In the stands, Leicester City fans are no strangers to Atkinson.
Although they are equally angry, they really can't do anything about this guy. This is Atkinson's law enforcement style, which makes fans love and hate him.
On the field, after the game restarted, the two sides continued to enter an anxious confrontation.
Chu Zheng played a bit frustrated in this game.
Because Ranieri repeatedly told him before the game to defend first and then seek offense, and not to be impulsive. He also said that Tottenham is very strong.
But after this period of fighting, Chu Zheng admitted that Tottenham's defense was very strong, but to be honest, he felt that Tottenham's offense was just that.
But Chu Zheng soon realized that the situation was not good.
Starting from the 12th minute of the game, Tottenham suddenly continued to increase the intensity of the pressing in the midfield and frontcourt.
This made Chu Zheng feel pressure.
Tottenham's frontcourt press is very different from what Chu Zheng encountered in the Bundesliga.
Compared with the Bundesliga team's frontcourt press, Tottenham's high-position press appears to be more targeted and holistic, and is obviously a level higher.
Among Tottenham's frontcourt players, once a certain area starts to press, other players in the frontcourt will immediately participate. The players will perform their respective duties and an excellent tacit understanding will immediately be formed.
In the 16th minute of the game, Drinkwater was surrounded in midfield and lost the ball.
The ball was quickly passed long to the right by Lamela.
After receiving the ball, Dembele relied on his dribbling skills to directly break through Albrighton's defense.
After entering the rib area, he saw that Leicester City's people were getting denser and denser at the end line of the penalty area, so he directly took a long shot.
Dembele's shot was very powerful and it avoided Leicester City's defender in the penalty area, but the angle was not good and Schmeichel was hugged directly.
In the 21st minute of the game, after the two sides once again fought fiercely in the midfield, Tottenham's high-pressing tactics finally had an effect.
Albrighton retreated into the backcourt along the wing and received the transfer ball from Schlupp, who was pressed by Kane in the ribs.
But as soon as the ball stopped, Albrighton saw Dembélé rushing over from his left rib area.
Albrighton quickly spiked the ball and turned back, facing the Tottenham half, but he saw Walker coming towards him.
Just when he wanted to pass the ball diagonally into the center circle, Lamela's figure also appeared, cutting off his passing line again.
In the middle circle, Vardy and Shinji Okazaki are also in trouble at this time. Both of them are flanked by Tottenham's two central defenders, Vertonghen and Alderweireld. They are obviously guarding against the possible high ball.
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So in just a few seconds, Albrighton fell into a desperate situation.
However, before he could make a move to break Tottenham's press, Albrighton surrendered.
Albrighton is 173cm tall and weighs only 66kg. He simply cannot carry Dembélé who is 185cm tall and weighs 82kg.
In the first physical confrontation between the two, Albrighton was knocked away.
After getting the ball, Dembele quickly advanced along the wing.
Two seconds later, Dembele arrived at the wing area thirty meters away from the goal.
At this time Kane was stuck behind Schlupp.
Seeing that Kane had no intention of moving to the wing, Dembele knew Kane's plan.
So when Albrighton caught up from the inside, Dembele, who suddenly slowed down, sent a curved through ball with the inside of his right foot.
The ball came from just outside the upper corner of the penalty area. Schlupp jumped in front of him, turned a C-shaped arc, and circled into the Leicester City penalty area.
When Kane saw Dembele passing the ball, he suddenly showed a look of ecstasy.
He had no difficulty stopping the ball. Dembele could almost say that he created a one-on-one ball for him facing the goalkeeper.
In the upper right corner of the small penalty area, Kane successfully met the ball that turned around.
Then, just when he was about to switch to his left foot and shoot again, a blue figure suddenly appeared from the back left side.
Seeing that Chu Zheng, who was sticking to him, didn't stretch his legs, Kane's face instantly looked like he was constipated.
Seeing that if he didn't play again, the opportunity to shoot would disappear, so Kane had to force the goal with his right foot.
In front of the right goal post, Schmeichel was already in place, directly blocking the near corner.
Bang!
Kane shoots!
But the ball missed the target and hit the side netting hard.
Seeing that Kane missed the goal, the Tottenham fans who came to watch the game seemed a little regretful.
"Chu Zheng, this defense is very good!"
"Very calm. You see, he is following Kane on the left without stretching his foot. Chu Zheng is blocking Kane's most threatening left foot." Zhang Lu pointed at Chu Zheng on the TV and smiled.
When professional players are on defense, stealing is actually only their second choice.
The first choice is to cooperate with teammates around you to force the opponent into a desperate situation.
This is what Chu Zheng did just now, sealing Kane's left foot and placing his right foot.
By the time Kane took a shot from the right sideline of the small penalty area, it was almost impossible to see the angle.
Coupled with Schmeichel's excellent position selection, the probability of Kane scoring is infinitely close to zero.
On the sidelines, Ranieri was applauding.
But Pochettino, who was next to Ranieri, still had a look of shock on his face.
He saw clearly just now that before Dembele passed the ball, Chu Zheng, who was behind Kane on the left, suddenly started and ran directly to the right side of the small penalty area.
What Chu Zheng's early start means is already very obvious.
This obviously saw through Kane and Dembele's cooperation intention in advance. He knew that Dembele had the ability to bypass Schlupp.
At this moment, Pochettino felt very complicated. He regretted why he didn't try to fight for Levy in the first place.
It's not that Tottenham can't afford to buy Chu Zheng, otherwise how could they turn around and buy Korean player Son Heung-min from Leverkusen for 30 million.
At this time, Son Heung-min, wearing a white baseball cap, was also looking at Chu Zheng silently in the stands.
Regarding Chu Zheng, Sun Xingmin felt very complicated.
He doesn't dislike Chu Zheng, who is also an Asian player, but he doesn't like him either.
And he was still slightly jealous in his heart.
In the Bundesliga, Chu Zheng's achievements in one season instantly surpassed his six or seven years of hard work.
When he came to the Premier League, Chu Zheng still ran ahead of him.
He has not yet integrated into Pochettino's tactical system, but Chu Zheng has already been in the starting lineup and has performed well.
It stands to reason that Chu Zheng's position is more complicated and requires more time to adapt and integrate into the team.
However, as a result, it didn't take long for this kid to occupy a main position in the new team.
After some comparison, Son Heung-min felt a little helpless and a little frustrated.
In the next ten minutes, Tottenham gave Leicester City more and more high pressure in the frontcourt, so much so that Leicester City's defense looked a little precarious.
Ranieri couldn't sit still on the coaching bench and appeared in the coaching area, folding his arms and silently observing the situation on the field.
In the 26th minute of the game, referee Atkinson took advantage of a dead ball and directly asked the players from Tottenham and Leicester City to go to the sidelines to rehydrate.
In August, the weather in the UK is getting hotter and hotter.
In addition, the sun is extremely bright today, so in order to protect the players, players are allowed to go to the sidelines to replenish water during the game.
Ranieri and Pochettino also knew how to use the rules, and both quickly called all the players around to make some tactical adjustments.
Raniere quickly explained the team's tactical adjustments in English with a strong accent.
In less than a minute, Ranieri's tactical adjustments were explained.
Chu Zheng took another bottle of carbohydrate energy drink from Kanter, and still squeezed it and spit it out, not daring to swallow it.
Chu Zheng felt really thirsty, but he didn't dare to drink, otherwise he would have to run away, vomit, and be carried off the field.
It can only trick the brain through the receptors in the mouth, telling the brain that I have replenished water, and you can work harder.
