After a threatening shot from each other, Manchester City, which failed to get the start, slowed down the pace of the game slightly.
For Leicester City, Chu Zheng also maintained the game rhythm that he is most accustomed to and comfortable with.
Compared with Liverpool's game where they charged towards the opponent's position to fight for the bayonet after receiving the ball, the pace of today's game between Manchester City and Leicester City was not fast, it could even be said to be slow. Both sides played extremely patiently.
However, in the battle for control of the ball, neither side gave way to the other. Instead, a rare midfield battle broke out in the midfield area in the Premier League. Players from both sides fought fiercely.
Seeing Leicester City regain the ball in the midfield again and again, then steadily advancing and slowly launching an attack, this made countless Manchester City fans in the stands feel very, very strange.
They still vividly remember what Leicester City was like last season.
That is a team whose strength is between the upper reaches of the English Championship and the lower reaches of the Premier League. Otherwise, Leicester City would not have allowed them to easily complete the double play last season.
But for this team now, the defense can withstand the pressure brought by their offense, the forwards can threaten their goal, and the midfield can even compete with them, and even has some slight advantages.
Most of the players are still the same players, not much has changed compared to last season, but the team's mental outlook is like a different team.
Manchester City fans said they could not understand the current Leicester City, and they wanted to know what allowed this team to complete its gorgeous transformation in a short period of time.
In the 16th minute of the game, Fernandinho successfully destroyed Leicester City's attack with a long pass from the backcourt in front of the top of the penalty area.
He rushed to the landing point first, took off, and headed the ball to David Silva in front of Drinkwater and behind Drinkwater.
Behind David Silva, Chu Zheng was in the center, Kanter was on the left, and Simpson was on the right. The three people lined up in a straight line quickly made a tacit defense.
Chu Zheng and Kanter covered him from the left and right, and cooperated with Drinkwater, who turned around and rushed back, to form a double attack to seize the ball.
Simpson quickly retreated in a straight line under Chu Zheng's command.
But David Silva is also a top midfielder, and he obviously anticipated what he would find when he stopped the ball at his feet.
So Silva unloaded the ball with his chest and quickly turned to the left, raised his left foot and used the instep of his outside instep to directly pass the ball.
Chu Zheng turned around quickly and saw the intersection of the arc of the left center circle and the center line. The ball perfectly connected with Sterling who was penetrating forward, but Simpson had been thrown away by Sterling by at least two positions.
At this moment, countless fans watched and were shocked.
I saw that all the Leicester City players in the frontcourt, including Chu Zheng, immediately retreated.
Each player's actions and thoughts are surprisingly consistent.
This kind of discipline and synergy has amazed countless fans!
On the back line of Leicester City's center circle, Morgan, who cooperated with Huth to keep an eye on Aguero in the middle, saw that Sterling did not receive the ball immediately and let the ball bounce two meters high after it hit the ground, so he
Instead of retreating, they advanced straight towards Sterling.
The next second, Morgan's huge body directly crushed Sterling, jumped up and headed the ball back to the center line behind Sterling.
At the landing point, Kanter and Silva arrived at the same time.
Kanter's distance was shorter and he started faster. He reached the ball first.
But Silva is also a quick and agile player, and Silva's game experience is not comparable to that of Kante.
He suddenly squeezed Kanter the moment Kanter touched the ball.
Kanter lost his balance because he raised his foot slightly higher. Not only did he lose the ball, but he also fell down.
After Silva got the ball, he saw from the corner of his eye that Vardy had chased him one meter behind him, so he quickly distributed it to the left wing.
Three seconds later, Simpson and Mahrez, who was speeding back all the way, successfully established a numerical advantage on the left side of the penalty area, smothering Manchester City's counterattack invisibly.
Seeing this transition between offense and defense, Zhang Lu was very emotional and said: "Leicester City's current state is getting better and better."
"Look at their defense this time. No one shouted and they all retreated at the same time."
"Morgan stepped forward just now and directly slowed down Manchester City's counterattack. You really dare to think and do what you can!"
"And Mahrez, when have you seen him return to defense so actively in previous games?"
"Every time he runs back slowly, as if defense has nothing to do with him."
"This time, he rushed back from the frontcourt along the wing as if he was desperate!"
Zhan Jun nodded and said: "Leicester City now feels like they have been twisted into a rope by Ranieri."
"Whether it is a mental level or a competitive state level, they are the best among the 20 teams in the Premier League, bar none!"
"This is a certain desire that is born after a player has a goal in his heart. This desire inspires the player's state!"
"When a team has a common goal, has seen the hope of achieving this goal, and has a super brain that can always stay awake to guide them on the field, then this team will burst out.
Unparalleled strength!"
"Yes, football is a team game. Even if all 11 players on the field are stars, but they can't be put together, it's still a mess." Zhang Lu nodded with a smile.
On the field, Simpson, Mahlis and Drinkwater were seen blocking the upper left corner of the penalty area. Manchester City left back Kolarov pushed the ball directly to the corner kick area.
Suddenly, Simpson had to follow and move to the baseline to guard Sterling who had regained the ball.
Mahrez's coordinated defense this time was really unprecedentedly active.
He quickly ran to the sideline in an attempt to cut off Sterling and Kolarov's return line, and then teamed up with Simpson to trap Sterling in the corner post and go for it.
But Sterling was alert, or he always knew what Kolarov's purpose was in stuffing the ball into the corner.
So Sterling took the ball, turned around, and quickly knocked the ball back to Kolarov.
Kolarov just got the ball, and outside the upper left corner of the penalty area, Silva in front of Drinkwater suddenly took three steps back.
Derint Walker followed subconsciously.
As a result, at this moment, Kolarov raised his left foot and jammed it.
The ball went directly into the empty area on the left side of the penalty area.
Aguero quickly ran towards the ball.
Chu Zheng was right next to him.
But because he was in the penalty area, Chu Zheng didn't dare to do it too hard.
Each of these top forwards can win an Oscar. Sometimes he can realistically throw you to the ground without any physical contact.
Aguero obviously knew Chu Zheng's fear, so he rushed to the ball line and leaned on Chu Zheng.
At the moment of receiving the ball, Aguero stopped the ball forward, then quickly distanced himself from Chu Zheng, then turned to the right and dribbled the ball directly towards the baseline.
On Chu Zheng's side, he followed unhurriedly but didn't make a move.
At this time, Aguero wanted to die.
After playing for so many years, any defensive player is either passive or on the way to becoming passive when facing him.
But today he met a different one.
Chu Zheng gave Aguero the feeling that he was naked, and he felt as if his every move was being seen through by Chu Zheng.
When he came to the left sideline of the small penalty area, he was about to be attacked from both sides. Aguero had no choice but to force a shot into the near corner.
However, the next second, Chu Zheng, who had always seemed calm and composed, raised his right foot and directly blocked his shot.
The timing was really perfect, and Aguero couldn't help but marvel at it!
In the past, Aguero didn't know why De Bruyne admired Chu Zheng so much!
Now he knows!
Through Chu Zheng's performance during this period, Aguero came to a conclusion. As De Bruyne said, "This is indeed a monster." It is so omnipotent that it is incredible.
"Manchester City's attack was very beautiful this time. The passing and running of Sterling, Kolarov and Silva suddenly exposed the area on the left side of Leicester City's penalty area." Zhang Lu started.
Dissecting Manchester City's attack.
Zhan Jun was delighted and said: "The gap was created for Aguero, but it is still difficult for him to surpass the Mount Everest of Chu Zheng!"
Zhan Jun didn't think that with Chu Zheng's field of vision, he wouldn't be able to see that this gap was exposed.
Chu Zheng always followed Aguero because he knew that it must be Aguero, the striker, who responded in the penalty area.
Facts have proved that Chu Zheng, who used every trick to his advantage, perfectly ended Manchester City's attack.
