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Chapter 297 The plan has changed and the competition for the championship begins!
12 month 29 number.

Leicester.

The media room was already crowded with reporters from various large and small media.

Tomorrow is 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 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 as many as 17 points ahead of the second place!
With such a huge lead, it would be too cowardly to dare to compete 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 power, then you might as well find a job in a factory!
Of course, Ling Feng is just a player and cannot fully represent the club.
The media are looking forward to how the Italian coach, who talks about "relegation", will react after the team's star openly competes for the championship.
Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here!

As Ranieri and the team's press officer entered the room, the reporters' eyes immediately lit up and they straightened their bodies.

This much-anticipated game was scheduled by the Football Association for prime time on Wednesday.

Therefore, it is also necessary to strengthen in the upcoming winter window!

Sky Sports, which exclusively broadcast the live broadcast, also hired Martin Taylor, the "big brother" in the commentary industry, to commentate on this game.

After the press conference, Blue Fox fans flocked to the club’s official website and began to scroll:
"Premier League champions, here we come!"

. . .

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. As a pursuing team, our ultimate goal this season is of course the championship!"

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 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. Coupled with the league, the team faces huge challenges on the third front in the second half of the season. !”

"Go forward, Blue Fox!"

"Welcome to the King Power Stadium, we are about to bring you the highlight of the 2015th round of the 16- Premier League season, Leicester City vs. Manchester City at home."

This wave of analysis obviously points out that if Leicester City wants to win the championship, it must do two things well:

After all, Ling Feng is the darling of the fans and the star of the team, and he represents the team to a great extent!

On the contrary, it will make others think that they are too petty.

Faced with the reporters' barrages and the flashing spotlights, Ranieri looked like an old man.

On match day, the King Power Stadium was already packed.

What's more, halfway through the season, they are already 17 points ahead of the second place.

As soon as these words came out, the shutter sound of "click, click, click" suddenly sounded in the media room.

This problem was actually expected by Ranieri.

The crazy blue fox has shown its edge!

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!

"Mr. Ranieri, your team has not lost a game since the start of the season. What do you think of the team's status and prospects?"

At first, the questions weren't too serious.

There are quite a few acquaintances of Ling Feng in the Blue Moon Formation.

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.

Because on this day, they officially started competing for the championship!

It is worth mentioning that Lineker, who previously bet on Leicester City's ability to win the championship this season on the show, was also bombarded by fans on social media.

But anyone with a discerning eye will know that Lineker is giving Leicester City some advice!

He didn't think it was a bad thing for Ling Feng to announce his championship fight in front of the media.

When Martin Taylor's familiar voice sounded on the TV, millions of Premier League fans sitting in front of the TV couldn't help but stare closely at the TV screen, preparing for a wonderful battle!

at the same time
Players from both sides lined up in the tunnel and were preparing for their final appearance.

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?"

"With the depth of the team's lineup, if we don't make trade-offs in the competition, the huge advantage of the league may not be maintained until the end!"

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".

Instead, he felt that it would be more appropriate for Ling Feng to convey the news to the outside world first.

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.

First of all, in the case of multi-front operations, should we focus on the league, or rush for the cup, or even all of them!
Then, based on the importance of the event, a reasonable lineup rotation is performed to ensure the team's combat effectiveness.

"The person in charge of the live commentary for this game is Martin Taylor."

This wave of reasonable analysis seems to be nitpicking.

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, they always claimed that the team's goal was to avoid relegation, then they succeeded in avoiding relegation with a minimum relegation score of 40 points, and finally now they are 17 points ahead of the second place, and they are announced to be the championship.
Blue Fox, who has always kept a low profile, finally revealed to the world his sharp claws that he had been unable to hide for a long time!
December 12th is destined to be a day worth remembering for Leicester City fans.

"I think this is probably the best team I have ever led. The players are like a big family, respecting and caring for each other both on and off the court. As for the undefeated record, we are not overly optimistic about it. care."

"If we win the championship this season, I swear to give up drinking for three months!"

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!"

Faced with Ling Feng's criticism of his own image, Sterling did not feel offended. Instead, he touched the loose dreadlocks on his head and responded with a proud face:

"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, and his journey has been smooth.

In Liverpool, he was once the team's thigh that the fans had high hopes for, and he was also a future Red Army legend in the eyes of Rogers.

However, after disagreements with the club over salary, Sterling resigned and was dubbed 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.

Adapt to new team tactics, new urban environment, and new teammates.
The most important thing is to adapt to the fact that the Liverpool fans who once gave him cheers and applause in the stands have abused and booed 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 into a head of dreadlocks and grew 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, it's just Sterling's 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 like this again, Ling Feng rolled his eyes and suddenly had an interesting idea:

I saw him hugging Sterling's shoulders and showing a mysterious smile:

"Rahim, let's make a bet!"

Hearing this, Sterling couldn't help but be startled, "How to bet?"

"Let's bet on who can score a goal between me and you!"

As soon as these words came out, Sterling couldn't help but his eyes lit up, and he suddenly became interested:

"Interesting! What's the bet?"

"If I score a goal, you'll shave it off! If you score a goal, I'll grow a beard! How about that?"

"make a deal!"

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"

Seeing Ling Feng taking the initiative to say hello, De Bruyne couldn't help but smile:
"Yes"

This is the first competition between Ling Feng and De Bruyne, the two hottest young midfielders in Europe, in the league after their encounter 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.

“What’s the weather like in Manchester?”

"Too bad, much colder than Germany!"

After a few words of greeting, Ling Feng also returned to his 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 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 best midfielder in the world" Yaya Toure and Fernandinho.

Three attacking midfielders, with David Silva in the center and 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 XI is as follows:

Schmeichel Jr. guarded the goal, and the defense included 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, officially started!
The Blue Fox, playing at home, was 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, showing a strong attitude of attacking the visitors.

This season, two outstanding frontcourt players, De Bruyne and Sterling, were purchased. 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 aging defense 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 facing speedy forwards, 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, Yaya Toure, the "best midfielder in the world" in Manchester City, was in average condition in this game and did not participate too much in the offense. Instead, he stuck to the midfield area and vaguely surrounded Ling Feng with Fernandinho.

Obviously, this was Pellegrini’s advice:

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 No. 17, appears particularly active.

After moving to Manchester City, De Bruyne did not have as much freedom as he did at 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 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 strength.
In the 18th minute, De Bruyne received a pass from David Silva on the right side of the penalty area and faced Albrighton who was returning to defend one-on-one.

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 over the baseline with both fists.

After completing the save, Schmeichel looked calm and just shouted to Albrighton:
"Mark (Albrighton)! Follow closely! Don't let him get up!"

(End of this chapter)