mtl008 Chapter 120
Chapter 120
In the afternoon, at the Riverside Stadium, home of the Middlesbrough team, the game was held as scheduled.
The 11 players starting at home are
: goalkeeper: Steele, 1.89 meters tall, the tallest player in the team
; defenders: Hoyt, Bennett, Butters, McManus;
Midfielders: Martin, Smailwood, Bailly (captain), Thomson;
Forwards: Jink, Alka.
Middlesbrough are in a 442 formation, with strong control in midfield and excellent dribbling skills in the two forwards.
The starting line-up for the visiting team Leicester City is
: goalkeeper: Schmeichel Jr.;
Defenders: Danny Simpson, Wes Morgan (captain), Geizal, Fuchs;
Midfielders: Drinkwater, N'Golo Kante, Shinji Okazaki, Kapseka;
Forwards: Vardy, Mahrez.
The visiting team's starting line-up today is also 442, with the controlling Shinji Okazaki and N'Golo Kante in midfield, and the super point-grabbing centre-forward Vardy and the winger Mahrez.
The Championship debut did not get a start, which surprised Jiang Ge a little, and the grandfather and grandson of Sozer in the stands were also a little disappointed.
Huaguo's JG Sports has previously won the exclusive broadcast rights of the Championship League in China, and the biggest attraction is of course the match in which Chinese player Jiang Ge participates.
The background of JG Sports is very mysterious, not long ago suddenly acquired PPsports, which was on the verge of bankruptcy, obtained a live broadcast license
, hired Zhan Jun, a football commentator widely loved by fans, to host the commentary, and invited Channel 5 royal commentator Han Qiaosheng to join and form a lineup of commentators.
"Dear fans and friends of JG Sports, good evening, from today JG Sports will start broadcasting the Championship League
, we are very honored to invite the famous football commentator Han Qiaosheng Han as the commentator, I am your old friend Zhan Jun."
"Hello audience friends, thank you for the invitation, I am Han Qiaosheng!"
"Teacher Han, don't you give fans and friends a good old age?" Zhan Jun said half-jokingly.
"Seeing that the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming, I wish all fans and friends a happy Chongyang Festival!"
"Haha..." the two laughed at the same time.
After Zhan Jun introduced the starting lineup of the two sides, the live broadcast screen switched to the game scene, and the players from both sides were entering.
"Our Chinese player Jiang Ge has been in hot form recently, scoring a lot of goals in the warm-up game, but
coach Pearson put him on the bench today, what does Mr. Han think of this?"
"The pattern, or the pattern is small!" Han Qiaosheng's words were amazing, and he didn't give face at all.
"Teacher Han, what do you say?"
"According to reliable sources, Jiang Ge has a bonus of £100,000 for every goal or assist, and coach Pearson is afraid that he will score too many goals, so he put him on the bench!"
Han Qiaosheng is really big-mouthed, and he dares to say anything.
"Aha, it is said that there is such a thing, there are bonuses for goals or assists, 100,000 pounds a piece, which is converted into nearly one million Chinese dollars!"
"Well, although the reward standard is not low, you must have the ability to take it! In other words, this group of domestic players, not to mention 100,000 pounds, millions of pounds they can only dry stare, the level of the Championship is not low at all! Only Teacher Han dared to say this.
Zhan Jun smiled and did not speak, as a commentator of JG Sports, he could not cause trouble for the company, Han Qiaosheng was a guest commentator, he could have no scruples.
"Not long ago, the national football team played an international friendly match with Thailand, was kicked 3:1, shame, didn't want face, lost to Thailand for the first time in history..."
Teacher Han, the competition is about to start, let's pay attention to this game first. Seeing that Han Qiaosheng was about to go off topic, Zhan Jun quickly interrupted him.
Because he rarely explains the games of the Championship teams, Zhan Jun is also relatively unfamiliar with the players in these two teams
, including Vardy, N'Golo Kante, Mahrez, Shinji Okazaki and other rising stars are not yet famous,
and he must look at the information on the table when introducing players.
"Leicester City's center is named Vardy, this buddy can be described as a late bloomer, it is said that the growth process is very inspirational
, he was not a professional before, played in a semi-professional league, relying on part-time work to feed his stomach
, suddenly one day got a chance, five consecutive jumps, from the seventh division of the United Kingdom, jumped to the second division!"
As soon as Zhan Jun finished speaking, the camera turned to Jiang Ge on the bench, he is the key factor in the live broadcast of the Championship in China.
"Yes, our Jiang Ge is not easy, who doesn't have a bumpy childhood?" Teacher Han echoed.
The match started with the visiting team Leicester City kicking off first.
Because today is the team's first league game of the season, today's riverside stadium attendance is not low, as many as seven or eight percent, many people wear red home shirts.
Judging from the positions on the field, both sides discharged the 442 formation.
Shinji Okazaki kicked off in the middle circle and kicked back Drinkwater
, and the audience burst into warm applause, and the home die-hard fans sang the team song as soon as they opened the game, which is said to bring good luck to the team, and
the competition on the field is not only strength, luck is also very important!
Shinji Okazaki turned forward after the ball, and N'Golo Kante, Mahrez and Vardy also pressed forward at the same time.
Drinkwater picked up his big foot to pass the ball to the left flank, Mahrez struggled with Middlesbrough defender Hoyt, and with
the help of another defender, Bennett, the ball was still obtained by the Middlesbrough players.
It was Leicester's first attack, and although it did not pose a threat, it played with momentum and showed the opponent that they were going to attack this game.
Middlesbrough goalkeeper Steele kicked the ball towards the centre circle, but the player missed it and the ball went off the touchline.
Leicester City touchline serve, Drinkwater threw a strong hand to throw the ball, looking for center Vardy
, Vardy back to the ball, point to the local midfielder Shinji Okazaki, Okazaki Shinji understood, after the chest stopped
, the ball picked up, the ball drew a high parabola and flew in the direction of Vardy's advance
, while putting the ball on top of the ball to Okazaki Shinji, Vardy
turned and cut forward.
This pass was very well coordinated, Vardy turned away from the opposing central defender, stepped forward, the ball just fell in front of him
, Vardy did not stop the ball, directly got up and volleyed
, the ball flew towards the goal like a cannonball, the goalkeeper dragged his hands upwards, will drag the ball out of the line.
There was an exclamation from the riverside stadium, and if it weren't for the goalkeeper's good position, or for Vardy's shot at the right angle, the ball would have been almost there!
Pearson on the sidelines held his head regretfully and sighed that the first goal of the season had almost arrived.
In the first two minutes of the game, the more aggressive attack was obviously the away team Leicester City
, two seemingly non-threatening attacks created Vardy's very threatening shot, there
is also a cumulative effect on the pitch, small advantages accumulate into large advantages, quantitative changes lead to qualitative changes, and advantages accumulate to a certain extent can be converted into victories!