boyutpedia Chapter 297
Chapter 297
The new season is coming.
Chapter 297: Change of plan, start the championship race!
December 29th.
Leicester.
The media room is already full of reporters from various media.
Tomorrow, the highly anticipated battle between Leicester City and Manchester City will be held.
In the past few days, Ling Feng’s “championship declaration” in the post-match interview has caused widespread heated discussion.
Some people think that they are a small team that was promoted to the Premier League last season, and they shouted the slogan of championship before the halfway point of the schedule. It is really too presumptuous.
Some people think that Ling Feng’s publicity just shows his strong confidence in whether the team can win the championship.
After all, Leicester City is now firmly at the top of the table, and is 17 points ahead of the second place!
With such a big lead, if you still don’t dare to compete for the championship openly, you are too cowardly.
If you want to stand at the top of the Premier League in the chaotic world of the Premier League, if you don’t even have this bit of dominance, then you’d better find a factory job!
Of course, Ling Feng is just a player and cannot fully represent the club
The media is looking forward to the reaction of the Italian coach who always talks about “relegation” after the team’s star player publicly competes for the championship.
Speak of the devil, the devil will appear!
As Ranieri and the team’s press officer walked into the room, the reporters’ eyes immediately lit up and straightened their bodies.
“Mr. Ranieri, your team has not lost a game since the start of the game. What do you think of the team’s status and prospects?”
“I think this may be the best team I have ever led. The players are like a big family. Whether on or off the court, they respect and care for each other. As for the unbeaten record, we don’t care too much.”
At the beginning, the questions were not too sharp.
Facing the reporters’ cameras and flashing spotlights, Ranieri looked calm.
Until
“Mr. Ranieri, Ling Feng claimed in front of the media a few days ago that the team has the strength to challenge the championship. What do you think?”
This question was actually expected by Ranieri.
He did not think it was a bad thing for Ling Feng to announce the championship in front of the media.
On the contrary, he felt that it would be more appropriate for Ling Feng to convey the news to the outside world first than him.
After all, Ling Feng is the darling of the fans and the star player of the team, representing the team to a large extent!
Now the team has won the Christmas championship, tied the record of the highest points in the first half of the Premier League, and even led the second place by as many as 17 points!
The crazy Blue Fox has already shown its edge!
Therefore, Ranieri is also very clear in his heart that continuing to play the pig and eat the tiger has no meaning in paralyzing the opponent and no credibility.
Instead, it will make others think that they are too petty.
What’s more, halfway through the season, they are already 17 points ahead of the second place.
If we say something like “the season goal is to stay in the league” or “we are just a relegation team”, it’s too fake.
It’s time to let the players know the goal of this season!
Thinking of this, Ranieri’s vicissitudes of life eyes could not help but flash a sharpness, and then he said in a deep voice to the cameras of major media:
“As Ling Feng said, every team pursues victory and championship as the ultimate goal. As a team with aspirations, our ultimate goal this season is of course the championship!”
As soon as this was said, the shutter sound of “click-click-click” sounded in the media room.
This is the first time Ranieri has admitted in front of the media this season that the team’s goal is to win the championship!
From the beginning of the season, he has always claimed that the team’s goal is to stay in the league, to the success of staying in the league with the minimum relegation score of 40 points, and finally to now leading the second place by 17 points, and announcing that he is aiming for the championship.
The low-key Blue Fox finally showed the world his sharp claws that he could no longer hide!
And December 29th is destined to be a day worth remembering for Leicester City fans.
Because on this day, they officially started to compete for the championship!
After the conference, Fox fans flocked to the club’s official website and began to flood the screen:
“Premier League champions, here we come!”
“If we can win the championship this season, I swear to quit drinking for three months!”
“Go ahead, Foxes!”
It is worth mentioning that Lineker, who had previously bet on the show that Leicester City would never win the championship this season, was also bombarded by fans on social media.
However, this star and honorary vice chairman of the team, who may be the one who most hopes Leicester City can win the championship, faced the fans
Despite the ridicule and ridicule from others, he continued to tweet stubbornly:
“I still stick to my previous point of view. Leicester City has reached the knockout stage of the Europa League and the semi-finals of the League Cup. In addition to the league, the team faces the huge challenge of fighting on three fronts in the second half of the season!”
“With the depth of the team’s lineup, if we don’t make choices in the competition, the huge advantage of the league may not be maintained until the end!”
This wave of reasonable analysis seems to be nitpicking.
But anyone with a discerning eye can see that Lineker is giving Leicester City advice!
This wave of analysis obviously points out that if Leicester City wants to win the championship, it must do two things well:
First, in the case of multi-line operations, should it focus on the league, or impact the cup, or even both!
Then, according to the importance of the event, make reasonable lineup rotations to ensure the team’s combat effectiveness.
Secondly, the team lineup must be strengthened!
With the team’s lineup, if it really needs to deal with multi-line operations, it must still be a lot worse.
Therefore, it is also necessary to strengthen in the upcoming winter window!
. . .
On the day of the match, the King Power Stadium was already packed.
This much-anticipated match was scheduled by the English Football Association for prime time on Wednesday.
Sky Sports, which exclusively broadcast the match, also invited Martin Taylor, the “big brother” in the commentary industry, to comment on the match.
“Welcome to the King Power Stadium, and we will present you the focus of the 19th round of the 2015-16 Premier League, Leicester City will face Manchester City at home.”
“The person responsible for the live commentary of this match is Martin Taylor.”
When Martin Taylor’s familiar voice sounded on the TV, millions of Premier League fans sitting in front of the TV could not help but stare at the TV screen closely, ready for a wonderful battle!
At the same time
The players of both sides lined up in the player’s tunnel and made preparations for their final appearance.
There were quite a few familiar faces of Ling Feng in the Blue Moon team.
For example, national team teammates Sterling and Joe Hart, Yaya Toure who invited him to join Manchester City, and De Bruyne who played against him for the first time in the Europa League.
“Man, your hair and beard are getting longer and longer!”
Facing Ling Feng’s image that was aimed at him right away, Sterling did not feel offended, but touched the loose dreadlocks on his head and responded with a smug look:
“Handsome!”
“Haha, you call this handsome?”
“Tsk, you don’t understand the art of dreadlocks at all!”
Sterling became famous earlier than Ling Feng and Kane, and he had a smooth journey.
In Liverpool, he was the team’s thigh that fans had high hopes for, and was also the future Red Army legend in Rogers’ eyes.
However, after disagreeing with the club on salary and benefits, Sterling was named a “traitor” by the Red Army fans.
This summer, after successfully transferring to Manchester City in a way that Liverpool fans did not like very much, Sterling also experienced a lot of difficulties.
Adapt to the new team tactics, new city environment, new teammates.
The most important thing is to adapt to the abuse and booing of Liverpool fans who once cheered and applauded him in the stands on the Internet and in the stadium.
I don’t know whether it is to change his mood or to change his image. After transferring to Manchester City in the summer window, Sterling began to change his Mohawk into a dreadlock and grew a beard.
His beard has very lush sideburns, which looks a bit like the iconic beard of British pirates in the 19th century.
In Ling Feng’s opinion, this beard is too ugly!
As early as when he was in the national team, Ling Feng told Sterling that he was not suitable for growing a beard.
However, the happy boy didn’t listen at all. Instead, he felt that he had matured a lot after growing a beard and looked more like a man.
After persuading him to no avail, Ling Feng did not continue to interfere too much with his fashion style.
Anyway, it’s only Sterling who is ugly, and it has nothing to do with him.
What’s more, black people’s aesthetics are often different from normal people.
However, when he saw Sterling again, Ling Feng’s eyes turned and he suddenly had an interesting idea:
He put his arm around Sterling’s shoulders and smiled mysteriously:
“Rahim, let’s make a bet!”
Sterling was stunned when he heard this, “How to bet?”
“Let’s bet on who can score a goal between you and me!”
As soon as these words came out, Sterling’s eyes lit up and he immediately became interested:
“Interesting! What’s the bet?”
“If I score, you will shave your beard! If you score, I will keep a beard! How about it?”
“Deal!”
After reaching an agreement with Sterling, Ling Feng came to De Bruyne and
He shook hands and said:
“Hey, Kevin, long time no see”
Seeing Ling Feng take the initiative to say hello, De Bruyne couldn’t help but smile:
“Yeah”
This is the first time that Ling Feng and De Bruyne, two of the hottest young midfielders in Europe, have competed in the league since their match in the Europa League last year!
In the summer window of this season, De Bruyne, who joined Manchester City with the highest transfer fee in team history and the second highest transfer fee in the Premier League, quickly integrated into the team.
In the first month of joining, he contributed three goals and two assists in the six games he participated in, and was named the club’s player of the month.
“How is the weather in Manchester?”
“Too bad, much colder than Germany!”
After exchanging a few words of greeting, Ling Feng also returned to his team.
Then, the two sides stepped into the stadium with the passionate introduction of the stadium DJ!
The moment they walked out of the player tunnel, the King Power Stadium suddenly erupted with cheers that were enough to wake up the entire Leicester.
However, almost one out of ten Fox fans in the entire town came to the stadium to cheer for the home team.
As for the other fans, they all sat in front of the TV at home, waiting for the game to come together!
In this game, both sides adopted the most popular 4231 formation in football today.
For Manchester City, the goalkeeper is still Joe Hart.
The four defenders are Kolarov, Otamendi, Mangala, and Sagna.
The two defensive midfielders are “World No. 1” Yaya Toure and Fernandinho.
Three offensive midfielders, David Silva in the middle, Sterling and De Bruyne on the left and right.
The single striker is “Akun” Aguero.
Both sides lacked a core player in this game.
Manchester City lacked captain Kompany who was troubled by injuries, while Leicester City lacked top scorer Vardy who was absent due to injury.
Leicester City’s starting eleven are as follows:
Schmeichel guards the goal, and the back line is Fuchs, Morgan, Huth, Simpson,
The midfielder partner is “Drinkwater Brother” Drinkwater and “New Makelele” Kante.
The team’s star player Ling Feng is at the number ten position, and on the left and right are Albrighton and Mahrez.
The striker is Shinji Okazaki.
Beep!
With the referee’s whistle, this Premier League battle with tens of millions of viewers officially started!
The Foxes, playing at home, are as cautious as ever.
After slightly retracting the formation, they established a tight defense near the center circle.
Instead, the Manchester City players wearing fluorescent away jerseys rushed up at the beginning of the game, with a posture of turning the tables.
This season, the team purchased two excellent front players, De Bruyne and Sterling, and the team’s offense has been significantly enhanced, and the tactical routines have become more diverse.
But why is the team’s state and performance fluctuating?
That’s because the team’s defense is aging and has serious injuries, which has dragged down the team.
Especially the captain Kompany, who is the mainstay of the defense, is injured from time to time and cannot play stably.
Pellegrini can only use Mangala to replace Kompany and form a central defender partnership with Otamendi.
However, this central defender combination is brave but not flexible enough.
Especially facing speed-type forwards, it is very disadvantageous.
Therefore, in this game, when Vardy could not play, Ranieri chose Shinji Okazaki, who was flexible in running, as the starting forward.
Moreover, the cross-position exchange between Shinji Okazaki and Ling Feng in the last game also made him see Ling Feng’s impact on the front line.
Even if Vardy, the sharpest demon sword, is not on the field, they still have Ling Feng, the sharpest sword!
In the first fifteen minutes of the game, Manchester City controlled the ball and repeatedly attacked the Blue Fox.
However, Yaya Toure, the “world’s best midfielder” in Manchester City, was in average form in this game and did not participate too much in the attack. Instead, he stayed in the midfield area and surrounded Ling Feng with Fernandinho.
Obviously, this was Pellegrini’s advice:
You don’t need to attack, just keep an eye on Ling Feng!
On the contrary, De Bruyne, the record-breaking player in the history of the Blue Moon, wearing the No. 17 jersey, was particularly active.
After transferring to Manchester City, De Bruyne did not have as much freedom as he did in Wolfsburg.
Because the true core of this Blue Moon Army is David Silva, who is known as the “magician”!
However, this does not mean that De Bruyne’s threat on the field has decreased.
On the contrary, it is the presence of David Silva that allows De Bruyne to reduce the task of organization and dispatch, and focus more on the ribs and sending threatening passes, creating opportunities for teammates, and even using forward runs to complete shots.
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However, the two have only been together for a short time, and the problem of lack of tacit understanding does exist.
In addition, the two have some overlap in functionality, and they also need to slowly run in.
Even so, Manchester City’s dual-core combination that will dominate the Premier League in the future has already begun to show its edge.
In the 18th minute, De Bruyne received a pass from David Silva on the right side outside the penalty area and faced Albrighton who was returning to defense.
He just pretended to shoot with his right foot, and when Albrighton turned around to block, he took the opportunity to dunk the ball and fired a shot with his left foot!
With a “bang”, Schmeichel in front of the goal did not dare to neglect it and directly punched the ball out of the baseline with both fists.
Schmeichel, who completed the save, had a calm expression and just shouted to Albrighton:
“Mark (Albrighton)! Follow closely! Don’t let him kick!”
(End of this chapter)