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Alan Shearer was stunned when he heard Carragher's words.

"What did you say? Leicester City is now facing the same problems that every strong team will face. Is it not easy to be a strong team?"

Carragher nodded.

"But didn't you always think Leicester City was not optimistic about it before? Why do you think they are a strong team now?"

"Please, I didn't say they are a strong team, I just said they encountered a 'strong team problem', that's all."

"What are you talking about?"

Seeing Alan Shearer confused, Carragher explained.

"Leicester City is new to the Premier League, and opponents are not familiar with them.

"And almost everyone thinks they are a weak team.

"Even if they just won the FA Cup, many people think it's just luck.

"So at the beginning of the league, everyone saw Leicester City,

"All came up and attacked fiercely, wanting to get three points.

"This is exactly what Leicester City is thinking.

"He has an excellent passer Xia in his team,

"There are first-class attackers Vardy and Mahrez,

"There are also a group of good defensive players,

"Such a configuration is very sharp in defensive counterattacks.

"The opponent's tactics are very suitable, and our own tactics are well-coordinated,

"So Leicester City has won seven consecutive games at the beginning of the league and once occupied the top of the league.

"But now it is different, so everyone knows that Leicester City is not weak,

"So every opponent treats them as a strong team,

"They always set up a strong defense, which makes Leicester City very uncomfortable.

"They are not good at breaking dense defenses,

"So they were tied by a group of weak teams recently and have not won five games.

"If they want to become a truly strong team, they also need to improve the overall strength of the team,

"And the super performance of super stars."

Carragher made a comment, and Alan Shearer rarely objected.

Instead, he nodded in agreement.

"Although you often criticize Leicester City, I agree with your analysis this time."

"What do you mean by always criticizing Leicester City? That's a serious comment, okay?"

"Hehe."

"What do you mean by that..."

The twelfth round of the Premier League is over, and Leicester City still hasn't won.

Chelsea is now 5 points ahead of Leicester City, and Manchester City has also tied with Leicester City, but is temporarily in third place due to the goal difference disadvantage.

With a group of strong teams behind them eyeing them, Leicester City's top four position is in jeopardy.

They need to get out of the slump as soon as possible.

However, for them, the most important thing now is not the Premier League, but the Europa League.

After all, the Premier League has a whole season to catch up, but the Europa League leaves Leicester City with little time.

Now after four rounds of the Europa League group stage, the ranking is still tense.

However, for Leicester City, they have been forced into a corner.

In the first four rounds, Salzburg Red Bull won two and drew two, ranking first in the group with 8 points.

Wolfsburg won one, drew two and lost one, and ranked second in the group with 5 points.

After two consecutive losses at the start, Lasnodar won one and drew one in back-to-back matches with Leicester City, ranking third in the group with 4 points, and still retains the possibility of qualifying.

Only Leicester City, which drew with three opponents and lost one game to Lasnodar, ranked last in the group with 3 points.

There are two games left, and Leicester City will face the two strongest opponents.

If they lose one more game, they will say goodbye to the Europa League completely.

For them who are participating in the European war for the first time and are looking forward to it, this is disappointing.

So Leicester City must win the fifth round of the Europa League against Salzburg Red Bull!

There is a bad situation, that is, Vardy still can't play.

Although he has recovered from his injury and has started training with the ball, the team doctor still recommends that he rest for two more days.

Pearson also agreed.

For Leicester City, even if they risk being eliminated from the Europa League, they must not let Vardy suffer a longer injury.

So in this game, Leicester City still has to attack with all their strength without Vardy.

Pearson fielded a new offensive trident in this game.

Xia Xing, Mahrez, Chris Wood.

With center forward Chris Wood replacing Vardy, the tactics of the trident have changed again.

Vardy is fast and suitable for counterattacks.

Crosswood is tall and has strong impact, suitable for being a battering ram on the front line.

So Xia Xing and Mahrez will choose to pass the ball more and find high points.

Coincidentally, the trident of Salzburg Red Bull has also changed today.

Their trident before was - midfielder Naby Keita, winger Alan, and forward Soriano.

However, Alan did not start in this game.

Not only did he not start, he was not even on the roster.

Because he is currently negotiating a transfer.

Two Chinese Super League teams are very interested in him, and the offer is not low.

Considering the player's emotional fluctuations, the club simply gave him a few days off to let him concentrate on handling the transfer.

And they were leaving anyway, so they needed to train a new trident.

Winger Alan was not there today, and midfielder Sabitzer took his place in the trident.

But he did not replace his position on the field.

The previous trident was an inverted triangle.

Now it has become an equilateral triangle.

Sabitzer appeared next to Naby Keita. This 20-year-old young man is good at both offense and defense, has excellent physical fitness and is very energetic.

He is a rising star that Salzburg Red Bull focuses on training.

Compared with Alan, Sabitzer is also good at dribbling and shooting, and his speed and passing are also excellent. More importantly, his defense is also great, and his skills are more comprehensive than Alan.

The only thing lacking is experience, but this is easy to say and can be accumulated slowly.

Both sides replaced the new trident in this game, and both sides strived to win.

Salzburg Red Bull hopes to use a victory to determine the top of the group.

Leicester City hopes to use three points to keep its chances of qualifying.

From the first minute of this game, both sides launched a fierce attack.

Because in the last game against Sunderland, Leicester City fielded a full main lineup.

This important game also played with all the main players.

It was only three days apart, and the players' physical recovery has not yet reached the best.

In this case, if you still need to win, you must strive to score goals and grab points as soon as possible when the players are in good physical condition.

As soon as the score started, Xia Xing made a long pass and went straight to the front court!

Mahrez received the ball steadily and sprinted quickly!

He passed two opposing defenders in a row!

He suddenly stuffed the ball into the penalty area from outside the penalty area!

A low pass!

And hit a reverse angle!

Chris Wood quickly moved forward and stretched out his long legs!

Shot in front of the goal!

The ball went straight into the net!

The ball went in!

1-0!

In the third minute of the game, Leicester City scored the first goal!

They were lucky in this game and in good shape!