Chapter 46: Newcastle United (Part 2)
Vardy had been quite reckless in the past few games, but he had been safe before. But this time, the situation was not good. Eggsy immediately rushed over to look at Vardy, and the first thing he saw was Vardy lying on the ground with his right ankle swollen unnaturally.
Of course, the first thing Eggsy saw was that there were a lot of black lines wrapped around Vardy's ankles. Eggsy couldn't help but reach out his hand, but still didn't catch anything.
But I don’t know if it was Eggsy’s illusion. He suddenly felt that the luck accumulated in his body had decreased a lot, and at the same time, the swelling of Vardy’s ankle also subsided a lot.
"Baby, tell me, what's wrong with my legs? My legs hurt so much."
Vardy's voice was trembling. He couldn't see what was happening to his leg, and his mind was full of one thing: was it broken?
Eggsy looked at Vardy's trembling lips and his slightly swollen ankle, and put aside all the luck he had accumulated for himself. He knew Vardy had a sprain, but seeing Vardy so scared, he pretended to be heavy-hearted.
"How can you be so reckless..." Eggsy deliberately closed his eyes and turned his head away, with an expression that he couldn't bear to watch: "Well, I won't talk about you anymore. It's no use talking about you, Valdi."
"Really, you are a good person. I... will remember you in the future."
Mahrez and Shinji Okazaki, who had just run over, were also shocked when they heard what Eggsy said!
The two of them looked at Vardy's swollen ankle at the same time. For a moment, they couldn't understand why a sprain could be said to be so serious? So they looked at each other in bewilderment.
Shinji Okazaki is a very strict person, but Mahrez is not!
When he looked into Shinji Okazaki's eyes, he immediately understood why Eggsy said that, and then he quickly pretended to look at Vardy with a regretful expression.
"Brother, take care of yourself."
After saying this, he wiped the non-existent tears from the corners of his eyes.
Vardy was so frightened that his face turned pale and he was shaking all over! He directly covered his face with his hands, making his teammates next to him wonder if he was about to cry...
In fact, not only Vardy was scared, but even the fans around him were scared. They thought that Vardy had a serious condition due to his recklessness, and the team doctor from Leicester City ran up panting.
To be honest, seeing his teammate's sad face, the team doctor immediately reached out to feel Vardy's pulse, and was a little stunned when he found that the pulse was still very clear. He turned his head to look at Vardy's ankle and confirmed again that it was just a sprain.
Team doctor: …
As expected, Eggsy, Mahrez and Okazaki Shinji were all laughing with their hands covering their mouths. It is said that when an honest person lies, no one will suspect it.
"It's a sprain," the team doctor curled his lips, and couldn't help laughing at Vardy: "But you're definitely going to leave the field."
Regardless of how much Vardy regretted his recklessness, he could no longer stay on the field. So Mr. Ranieri could only use a substitution quota with both relief and helplessness, and replaced Vardy.
Fortunately, Vardy is fine and will be fine after a few days of rest. Unfortunately, Leicester City's front line suddenly lacks a main striker, and the threat value is greatly reduced!
This is like a spear without a spear head, or a gun without a bullet. Although there are Shinji Okazaki and Mahrez, they have always been the two supporting corners in the forward three-corner system. Although they can score goals, their ability to grab points and insert is definitely not as good as Vardy.
This caused a certain degree of embarrassment. Although a striker was substituted, the threat of the entire offensive system was gone. Suddenly, Newcastle United, which had been shrinking back, showed some signs of relaxation.
Eggsy looked at Newcastle United's lineup and the players' positions and knew immediately: they wanted to attack.
Newcastle United - Want to attack! There is no tiger in the mountain, so the monkey is king. I will kill you when you are sick!
Eggsy was a little angry, but he knew it was better not to have any personal feelings during the game. Just like he wanted to rush forward several times when he saw his teammates, but he was lectured when he saw Modric yesterday.
"A good midfielder won't act on emotion." Modric also encountered this when teaching Eggsy how to shoot: "Emotions will only affect your judgment. Don't forget that you are a tactical midfielder."
Modric's words seemed to wake up Eggsy. No matter how angry he was, this was not the place for him to lose his temper. If he was really wronged, he would get back at it by looking at the score on the court!
Eggsy remembered this sentence firmly. He knew that he was a professional player, which meant responsibility.
So although Eggsy was very unconvinced, he still looked at the situation calmly. At this time, Eggsy's mind was still thinking about all the tactics he had learned, thinking about how to play tactics when the forwards were insufficient.
Eggsy looked back at his players, then at the scoreboard and the clock. With 34 minutes left in the first half, he actually had some ideas...
"Leicester City is currently lacking in forward strength, what should they do?" There was a hint of worry in the host Berry's voice, but the next second he looked towards the Leicester City's rest area.
"Oh, who is Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri gesturing to?"
The director immediately turned the camera to Ranieri, who was seen raising his hands and making a cross, and then a diagonal move.
What does this mean? The entire audience, including the coaching staff of Newcastle United, were guessing.
You definitely can't understand the meaning of the movements, but you can see who he is gesturing to.
Director Yu cleverly followed Ranieri's gaze to the field and saw Eggsy's hands make a few quick movements and then nodded, as if to indicate that he understood.
This, has Leicester City also changed its tactics?
However, many people are more concerned about the interaction between Ranieri and Eggsy. The host even said: "…It was Mr. Ranieri who introduced Eggsy to the football world. The two of them are both teachers and friends in private. From this gesture, we can see that what he said is true."
At this moment, Eggsy was not very excited. His originally bright golden pupils had dimmed a lot during the game, but the cold silver light in his eyes made people feel the boy's stern temperament and a charming ascetic beauty.
This time it was Newcastle United that took the lead in attacking. They also used a substitution quota along with Leicester City, replacing a defender with a winger. The meaning was obvious.
Okay, you want to attack, right? I’ll let you attack!
Eggsy suddenly made a gesture and exchanged glances with all the players one by one, and everyone started to adopt their new positions in tacit understanding.
Leicester City has indeed changed its tactics, but we still have to fight to know how it will play.
After the whistle, Newcastle United started to attack, and it was a slow attack at the beginning. It was not until after halftime that Newcastle United started to speed up. Leicester City also came up to defend one by one.
Many people who understand the positions and tactics feel that Leicester City’s changes this time are a bit strange. It seems that, perhaps, Eggsy’s position should be slightly forward?
Just as the commentators and hosts were guessing the purpose of Eggsy's positioning, the situation took an unexpected turn.
Newcastle United's midfield wanted to pass the ball and organize an attack, and they did it. It took a lot of effort to make a left-right cross pass and get close to Leicester City's penalty area.
But they were only close to the penalty area. The defense line organized by Eggsy and Kante could not be broken through with such impact. Kante and Eggsy defended on the left and right. As long as Newcastle United attacked and shot, that was the time for Leicester City to start attacking.
In the Leicester City penalty area, Newcastle United couldn't find a chance to enter the penalty area, so they started looking for shooting opportunities from the outside.
However, Leicester City's defense was tight and they couldn't find any good opportunities. The ball was basically stuck outside the penalty area. Newcastle United saw that the opportunity was about to be wasted, so they simply started shooting as soon as they saw the opportunity.
But such a sloppy shot gave Leicester City a chance to counterattack.
Eggsy chased the ball directly, hooked the ball back with his toes, turned around and made a long pass!
On the other hand, the Leicester City striker had already rushed out when Eggsy ran to grab the ball. What was he rushing out for?
Counterattack!
Can't you see what tactics Leicester City is using?
Defensive counterattack!
Moreover, it was a bottom-out counterattack in the defensive counterattack, played when Newcastle United's entire team had passed the midfield and concentrated on the edge of Leicester City's penalty area... This was a sincere attempt to sneak away, and Newcastle United was being ordered around like a dog with a plate in its mouth!
Eggsy saw that Newcastle United's lineup coherence and offense were relatively rough, so he dared to play like this when they were piled together. He took advantage of the time difference and played with Newcastle United's physical strength.
Such tactics place extremely high demands on the defense line, and also place high demands on the abilities of the midfield and even the forwards.
The core of this tactic is the fast passing and the forward's breakthrough ability. Leicester City is now playing a defensive counterattack, but the forward line still lacks a forward who can break through quickly!
How do I fight this?
Of course, if you don't care about all these, the audience may just kick the ball from the bottom line and make a long pass, and Leicester City will rush towards Newcastle United's half.
Eggsy dribbled the ball slightly backwards. After all, the back line was not attacked much, so he just needed to press forward and ensure there was a point to retreat at any time.
This time, it was too late for Newcastle United to park the bus in front of the goal, and Leicester City's forwards and wingers scored from both sides.
However, none of them are the best shooting points, because no matter how poorly Newcastle United plays, the four strong defenders at the door are not just for show.
Leicester City's attack was quickly intercepted. Newcastle United's positioning range was very small, so it would take some time for Town to break through, which would give other Newcastle United players the opportunity to rush over!
Just as Eggsy ran with the ball at a flying speed, knocked down two Newcastle United defenders behind him, and went straight through the midfield, many people thought he would pass the ball or pass it away.
Even Leicester City's own presenter thought so.
"Number 17 Eggsy! Eggsy is holding the ball. I'm so excited watching his speed! He's passed the midfield. Who will Eggsy pass the ball to? Wait... Eggsy will continue to attack!"
Eggsy made a direct attack, suddenly accelerated while holding the ball, and cut diagonally from the right to the left. With that speed and defensive ability, several Newcastle United players who came to intercept him halfway even tackled Eggsy from behind, and it seemed that his speed did not slow down at all.
Eggsy shook off two defenders just by using sudden stops and acceleration, and then used various feints and speed to leave a group of Newcastle United players behind.
Just as Eggsy made his way to the right and went around the middle, the Newcastle United players around him had almost dodged and passed him!
"Beautiful! No. 17 player Eggsy's wonderful acceleration is quite like a famous player!"
In fact, everyone more or less thinks of a Real Madrid player when seeing this famous general. After all, in the last game against Chelsea, Eggsy paid tribute to this defender with his hairstyle.
But today's acceleration and passing is not very similar from the route to the action, it is exactly the same.
But just when all Newcastle United players, including the goalkeeper, thought that Eggsy was going to pass the ball to assist his teammates, Eggsy's straight kick down the middle surprised everyone!
After all, Eggsy never took a shot on his own initiative. The only time he did so was when he scored his first goal on the field. That goal seemed to have been a bit of luck in every way.
This time, Eggsy's direct pass really made people a little confused: Eggsy... is he shooting? !
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