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In the following time, Mahrez changed a lot.

Although the ball was still passed to his feet, he began to actively seek cooperation.

This made Pearson on the sidelines very pleased.

Shakespeare nodded and sighed: "This young man is good in every way, but he is too independent. Our scouts have observed him for a whole year and made an objective evaluation of him. If he can strengthen his team spirit, I believe there will be better development and will be of greater help to Leicester City. Now it seems that everything is moving in a better direction."

Pearson looked at Xia Xing: "Speaking of which, this has a lot to do with Xia's guidance. Both are wingers who are good at breaking through. Xia frequently cooperates with teammates, easily passes Mahrez and creates scoring opportunities, which has a significant impact on Mahrez. This young man from the East is really good."

Shakespeare: "Even so, some people didn't like him at the beginning."

Pearson: "Don't talk about this, talk about something else..."

Shakespeare: "Hahahaha!"

Looking at Pearson's frustrated look, Shakespeare laughed.

In fact, Shakespeare was also more and more sighing.

Although he has always been optimistic about Xia Xing, he did not expect Xia Xing to grow so fast.

Seeing that he is about to become the "number one" of Leicester City, this speed of progress is really fast...

Although Xia Xing is still eye-catching, it does not cover up Mahrez's brilliance.

This young man has given everyone unexpected surprises since the first day he joined the team.

Mahrez has conquered everyone with his performance on the training ground for two consecutive days.

Even James, as a competitor, was convinced.

"Brother, don't show off your skills. Can I give you the main position..."

Compared with Mahrez, James's strength is indeed slightly inferior.

On the left, there is Xia Xing's wonderful advancement and exquisite passing, and on the right, there is Mahrez's fast dribbling and liver-breaking shooting.

Now Leicester City's tactics are much richer.

It won't be long before Leicester City's two-wing tactics will take shape.

On January 6, Leicester City's competition will start again.

This time, they ushered in the English FA Cup.

According to the results of Pearson's communication with the players a few days ago, Leicester City will take the cup games seriously next.

Although they lost to Manchester City in the League Cup, there is still the FA Cup.

And compared with the League Cup, the FA Cup is more important.

As England's traditional domestic cup, the FA Cup has been given a very important meaning.

This time, their opponent is Stoke City, a team from the Premier League.

Although it is a Premier League relegation team, it should not be underestimated.

Many stars in the team are very strong.

England international Crouch is the center of Stoke City and is very threatening.

Partner Arnautovic is very impactful, not only has excellent shooting, but also has great ball-playing ability.

French midfielder N'Zonzi, who is in his prime, has a tough style of play and is good at both offense and defense.

The front trident composed of these three is Stoke City's biggest reliance.

Frequent injuries this season have caused the team's unstable performance.

And in this game, all three started and were quite healthy.

Leicester City is under a lot of pressure.

Now Leicester City's lead is more obvious, so Pearson also sent out the full main lineup for this game.

It is worth mentioning that Mahrez, who has been successfully registered, appeared on the bench.

Leicester City has an extra surprise player.

The referee whistled and the game began!

From the first minute of the game, Stoke City took the absolute initiative.

Especially the control of the frontcourt, which is far beyond Leicester City's reach.

With Crouch in the penalty area, Captain Morgan dare not take it lightly.

This big man who is more than two meters tall, like a bamboo pole, makes Leicester City's defense extremely afraid.

As long as the opponent's cross ball, it may cause a threat.

And Morgan's collision is worried that it will cause a penalty.

It's really tangled.

So in the midfield position of this game, Pearson arranged a combination of engineers such as Drinkwater and Hammond.

Xia Xing and James on the wing also frequently participated in the defense, preventing the opponent from easily passing the midfield line.

Since the bamboo pole cannot be sawed off, the only way is to cut off the passing route.

In the first 30 minutes of the first half, Leicester City was exhausted in defense.

Facing the Premier League's even-tempered offense, Pearson's defensive tactics were very conservative.

However, because of this, Stoke City has not been able to score.

Until a midfield pass in the 43rd minute of the game.

N'Zonzi controlled the ball in the midfield, facing Hammond's defense, he went head-on!

Finally won!

This young man from the Paris Saint-Germain youth training camp squeezed Hammond out!

Drinkwater made up for the defense!

N'Zonzi made a decisive pass!

The ball was given to the wing!

Arnautovic pulled to the side to respond!

At the moment of receiving the ball, he suddenly changed direction and accelerated!

Konchesky was thrown away!

Breaking through to the bottom line, kicking a cross!

The ball was given to the back point!

Morgan retreated with all his strength, but still couldn't keep up with the ball!

Crouch jumped high in the middle and headed the ball!

The ball hit the far corner of the goal!

The ball went in!

1-0!

A wonderful teamwork!

In the live broadcast room, the commentator of Sky TV applauded and praised.

“A wonderful teamwork!”

“A perfect performance!

"Stoke City scored a perfect goal with excellent offensive coordination!

"Although this Stoke City is currently in great trouble in the Premier League,

"But I am still optimistic about them!

"Because they have many outstanding stars!

"England international Crouch is currently one of the best center forwards in the Premier League!

"Arnautovic, who has played for many strong teams such as Inter Milan and Bremen,

"This season, he has scored 11 Premier League goals and is in great form!

"The 25-year-old N'Zonzi has excellent offense and defense, and his physical fitness is also great. He has attracted the attention of the French national team.

"It is said that many European scouts are observing him, and his future is bright!

"Such a Stoke City, as long as they have better luck and don't encounter injuries again,

"There will be no problem with relegation!

"Leicester City's FA Cup journey is about to end. ”

The game was less than halfway through, and the commentator had already announced that Leicester City had lost.

But it was not the commentator's fault, after all, Leicester City did not have many offensive opportunities in this game.

The few times Xia Xing dribbled past the midfield, his passing route was either cut off or Vardy was blocked.

In the current Leicester City lineup, Xia Xing and Vardy's line attack is already their biggest killer.

All opponents know this.

So as long as they can defend against the two of them, Leicester City's offensive strength will be at least reduced by half.

After the restart, Xia Xing's pass to Vardy was again blocked by the opponent's defender.

The referee blew the whistle, and the first half of the game was over.

Pearson frowned on the sidelines, and he turned to look at the bench...