After the third round of the EFL Cup, the war in the Premier League has reignited. Leicester City's opponent in this round is the Premier League giant Gunners Arsenal.
In order to fully cope with this game, Ranieri did not let Chu Zheng play in the EFL Cup match against West Ham on September 22, but made a rotation.
It is actually not easy for Leicester City to win this game, it can even be said to be very difficult.
Without Chu Zheng on the court, Leicester City's offensive power was severely reduced, so much so that it was suppressed by West Ham United's offense for a period of time.
Fortunately, Kante, who has conquered Ranieri with his outstanding performance, is on the court.
Kante was very vigorous in this game. He and Drinkwater went around putting out fires and sweeping up, repeatedly destroying West Ham United's offense. This helped Leicester City hold on to the score of 1-1. In the penalty shootout
Eliminated West Ham United and advanced to the fourth round of the EFL Cup.
At 14:30 on September 26, London time, crowds of people were gathering outside the King Power Stadium in the center of Leicester City.
Today's game can be said to be the focus of this round of Premier League, attracting the attention of many media in Europe.
Leicester City's performance this season is really strong.
The Premier League has played 6 rounds so far, but Leicester City has achieved an excellent record of 4 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. It is only one point behind Manchester City and ranks second in the Premier League standings, surpassing Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool,
Tottenham and other powerful teams stepped on it.
This is really unexpected.
Although Leicester City successfully won seven of the last nine league rounds last season and staged a great escape, this could not conceal the fact that Leicester City is a relegation team.
Therefore, these media are eager to know what caused such earth-shaking changes in Leicester City.
Did new head coach Ranieri bring a new tactical system?
Or are the players that Leicester City signed this season playing a role?
Especially the Chinese midfielder made these European media particularly interested.
When many English media first heard that Leicester City bought a Chinese midfielder for 40 million euros plus 20 million in add-ons, they really felt that Leicester City had been devoured by a fox from top to bottom.
As media in the football field, they are very familiar with football in each country.
The answer to Chinese football in the minds of these people is obviously no!
Many media reported this transfer as a joke.
As a result, I didn't expect that the Chinese midfielder would perform so strangely after the start of the Premier League, and it could even be said to be terrifying.
He only played 6 Premier League games and scored 6 assists and 3 Premier League goals.
If this is a data after the end of the season, it is very average.
But this was done in six games, which is very scary.
This means that the Chinese midfielder, who has just turned 20, is incredibly efficient.
Leicester City has played 8 games so far this season, including the EFL Cup, but has scored 22 goals.
This shows how powerful Leicester City's offensive power is this season, and it is no less than those of the Premier League giants.
This goal data actually hides an even more terrifying data.
That is, 17 of Leicester City's 22 goals are directly related to this Chinese midfielder.
At 14:50, the live signal was connected to the LeTV Sports Channel studio.
Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu were sitting in front of the studio, and they both smiled when they saw Chu Zheng lining up in the players' entrance channel on the big TV screen, talking and laughing with his teammates.
"Welcome to watch the 7th round of the 2015-16 Premier League season brought to you by LeTV Sports, Leicester City versus Gunners Arsenal!"
As soon as Zhan Jun finished his opening remarks, the starting lineups of both sides appeared on the big screen.
Leicester City:442
Goalkeeper: Schmeichel
Defenders: De Laet, Huth, Morgan, Schlupp
Midfielder: Mahrez, Kante, Chu Zheng, Albrighton
Forwards: Shinji Okazaki, Vardy
Seeing that Leicester City played 442, Zhang Lu was relieved.
He is really a little afraid that Ranieri will make some mistakes again and play some weird experimental formations.
"Let's take a look at Leicester City's starting lineup first..."
"Schmeichel, he..."
"Kante and Chu Zheng partner in the midfield!"
"I won't introduce Chu Zheng to you! Now he is the assist king in the Premier League. In six Premier League games, Chu Zheng has 6 assists and 3 goals. This performance is crazy!"
"Hehe!" Zhang Lu laughed, "Chu Zheng's performance in recent games has been dominant. I don't know if you have noticed that most of the 22 goals scored by Leicester City were born
Yu Chuzheng planned and organized the offense in the midfield!"
"Iron-hard facts prove that Chu Zheng is worth 60 million, and Leicester City did not waste their money!" Zhan Jun answered cheerfully.
Zhang Lu nodded and smiled again: "If Chu Zheng can maintain his current excellent state until the end of the season, his worth will soon exceed that of his former teammate, Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne."
As soon as the words fell, Arsenal's starting lineup appeared.
"In the third round of the EFL Cup that just ended, Arsenal eliminated Tottenham 2-1, and their form was also very good!"
"Arsenal is also playing with all its main players in this game! Professor Wenger obviously also attaches great importance to this game!"
"We can't ignore it. The offensive power Leicester City has shown this season is terrible!" Zhang Lu added, "Although Arsenal's performance in recent seasons has been okay, their problem has always been that their waist is not strong enough.
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"Yes!" Zhan Jun answered with a smile, "And Leicester City's midfielder now has Chu Zheng, who is both offensive and defensive. He can advance, attack, retreat and defend. N'Golo Kante's defensive ability has improved from the previous games.
It can also be seen that this French midfielder is very extraordinary."
"So Leicester City's midfield is very tough!"
"Arsenal's current record is 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. Their opening game was beaten 2-0 by West Ham United at home!"
"The last round away game against Mourinho's Chelsea also lost 2-0..."
At 22:00 BJ time, under the sharp whistle of the referee Pawson, the game officially started. Leicester City also ushered in a test match against a wealthy team this season.
"Okay, the game has started, Leicester City attacks from left to right..."
On the field, after the game started, many fans immediately noticed that the pace of the game was a bit fast, and it looked like it was going to be an attack.
Both Leicester City and Arsenal showed a determined attitude of actively fighting for the ball.
As long as the ball is not at your own feet, you will immediately start chasing, intercepting and grabbing the opponent's ball-carrying players.
Suddenly the King Power Stadium burst into cheers. Although this rhythm is unfamiliar to Leicester City fans, they like to watch this kind of game.
In the 2nd minute of the game, Mahrez, who was on the wing in front of the center line, retreated and received a pass from Kante in the ribs.
Mahrez didn't even stop the ball. Behind him, Arsenal left back Monreal pushed up along the sideline, forcing Mahrez to smash the ball back.
But Arsenal not only want to force Mahrez away, they also want to steal the ball.
By the time Mahrez brought the ball back to the center line, he was already trapped on the sideline by Monreal, Arsenal's midfielder Cazorla, and Sanchez who was retreating from the frontcourt.
Mahris is about to fall into trouble, but this guy's skills at his feet are really top-notch.
He suddenly spiked the ball and turned back before the three Arsenal players gathered around him.
Behind Mahrez, Monreal was not following closely, but he was still caught off guard and allowed Mahrez to poke the ball under his crotch.
Seeing that Mahrez was about to successfully break through, at this moment, Cazorla, who had always been on guard, quickly came over and snatched the ball away with one kick.
After gaining the ball, Cazorla immediately passed the ball directly to Ozil on the right front center line.
Kante was also very fast here, but Ozil was very experienced and met the ball and knocked Sanchez who was standing on the sideline.
Kanter continued to pursue after missing, and after reaching the ribs, he cut off the connection between Sanchez and the advancing Monreal, forcing Sanchez to move horizontally along the center line towards the center circle.
Chu Zheng had already taken his position early at this time. He stood in the ribs, looking at Ozil, and at the same time waiting for Sanchez to run in front of him.
At that time, whether Sanchez continues to bring the ball to the center circle or passes the ball to Ozil, he can step up and double attack with Kanter.
Before the game, Ranieri made it very clear that they must keep an eye on the German midfielder, because most of Arsenal's frontcourt attacks are organized and coordinated by this guy.
However, the next second, Sanchez, who entered the rib area, suddenly passed the ball to the left with the inside of his right foot while running.
Chu Zheng actually noticed this hidden passing line, but he still didn't intercept it.
Sanchez passed the ball very quickly, and he was so brave that he even chose to go under his crotch, which really caught Chu Zheng off guard.
In Leicester City's defense, Huth and Morgan stood almost parallel.
Huth is in the rib area behind Chu Zheng, slightly forward, and he wants to keep an eye on Ramsey in front of him.
Seeing the ball coming, he, like Chu Zheng, was caught off guard and hurriedly stretched his foot forward to the left to intercept, but the ball was too fast and he just missed it.
At the same time, Morgan in the middle saw that Huth was a little out of position, and he quickly turned around and retreated.
On Huth's back left side, Arsenal forward Walcott turned the ball around and rushed forward.
In the blink of an eye, he used his speed to get away from Morgan by half a body.
On the end line of the penalty area on the left side of the arc, seeing Schmeichel pressing out, Walcott shot directly to the right side of the goal.
But the quality of his shot was terrible, and the ball went directly out of the baseline.
Seeing the ball go out, the Leicester City fans in the stands were relieved. They were really afraid that if they conceded the ball at the beginning, the game would be difficult to play and they would be very passive.
Especially against a wealthy team with Arsenal's style, once you attack aggressively, with the ability of Arsenal's players, the sharp passing and cutting cooperation will definitely poke a big hole in their defense.
