FVN Chapter 304
Chapter 304
Pearson is now playing both lineups well, and both lineups have achieved good results.
After the match against Millwall, the next round of league games will be played ten days later, during which there is an FA Cup match to be played.
The FA Cup (FA Cup) is a men's knockout football cup tournament named and hosted by the English Football Association ( different from the league points system ) .
The tournament is the oldest football match in the world,
and the FA Cup format is not seeded, and draws to determine the matchup and home and away.
There are 8 rounds of the FA Cup, the first two rounds are played by amateur teams
, League B teams and League A teams, Premier League teams and Championship teams join from the third round
, before the round of 4, 90 minutes of draw, the two sides exchange home and away rematches, if the 90 minutes are still tied, extra-time until the penalty shootout is decided.
The semi-finals and finals are played at Wembley Stadium, and it is an honor for the team to step on the turf of Wembley Stadium
in the FA Cup, especially for lower-league teams or weaker teams, being able to play Wembley Stadium with strong teams in the FA Cup can often go down in history
, because of the FA Cup this special format, there are often upsets, and there are often low-level teams eliminating high-level teams.
In the 2012-13 season, Luton Town from England's fifth division (amateur league) defeated Premier League team Norwich City 1-0, and Norwich City,
who had no presence in the Premier League, unfortunately became the backdrop and became the first Premier League team to be eliminated by an amateur team since the establishment of the Premier League!
In 2013, Wigan Athletic, who were about to be relegated to the Championship, defeated Premier League runners-up Manchester City in the FA Cup final to win the first FA Cup title in the team's history.
In the 2007–08 season, Barnsley, a weak side from the Championship, eliminated Premier League powerhouses Liverpool and Chelsea to reach the last four, narrowly winning the second FA Cup in the club's history.
As the biggest dark horse of the other knockout tournament of the League Cup this year, Leicester City are obviously unlikely to despise the FA Cup, which
is much more gold and more generous in England than the League Cup.
Leicester City's opponents in the third round of the FA Cup draw are away to Premier League side Stoke City!
Since the third round of the FA Cup, Premier League teams and Championship teams have joined, and at this time there are still League A teams surviving
, and Leicester City's senior management did not draw the League A gift package, even the Championship team could not be drawn, a Premier League team was drawn, and it was a away game!
Leicester City's high-level strength is really not covered, the League Cup is also a similar draw mechanism, as a result, the strongest opponents they drawn, fortunately the team played well, otherwise they would have been eliminated long ago.
Of course, if you have a heart to win the championship, you don't have to mind who your opponent is, and you all have to fight and win!
Stoke City F.C., founded in 1863, nicknamed Sky City, is home to the 27,902-capacity Britannia Stadium.
Stoke City have never won a top-flight title since their inception, nor have they ever won an FA Cup, winning only one Premier League Cup in 1971-72.
In the 2008–09 season, Stoke City were promoted to the Premier League as runners-up in the Championship under manager Tony Plis, and the team finished 11th in the Premier League in 2010-11, the highest ranking in the team's history.
Last season, Stoke City ranked 13th in the Premier League, which is a weak team in the Premier League.
Stoke City's Premier League start to the season has been dismal, with just five wins, seven draws, eight defeats in 20 league games, and the
only commendable victory was a 3-2 win at home to Chelsea as a giant killer.
Leicester City, who have beaten three Premier League giants in a row in the Premier League Cup this season, are naturally full of confidence, even if their opponents finished runners-up in the FA Cup in 2011.
At the press conference arriving away, in front of the opposing manager, Pearson praised the opponent as usual, and
Stoke City manager Mark Hughes did not hesitate to praise Leicester City, saying that the team will be vigilant enough against this dark horse team.
Mark Hughes announced the team's starting 11 an hour before the game:
goalkeeper Asmir Begovic, 1.99 meters tall, 26 years old, worth 18 million euros, is one of the more expensive players in the team!
The four defenders are: Bardsley, Peters, Shawcross (captain) and Munisa
, Shawcross is Stoke City's main central defender this season, Stoke City team soul, one meter ninety-one, 26 years old, Germany turned around for 12 million euros!
The three midfielders are: Allen, Badu Ndiaye and Crucas, and the Wales national midfielder
Allende turned around for 18 million euros, 32 years old, the older he gets, and is one of the best players to play this season.
Mark Hughes' three forwards are:
Cameron Geromé, Crouch and Ward, the high guy Crouch is the team's top scorer, played 16 games in the first 20 league games
, scored 8 goals, Chelsea veteran Cameron Geromé was not welcomed by Mourinho, moved to Stoke City
, scored a goal in the last elimination of Chelsea, and ran to Mourinho to celebrate wildly, so he was suspended for one game, A fine of £3,000.
With the league already 15 points ahead of second place, Pearson also has the strongest team
, and the third round of the FA Cup is a one-legged elimination system, whoever loses is eliminated, and a 90-minute draw will be exchanged for a home-and-away replay.
Therefore, the strategy of the weak team against the strong team is very simple, that is, to win with the peace!
However, Pearson does not believe his side is a weak team in front of Stoke City.
Leicester City's starting 11 for this FA Cup are
: goalkeeper: Schmeichel Jr.;
Defenders: Albrighton, Wes Morgan, Watt, Benaluan;
Midfielders: Ngoro Kante, Shinji Okazaki, Simpson;
Forwards: Vardy, Sliemani, Mahrez.
Jiang Ge and Ulloa and others were sitting on the bench.
The reason why Jiang Ge was not allowed to start, Pearson believes that he needs to rest and adjust after last week's beating incident, especially in terms of mentality.
Stoke City fans are not too friendly
, since Leicester City arrived on the banks of the Trent River, many fans have pulled banners and shouted slogans, calling Jiang Ge a criminal and demanding that he be imprisoned for life.
After the players from both sides entered, many fans at the entrance of the passage gave Jiang Ge a middle finger, calling him a criminal, and some people asked to single him out (of course, not to compare the skills),
in the face of the fans' provocation, Jiang Ge had no waves in his heart, many Europeans thought they were superior, wantonly insulting the Chinese, he hit this kind of person.