Star card system

Chapter 46 Premier League opponents
Leicester City is still in a 4-4-2 formation in this game.

The starting lineup, the goalkeeper is Schmeichel.

The four defenders are from left to right De Laet, Konchesky, Wes Morgan, Liam Moore.

The four midfielders are Xia Xing, Andy King, Drinkwater, Matthew James from left to right.

The double forwards are Vardy and Chris Wood.

Pearson did not change his defense because of his opponent's strength, and he continued to maintain a balanced offense and defense.

反观富勒姆，他们则一改平日的4-5-1阵型，变阵3-4-3。

Go for it in the Premier League, but there is no need to go for it against the Championship team!
Forwards Rodariega, Kacanikric, Darren Bent, three swords at once,

There are Duff, Ruiz, Sidwell and Karagounis in the midfield,
Three defenders Riise, Senderos, Aaron Hughes, the goalkeeper is Stekelenburg of the Netherlands.

Even in the Premier League, this lineup can be considered a success.

Although there are no young talented players, all the veterans were once all-powerful figures.

Goalkeeper Stekelenburg has represented the Dutch national team for ten years, and at the age of 31, he is in his prime.

Ex-Liverpool left-back Riise, ex-Arsenal talents Senderos and Sidwell, ex-Chelsea winger Duff...

All of these famous names were once top players in the Premier League.

Although he is older now, he has rich experience in the game and is still capable.

At the beginning of the game, Fulham firmly controlled the game situation.

They were not in a hurry to attack, but passed steadily in the midfield.

Leicester City has already received Pearson's instructions, and this game will be played steadily and in no hurry.

The two sides competed in the midfield for the first 20 minutes without too many shots.

But in the 25th minute, Fulham suddenly started!

Vardy's fast forward, volley from outside the penalty area!
The ball was punched out by goalkeeper Stekelenburg!

The ball landed at the feet of Senderos.

The Swiss central defender crosses to the left.

Riise sprints with the ball!

Adding assists in the back row is a good show for Riise!
Even if he is no longer as ferocious as he was in Liverpool, his ball control and experience are still very strong now!

Dribble the ball across the midfield!
Facing Drinkwater's defense, pass diagonally in front!
Veteran Duff catches the ball!

Turning around and pulling the ball, he directly shook away Andy King who was grabbing!
Be decisive!

Sprint!
Right back Moore is close to Duff, but still can't steal the ball!
Duff used to be the starting striker of Chelsea Mu in the first period, and was deeply loved by Mourinho.

Two consecutive sidelines disrupted the pace of Moore's feet!
Keep on sprinting!

Pass Moore!
Pass from bottom to bottom!

The ball went straight to the far end!

Forwards Rodariega and Kacanikric are just screens!

Darren Bent at the back is the point of attack!

Applause arrived!

Shovel!

The ball slips into the net!

The ball is in!
1 is better than 0!

"The attack was simply beautiful!
"This is the strength of experienced veterans!

"For the last 20 minutes or so, it looked like Fulham were playing health.

"It was as if they were casual about the game.

"But in an instant, they found Leicester City's loopholes and attacked quickly!
"Just now Leicester City's attack on the right is pressing up, and there is a space on the right.

"The cooperation between Riise and Duff is very tacit!

"Darren Bent's shot at the end was just right!
"1 to 0!

"Sure enough, it is a team from the Premier League, and the style of play is stable!"

The stable style of play is not only the commentator's understanding of Fulham, but also the perception of Fulham by the Leicester City coaching staff.

Before this goal, Fulham has not been particularly violent offensive.

However, they also made few mistakes.

Especially central defender Senderos is worthy of being Arsenal's former genius central defender.

If it wasn't for Drogba's critical attack, maybe he is still active in the top giants.

There is also Stekelenburg, who is also very solid.

Although this team is not conspicuous in the Premier League, but with top game experience, it is still much better than Leicester City.

Drinkwater's explosive shot was blocked by Stekelenburg, and Brother Drinkwater kicked the turf hard.

It's so hard to score goals.

On the left, Xia Xing's breakthrough also created some opportunities.

However, neither of the two forwards seized the opportunity.

In front of a Premier League-level defense, there are not many chances to shoot.

The referee blew his whistle and the first half was over.

Pearson frowned, he didn't arrive until the players had returned to the locker room.

Faced with this situation, he has no good way.

How can it be?
The current starting player is already the best card he can play.

Think twice and make a change!

Nugent comes on and replaces Vardy!
Every time this season, Pearson often uses a double-center tactic when encountering such a situation that is difficult to open.

In the English Championship, which is high-on-high, this approach can often pay off.

In the second half, they changed sides and fought again, and Leicester City's two wings continued to strengthen.

Andy King and Drinkwater, who were active in the first half, assisted more in the second half.

The two full-backs Draet and Moore also pressed frequently to help the offense.

At the beginning of the second half, Leicester City did create a lot of opportunities.

But Stekelenburg was like a god, and made several wonderful saves in a row, trying to keep the goal out of the way.

Without a fast horse striker like Vardy, Leicester City's offense has become much more monotonous, and Fulham's defense has also become much less difficult.

As for defense, Fulham also played several threatening counterattacks.

Duff and Ruiz each had a strong shot from outside the penalty area.

Although Fulham's veterans are not as good as before, occasional outbreaks are still very threatening.

Facing two precise shots, Schmeichel stabilized his mentality, took all the balls into his arms, and resolved the crisis.

Even so, it still made the fans break out in a cold sweat.

Shakespeare on the side of the court was a little anxious: "I always fail to score goals and almost lose the ball. I am really anxious."

Pearson still didn't change his face: "No rush, wait a little longer."

"Wait for what?"

"Wait for time."

Pearson glanced at his watch, it was already 70 minutes.

He looked back at the bench: "Schlupp, warm up."

"it is good!"

As an excellent player in Leicester City's youth training, the 21-year-old Schlupp is fast and explosive, and can play all positions in the midfield.

If his shooting and passing are better, I believe he can compete for the main position.

But now, Pearson needs him.

goal?

assist?

No, it's a spoiler!

Schlupp came off the bench to replace Andy King.

Running onto the court, Schlupp came to Xia Xing.

"Xia, the head coach asked me to assist you."

"Oh? Help me?"

"Yes, you can choose according to your own situation, side or center, passing and shooting are all fine. Don't worry, I will make up for the gap you left."

"Okay! Let's join forces and score goals!"

"Goal!"

(End of this chapter)