Football: A late bloomer, starting with Leicester City

Chapter 218 Kante’s appearance and Leicester City’s intra-squad confrontation in the European Cup final (please vote for me)

After Kanter came on the court, he ran from Chen Yufeng's side to the midfielder position.

The two looked at each other and smiled.

For Leicester City, the club, having two of its members on the stage of the European Cup final is certainly a huge success.

However, they can no longer have the same joys and sorrows because they represent different teams.

Chen Yufeng's face was more relaxed and joyful, while Kanter couldn't help but look a little solemn.

They all want to be the ultimate champion, but unfortunately, there is only one champion.

"Good luck." Chen Yufeng sent blessings to Kanter, who quickly turned his head and said with a shy smile: "You too."

The two of them passed each other like this, and they both knew very well that after this greeting, it would be a real fight with real swords and guns!

No one will give way to anyone, Kanter will make sliding tackles, and Chen Yufeng will also fight with physical confrontation!

"Beep!"

The referee blew a whistle and the game started again.

The French team, which lost goals one after another, immediately pressed forward and launched a crazy attack aimed at Belgium's goal.

They are still looking for Seaman, hoping to get some breakthroughs from this wing.

Griezmann began to move more from the left, and Giroud also moved towards this side, grabbing Seaman and kicking.

"I'll come back to help you!"

Chen Yufeng saw something was wrong from behind and went back to defend, hoping to relieve some pressure on Seaman.

With the two of them on the wing, the situation was slightly better, but it was still easy to be penetrated by the French team.

In the [-]th minute of the game, Griezmann sent a through ball directly to Giroud who was diagonally inserted into the ribs. The latter did not stop the ball and directly returned it to Payet.

"Bang!!"

The French forward, who has become famous since the European Cup, directly used his left foot to drive the ball towards the goal guarded by Mignolet.

The football missed the target, but it missed the edge of the post and flew out of the baseline.

"Tsk..." Paye's faces suddenly squeezed together and he rubbed his hands regretfully.

They started to get a little anxious. Being two goals behind in the final was not a very good feeling.

You must score at least three goals to take home that trophy!

The pressure was on every French team player. They never expected that the start of this game would be so difficult!

Next, the siege continued, and the French team successively played good frontcourt cooperation and fired shots.

Their backcourt was also on fire one after another and was often harassed by Belgium's counterattacks.

The two sides gradually found a balance in the game. While constantly moving the front line forward to put pressure on them, they also took the initiative to create space for counterattacks.

"Oh!"

In the [-]th minute of the game, Giroud's shot went over the crossbar again.

Realizing that every minute and second passed, every French team player felt uncomfortable, and their heads were almost bowing under the heavy pressure.

On the goal line, Mignolet passed a long pass to Hazard.

Hazard sensed the opponent's pressing, and without stopping the ball, he knocked directly to De Bruyne. The latter also did not stop the ball, and moved his left foot to the right!

Belgium team's counterattack opportunity!
  Their fast attack is back!

"Bang bang bang!"

From the right, Chen Yufeng took the ball at high speed and headed straight for Evra.

Different from the previous one, now Kanter mostly appears behind Evra, ready to fill in at any time.

Not afraid of the defense of the two, Chen Yufeng quickly used Ronaldo's variation dribbling and breakthrough skills, constantly shaking his center of gravity from left to right.

After acquiring this skill, the Manchester United fancy compass belt obtained previously has actually become more useful.

There is no conflict between the two skills. One is chic fancy movements, and the other is rhythm and timing of changes of direction.

Chen Yufeng often uses fancy dribbling to make people relax first, and then uses variations to get past his opponents.

"Oh!"

As he found the opportunity to kick the ball out, Evra had no choice but to block it with a big shot, hoping to keep Chen Yufeng's man.

But unfortunately, his idea could not be realized.

Chen Yufeng was very smart and ran around the outside line again. Anyway, he grasped the timing of the pass well, which bought him a lot of time.

"Stab!" Kanter's legs suddenly slid over, giving Chen Yufeng no chance to touch the ball again.

This was a tackle that involved a tackle while dribbling the ball. It seems that the shy Kanter also understands that he cannot be a good person on the court.

Otherwise, you may face a situation where more players play less in the backcourt.

"Beep!"

The referee blew a whistle and raised a yellow card over Kanter's head.

This is also the first yellow card of the game.

"It's alright."

After receiving the yellow card, Kanter came to Chen Yufeng's side and stretched out his right hand towards Chen Yufeng.

"You kid really don't hold back."

Chen Yufeng complained with a smile, held Kanter's hand with a 'snap', stood up with the help of his strength, and patted the grass clippings on his pants.

"I can't let you pass anymore." Kanter was a little embarrassed. He touched his head and turned around to start a new round of defense.

Chen Yufeng certainly doesn't blame him. When Kanter was at the club, he often used this kind of performance to help the team solve problems.

Now that I have become a trouble, of course I can't smash the bowl after eating.

Seaman quickly stepped up, hugged the football and sent a foul ball. Although the players on both sides talk little, their actions are very fierce. This is a situation that occurs under extreme tension.

Many people may think that the intensity of this game is not as high as the semi-finals, but how is that possible?
  "boom!"

As soon as Chen Yufeng received the throw-in, he was tripped by Evra from behind and fell heavily to the ground again.

Unfortunately, the referee hadn't seen the ball yet and directly signaled the French team to continue their counterattack.

"Stab!" There was another sliding shovel sound. After serving the throw-in, Seaman knocked down Evra with a flying shovel.

While avenging Chen Yufeng, he also blocked a fast break of the French team.

"Beep!"

The referee's whistle sounded again, and he stepped forward and gave Seaman another yellow card.

This wing was really hotly played, and two yellow cards broke out in a short period of time.

This actually has an impact on the defense of both teams. Those who have taken the cards will not dare to move too much in the next time.

Time continued to move forward like this, and in the blink of an eye it was the stoppage time of the first half of the game.

The French fans in the audience felt a little silent at this moment. Many of them sat there with constipated expressions on their faces, very disappointed.

If the final goes into halftime with a score of zero to two, it will be really difficult.

Is this how the European Cup will end?
  They don't want to be that loser...

On the pitch, the French team advanced through the middle.

Kanter took a few steps after receiving the ball, and then knocked the ball to Pogba beside him.

"Oh!"

Pogba was observing and dribbling the ball. He saw Payet on the left and sent a long pass.

The football was cleared by Seaman with a header after leaping high, and the ball came to Pogba's feet.

"Oh!"

Seeing that there was not much time left, Pogba was heartbroken, drew his right foot towards the football, and aimed a long shot directly at the upper corner of the goal.

This was a volley with the outside of the instep, and the football quickly flew towards the upper left corner of the goal in a violent arc.

Looking at the route, it seemed that this was a football that would hit the crossbar and fly out.

But when the football was about to reach the goal, it dropped strangely and curved inside.

"Clang!" The third iron sound of the game sounded. The football first touched the inner corner of the goalpost, and then bounced into the goal, making a "swish" sound as it hit the net.

The ball is in!
  Pogba suddenly had a stroke of genius!
  Mignolet's ability is not enough for him to save this ball!
  "Yeahhhhhhhh...!"

The Stade de France suddenly fell into an earthquake, and all the French fans jumped excitedly and shouted towards Pogba.

"Come on! Pogba! Two more!"

"It depends on you! You must be the best midfielder in Europe in the future!"

"One versus two! We still have more to fight!"

"Ohhh...!! Pogba!"

"He just has this ability, the god descends to earth!"

"..."

After scoring, Pogba quickly spread his arms and walked toward the side of the court. Griezmann and others also quickly rushed towards him.

There is hope when you see a goal!

Pogba's goal really boosted their morale a lot!
  "The ball is scored! Pogba! This is a world-wide kick!"

"He proved with this kick why he is one of the most valuable players in football today! He is worth it!"

"It was a goal that gave the French hope of competition again, and there was still a chance in the second half."

"We saw Deschamps, who has always been relatively calm, squatting on the ground at this moment, hammering the turf with both fists. He is indeed under too much pressure. If he cannot win the European Cup at home, he will be the target of public criticism."

"..."

When the Belgian players saw this goal, they felt a little nervous, but they still kicked the ball towards the arc of the center circle and prepared to serve again.

It is a common thing for them to be scored by their opponents.

So far in this tournament, they have only had two games without a goal scored by their opponents.

Players now also understand a truth, that is, don't worry about losing the ball, just try to come back with more.

"There's still time, launch another wave of attacks!" Hazard didn't even want to waste the stoppage time in the first half and shouted to the crowd.

Perhaps, after seeing De Bruyne and Chen Yufeng scoring goals one after another, he also wanted to seize the opportunity to score one!
  What does he want to do for this team!
  "Oh!"

The game quickly restarted and Belgium organized an attack from the backcourt.

Perhaps he heard Hazard's shout just now. In this organization, everyone is very attentive and passes the ball responsibly.

Between three passes and two leads, football has come to De Bruyne's feet again.

The Belgian true core quickly started to rush towards the French team's goal, while constantly making false passes to deceive Kante who was following him.

Kanter didn't stumble, but he still failed to block De Bruyne's pass at the last moment.

"Oh!"

De Bruyne passed the ball to Chen Yufeng on the wing. This was a scene that would happen in countless of their attacks.

Chen Yufeng did not choose to go over the ball this time, and directly kicked the ball towards Hazard at the far end.

"Get out!" Lori in front of the French goal suddenly shouted in panic, directing Sagna who was behind.

Unfortunately, Sagna only touched the ball lightly and did not clear the ball.

After Hazard stopped the ball, the French defensive player was still two or three meters away from him.

This is an opportunity he must seize!
  (End of this chapter)