In the following time, Mahrez changed a lot.
Although the ball was still being passed to him continuously, he began to actively seek cooperation.
This made Pearson on the sidelines very pleased.
Shakespeare nodded and sighed: "This young man is good in every way, but he is too independent. Our scouts have observed him for a whole year and made an objective evaluation of him. If he can strengthen his team spirit, they believe there will be better development and it will be of greater help to Leicester City. Now it seems that everything is moving in a better direction."
Pearson looked at Xia Xing: "Speaking of which, this has a lot to do with Xia's guidance. Both are wingers who are good at breaking through. Xia frequently cooperates with his teammates, easily passes Mahrez and creates scoring opportunities, which has a significant impact on Mahrez. This young man from the East is really good."
Shakespeare: "Even so, some people didn't like him at the beginning."
Pearson: "Don't talk about this, talk about something else..."
Shakespeare: "Hahaha!"
Looking at Pearson's frustrated look, Shakespeare laughed.
In fact, Shakespeare was also sighing deep inside.
Although he has always been optimistic about Xia Xing, he did not expect Xia Xing to grow so fast.
Seeing that he is about to become the "number one man" of Leicester City, such a speed of progress shocked him....
Although Xia Xing is still eye-catching, it does not overshadow Mahrez's brilliance.
This young man has given everyone unexpected surprises on the first day he joined the team.
Mahrez has conquered everyone with his performance on the training ground.
Even James, as a competitor, was convinced.
"Brother, don't show off your skills anymore. I can give you the main position..."
Compared with Mahrez, James's strength is indeed slightly inferior.
On the left, there is Xia Xing's wonderful advancement and exquisite passing, and on the right, there is Mahrez's fast dribbling and fierce shooting.
Now Leicester City's tactics are much richer.
It won't be long before Leicester City's two-wing tactics will take shape.
On January 6, Leicester City's competition will start again. This time, they ushered in the English FA Cup.
According to the results of Pearson's communication with the players a few days ago, Leicester City will take the cup competition seriously next.
Although they lost to Manchester City in the League Cup, there is still the FA Cup.
And compared with the League Cup, the FA Cup is more important.
As a traditional domestic cup in England, the FA Cup has been given a very important meaning.
This time, their opponent is Stoke City, a team from the Premier League.
Although it is a Premier League relegation team, it should not be underestimated.
Many stars in the team are very strong.
England international Crouch is the center of Stoke City and is a big threat.
His Partner Arnautovic is very impactful, not only has excellent shooting, but also has great ball-playing ability.
French midfielder Nzonzi, who is in his prime, has a tough style of play and is good at both offense and defense.
The front trident composed of these three is Stoke City's biggest reliance.
Frequent injuries this season have caused the team's unstable performance.
In this game, all three started and were quite healthy.
Leicester City is under a lot of pressure.
Now Leicester City's lead is becoming more and more obvious, so Pearson also sent out a full lineup in this game.
It is worth mentioning that Mahrez, who has been successfully registered, appeared on the bench.
Leicester City has one more surprise for stoke city.
The referee blew the whistle and the game began!
From the first minute of the game, Stoke City took the absolute initiative.
Especially their control of the frontfield which is far beyond the reach of Leicester City.
With Crouch in the penalty area, Captain Morgan dare not take him lightly.
This big man who is more than two meters tall and looks like a bamboo pole makes the Leicester City defense extremely afraid.
As long as the opponent's crosses a ball it is a threat.
And Morgan is worried that his collision will cause a penalty.
So in the midfield position of this game, Pearson arranged a combination of physical players such as Drinkwater and Hammond.
Xia Xing and James on the wing also frequently participated in the defense, not allowing the opponent to easily pass the midfield line.
Since the bamboo pole cannot be sawed off, the only way is to cut off the passing route.
In the first 30 minutes of the first half, Leicester City was exhausted in defense.
Facing the Premier League team's even-tempered attack, Pearson's defensive tactics were very conservative.
However, because of this, Stoke City has not been able to score.
Until a midfield pass in the 43rd minute of the game.
Nzonzi controlled the ball in the midfield, facing Hammond's defense, he confronted head-on!
In the end, he won!
This young man from the Paris Saint-Germain youth training camp squeezed Hammond out of the way!
Drinkwater made up for the defenive flaw!
But nzonzi made a decisive pass!
The ball was sent to the wing!
Arnautovic pulled to the side to receive the ball!
The moment he received the ball, he suddenly changed direction and accelerated!
Konchesky was thrown off!
He broke through and delivered a cross! The ball was sent to the back post!
Morgan retreated with all his strength, but still couldn't keep up with the ball!
Crouch jumped high in the middle and headed the ball!
The ball hit the far corner of the goal!
The ball went in!
1-0!
A Wonderful cooperation!
In the live broadcast room, the commentator of Sky TV applauded and praised.
"Wonderful cooperation!
"Perfect performance!
"Stoke City used excellent offensive cooperation to score a perfect goal!
"Although this Stoke City is currently in great trouble in the Premier League,
"But I am still very optimistic about them!
"Because they have many outstanding stars!
"England international Crouch is one of the best center forwards in the Premier League!
"Arnautovic, who once played for Inter Milan, Bremen and other strong teams, has scored some Premier League goals this season and is in great form!
"The 25-year-old Nzonzi is good at both offense and defense, and has great physical fitness. He has attracted the attention of the French national team.
"It is said that many European scouts are observing him, and he has a bright future!
"For a Stoke City like this, as long as they have better luck and don't encounter any more injuries, relegation will definitely be no problem!
"Leicester City's FA Cup journey is coming to an end."
"Leicester city lost a goal just before the half-time of the game."
But it was not the commentator's fault, after all, Leicester City did not have many offensive opportunities in this game. The few times Xia Xing dribbled past the midfield, his passing route was either cut off or Vardy was blocked.
In the current Leicester City lineup, Xia Xing and Vardy's combined attack is their biggest threat.
All opponents know this.
So as long as they can defend against the two of them, Leicester City's offensive strength will be at least reduced by half. After the restart, Xia Xing's pass to Vardy was again blocked by the opponent's defender.
The referee blew the whistle and the first half of the game was over.
Pearson frowned on the sidelines and turned to look at the bench...
(End of this chapter)