Chapter 13 Rossi’s Technical Report

With blond hair, wise eyes, a tall nose, a slightly droopy face, and a kind smile, he looks very much like a university professor, Harry Redknapp, who is watching the game video in his office.

His team is about to face the challenge of Leicester City at the top of the table.

Although it is difficult to surpass the second-placed Burnley team in terms of current points, the team is bound to qualify for the play-offs.

Seriously preparing for every game is a task that the 67-year-old Lei is accustomed to.

Last season, Lao Lei took over the Queens Park Rangers, which had a poor record, midway through. Due to the previous poor record, the team was relegated from the Premier League three rounds ahead of schedule.

Known as the "Magician", Lao Lei brought the team to third place in the standings in just one season.

"Leicester City's forward line is actually very strong. Although Vardy is injured, we cannot underestimate it, otherwise we will encounter the same situation as Reading."

Lao Lei touched his chin with his hand and calmly analyzed the current Leicester City team with youth team coach Ramsey.

"However, the efficiency of Leicester City's forward line has been greatly reduced. This is an indisputable fact."

Ramsey flipped through the technical statistics of Leicester City and said with certainty.

Lao Lei chuckled and said: "Old friend, data can only reflect the true competitive status of the players at that time, and cannot predict the future."

He stood up slowly, came to a tactical board, took out a water-based pen, and said slowly: "Leicester City's original offensive line is Vardy partnered with Nugent. The two have strong ball-threat capabilities.

Speed ​​and shooting can attract defenses to a great extent."

"So, Mahrez or Konokat on the wing can have unimpeded access."

The diversity of offense is Leicester City's biggest weapon this season.

Not only the four people just mentioned, but youngster Chris Wood is a very promising center. Heading and heading the ball are his strengths.

The two veterans can stabilize the morale of the army. In the last game, Kevin Phillips scored a key goal on the way to the championship.

But for such a team with amazing offensive power, even without Vardy, the strength of the striker headed by Nugent should not have declined so quickly.

This is something Ramsey has always been unable to figure out.

Seeing the doubtful look in his old friend's eyes, Lao Lei smiled slightly and circled Vardy's name on the tactical board with a pen.

"Leicester City's offense this season is built around Vardy as the core. He can attract more than two defensive players, so when he appears in the center, he can open up space for teammates on both sides and create shots.

Chance."

Ramsey nodded. Nugent has scored 18 league goals this season. To a certain extent, it is Vardy's restraining effect.

"When Vardy moves to the wing, he will inevitably take away the defense of the opponent's midfielder and central defender, which can help his teammates open up the space in the midfield and create long-range shooting opportunities for their teammates."

"So far, several midfielders of Leicester City have scored more than 5 goals, which is the most favorable proof."

Ramsey serves as the team's technical director. He is not only responsible for the players' technical and tactical work, but also analyzes the characteristics of the opponent's players.

As Lao Lei said, Vardy's sudden emergence has enriched Leicester City's playing style.

His running without the ball also greatly increases the chances of his teammates getting the ball to threaten the goal.

And 4 assists is a good result for a shooter.

Although Nugent is the team's top scorer this season, his finishing ability in the face of difficulties is not as good as Vardy's.

He prefers to support from the wing.

This is why the Leicester City forward performed so weakly after Vardy was injured.

The team lacks players with strong finishing ability.

"In that case, why are you particularly worried about Lester's offensive ability?"

Ramsey is puzzled. For Leicester City, all they need to do is send someone to keep an eye on Nugent and limit crosses from the wing to silence the entire forward line.

Lao Lei pressed the remote control in his hand, and a black-haired player immediately appeared on the screen.

"This is a player from the Leicester City U21 team. In the last game against Reading, it was his assist that allowed the Leicester City team to pass the game in a thrilling manner."

Of course Ramsey knew that Rossi, in such an important game, used such a cool turn to assist his teammates to score.

This goal is completely worthy of being rated as one of the top ten goals in the British Championship this season.

Not only did he provide an assist in the game against Reading, but in the battle against Burnley last month, he also assisted with a header that helped Leicester City seal the victory.

With such an excellent performance, it is impossible for Ramsey, as a technical director, not to take it seriously.

As soon as the game ended yesterday, he set out to collect all the information about this young player.

What surprised him was that the strength Rossi showed in the U21 league was completely different from the two games he participated in in the British Championship.

In the U21 league, Rossi served as a center and helped the team score 10 goals in 21 rounds of the league. He was an out-and-out striker.

But judging from his performance as a substitute in two games in the British Championship, he is a supporting center very similar to Nugent.

Moreover, the area of ​​activity is very small, and the running distance is the lowest on the team except for the goalkeeper.

He didn't understand why Lao Lei had to specifically warn him.

Apart from luck, there is no suitable word to explain that such an inactive player can have assists.

"Dexterous but not fast, with a thin body and good skills. As for his offensive ability, there is too little data to be sure. But one thing is certain, with his current body, it will be difficult for him to withstand the fierce competition in the British Championship."

Football also pays attention to physical fitness, especially forwards. Without physical and speed advantages, it is impossible to gain a foothold in the penalty area with fierce confrontation.

At least Ramsey believes that before Rossi gained weight, he was just a "showman".

Lao Lei also nodded in agreement.

Young people, who don’t have a lot of work on their feet. But when you really get to the professional league, reality will teach you how to behave.

"Old friend, your analysis is correct, but you overlooked one point."

Faced with Lao Lei's question, Ramsey became interested and wanted to hear the opinion of this experienced coach.

Lao Lei, who once won the Premier League's best coach, not only has excellent coaching ability, but also has a very sophisticated eye for players.

During his several years coaching Tottenham, he brought the team to the top four of the Premier League, and he discovered countless stars.

Ferdinand, Lampard, Defoe and Carrick of West Ham United are all future stars of England.

And Van der Vaart, who had failed at Real Madrid, immediately became rejuvenated after coming to White Hart Lane.

"This kid has the ability to hit the ball and can link up the midfield and frontcourt to attack."

As soon as this was said, Ramsey disagreed.

With so little data, how can we tell that he has this ability?

Lao Lei adjusted the screen to a clip of the match between Leicester City and Burnley. Rossi took the ball in the backcourt and continuously cooperated with Drinkwater to launch a counterattack.

Although he didn't score, Rossi did everything perfectly from organization to attack.

Especially the protective response instantly opens up the offensive space.

Ramsey has naturally seen this clip, but his eyes were attracted by Drinkwater and Lloyd's breakthrough, and he did not pay attention to Rossi's silent contribution.

Lao Lei changed the picture again, it was Rossi's pass and Marseille's slalom in the last game.

Ramsey suddenly understood what Lao Lei was going to say.

Although there are only a few performance opportunities, Rossi's sense of combining man and ball cannot be ignored.

If he is careless, he will easily pass the defender and threaten the goal.

Lao Lei said with a smile: "If we leave him alone, we will definitely repeat the mistake of Reading team being defeated."

"He will be the next Vardy."
Chapter completed!