Football: A late bloomer, starting with Leicester City

Chapter 92 What is a volley (first order requested)
"The goal was scored! Vardy's weird movement scored the first goal for Leicester City!"

"The balance on the field was broken, and Leicester City once again took the lead unexpectedly and seemingly logically! Mourinho will face difficulties again now!"

"The one who assisted Vardy was Chen Yufeng, who is now firmly in the main right midfield position. His passing was so accurate!"

Zhan Jun's commentary sounded, and the Chinese fans in the live broadcast room immediately sent out barrage.

Recently, the popularity of Lien Chan Big6 has continued to remain high, as if it has become a copy of Leicester City.

Now seeing Leicester City taking the lead again, they were naturally very excited.

"Awesome! Yes!"

"Ninth assist, another double figure! Hahaha! NB!"

"Oh my God, Vardy's movement is so good. No wonder Mahrez and Chen Yufeng have high assists. There is such an efficient forward in front of him."

"The ball is obviously passed well, but what makes it run well? Before the chicken comes the egg."

"How can a chicken hatch without eggs? It's sick."

"What a fight, Vardy and Chen Yufeng are both fine, that's enough! Is it interesting? The preface doesn't match the subtitle."

"Keep it up! If you win this game, why don't you smash Van Gaal's face? Hahaha, the two big6s scored six points."

"..."

On the court, Vardy rushed towards Chen Yufeng who passed the ball for him.

He pointed at Chen Yufeng, shook his head and smiled, looking very free and easy.

"I knew you had passed it on, I knew it!"

Vardy jumped high and jumped directly on Chen Yufeng, "Keep coming, keep coming!"

Chen Yufeng put Vardy down, and then the two hugged each other tightly.

Mahrez, Kirishin Oka, and other teammates who came up next also hugged each other and laughed in celebration.

Listening to the shouts of the fans in the audience, they enjoyed it very much.

Goals in home games are completely different from goals in away games.

Here, you can step on the turf of the King Power Stadium, feel the faces of every Leicester City fan, and see them cheering!

Although the stadium is not big, it is not the home of the Devils.

But in terms of fan support, Leicester fans definitely do not lose to other teams!

Teams in small towns often have unexpected cohesion. They are more like a big family. The same number of people come to watch the game every day, and locals make up the majority.

There are almost no individual stands here, and all the tickets will be snapped up by all the die-hard fans on match days.

"I said it was the ribs."

In the coaching seat, Ranieri hugged the assistant coaches coming behind him and said proudly, "This proves that I am not too old, hahaha."

His joy was obvious to anyone.

Ranieri wore a dark blue suit today, with a light blue tie standing straight in front of the lining, looking very handsome.

This is definitely an important game for him.

There is no other reason.

Before the game, Ranieri and his old enemy Mourinho didn't even shake hands. The two went straight to the coaching bench, stood on opposite sides and started fighting.

Obviously, it was Ranieri who laughed out loud first.

The Chelsea coach's seat was silent at this time.

Mourinho stood near the sideline in a black coat, frowning and staring at the court without speaking.

The substitute players and assistant coaches behind him were all silent, holding their heads in frustration, or closing their eyes sadly, falling into deep despair.

The team has been in this situation countless times this season, with only a handful of draws or wins.

If it weren't for the good grouping in the Champions League and a few wins against weak teams in other leagues, the entire coaching staff would have been kicked out by Abramovich.

"We have to make substitutions in the second half, let Pedro replace Diego Costa, and let Cesc Fabregas replace Oscar."

"It's not like these two were playing football at all, they were just planning to get me away."

Mourinho called an assistant coach after a long time and said these words with slight dissatisfaction.

Logically speaking, he should be angry now, shouting loudly, or clapping his hands to encourage him.

But Mourinho, who had already lost control of everything, really couldn't get angry anymore.

The helplessness at this moment cannot be compensated by the championships in his glorious career. Mourinho feels only emptiness.

The problem indicated by this goal loss was only defense, but he could not see any fighting spirit from this team at all, and most people felt that they were just dawdling.

"Okay." The assistant coach nodded slightly, with a frustrated look on his face, vaguely having a premonition of something.

Soon, the first half of the game was over.

After Ranieri returned to the locker room, he chatted with the players and made a few jokes to make everyone relax.

As for Mourinho, the madman didn't even walk into Chelsea's locker room. He just stood alone in the player tunnel and wandered back and forth for a while, not knowing what he was thinking.

Soon, the second half of the game started.

Pedro and Fabregas stood on the sidelines. They are also two very old players.

Their careers are very brilliant, but now they are no longer the absolute main players.

With the substitution card raised, Pedro appeared together with Cesc Fabregas.

They ran to their positions and seemed to have good fighting spirit.

This is normal. If the two of them want to stay in football for a while, it is best to show off their talents in the limited time.

This way you won't end up in a situation where there is no ball to play.

"Bang bang bang!"

Soon, a succession of passes sounded. Through substitutions, Chelsea regained some initiative on the field and played more delicately.Leicester City was very happy to see this scene. The solid defense line was moving as a whole, containing the opponent while waiting for the opportunity to counterattack.

Game No.409 minutes.

Leicester City have a good chance in the middle.

After Chen Yufeng and Kanter worked together to grab the ball from Matic, Kanter advanced a few steps and split the ball with one kick, passing the ball to Mahrez.

"Oh!"

Mahrez quickly passed the ball to the center, giving Kanter a little advance.

Kanter quickly understood, followed up, took aim at the goal, and then volleyed out.

The kick was outrageous, high and weak. After the kick, Kanter blushed instantly.

Of course, Kanter at this time is not the all-around strong player behind him, and he is not outstanding in shooting and passing.

Especially when shooting with your non-dominant foot, hitting such a ball is actually quite normal.

"Sorry sorry."

Kanter covered his face and apologized. He just looked at other top midfielders who would shoot long range here, and wanted to imitate them.

"It's okay." An encouraging voice sounded, and Chen Yufeng gave Kanter a thumbs up.

This is a common way for them to encourage.

"He's talking about what I have to do with you." Mahrez was stunned for a moment, and then said to Chen Yufeng.

"I'll answer it for you, shouldn't you thank me? Do you want to give me an assist?"

Chen Yufeng smiled in the direction of Mahrez, and then added: "It's best to be able to volley."

Mahrez rolled his eyes again and then devoted himself to the team's defense.

In the following time, Chelsea's players gradually became anxious, and the offense began to become anxious.

The score of zero to one was like a sword hanging in their hearts. It seemed easy to pull out, but they couldn't pull it out no matter what.

"We have to keep the ball, we can't keep playing like this!"

Around the 60th minute of the game, Hazard waved his hands unbearably, seemingly dissatisfied.

"Have you ever been involved in defense? They all want the ball. Is it that easy to get it?"

Matic, who has been under a lot of pressure in the midfielder position, said unhappily when he heard this: "If you want the ball, come back and defend."

"Okay! Play football well, why bother with just one goal difference!"

Fabregas shouted in the midfield and controlled the situation. Sometimes, veteran players have to play this role.

Game No.604 minutes.

Hazard seemed to want to prove it to Matic, and chased all the way to the right side of his own penalty area. Encircled by Azpilicueta, he stole Chen Yufeng's football.

"Middle!"

Fabregas waved for the ball in the middle, preparing to transfer.

Hazard hesitated for a moment, and then shot the ball forward with anger.

It's messy, it's all messed up...

What seemed like a good opportunity to counterattack after a wonderful steal turned into a mess due to the emotional fluctuations of all players.

It's like deliberately being angry, and the offensive player has completely abandoned rationality in his mind.

"Oh!"

Hazard quickly completed a breakthrough on Fox on the left, and because of sticking to the ball, he caught Morgan's sliding tackle and lost the ball.

"Referee!" Hazard shouted dissatisfied, but unfortunately the referee had already turned around and faced Leicester City's attack direction.

Kanter has already received the ball and started pushing forward!
Leicester City switches from defense to offense!

"Oh!"

Kante pushed the ball towards Mahrez's position. Mahrez just observed and sent a cross towards Chen Yufeng, who was unguarded at the back point.

For this kind of opportunity, the ball must be played quickly. Once any link in the middle slows down the rhythm, it will definitely give the opponent an opportunity to take precautions.

The football crossed the arc and began to fall near the penalty area line. There were indeed no defensive players in front of Chen Yufeng.

"Yufeng! Point here!"

Vardy's shout sounded, and Chen Yufeng deliberately glanced in his direction, deceiving the defensive players.

then……

His body suddenly opened toward the outside, he judged the landing point of the football, and started swinging his legs on the spot.

"He's going to hit the door! Block him!"

Courtois was the first to notice something was wrong.

But just as he shouted, Chen Yufeng, who was near the penalty area line, touched the falling football with his right foot.

"Bang!!"

There was a crisp sound, and the football came into contact with Chen Yufeng's feet. It instantly reversed its direction and flew toward the goal with greater force.

Everything seemed to fall into place, everything seemed to have been prepared!
Chen Yufeng completed the shot with a precise volley!
The difficulty of this kind of shooting is comparable to that of the outside instep.

Shots from the outer instep often lack strength and arc, thus reducing the quality of many shots.

And the volley shot requires not only accurate judgment of the landing point, but also the mastery of footwork and timing!

Many top forwards often kick high or low when shooting like this. It is very difficult to hit a high-quality kick!
And once the ball is played, as long as it is not too upright, the goalkeeper will often not be able to do much.

"Whoosh!" The first sound was the sound of a football hitting iron, followed quickly by another sound, "Whoosh!"

The football hit the inside of the post and bounced into the net.

(End of this chapter)