Heading into February, the Championship is in full swing.

With Leicester City struggling past two Premier League sides, they were delighted with the results of the FA Cup draw for the fifth round.

They drew the same league Championship side Sheffield Wednesday!

The tournament is scheduled for February 15th.

This means that Leicester City will play four games in just two weeks, starting on February 1 and ending on February 15.

Three league games, one FA Cup game.

Thankfully, the team has plenty of personnel and there are no major injuries, and Pearson can be rotated to cope with this busy schedule.

It is worth mentioning that on the first day of February, the Championship officially announced the winners of last month's Player of the Month.

Among them, Ling Feng, who contributed one goal and three assists in three league games, and Vardy, who scored four goals in five appearances, were successfully selected for the shortlist.

However, due to the playing time, Ling Feng still lost to teammate Vardy in the end.

Twenty-seven-year-old Vardy won his first Player of the Month award in the Championship!

Eighteen-year-old Ling Feng missed his first Player of the Month award.

However, his impressive performance in January was unanimously recognized by the team and fans.

In particular, head coach Pearson was even more conquered by his performance and already had a plan in mind.

On the first night of February, after a narrow 0-0 win away to Bournemouth with an assist from Ling Feng, Pearson gathered the coaching staff for a tactical meeting as soon as he returned to the Belvo base.

After repeatedly studying the footage of the last three games, Pearson finally made a far-reaching decision:

That is to completely change the tactical formation of the team from 442 to 4231 after half a season, and completely establish Ling Feng's core position in the front court!

With the adjustment of the formation, there have been a lot of changes in the team.

First of all, the main striker Nugent, who has been partnering Vardy in the first half of the league, and Norkelt, who has been poor in the left winger position, have fallen victim to the change in tactics.

Because Vardy is faster and has a stronger impact, it is more compatible with Ling Feng's through ball.

As a result, Jamie Vardy became the first choice for a single striker.

Nugent could only run to the left winger position and play as the starting left winger.

And Nokelt, who can play on the left and right, has become a substitute for the left and right wingers.

In this regard, although Nugent was dissatisfied, the team's record was prosperous, and he did not dare to question the manager's arrangement.

Nugent replaced Norkelt as the team's starting left winger, which can make the forward pass more fluid.

Norkelt has good skills at his feet, but he likes to stick to the ball and is prone to delaying fighters.

Nugent, on the other hand, has average skill at his feet and prefers to pass the ball out and run open space by himself.

Secondly, the team's defense has become better.

With Ling Feng as the team's starting midfielder, the team's control in the midfield has been greatly enhanced.

The two central midfielders, Drinkwater and Marty James, only need to pass the ball to Ling Feng and let him organize the attack, and then focus on interception and defense in midfield.

In this way, when the opponent is quickly counterattacking, the two central midfielders retreat to the front of the backline, and do not let the opponent face the defenders directly, which greatly reduces the defensive pressure on the backline.

The team's defence becomes solid, and the goals conceded will become even fewer.

Of course, there are pros and cons.

Dropping back from a striker's position to a midfielder, Vardy will need more playful movement to avoid getting caught between the opposition's two centre-backs.

The offense in the front court largely depends on Ling Feng's creativity.

In addition to passing the ball and connecting the frontcourt, Ling Feng also had to plug in more to cooperate with Vardy.

Even keep up with the shot, as a second point of attack behind Vardy.

This requires Ling Feng to take on more tactical tasks.

Moreover, once Ling Feng is stifled, the team's frontcourt offense will definitely be frustrated.

In this regard, Pearson is full of confidence.

Who makes Ling Feng the future of the club and the most worthy talent of the whole team.

What's more, even Chelsea can't contain Ling Feng, how can these stinky fish and rotten shrimp in the Championship do it?!

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The first game of the tactical and formation change was at home to 13th-placed 'old rivals' Watford a week later.

Speaking of which, Leicester City and Watford have a very famous past.

It happened on May 12, 2013.

It was the second leg of the Championship promotion play-off semi-final, with Leicester City taking on Watford.

When the game entered the second half of stoppage time, the score was 2:1 (2:2 on aggregate), and the stoppage time was up to 4 minutes.

If it finishes on such a scoreline, Leicester City will reach the final of the Championship promotion play-offs with an away goal advantage.

At the same time, Leicester also won a penalty that was enough to sentence Watford to death.

The penalty was taken by Norkelt, who is still playing for the team.

Perhaps he was too nervous, or perhaps he was not determined enough to be a hero, so that his shot was blocked by Watford goalkeeper Almunia.

Even if he made a follow-up shot, he was blocked by Almunia with his face.

The Watford defender then kicked the ball forward and landed at the feet of the Watford player.

With a quick push down the flank, Watford took the ball from the right and crossed to the edge of the Leicester penalty area.

And the fast No.9 striker Deeney blasted the ball into the goal with a volley.

It will also draw a perfect end to this wave of rapid counterattack that shocked the world!

From missing a penalty to scoring the ball, the whole process took only 22 seconds!

In the last second, Watford's players and fans watched Nokelt stand in front of the penalty spot, and their hearts were like ashes;

In the next second, they looked at Dini, who was stripping and running wildly after the goal, and their mood was surging!

The roller coaster experience from hell to heaven has the whole stadium boiling!

In the end, Watford eliminated Leicester City with this goal and successfully entered the play-off final

This is the most shocking "Watford miracle" in football in 2013!

Although after reaching the play-off final, Watford lost to Crystal Palace and unfortunately failed to reach the Premier League.

However, this goal, which took 22 seconds, was still voted the best goal of 2013 by FIFA!

Because this goal is enough to fully explain the great charm of football!

Victory or defeat can change in an instant!

That's football!

The first battle between the two sides was in November.

Perhaps it was the burning of revenge, and Leicester City, who were playing away, showed strong fighting power at Watford's home stadium.

With a 3-0, he easily defeated his opponent.

And this time, back at the King Power Stadium, Leicester City is gearing up and down, ready to double kill this old opponent who has made himself a miracle backdrop!