S-level Gennaro Ivan Gattuso is a famous defensive midfielder in international football.
The title of "The Midfield Grinder" is well deserved.
He is the defensive core of the Italian national team and AC Milan. With him sitting in the midfield, no one can easily get offensive opportunities. His tireless running and fierce tackling made him a nightmare for all offensive players. Even though he was criticized for his rough skills and insufficient passing ability, he won the love of all coaches and teammates with his active fighting and tenacious style. Serie A champion, Champions League champion, World Cup champion, and countless honors. He can be said to be one of the best defensive midfielders in the last era.
Unexpectedly, the system mission reward turned out to be S-level Gattuso, which really surprised Xia Xing.
However, if you have to get a red card to get a Gattuso card, It makes this task is a bit tricky.
He has to choose the right opportunity to attempt the task?
Well this task will be for later...
The next period of time was the national team match week.
Most of Leicester City's players are not national players, but as the season continues to progress, many players have also been given the opportunity to be called up by the national team.
For example, young Liam Moore and Matthew James have all entered the England training squad.
This is a good indicator for Leicester City.
Proving that their players' performance has been recognized by the outside world.
This can motivate more players to perform well on the pitch.
Unfortunately, when he returned to the club ten days later, James was injured.
He ran to the national team excitedly and came back on crutches.
His right ankle was sprained and the injury sidelined him for a month.
And he was injured on the training ground.
He didn't even get a chance to come off the bench.
James was about to cry but had no tears: "Why am I so unlucky..."
Drinkwater gloated jealously: "Who told you to accept the call up"
De Laet Shaking his ankle: "I'm going to kick his good leg".
James: "Fxxk UM..."
Missing Such a player, Pearson's formation was influenced to some extent.
But it didn't have much impact, because Dyer returned to the team.
Dyer, who was injured at the beginning of the season, finally returned to the team after a period of recuperation and was in good condition on the training ground.
Pearson was ready to return him to the starting lineup.
However, the position on the left wing was occupied by Xia Xing, So Pearson arranged for Dyer to go to the right wing and play with his inverted foot.
They had to Speed up the grinding time because the next game is coming soon.
Their opponents this time were not easy to deal with.
On November 30, Leicester City ushered in the 17th round of the British Championship at home, against Millwall.
This opponent is quite a nasty opponent.
Millwall ranked 20th in the league last season, only two points away from the relegation zone.
They are also at the level of a relegation team.
It stands to reason that any team that encounters them will treat them as point-giving boys.
This is not the case.
They are not only giveaway boys, but also a group of vicious thugs.
Yes, thugs.
Not only in the British Championship, but also in England and European football, Millwall's name is very famous.
But what makes Millwall famous is not their football prowess, but their football hooliganism.
As a team that has been established for more than a century, Millwall has a long history.
And for almost the same length of time as their team building history, they have been known for their football thugery.
As long as there are Millwall games, there will be conflicts.
If they can't play on the pitch, they'll have to fight off the pitch.
Bleeding is common, serious injuries are common.
In particular, their football hooligan group or ultras "Guerrilla" is a group of villains ranked among the best in Europe.
Their most shocking battle was in 1988.
In January 1988, at Arsenal's Highbury Stadium, Millwall football hooligans were involved in their third large-scale violent conflict of the 1980s. In the fight between the "herd" and the "guerrillas", a total of 41 perpetrators were arrested by the police.
Since then, Millwall's football hooligans have become even more proud and have continued conflicts.
With such a fan culture, it is not surprising that Millwall's playing style is tough.
Every time they face an opponent, they fight tooth and nail.
If you can't win at the competitive level, then win by fighting!
Therefore, as long as you encounter them, players will often get injured, or even be provoked by them, resulting in conflicts and cards.
Therefore, when facing Millwall, league opponents always have a headache.
they would rather play against a strong team than bother to play against millwall.
And now, Leicester City has no choice but to meet them.
But Leicester City is not a weak in spirit.
Under the strict coach Pearson, the Leicester City soldiers are full of energy and high morale.
In the locker room, captain Morgan loudly encouraged his teammates: "Guys, after a while on the field, let's go and play! If they play like hooligans, then we play the same way!"
"That's right!"
"Come on, hooligans. !"
The players screamed, rushing out of the locker room and onto the court with high spirits.
Looking at the empty locker room, Shakespeare could finally ask a question.
"Pearson, I haven't quite understood one thing."
"What is it?"
"In normal games, you always ask players not to be impulsive and not to conflict with opponents."
"Yes, after all, we have to ensure that there are fewer cards so we can maintain a relative advantage throughout the season. "
"But why are you so indulgent every time you face Millwall? Are you not worried about the inflammatory words of captain Morgan just now? "
"Don't worry, because what he said was what I asked him to say."
"What's going on?"
Looking at Shakespeare with a confused face, Pearson patted him on the shoulder and pointed to the door.
"Let's go, let's talk as we go.
"It's definitely a good thing for players to be calm, and it should be like this most of the time.
"But in special circumstances, we don't need to be so entangled in the issue of calmness or coolness.
"Especially on the football field, sometimes things like passion even more than calmness, football skills, etc. are more important.
"If I tell them to be calm in this game and not to conflict with their opponents,
" then from the moment they step onto the field, they will have fear in their hearts.
"If we don't dare to go head-to-head with our opponents, we have already lost even if the game has not started.
"So, even if we may have conflicts in this game, we may even get injured and get cards,
"But we should never be Afraid!
"Fuck them!
"Only in this way can we always have the fighting spirit and bloodiness to win!
" This kind of thing is far beyond what the technical advantages can make up for!
"So today..."
At this point, Pearson had already arrived at the door of the players' tunnel.
Behind him were the players who were about to play and were lining up. Pearson shouted something.
"Don't be a coward in this game! Fight to the death!"
(End of Chapter)