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Chapter 219 Valentine's Day Battle

Huth's third goal at the Etihad Stadium was also the goal that almost sealed the victory of the game.

The home fans were silent. Standing in the icy night rain, their eyes were full of helplessness and confusion.

They don't know what method to use to motivate players.

Pellegrini made substitution adjustments, midfielder Delph went off, and Ishinacho came off the bench to strengthen the offense.

After Yaya Toure left the field, Manchester City did not have a high point in the frontcourt and could only rely on the personal ability of the players to launch an attack on the wing.

Leicester City's defensive line shrunk quickly, and Kanter, the midfielder, galloped all over the field. The defensive coverage area was very large, so that the two defensive lines would not be overly flattened by the opponent.

In the 80th minute, Ranieri replaced two full-backs and sent wingers Gray and Nathan Dyer.

At the Etihad Stadium at this time, many fans of the home team have already left the stadium, leaving this sad rainy night.

The team had no way to break through the opponent's goal, and Pellegrini's substitution adjustments had no effect.

But the game did not enter garbage time. Leicester City fans are still expecting Rossi to continue to expand his scoring streak.

Losing three goals in a row at home is already embarrassing enough. Manchester City players don't want them to be the background board for Rossi to create a record.

They have to score goals to save a bit of face at home.

Otamendi, the 28-year-old Argentine central defender, defended Rossi closely.

Veteran Demichelis, dragging behind to protect.

As long as Rossi appears near the penalty area, Otamendi will not hesitate to step forward to defend.

In the 82nd minute, Drinkwater's pass was caught by him in time, and he destroyed the ball from behind Rossi, and brought him down by the way.

Rossi wanted to rest for a while, but was suddenly picked up from behind.

Otamendi will not allow anyone to delay time, they need to score.

Seeing this, Vardy rushed over, pushed Otamendi away with both hands, and the two began to push each other and fight a war of words.

Players from both sides intervened one after another, pushed the two away, and the referee also ran over to stop the conflict from escalating.

In the 85th minute, Leicester City made a substitution and Ulloa replaced Vardy.

Manchester City also want to score goals before the end of the game.

Sterling is on the left side of the penalty area, making continuous fake moves, trying to use the quick change of direction to sway Huth, who is turning slowly.

But in this game, Huth scored two goals in a row and was in a brave state. When Sterling changed direction, he did not chase the ball. Instead, he used his experience to get stuck in his position and prevented Sterling from going inside to break through, and then Morgan cleared the ball from the penalty area.

Drinkwater took the ball outside the penalty area, kicked it directly, and passed it to the frontcourt.

Ulloa, who just played, is in Manchester City's half and holds the ball at his feet.

Otamendi stepped forward to steal, and the two were fighting physically.

Ulloa, who is tall and long-legged, holds the ball firmly with his back, no matter how his opponent pushes him, he cannot shake him.

After all, he had just played and had plenty of energy.

"Pass the ball!"

Ulloa, who was fighting with his opponent, saw Rossi sprinting quickly from behind, understood it, turned halfway around, and at the same time, picked up the ball and hit the opponent's defense.

When Otamendi found out and chased back, Rossi had already received a pass from his teammate and rushed towards the penalty area.

Demichelis, who was lagging behind, quickly returned to the defense in the direction of Rossi's attack, and Gray, who was in charge of marking him, also pressed into the penalty area for the first time.

Joe Hart quickly attacked, expanded the defensive area, and formed an interception barrier, trying to slow down Rossi's advance speed with the ball and allow his teammates to return to the defense quickly.

Otamendi behind him is struggling to catch up, but Rossi's starting speed is too fast, and within a short distance, he can't catch up at all.

The only way to stop him is to tackle before he gets the ball into the box.

Just as Otamendi was about to tackle the ball, Rossi tapped the bottom of the ball with his right foot and picked it up.

"Oh...shet!"

Manchester City's defense immediately stood in place, and their eyes followed the ball's trajectory and fell into the net.

[GOAL! ! ! ! 】

[Rosie, No. 24 of Leicester City. 】

[Expand the number of consecutive Premier League goals to 15 games. 】

[He, like Leicester City, has created his own mythology. 】

[Leicester City fans, you can spend the next crazy week, cheer for Rossi, cheer for Leicester City! 】

The remaining half of the fans at the Etihad Stadium also started to get up and leave after Rossi scored.

What kind of rubbish game is this playing!
In the 89th minute, the teenager Celina made a pass from outside the penalty area. Aguero nodded forward and headed towards the far corner of the goal, scoring a goal that saved his face.

The referee, Anthony Taylor, did not give too much stoppage time and ended the game.

The score was finally locked at 1:4.

After a simple handshake, Pellegrini walked back to the locker room with a dull expression.

After this round, Leicester City continues to lead the standings with 53 points.

Behind him, Arsenal and Tottenham share 48 points, ranking second and third, and Manchester City is one point behind, ranking fourth.

In the next round, Leicester City will go to the Emirates Stadium to challenge Arsenal.

This will be another battle for the top spot.

Facing the championship in the second half of the season, any loss may usher in a collapse, and even give away the top position.

Ranieri, who has rich coaching experience, can stabilize the morale of the army the more he faces the tight and tight schedule.

He first gave the players a vacation, and then in the training of returning to the team, he mostly used fun games to let the players complete the training in a very relaxed environment.

The most important thing is that Ranieri resolutely did not mention the championship, but also to reduce the psychological burden of the players.

On February 2016, 2, on Valentine's Day in the West, Leicester City players took a bus to London.

In the two games in February, Leicester City defeated Liverpool and Manchester City one after another, with a strong momentum. The English media believes that they will definitely cause a lot of trouble for Arsenal as a guest at the Emirates Stadium.

There are also some media analysis. In the last 18 Premier League matches between the two teams, Arsenal has 12 wins and 6 draws, remaining unbeaten, so Arsenal has a better chance of winning this round.

As soon as the Leicester City players stepped onto the lawn of the Emirates Stadium, they were enveloped by a sea of ​​red.

Arsenal, as one of the best teams in London.

More than ten years ago, it is no exaggeration to say that the sky in London was all red.

However, with the successive rise of Chelsea and Tottenham, the blue and white teams joined the competition for the best team in London, gradually forming a tripartite confrontation.

In the stands of the Emirates Stadium, the appearance of Pixie Lott also became one of the focuses.

She is still so beautiful, under the windbreaker, is the blue jersey belonging to Leicester City.

It is Rossi's exclusive number 24.

On Arsenal's wounded list, Rosicky, Cazorla and Wilshere were exempted due to injuries, but it did not affect Wenger's formation.

The starting goalkeeper is Petr Cech.

The defense line is followed by Monreal, Koscielny, Mertesacker and Bellerin.

The double defensive midfielders are Kirkland and Ramsey.

The midfield is Sanchez, XXX and Chamberlain.

Up front is Giroud.

Leicester City still uses their regular main lineup, which also reflects from the side that Ranieri's team has not been disturbed by injuries.

The referee, Martin Atkinson, was assigned to officiate the game.

He is famous in the Premier League for his relatively light law enforcement standards and the fewest cards played. He came to law enforcement for such an important game.

Fans can already foresee how intense the game will be.

drop~~

After Atkinson's opening whistle blew, the "Valentine's Day" battle between the two teams officially started.

(End of this chapter)