Chapter 146 I am still the assist king

Swansea's dark horse status began in the second season when it was promoted from the English Championship to the Premier League.

Coinciding with the club's 100th anniversary, it not only successfully avoided relegation that season, but also won the League Cup and qualified for the Europa League.

Last season, they not only emerged from the UEFA Cup qualifying rounds, but also entered the knockout rounds as second in the group, and finally lost to Napoli led by Hamsik.

Head coach Monk took over Swansea, which was on the verge of relegation in the second half of last season, and finally managed to avoid relegation with 42 points and a 12th place position.

This season, Swansea's "dark horse" attributes once again show their strength.

Won all three games in August, including a 2-1 victory over Manchester United in the opening game.

Head coach Garry Monk also won the best coach of the month.

It currently ranks 8th in the standings with 47 points. On the premise of successfully avoiding relegation, it vows to try to qualify for the Europa League.

Speaking of the "dark horse" attribute, it is not that there are heavyweight players in the Swansea team, but that after their experience in the European War last season, the players' mentality for victory continues to increase.

In a long and tight league, players' passion will fluctuate, which will affect performance.

The wealthy clubs are no exception, but they have a strong ability to self-adjust, and with the club's strong financial support, their self-adjustment will be faster.

Like some small clubs, it is very easy to fall into an endless cycle after a downturn.

That's what Leicester City is like.

Entered the Premier League as the British Championship champion, performed well in the first few games, and even defeated Manchester United.

However, as the schedule progressed and games were lost, the players' mentality fluctuated, which directly caused them to remain at the bottom after November.

Pearson has never coached a Premier League team, and this is also the first time he has directed a team. His inability to quickly adjust the players' mentality is also a factor.

Today's Swansea, both coaches and players, maintain a high level of passion and are not timid at all when facing strong teams. This is why they are currently ranked 8th.

The team's two consecutive victories cannot make Pearson relax his vigilance. Swansea is a highly cohesive team with well-balanced players and no obvious shortcomings, making it very difficult to deal with.

Saturday, 4pm, King Power Stadium.

Swansea adopts a 4-4-2 diamond position. In addition to ensuring the level of interception in the middle, when attacking, the triangle change can ensure that the offensive players have the maximum degree of freedom on the offensive end.

It can also perform appropriate frontcourt pressure after losing the ball.

In order to continue to press the opponent, Pearson took advantage of the gaps exposed on the wings of Swansea's formation and deployed a 3-4-3 in a targeted manner.

Vardy, Albrighton and Schlupp are all capable of passing forward after advancing from the wing.

In the 5th minute, Albrighton was unguarded on the right. After easily advancing into the half, he passed the ball to the goal and handed it to center Ulloa to compete for the top.

But Swansea central defender Fernandez, with a height of 190cm, easily resolved the cross.

In terms of offense, Swansea is very patient, and midfielder Jack Cork is responsible for controlling the team's offensive direction.

He dropped deep, making it difficult for Leicester City to restrict his play in the first place.

In the 10th minute, Swansea responded in kind.

Jack Cork holds the ball in the midfielder position and observes. The three teammates in front of him and the right back move forward without the ball. While attracting the defense, they also look for gaps in the opponent's midfield defense.

Jack's through ball passed through Schlupp's defense and was distributed to the full-back Rangel.

Once Leicester City's midfield defense is penetrated, the three-centre-back system will be directly exposed to the opponent.

When facing flexible and fast players, a tall central defender's slow turn is a fatal flaw.

Langer used his speed to get out of the angle and made a pass, which was outflanked by his teammates in front of the goal.

Unfortunately, the header was too straight, and goalkeeper Schmeichel used his palm to lift the ball over the crossbar.

Schmeichel, who has returned from injury, is really important to Leicester City who are struggling to avoid relegation.

Facing Swansea, which had a balanced offense and defense, it was difficult for Pearson to find a way to break the goal. He could only let Ulloa closely mark Jack Cork and limit his ability to play the ball.

In this battle, Rossi was assigned to the right wing position. Many times, he would return to the center and ambush behind Ulloa, leaving the right wing open to Albrighton.

Due to Rossi's outstanding performance as a shadow forward in the last game, Monk's response method was to adopt a zone defense tactic and double-team Rossi who was holding the ball immediately.

The stability of the diamond structure allows Swansea to always maintain a compact formation and position when defending.

In the 15th minute, Rossi took the ball in the left rib and was instantly surrounded by three people. South Korean international Ki Sung-yung stepped forward to steal it.

While stealing the ball, he also brought Rossi to the ground without committing a foul.

The home court immediately burst into boos.

There was no foul called for such a steal. You, the referee, are blind.

After stealing the ball, Qi Chengyong looked back at Rossi and showed a proud smile.

This is the current top scorer in the English Championship, and his strength is not that great either.

Rossi sat on the ground, adjusted his leg pads, and stood up again.

Qi Chengyong's defense was on the verge of a foul. The referee mainly saw that Rossi did not protect the ball and lost absolute control of the ball. Such a steal is reasonable in the Premier League.

After seeing that Rossi could not get the ball in the ribs, his teammates became more careful in passing the ball.

After Rossi got up, he waved towards left midfielder Schlupp, signaling him to attack.

Schlupp understood it and since there was a lot of space on Swansea's wing, he should take advantage of this space.

Rossi signaled to Andy King again, asking him to pass the ball to the wing.

Pearson was stunned off the court. When did this kid get to instruct his teammates to do things?

Under Rossi's signal, Leicester City's offense tilted to the left, and Schlupp moved forward from the wing, attracting the defense of the right midfielder Ki Sung-yung.

Not only that, the left back moved deeper than Schlupp and acted as a winger.

At this time, Rossi was near the center circle, standing almost on the same line as Schlupp.

Ki Sung-yung stepped forward to defend Schlupp, while midfielder Jack Cork marked Rossi.

Leicester City was not in a hurry to attack and slowly passed the ball on the wing, attracting Qi Chengyong to the wing.

At this moment, captain Morgan suddenly stepped forward. After receiving the pass from Schlupp, he passed the ball forward without stopping.

There were no offensive players in this area. When Qi Chengyong turned around, he found that Rossi had already appeared here.

Two meters behind him was Jack Cork, who was guarding him.

Qi Chengyong was surprised. He couldn't see when Rossi appeared here, but he knew that Jack Cork, whose defense was not in place, would give Rossi a space to pass the ball.

When Rossi was running to catch the ball, he had already observed the position of his teammates in front.

He first took a big step to the left, making Jack think that he would break through to the left. After attracting his center of gravity to follow, he turned around and moved the ball laterally in the opposite direction.

Jack Kok, the back, was also stunned. He rushed forward, but he was brought back to the carbine by the other party. He completely lost his position.

After Rossi reverse the ball, Wu'omia in front had run out of the position and did not hesitate to pass the ball over.

Unexia, who was successful in the anti -Vietnamese, leaned against the defensive player with his body, faced with the goalkeeper, fell to the ground and shovel.

The ball is out of the half -high arc, which happens to cross the horizontal intercession of the goalkeeper, and drill into the dead corner of the goal.

This ball fully reflects the exquisite Wulieya shooting.

After scoring, Rossi looked at Qi Chengyong, and also showed a proud smile.

I am not only the shooter king, but also the assisted king.

The tender person is just you.
Chapter completed!