Full-Level Pass, Please Call Me The Boss Of The Three Lions

Chapter 290

The team was defeated, and the game was over.

Chapter 290 Thank God, we managed to avoid relegation!

After Depay and Lingard came on the field, Manchester United’s offensive improved slightly.

But the two’s activeness and enthusiasm could not cheer up other teammates who were in a depressed mood.

Seeing Manchester United’s low morale, the offense became more and more disorganized, and they could only keep passing the ball in the midfield.

In addition to the two-goal lead, Ranieri also made bold substitutions.

After all, he was about to usher in a week of two consecutive games, and he had to rotate!

Replaced the captain Morgan and Mahrez, who had been starting consecutively, with Maguire and Shinji Okazaki.

Only one substitution was left in case of emergency.

Leicester City did not start to save energy, did not press, and let Manchester United pass the ball back and forth.

As time went on, Manchester United’s attack

Some fans also felt that the team’s performance was too cowardly, and they could not bear to watch it, so they began to leave the field early.

In the 80th minute of the game, Ranieri was shocked to see Ling Feng, who was about to speed up, being tackled by Lingard. He ran to the sidelines to protest.

“Hey! Referee!”

“The action is too big!”

“This is a foul!”

After protesting, he turned around and hurriedly asked Andy King to warm up and prepare for substitutions.

At this time, Ling Feng, who was sitting on the ground, heard a voice in his ear

“Ling, are you okay?”

He looked up and saw Lin Huang looking at him with concern.

After rubbing the calf muscles that were kicked several times, Ling Feng took a breath and said, “You, you kicked hard!”

“I can’t help it. The boss said that you can’t push the ball forward. Even if it’s a foul, you have to knock him down!”

While speaking, Lin Huang also stretched out his hands and pulled Ling Feng up.

After getting up, Ling Feng was about to say something else when he heard Lin Huang say to him:

“You must be tired, go down and rest!”

Hearing this, Ling Feng turned his head to look at the sidelines and found that Andy King was ready.

And his number appeared on the substitution card.

Seeing this, he raised his hand and patted Lin Huang on the shoulder, and after saying “Change jerseys later”, he turned and walked to the sidelines.

Amid the applause of the home fans, Ling Feng walked off the field slowly, shook hands with Andy King, and then was embraced by Ranieri:

“That free kick was so cool, you guessed it, didn’t you?”

Hearing Ranieri’s joke, Ling Feng’s mouth curled up, “Guess.”

“Hahaha, have a good rest! We need you next time!”

“Got it!”

Looking at the water-drinking guy standing in front of the ball, the home team fans in the stands couldn’t help but think:

If Ling Feng was still on the field, he could still take a set-piece at this position.

After Ling Feng, the biggest threat on the field, left the field, the never-give-up Red Devils DNA hidden deep in the blood of Manchester United players began to awaken.

With Mata as the commander, coupled with Depay, Martial, Lingard and other energetic young people, they actually played some threatening cooperation in the frontcourt.

However, in front of the bus where all the players of Leicester City retreated, Manchester United, without a big center forward, could not attack at all.

They could only shoot from the outside, and then create set-piece opportunities through the breakthroughs of Depay and Martial.

In the end, as Mata’s free kick at the front of the penalty area was slightly higher, the visiting fans sighed, and the referee Atkinson blew the whistle to end the game.

Beep~~Beep~~Beep~~~

At the King Power Stadium, Leicester City firmly defeated the Red Devils Manchester United with a score of 2-0!

Fourteen consecutive league games, unbeaten!

At the press conference after the game, Van Gaal, who had made a bold statement before the game that he could stop the Foxes, was “besieged” by the media.

“We did stop Vardy. But Leicester City is not just Vardy.”

“Leicester City certainly has a chance to win the championship. As I said before the game, they have excellent players and are a very strong team.”

“Ling Feng? He is an absolute genius! He is also the best midfielder of this age!”

“We once pursued him, but it’s a pity that he didn’t want to leave.”

Finally, Van Gaal couldn’t stand the continuous bombardment of reporters, so he said in a tough tone.

“I have answered enough questions. This is not a press conference for me alone.”

Seeing that Van Gaal was angry, the good old man Ranieri on the side also took over the conversation and helped him out.

Said:

“Hey, guys, don’t you have any questions for me? Then I’m leaving?”

Hearing Ranieri’s joke, he also attracted the “firepower” of the reporters in the media room:

“Claudio, your team has achieved an amazing record of 13 wins and 1 draw, and you have already scored 40 points! What do you think?”

“Oh, 40 points already? Thank you for reminding me.”

After a pause, Ranieri opened his arms and exclaimed excitedly:

“Thank God, we finally succeeded in relegation!”

As soon as these words came out, all the reporters in the media room, including Van Gaal who was sitting next to him, curled their lips in unison, and then complained in their hearts at the same time:

? ? ?

What about relegation? !

It’s only been 14 rounds, and you have scored 40 points!

Do you know that you are already 11 points ahead of second-placed Manchester City? !

The Mirror reporter did not give Ranieri the opportunity to continue playing dumb and asked a sharp question directly:

“According to what you said before, since the team has successfully avoided relegation, should it set a new season goal?”

Ranieri did not shout out slogans or goals such as “impacting the Champions League” or “competing for the championship” in front of the media, but continued to talk about other things:

“Our goal is very simple. From the beginning, we have to play every game well and strive to defeat every opponent.”

“How important is it to get these points now? Your upcoming schedule is very intensive. From the end of November until the New Year, you will play against Swansea, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, and Manchester City.”

Listening to the reporter reading out the next opponents, Ranieri couldn’t help but reveal his “pain mask” and quickly stopped him:

“Oh, please stop. Oh, don’t read it anymore”

This look also caused everyone to laugh, and immediately eased the tense atmosphere between the coach and the reporter.

“You knew they were coming, right?”

“Yes, I know.”

“As I said before, everyone in the team enjoys it, and we will take every game seriously.”

“You have been at the top of the league since the first round. How long do you think you can stay here?”

“Sorry, how many points are we ahead of the second place?”

“Eleven points.”

Pretending to count on his fingers, Ranieri ended the press conference with a joke:

“Then at least we can stay in this position for three more games!”

. . .

The next day.

The sports pages of major media were almost all occupied by this red and blue battle.

Before the game, no one would have expected it.

Manchester United, which conceded the fewest goals in the Premier League, could not withstand the sharp counterattack of Leicester City!

Looking at the Blue Foxes who are still at the top of the list and have even expanded their lead to double digits,

People who have never thought that Leicester City can win the championship suddenly have an incredible thought:

“Does it mean that the Blue Foxes really have a chance to win the championship this season?!”

However, as soon as this idea came out, they shook their heads and rejected it.

Impossible!

This is just the first game of the Christmas Express schedule, and everything has just begun.

Even if they have the strongest trident in the league like Ling Feng, Vardy, and Mahrez, their offensive firepower and number of goals conceded are among the best.

However, it is impossible for everyone to play all season and every game, and they must rotate.

And Leicester City’s substitute lineup is quite a distance away from other giants.

Besides, even a league giant like Arsenal, which once won the championship undefeated, will fail in the devil’s schedule in January and February.

How can the Blue Foxes, whose overall player strength and lineup depth are not as good as Arsenal’s, not fail? !

Maybe they will lose the first game of the season in the next game against Swansea; or a key player in the team may be injured, leading to a collapse.

The ball is round, and anything can happen on the field.

Therefore, many football experts believe that if Leicester City can still stay in the forefront of the league by February, it may be truly qualified to participate in this season’s Premier League championship battle.

. . .

After the “Battle of the Kings Mountain” with Manchester United, Leicester City’s players only rested for three days before welcoming the fifth round of the Europa League group.

Home against Bordeaux!

In order to win this game steadily and advance from the group, Ranieri directly sent most of the main players.

In this game, “Ma Dongmei” Mahrez once again dominated the game, one

Assisted and scored, leading the team to beat Bordeaux 2-1!

After defeating Bordeaux, Leicester City secured the top spot in the group with a record of four wins and one draw in five games, one round ahead of schedule.

This is also the second consecutive year that they have been able to qualify from the group and enter the knockout stage of the Europa League!

Qualifying from the Europa League group ahead of schedule also made Ranieri feel relieved.

In this way, in the last round of the group stage nine days later, he can boldly rotate the lineup and give the main players more rest time to deal with the upcoming strong opponents in the league!

However, before they had time to celebrate qualifying from the Europa League group, just one day later, Leicester City came to the Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough without stopping to challenge the English Championship team Middlesbrough.

This is the quarterfinals of the League Cup.

Since this season, Ranieri has decided to use the two domestic cup competitions as a training stage to allow the substitutes to get playing time and maintain their form.

This game is no exception.

The Foxes, with a full substitute lineup, are still strong enough.

Even in the away game, they still beat their opponents with a score of 1 to 2 and advanced to the semi-finals of this season’s League Cup!

The other three teams that reached the semi-finals are Manchester City, Liverpool and Everton!

Ranieri was a little surprised to reach the semi-finals of the League Cup.

This means that they will have two more League Cup games in January.

In addition to the third round of the FA Cup in January, they still need to face a heavy schedule of two games a week after surviving this wave of Christmas Express schedule.

This will be a continuous test for the team’s current lineup depth.

Fortunately, the team’s injury situation is very good now.

Except for midfielder Matty James, who was troubled by a knee injury and could not play in a short time, the lineup is complete!

The good situation and excellent record of the league made the club’s top management very happy, and even took the initiative to ask Ranieri whether he needed to strengthen in the winter window.

If the lineup can be made thicker, every head coach will not refuse.

Therefore, Ranieri readily agreed and received a winter window budget of 10 million.

The Italian coach is satisfied with the team’s current situation and prospects.

In his opinion, once they survive this two-month hell schedule and can get some points in the league and stabilize the league ranking, they will be more comfortable in dealing with various events in the second half of the season.

It is even possible to compete for the championship trophy under the watchful eyes of many giants!

Of course, before that, he hopes that the team will continue to maintain the unbeaten record in the league as much as possible!

In football matches, the morale and fighting spirit of the players are very important and are also the key factors affecting victory or defeat.

And it is often by holding a breath or a force that the team can maintain the focus and momentum of the game.

Once the breath is released, the spirit of the whole team is likely to collapse.

Of course, this is what I think in my heart.

But Ranieri always relieves the pressure on the players during training and tactical meetings, so that they don’t care too much about the team’s unbeaten record.

Just ask them to go on the field, give full play and enjoy football.

As for the results, they are all acceptable.

And it is precisely because of Ranieri, a coach who is very good at personnel management and considerate, that the mentality of the Blue Foxes is as stable as an old dog.

They are not affected by too much public opinion, and there are not too many distractions in their hearts about competing for the championship or impacting the Champions League.

These foxes in blue jerseys just go to work, train and play every day.

Of course, they think the current record is really good, and the scenery at the top of the league is also good.

If they can stay at the top for a little longer, until the end of the season, it would be the best.

If not, it’s okay.

At least they have enjoyed the feeling of reaching the top of the Premier League!

And with such a peaceful mentality, Leicester City came to the cold and humid east coast of Wales to visit the “swan” Swansea here.

This was also Leicester City’s fourth game in a week.

The Foxes, with all their main players on the field, continued to set up their positions and waited for Swansea to attack.

But Swansea may have been afraid of the Foxes’ counterattack and did not take the initiative to attack.

In the first 80 minutes, neither side created too many good scoring opportunities.

It was not until the 83rd minute that Mahrez broke through on the wing and created an opportunity for a corner kick in the frontcourt.

It was also in this corner kick that Ling Feng assisted captain Morgan to complete a header and scored the only goal of the game!

(End of this chapter)