Chapter 313 A coach who doesn’t want to win the Triple Crown is not a good coach
The award ceremony of the League Cup is not as grand as the FA Cup.
However, for a small club like Leicester City, it is enough for all fans to remember.
After all, they have not reached the League Cup final for more than ten years, or even won the championship
While waiting for the organizers to arrange the awards venue, as the best player of the game Ling Feng also came to the interview area to accept the post-match interview with Sky Sports.
"First of all, congratulations, this is your first League Cup championship, how do you feel?"
"I feel very happy, I am very lucky that I can be in such a united team,"
“This game was very exciting, especially your counterattack, which was simply pleasing to the eye! However, Liverpool had the advantage on the field and came close to the score twice. Do you have any doubts about whether the team can defeat the opponent? Have you had any doubts? "
"Liverpool is a great team and a very strong opponent. They are very tenacious and they have caused us a lot of trouble. I never thought that the team would lose. We are playing for victory. Before the end of the game, I will think that we can win the game!”
“This season, you are still at the top of the league standings, and you are still at the top of the league standings. The lead is huge. How close do you think you are to winning the first league championship in team history?”
Faced with this question, Ling Feng also gave a very domineering answer:
“I think as long as we are united on and off the court, no one can stop us from winning the championship!”
"Thank you for accepting the interview"
"Thank you."
After completing the interview, the female host did not forget to take out her mobile phone and asked to take a photo with him.
Ling Feng also accepted it happily.
At this time, the venue layout was completed.
Amidst the loud singing of tens of thousands of Blue Fox fans at the scene, the award ceremony also began.
The Blue Fox first-team players came to the podium one after another, and then received the championship medals from the leaders of the Football Association.
In the end, captain Morgan, who appeared last, lifted the championship trophy from the trophy!
With the championship trophy raised high, the salutes on both sides sprayed out bright fireworks, adding a bit more to the scene
After the awards were over, the Blue Fox generals also came to each place. They thanked each other in front of the stands and interacted with the fans to win the championship.
Back in the locker room, everyone was drinking champagne, taking photos with the trophy, and celebrating excitedly.
Ling Feng also immediately uploaded photos of himself with the head coach, teammates, and trophies to his social media account one by one.
For Leicester City, winning the League Cup is another surprise this season.
At the beginning, they never thought about investing too much energy in the useless competition of the League Cup.
I just didn’t expect that I would reach the semi-finals by accident.
Then I accidentally won the championship!
It is worth mentioning that within two years, this Leicester City team won two major domestic cups in England.
This means that if they can win the Premier League championship this season and then win the Community Shield next season, then a considerable number of their players will have reached the domestic level in England. League plus cup championship grand slam!
. . .
The next day.
Major media outlets also rushed to report on the ups and downs of the League Cup final.
Among them, "The Sun" directly spent a lot of money to buy an impactful and topical photo as the cover, and the title read:
"The King of Wembley!"
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In this photo, Ling Feng stands with his arms high and his head held high, like a king of the court, accepting the fans' homage.
Behind him were the Red Army generals who were either bowing their heads in frustration or holding their heads helplessly!
In the report, The Sun also praised Ling Feng for his wonderful performance in the League Cup final.
And explained the origin of the title:
In the 13-14 season FA Cup final, with his assists and scoring twice, the team finally won the championship;
As for the League Cup champion in the 15-16 season, with his two shots and one pass, the team also won the championship!
In two years, Ling Feng shone continuously at Wembley Stadium, almost single-handedly helping the team win two domestic cup championships, the FA Cup and the League Cup.
It’s not too much to call him the King of Wembley, right? !
Of course, in addition to congratulations to Leicester City for winning the championship, Liverpool's performance in the game was also admirable and regrettable.
Many Red Army fans feel that after Klopp's arrival, the team's desire to win and mental outlook have significantly improved.
Some media have also analyzed the possibility of Liverpool entering the European war this season.
Although it is a bit regretful that we cannot directly win the League Cup and get a European spot.
However, they still have many opportunities to enter the European theater through the league.
As Leicester City is firmly at the top of the league this season, it has even led Arsenal, which is ranked fourth, by as many as 23 points.
We can basically lock in a top four ranking and qualify for the Champions League next season.
This means that even if they win the League Cup, they will not qualify for the Europa League through the League Cup champion to play in the first-level Europa League.
The European Cup quota will be deferred to the top-ranked teams in the league that have not qualified for the European Cup.
In other words, as long as Liverpool reaches the top seven this season, they will be able to qualify for the Europa League!
Of course, compared to Liverpool who are pursuing the European theater, Leicester City and Lingfeng have more ambitious goals.
That is the Premier League champion!
Even a triple crown that could go down in team history!
So, after winning the League Cup, the club did not celebrate as much as it did when it won the FA Cup last time.
Only a club celebration banquet was held the next day, a small celebration.
From the club's perspective, the FA Cup is definitely more valuable and important than the League Cup;
Secondly, they have won the League Cup several times, so it is not too important. of championships.
In the end, after a meeting between the senior management and the head coach, they all decided to wait until the team won the league championship before taking matters into their own hands!
With a League Cup championship, bidding farewell to a slightly bleak February, the team once again turned its attention back to the league.
The twenty-seventh round of Leicester City's league has been postponed to April to make way for the League Cup final.
With one game in hand, Leicester City still leads second place Tottenham by as many as 12 points.
Twelve points is equivalent to the fault tolerance rate of four games.
Of course, after going through a hellish schedule during Christmas and a devilish schedule in February, Leicester City has basically met all the BIG6 teams in the league.
The league schedule in March is very friendly to the Blue Fox, who are still competing in the Europa League knockout rounds.
The FA arranged four league games for the Blue Foxes in March, against West Brom, Watford, Newcastle and Crystal Palace.
With the momentum of winning the League Cup, Leicester City defeated West Brom and Watford within a week!
An easy win over West Brom 3-0 at home and a 1-2 away win over Watford
These two victories against mid-to-lower teams also allowed everyone to see the domineering and dominance displayed by the Leicester City team!
Being able to defeat powerful teams in a strong dialogue, and also winning the games that should be won when facing weaker opponents, Leicester City this season has fully demonstrated Championship look!
And when the time comes to March, two-thirds of the Premier League has passed unknowingly.
After twenty-nine rounds, Leicester City continues to top the league standings with 75 points!
With one game in hand, the Blue Foxes are still ahead of Tottenham, who are ranked second with 58 points, by as many as 17 points!
With ten rounds left in the game, such a lead made many people sigh:
It seems to be only a matter of time before the Blue Fox wins the championship!
However, many people pointed out the last test the Blue Fox faced before winning the championship. That is a two-front battle between the league and the cup!
As the team reaches the top 16 of the Europa League, in addition to league tasks, the team also has to play against strong opponents in the Europa League.
This will inevitably affect the team's preparation and physical fitness.
In the eyes of some football experts and commentators, compared to the ups and downs of Manchester City, the shaky Arsenal, and the weak offensive Manchester United, Tottenham, which has caused a youth storm this season, may become a blue chip. The spoiler for Fox's championship.
Ling Feng could only smile "hehe" and not take it seriously.
Tottenham? Spoiler?
Let’s stir things up!
This team, from the team chairman and coach to the players, are all petty and petty, so they have no chance of winning the championship!
Even if they lose, can Tottenham guarantee victory in the next nine rounds?
It’s very blue!
So, in Ling Feng’s view, this season’s Premier League championship is already within their grasp!
The key is the Europa League!
Fortunately, the lead in the league is too big. Even if the energy and attention are briefly focused on the Europa League, it will not affect the team's leading position in the league.
It is also the team's excellent performance in the league that gives Ranieri the confidence to continue to fight for the Europa League championship!
Yes!
After winning the League Cup, the league was far ahead, and the Europa League reached the top 16. The club's senior management and Ranieri suddenly discovered that the team was actually fighting for the treble of the season. Valuable opportunity!
As the saying goes, a coach who doesn’t want to win the Triple Crown is not a good coach!
Faced with this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, even Ranieri, who has extensive coaching experience, went crazy and was filled with excitement.
You know, when he accepted Leicester City's invitation, he just wanted to lead this dark horse last season to avoid relegation in the Premier League.
But now, Dai Dai actually has a chance to compete for the Triple Crown? !
Even the best screenwriter in Hollywood cannot write such a script!
Ranieri knows that such an opportunity may not be encountered by many head coaches in their lifetime.
Therefore, he has secretly made up his mind that if he doesn't want to regret it before he dies, he must seize this opportunity!
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March 11th.
Sunny.
The "Theater of Dreams" Old Trafford Stadium ushered in the much-anticipated first leg of the Europa League quarter-finals.
Manchester United sits at home and faces the menacing Leicester City!
This is a Premier League civil war!
Having just won two consecutive league victories, Leicester City's morale is at its peak.
On the contrary, Manchester United is suffering from internal and external troubles.
Since last month, Manchester United, as one of the most well-known and trafficked clubs in England and even the world, has been deeply involved in public opinion about coaching changes.
Although the top management and Van Gaal have denied that the team is contacting Mourinho.
However, according to reports from the media and people familiar with the matter, Manchester United has reached a private agreement with Mourinho.
The news will be announced as soon as the season is over.
Even though there was no official announcement, Manchester United's players were still affected and their status continued to fluctuate.
Both defeating Arsenal at home and losing to West Brom who had just been defeated by Leicester City on the road.
Manchester United's performance in European competitions this season has also been disappointing.
Manchester United, which ranked fourth last season, was drawn into Group B, which can be called the "Group of Death".
The opponents in the same group include Russian Super League hegemon CSKA Moscow, Eredivisie giants PSV Eindhoven, and last season's Bundesliga runner-up Wolfsburg.
As a result, Manchester United only scored eight points with two wins, two draws and two losses in the group stage, ranking third in the group.
The group cannot qualify and has no choice but to play in the Europa League.
In the weaker Europa League, Manchester United did not show enough competitiveness.
Facing the Danish Super League champions Midtjylland, Manchester United almost overturned if it weren't for the youth academy youngster Rashford who came out of nowhere and scored twice.
Almost two seasons after accepting the team, the team is not yet on the right track and cannot even qualify for the Champions League group.
Perhaps, this is also one of the important reasons why Manchester United executives and fans feel that Van Gaal is disappointing and it is time to make changes
And this game will be against Rice, who is in hot form at home. Manchester City, Manchester United certainly do not intend to let the Blue Fox win easily.
You know, this is the great Old Trafford!
Considering that his coaching position is in jeopardy and that there is no hope of winning the league title, Van Gaal also decided to put all his weight on the Europa League or the FA Cup!
In his opinion, if these two cups can reach the finals and win a championship, maybe he can stay in Dream Theater in the future.
Ever since, he also deployed the defensive midfielder combination of Fellaini and Snedlin, hoping to first base himself on defense, and then slowly penetrate into the opponent's backcourt through the advantage of ball control, and finally The offensive trident composed of Martial, Rashford and Depay uses outstanding talents to solve problems.
However, this idea is too conservative.
On the contrary, Leicester City, playing away from home, unexpectedly took the initiative.
With a wave of Ranieri's hand, the frontcourt players led by Ling Feng immediately pounced on Manchester United's half.
To deal with Manchester United's ball possession tactics, you should press high!
And such targeted tactical arrangements soon bore fruit.
Only fifteen minutes later, the great Old Trafford Stadium was breached!
And the one who scored the Manchester United goal was still the wealthy killer wearing No. 9!
At the beginning of the game, Leicester City suppressed Manchester United's midfield through aggressive pressing.
Even in the ball possession rate that Manchester United is proud of, it still has an advantage.
Ball possession also means that the team has more offensive opportunities.
When the game came to the fifteenth minute, Ling Feng took the ball in the middle to initiate an attack, and Mahrez stepped in to respond.
With just a simple one-two against the wall, the two teamed up to penetrate Manchester United's central defense.
The double midfielder composed of Fellaini and Snedlin is first-rate in terms of frontal interception and air defense capabilities, and even defensive hardness.
But it’s too slow!
In front of Ling Feng, the two of them were no different from two big wooden piles.
The Manchester United center back line composed of Blind and Smalling simply cannot withstand Vardy's impact!
After receiving Ling Feng's scalpel pass, Vardy took advantage of the situation, passed Blinder, entered the penalty area, and completed a merciless blast!
No matter how quick De Gea reacts, he can only watch the ball and sigh
(End of this chapter)