Football: Starting from being abandoned by Barcelona

Li Lei's roar echoed on the court: "Hey! What are you doing? Kante steals! Tackle him."

"Mahrez, you should break through!"

"And you, brother, cheer up."

"Li Lei's words seem to have worked," Keane commented, "Kante, Mahrez and Vardy all seem to realize that their performance is not good enough and start to participate in the game more actively."

"This is the role of a leader," Jones praised, "Li Lei is not just a shooter on the court, he is also the spiritual leader of the team."

"He can inspire his teammates and boost morale, which is very important for the team."

As the game continued, Leicester City's performance improved significantly.

"In the 18th minute, Leicester City launched an attack!" Keane suddenly raised his voice, "It was Li Lei! He organized this attack, and now the ball was passed to Mahrez!"

"Mahrez broke through! He passed it back to Li Lei!" Jones continued to describe, "Li Lei passed it again and found Vardy! Vardy shot... and it went in!!!!!"

"It went in! Vardy scored the first goal of the game for Leicester City!" Keane shouted excitedly.

"This is a wonderful cooperation. Li Lei, Mahrez and Vardy, the tacit understanding between the three of them can be seen!"

"This goal is very important for Leicester City," Jones analyzed.

"Not only because they took the lead, but more importantly, this goal made them regain their confidence and their usual style of play."

"That's right, Jones," Keane agreed, "You can see that after the goal, the faces of the Leicester City players were full of smiles."

"Their pressure seems to have been relieved a lot at once, which will be of great help in the next game."

"It is worth mentioning that Li Lei played a role in this goal," Jones added.

"He was not only the initiator of this attack, but also the assist."

"His vision and passing made a key contribution to this goal."

After Leicester City took the lead, the players seemed to be a little emotional and increased their offensive strength.

However, such emotional changes soon led to a tragic incident.

In the 28th minute, Leicester City striker Vardy was a little reckless in a scramble for the ball and fouled the opponent.

The referee took out the yellow card without hesitation, and Vardy also received a yellow card.

After Vardy received the yellow card, Leicester City players began to adjust their emotions and states.

They began to treat the game more cautiously and calmly.

Although the pace of attack did not stop, it became more rational and restrained.

As the game continued, Leicester City's performance became more and more confident and smoother.

They controlled the rhythm of the game and continued to attack West Ham United's goal.

In order to curb Leicester City's offensive momentum, West Ham United had to adopt a foul tactic.

This is a tactic that small teams generally adopt when their strength is unequal.

In the first half alone, they received three yellow cards.

In the 30th minute of the game, West Ham United defender Reid tackled Leicester City's striker in a defense, and the referee did not hesitate to pull out a yellow card. This was West Ham United's first yellow card in this game.

In the 40th minute of the game, West Ham United midfielder Noble fouled again in a midfield scramble, and the referee raised the yellow card again.

This was West Ham United's second yellow card, and their foul tactics began to affect the fluency of the game.

Only 2 minutes later, West Ham United's striker Payet also fouled in a frontcourt scramble.

The referee pulled out a yellow card again, which was the third yellow card West Ham United received in the first half.

West Ham United's frequent fouls disrupted the rhythm of the game and also put their own players at risk of being sent off.

But facing the strong Leicester City, they seemed to have no choice but to stop the opponent's attack in this way.

However, although such tactics can temporarily curb Leicester City, it also paid the price of accumulated yellow cards.

If they continue with such tactics in the second half, it is likely that some players will be sent off, which will have a huge impact on their defense.

At the end of the first half, Leicester City led West Ham United 1-0.

Although the score was leading, Leicester City's performance was not satisfactory.

They seemed a little nervous and restrained at the beginning of the game, until Li Lei's roar and Vardy's goal, they gradually found their rhythm.

During the halftime break, Leicester City coach Ranieri called the players to conduct tacticalDeployment.

"Boys, the performance in the first half was not bad," Ranieri began his speech, "We took the lead, which is good."

"But the game is not over yet, we still have 45 minutes to fight."

"In the second half, we must continue to be patient and calm."

"Don't let your guard down because you are ahead, and don't lose your mind because of the opponent's foul."

"We must control the game in our way and style."

Ranieri specifically mentioned Vardy's yellow card: "Vardy, you have to be extra careful."

"You already have a yellow card, you can't get a second one."

"We need you on the court, we need your speed and threat."

Then Ranieri deployed the midfield and defense: "Kante, Drinkwater, you are the core of our midfield."

"In the second half, we must continue to control the midfield, "Don't let the opponent have a chance to organize an attack."

"Albrighton and Mahrez, you need to support the forwards more and create opportunities. "

"Defense, you need to stay focused, Huth, Morgan, you are the backbone of our defense."

"Always keep an eye on the opponent's forwards, especially Payet, and don't let him have a chance."

"Simpson, Fox, you need to give more offensive support on both sides, but also pay attention to defense."

Finally, Ranieri encouraged the whole team: "Remember, we are at the door of the championship."

"Victory is ahead, we just need to work hard for another 45 minutes."

"Believe in yourself, believe in the team, we can do it! Now, let's fight for Leicester City and ourselves!"

At the beginning of the second half, West Ham United made tactical adjustments, just as Leicester City coach Ranieri expected.

West Ham United replaced Obiang with Carroll, and this substitution adjustment was obviously to strengthen the offense.

At the same time, they also strengthened the defense and containment of Vardy.

Vardy had received a yellow card in the first half. If he was sent off again, he would be in danger of being sent off.

Ranieri realized this and replaced Albrighton with Schlupp to protect Vardy.

This substitution was to strengthen the control of the midfield and reduce Vardy's defensive pressure.

However, tragedy still happened.