Football: Starting from being abandoned by Barcelona

As the original starting striker, Vardy felt that he was abandoned by the whole world these days.

He found Li Lei with a dissatisfied look on his face and said with a slightly sad tone:"Li, since the big guy came, you seem to have abandoned me."

Li Lei understood Vardy's feelings very well, so he comforted him:"Don't think so, Harry's joining does not mean that you are not important, your skills are still the main position"

"The team needs all kinds of forwards to work together, so that we can be more difficult to deal with. If you and Harry work together, the effect will definitely be very good."

"Oh! I hope so!"Vardy said after a sigh, the outstanding performance of the newcomer made him feel more pressured.

On March 2, in the 35th round of the English Championship, Leicester City played away against Ipswich.

Head coach Pearson did not make any adjustments to the starting lineup and continued to trust the old players.

But this time, Harry Kane came to the stadium as a substitute.

As a new member of the team, Kane had the opportunity to participate in the official game for the first time. He must have been very excited.

Whether he was a starter or a substitute, he would do his best to serve the team.

Ipswich is currently hovering in the middle of the standings and they have already left the relegation zone.

This led to their full release of their offensive wildness when they played against Leicester City, which ranked high on the standings, at home.

Every one of their players tried their best to attack Leicester City.

Frequently opening long passes or directly heading into the last line of defense, this put great pressure on Leicester City's back line, and it felt like a random punch to kill a master.

Ipswich's wild style of play at the beginning did make Leicester City feel exhausted.

However, as the game progressed, Leicester City players gradually realized a truth that the opponent's offensive mode was actually very simple, although they played well. It was very intense, but the specific tactics were limited.

After Ipswich used this"three-axe" attack several times, Leicester City's defense seemed to have found a way to deal with it.

They began to see through the opponent's rhythm and master the defensive position. Since then, Leicester City began to gradually control the initiative of the game.

Although this wild tactic adopted by Ipswich worked to a certain extent, as Leicester City adapted, the offensive efficiency began to decline.

In addition, the forwards failed to turn the opportunity into a goal. Ipswich also realized that it would be difficult to continue the full-scale attack, so they suddenly changed their strategy.

At this time, a magical scene appeared on the scene. They were still attacking just now, but they restricted all the players to their own half and set up a bus in the penalty area at the same time.

At this time, half of the first half of the game time had passed, and the score was still 0-0.

Li Lei watched Ipswich's 11 players retreat and stand in the penalty area, and he was so shocked that he couldn't speak.

Since he entered the professional league, he has never encountered a situation where all members of the opponent were crazy about defending in the form of a bus.

11 people gathered in a small penalty area, and it was difficult to pass the ball to the forwards.

Even if he had a high talent for passing and maxed out his talent, it was difficult to produce substantial assists in this situation of no leader.

Although Li Lei was shocked by the opponent's new tactic of blocking the penalty area with all players, Vardy must have felt even more frustrated than him.

As a striker, Vardy had to face 11 opponents, and there was no space for him to move around.

What was even more terrible was that all the passing routes were blocked.

Near the penalty area, any stop or kick was closely monitored, and there was no chance to find a good chance to score.

The place where a striker could display the most has now become the biggest shackle of his activities. How could he not feel frustrated?

When the referee blew the whistle for the first half, the fans in the stadium burst into boos.

In this way, the boring game ended the first half of the competition with the boos of fans around the stadium.

From the boos of the fans, it can be seen that the fans are very dissatisfied with the home team's way of playing.

After arriving in the locker room, head coach Pearson began to arrange the tactics for the second half and said,"Harry Kane will play in the second half, Vardy will come off first."

Harry Kane replied excitedly,"Yes, sir!"

This was his first appearance in the English Championship, and he must seize this opportunity to play.

However, Vardy's answer was full of disappointment and unhappiness. After all, he had no good solution to the current situation.

"Kane, you have only one role, and that is to stay in the opponent's penalty area and then head the ball into the opponent's goal!"

"All the players on the field will pass the ball to you!" Pearson said fiercely at this time.

After the tactical adjustment, the second half of the game continued, but Ipswich did not make any adjustments.

They continued their defensive style and vowed to hold on to the one-point tie until the end of the game. The opponent's negative and stingy style of play really affected the normal order of the game. It was not only disrespectful to their peers, but also delayed the fun of the audience.

"What the hell is this home team? All 11 players are crowded in a small penalty area. How can you watch the game like this?!"

"Conservative ass, this is clearly a way of taking advantage of the situation, saying they are setting up an ambush but in fact they are just trying to get away with it!"

"You can play the game if you want, but just play it with some meaning. Now the situation is so perfect, I feel sorry for the visiting team.!"

"What the hell is this head coach thinking? He completely gave up the three-point shot at home. The players are rolling around like a wall."

"Let's start the second half quickly, let the visiting team score quickly, this home team is so boring."

At this time, Li Lei, Lingard and Harry Kane exchanged glances, and everything was said without words.