Football: A late bloomer, starting with Leicester City

Chapter 291 Beat Southampton -, ranking third in the standings! (Ask for monthly ticket)

On October 10, time entered October, and everything seemed to be back on track.

The Leicester City game is no longer mentioned by many people, but Chen Yufeng's words are often mentioned on people's lips.

Six away games against Porto in the Champions League?

Well, this is indeed a relatively distant goal, but with Chen Yufeng's nerve knife and Leicester City's upper limit, it is still possible to achieve it.

The only ones who are a little dissatisfied are probably the fans in Porto.

They may also be accumulating strength, waiting for a happy comeback in that game and making Leicester City uncomfortable again.

However, as for the discussions in Portugal, the British fans are out of sight and out of mind, and just don't pay attention, no matter what they say.

On this day, Leicester City also ushered in their seventh round match against Southampton in the Premier League.

The schedule continues to alternate, but this game is mostly a game for Leicester City to let off steam.

The Leicester City players came to the King Power Stadium with great energy and made preliminary preparations for the game.

"Beep!"

The game kicked off at four o'clock that afternoon at the King Power Stadium.

Vichai, the owner of Leicester City, is still very humane. He specially invited the fans who attended the game and let them enter for free with their tickets.

This can be regarded as a compensation from the club to the fans.

"After the start, we can see that Leicester City played very actively."

In the Sina commentary booth, Zhan Jun sat here and said with a smile: "Some unpleasant things happened during their last Champions League game. I believe everyone is paying attention."

"Hopefully they can adjust well in this game and refocus on football."

"If Leicester City can adjust really quickly, then I think Southampton will also be regarded as a target for them to vent their anger on."

"Poor Southampton, every time they meet Leicester City, the timing is not right!"

After he said these words, the instructor Zhang Lu next to him also laughed twice and expressed some of his opinions.

"Hehe... I also watched that game. It was quite exciting, but the final result may not satisfy everyone."

"When Chen Yufeng was interviewed by the media, he kept talking about accounting for Porto."

"In the past few days, I have heard that some domestic fans are already giving Chen Yufeng a new title, that is, Leicester City's universal ledger."

"The main meaning must be complimentary. It is to praise him as the captain, who can always solve some troubles and grievances for the team."

"Whether this title can be confirmed depends on whether he can perform well against Porto in the future."

"Okay, let's focus on this game."

"..."

While the two were giving commentary, the game on the court had already begun.

In this game, there is only about four days of offseason before playing, and the players' bodies are still quite tired.

Even though the last game only lasted half of the game, the preparation and mental exhaustion of the players will not be lacking.

Most Leicester City players may only have physical fitness for 70 or 80 minutes now and cannot last the entire game.

This also made them a little anxious in terms of offensive organization, and they really wanted to achieve results early and defeat Southampton.

Urgent, this is definitely a bad word.

When it happens in a football match, it usually leads to a bad outcome.

Unless you have players in your lineup who are very good at grasping opportunities, they can turn this anxiety into positive motivation and really take the lead early.

As it happens, Leicester City does.

"Leicester City's offense is advancing very quickly. The game is only in the 19th minute and they have already had six shots."

"However, five of these six shots were long-range shots and did not pose any threat."

"Could this be an opportunity?"

"Chen Yufeng! Do you want to pass the ball backwards?"

"Mahrez is already free! Chen Yufeng wants to hit the goal himself! He is a little anxious!"

"After showing his ability to cut inside in the Champions League, Chen Yufeng is very confident in his long-range shots. Before this attack, he had already completed two long-range shots, but neither of them hit the target."

"Let's take a look at this goal!!"

"Wow! This goal is scored!! A beautiful world-beating shot, Chen Yufeng scored the 13th goal in the Premier League this season!"

"I was just saying that the ball was handled in a hurry. It would have been better to pass it to Mahrez, but he scored."

"What else can you say? He scored a goal. Do you think he did something wrong?"

As Zhan Jun's voice gradually turned into a smile, Chen Yufeng on the court also kissed his fingers and rushed to the Leicester City fan zone beside the court to celebrate.

The teammates behind him quickly followed and celebrated together for the lead.

In the last game, Chen Yufeng scored a long-range shot from the same position. It was a wonderful goal, but it was not included in the statistics!

But now, Chen Yufeng scored another goal!

This should be said to be his first in-step long-range goal in the game!

"Released?!" Mahrez came to Chen Yufeng's side and did not complain about Chen Yufeng's failure to pass the ball just now.

"not enough!"

Chen Yufeng spread his hands excitedly, then turned around and said: "I want to score three goals like this in the Porto stadium, that will be my release!"

"Hahahaha!" Mahrez laughed, and then expressed his expectations and blessings to Chen Yufeng.

The two of them ran towards the backcourt together, waiting for the opportunity to kick off again.

Goals in the Premier League are actually quite important, as they represent the basic level of a shooter.

If Chen Yufeng wants to be the top one, then he must ensure that he scores goals here.

However, the incident in the Champions League made Chen Yufeng temporarily downplay the pleasure of scoring in the Premier League. He is now just looking forward to the arrival of that Champions League game. The game soon resumed and Leicester City's players resumed their battle with Southampton.

The rhythm has not slowed down, and Leicester City still has some thoughts of pursuing the victory.

"Mahrez! Will it be his signature dribbling and cutting in to volley into the far corner?"

"He passed the ball! Behind the ball!! Shinji Oka!!"

"Ah... It's a pity that Oka Kirshinji's shot didn't hit the target. This is because he was eager to make a contribution."

"We all know that Kirishin Oka usually takes on the task of receiving and defending from the front line in games. This kind of scoring opportunities rarely come. Let's wait and see if Mahrez and Chen Yufeng can pass him another pass. one."

"..."

"Leicester City is a little tired during this period. Indeed, the previous devilish schedule has caused a relatively large loss of their physical fitness."

"Ranieri must make rotation adjustments in this situation, who will be replaced first in this game, and who will be rested first in the next game against Chelsea."

"We all know that after playing Southampton and Chelsea, Leicester City will face Copenhagen from the Danish Superliga."

"It's also a very intensive schedule."

"Let's take a look at their opportunity. Chen Yufeng took the ball and passed it!"

"The full-back was still guarding his inward cut, but he suddenly chose to play underneath!"

"A cross!!"

"Kishinji Oka! Is it done? Yes! The goal is scored!!"

"Kishinji Oka scored the goal. This is a way to make up for the missed opportunity just now!"

"Chen Yufeng scored one goal and one assist! Once again he led Leicester City to a two-goal lead in less than half-time!"

"He is difficult to defend. If you guard against his cutting inside, he can use his base to pass the ball. If you guard against his cutting inside, he will cut inside!"

"The only one who is depressed is probably Mahrez. Why did Kirishin Oka not hit the ball after receiving it from him, but he hit it with one kick after receiving the ball from Chen Yufeng."

"Is there some magic in the ball passed by Chen Yufeng? Hahaha!"

"..."

The voices of coaches Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu kept ringing, commenting for the audience in front of the TV.

The first half of the game also ended in a relaxed atmosphere. Leicester City easily took the lead and entered the halftime break.

Perhaps, after this game, everything in Leicester City this season will enter a fast pace.

They will devote more time and energy to the Champions League and try their best to impact that event.

"Beep!"

Fifteen minutes later, the referee blew the whistle to start the second half.

Ranieri also made some rotation adjustments in a timely manner.

Ranieri did not change offensive players today. He chose to let the defensive players rest.

Kanter, Huth, and Danny Simpson came off the field one after another.

Ndidi, Maguire and Chilwell stood on the sidelines and stepped onto the pitch.

After three young players appeared in a row, Leicester City did lose a certain amount of control of the game, and was even suppressed by Southampton for a while at the beginning.

However, after the young players adapted to the rhythm, they quickly found the feeling of the game and stabilized the situation.

Once the situation is stabilized, it will be Mahrez and Chen Yufeng's world.

They constantly interspersed moves with Kirishin Oka, using local passing and receiving coordination and personal breakthrough capabilities to make a fuss.

Leicester City's 4-4-2 formation is a traditional formation in British football. There are many basic offensive changes. When paired with the excellent personal abilities of the players, it seems very suitable.

"Kishinji Oka is in good form today. He is a very active player. After scoring a goal, do you want to score a second one?"

"Let's see if there will be such an opportunity. The game has entered the last 20 minutes. This will be a period of high scoring."

"Chilwell! He fought hard for this confrontation! Successfully cleared the ball!!"

"Klose in the middle! He pushed the ball towards the wing against the Southampton defender! The ball came to Mahrez's feet!"

"It only took Leicester City less than five seconds to move the ball to the wing and create a one-on-one opportunity!"

"Mahrez! Breakthrough! Cross!!"

"It's Shinji Oka again! This time it's in! Shinji Oka scored twice in today's game! Leicester City 3-0 Southampton!"

"This is venting all the unhappiness on Southampton! I hope they can still perform like this in the Champions League!"

"..."

"Okay, the game is over. Congratulations to Leicester City for a hearty victory at home. They defeated Southampton as a guest and got three points."

"Seven rounds of the Premier League have passed, and Leicester City is currently ranked third in the standings."

"I'm Zhan Jun, see you in the next game!"

"Hey, I'm Zhang Lu, see you in the next game!"

As the two commentators officially completed their work for the day, the Leicester City players in the stadium also clapped their hands and went to the fan area to wave and say goodbye.

After this game, they will definitely sort out the schedule and completely shield themselves from the chaotic aftermath of the previous game.

The team is still the same team, and they will definitely be able to perform at a very high level in the schedule before the year!

Porto, Dragon Stadium?

Wait, then……

(End of this chapter)