Chapter 47: Newcastle United (Part 3)
There was really no clue about Eggsy's ball. As a shot, it was too low, and as a pass, it was too fast!
Only the players standing here could probably see that the ball was flying almost close to the grass, and then the life jacket flew past in a flash, rubbing against the goal post with a "bang" for a long time before falling off, and the entire goal post was shaken back and forth.
Everyone looked at the ball, and the next second they looked at Eggsy, wondering if he was going to shoot or kick a cannonball to hit someone.
And Eggsy couldn't help but stroke his hair. As expected, he still couldn't master the technique of close-range shooting and wasted a good opportunity.
Eggsy on the field was scratching his hair in frustration, and his teammates around him patted him on the shoulder to show encouragement. The Newcastle United players were also panicking, feeling that the goddess of luck had finally favored them and Vardy was gloriously injured and left the field.
How come Eggsy, who had never shot before, now came to the penalty area to shoot? Moreover, just looking at the force of the ball just now, it would not be fun if he really got hit like that!
Mr. Ranieri was not anxious about Eggsy's goal, but sighed with a smile. Because it was no secret that Eggsy was not good at shooting in the penalty area. In so many games, this kid had countless opportunities to stand in the penalty area.
Standing in the penalty area doesn't count. Sometimes his position is better than those forwards. He won't shoot rashly, but feed the ball to his teammates and let them shoot.
It can be said that Eggsy didn't even have confidence in his shot.
So Mr. Ranieri didn't really feel any regret when Eggsy missed the goal. He just thought: Hey, this kid wants to shoot? Well, I can let him practice more in the future.
But back to the topic, the threat of this goal made Newcastle United, who had just been a little arrogant and wanted to attack, hesitate again. This can be seen from their organizational ability during the attack and the overall rhythm and degree of speed.
Eggsy knew that Newcastle United was hesitating, but he couldn't hesitate. As Leicester City's metronome, what he had to do now was to strengthen his defense and wait for Newcastle United to deliver the ball to him!
To be honest, this kind of tight defensive lineup really scared Newcastle United. Leicester City had already given the ball to you. Newcastle United only needed to attack. But now, after suffering a loss last time, Newcastle United has already known Leicester City's conspiracy - defensive counterattack!
He is actually a little afraid to attack now. Doesn't it sound ridiculous?
But that was the reality, because they knew that once they entered Leicester City's half, they would be surrounded and blocked everywhere, and it would be harder than climbing to the sky to shoot.
Even if they took a shot, an 80% chance of it being blocked. At this time, Newcastle United, which had already consumed a lot of physical energy, had to face Leicester City and launch a quick attack to steal the ball home.
The threat factor of stealing the ball into the goal is particularly high. Who knows, this ghostly midfielder Eggsy might pop out from some strange place and score the goal.
Let me ask you, do you still want to attack now?
Newcastle United's task in this game was to drag the game to 0:0. They originally wanted to build a wall in front of their own door. But now Leicester City did not play the ball control style that they are best at, and even gave up the ball, which made Newcastle United dare not attack.
Absolutely~
But they had to attack as well, so Newcastle United passed the ball back and forth very slowly, using both long and short passes, and moving forward and backward, causing many fans in the stands to start shouting and swearing!
“It’s so boring!”
"Kick it now, I'm not here to watch you dance tango."
"Is it okay? If not, just admit defeat."
These fans were all neutral fans, and they were disgusted by such a hesitant game after paying money to watch it. So, they even ran to the top of the Newcastle United lounge to shout, making the entire Newcastle United team want to retreat into the shed in the lounge.
Shrimp and pork heart!
Obviously, the head coach of Newcastle United did not expect that if he passed the ball back and forth outside the opponent's penalty area but was unable to move away or break up the opponent's defense, it would easily expose his own tactical position.
For example, now, because of the back and forth passing, their position was loose, and Kante went up directly to intercept. Although he failed to stop the Newcastle United player from passing the ball, the ball was touched by his toes when it was passed, and he ran out of the court by mistake.
Immediately afterwards, all the fans in the stadium took a collective breath!
"Eggsy!"
"Why is he here?!"
Eggsy appeared on the sideline, running so fast! Seeing that the ball was about to go out of bounds, he ran over and stopped the ball with his calf to get it back.
Seeing that Eggsy can always save the ball, even the supporters of Leicester City are joking: "Eggsy is really a ball saver. He can save any ball."
Of course, he doesn't save every ball, and Eggsy is not that idle. Whenever the ball is about to go out of bounds, Eggsy will make a quick judgment in his brain, how to operate the ball after saving it, where to go, how to lift it, which players are needed, and whether they can keep up.
Eggsy still doesn't know what his thoughts at this moment are called. If Modric or other players with considerable midfield experience were here, they would tell him that this is: tactical thinking.
Abbreviation: football IQ, IQ on the football field.
So was Eggsy's save valuable? Just look at his next move.
After saving the ball, Eggsy did not start attacking immediately. Instead, he stopped the ball and looked at his teammates. His teammates naturally paid attention to Eggsy's movements. After seeing him stop, the defenders who were originally on defense began to intercept.
Newcastle United saw the ball being saved and was about to intercept Eggsy, but was stopped by Leicester City players. Leicester City's forwards, wingers and winger had already rushed out and started to fight for points in Newcastle United's half.
This reaction and coordination ability is definitely developed by long-term contact with Eggsy. Mr. Ranieri told Eggsy that as a midfielder, he had better not miss any team games, which led to Eggsy never asking for leave.
The reaction of his teammates began, and Eggsy started running with the ball. Because he and his teammates started attacking at the same time, there was no problem with the overall positioning and station. Leicester City pressed towards Newcastle United like an indestructible tank.
From the perspective of tactics and positioning, Leicester City's attack was rhythmic, and the players had already achieved the effect of collective suppression before they were too tired. On the other hand, Newcastle United's players just started to desperately try to penetrate Leicester City's penalty area, but they lost the ball halfway.
The ball was lost, so Leicester City started to steal the ball. Then, without taking a breath, the Newcastle United players turned around to save their own goal!
Who can stand this running around? !
So they couldn't catch up with the Leicester City players. It wasn't because they didn't try hard, but because they really couldn't keep up with the physical strength. Fortunately, Newcastle United still had defensive players, so it wasn't so easy for the forwards to get past the goal.
But Eggsy didn't care about that this time. After turning the ball a few times and successfully breaking into Newcastle United's half, he did not start to cut diagonally or break through after passing the midfield like he did last time.
Eggsy passed the ball to Mahrez, who was already on the left and successfully made the Newcastle United defenders feel threatened. Although Eggsy was also threatening, he was closer to the penalty area than Mahrez!
However, after Mahrez received the pass, he started to use various technical moves to get rid of these annoying defenders. But Newcastle United really tried their best to intercept, and Mahrez really couldn't block the shot for a while.
“Cub!!”
Mahrez called out Eggsy's nickname in desperation. Others might not have felt anything, but Eggsy immediately retreated a few steps and got the ball on the right side.
He just glanced at the situation on the field. Most of the Newcastle United players were still on their way, and the four Newcastle United defenders in front of them seriously blocked their shooting angles.
Moreover, because he and Mahrez were standing on the left and right respectively, the Newcastle United defenders were almost standing on both sides, so the middle was relatively empty.
Now there is no way that Eggsy can pass the ball back and wait for other offensive players. If he wants to attack and break through, the good opportunity will probably be wasted.
In addition, Eggsy couldn't control his feet when passing the ball to the goal in the penalty area, so he made a bold decision!
"Eggsy holds the ball!" The host Berry's voice was trembling with excitement. He had a feeling that the No. 17 midfielder was about to give them a surprise. "Eggsy holds the ball and starts to move forward in the middle."
"Leicester City's striker in the center was originally Vardy, but now it's Shinji Okazaki and Mahrez, and the two are still outside the crowd!"
"Is Eggsy going to pass the ball, or—Eggsy kicks!"
As the host said, Eggsy knew that there was no one here who could feed him the ball, and even if he forced the ball in, it was still unclear whether it would go in. So Eggsy was thinking about the moves that Mr. Modric had taught him yesterday...
"Take a deep breath," Mr. Modric asked Eggsy to look directly at the player, and then let him shift his body weight slightly so that he could free up one foot and aim it at the football in front of him: "Look at the goal, and then adjust your foot according to your own feeling."
"Then touch the ball with the inside of your foot, and use your explosive force to kick the ball—"
"Shoot!"
Eggsy was standing near the midfield line at this time. The ball was shot in one go, forming a white arc. It went around the Newcastle United players who were looking up and had not yet reacted, and then went around the goalkeeper who flew out but just missed the ball by a hair's breadth, and accurately hit the upper left corner of the Volkswagen goal!
"Beautiful!! In the 33rd minute of the first half, Leicester City leads Newcastle United 1:0!"
"Midfielder No. 17 Eggsy made a beautiful shot - a world wave!"
At this time, Eggsy, who was standing on the midfield line, looked at the shaking net after the goal, gasping for breath and continuing to recall the actions just now in his mind.
When his teammates were so excited that they seemed to be about to explode, and ran towards him with smiles and joy, Eggsy once again felt the supreme honor.
Eggsy raised his hands and made the number 19.
For you, No. 19, Mr. Modric, my football guide!
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