S-class Gianfranco Zola, a former Italian star and excellent forward, who was selected as the greatest player in Chelsea history.
In the high-confrontation rhythm of the Premier League, what can a small offensive player do? Zola proved everything with his strength. Coming from Naples, he once played with the football king Maradona and was influenced by the football king. There, what was more important than winning the Serie A championship and the Italian Super Cup was realizing the true meaning of the football philosophy of the King of Football. He has performed well in Serie A and the Italian national team. But the most amazing football experience was at Chelsea. Even though he only joined the Blues at the age of 30, he still conquered Blues fans with his outstanding performance. In Zola's first year at Chelsea, he helped the team win the FA Cup after a 26-year absence. Chelsea jumped from an unknown mid-level team to a super powerhouse with superior strength. The next year, they continued their efforts and became the European Cup Winners' Cup champions in the 1997-98 season. With his stable performance and outstanding performance at Chelsea, he was honored to be elected as the English Footballer of the Year. His No. 25 jersey at Chelsea was also sealed forever because of Zola.
Xia Xing is very clear about Zola's deeds.
But to be fair, Zola's achievements are actually somewhat inferior compared to those of fellow S-level players such as Henry and Vieri.
The reason why the system defines him as S-level may be because of his huge contribution to Chelsea.
"Xia! What are you thinking about?"
"Oh, it's nothing, I'm Just a little distracted."
Drinkwater kicked the ball over and pointed to Mourinho on the sidelines with a smile.
"Why, you chatted with him for a few words and then you lost your mind? It seems that you are interested in joining Chelsea."
"Stop it, okay? next season...i will"
Xia Xing stopped mid-sentence and did not go on.
He is going back to Manchester United next season.
Can he say that now?
Now that he has been regarded as the core of the team's offense, the whole team is looking forward to him leading the team to create greater achievements.
Thinking of this, Xia Xing passed the ball back: "It will be hard for us to play in this game. It depends on your performance as a midfield metronome."
"Haha! I like this positioning!"
In fact, in this Leicester City formation, In the midfield, Drinkwater is really the metronome of the midfield.
Not only is he a defensive iron, but he also has good passing skills.
He is the initiator of the offense and controls the offensive and defensive rhythm of the team.
Although Xia Xing is the core of the offense and is very important, and Mahrez is also a sharp-edged figure, Drinkwater still plays a great role.
Leicester City players chatted while warming up, as did Chelsea players not far away.
Hazard bounced the ball easily: "We are just playing casually in this game. We can win no matter what."
Eto'o also agreed: "Yes, I have no interest in an opponent of this level."
Ashley Cole quickly raised his leg on the spot: "The coach must be too conservative. For an opponent of this level he sent such a complete lineup, if you ask me, just let the youth team play. Anyway, it's definitely It's just a Championship team."
"That's right, hahaha!"
Many Chelsea players did not take Leicester City seriously and looked down upon this opponent.
However, Lampard frowned: "Guys, this game is not that simple. In the League Cup some time ago, Manchester City was almost overturned by Leicester City. You must know that Manchester City also sent many main players, but the result was still alm a draw, we must not take them lightly."
Captain Terry also nodded seriously: "That's right! Everyone must take this seriously and never be careless!"
The two captains spoke, and everyone stopped saying anything.
But even so, most Chelsea players still didn't pay attention to the warning.
We are a giant club that wants to win the quadruple. Who cares about Leicester City?
Both sides ended their warm-up and returned to the locker room.
The game is about to begin.
In the live broadcast room, the commentator was introducing the starting lineups of both sides.
"Today Chelsea changed their previous 4-5-1 formation. They changed to 4-3-3.
"Goalkeeper Schwarzer started,
"The four defenders from left to right are Ashley Cole, Gary cahill, Terry and Ivanovic,
"The three midfielders are Lampard, Matic and Oscar,
"the three forwards are Hazard, Eto'o and Schurrle.
"Ramirez sits on the bench alongside Willian, Demba Ba, Mata, Torres, Mikel and many other players too.
"It seems that Chelsea's tactical thinking in this game is very clear, which is to attack.
"Many people say that Mourinho only knows how to defend. This is definitely prejudice.
"During his coaching career at Real Madrid, his team's offense was fierce and often overwhelmed opponents.
"Today, facing a team from the British Championship, Mourinho wanted to use offense to overwhelm the opponent.
"And Chelsea did not have a substitute in the lineup today.
"Most of the players are the team's starting lineup.
"It can be seen that Chelsea attaches great importance to this game.
"It seems that Leicester City is in big trouble today. .
"Leicester City is still using the familiar 4-4-2 formation in this game.
"The starting goalkeeper is still the solid Schmeichel.
"De Laet, konchesky, Morgan, Liam Moore, are the starting defenders.
"The four midfielders from left to right are Xia, Andy King, Drinkwater, Mahrez,
"and the two forwards are Vardy and Chris Wood.
Sitting on the bench are players such as Lloyd Dyer, James, Knockaert, Schlupp, Hammond and others.
"After experiencing a run of winning streaks, Leicester City's new winter aid Mahrez has firmly established himself as the main player.
"In the past few games, Mahrez has performed very well.
"His sharp breakthroughs and Accurate shooting has become Leicester City's new magic weapon.
"The right wing will definitely be Leicester City's key offensive area in this game.
"But today Leicester City will very likely use the same two-wing tactics as before.
"They are good at fast breaks, but the Portuguese managers team opposite is better at fast breaks.
"No matter what the tactics of both sides in this game are, the competition will definitely be about offensive efficiency and turnover rate.
"I believe this game will be very exciting.
" let us wait and see! "
At this time, the players from both sides have entered the stadium and are in their respective positions.
Vardy looked back at Xia Xing and Drinkwater.
Xia Xing nodded calmly with a firm expression.
Drinkwater waved his fist gently.
Vardy looked at Mahrez on the right.
Mahrez also made an OK gesture, his face still full of confidence.
Guys, let's start as planned!
(End of Chapter)