Star Card System

When the referee blew the final whistle, Burnley players were like pardoned.

This disastrous game finally ended.

Although the final score was fixed at 4-0, the process was more unacceptable than the result.

After the start of the second half, Drinkwater, Vardy and Mahrez were substituted one after another, and Leicester City's overall strength dropped a lot.

And the whole team did not play as fiercely as in the first half, and the physical confrontation was more conservative in order to ensure health and physical fitness.

But even so, Burnley was still powerless.

Their occasional attacks were easily resolved by Leicester City.

After Drinkwater left the court, Xia Xing's position kept moving towards the middle.

And he took on the responsibility of the midfielder.

His excellent defensive ability and strong body made Burnley's offensive players unable to advance.

In the end, in the second half alone, they also lost 0-1.

And this was when Xia Xing reduced the number of attacks.

If Xia Xing had not tried to create opportunities for his teammates, he could have pressed forward to attack several times.

Maybe the score is not just 4-0.

The whistle sounded, the game ended, and Burnley's FA Cup journey this season ended here.

On the sidelines, Trippier found Xia Xing and exchanged jerseys with him.

This is the second time the two have exchanged jerseys.

"Xia, you have changed."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"I haven't seen you for a few months. You have changed a lot from inside to outside."

"What changes?"

"The last time we played against each other, you were just a rising star, but now you are much more experienced. And your skills have improved a lot, and your leadership is also great. Just now when you were defending in the midfield and backcourt, you directed your teammates to run, and you looked like a captain."

"Don't make a fuss, I'm just a newcomer, just communicating with my teammates on the court."

"No, you have changed a lot. Although the game just ended, I am already looking forward to our next meeting in the Premier League."

The two exchanged jerseys, Xia Xing looked at Trippier's back and nodded secretly.

Compared with the last match, this exchange has also improved a lot.

Especially in assists, even if he switches to winger, there is no problem.

Maybe this guy can really enter the England national team.

On the other side, Schmeichel is exchanging gloves with the opponent's goalkeeper Grant.

"Man, although we are opponents, I have a good impression of you."

"Why?"

"Because your father is my idol."

"Haha, this reason is too..."

"And your style is very similar to his, so I am glad to meet you."

"If you have the opportunity to visit my house, I will introduce you to each other."

"Wow, that's great, thank you!"

"Maybe one day, you can also join Manchester United and take the same path as him."

"This is not very realistic, although I will keep working hard..."

A few years later, when Grant recalled this conversation again, he was full of emotion.

Fate is really interesting...

After winning Burnley, Leicester City's FA Cup journey continues.

But that was a month later, and now they still need to fight for the league.

A week later, they ushered in the 34th round of the English Championship, and their opponent was Wigan Athletic.

On the side of the court, Xia Xing met Powell, an old acquaintance, again.

It had been several months since their first encounter in the English Championship, and when they met again, the two were in completely different situations.

In terms of the team, Leicester City is far ahead and the Premier League is imminent.

Wigan Athletic has been oscillating between 6th and 8th in the league, and the possibility of direct promotion is almost non-existent, and it is also difficult to qualify for the play-offs.

As the offensive core of both teams, Xia Xing and Powell were both loaned from Manchester United.

Although they are mercenaries, both of them are eager to help the team get promoted to the Premier League.

When the two were loaned, their natures were completely different.

Powell was highly anticipated, while Xia Xing was only favored by the retired Ferguson.

But more than half a season has passed, and Xia Xing can almost be said to have become one of the best players in the English Championship, while Powell's state has been quite up and down, and he has not achieved the ideal performance.

When they met again, Powell even had some envy in his eyes.

"Xia, when you return to Manchester United after the season, you will get more attention than me, for sure."

"Man, your skills are also excellent, but you are not used to the roughness of the Championship. I have been following you, you are great."

"Haha, don't comfort me like that."

"I am very happy that we can play against each other again in this game."

"Let's cheer together, brother!"

The game started and the two sides started to compete.

In this game, Leicester City once again made large-scale rotations, especially in the forward line, replacing the combination of Knocket and Nugent.

The best forward partner in Leicester City last season can only be a substitute this season.

It's not that their performance is bad, but Vardy and Chris Wood are in too good shape.

This season, Vardy has improved a lot in all aspects, with obvious advantages in speed and shooting.

Chris Wood has also changed his arrogant character last season. Not only has his shooting ability improved, but he can also play the role of a column center.

This combination of one tall and one fast is already Leicester City's killer.

But despite this, Connockate and Nugent are still important rotation players in the team.

In multi-line operations, each of them can bring some surprises.

In this game, the two also performed well.

In the 33rd minute of the game, it was a cooperation between the two that finally Connockate pushed the ball into the far corner in the penalty area.

1 to 0!

Leicester City broke the deadlock!

In the absence of several main players such as Mahrez and Vardy, Leicester City is still full of attacking power!

However, Wigan Athletic is not without opportunities.

Especially Powell's midfield pass control, often passing accurate passes to teammates.

Several shots also caused some threats.

However, substitute goalkeeper Logan performed well, his high and low blocks made the opponent return empty-handed.

In the 81st minute of the game, Leicester City got a corner kick opportunity.

Xia Xing's corner kick was accurately kicked to the center of the penalty area!

Drinkwater jumped high and headed the ball!

The ball was high!

But when he landed, he lost his balance and was about to fall to the ground...

A player suddenly rushed up and pulled Drinkwater to prevent him from falling.

But the man slipped to the ground and sprained his wrist.

Drinkwater quickly signaled the referee to stop the game because a player was injured.

The man who just protected Drinkwater from getting hurt but sprained himself was Powell.

"Powell! Are you okay?"

"I should have sprained my wrist..."

"Thank you for protecting me just now!"

"You were also a Manchester United player, we are all one family, I can't just watch you get hurt..."