Chapter 55: Battle against the Wolves (Part 2)
Eggsy's shot ruined the Wolves' plan, and the Wolves coach even cursed loudly in broad daylight.
It's somewhat personal.
But Eggsy's goal was too technical, from the unexpected back-heel pass to the volley shot during the full attack of the Trinity. You have to know that he was still a high school student working part-time to make a living three months ago.
Now, he is a rookie player who can make hundreds of thousands or even millions of people scream with excitement!
So after scoring the goal, Eggsy jumped up from the spot and punched the air. The range of motion was so large that when he jumped up, the jersey of the boy even fluttered up. The six beautiful and deep abdominal muscles and the boy's mermaid line really made the whole audience drool!
"Yeah!" Eggsy shouted happily, and then was immediately hugged by Vardy and Mahrez from both sides, and then Shinji Okazaki came from the front, which really trapped Eggsy in the middle.
Vardy was even more exaggerated, rushing up to hug Eggsy's face and kissing him loudly. Then it was Mahrez who kissed Eggsy's hair directly, and Okazaki Shinji kissed Eggsy's nose even more exaggeratedly.
The teammates who came later were all a little older, so no matter how excited they were, they didn't rush up to hug and kiss him. Instead, they reached out and ruffled Eggsy's hair, making it fluffy, and then left with a smile!
Leicester City's celebration was not excessive. Everyone patted their heads and immediately began to take their positions. Eggsy also went to his position with a smile.
Now it was the Wolves' turn to attack, but Eggsy looked at the Wolves who were holding the ball and suddenly made some gestures to his teammates behind and to the sides.
"Oh! Are there any new changes in Leicester City?"
"Leicester City's on-field adaptability and formation change orders in this game were not issued by Mr. Ranieri. They were all impromptu decisions made by Eggsy." The host used the opportunity of the commercial break to confirm with the director that the topic of today's game would focus on Eggsy.
This little girl is a traffic star in her own right. As long as we broadcast more of her footage, the ratings will go up. If the director and host are like this, then the invited guests will naturally follow suit.
"Of course he must have received approval from Mr. Ranieri before. When changing the attacking method, Eggsy made many gestures and hints to Ranieri."
The guest even played a previous replay, but jokingly said: "It seems that they had already agreed on it before, otherwise how could they know what to change just by looking at the movements."
What the guest said is not wrong. Eggsy and Mr. Ranieri certainly have a set of tactical gestures, which Mr. Ranieri taught Eggsy little by little when he was teaching him tactics. Now the two of them can roughly know the tactical direction of the other party just by looking at the gestures.
Now the pressure of the game has shifted to Wolves again. They are now tied 1:1. If they want to avoid losing this game, they can only score a goal!
So this time Wolves seemed to be using the same trick as before and began to quickly attack Leicester City's defense.
But having been fooled once, how could one be fooled so easily again?
The Wolves were well aware of Eggsy's role as a metronome and tactical commander, so they wanted to keep an eye on him from the beginning.
So in the midfield, the Wolves' 4-man defense started again, and Eggsy was placed at the center of the 4-man defense area. But Eggsy did not go it alone like last time, and he made a strong breakthrough.
He didn't even have the intention of breaking through. When the four people just formed this time, the Leicester City full-backs immediately inserted themselves in, and the three of them together with Eggsy entered the ball possession area.
Entering the ball-control zone is not like walking around casually. It is not useless for Eggsy to always maintain a triangular position with the other two people. Because as long as they keep a reasonable distance, there will always be one person outside the four corners of the ball-control zone, and they cannot be trapped.
This can't be called ball control, even defense will result in leakage of the ball!
The Wolves coach saw that they could no longer take advantage of the situation, so he shouted, "Quick break!"
Under this sound wave BUF, the Wolves' rapid attack began. There was no need for Eggsy to struggle with them in the midfield.
Wolves' fast break means Leicester City must defend fast. Wolves' offensive skills are limited, but they definitely have two skills to make it from the Championship to the Premier League, and that skill is speed!
Otherwise, they wouldn't have scored this goal in less than 3 minutes in the first half, which weakened Leicester City's momentum for a while. So Eggsy immediately began to retreat, taking Okazaki Shinji with him, and the two of them moved back!
"Leicester City's lineup changed too quickly." The host watched the Wolves' attack, but also watched the changes in Leicester City, and couldn't help but admire it.
"I just watched it, and it took less than 10 seconds for Leicester City to complete the defense from the time they came into contact with Wolves." The guest's answer was obviously more professional. He even specifically pointed out the reason why Leicester City's lineup is so changeable: "Because they have an Eggsy who can go forward or backward."
What the guest said was absolutely true. The Wolves, who seemed to be full of momentum in their fast break just now, now seemed to have hit a layer of soft cotton. Although there seemed to be no defense, they had no way of reaching the penalty area.
Of course, Eggsy's current position is a typical defensive midfielder, forming a three-corner defense with captain Morgan and Drinking Water Brother, while the others are guarding the penalty area on the side.
You want to come in? It's not that easy!
Shinji Okazaki, who retreated with Eggsy, was originally a winger, but now he has become a full-back. Of course, this arrangement is not a sudden change, because Leicester City has other lineup needs in the future, so Shinji Okazaki is an important hidden chess piece placed by Mr. Ranieri on the sidelines.
Eggsy's lineup blocked all possible shooting angles, unless the Wolves' ball went in a Z shape.
As a result, this fast break was quickly intercepted by the Leicester City defender. However, the ball did not reach Eggsy's feet, but because of the interference of the Wolves players, the ball went to the midfield.
Forwards Vardy and Shinji Okazaki had already caught up. Eggsy couldn't let the forwards fight alone, so he quickly quickened his pace and chased after them, and the midfielders and full-backs all had to follow. For a moment, it was as if Leicester City had started a defensive counterattack.
But is this the case?
Mr. Ranieri frowned as he looked at the situation on the field. He held his chin with one hand and it seemed that he knew the situation was not good.
Leicester City was not playing a defensive counterattack, but chasing Wolves. Can such an attack be successful without good organization? It would be impossible to succeed!
But now the Wolves are also rushing back to defend, and it is understandable that the forward players want to attack and break through unexpectedly when they see the ball coming out. But this makes Eggsy passive, and Eggsy's passivity causes problems with Leicester City's overall rhythm.
The fans didn't see anything, they just felt that it looked very exciting to see your team attack and my team go back and forth, so they cheered.
In just 15 minutes, both sides attacked back and forth 4 times, which was simply a strange spell of "You are fast, I must be faster than you" that involved both Leicester City and Wolves.
The head coach of the Wolves seemed quite satisfied with the current speed, because he knew that the strength of his players was their physical strength and speed! They really lived up to their name of the Wolves.
This situation made Mr. Ranieri even more worried! Leicester City has always played with rhythm. As a rhythm and tactical midfielder, Eggsy needs time and ball control. Unless such an organization as a fast attack is in place from the beginning, once there is any disconnection, it is time to lose the ball!
The time in the first half passed by minute by minute, and we had entered the crucial 30-minute period. The players of Leicester City and Wolves now looked like they had been fished out of the water in this slightly hot weather.
Many players' clothes have already been stuck to their bodies, and the club's logistics staff have even prepared replacement uniforms for all players.
And all this is not a good sign at all in Mr. Ranieri's eyes!
Finally, when Wolves' attack failed and Vardy was preparing to attack again, Mr. Ranieri couldn't help it!
"return!"
This roar made Vardy startled, and he immediately looked at Mr. Ranieri. But Mr. Ranieri didn't look at Vardy at all, but looked at Eggsy instead.
Eggsy was supporting himself with his legs at this time. The sweat running down his face gathered at his chin. Eggsy took a deep breath without complaint, wiped the sweat from his chin, then stood up and walked slowly a few steps.
It can be seen that he is really a little tired. After all, in the 25 minutes of high-intensity attack and defense, the person who had to organize the defense and maintain the offensive lineup was Eggsy, and he was also the most tired person.
But what about Wolves?
They were not in a much better situation. Eggsy could still recover now, but they were still gasping for breath after running so hard.
Of course, all this is not because Leicester City's physical strength limit is higher than Wolves, but because Leicester City's overall offensive rhythm is pressed up in waves, which forces Wolves to compress their defensive area to the limit, and then immediately follow up with another attack.
However, with Eggsy switching back and forth between offense and defense, the Wolves' offense was also consuming a lot of effort.
They can no longer run at the speed that they are so proud of now. As long as they reach Leicester City's half, they have to slow down, because you can't break through by speed alone.
At this moment, Eggsy, whose face was wet with sweat and whose wound was a little uncomfortable, twitched his mouth. For a moment, it seemed as if this little guy had thought of some bad idea, and he was smiling smugly with his mouth crooked!
And it was because of this smile that was caused by the discomfort of the wound that the media and even the Wolves coaching staff thought...
"Is he planning something?!"
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