Chapter 239 Completely kill the suspense of the game!
Chapter 239 Completely kills the suspense of the game!
Author: Thief Cao
Chapter 239 Completely kills the suspense of the game!
During the halftime break, everyone in the Leicester City locker room looked very relaxed because they had gone ahead.
Ranieri entered the locker room and said a few words of encouragement, and then focused everyone's attention on him, making targeted arrangements one by one for the team's deficiencies on both offense and defense in the first half.
Seven or eight minutes later, Ranieri left the locker room after arranging the tactics for the second half.
"Chu, that Lukaku's body is too scary!" Kanter suddenly said while sitting next to Chu Zheng.
"A big stupid elephant!" Chu Zheng winked at Kanter.
Hearing Chu Zheng's precise metaphor of Lukaku, Kanter smiled and narrowed his eyes.
In the first half, Kanter had several head-to-head confrontations with Lukaku, and he successfully stole the ball twice, but Lukaku felt like he was facing an unshakable mountain every time.
If he wasn't flexible, he would have stunned him several times. With Lukaku's ability to protect the ball, it would be really difficult for him to get close.
"N'Golo, haven't you discovered his weakness yet?" Chu Zheng smiled a little evilly.
"I'll teach you..."
"This is the right way to deal with Lukaku!"
"Oh! Chu, you are such a bad boy! You are so bad!" After a while, Kanter, who was biting his ears with Chu Zheng, burst into laughter.
After a while, the players from both sides returned to the court, changing sides and fighting again.
"Both sides made no personnel adjustments during the halftime break."
"In the first half, except for the Everton players who messed up their stitches in the second half, in fact, Everton completely suppressed Leicester City both on the field and in terms of statistics!"
“But it’s a pity that sometimes football games are not won if you have the advantage!”
"Yes!" He Wei nodded, "Leicester City's defensive counterattack was extremely efficient today. They had only a few counterattack opportunities in the first half and scored two goals, turning the passive situation around in one fell swoop!
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On the field, Everton's tactical adjustments were revealed after the game started.
Martinez's tactics generally haven't changed much.
However, two players, Cone and Deulofeu, often appeared on both sides of the penalty area in the second half to support Lukaku in the center, preventing Lukaku from frequently making mistakes in the penalty area like he did in the first half.
Hit more.
Lukaku's position has also become more flexible. He is no longer limited to the center and often drops back to get the ball in the second half.
This series of small changes, coupled with Martinez calming the impatient mentality of Everton players during the halftime break, directly led to Everton's continuous high-quality offensive at the beginning of the second half.
In the 48th minute of the game, Stones dribbled the ball in the backcourt.
He came to the right rib area of the center circle and encountered Vardy's attack.
Stones quickly turned to the right and played the ball forward.
Coleman retreated to the midline to receive the ball, turned around and faced Albrighton who quickly moved to the wing.
But before Albrighton could reach his position, Coleman took the ball directly from the wing position more than 40 meters away from the goal.
At the moment of passing the ball, at the top of the arc, Lukaku between Morgan and Vasilewski and Deulofeu in the right rib area were like two sharp knives, starting at the same time, successfully preventing offside.
Fortunately, Schmeichel attacked quickly enough, jumped in front of the upper right corner of the small penalty area, and grabbed the ball with both hands before Lukaku.
In the 53rd minute of the game, Fox threw a sideline ball to the right of the center line on the left side of Leicester City.
On the left side of the center line, Okazaki Shinji retreated to the landing point, firmly resisted Cleverley behind him, and removed the ball.
Everton's four players on the left and right of the center line immediately surrounded him, each performing their duties.
Koeman watched Albrighton on the sideline, Lukaku blocked in front of Kanter, and Deulofeu cut off Shinji Okazaki's backcourt pass.
Okazaki Shinji is already short, and his body is at a disadvantage in the Premier League. He didn't hold on to the ball for five seconds before he was stabbed from the crotch by Cleverley behind him.
Deulofeu turned around to face the ball that was thrown towards him, and passed the ball to Lukaku in front of him with his left foot.
Kanter reacted quickly. He quickly ran towards the rib area, trying to cut off the connection between Barkley and Lukaku at the top of the central arc, and to strangle the possibility of Everton's attack developing in the middle.
Kanter's defensive awareness is very good, but he failed to succeed.
Lukaku's body is so abnormal!
As soon as the two bodies collided, Kanter rolled over!
After getting rid of Kanter's entanglement, Lukaku drove diagonally into the ribs, like an angry African elephant rampaging in the forest.
But after reaching the front edge of the arc, Chu Zheng stuck to Lukaku from the left.
As a result, a fierce physical confrontation broke out between the two again.
Seeing Chu Zheng and Chu Zheng entangled and pushing each other, causing green grass clippings and black soil to fly everywhere, countless fans were stunned.
Especially Everton fans.
This is the first time they have seen a player who can physically compete with Lukaku to such an intense level without losing.
For Everton fans, they have long been accustomed to the sight of people turning upside down wherever Lukaku goes.
On the court, feeling the huge squeeze on the left side of his body, Lukaku did not dare to be careless at all, so he prepared to repeat the same trick.
However, the moment he clamped his left arm and gathered strength to slam into Chu Zheng, Chu Zheng suddenly distanced himself from him.
Just the distance between the two palms allowed Lukaku to hit the ball empty, so in full view of the public, Lukaku staged a funny cartwheel.
"Beep!!!!!!"
The referee Jimos blew a sharp whistle, strode up, gave Lukaku a yellow card, and signaled Lukaku to dive.
Lukaku sat on the ground, staring at Jimos with wide eyes, an expression on his face like "What are you doing?"
"Pfft!" Chu Zheng looked at Lukaku and couldn't help laughing.
This unlucky boy!
"Chu Zheng played really smart!"
"He knew Lukaku was going to hit him, so he took advantage of Lukaku's poor balance. His timing was really accurate!"
"It's really unfair that Little Warcraft received this yellow card! But it does look a bit like diving for a free kick!"
In the live broadcast room of the sports channel, He Wei and Zhang Lu couldn't help laughing when they saw Lukaku's "What are you doing" expression.
Soon, the game started again.
But at this time, the drizzle in the sky became heavier and heavier, and the field became more slippery, so Lukaku was completely tragic.
Because Leicester City players follow each other and use their own methods to combat Lukaku's weakness in balance due to muscle gain.
In the 58th minute of the game, Lukaku retreated to the center circle to receive the ball.
After getting the ball, he was about to start a strong attack towards the sparse left rib. As a result, Kanter got closer and chose the impact point under Lukaku.
So Lukaku lost his balance in an instant, turned into a gourd, and fell down smoothly.
Continuous falls due to balance problems made Lukaku feel extremely frustrated, but he was helpless. This was the price of gaining muscle, and he had already prepared for it.
On the sidelines, seeing his general being targeted, Martinez was not too anxious.
Because they still have the upper hand in the situation on the court!
Now Martinez is no longer thinking about scoring 3 points.
Now he just wants the team to equalize the score before the 80th minute, so that they can switch from offense to defense and the players' physical fitness will not completely collapse.
However, Martinez did not wait to score!
In the 70th minute of the game, Everton took a throw-in from the right side of their penalty area.
This time Leicester City did not retreat, but pressed forward, launching a high-position press that was rare in this game.
Coleman threw the ball to Cleverley, and Albrighton and Chu Zheng rushed forward, one each.
There are six players on both sides in this area at this time.
Stones approached the flagpole at the baseline corner and Vardy stood outside the penalty area.
Seeing Chu and Zheng approaching fiercely, Cleverley raised his foot and handed the ball to Coleman.
Coleman saw Vardy, who was three meters ahead on the left, about to make a move. He did not dare to pass the ball to Stones in the corner, but swung his legs on the spot, preparing to drive the ball towards the center.
But Albrighton came up very quickly, jumped up and touched the ball with his body.
The ball bounced up and flew towards Chu Zheng in front of the two of them.
At this time, Chu Zheng turned his back to Vardy, and Cleverley beside him faced Vardy.
Seeing the ball coming, Cleverley quickly moved behind Chu Zheng, preparing to stop Chu Zheng from turning around.
However, the next second, Chu Zheng showed Cleverley and everyone a bloody look on his face. He showed everyone that sometimes passing the ball does not have to be done with your feet.
In full view of the public, facing the ball flying towards his back, Chu Zheng leaned forward and jumped up. Then he stuck out his butt and the ball hit his buttocks and headed towards the upper left corner of the penalty area.
Vardy happened to run towards this area at this time. When he saw Chu Zheng passing the ball with his butt, he was shocked!
This can even be passed on!
At this moment, everyone inside and outside the stadium was shocked when they saw Chu Zheng's nonsense!
Vardy received a fart pass from Chu Zheng in the upper left corner of the penalty area, and he dribbled the ball forward along the end line of the penalty area.
Shinji Okazaki, who was in the left rib area at the top of the arc, was also very alert and quickly started moving towards the penalty spot.
On Everton's side, Mori and Barry moved closer to Vardy, trying to cut off the connection between Vardy and Shinji Okazaki.
Vardy was not in a hurry and was extremely calm. He first swung his legs sideways and looked as if he was about to pick up the ball and move to the back.
After successfully deceiving Morrie and Barry, he suddenly poked the ball towards Shinji Okazaki with his right foot.
The ball passed through the gap between Mori and Barry!
On the left side of the penalty spot, Shinji Okazaki was also unhurried.
He first removed the ball with his right foot, then calmly adjusted his steps, raised his left foot and swung it.
On the end line of the small penalty area, Everton goalkeeper Howard was completely powerless against Shinji Okazaki's close shot.
The ball flew past Howard from the right, hit the inside of the left post and bounced into the net!
"goal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
At the moment of the goal, the sky above the King Power Stadium once again echoed with the collective cheers of tens of thousands of fans!
"Chu Zheng, turn decay into magic!"
"He used his extraordinary creativity and imagination to turn an accident into a goal!" In the live broadcast room of the sports channel, He Wei and Zhang Lu raised their voices again and criticized the attack planned by Chu Zheng with their buttocks.
High praise.
On the sidelines, Martinez sighed leisurely! The game is over!
On the field, Everton's morale was completely shattered after this goal was scored!
