Golden Greenery

Everyone has seen Barcelona play, and now even fake fans should have heard of 'TiKi-TaKa' and know the terms of passing football by heart. What would it look like if there was a tactic that was diametrically opposed to Barcelona's football philosophy?

That's what Leicester City is like.

Last season, Leicester City had an average ball possession rate of 43.07%, which was not only the Premier League, but also the championship team with the lowest ball possession rate in the history of the five major leagues. The passing success rate was the lowest, and it ranked fifth from the bottom among the five major European leagues.

The average number of short passes per game is third to last, and even the success rate of long passes, which they depend on for survival, is only 3. Last season, only one thing led the Premier League - shot conversion rate.

Leicester City actually plays anti-modern and anti-trend football, which can also be called the simplest football. After explaining it thoroughly, there are actually two points: low defense + long pass counterattack.

‘Tinker’ Ranieri combined the most traditional or decadent skills of Italian football and English football, and it was a very pure combination, which resulted in the Premier League championship in the troubled times last season.

There is no best tactic, only the most suitable tactic. The prince and general Xiang Ning have the guts! A grassroots counterattack like Leicester City's should win the respect of fans all over the world, even from the long-term perspective of football.

But this season, Leicester City is having a hard time. After all, their tactics are too simple. It's just a matter of seconds. Now all opponents will put their defenses back when facing the Blue Fox, not giving Leicester City any room to counterattack. , and then use more tricks to slowly defeat them.

After 14 rounds, Leicester City has 13 points with 3 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses, ranking only as the first team in the standings. At the same time last season, Leicester City ranked first with 29 points.

Before Manchester City's visit, Leicester City had been winless in 5 games and lost 1:2 to Sunderland in the relegation zone in the last round. The chief scorer Jamie Vardy has only scored two goals in the league so far, and he looks like a flash-in-the-pan character who has revealed his true colors.

However, Leicester City performed well in the Champions League group stage this season, beating Porto to qualify first in Group G. Maybe the European teams are not familiar with their jaw-dropping 'against the trend' tactics.

In the European war, after qualifying early with 4 wins and 1 draw in the first 5 games, Leicester City also played the last game with a substitute lineup three days ago. As a result, they were beaten 5-0 by Porto at the Dragon Stadium.

Leicester City under Ranieri is the team with the least rotation of its main lineup among the Premier League princes. This somewhat embarrassing but actually irrelevant defeat allowed the main players to finally breathe a sigh of relief. In today's game, the main goalkeeper Schmeichel has not recovered from a broken finger a month ago, and the other main players are basically full.

On the other hand, Manchester City is quite miserable. Aguero, Fernando, and Otamendi are suspended, and captain Kompany is injured, which removes half of the lineup.

Leicester City's starting goalkeeper today is 28-year-old Robert Zieler, who transferred from Hannover 96 this summer.

During the 2014 World Cup, Ziller lost to the then Madiburg goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen in the competition for the third goalkeeper of the German national team, and also lost the chance to become the world champion. This is another form of competition. Hannover derby.

Ziller left because Hannover were relegated.

Leicester City's home ground is called the King Power Stadium.

This name was given by the Thai boss. Chinese tourists who have been to Thailand all know that King Power Duty Free Shop must be a stop during their journey. Yes, this industry was created by Leicester City owner Vichai.

When Zhuoyang and his teammates walked into the King Power Stadium, the drizzle had turned into moderate rain, and there was no sign of stopping anytime soon.

The King Power Stadium is very ordinary, even crude. There are not many completely roofless stadiums in the five major leagues, and here is one. Such a stadium only meets the most basic requirements for playing and watching games.

With such a stadium and such weather, the ground is bound to be slippery, and even if it doesn't rain, Leicester City Club will fill the turf with water. Manchester City, which emphasizes extreme ball control and ground passing, cannot be said to be afraid of such turf, but they definitely prefer it to be dry and moderate.

Guardiola sent Zabaleta, Stones, Kolarov and Sagna on the defense today. In the 15th round of the Premier League, this is the 15th defense combination Guardiola has deployed. Every game is different. , there is something fresh every day.

Fernando replaced Fernando as the defensive midfielder, Gundogan, Tintin, Silva, Navas, and in front was the 'Prince of Manchester City' Iheanacho.

Seeing the four defenders on the list, the media thought that Guardiola had "returned his evil ways" and gave up the stubborn three central defenders. However, after the game started, everyone realized that Guardiola is indeed a stubborn man who insists on himself.

The nominal right back Zabaleta is actually positioned further forward than Fernando and Gundogan. He is obviously the right midfielder. Manchester City is actually still a three-center defender defensive system.

Guardiola is indeed a persistent man who goes his own way. All the top players in the Premier League know that when facing Leicester City, they need to push their formation and defense back to maximize the space for the Blue Fox to counterattack. Once their hand is chopped off, the game will basically only be a question of how much they win.

But the essence of Gua's tactics is to control the ball and press high. If the defense is set too far back, it is not him. So today, Gua knew it and pushed the defense to the midfield to make Leicester City comfortable. Fight back.

This day, this rain, this tactic, to be honest, Guardiola seems to be actively stretching Manchester City's neck into Leicester City's noose.

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Jamie Vardy has been in a bad mood recently. The poor football performance this season is only one aspect. Two days ago, his father accused him in the media of being indifferent to his parents, which made Vardy feel terrible.

Vardy's father ran away with another woman when he was very young, and his mother took him to remarry his current husband, Philippe Vardy, so his surname actually comes from his stepfather, and he has no feelings for his biological father.

His stepfather was very kind to Vardy and took him to the stadium for training every day when he was a child. When he was wandering in the lower leagues, his stepfather always encouraged him and provided him with as much financial support as possible from his meager worker's salary.

Stepfather Philip treats Vardy much better than most biological fathers.

Vardy's relationship with his parents broke down because of his wife.

During the New Year period in 2014, 27-year-old Vardy met 33-year-old Rebecca Nicholson in a nightclub in Sheffield, where she worked. The two fell in love at first sight.

When she met Vardy, Rebecca had just divorced and had three children with her, and these three children had three fathers. A month after meeting Vardy, Rebecca had a fourth man's child in her belly, which was Vardy's.

Such women are never good at making mistakes. They cannot achieve great things but they are proficient in the rules of social survival. There are almost no men in the world who can control them.

But Vardy has captured Rebecca, and conversely, it is okay to be captured by her. Vardy and Rebecca, who have struggled from the bottom, are actually the same type of people. They would rather be a philistine than a refined white lotus.

In short, love has arrived. No matter how others scoffed, the two of them recognized each other. Vardy’s friends, teammates, parents, and the whole world are strongly opposed to him and Rebecca being together, but is it useful? This kind of thing has always been more and more difficult and difficult to turn back.

The tortoise ate the weight, and Vardy ate the anchor.

On May 25 this year, Vardy and Rebecca, who have been in love for two years, held a wedding. His parents and relatives did not attend because they really disliked Rebecca as their daughter-in-law.

It is said that on the day of Vardy’s wedding, his stepfather Philip was so sad that he burst into tears at home.

From that day on, Vardy cut off all contact with his parents and did not even answer the phone. This led to his stepfather's accusations and complaints in the media.

So Vardy has been holding back a lot of anger today and he urgently needs to vent.

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