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Chapter 75: Act First! [Please subscribe! 】

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

The game reached No. 30 minutes, and the score on the field was still zero to one.

The visiting team Brighton continues to maintain the lead.

Brighton's players resolutely followed the coach's tactical instructions and worked together to build a steel-like wall in their own half.

Let Leicester City continue to stretch the space and penetrate with short passes, but they are still unable to break into the penalty area, posing too much threat to the goal.

The eye-catching players in Brighton's team, in addition to Lingard, who is active in running and covers a large area, also include the tall central defender Dunk from Brighton's youth training, and the single-arrow Argentine center Ulloa.

The goal that allowed Brighton to break the deadlock first at the King Power Stadium was Dunk's header in the penalty area that allowed Lingard to steal a chicken at the back post.

And, almost every time Mahrez and Nugent tried to get the ball into the box from wide crosses, he took the first point and headed the ball out of the danger zone.

Ulloa, who is at the front of the formation, has not scored yet.

However, this big center with a strong body and good foot skills plays a very obvious role as a fulcrum in the frontcourt.

Brighton's tactic is to defend and counterattack.

Once he gets the ball in the backcourt, he will pass a long pass as soon as possible to find Ulloa, the only big center in front.

What surprised everyone in Leicester City was that Ulloa did not lose out in several duels with Captain Morgan!

You know, the strongest player with the best confrontation ability in the Leicester City team is Morgan!
It is conceivable how excellent Ulloa's confrontation ability is.

Watching Ulloa lean on Morgan with his back on the field, and under his pressure, he firmly controlled the long ball at his feet, and then passed it back to the midfielder who came in, sitting on the coaching bench. Pearson couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

"Steve, this Argentinian you recommended is great"

As early as the winter window, Ulloa was on the attention list of the Leicester City scouting department.

There is no way, Leicester City's striker looks like there are six people, but in fact only three can be used.

In addition to Nugent and Vardy, New Zealand high center Chris Wood played a backup center this season and performed fairly well in limited playing time.

The 40-year-old Kevin Phillips and the 33-year-old forward Gary Taylor Fletcher are basically retiring in the team.

After the team confirms its upgrade, these two veterans will definitely be eliminated next season.

As for the young forward Tom Hope who was transferred from the youth team, his strength is too poor. He basically plays in the youth team and cannot stay in the first team at all.

Therefore, Leicester City wanted to strengthen the striker as early as the winter window.

And Brighton's chief striker Ulloa is one of the targets to focus on.

Leicester City tried to ask the price, but Brighton, who was aiming to upgrade, was of course unwilling to buy the leading striker to a competitor, so he directly rejected the possibility of this deal.

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

The plan to strengthen the front line is also in vain.

However, as the league is going smoothly and the promotion quota has been locked in advance, Pearson plans to start looking for reinforcement candidates for the summer transfer window in advance.

Otherwise, after the season is over, all the players you want will be snatched away by other teams!
As the saying goes, strike first to gain the upper hand!What's more, club signings generally don't just buy whoever they want.

First send scouts to pay attention to the investigation wave and make a list of potential candidates.

Then select suitable candidates for further investigation.

After confirming the target, bargain with the target club, and then after reaching an agreement on the transfer fee, you have to discuss personal treatment with the player's agent.

The speed of player transfers between clubs can be fast or slow.

If the two sides agree and the players are willing, the negotiation progress can be completed within days or even hours.

However, it is not uncommon for the two parties to talk for a month or two if there is no substantive progress.

Therefore, in many cases, in the latter part of the season, clubs of all sizes will start signing plans in advance.
Hearing Pearson's words, assistant coach and chief scout Steve Walsh, who was sitting next to him, smiled and then said:
"Actually, I think if we continue to adopt the 4231 tactical formation after being promoted to the Premier League, there is no need to reinforce the center position."

Hearing this, Pearson couldn't help showing a look of doubt:
"why?"

"Vardy is in such good shape and has such a good rapport with Ling Feng that it is impossible for him to be a substitute."

"And Nugent can return to the center and be his substitute. When he is a left winger, he is not fast enough, and he can't cross. Once he counterattacks, he can't provide much support on the wing."

"Coquenot is too sticky to the ball. If he is on the court and plays positional warfare, it will be fine. If we play a quick counterattack, his dribbling too much will only delay the opportunity."

While listening to the analysis of his old partner, Pearson nodded and then continued to ask: "So what is your opinion?"

As one of the top full-time scouts in England, Steve Walsh is definitely a big shot in the scouting world.

He has worked for the "Blue Army" Chelsea for 16 years.

He also brought Chelsea Zola, Petr Cech, Essien, Drogba and other famous stars.

It can be said that Walsh made an indelible contribution to the reason why Chelsea was 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.

After helping Chelsea complete the feat of dominating the Premier League, Walsh rose to fame and was then sincerely hired by another Premier League team "Magpies" Newcastle.

It was while serving as chief scout at Newcastle that he met current Leicester City coach Pearson.

The two hit it off and became good friends who talked about everything.
Afterwards, after going around in circles, the two came to Fox City together.

Thanks to team owner Vichai's inaction, Pearson and Walsh received great support in the transfer.

Morgan, Vardy, Drinkwater, Matty James and other main players of the team were all brought to Leicester City by Walsh through his discerning eye.

It can be said that the person Pearson trusts the most in the entire club is none other than Walsh!

"We can find one more left winger! He has speed, is good at crossing, and is active in defense. Only in this way can we play the speed we want during the transition between offense and defense!"

Hearing this, Pearson seemed to have thought of something, and couldn't help looking at Lingard who was running around on the field, his eyes lit up:
"Steve, what do you think of Brighton's number 35?"

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