo, how's it going?"
"Luo, it doesn't matter, where does it still hurt?"
"Luo, I remember that kid of yours, I'll greet him later."
Teammates are gossiping.
Seeing a large amount of white quick-spray painkillers covering Rossi's ankles, they all looked worried.
The team doctor said: "It's not a big problem, I'll give you relief first, and then I'll do a review after the game." ”
Rosie stood up, looked at his teammates, and said, "The game is not over, we have to win." ”
After scoring a goal, the confrontation between the two sides began to heat up.
In the 58th and 60th minutes, Mahrez and Kante received yellow cards one after another.
Three minutes later, Bojan also received a yellow card for an irrational robbery.
Just when the two sides were about to turn a physical confrontation into a hand-to-hand fight, Rossi calmly handled the ball in the front court, which made the Stoke City defense break out in a cold sweat.
In the 69th minute, Rossi won the ball on the wing, shot in a sheep's suit, easily squeezed the impulsive Glenn Whelan defense, and passed it to the goal.
Riyad Mahrez arrived on the horse, stabbed in front of the defenders and stabbed home.
2:2!
Lyicester City are once again behind to tie the scores.
The Stoke City team, which is playing at home, is facing a relegation team, and if it does not strengthen the attack, but seeks a draw, the home fans will not agree to it first.
In the 75th minute, Mark Hughes sent a former England centre-forward, Crouch Sr., to strengthen the advantage of the central battle.
Claudio Ranieri was quick to respond, bringing on Andy King for Riyad Mahrez, who helped his side equalise.
This time, it was Ranieri's turn to wait quietly for their chance.
In the final fifteen minutes, neither side scored and it ended in a draw.
Claudio Ranieri's side, in the first six rounds, have an unbeaten record of three wins and three draws, which is unexpected.
They are in the top three in the table, ahead of Manchester City and Manchester United.
It is worth mentioning that so far, among the 20 teams in the Premier League, only Manchester United and Lyicester City are unbeaten.
In the Carabao Cup in midweek, Lyicester City once again met West Ham United.
Both sides replaced most of their main players and played as substitutes.
Lyicester City took the lead in the 6th minute through Dodo.
In the 27th minute, West Ham United striker Zarate equalised.
The two sides were scoreless for 90 minutes and went into extra time.
In the 116th minute, Lyrcer City scored the winner through full-back Fuchs to assist Andy, and the team advanced to the next round.
So far, Lyicester City have achieved an impressive record of 8 games unbeaten in the League Cup, shocking the English media.
Last season was a relegation team, and the new season is strong, and the outside world has praised the level of Ranieri's coaching.
However, some media have questioned that Lyicester City's current results are entirely due to the fact that the team is still immersed in the aftermath of last season's relegation battle.
In order to prove this point, the media also gave their theoretical basis.
First, Claudio Ranieri's side are unbeaten in eight games, but they don't have a fixed starting lineup.
Especially in the last four games, Ranieri tried a lot of different lineups, and there is still no fix.
The second is the result.
Lyicester City tend to turn games around in the last minute, with narrow margin and goals conceded every game.
This shows that the team's defense is not good enough.
In the long season, the holes in the defensive line will be discovered and dug by the opponent step by step, and the points will continue to be lost in the following games.
Third, it is Rossi, the team's hottest star last season.
In the early rounds, he was at the heart of the team's attack.
But in the last few games, Rossi has not scored a goal and only has one assist.
On the contrary, it is Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez who have repeatedly become key players in the team.
The media unanimously believes that Rossi has ended his "sweet period" in the Premier League.
In the final game of September, Lyicester City hosted Arsenal, and the media speculated that this may be the beginning of Lyicester City's decline.
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