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Chapter 227 Can't Stop, Then Pass It On

Watford is the best performer among the three teams promoted to the Premier League this season.

28场比赛，10胜7平11负，排在积分榜第12名，距降级区13分。

As long as they win 2 games in the remaining ten games, they will basically lock in the task of relegation.

The grievances between the two teams have to start from the second round of the semi-finals of the Premier League promotion play-offs in 12-13.

At that time, in the case of a 2:2 draw with the total score, Leicester City took the initiative with the advantage of away goals.

And at the end of the game, he got a penalty kick.

But Watford's goalkeeper not only saved the penalty, but also launched a counterattack, and Deeney scored a goal to reverse the situation.

Therefore, Leicester City has become the background board of Watford's miracle.

For the first time this season, Watford lost 1-2 away.

When they return to their home court, they are bound to block their opponents.

Before the game, the club's executives took out 50 pounds as a bonus for winning this round.

Goal, you can get 5 pounds.

Assist, you can get 3 pounds.

After the goals and assists are divided, the remaining bonuses will be distributed according to the performance of the players on the field.

There is also a wonderful reward: blocking or intercepting Rossi's shot, you can get a reward of 5000 pounds each time.

The premise is that you must win.

But if it's a tie, Rossi can get 0 shots, and the interception award will be issued normally.

This kind of reward method makes the morale of the players high.

Fans were thrilled at Vicarage Road on Saturday afternoon.

Pulling Leicester City down from the top position is the dream of fans of the other 19 teams in the Premier League.

So why not us?

The duel between the bumblebee and the fox will start on time at 5:30 pm.

The home team Watford kick-off.

Head coach Flores has a 4-4-2 formation.

A seemingly balanced offensive and defensive formation slowly transformed into a 4-3-3 after the kick-off.

The three are all defensive midfielders. Their task is very simple, that is, after the steal is completed, quickly distribute the ball to Nurdin on the left, and let him tear the defense line on the side.

In the center position, Deeney does his part.

In the front point, he not only has an excellent ability to compete for the header, but also cooperates with another striker Ighalo in a small range.

Due to the lack of control in the midfield, the two teams can quickly pass through each other's half court when attacking, and launch a fierce press in the area 10 meters away from the penalty area.

Watford's press today was very fierce.

The three defensive midfielders have a large defensive coverage area and decisive tackles. Mahrez's breakthrough and inward cut did not receive very good results.

In terms of tactics, Watford should focus on defense first, and wait for the opponent to make a mistake before waiting for an opportunity to attack.

Although there are incentives for bonuses, the team cannot change familiar tactics for this.

"Sir, the opponent is very hard today!"

Kress said in a low voice: "I heard that the team offered a bonus of [-] pounds before the game. Today's game will be very difficult."

As soon as he finished speaking, a whistle sounded from the field.

When Rossi turned around with the ball, he was brought down from the side by the opposing midfielder.

The referee Jonathan Moss did not show the foul player a yellow card, but gave Leicester City a set kick in the frontcourt.

The penalty drew Ranieri's dissatisfaction.

The Premier League advocates physical confrontation, but hitting people from the side and rear without even a verbal warning, this scale is too loose.

"Craig, I'm not worried about the opponent's fight, but about everyone's body. After this game, we will immediately test and evaluate everyone's physical condition."

What Ranieri said is undoubtedly saying that such a loose penalty scale will make players lose control of the intensity of the fight during the game.

It has reached the final sprint stage of the league, and the fatigue accumulated before is very likely to be transformed into an injury in a physical confrontation. This is what all head coaches do not want to see.

The team doctor sprayed a large amount of medicine mist on Rossi's thigh. After observing that there was no abnormality, the referee resumed the game.

"Luo, are you all right?" Vardy was concerned, but he didn't forget to pinch Rossi's powerful buttocks with his right hand.

"It's okay, you should also be careful, their feet are a bit dark today."

In the 30th minute, Leicester City attacked.

Kante pushed forward with the ball, got rid of a midfielder's defense, and distributed the ball to Rossi who retreated in the middle to get the ball.

Vardy waited for the opportunity to advance, but did not wait for Rossi's advance. Instead, he saw the opponent make a fierce grab and knocked Rossi to the ground.

drop!
This time the referee finally took out the yellow card and gave it to the fouled Nurdin.

Seeing his teammates being targeted one after another, Vardy couldn't bear it anymore, rushed forward like a fierce fox, with a stern expression, and put his forehead against his opponent.

Nur al-Din was not to be outdone, and the two stood on the spot, provoking each other.

The referee separated the two and gave them a verbal warning, which stopped the conflict.

In the next 15 minutes, the movements of both sides became bigger and bigger. Most of the time, they were in the opponent's half, engaged in fierce physical confrontation, and there were not many attacks that could threaten each other's goals.

The first half of the game ended in a draw, and the Leicester City players returned to the dressing room with indignation.

If you want to break through the opponent's defense, you must use the breakthrough to create a foul, or have a midfielder who can tear the defense.

Ranieri made substitution adjustments immediately after the start of the second half.

Andy King replaced Albrighton, Mahrez pushed to the winger position, and the formation became 4-3-3.

Leicester City kick off.

Kanter is in the back protection, Drinkwater and Andy King are in charge of the team's passing organization.

In the 50th minute, Leicester City attacked and Drinkwater gave the ball to Mahrez on the left rib.

Other teammates have pulled away to both sides, creating a 1v1 breakthrough space for him.

This season, as one of the team's best players, Mahrez's dribbling and passing, as well as a good shot, have become an indispensable weapon for the team.

In the second half, Ranieri used his single explosive point to attack his opponent.

Hey!
Under the exclamation of the home fans, Mahrez got rid of the shot outside the penalty area, slightly higher than the lintel.

Two minutes later, after Yu Shi took the ball in the half court, he dribbled the ball straight in, and the final shot was blocked by the defender from the sideline.

Facing the powerful Mahrez, Watford immediately deployed two defensive teams to mark him.

But if one more person participates in the defense, there will be a vacancy in the defense.

Rosie, waiting for this opening.

In the 70th minute, Mahrez was double-teamed by two people on the left rib and was unable to get rid of the shot.

At this time, Andy King appeared at the support point in the middle. Mahrez used a pass through the crotch, got rid of a defender, and quickly distributed the ball.

Watford's defense immediately rushed towards Andy King.

The King of the Blue Fox was very calm at the front of the penalty area. Before receiving the ball, he had observed Rossi who was going forward and picked the ball to the penalty area.

At this moment, Watford's defense was torn apart by a blue figure.

When the defense reacted, Rossi was three meters away from them.

The Watford player once thought that this must be offside first, and subconsciously raised his right hand to signal the linesman.

But the linesman ignored it.

Because at the moment Andy King passed the ball, Rossi was obviously half an arm away from the horizontal line where the No.2 defensive player was.

Even if you want to be black, you can’t be black.

Although Andy King's pick pass penetrated the defense, it also landed very deep, and it was still a half-high ball.

This ball is not easy to stop. Even if it stops, the body will rush out of the field due to inertia, giving the opponent time to return to defense.

If it's not easy to stop, then stop.

Rosie strode forward, stretched out his right foot, bent slightly, took the ball with his heel, and volleyed back into the middle.

Mahrez, who was outflanked in place, was unguarded. He hit the ball in front of his chest and took a low shot.

[GOAL! ! ! 】

[Leicester City scored. 】

[Maherez's goal came from Rossi's "scorpion tail" assist. 】

【Rossi, once again assisted his teammates to score in a way that was beyond everyone's expectations. 】

[Watford's defense, in front of him, has nothing to do. 】

After Leicester City scored, Ranieri replaced Rossi and Mahrez.

Especially Rossi, he was "taken care of" by his opponent in this game, and he had very few chances to get the ball.

Ranieri was afraid that he would be injured, so he replaced him on the premise of taking the lead.

In the end, after a fierce battle of 90 points, Leicester City relied on Rossi's assist and Mahrez's goal to score a valuable three points in the away game and continue to lead the standings.

(End of this chapter)