Chapter 297 The plan has changed and the competition for the championship begins!
December 29th.
Leicester.
The media room is already crowded with reporters from various large and small media.
Tomorrow will be the highly anticipated battle between Leicester City and Manchester City.
In the past few days, Ling Feng’s “championship declaration” in the post-match interview triggered widespread heated discussion.
Some people think that they, a small team that was only promoted to the Premier League last season, are overestimating their capabilities by shouting the slogan of competing for the championship before the halfway point of the schedule.
Some people think that Ling Feng's arrogance 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 list, and is still ahead of the second place by as many as 17 points!
With such a big lead, it would be too cowardly to dare to compete openly and openly for the championship.
If you want to stand at the top of the Premier League in the troubled times of the Premier League, if you don't even have this bit of domineering, then you'd better find a factory to work!
Of course, Ling Feng is just a player and does not fully represent the club
The media are very much looking forward to the Italian coach who talks about "relegation" openly fighting against the star of the team. What kind of reaction will it be after winning the crown?
Speak of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao will be there!
As Ranieri and the team's press officer entered the room, the reporters' eyes immediately lit up and they straightened their bodies.
"Mr. Ranieri, your team has not lost a game since the start of the season. What do you think of the team's state and prospects?"
"I think this may be the best team I have ever led. As a team, the players are like a big family, respecting and caring for each other both on and off the field. As for the undefeated record, we didn’t care too much.”
At the beginning. , the problems are not too acute.
Faced with the reporters' sniping and flashing spotlights, Ranieri looked like an old man.
Until
"Mr. Ranieri, Ling Feng claimed in front of the media a few days ago that the team has the strength to compete for the championship. What do you think?"
This question was actually expected by Ranieri.
He does not think it is a bad thing for Ling Feng to announce his championship fight 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.
After all, Ling Feng is the darling of the fans and the star of the team, and represents the team to a large extent!
Now the team has won the Christmas championship, tying the record for the highest half-time points in the Premier League, and even leading the second place by as many as 17 points!
The crazy blue fox has shown its sharpness!
Therefore, Ranieri also knows very well that continuing to act like a pig and eating the tiger has no meaning in paralyzing the opponent, nor does it have any credibility.
On the contrary, it will make others think that they are too petty.
What's more, halfway through the season, we are already 17 points ahead of the second place.
It would be too false to say anything like "the goal of the season is to avoid relegation" or "we are just a relegation team".
This is also the time for the players to clarify their goals for this season!
Thinking of this, Ranieri's vicissitudes of life could not help but flash a sharp look, and then he looked at the cameras of major media and said in a deep voice:
"As Ling Feng said , every team pursues victory and championship as its ultimate goal, and as a pursuing team, our ultimate goal this season is of course the championship!”
As soon as these words came out, the media was shocked. The shutter sound of "click, click, click" suddenly sounded in the room.
This is the first time Ranieri has admitted in front of the media this season that the team's goal is the championship!
From the beginning of the season, it has been claimed that the team’s goal is to avoid relegation, and then it has successfully avoided relegation with a minimum relegation score of 40 points. Finally, it is now 17 points ahead of the second place. It was announced that the goal is to avoid relegation. Champion.
Blue Fox, who has always kept a low profile, finally revealed to the world his sharp claws that he could no longer hide!
December 29th is destined to be a day worth remembering for Leicester City fans.
Because on this day, they officially started competing for the championship!
After the press conference, Blue Fox fans flocked to the club's official website and began to read:
"Premier League champions, we are here!"
"If we can win the championship this season , I swear to quit drinking for three months!”
“Go forward, Blue Fox!”
It is worth mentioning that I had previously bet on Leicester City’s victory this season. Lineker's social media was also bombarded by fans.
However, this famous player and honorary vice-chairman of the team who perhaps hopes Leicester City can win the championship the most, faced the ridicule and ridicule of the fans, but continued to tweet stubbornly:
"I I still stick to my previous point of view. Leicester City has reached the knockout rounds of the Europa League and the semi-finals of the League Cup. In addition to the league, the team faces huge challenges on the third front in the second half of the season!”
“With the depth of the team’s lineup, if there are no trade-offs 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 will know that Lineker is giving advice to Leicester City!
This wave of analysis obviously points out that if Leicester City wants to win the championship, it must do two things well:
First of all, in the case of multi-front operations, should it focus on the league or the impact? Cup games, even all of them!
Then make reasonable lineup rotations based on the importance of the event to ensure the team's combat effectiveness.
Secondly, the team lineup must be strengthened!
With the team's lineup, if it really has to deal with multi-line operations, it will definitely be far behind.
Therefore, it is also necessary to strengthen in the upcoming winter window!
. . .
On the match day, the King Power Stadium was already packed.
This much-anticipated game has been scheduled by the Football Association for prime time on Wednesday.
Sky Sports, which exclusively broadcast the live broadcast, also hired Martin Taylor, the "big brother" in the commentary industry, to commentate on this game.
"Welcome to the King Power Stadium, we are about to bring you the highlight of the 19th round of the 2015-16 Premier League season, Leicester City vs. Manchester City at home"
"Responsible for the live broadcast commentary of this game It’s Martin Taylor.”
When Martin Taylor’s familiar voice sounded on the TV, the millions of Premier League fans sitting in front of the TV couldn’t help but stare closely at the TV screen, preparing for what was to come. A wonderful battle!
At the same time
Both players lined up in the tunnel and were preparing for their final appearance.
There are quite a few acquaintances of Ling Feng in the Blue Moon Formation.
For example, national team teammates Sterling and Joe Hart, Yaya Toure who once invited him to join Manchester City, and De Bruyne, who met for the first time in the Europa League.
“Man, your hair and beard are getting longer and longer!”
Faced with Ling Feng’s criticism of his image from the very beginning, Sterling did not feel offended, but touched him Touching the loose dreadlocks on his head, he responded with a proud look:
"You look handsome!"
"Haha, you call this handsome?"
"Tch, you don't understand the art of dreadlocks at all!"
Sterling became famous earlier than Ling Feng and Kane, so it's a smooth journey Go with the flow.
In Liverpool, he was once the team's thigh that fans had high hopes for, and he was also a future Red Army legend in Rogers' eyes.
However, after disagreements with the club over salary, Sterling was named a "traitor" by Red Army fans.
In the summer window of this year, Sterling also experienced many difficulties after successfully moving to Manchester City in a way that Liverpool fans did not like.
Adapting to the new team tactics, new urban environment, and new teammates.
The most important thing is to adapt to the Liverpool fans who once cheered and applauded him in the stands. Abuse and boos directed at him online and in the stadium.
I don’t know whether it was to change his mood or to change his image. After transferring to Manchester City in the summer window, Sterling began to slightly curl his mohawk and turned it into a head of dreadlocks. Got a beard.
His beard and two sideburns are very lush, somewhat like the iconic beard of British pirates in the 19th century.
In Ling Feng's opinion, this beard is too ugly!
As early as during 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 after growing a beard, he had matured a lot 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, the ugliness is just Sterling ugliness, and it has nothing to do with him.
What's more, black people's aesthetics are often different from normal people.
However, seeing Sterling's appearance again, Ling Feng rolled his eyes and suddenly had an interesting idea:
I saw him putting his arm around Sterling's shoulders and showing a mysterious smile:
"Rahim, let's make a bet!"
Hearing this, Sterling couldn't help but He was stunned for a moment, "How to bet?"
"Let's bet on who can score a goal between me and you!"
As soon as he said this, Sterling's eyes lit up and he suddenly became interested:
"Interesting! What's the bet? ?”
“If I score, I’ll shave it off! If you score, I’ll grow a beard!”
“Deal!” br>
After reaching an agreement on boxing with Sterling, Ling Feng came to De Bruyne and shook hands with him:
"Hey Kevin, long time no see"
See Ling Feng took the initiative to say hello, and De Bruyne couldn't help but smile:
"Yes"
These are Ling Feng and De Bruyne, the two hottest young midfielders in Europe. , after the Europa League match last year, it was the first time to compete in the league!
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 a few words of greeting, Ling Feng also returned to himself in the queue.
Immediately afterwards, both parties walked into the stadium amid the passionate introduction of the stadium DJ!
The moment he walked out of the tunnel, the King Power Stadium suddenly erupted into cheers that were enough to wake up the entire Leicester.
However, almost one out of ten Blue Fox fans in the entire town came to the stadium to cheer for the home team.
As for other fans, they are all sitting in front of the TV at home, waiting for the game to come!
In this game, both teams used 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 the "world's best midfielder" Yaya Toure and Fernandinho.
Three offensive midfielders, David Silva in the center, Sterling and De Bruyne on the left and right.
The single arrow is "Akun" Aguero.
Both sides are missing a core player of the team in this game.
Manchester City is missing captain Kompany who is troubled by injuries, while Leicester City is missing top scorer Vardy who is absent due to injury.
Leicester City's starting eleven is as follows:
Schmeichel Jr. is guarding the goal, and the defense is Fuchs, Morgan, Huth, Simpson,
The defensive midfielder partners are "Drinking Brother" Drinkwater and "New Makelele" Kante.
At No. 10 is the team's star player Ling Feng, and on the left and right are Albrighton and Mahrez.
At the front line is Shinji Okazaki.
Beep!
With the referee's whistle, this Premier League battle with tens of millions of viewers has officially begun!
The Blue Fox, playing at home, is as cautious as ever.
After retracting the formation slightly, a tight defense was established near the center circle.
On the contrary, the Manchester City players wearing fluorescent away jerseys pounced on the game as soon as the game started, with a strong attitude of turning against the visitors.
With the purchase of two outstanding frontcourt players in De Bruyne and Sterling this season, the team's offense has been significantly enhanced and its tactical routines have become more diverse.
But why does the team's status and record fluctuate?
That's because the team's defense is aging and serious injuries are holding it back.
Especially captain Kompany, who is the anchor of defense, is injured from time to time and cannot play stably.
Pellegrini could only use Mangala to replace Kompany and form a central defender partner with Otamendi.
However, this pair of central defenders is more than brave, but not flexible enough.
Especially when facing a speedy forward, he is at a huge disadvantage.
Therefore, with Vardy unable to play in this game, Ranieri chose the flexible Okazaki Shinji as the starting forward.
Moreover, the cross-positioning between Okazaki Shinji and Ling Feng in the last game also allowed him to see Ling Feng's impact on the front line.
Even if Valdi, 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, Manchester City's "world-leading midfielder" Yaya Toure was in average condition in this game and did not participate too much in the offense. Instead, he stuck to the midfield area and was vaguely close to Fernandinho. Ling Feng surrounded him.
Obviously, this was the advice of Pellegrini:
You don't have to attack, just keep an eye on Ling Feng!
On the contrary, De Bruyne, the blue moon's historical icon wearing the number 17, appears to be particularly active.
After moving to Manchester City, De Bruyne did not have as much freedom as he did in Wolfsburg.
Because, the true core of this Blue Moon Legion is David Silva, who is known as the "Magician"!
However, this does not mean that De Bruyne's threat on the court is reduced.
On the contrary, it is the presence of David Silva that allows De Bruyne to reduce the task of organizing and dispatching, and focus more on penetrating the ribs and sending extremely threatening passes, creating opportunities for teammates, and even using the forward Complete the shot!
However, the time the two have been together is still short, and the problem of insufficient tacit understanding does exist.
In addition, there is a certain overlap in functionality between the two people, and they also need to get used to each other slowly.
Even so, Manchester City's dual-core combination to dominate the Premier League in the future has already begun to show its talents.
In the 18th minute, De Bruyne received a pass from David Silva on the right side of the penalty area. The ball, one-on-one facing Albrighton who was returning to defense.
He shot directly with his right foot, and when Albrighton turned around to block it, he dunked the ball and fired a blast with his left foot!
With a "bang" sound, Schmeichel, who was in front of the goal, did not dare to neglect and hit the ball out of the baseline with both fists.
After completing the save, Schmeichel had a calm expression and just shouted to Albrighton:
"Mark (Albrighton)! Follow closer! Don't. Let him get up!”
(End of this chapter)