Chapter 57
On December 30, Leicester City coaches at all levels began an intensive meeting.
At this time, head coach Pearson had a serious face, and the coaching staff sat in the office.
They began to reflect on the results of the previous seven games, 4 draws and 3 losses.
"Everyone is here, let's think about what to do in the next game!"Pearson spoke first.
This question made everyone frown and start thinking.
"We need to find out the reasons and adjust our tactics and personnel."The technical instructor took the lead in breaking the stalemate and said
"For example, Li Lei needs to rest after two games, and too tight rhythm control will affect his performance."
"I agree, the defense line made too many mistakes, and needs to strengthen coordination training."
"But if Li Lei does not play, who will take the responsibility of attacking?"
"I think there must be something wrong with our midfield. Have you noticed that as soon as Li Lei gets the ball, he will be besieged?"
"We lack support for him, this is the problem we need to solve urgently"
"You are right, our midfield is indeed a weak point. Every time it is Li Lei who launches the attack on the right, other teams have already figured out how to deal with it!"
"We do need to strengthen the support for Li Lei. Which player on our team is capable of taking on this task?"
"Our current lineup is based on 433. We need to change to 433 while keeping the defenders still."
"This winter break, we need to recruit players!" These words made the eyes of all the coaches present light up.
"Yes, there are still three games left and it's almost winter break, so we need to add more players."
"Scouting team, do you have any suitable players to recommend?" Pearson asked the scout manager.
The scout manager opened the report and said:"We have observed Premier League and Championship players. The following players meet your requirements."
"Harry Kane from Tottenham Hotspur will be loaned out next, as will Nel Dance from Bristol City and Chris Wood from West Bromwich Albion."
"You have already seen Jesse Lingard and Michael Keane from Manchester United U21 who reported to us last month.
Pearson nodded from time to time to show that he knew the scout's experience.
"You have seen with your own eyes last month that Lingard and Keane, who we trained, performed well."
Pearson nodded in agreement after listening:"Kane and Dans are the best fit for our current needs."
"Moreover, the cooperation between Lingard and Li Lei in training is indeed quite tacit."
After everyone's discussion, head coach Pearson obviously has a new idea for tomorrow's game.
At this time, the training match between the red and blue teams was in full swing on the training ground.
I saw a black guy in a red training shirt, controlling the ball in the middle and front court with his agility.
He swung his shoulders slightly and easily avoided two sliding tackles from the opponent.
Just as the opponent's defender pressed hard, Lingard went away and made an accurate long pass.
The ball was like a dart, directly finding Li Lei who was running at full speed on the right side.
At this time, Li Lei relied on his extraordinary speed to quickly break through the blue team's defense.
At the moment when Li Lei started, Vardy in the middle also started quickly and cooperated to advance towards the penalty area in front of the goal.
When Li Lei advanced to the vicinity of the penalty area, the defensive players of the blue team were also quickly returning to defense. Seeing that there was no chance to shoot, he saw a light knock under his feet.
The ball was quickly passed to Vardy's feet, which was completely beyond the expectations of the blue team players.
Vardy, who seized the opportunity, touched his feet lightly and pushed the ball at a small angle
""Swish!"
The ball went into the net accurately, which made everyone cheer.
"Li Lei, you are amazing!"
Vardy went up to him and high-fived him to celebrate
"Brother, you have to thank Lingard for this goal!"After high-fiving, Li Lei did not forget to remind that Lingard also contributed to this goal.
"Of course!" Then the three of them high-fived to celebrate.
"Li, it's so easy to play football with you, you can always run to the position I need!"Lingard said to the young man with an Asian face in front of him.
To be honest, he was a little envious of the young man in front of him who was about the same age as him.
When he was still in the U21, others were already doing well in the Championship.
He and Keane were just loaned to Leicester City in November, and they knew the team's previous achievements very well.
Although the team is now in a slump, it still can't stop the brilliance of the man in front of him.
In order to integrate into the team as soon as possible, he is also looking for a tacit understanding with Li Lei and Vardy during training.
Now this goal is the result of this period of running-in.
The next day, after everyone finished the training match, head coach Pearson and his coaching staff came to the training ground.
Everyone knew that he would announce the 18-man roster for tomorrow's home game here.
Without any surprise, Li Lei and Vardy appeared on the list at the same time.
However, a total of 4 U21 players, including Lingard and Keane, were also on the list.
This news surprised some of the old players, but also aroused applause for the young players.
When Pearson announced the list, Lingard and Keane looked at each other with their eyes lit up.
"I'm in the squad! God, that's so cool!" Keane said, patting Lingard on the shoulder.
"Yeah, I can't believe the coach actually gave us a chance!"
Lingard was very excited about being included in the squad.
"Congratulations!"
Li Lei stepped forward to congratulate them and was also happy for them.
"You two have done it, it's amazing!"
