As the game progressed, to the surprise of both the home fans and the commentators, Leicester City faced extremely stubborn resistance at home for the first time!

The game came to the thirtieth minute, and the score was still 0-1.

Away Brighton & Hove Albion continue to hold the lead.

Brighton's players were determined to follow the manager's tactical instructions and worked together to build a steely wall in their own half.

Leicester City continued to pull the space, short passes penetrated, but they were never able to penetrate the penalty area, causing too much threat to the goal.

In addition to Lingard, who runs aggressively and covers a large area, the eye-catching players in the Brighton squad also include Dunk, a tall centre-back from Brighton's academy, and Ulloa, a single-arrow Argentine centre-forward.

It was Dunk's header from inside the box that allowed Lingard to steal the chicken at the back post.

And, almost every time Mahrez and Nugent tried to get the ball into the box from wide crosses, he grabbed the first point and cleared the ball out of the danger zone with his head.

And Ulloa, who was at the front of the formation, although he had not scored for the time being.

However, the role of this strong center forward with good body and good foot skills in the front court is very obvious.

Brighton's tactics are defensive counter-attacks.

Once you get the ball in the backfield, you will use a long pass to find the only big center in front of you, Ulloa.

And to the surprise of everyone in Leicester City, in several card duels with captain Morgan, Ulloa did not fall behind!

You know, the strongest and most confrontational player in Leicester City's team is Morgan!

It is conceivable how good Ulloya's confrontation ability is.

Looking at Ulloa leaning on Morgan with his back on the field, under his pressure, he firmly controlled the ball from the long pass at his feet, and then passed it back to the midfielder who was inserted, Pearson, who was sitting in the coach's box, couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

"Steve, this Argentine you recommended is very good"

Back in the winter window, Ulloa was on the list of Leicester City's scouting department.

No way, Leicester City's forward line, it seems that there are six people, but in fact, only three people can use it.

In addition to Nugent and Jamie Vardy, New Zealand striker Chris Wood has played as a substitute centre-forward this season and has been doing well in his limited playing time.

And the forty-year-old Kevin Phillips and the thirty-three-year-old striker Gary Taylor Fletcher are basically retired in the team.

With promotion confirmed, the two veterans will surely be eliminated next season.

As for Tom Hope, a young striker who was drawn from the youth team, his strength is too poor, and he basically plays in the youth team, and he can't stay in the first team at all.

Therefore, Leicester City wanted to strengthen their forward line as early as the winter window.

Brighton's top scorer, Ulloa, is one of the key targets.

Leicester City tried to ask for an offer, but Brighton, who were aiming for promotion, were of course unwilling to buy their leading goalscorer to a rival, so they rejected the possibility of a deal.

Coupled with the emergence of Ling Feng, Pearson boldly changed the tactical formation and moved Nugent from the middle to the left.

The plan to strengthen the forward line will not be completed.

However, with the league going smoothly and a promotion spot already secured, Pearson intends to start looking for reinforcements in the summer transfer window ahead of time.

Otherwise, after the end of the season, the players you want will be snatched up by other teams!

As the saying goes, the first strike is the strongest!

What's more, club reinforcements are generally not said to buy whoever they buy.

Send scouts to pay attention to a wave of scouts and make a list of potential candidates.

Then select the right candidate from among them and investigate further.

Once the target has been confirmed, a bargain has been made with the target club, and a transfer fee has been agreed, and the player's agent has to negotiate a personal package.

The speed at which players can be transferred between clubs, either fast or slow.

If both parties are on the same page and the players are willing, the negotiations can progress in a matter of days or even hours.

However, if the two sides are going back and forth and there is no substantive progress, it is not uncommon to talk for a month or two.

Therefore, in many cases, in the latter part of the season, clubs of all sizes will start their recruitment plans in advance.

Hearing Pearson's words, Steve Walsh, assistant coach and chief scout sitting next to him, smiled, and then said:

"Actually, I don't think we need to strengthen the centre-forward position if we continue to use the 4231 tactical formation after being promoted to the Premier League."

Hearing this, Pearson couldn't help but show a look of doubt:

"Why?"

"Vardy is in such good shape, and the tacit understanding with Ling Feng is so good, it is impossible to play as a substitute."

"And Nugent could go back to the middle and be his substitute. When he was playing as a left winger, he wasn't fast enough and he couldn't cross well. Once you hit a counter-attack, you can't provide much support on the wings. ”

"Cockenot, on the other hand, is too sticky, he's on the field, it's okay to play positional battles. If he plays a quick counterattack, he will dribble too much, and it will only delay the fighter."

While listening to his old partner's analysis, Pearson nodded and then continued to ask, "So what is your opinion?" ”

As one of England's leading full-time scouts, Steve Walsh is definitely a big name in the scouting world.

He has worked for Chelsea for 16 years.

He also brought Chelsea the likes of Zola, Cech, Essien and Didier Drogba.

It can be said that Walsh has made an indelible contribution to the reason why Chelsea were able to break the monopoly of Manchester United and Arsenal on the Premier League title, and he is one of the biggest contributors behind the scenes.

Walsh rose to prominence after helping Chelsea achieve the feat of dominating the Premier League, before being hired by another Premier League side, Newcastle.

It was during his time as chief scout for Newcastle that he got to know current Leicester City boss Pearson.

The two hit it off and became good friends who talked about everything,

Then, after going around and around, the two came to Fox City together.

Thanks to the inaction of the team's owner Wichai, Pearson and Walsh have received great support in terms of transfers.

Morgan, Vardy, Drinkwater, Marty James and other key players of the team were all brought to Leicester City by Walsh through his own insight.

It can be said that the most trusted person in Pearson's entire club is Walsh!

'We can get an extra left winger! There is speed, good crossing, and positive defense, so that we can play the speed we want in the transition between attack and defense! ”

Hearing this, Pearson seemed to have thought of something, and couldn't help but look at Lingard, who was running around on the field, and his eyes lit up:

"Steve, what do you think of Brighton's number 35?"

Chapter 2!

Chapter 3 is being written

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