Star Card System

Chapter 19 Lost the courage to win...

After the game on July 23, all Leicester City players gathered again on the afternoon of July 24.

In the tactical analysis room, the coaching staff carefully analyzed the previous game.

For each player, each position, and each attack and defense, there are targeted comments.

Xia Xing listened carefully and meticulously.

For him who has not received top professional youth training, each class is a great gain.

Especially when analyzing himself, Pearson personally took action and drew several offensive routes on the electronic screen.

And discussed and analyzed the pros and cons of several routes.

Xia Xing memorized carefully and benefited a lot.

Assistant coach Shakespeare noticed that when analyzing this part, Pearson explained it in great detail and spent more time.

It seems that although he said that he didn't like Xia Xing, he was absolutely doing his best to train Xia Xing.

And Xia Xing did not shy away from showing his timidity, boldly asked questions, and communicated with the coaching staff.

An afternoon of classes, a lot of gains.

After the training, Vardy secretly said to Xia Xing: "Man, before you came, I always thought that I was the only one who didn't understand those tactics, vision and so on. I didn't expect that you didn't understand them either, haha."

Xia Xing: "The youth training I received in China is completely different from here. I am just a rookie..."

Vardy: "Don't say that. I played in the lower leagues for many years. When I was your age, I not only didn't understand tactics, but also couldn't match your outstanding skills. You are already great, come on."

Vardy patted Xia Xing's shoulder encouragingly, and Xia Xing felt warm in his heart.

In this team, it is true that only he and Vardy did not receive top youth training since childhood.

Vardy is still playing in the lower leagues in his 20s, and it is not even considered professional football.

But even so, he has come to where he is now step by step with diligence and hard work.

Last summer, Leicester City spent 1 million euros to sign Vardy, which actually created a miracle.

In this team, Vardy is not an absolute main force. Scoring 4 goals in a season is not efficient.

But he is extremely fast, can enrich the team's style of play, attract defense, and has important tactical significance.

It is more appropriate to describe Vardy as a surprise soldier than to describe Xia Xing.

In this team, Xia Xing has a good relationship with everyone.

His good relationship with Morgan is related to Morgan's captain attribute. He takes good care of every newcomer who joins the team.

His good relationship with the former Manchester United trio is naturally related to Manchester United's attributes.

And his good relationship with Vardy is more of a feeling of mutual appreciation.

After tactical analysis training, Xia Xing's understanding of the game has deepened.

As an attacking midfielder, the requirements for vision are higher.

The forward only needs to pay attention to the pass of his teammates and make timely movements.

But the midfielder must pay close attention to the movements of teammates and opponents throughout the field and make predictions.

And these are exactly what Xia Xing lacks the most at present.

There is a long way to go to improve vision and movement.

At the physical level, the improvement of strength is also very important.

Xia Xing strengthens his body in the gym, but it is not a one-day job.

Now he just feels that there is not enough time.

Four days after playing York City, Leicester City once again welcomed a new opponent.

Their second friendly opponent was Monaco from Ligue 2.

Oh no, it was Ligue 1.

As the champion of Ligue 2 last season, Monaco has been promoted to Ligue 1 and has become a top five league team this season.

For them, the first season back in Ligue 1 is not as simple as relegation.

Their goal is to win the championship!

That's right, their goal is to win the championship!

This summer has just begun, and they took the lead in spending 100 million.

60 million euros to introduce Atletico Madrid striker Falcao, 45 million euros to buy Porto genius James Rodriguez.

These two transactions alone instantly climbed to the top ten transfer list of the summer window.

This is not over yet.

Young talents Moutinho and Fabinho from the Portuguese Super League, Carvalho from Real Madrid on a free transfer, Abidal from Barcelona on a free transfer, 30-year-old French defensive stalwart Toulalan...

These dazzling names instantly make Monaco's main lineup star-studded.

Not only that, Monaco's young stars are also extremely talented.

Carrasco and Kurzawa, who were promoted from the youth team last season, have conquered the French Ligue 2 with their left-wing combination and will debut in Ligue 1 in the new season.

Facing such a strong team, even a championship team in the top five leagues, Leicester City is under great pressure.

From the first minute of the game, Monaco has firmly controlled the game situation.

The continuous passing and cooperation in the midfield and frontcourt are dazzling.

At the beginning of the game, Leicester City couldn't even steal the ball after 14 consecutive passes!

The ball fell to James Rodriguez's feet.

Facing two defensive players in the midfield, James Rodriguez made a slight adjustment, suddenly changed direction and pulled the ball, and quickly dunked it!

Both defenders were fooled!

The pass angle was avoided!

A long diagonal pass went straight into the penalty area!

Falcao ate up Konchesky, jumped high, and headed the ball!

The ball went into the net!

1-0!

Just two minutes into the game, Monaco easily scored.

In the seventh minute, Monaco attacked from the left again.

This time the ball was at Carrasco's feet.

This Belgian genius seemed to be dancing with his feet, combining speed and skills very well!

He dribbled the ball to tear open the defense on the wing and passed it to the middle!

Rivière headed the ball at the far end!

The ball hit the post hard and bounced into the net!

2-0!

The ball went in again!

Less than ten minutes after the start, Monaco scored two goals in a row!

In front of Monaco's attack, Leicester City's defense seemed to be broken through.

Pearson on the side of the court looked unhappy.

"Because this is a friendly match, we can't fight too fiercely. This is Monaco's pre-match requirement. But even if we compete in technology, we shouldn't be so far behind..."

Shakespeare comforted him: "Although they are a newly promoted team, the team has spent a lot of money and has the strength to compete for the championship. We are just a Championship team, and there is indeed a big difference in strength."

"Well..."

Pearson narrowed his eyes and looked at the court.

He wanted to make some adjustments, but he was helpless.

How can he make adjustments?

Now the best players in the team are on the field.

But their skills are only at the level of the English Championship.

Dale and James dribbled well and were sharp wingers, but their cooperation was too poor.

Andy King and Drinkwater had excellent skills in the team, but they were far behind the opponent.

Not to mention James Rodriguez who cost 45 million euros, even Moutinho who cost 25 million euros could not compare.

The strength of the two teams was too different.

This team really lacked some technical content.

But think about it, after all, they are just a team in the English Championship, how could their skills be so outstanding?

Facing such a strong opponent, some Leicester City players have even lost the courage to win...