Reborn Liverpool

Chapter 132 The impetuous first half
华国时间4月17日晚20点30分，英超第34轮的一场关键战役在莱斯特城的皇权球场展开，由莱斯特坐镇主场迎战西汉姆联。

Before this campaign, Leicester City topped the standings with 5 points, 7 points away from the second-ranked Tottenham. The team has won 6 consecutive victories in the league, with 1 wins and [-] tie in the last [-] rounds Undefeated.

If Leicester City wins this round, they will win the Premier League title four rounds ahead of schedule. The draw will depend on the result of the match between Tottenham and Stoke on April [-]. If they lose, they will lose the round they won. push back.

West Ham United temporarily ranks sixth in the league with 52 points and still has the opportunity to qualify for the European War.

However, facing Leicester City twice this season, West Ham United cannot escape the fate of failure in both the League and the League Cup.

This campaign will be the last time West Ham will face the "sufferer" Leicester City this season, and the desire for revenge will undoubtedly become a booster for the team.

Vardy scored twice in the last round of the league, not only helping the team win, but also raising his league goals to 21, thus narrowing the gap between himself and Kane in the scorer list. In the next 5 rounds, Vardy will surely launch the final impact on the league silver boots.

Zhang Mai, who has won the league golden boot, has loosened his shooting boots. In the last round of [-]:[-] victory over Sunderland, he failed to score a goal, but gained [-] assists.

Does Zhang Mai want to include the Premier League's assist king?
Thinking of Zhang Mai and Ozil tied for the first [-] assists this season, the fans and media friends in the audience aroused strong curiosity and conspiracy theories.

Don't count on Ozil. He was beaten by Zhang Mai and is still in the hospital. Does the black-bellied Zhang Mai want to break the history record of Premier League assists?

Everyone in the audience was guessing what Zhang Mai wanted to do, but the crowd in Leicester City didn't have the same thoughts. They all concentrated in the locker room to listen to Ranieri's speech on stress relief.

"Keep a normal mind in the game. There are still several rounds in the league, so don't have mental pressure."

Ranieri's rehashing didn't have much effect, and the strong self-possession of his teammates abounded.

Zhang Mai had no good way to do this, so he had to call Shinji Okazaki over and told him again, always remember to walk in the opponent's restricted area!
When the whole team played, Zhang Mai was taken aback by the sound of the home game, which was far higher than usual. The teammates around the ring head, huh!His face became paler.

The big screen on the sidelines displayed the lineups of both sides:

Leicester City: 4-4-2
1-Schmeichel; 17-Simpson, 6-Huth, 5-Morgan, 28-Fox; 14-Kanter, 4-Derlin Cowart, 26-Zhang Mai, 20-Maherez; 9- Shinji Okazaki, [-]-Valdy.

West Ham United: 4-3-3
13-Adrian; 30-Antonio, 21-Obonna, 3-Cresswell, 2-Reed; 16-Noble, 8-Coyate, 14-Obiang; 20-Moses, 29 - Emenik, 27 - Payette.

West Ham United is a bit of a tiger, with a 4-3-3 attacking formation, which is a posture to smash against Leicester City.

Looking at the West Ham United players opposite, Zhang Mai suddenly felt that today's game was a bit tricky.

West Ham United's No. 27 Payette, a late-blooming French attacking midfielder, will shine in the European Cup this summer, and finally became the background board of the Portuguese team and Ronaldo!
I have to keep a close eye on this French star, and if I have time, I can go forward and get a few more assists.
This kind of triple insurance will not kill you gang of "Hammer Gang" big guys (West Ham's nickname is "Hammer Gang").

After Zhang Mai made up his mind, he walked leisurely to his left forward position.

"Leicester City's home atmosphere today is particularly enthusiastic. All the fans are cheering and supporting their players to win. We hope that Zhang Mai will also have a wonderful goal!"

In the live broadcast room of China Television, Huang Tao was cheering for Leicester City and Zhang Mai.

"I have a hunch that Zhang Mai may not score a goal in this game, but he will definitely assist."

The old god Zhan Jun on the side said something.

"Why? Goals are the highest contribution a player can make on the field."

Huang Tao invisibly made a good joke.

"Because Zhang Mai doesn't want to continue to improve the historical record of Premier League goals and make it more difficult for him to break the record in the future, just like the former Soviet Bubka's 1cm1cm pole vault record. Of course, this is just my personal opinion, fans Just listen to it as gossip!"

Zhan Jun said the answer, and when he saw that it was still in the live broadcast, he quickly labeled his words as a joke.

What a god!Could this teacher Zhan Jun be a branch port of the system?

If Zhang Mai could hear Zhan Jun's comment, he would definitely express such a sincere sigh.

At the beginning of the first half, West Ham United took the lead to kick off. The aggressive West Ham United players really lived up to the name of the "Hammer Gang", and they came up directly with toughness.

In the first minute, Payette was brought down by his compatriot Kanter in the frontcourt. West Ham United won a free kick. Payette personally took the penalty and hoisted the ball into the penalty area. Hugged by the embarrassed Schmeichel behind the side post, Leicester City escaped unharmed at the beginning.

Not long after, the fierce West Ham No. 3 Creswell tackled Mahrez's dribble in the backcourt, and a long pass found Payet in the penalty area. The goal, the ball was blocked by Zhang Mai who followed to the penalty area.

In the 6th minute of the game, Zhang Mai got rid of the defender on the left side of the front court and passed the ball obliquely to the middle of the penalty area. Vardy, who was inserted in the middle, made a feint shot, and Shinji Okazaki, who was unmarked on the right, kicked the ball away. After teasing Bidi's scolding, Zhang Mai finally stepped forward and yelled Vardy back.

In the 9th minute, Zhang Mai hoisted the ball into the penalty area with a full-moon scimitar on the left side of the penalty area. Huth's header from the back row bounced the ball and missed the goal. The always steady German old man beat in front of the opponent's goal Cursed and regretted endlessly.

In the 13th minute, West Ham failed to attack. Kante took the ball to the front of the opponent's penalty area and split the side. After Zhang Mai and Delin Cowart hit the wall and cooperated, the latter shot high from the front of the penalty area. Self scolding.

Damn, the whole Leicester City team is floating, and they start to be harsh on their teammates. The defense team will regret the missed goal. What about the humble and pure Japanese?
As soon as Zhang Mai turned his head, he saw Shinji Okazaki, who was usually smiling, turned into bitter melon skin.

well!Even if it makes it more difficult for me to get assists, I'm still optimistic about Payette first.

In the 17th minute, West Ham United made a comeback. Payette was brought down by Zhang Mai after receiving the ball from the right side of the front court. West Ham United's free kick was sent into the penalty area and was confiscated by Schmeichel.

Next came Leicester City's counterattack. Zhang Mai crossed the left side of the penalty area obliquely in front of the penalty area. Vardy got the ball and scored with his left foot. Leicester City led West Ham United 1-0.

"Leicester City finally scored the first goal. It was No. 9 Vardy who scored the goal. Zhang Mai's assist is very important!"

Huang Tao's shouts were drowned out by the deafening cheers of the home fans, and the hundreds of millions of Hua Guo fans only saw Vardy stripping and running wildly amidst the noise on the screen.

The referee calmed down Vardy with a yellow card and the game continued.

The big men of the "Hammer Gang" were not affected by the score behind and still maintained the momentum at the beginning of the game.

But Leicester City's defensive midfielders began to retreat, and the iron guards who were eager to make contributions also gave up their offense and shrunk their defense. It seemed that they wanted to keep the score of 1:0 until the end of the first half.

Zhang Mai also had to cooperate with the backcourt to retreat and defend, leaving Vardy and "Double Show" Mahrez, who were still inexplicably excited, in front to contain the opponent's defense.

In the rest of the first half, Leicester City was repeatedly rubbed on the ground by the visiting team, and Mahrez showed off the last few counterattack opportunities.

Zhang Mai picked up his defensive skills and defended No. 27 Payette who jumped up and down after the opening.

The speed, agility and technique that the French are proud of hit a wall one by one in front of Zhang Mai. Zhang Mai, who was concentrating on defense, was able to use his height and weight advantages to bully the 175cm French elf.

West Ham United's other offensive players are mediocre. It is impossible to deal with the Italian defense line trained by Ranieri with a straight attack with a hard bridge and a hard horse.

The first half soon ended in Leicester City's iron-blooded half-time fight, and the score on the field was still 1:0 with the home team leading.

(End of this chapter)