Football: Starting from being abandoned by Barcelona

Li Lei, who is far away in the UK, is unaware of Gao Yi's experience, and even if he knew, he could not provide any substantial help.

The Premier League is in a white-hot stage, and Li Lei's Leicester City is also preparing for the away game four days later. They will visit Goodison Park and compete with Everton.

Everton this season should not be underestimated either. They currently have a record of 5 wins, 8 draws and 3 losses, ranking 10th in the standings.

To play against such an opponent, Leicester City must go all out and show all its strength.

Facing a dense schedule and strong opponents, Li Lei will ensure that the team maintains a good state to face a new round of tests.

At the same time, in the far east, Gao Yi is also continuing his career path, and the future is full of uncertainty.

Although it is not the first time that Li Lei has come to Goodison Park, he has different feelings every time.

Everton fans are passionate and unrestrained, but the home court is never friendly to the visiting team. Li Lei has long been accustomed to boos all over the field.

Facing the boos, Li Lei shrugged calmly and didn't care at all.

After all, the game has to go on, and the external environment cannot be completely satisfactory.

As professional players, mentality management is their compulsory course.

Li Lei knows that only by paying attention to the game can he play to his due level of strength.

Turning a blind eye to the boos of the fans is a reflection of the professional qualities of these professional players.

At the beginning of this game, both sides played offensive football, and the offensive end was very sharp.

In the 27th minute of the game, Li Lei's shot was resolved by the opponent's goalkeeper, but Mahrez made a supplementary shot in the first time to help Leicester City open the record.

However, just when the Leicester City players were excited, Everton quickly responded.

In the 32nd minute, Lukaku equalized the score for Everton.

The two teams went back and forth, and the stalemate of goals showed the offensive strength of both sides.

Li Lei was no stranger to Lukaku who scored the goal. They were teammates in Chelsea before, but Li Lei was the main player and Lukaku was a substitute.

Although they were not on the same front, Li Lei still had some understanding of Lukaku's strength.

The latter is a typical power forward with abundant physical strength and outstanding heading ability.

This was also the characteristic of his goal, which equalized the score by heading in from the air.

The two are old teammates and have become opponents today because of changing teams.

Lukaku's goal undoubtedly sounded a wake-up call for Li Lei - don't underestimate your opponent just because you are familiar with him.

Now the two are no longer the main substitute relationship, but equal competitors.

If Leicester City wants to defeat the powerful team Everton, it can't let opponents like Lukaku easily succeed.

After 2 minutes of overtime, the first half of the game ended and the two sides came to the halftime break with a score of 1:1.

In the locker room, Li Lei said to the defense line led by captain Morgan: "Captain, everyone needs to pay more attention to Lukaku's defense and not be fooled by his height and size."

"This guy is also very flexible with his feet, we must defend more strictly."

Morgan nodded in agreement and said: "You are right, we did have some omissions in our defense against Lukaku in the first half, allowing him to score that goal."

"In the second half, I will organize the defense and specifically guard Lukaku."

"Very good, one careless move will let him succeed, we must be careful and must not let old teammates take advantage again."

The atmosphere in the locker room made head coach Ranieri very satisfied, so he cleared his throat and began to arrange Tactical deployment for the second half:

"Everyone, we were evenly matched with Everton in the first half, but there is still a lot of room for improvement."

"In the second half, we need to be more proactive, cooperate more with the wingers, and open Everton's defense."

"At the same time, pay attention to the flaws in their central defenders and play more deep balls to break through."

"Li Lei, you need to cooperate more with the wingers to create threats."

"Finally, the whole team should pay attention to the defensive gaps and not let opponents like Lukaku score easily."

"Everyone remember, offense is the best defense! When we find an opportunity, we will directly threaten the opponent's goal! We have the strength to win!"

"Understood!" Everyone responded.

At the beginning of the second half, under the organization and leadership of Li Lei, Leicester City obviously accelerated the offensive rhythm, and Everton was a little overwhelmed for a while.

In order to stop the opponent's attack, Everton players could only choose to foul hard.

In the 61st minute, Ramiro Funes Mori maliciously pulled down the opponent without the ball and was shown a yellow card warning.

In the 64th minute, Tim Howard was given a yellow card again for offside.

Everton's two defenders were warned in succession, which shows that Leicester City's offensive power is so strong that the opponent can only choose to use foulsto respond.

This was exactly what Li Lei wanted. He used the attack to open the situation and successfully forced the opponent into a desperate situation.

There was only a thin line between the double yellow card and the red card, and Everton's subsequent defense must be more cautious.

Li Lei's hand of cards made the opponent unable to fight back, which not only consumed the opponent's physical energy, but also restricted the opponent's actions.

Li Lei's attack soon paid off.

In the 65th minute, he scored directly with a precise free kick, scoring another point for Leicester City.

In the 69th minute, he sent a fatal pass and assisted Vardy to rewrite the score to 3:1.

The interval between the two goals was only 4 minutes, which fully demonstrated Li Lei's organization and leadership ability as the core.

At the critical moment, Li Lei changed the situation of the game with his superb personal ability.

He can not only make contributions himself, but also assist his teammates, and take a two-pronged approach, making the opponent overwhelmed.

Leicester City, which has taken a two-goal lead, has taken the initiative and is only one step away from victory.

As the commander on the field, Li Lei's tactical planning and specific actions are very perfect.

This shows the desire and pursuit of victory of a top player, which is Li Lei's outstanding leadership style.

Faced with a 1:3 deficit, Everton's home fans were extremely excited and dissatisfied.

"Fuck, what kind of football are these guys playing? It's so embarrassing!"

"Wake up! Are you getting paid for nothing?"

"Ramsey, you fat guy, let Barkley play!"

"Coach, you have the guts to change the goalkeeper in the second half! Those two goals are so embarrassing!"

"You are rubbish! Give me back my ticket money!"

The scolding was directed not only at the visiting team Leicester City, but also at the home team Everton.

The fans were emotional, punching and kicking each other, and the scene was out of control for a time.