Reborn Liverpool

Chapter 67 Fighting Arsenal Again (1)

On the afternoon of September 9th, the 26th round of the Premier League is about to start. Leicester City’s home stadium, the King Power Stadium, is crowded with people. Leicester City fans accounted for more than half of the more than 7 spectators. Only Arsenal fans came from London. There are more than 3 people, and the pure blue in the stands almost drowns out the red and white of Arsenal.

Arsenal can be regarded as the first Premier League giant team that Leicester City has encountered this season. The Gunners under Wenger are at a time when their troops are strong and strong, and there is a faint momentum of turning away from customers.Sanchez, who was infinitely close to a superstar in the last FA Cup final, has successfully advanced to a superstar after winning the America's Cup with the Chilean team in the summer.

Leicester City remained unbeaten with 6 wins and 3 draws in the first 3 rounds, ranked 4th in the league, and ranked higher than the powerful opponents who came to the King Power Stadium to challenge today, so Ranieri also wants to get all 3 points, or at least a tie .

The rosters of both sides were displayed on the big screen:

arsenal team
Head coach: Arsene Wenger (France) 66 years old

Lineup: 4231 formation
Forward: Walcott (England) No. 14, 25 years old, 176cm tall
Avant-garde: Sanchez (Chile) No. 17, 26 years old, 169cm tall
Ozil (Germany) No. 11, 26 years old, 183cm tall
Ramsey (Wales) No. 16, 24 years old, 188cm tall
Midfielder: Cazorla (Spain) No. 19, 30 years old, 168cm tall
Flamini (France) size 20, 30 years old, height 177cm
Defender: Koscielny (France), No. 6, 29 years old, 186cm tall
Mertesacker (Germany) No. 4, 30 years old, 198cm tall
Monreal (Spain) No. 18, 29 years old, 179cm tall
Bellerin (Spain) No. 24, 19 years old, 178cm tall
Goalkeeper: Petr Cech (Czech Republic), No. 33, 32 years old, 196cm tall
Leicester City
Head coach: Ranieri (Italy) 64 years old

Lineup: 442 formation
Forward: Vardy (England) No. 9, 28 years old, 178cm tall
Shinji Okazaki (Japan) No. 20, 29 years old, 174cm tall
Midfielder: Albrighton (England) No. 11, 26 years old, 175cm tall
Drinkwater (England) No. 4, 25 years old, 178cm tall
Mahrez (Algeria) No. 26, 24 years old, 179cm tall
N'Golo Kante (France) No. 14, 24 years old, 169cm tall
Defender: Morgan (Jamaica), No. 5, 31 years old, 188cm tall
Huth (Germany) No. 6, 31 years old, 188cm tall
Drayat (Belgium) No. 2, 26 years old, 186cm tall
Shrupp (Ghana) No. 15, 22 years old, 178cm tall
Goalkeeper: Schmeichel (Denmark) No. 1, 29 years old, 185cm tall
Huaguo's China Television Sports Channel is also broadcasting the game live. Huaguo fans in front of the screen know that Zhang Mai was not selected for the big list in the last round, but went to London for a piano recital. I am very happy to see Zhang Mai today. He is a big living person, and he has great expectations for Zhang Mai to play.

The two hosts Huang Tao and Zhan Jun in the live broadcast room discussed Wenger's evaluation of Zhang Mai at the pre-match press conference in front of the camera before kick-off.

"Professor Wenger is right. A person who is proficient in piano will not have any bad character. Zhang Mai's current situation should be related to the club's attitude towards him." The state of the list is concerned.

"What's strange about this? As far as I know, many giants in the Premier League and other top five leagues are seeking to buy Zhang Mai. The offer far exceeds Zhang Mai's liquidated damages of 4200 million pounds. Leicester City must propose to Zhang Mai. The contract extension was rejected, so Zhang Mai began to be suppressed."

Zhan Jun is Zhang Mai's number one fan in China. Although he didn't see it with his own eyes, the conclusion he made after analyzing the information from all parties is also straight to the truth.

"Leicester City treats Zhang Mai like this for money, but it will offend billions of football fans."

This was a serious word for the gentle Huang Tao.

"Who said it wasn't? There were only a few ratings points in the last round of live broadcast. Everyone saw that Zhang Mai was not even a substitute, and they all switched to watch other games. It's just a pity that Zhang Mai has a good game."

Zhan Jun was also scolding the mother of the management of the Leicester City Club in his heart, but he was complaining for Zhang Mai.

"Hehe, Zhang Mai's agent has announced that he will not accept commercial endorsements in Huaguo for the time being. Many domestic companies are planning to sponsor Leicester City. After being involved in this way, everyone waits and sees with money. Who knows that Zhang Mai How long can I stay in Leicester City."

Huang Tao also had a rare gloat.

"So if football is mixed with too many economic interests, it will become nondescript, such as domestic..."

"Okay, the referee has blown the opening whistle, and the game has officially started!"

Huang Tao quickly returned to the game and prevented Zhan Jun from continuing to poison.

At the beginning of the game, the players of Leicester City were cheered by the cheers of the home fans, and they fought against the mighty Arsenal for a while, and it was inseparable.

In the 6th minute, Sanchez made a pass from the left, and Cazorla made a low shot and was cleared by Drayat who was filling in front of the goal.In the 9th minute, Vardy got rid of three defensive players in Arsenal's penalty area, shot low with his right foot, and the ball refracted and hit the post and popped out!
It was Leicester City who scored the first goal. In the 12th minute, Leicester City made a long pass from the backcourt. Vardy stopped the ball and took a step forward. He passed Arsenal's No. 20 Flamini into the penalty area and hit the goal from a small angle. Cech couldn't make a save and had to watch the ball go into the net.

With a perfect counterattack goal, Leicester City led Arsenal 1-0, and the pure blue fans in the audience began to celebrate loudly.

Zhang Mai, who was on the bench on the sidelines, cheered for the team's first goal, and at the same time lamented that Vardy this year is extremely brave and will make his name in the Premier League.

After the re-kick-off, Zhang Mai keenly noticed that Arsenal's midfield began to strengthen the press, especially against Kante in the center and Albrighton on the left. Arsenal's No. 16 Ramsey often used his strong body to fight Made the solo Albrighton into a mess.

In the 17th minute, Albrighton tried his best to get rid of Ramsey and made a pass. Vardy hit the post with a header near the penalty spot. Mahrez's subsequent shot was blocked by Monreal. Arsenal's backcourt Organized a counterattack on the spot, Cazorla made a precise pass, which directly abolished the defense of Leicester City's midfielder, Walcott turned offside and went into the penalty area with a right-footed shot, the ball bypassed the attacking goalkeeper Schmeichel , Wiping the post of the goal and hitting the net.

The same counterattack goal, Leicester City 1-1 Arsenal, Leicester City fans fell silent, and cheers from sought-after fans rang out on the field.

Not good!Seeing that Ranieri did not make any lineup or personnel adjustments to Arsenal's changes, Zhang Mai knew that Leicester City might be in trouble today.

In the 23rd minute, No. 20 Flamini was replaced by Captain Arteta due to injury. After the weakest part of Arsenal's midfield defense was replaced, Leicester City's midfield operation became much more difficult. Now, it is difficult for Vardy and Shinji Okazaki in front to get the support of the midfielder.

In the 32nd minute, Arsenal made another quick counterattack. Ozil made a wall to cooperate with Bellerin. Bellerin made a cross from the bottom to the bottom. Walcott's grab was destroyed, but the defender of Leicester City also missed. After getting the ball, Sanchez, who moved to the back point, hit an empty goal!Leicester City trailed Arsenal 1-2.

Next, the situation of Leicester City has not improved. The connection between the midfield and the frontcourt was completely cut off by Arsenal's No. 19 Cazorla and No. 4 German veteran Mertesacker. Under the leadership of Leicester and Sanchez, waves of offensives were launched. Fortunately, Leicester City's defense line was still solid, and they managed to maintain the 1-2 score until the end of the first half.

The teammates on the field went to the locker room with Ranieri, their footsteps were a little heavy, Zhang Mai could understand them, it was not terrible to be behind for a while, but the terrible thing was that there was no hope of tying or even overtaking!

Zhang Mai sincerely hopes that Ranieri can make effective adjustments in the locker room and bring hope to his teammates, although this is a bit difficult to be a "tinker".

Zhang Mai is also very aware of Ranieri's virtues. It is not a situation of a steady win or no hope of chasing points. Ranieri will not even give himself 10 minutes.

If I were a coach, how would I make adjustments in the face of this tricky situation?

Zhang Mai did not warm up on the lawn like other substitute players, but sat on the bench and slowly recalled the first half...

(End of this chapter)