Chapter 464 The battle for the top spot begins, Schmeichel’s amazing attack!

Due to having been in low-level leagues for a long time, Leicester City's home court is not large and can only accommodate more than 30,000 fans.

For such an important game, more than 30,000 tickets at the King Power Stadium have naturally been sold out, and there are even a large number of fans who have not bought tickets.

The city where Leicester is located is not small, with a population of about 300,000.

Although this scale is only about the size of a small county town in China, in the UK, which has a population of only over 60 million, it is definitely considered a big city, and supporting a top league club is not a problem at all.

For comparison, Manchester, not far from Leicester, has a population of only 500,000, but there are two giants in its territory, Manchester City and Manchester United.

With the British fanaticism for football, as long as Leicester City stays in the Premier League for a few more years and consolidates and expands its fan base, they will be able to save money to renovate their stadium.

Of course, this also depends on whether the financial backers behind Leicester City are willing to spend money.

If you encounter a vampire like the Arsenal owner, who is not only unwilling to invest money, but also uses the team as a money-making tool, then there is no hope.

Whenever Lin Quan goes to a stadium, he always habitually looks at the entire stadium first.

As my career grows longer, I participate in more and more games.

He has visited many famous stadiums in European football, such as the Bernabeu, Camp Nou, Allianz Arena, and Old Trafford.

Among them, there were several stadiums that left a deep impression on him, such as the Allianz Arena and the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

I’ve been to Camp Nou too much, so I don’t feel much about it.

Manchester United's home court is actually very beautiful. As a rival in the same city, Lin Quan also likes Old Trafford. After all, this is his blessed place.

Although the commercialization of the Premier League has been very successful, the British may not be able to match the Germans in terms of their enthusiasm for football.

This can be seen from the size of the home stadiums of football clubs in the two countries. The stadiums in the Bundesliga are usually larger and have higher attendance.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that Bundesliga tickets are relatively cheap. After all, most Bundesliga teams are membership clubs. The ownership of the team does not belong to individuals, and making money is not the first priority. Therefore, it is natural to stand on the side of ordinary fans. Think about it for them.

When Lin Quan was looking at Leicester City's home court, the fans at Leicester City's home court were also looking at him.

Perhaps because they knew that this man would be the biggest threat their team faced today, after seeing Lin Quan entering the court, the Fox City fans at the scene began to boo Lin Quan.

Some yelled at him and even made some 'friendly' gestures in an attempt to intimidate him.

Lin Quan had seen too much in this scene, so he simply ignored these people.

After all, if he gives the opponent a middle finger in return, he will definitely be investigated or even punished by the FA after the game, which is not cost-effective at all.

After he came on the court to warm up, he picked up a football, found Joe Hart, and started training on shooting and saving.

This one-on-one training is a test for both goalkeepers and shooters.

Shots from outside the penalty area are not difficult to save when the goalkeeper is focused, so if you want to score, you need a lot of skills.

For example, try to choose tricky and difficult angles to hit, or increase your strength to make the ball faster and shorten the goalkeeper's reaction time.

Or add some changes to the football so that it has some rotation angles when flying in the air, affecting the goalkeeper's judgment and causing them to make mistakes.

Joe Hart was very focused, blocked with high passes, and successfully saved 3 of Lin Quan's first ten shots.

Seeing such a low save success rate, the faces of Leicester City fans changed a bit.

It happened that their leading shooter Vardy was also conducting the same training in the opposite half. However, Vardy only scored 4 of his shots and was saved six times.

Although Leicester City's goalkeeper Schmeichel is very good, the opposite Joe Hart is not mediocre either. He has been selected for the British national team.

Although his main position has been replaced by Navas in the past two seasons, this does not mean that Joe Hart is useless.

Therefore, such a result can only prove one thing:

There is a gap in the strength of the shooters between the two teams, and it is a huge gap!

Vardy, who was in the other half, saw this and said angrily to his teammates:

"Hey, Schmeichel, can't you let it slide? Don't you see that our home fans are waiting to see my wonderful performance?"

Schmeichel rolled his eyes: "I have to work hard to maintain my condition and find my touch. Otherwise, how can I face Manchester City's ferocious attack when the game starts?"

Schmeichel didn't want to affect his condition by letting go. He had a hunch that the goal he was guarding in this game would be severely tested.

Manchester City's midfield and frontcourt configuration is simply unbeatable in the Premier League. Each of these people has the ability to score goals, especially Lin Quan, Aguero and Son Heung-min.

The reason why Schmeichel attaches so much importance to this game is not only because this game is a battle for the top spot and is related to the ownership of the league championship, but also because he was a former Manchester City player.

In football, many players will show their ability to prove their strength when facing their old clubs.

However, when Schmeichel Jr. was at Manchester City, Manchester City had not received any capital injection from the Abu Dhabi consortium and was still just an ordinary mid-to-lower Premier League team.

He couldn't gain a foothold in this ordinary Manchester City, which only proved that Schmeichel's strength at that time was indeed not enough.

As for the fact that he later grew into an excellent goalkeeper little by little after experience, that had to do with his own efforts.

It has been seven or eight years since he left Manchester City. If Manchester City had not risen strongly, he would have forgotten about Manchester City, let alone the thought of revenge against Manchester City.

Fixed-point shooting was not a challenge for Lin Quan, so he brought Kroos and De Bruyne over and asked them to pass the ball to him from the left and right sides at different angles and strengths, simulating actual combat as much as possible. scene.

Lin Quan was seen shooting left and right, using his toes, arches, insteps and even heels, using different shooting techniques such as push shots, lob shots, shovel shots, and pocket shots to score goals in different positions.

The Leicester City fans at the scene were so stunned that they even forgot to boo.

"Isn't this guy's shooting skills too comprehensive?"

"No wonder he became the Premier League Golden Boot, he is really strong!"

"Can our defense withstand the opponent's attack?"

Leicester City fans are beginning to worry about their defense. Leicester City's defense is not particularly good. In the previous 18 games, they have conceded a total of 25 goals, averaging 1.39 goals per game, ranking last in the league. 6th place.

Leicester City's victory is won by offense, and many times it is a narrow victory with one goal.

Looking at their opponents, Manchester City has conceded very few goals this season, only conceding 9 goals. It is currently the best defensive team in the Premier League.

In terms of offense, Manchester City's firepower is also terrifying. They have scored a total of 49 goals this season, 12 goals ahead of Leicester City, and they top the list by a cliff.

Facing such a team with high offense and thick defense, Leicester City will face huge tests on both offense and defense.

Guardiola was chatting with his assistants on the sidelines when he saw Lin Quan firing left and right and kicking vigorously.

His feet suddenly felt itchy, so he simply took off his suit, ran to the court, and joined the team feeding Lin Quan the ball.

I just don’t know whether it’s because he has retired for a long time or because wearing leather shoes has affected his performance. The quality of his passing is far worse than the other two.

This made it more difficult for Lin Quan to handle the ball, but it also had a training effect in disguise.

Guardiola was in high spirits and was ready to play more, but when he was handling the ball, his sole slipped and he fell on the court, causing bursts of laughter from Leicester City fans.

The nearby players quickly went up and pulled their coach up. Guardiola pretended to be calm, shook the grass clippings from his sweater, said hello to the players, and limped towards the coaching bench.

As he walked, he rubbed his back and grimaced in pain.

This funny scene made the fans burst into laughter. This time, even Manchester City fans joined in.

They are professionally trained not to laugh unless they can't help it.

The bald melons offer sacrifices to heaven, and their magic power is boundless.

Maybe it was Guardiola's pre-match arrangements that worked, or maybe his metaphysics of sacrificing himself worked.

After the start, Manchester City was full of momentum and launched a fierce attack on Leicester City at Leicester City's home court.

Although before the game, Leicester City's head coach had repeatedly stressed to his players the strength of Manchester City.

But there is still a big difference between what the ears hear and what one actually feels.

At this moment, they only felt a deep sense of powerlessness and suffocation on the court.

The strong suppressive power of their opponents left them breathless.

On the sidelines of the court, tinker Ranieri clenched his fists nervously.

He prepared a lot for this game, but when the game started, he still felt despair.

Manchester City is so strong, so suffocating!

"Huh?"

On the other side, Guardiola, who returned to the coaching bench, felt a little surprised after the game started.

Leicester City's players quickly rushed towards Manchester City's half after the opening, and it was not one player who did this, but many players rushed forward together. Was this intended to grab the opening and catch them off guard?

Isn't this a coincidence?

That’s what he planned too!

As a result, Leicester City, who was preparing to attack, was blocked by Manchester City, who was also preparing to attack.

And because a large amount of troops were invested in the offense, Leicester City's defense line appeared to a certain extent empty. When Manchester City quickly intercepted the ball and transferred it to the frontcourt, their defense line immediately fired. Sounded the alarm.

"Man City's attack, Kroos moves in a wide range!"

"Lin Quan took the ball and passed it to Son Heung-min!"

"Son Heung-min made a pass and knocked on the door!"

"Aguero shoots, dangerous!"

"Little Schmeichel did a great job, he blocked Aguero's shot with his body!"

Only one minute into the game, Manchester City formed a very threatening shot, which made the hearts of the Leicester City fans who came to the scene begin to hang.

Is this the strength of the Champions League champion?

It is indeed so terrifying!

Although the outside world has been hyping them as the dark horses of the Premier League, some people even have high hopes for them, thinking that they may be able to stabilize the Premier League.

But some sober Leicester City fans know that this matter is very difficult, or even impossible.

Unless Manchester City continues to stretch their hips in the second half like Arsenal did, otherwise, it is impossible for them to replace Manchester City and win the championship!

And this game has further strengthened their view. Manchester City is much better than Leicester City, and they are not opponents at all.

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After Aguero missed the opportunity, he apologetically raised his hand to Son Heung-min and took the initiative to take responsibility.

Son Xingmin did not blame him, but gave him a thumbs up and praised him for his beautiful shot.

In a game, wide players complete a lot of crosses, but very few can result in shots and goals.

The first attack was unsuccessful and did not affect Manchester City's morale at all.

They quickly stole the ball in the frontcourt again and launched a more threatening counterattack than the last time.

This time, Lin Quan broke through along the wing and then cut inside. He glanced at Aguero's position and pretended to pass the ball to him, but he opened the space and then shot a cold arrow.

Using Aguero's cover, Lin Quan's shot was very sudden and the angle was tricky enough.

But Schmeichel seemed to have seen through Lin Quan's intention before he completed the shot, moved in advance, and flew to save the ball.

"Little Schmeichel! He stood up and made a god-level save!"

Schmeichel's wonderful performance shocked the fans and commentators at the scene.

Through the slow-motion replay, Lin Quan's shot was of extremely high quality, and he went towards the blind spot of the goal.

However, a stretched figure appeared in front of the goal, turning into a roc with wings spread, and slapped the ball down.

It's a pity, if this goal can be scored, it will most likely become the best goal in this game or even this round of Premier League.

After completing a great leap, Schmeichel jumped up from the ground and roared with excitement.

This kind of save is very morale-boosting for the goalkeeper and teammates.

The morale within the Leicester City team was also greatly improved because of Schmeichel's two saves in the early stages.

Although Manchester City is strong, we have a goalkeeper who can protect our goal, so what do we have to fear?

In this game, a special spectator came to the King Power Stadium-Old Schmeichel.

When the live broadcast camera captured him, Schmeichel Sr. was applauding Schmeichel Jr.'s wonderful save together with the fans around him.

Seeing himself appear on the big screen, he was stunned for a moment and waved towards the camera.

Old Schmeichel is a Manchester United legend and one of the best goalkeepers of his era.

Seeing Schmeichel Jr.'s outstanding performance, many people connected the two.

I wonder if Schmeichel Jr. can reach the height of his father?