Chapter 43: The reckless wanderer!
Zhan Jun: "Coach Zhang, what did Gerrard do during the halftime break? Rangers' momentum is completely different from that of the first half!"
Zhang Lu: "Hehe, starting from the front court, launching crazy high-pressure defense, this is also a popular tactic now. Klopp, Tuchel, and Guardiola sometimes use it."
Zhan Jun: "But can they sustain such crazy pressing physically? You have to know that their opponent Leicester City had a possession rate of 66% in the first half! Once the Rangers' physical fitness drops and Leicester City takes the opportunity to score another goal, the two-round match is likely to end early!"
Zhang Lu: "That's right. But from the fans' perspective, the second half was really exciting. The most frightening thing was that Rangers would park the bus and defend the game. That ball, hehe, made me sleepy watching it."
Zhan Jun: "Good news for fans who stay up late!"
At this moment at the King Power Stadium, the Rangers players started their crazy run!
Chen Xiaoliang, Roofe and Kent, as well as the new players Morelos and Patterson!
And the fans discovered that Rangers’ three midfielders swapped positions!
Davis and Aribo moved back to become defensive midfielders, while Chen Xiaoliang moved forward to become the attacking midfielder!
It is clear that you are determined to press madly from the moment the central defender gets the ball!
Five minutes into the second half, although Leicester City kept passing the ball back and forth in the backcourt, apart from being forced to clear the ball with a long kick, they failed to pass the ball out of their own half normally!
50th minute.
Evans got the ball!
Luffy pounced!
Evans passes the ball to Se Yunju!
Morelos rushed up!
Se Yunju quickly passed the ball back to Schmeichel, who passed it diagonally to Thomas! Morelos rushed to Thomas again!
Thomas dribbled the ball and deceived Morelos who was running at him at high speed.
Just as he was about to move forward, he saw a figure appear in front of him!
It’s Chen Xiaoliang!
Thomas quickly protected the ball.
Although he kept moving around like walking a dog in the first half and did not directly confront Chen Xiaoliang, Thomas had to continue to resolutely implement the head coach's tactical arrangements.
Moreover, if Rangers lose the ball in this position, they can just pass the ball.
Without time to hesitate, Thomas made a diagonal pass to the middle, where Ndidi and Tielemans were!
But before the ball flew far, Thomas felt disappointed!
Patterson, who had just come on the court, actually ran into his passing route!
He jumped and intercepted the ball before Ndidi arrived!
What kind of kick is this? ! Thomas couldn't believe his eyes!
Isn't this guy a right back? How did he end up in the middle of the field? If the ball is not intercepted, the wing he is in charge of will be completely defenseless!
After Patterson controlled the ball, he made a straight pass!
Morelos, who was just rushing for the ball, has now rushed to the baseline!
Thomas, who was still standing there in a daze, only realized now that the wing he was defending had become the opponent's back garden!
When two brave men meet on a narrow road, the brave one wins!
Patterson remembered the task Gerrard gave him during the half-time break!
Even if I lose my position, so what! I will make it back even if I run myself to death!
After Morelos received the ball, there was no Leicester City player defending him, and the two central defenders Evans and Seryunju did not dare to leave the penalty area at all!
Because in the penalty area, in addition to Roofe and Kent who were already in place, even old Davis and Aribo rushed over!
Together with Patterson and Chen Xiaoliang, Rangers suddenly faced seven against four near the Leicester City penalty area!
This lightning-fast run made it impossible for Zhan Jun in the live broadcast room to read out the names of all the players. He just shouted: "So many people got in, Chen Xiaoliang got in too!"
All the Red Country fans supporting Rangers in the live broadcast room were stunned!
There are only three players defending in the backcourt. If the ball is broken by Leicester City, the situation will immediately turn around and the defense will be three against six!
It's simply a suicide tactic where if you fail, you'll die!
Morelos took a few more steps and approached the small penalty area. Evans had to move forward, but in this position he didn't dare to make any big defensive moves. He could only use his body as a barrier, watching Morelos' movements intently with his eyes, trying his best to block his possibility of shooting at a small angle or passing a threatening ball.
Despite this, Morelos, who had just come on the field, still had a clear physical advantage . He chose the tiny gap between Evans and Schmeichel and passed a very fast ground ball in front of the goal!
Luffy, Kent, and Chen Xiaoliang all rushed forward like bullets, stretching out their long legs and shooting forward!
Unfortunately, all three of them were a beat too late! The ball rolled to the feet of Leicester City's right back Amartey at the back post!
He had no time to think, facing the densely packed Rangers players in the penalty area, he kicked the ball directly to the front court to clear the ball!
The ball flew high up, and only halfway through it, old Davis and Aribo, who were just preparing to attack at the front of the penalty area, had already rushed to the center line and kicked the ball out of the sideline before Madison!
The three players who were tackled did not lie on the ground and cover their faces in regret like many other players because they missed a good chance to score.
They got up immediately and ran back to their respective opponents who were responsible for pressing!
Barrage:
[Let’s fight! I’ve never seen such a desperate fighting style before! ]
[Usually this situation only occurs when the team is one goal behind in injury time! ]
[It was such a pity that goal just now! Otherwise it would be 2 to 1 now! ]
[What did Gerrard do during the halftime break? Was he using a cheat?]
[Calm down! Maybe he wants to scare his opponent with three moves, but he won't be able to keep up this style of play for long.]
[ It would be great if ! ]
【Fu Huan: Isn’t this a fool? 】
[Hahaha, I knew Fu Huan would be there! ]
[It's fun to whip a corpse, it's fun to whip a corpse all the time! 】
On the court, 23-year-old Tielemans and 24-year-old Madison looked at old Davis in surprise, and then looked at each other.
For a 36-year-old veteran, the rise and fall of his chest was very obvious after such a round trip run.
It was mid-February in Leicester, and the weather had not yet warmed up. White steam kept spewing out of his open mouth.
Seeing Tielemans looking at him, old Davis responded with a fierce look, just like his usual temper, his eyes were full of provocation.
Tielemans felt that this was not a veteran at all, but a bull that had seen bright red blood!
Old Davis was indeed feeling angry .
Premier League.
This term is the dream stage for many players, especially British players like him.
He made his debut in Aston Villa's youth training and was sold to Fulham not long after being promoted to the first team.
Fulham felt that he was not capable enough and sold him to Rangers.
This stay lasted for four years.
For four years, he played in the Champions League and the Scottish Premier League with Rangers as an absolute main player every year, played against many strong teams, achieved three consecutive Scottish Premier League titles, and was also named the Scottish Premier League Player of the Year.
He felt that he was qualified enough to play in the Premier League, but those proud English people were never willing to take a second look at this slightly poor neighbor.
It wasn't until Rangers went bankrupt that Southampton signed him on a free transfer.
He spent the best eight years of his life at Hampton, but even as the best player in the Scottish Premier League, facing a changing head coach, he sometimes played more and sometimes sat on the bench, and could only accept his fate.
Eight years have passed, his youth is gone, and the cruel professional football has once again ruthlessly announced to him that his Premier League dream is over.
At this time, the reborn Rangers opened their arms to him, and the fledgling Gerrard told him, welcome home, let us take back everything we lost in the Scottish Premier League.
He looked at Chen Xiaoliang, who was like himself when he was in the youth training of Aston Villa - fearless, brave, unwilling to admit defeat, running all over the field, wanting to defeat all opponents...
He is already 36 years old with his birthday on January 1st. His professional career won’t last long. Many people would have retired by this age.
He had subconsciously told himself many times that "this is how my career will end", but the words and faces in the locker room just now opened his long-locked heart.
"Yes, I am from Northern Ireland. I was born in Ballymena, but Glasgow is my home! Today I want to prove whether people from Glasgow are worthy of playing in the Premier League!"
