Football: A late bloomer, starting with Leicester City

Chapter 68 The miserable Troupe and the appearance of the trapeze artist (seeking for follow-up reading)

"Yufeng, pass the ball!"

"Oka Kirishinji, don't let him come over, force him to go back."

"A good shot is how it should be played!"

On the court, Leicester City, who took the lead, chose their own comfortable way of playing more calmly.

They retracted their defense and carried out their usual defensive counterattack.

Killing all sides in the Premier League this season is very suitable for this team's counterattack tactics. Against the last team in the English Championship, it was naturally a downgrade attack.

After playing for a while, Hull City's players felt that as long as they wanted to press out, danger would appear in front of the goal every once in a while.

Leicester City's counterattack really put a lot of pressure on them.

Game No.40 minutes.

Leicester City finally scored again.

Kanter intercepted the ball and advanced through the ball, allowing Vardy to get a very comfortable angle to hit the goal.

"Bang!" A volley hit the lower edge of the net. The confident Vardy had already completed his turn and rushed towards the Leicester City fan zone on the sidelines.

"Top Four!"

"we are coming!"

"Lester, Lester!"

"Go in and score two more to make these arrogant Hull City players look good!"

"If we defeat them, we will enter this year's EFL Cup final in the next game!"

"..."

The Leicester City fans shouted excitedly, and the few people standing on the sidelines of the stadium celebrating suddenly felt that they were shouldering several responsibilities.

As players, they definitely want to bring more exciting games, more victories and honors to the fans.

This year, at least in the English League Cup, there is a chance!

"We will fight tooth and nail to get this!"

Vardy shouted towards the stands and walked towards his own half, surrounded by Chen Yufeng and Kanter.

The first half of the game ended not long after.

After the second half, Ranieri had sent a number of Leicester City substitutes to warm up on the sidelines, seemingly ready to make substitutions at any time.

Seeing this scene, the Leicester City offensive players suddenly became more active.

"Yu Feng! Get behind him!"

As soon as Mahrez shouted, he took the ball under his feet and made a diagonal pass to the ribs.

"Good ball!" Chen Yufeng rushed forward and swept the ball towards the center without stopping.

Vardy and Kirishin Oka immediately ran to the small penalty area line and made flying tackles.

At the critical moment, the Hull City goalkeeper boldly chose to attack, blocking the pass and holding it in his arms.

"There will be more, it's okay, good shot."

Mahrez smiled at Chen Yufeng and encouraged him.

Over time, as their relationship grew, so did their tacit understanding on the court.

I have to say that it is a good experience to become a tacit partner with a top attacker like Mahrez.

This means you may have more goals, more assists, and a higher value!
In the following game time, while busy attacking, Leicester City's frontcourt players also began to help Chen Yufeng.

They identified Troup's point and attacked frantically.

Once he sees Troup taking the ball, as long as he doesn't pass it within three seconds, a vicious foul will surely be waiting for him!

In the 60th minute of the game, Troup had just received a pass from his teammate and took a big step forward to advance.

"Stab!" Vardy, who was helping to defend the wing, hit Sheffield with a big flying shovel, and even dribbled the ball out of the sideline.

"Buck!" After getting up, Troup endured the pain and raised his hand to complain to the referee, "Give me a card. Isn't this enough to give me a card?"

The referee hesitated for a moment and still only called a foul, not a card.

This scene also gave Leicester City players greater confidence.

Two minutes later, Troup received a throw-in from his teammate and had no time to stop the ball.

Suddenly, he felt a heavy blow on his leg, and then his body rolled over uncontrollably.

Looking back, the short Oka Kirshinji had turned his back and walked away.

"Ah..." Troup covered his leg and began to cry. His teammates rushed over, all a little embarrassed.

Some teammates even lifted Troup up after comforting him because they still wanted to win, not wanting to waste too much game time.

This phenomenon did not stop next. From the 60th minute to the 705th minute of the game, Troup suffered multiple fouls from at least four different Leicester City players.

Two yellow cards were issued, but the pain in his body and the gradual loss of luster on his face were also real.

Troup spent the rest of the game participating in the team's defense like a zombie.

"Oh!"

In the 706th minute of the game, center back captain Morgan sent a long pass towards the wing position in the frontcourt.

Mahrez used his superb skills to stop and pass directly past the Hull City full-back.

After reaching the bottom line, Mahrez even started playing fancy moves.

He first stepped on two simple bicycles, then quickly swung the cow's tail with his left foot, and then used a flower-foot fake to deceive his center of gravity, before turning around and passing the ball to Danny Simpson, who was following behind.

Danny Simpson, who received the ball, looked longingly at the central position. This was one of the few opportunities for him to go forward and assist.

He must think that this kind of opportunity to pass the ball comfortably towards the center may not occur more than fifteen times in a season.

Therefore, he must cherish it and strive to use these few opportunities to produce data!

"Oh!"

Aiming at the back point, Danny Simpson's right foot rubbed out.

The moment he took the ball, he felt a chill in his heart, feeling that the ball might be passed too far.

Danny Simpson pursed his lips in frustration. The last time he completed an assist for a Premier League team was when he replaced O'Shea at Manchester United and passed the ball for Rooney.

Now, seven or eight years have passed...

Watching the football fly towards the back post, he had no hope and was about to run back to defend, but he saw a white figure suddenly fly out.

That’s right, it really flew out!

Danny Simpson's eyes suddenly widened, as if he had seen some shocking scene.

In the back of the penalty area, with Troup in front of him, Chen Yufeng almost completed a hidden pole vault and suddenly appeared in the sky.

Well, Simpson and other Leicester players didn't actually see this pole vault move.

Just relying on their familiarity, everyone knew very well that Chen Yufeng could not reach this height, and he must have been supported by someone.

They can only think of the victim as Troup standing there again.

"Oh!"

Although there are many thoughts in a short period of time, on the court it only happens in an instant.

After a sound of touching the ball, Chen Yufeng and the football hit the goal one after another and hung on the net!
ball……

Looks like you got in?

As if unsure, all the Leicester City people looked at the referee on the sidelines to see if there would be a foul or something else.

"Beep!"

After hearing a whistle and seeing the referee pointing his finger at the center circle, everyone immediately started to celebrate.

(End of this chapter)