Star Card System

Chapter 204 On the importance of Xia Xing to Leicester City

Xia Xing was in great form today.

He made three consecutive assists, all of which were extremely exciting, even more exquisite than shooting.

However, at the last moment of the first half, he was violently knocked down by the opposing defender Delaney.

The referee blew the whistle, a yellow card!

Even so, it still couldn't calm the anger of the Leicester City players and coaches!

Many players surrounded him, even led by the captain Morgan, who was the most stable on weekdays!

They were already choking each other's necks!

Shakespeare on the sidelines also protested loudly and angrily!

The battle was about to break out!

At this time, the referee and the assistant coach all came on the court.

They tried their best to pull the players from both sides apart to avoid the escalation of the conflict.

The referee even showed two red cards and four yellow cards in a row to control the situation a little.

The two red cards were for Morgan and Delaney, who choked each other's necks.

The two were the fuse of the conflict, and it was understandable to send them off.

The remaining four yellow cards were also two for each side.

Delaney was in a bad mood when he walked off the field, not only because he was sent off, but also because of his identity.

You know, he was once a player from Leicester City's youth training camp.

Passing by the sidelines, he paused for a moment and wanted to see Xia Xing who was being treated.

But seeing the angry state of the Leicester City coach, he still didn't go over.

Sorry, I didn't mean it.

At this time, both sides sent off a player, and Xia Xing was injured and left the field.

The injury time was supposed to be three minutes, but now only two minutes have passed, and the referee simply blew the whistle.

You two sides should clean up the mess!

For Crystal Palace, they were three goals behind and in a bad mood.

And for Leicester City, they were even more unhappy!

Now whoever has problems in the team, Xia Xing can't have problems!

He is not only the absolute core of the team, but also fights continuously with super physical strength.

Missing him is equivalent to losing two core players, which is so exaggerated!

Especially when Xia Xing was tackled just now, there was obviously a lot of bleeding on his calf.

If he is injured for a period of time, it will be a big loss for Leicester City!

The top four in the Premier League, the breakthrough in the Europa League, and the domestic cup competitions are all slim...

Under the watch of everyone, he slowly raised his head.

After checking, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's not a big problem. Although there is a little bleeding, it's just a skin injury. It's okay."

"Oh, that's good..."

Pearson breathed a sigh of relief.

Xia Xing also wanted to stand up and walk a few steps to show everyone that he was fine.

But as soon as he straightened his body, he was held down by Shakespeare.

"Don't make trouble! Take a good rest! Don't even think about playing in the second half!"

Xia Xing wanted to say something, but looking at everyone's concerned eyes, he still didn't say anything.

Yes, let's take a break. After all, we are leading by three goals at halftime, no problem.

Pearson also decisively replaced him and replaced Xia Xing with Andy King.

Although Andy King is not as good as Xia Xing, it should be okay to maintain a three-goal lead, right?

The Leicester City players were still optimistic about the second half of the game.

But unexpectedly, the game process was completely different from what they imagined!

Leicester City encountered trouble just after the second half of the game started.

Morgan went off the court, Pearson replaced Ulloa and replaced him with Huth.

Huth and Konchesky partnered as central defenders.

The team's formation changed to 4-4-1.

Andy King, who came on as a substitute, replaced Xia Xing's left midfielder position.

Crystal Palace did not adjust the formation because they also sent one player off.

They were three goals behind, and it didn't matter if they lost a defender. They must not withdraw the forward to fill the defensive gap.

Just after the second half started, they took advantage of Leicester City's unstable foothold and made a long pass to the penalty area!

Center forward Sanogo kicked and shot!

The ball went into the net!

3 to 1!

Crystal Palace scored a goal!

And just five minutes later, there was another pass from the midfield!

The ball found substitute forward Fraser Campbell!

The latter headed the ball into the goal!

The ball hit the near corner of the goal!

3 to 2!

Less than ten minutes after the start, Leicester City lost two goals in a row!

This made Pearson on the sidelines very angry!

The two goals just now were all caused by Leicester City's midfield and backcourt mistakes!

One was a coordination error between Andy King and Drinkwater, and the other was a mismatch between Huth and Konchesky!

It's all the substitutes' fault!

Seeing Pearson furious, Shakespeare calmly comforted him.

"Don't worry, man, this is not the player's fault. After all, there was Xia in the middle and Morgan in the back in the first half. Now that both of them are off the court, these guys must adapt to the new adjustments, after all, the two who are off the court are the backbone of the team..."

Pearson sighed softly, and his temper calmed down a lot.

That's right.

The fact that Leicester City can be so smooth this season has a lot to do with the continuous operations of several core players.

Xia Xing is a natural choice, and the captain and vice-captain Morgan and Schmeichel also played almost every game in the league.

Although Vardy and Mahrez are the team's absolute offensive main force, they are the ones who ensure the team's upper limit, while Xia Xing and the two captains are the ones who ensure the team's lower limit.

Two people were substituted in this game, and it will be difficult to play next...

After losing two goals in a row, Leicester City slowly regained its form.

However, facing the fierce attack of Crystal Palace, they have not had a good solution.

Andy King made several consecutive passes, but was suppressed by the opponent's defense.

Although the opponent did not fill the vacancy of the defender, because Leicester City withdrew Ulloa, it was still no problem for three people to defend Vardy alone.

And Mahrez's several breakthroughs did not have a good chance.

Until the 87th minute of the game, Crystal Palace launched another fierce attack.

Leicester City has begun to defend, and Crystal Palace has no particularly good passing opportunities.

At this time, their talented player Zaha began his performance.

He suddenly accelerated with the ball on the left!

Facing Mahrez's pressing, he directly changed direction and cut inside and passed the opponent!

Then he continued to diagonally cut in to the left front and accelerated the sprint!

Simpson pressed forward!

Zaha passed Simpson with a bicycle kick!

Rushed into the penalty area!

Konchesky rushed to grab, but he didn't dare to make too many moves.

After all, Zaha was too flexible. If he kicked rashly, he might give the opponent a penalty.