Chapter 211 He was tricked

The competition format of the FA Cup stipulates that before the quarter-finals, if each round of matches is tied within 90 minutes, a replay will be required. In the replay, the two teams will switch home and away.

If the rematch ends in a tie within 90 minutes, overtime will be required to determine the winner.

If there is still no winner after overtime, a penalty shootout will be used to decide the winner.

Tottenham certainly don't want a rematch. The team is fighting on three fronts and playing one more game will put an additional burden on the players' bodies.

For Leicester City, the cup competition is useless, and it will be fine if they lose.

But now that the two sides are tied, we can't deliberately lose the game because we are worried about player injuries.

Besides, he was still playing as a substitute.

Unwilling to lose, Tottenham went all out to attack, but Son Heung-min on the front line, without Harry Kane's fulcrum, could not break through Leicester City's dense defense with just one person.

Tottenham, who were anxious, pressed hard, and a gap appeared behind them, but Leicester City seized the opportunity.

In the 48th minute, Schmeichel launched a counterattack by throwing the ball. After the youth training Chilwell broke through Tottenham's dense defense on the wing, he passed it to Andy King in the center.

Tottenham had only Dell as a defensive midfielder in the midfield line. Andy King and Gray worked together to break through the midfield defense and gave it to Shinji Okazaki who came on as a substitute.

The Japanese forward's position on the field is to lurk behind Ulloa, waiting for opportunities to move forward.

When the counterattack begins, he can also quickly release the ball and increase the speed of the frontcourt attack.

When he turned his back to get the ball, he noticed that Gray on the wing had already moved forward, and then used his heel to skillfully knock the ball over.

After receiving the ball, Gray rushed forward. Facing the defensive player, he simply did a bicycle ride and then moved the ball to the other side, hoping to eat his opponent alive.

Defender Wimmer turned and chased back quickly. Seeing that Gray could not get rid of his opponent, he shot first when there was still a shooting angle.

Goalkeeper Worm's center of gravity was very low. The moment Gray took off his foot, he dived in the direction of the shot and blocked the ball with both hands.

Before the Tottenham fans had time to cheer for this wonderful save, in the vacuum zone in the middle, Okazaki Shinji suddenly burst out and gently pushed the ball into the net with the arch of his right foot.

【The ball is scored, GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!】

[Only 3 minutes into the second half, Leicester City scored with a complementary shot from Shinji Okazaki, who came on as a substitute.]

[Tottenham’s defense has problems again.]

[After the two full-backs made assists, they did not come back in time, allowing the opponent to easily advance through the midfield and form an offensive advantage in the frontcourt.]

[There is also a problem with the position of the midfielder. When Leicester City counterattacked, Tom Carroll neither stepped forward to block nor retreated in time. It was difficult for Dell to stop the opponent's advancement alone. ]

[Unless he commits a direct foul on the first play and uses a yellow card to prevent the opponent from counterattacking.]

Sure enough, after losing the ball, the passive Tottenham removed the defensive midfielders Dell and Tom Carroll in the 55th minute and sent out Bentaleb and Harry Kane.

If it's just a draw, Pochettino doesn't want to send Kane out so soon.

However, the score is currently lagging behind. If the team is eliminated by Leicester City in the third round, it will cause a big blow to both the club's income and the morale of the players.

The unexpected lead made Ranieri a little excited. If he could eliminate Tottenham in the FA Cup, it would be a good incentive for the team's morale.

And it can also establish a psychological advantage for the league match against Tottenham three days later.

He replaced Albrighton for the young player Gray who performed well.

He and full-back Chilwell are the biggest gains from this game and can be well cultivated to become the team's main players in the future.

After Tottenham replaced Kane, they had a stable connection point at the front end. Eriksen would retreat to organize the attack, and Tottenham's offense gradually became more organized.

In the 73rd minute, Tottenham made another personnel adjustment and Ali came on the field.

In the first round of the league match, it was Alli who broke through the gate of Leicester City.

His appearance not only gives Tottenham an extra point of attack in the top battle, but his dribbling and long-range shots can also threaten the opponent's goal.

In the next ten minutes, Tottenham not only firmly took the initiative in the midfield, but also threatened Leicester City's goal again and again.

Goalkeeper Schmeichel is the busiest person in Leicester City.

It was his high pass that saved the goal.

Leicester City's defense, made up of old and new players, looked a little embarrassed after being attacked again and again by Tottenham.

But the fundamental problem still occurs in the midfield.

Yinler is at a first-rate level when it comes to defending ball-handling attackers in isolation.

But he does not have Kante's large-area defense and fierce tackles. Facing Tottenham's flexible offensive system, he seems to be a little concerned about one thing and the other.

In the 88th minute, Eriksen, who retreated to the backcourt to organize the ball, used an exquisite through ball to penetrate the area defended by Inle and pass it to Ali's feet.

Ali took a few steps after receiving the ball. Facing defender Morgan who stepped forward to block the ball, he also passed the ball to Harry Kane who was advancing forward.

Huth and full-back Fox wanted to close the door on Kane, with one defending and one stealing the ball.

But the faster Kane entered the penalty area before the two could form a double-team.

Schmeichel had to abandon the goal and pounce in the direction of Kane's shot.

With no chance to shoot, Kane chose to stretch out his kick first and move the ball to the left.

Next, it's up to the opponent's goalkeeper and referee.

drop!

The referee trotted to the spot where the foul was committed, gave Schmeichel a yellow card, and pointed to the penalty spot.

Schmeichel's arm did not touch the ball, but instead tripped Kane to the ground. This was an undisputed penalty.

Kane stood at the penalty kick, calm and composed, deceiving the goalkeeper with a fake move, and the ball flew into the net from the lower left corner.

【Evened, Tottenham equalized the score.】

【Kane, save the team again.】

【In this way, the two sides may have a rematch.】

【This is not a good result for both teams.】

In 3 minutes of injury time, the two teams never scored again and the game ended in a draw.

The rematch will be held at the King Power Stadium ten days later.

Rossi did not play in this game. After the game, he took his girlfriend Pixie with him on the court, hugged and kissed her to thank her for coming to the away game to support him.

Later, he took Pixie with him to thank the Leicester City fans who were present.

After the game, Pixie also posted a photo of kissing Rossi at the scene on her personal social platform, with the following message:

"You will always be the King of London in my heart!"

Damn it, he actually tricked me.

Even if Rossi does not appear on the court, he can still become the focus of the media after the game.

In the 4 games after Christmas, Leicester City had 3 draws and 1 loss, and their form has obviously gone up and down.

This also led the media to boldly predict that in three days' time at White Hart Lane, Leicester City would suffer a disastrous defeat and fall out of the European theater.
Chapter completed!