Chapter 175 Rossi wants to play midfield?

"King of London?"

At Tottenham's training base, head coach Pochettino closed his computer browser, walked to the window sill of his second-floor office, and looked at the training ground.

Harry Kane, who has just turned 22, is training meticulously.

With 21 goals last season, he became the Premier League's Silver Boot and has unlimited potential in the future.

Pochettino believes that he will be the superstar who surpasses Henry and becomes the King of London.

Rosie, you are still too young.

After saying that, he looked at the young player Dele Ali who returned to the team this season.

As a midfielder, Ali has a strong body, clear passing lines, and powerful shooting. He can appear in any position in the midfield.

With a height of 188cm, he still has a good advantage in fighting for the top.

Such a talented player is every coach's favorite, but...

Through the glass, Pochettino saw Alli passing the ball loosely, hammered the glass hard, and then rushed towards the court as fast as he could.

"Dele, what are you kicking? If you let me see you like this again, you will be in bad luck!"

On Saturday, Tottenham visit the King Power Stadium.

At the gate of the stadium, Tottenham players are welcomed by fans.

Especially Harry Kane, who is now not only Tottenham's main striker, but also the main force of the England national team for the next ten years.

England hasn't produced such a talented forward in many years.

Now he is the hope of the whole UK.

Tottenham defeated Leicester City twice last season, but the process was very difficult.

This time, although Tottenham lacks core Eriksen, Pochettino believes that with the current configuration of players in his hands, he will be able to conquer the King Power Stadium.

The future King of London must belong to Harry Kane.

Ranieri still uses the starting lineup of the first two games. At least so far, this is a balanced offensive and defensive lineup.

He also considered putting Kanter or Inler on the starting lineup.

But for such an important game against Tottenham, it would be safer to use old players.

Tottenham's starting lineup, Lamela replaced the injured Eriksen, and Dembele replaced Townsend as the left midfielder.

Dier came to the midfield and partnered with Ryan Mason in the double midfielder. New players Alderweireld and Verhentong sat in the defense.

Players in other positions are the same as last season.

"Everyone, be careful, that guy is very cunning!"

When new signing Alderweireld was at Southampton, he was severely teased by Rossi with a free-spirited backheel pass outside the penalty area.

Last season, Tottenham's defense was challenged by Rossi alone. Everyone was holding back their energy and wanted to avenge the humiliation at the opponent's home court.

The team that was only trying to avoid relegation had good luck in the first two rounds, but its opponents were not very strong.

Is winning two games in a row something to be proud of?

"Harry, we can't lose to that boy in today's game!"

"Nonsense, Harry was the silver boot last season. This season he is competing with Manchester City for the golden boot. How could he lose to that kid?"

"Let him see the horror of the Premier League."

"Harry, score three more today and send them back to the Championship."

"We are the true kings of London."

Encouraged by his teammates, Kane smiled and said: "I have a feeling that I will score a goal today."

The two teams went to the players tunnel and lined up to enter the stadium.

Kane turned around to find Rossi. The two looked at each other, but Kane hurriedly avoided it.

Under the leadership of referee Martin Atkinson, the players from both sides stepped onto the court and were greeted by the roar of the fans.

The last time the two teams met, Tottenham narrowly defeated Leicester City 4:3 at home, and both sides played a high-quality game.

Returning to the King Power Stadium this time, the fans hope to continue the wonderful performance of the last game.

However, after the game started, Leicester City did not actively attack as usual.

Instead, use a defensive formation and wait for the opponent to attack.

Tottenham's offense easily advanced into the Leicester City half, and the four frontcourt players were still in a small area, passing the ball and cooperating tacitly.

After a season of running-in, Tottenham's frontcourt offense has become more mature, and the cooperation between the players is very clear.

When attacking, the two full-backs still turn into full-backs and press towards the opponent's wings at any time.

Dier, who is in the defensive midfielder position, will drop back between the defensive midfielder and the central defender and become a central defender.

Tottenham's four attackers in the frontcourt all have good ball-taking abilities, and their movements intersperse with each other to mobilize the opponent's defense.

If at this time, Lamela, who is responsible for passing the ball, can send a pass forward, it is very likely to threaten the opponent's goal.

But the experienced Ranieri shrinks the defense line and squeezes the opponent's room for movement.

Not only that, let Rossi retreat to limit Lamela's passing, limiting Tottenham's offense from the first step.

Under such tight defense, it was difficult for Tottenham to pass the ball in. They could only pick up the ball from both sides and hoist the ball into the penalty area.

But with the defensive line composed of Huth and Morgan inside, they can gain an advantage in the air.

Leicester City, which gave up attacking, had its lineup retracted deep. After neutralizing the opponent's attack, it only had Vardy as a counterattack point in the frontcourt, making it difficult for them to counterattack quickly.

Ranieri's goal for this game is already very clear, which is to achieve a draw.

For a relegation team, scoring one point at home is already a goal accomplished without too much pressure.

But not Tottenham.

They must win, climb to the top of the table and compete in next season's Champions League.

Under such pressure, Tottenham players became impatient and tried to attack forcefully, but the effect was average.

"Neil, here!"

When Rossi drops back, he not only helps the team defend, but also plays an organizational role.

If he can pass the ball to Vardy at the front, Leicester City can create a counterattack opportunity.

But after Rossi gets the ball, he will be immediately besieged by Tottenham players.

Pochettino knows that Rossi's role in the midfield is no less threatening than his threat on the front line.

Since Rossi improved his "vision", when he returned to midfield, he found that the feeling was completely different from before.

The emergence of multiple passing routes makes the passing routes more abundant.

Moreover, he can also find the vacuum zone in the opponent's defense zone.

In the 10th minute, before receiving the ball, Rossi had noticed the space on the left side of his opponent and passed the ball out immediately.

If it had been done before, he would have passed the ball only after seeing his teammates preparing to move forward.

But this time, he had an obvious direction before passing the ball, indicating to his teammates that he wanted to pass the ball.

It is he who directs his teammates to move, not his teammates who signal him to pass the ball.

Albrighton was stunned at first because he did not expect Rossi to pass the ball in front of him, and hurried to receive it.

This is the defensive area of ​​​​Tottenham player Dembele. He hurriedly chased back, trying to destroy the ball before Albrighton received the ball.

But the opponent moved half a second faster and hit the ball early. Dembele's tackle became a foul.

drop!

Yellow card!

Leicester City got a positioning ball.

However, a bit far from the goal, the passing of Albradon was surrounded by Wilheng.

Although Tottenham occupies the offensive initiative, they cannot attack the risk -up area of ​​the opponent. Each attack is resolved, only in exchange for corner kicks.

On the contrary, Leicester City can organize a threatening attack.

With the help of Rossi, Delinger's offensive pressure suddenly decreased, and he could pass the ball with Ross and Machus to push the ball over half the time.

Once halftime, Rosi's fatal passing ball often tears the opponent's defense line.

This time, if it wasn't for Ramela's back chase Valdi, using a yellow card to destroy Leicester City's counterattack, it is very likely that Waldi to form a shot.

Seeing this situation on the sidelines, Renley shook his head with a bitter smile.

Is it going to transform Rossi into a midfield?

But his technical characteristics are obviously more suitable for the striker.

The stubborn Raneli fell into a dilemma again.
Chapter completed!