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Chapter 290 Thank God, we succeeded in relegation!

After Depay and Lingard came on the field, Manchester United's offense improved slightly.

However, the activity and positivity of the two people could not cheer up other teammates who were in depression.

Seeing that Manchester United's fighting spirit is sluggish, their offense is becoming more and more disorganized, and they only keep making mistakes in the midfield.

Coupled with the two-goal lead, Ranieri also boldly made substitutions.

After all, there will be a double match in a row, and he must make a rotation!
The captains Morgan and Mahrez, who started consecutively, were replaced by Maguire and Shinji Okazaki.

Only one substitution is left in case of emergency.

And Leicester City did not start to conserve their energy, did not press, and allowed Manchester United to continue to fall behind.

As time goes on, Manchester United's attack

Some fans also felt that the team's performance was too useless and couldn't stand it anymore, so they began to leave the game early.

"It's too much action!"

After rubbing the calf muscles that were kicked a few times, Ling Feng took a breath of air and said, "You guy, you are so cruel."

In the 80th minute of the game, Ranieri was startled when he saw Ling Feng being tackled by Lingard just as he was about to advance forward. Ranieri quickly ran to the sidelines to protest.

Seeing this, he raised his hand and patted Lin Huang on the shoulder. After saying "I'll change my jersey later," he turned and walked to the sidelines.

Hearing Ranieri's joke also attracted the "firepower" of the reporters in the media room:

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, undefeated!

With Mata as the commander, paired with Depay, Martial, and Jesse Lingard, several dynamic young men, they actually produced some threatening combinations in the frontcourt.

At the post-match press conference, Van Gaal, who made bold statements before the game and claimed that he could stop the Blue Fox, was "besieged" by the media.

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

"Roger that!"

"Oh, forty already? Thanks for reminding me."

As soon as these words came out, all the reporters in the media room, including Van Gaal who was sitting nearby, curled their lips, and then invariably complained in their hearts:

Seeing that Van Gaal was angry, the good old Ranieri on the side also took over the conversation and came to his rescue:
"Hey guys, don't you have any questions for me? I'm leaving now?"

And his own number also appeared on the substitution card.

"We once pursued him, but it's a pity that he didn't want to leave."

"You're tired, go down and have a rest!"

In the end, as Mata's free kick at the front of the penalty area was slightly higher, the visiting team fans let out a sigh, and the referee Atkinson directly blew the whistle to end the game.

"There's no way, the boss said, I can't let you advance with the ball. Even if it's a foul, you have to bring him down!"

However, in front of Leicester City's full retreat, Manchester United, without a big center, could not attack at all.

In the end, Van Gaal couldn't withstand the constant bombardment from reporters, so he spoke forcefully.
"I have answered enough questions. This is not a press conference for me alone."

"We did stop Vardy. But there's more to Leicester than Vardy."

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

While speaking, Emperor Lin also stretched out his hands to pull Ling Feng up.

After protesting, he turned around and quickly called Andy King to warm up in preparation for substitution.

"That free kick was so cool. You couldn't have been the one who fooled me, right?"

Hearing Ranieri's joke, Ling Feng also curled up his lips and said, "Guess."

Amid the overwhelming applause of the home fans, Ling Feng slowly walked off the field, high-fived Andy King, and then received a hug from Ranieri:

"Claudio, your team has achieved an astonishing record of thirteen wins and one draw, and we have already scored forty points! What do you think?"

"Ling, are you okay?"

"This is a foul!"

Looking up, he saw Emperor Lin looking at him with concern.

"Thank God, we finally succeeded in avoiding relegation!"

"Hey! Referee!"

"Ling Feng? He is an absolute genius! He is also the best midfielder in his age group!"

"Hahaha, have a good rest! We will still need you in the end!"

They can only take long shots from the outside, and then create opportunities for set pieces through Depay and Martial's breakthroughs.

If Ling Feng is still on the court, he can still take a set kick at this position.
After Ling Feng, the biggest threat on the field, left the field, the Red Devils' DNA of never giving up deep in the blood of Manchester United players began to awaken.

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

At this time, Ling Feng, who was sitting on the ground, heard the sound in his ears.

Looking at Brother Drinking Water standing in front of the ball, the home team fans in the stands couldn't help but think:

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

???

What about relegation? !

It’s only been fourteen rounds and you’ve already got forty points!

Do you know that you are already 11 points ahead of second-placed Manchester City? !
The "Mirror" reporter also did not give Ranieri the opportunity to continue to play the pig and eat the tiger, and directly asked the pointed question:

"According to what you said before, now that the team has successfully avoided relegation, should the team set new season goals?"

And Ranieri did not shout any slogans or goals in front of the media such as "hitting the Champions League" or "fighting for the championship", but continued to talk about him:
"Our goal is simple. From the beginning, it is to play every game well and strive to defeat every opponent."

"So how important is it to get these points now? Your upcoming schedule is very intensive. Starting 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 one by one, Ranieri couldn't help showing his "pain mask" and quickly stopped him:

"Oh, please stop. Oh, don't read any more."

This appearance also caused everyone to burst into laughter, which immediately eased the tense atmosphere between the coach and reporters.

"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 from the first round. Do you think you can be here?" How long will you sit there?”

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

"Eleven points."

After counting his fingers and pretending to do some math, 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 are almost all occupied by this red-blue battle.

Before the game, no one would have expected it.

Manchester United, which conceded the fewest goals in the Premier League, couldn't resist Leicester City's sharp counterattack!
Looking at the Blue Fox, who is still firmly at the top of the list and has even expanded its lead to double digits,
People who had never thought that Leicester City could win the championship suddenly had an idea that even they felt unbelievable:
"Could it be said that the Blue Fox really has a chance to win the championship this season?!"

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

impossible!
This is just the first race on the Christmas Express schedule and everything has just begun.

Even though 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 attend every season and play every game, and they must be rotated.

Leicester City's substitute lineup is quite far behind other giants.

Besides, even a league giant like Arsenal, which once won the championship undefeated, will fall apart in the devilish schedule in January and February.

The overall strength of the players and the depth of the lineup are not as good as the Blue Fox, how can they not fall behind? !
Maybe they will lose their first game of the season in the next game against Swansea; or maybe one of the main players in the team is injured, leading to a collapse.

Football is round and anything can happen on the field.

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

After the "Battle of Heavenly Kings" with Manchester United, Leicester City's players only rested for three days before ushering in the fifth round of the Europa League group match.

Home vs. Bordeaux!
In order to securely win this game and qualify from the group, Ranieri directly sent in most of his main players.

In this game, "Ma Dongmei" Mahrez once again dominated the game, passing and shooting, leading the team to beat Bordeaux 2-1!
After defeating Bordeaux, Leicester City secured the top spot in the group one round in advance with a record of four wins and one draw in five games.

This is also the second consecutive year that they have been able to qualify from the group and reach the knockout stage of the Europa League!
Qualifying from the Europa League group early also made Ranieri breathe a sigh of relief.

In this way, in the final round of the group stage nine days later, he can boldly rotate the lineup to give the main players more rest time to deal with the upcoming strong enemies 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 to challenge the British Championship team Middlesbrough.

This is the quarter-finals 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 gain playing time and maintain their condition.

This time is no exception.

The Blue Fox, which has an all-substitute lineup, is still strong enough.

Even in the away game, they still defeated their opponents by 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!
Reaching the semi-finals of the League Cup surprised Ranieri.

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

Coupled with the third round of the FA Cup in January, after surviving this Christmas Express schedule, they still need to face a heavy schedule of double matches a week.

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

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

Except for midfielder Marty James, who is troubled by a knee injury and cannot play for a short time, the entire lineup is complete!

The good situation and excellent record in the league made the club's top management very happy, and even took the initiative to ask Ranieri if he needed reinforcements 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 hellish schedule and can score some points in the league and stabilize their league ranking, they will be more able to cope 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 wealthy and powerful teams!
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 players are very important and are also key factors that affect victory or defeat.

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

Once this tone is released, the energy and spirit of the entire team will most likely plummet and collapse.

Of course, that's what I thought in my heart.

But Ranieri always relieves the players during training and tactical meetings, telling them not to care too much about the team's unbeaten record.

Just asking them to go out on the field, play and enjoy football is enough.

Regardless of the outcome, it is acceptable.

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

They have not been affected by too much public opinion, and they do not have many distracting thoughts about competing for the championship or impacting the Champions League.

These foxes wearing blue jerseys just go to work, train and compete step by step every day.

Of course they feel that the current record is indeed good, and the scenery at the top of the league is also good.

It would of course be best if we could sit at the top of the list for a little longer, until the end of the season.

If it doesn't work, that's okay.

At least they 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 is also Leicester City's fourth game within a week.

The Blue Fox, with all its main players on the field, continued to maintain its posture, waiting for Swansea to attack.

But Swansea may be afraid of the Blue Fox's counterattack and did not take the initiative to attack.

In the first 80 minutes, neither side created a good chance to score.

Until the 83rd minute, Mahrez broke through from the wing and created a corner kick opportunity in the frontcourt.

It was at this corner kick that Ling Feng assisted captain Morgan to score a header, scoring the only goal of the game!
(End of this chapter)