Football: A late bloomer, starting with Leicester City

Chapter 147 If the square of four is rounded off, we can still be considered a twenty-zero Arsenal (please vote for me)

Next to the attic, Ranieri and Steve Walsh appeared here, watching everything happening in the canteen.

Steve Walsh had actually been paying attention to the changes in Ranieri's expression, trying to read something on his face.

Speaking in itself, as the season enters its final conclusion, there is little suspense about the Premier League championship.

As double-champion reserve players, they can hold their heads high at this moment and proudly look back at everything that happened in this miraculous season.

But at this time, Ranieri's expression was still calm, as if the players were just rejoicing in the success of relegation.

"what do you think?"

Steve Walsh couldn't help it anymore and asked aloud.

"What do you think?" Ranieri glanced at him with a smile and said, "This season?"

"Next season."

Compared to what has passed, Steve Walsh is curious to know what Ranieri’s plans are next.

As a veteran of Leicester City, he has nothing to say about this season. He really wants to see what Ranieri, who has created miracles with his own hands, will do next.

In other words, Steve Walsh is looking forward to further and higher goals. He is eager to hear that sentence from Ranieri's mouth. This season is not about luck. We will still be very competitive next season. !

"Next season..."

Ranieri's expression did not change. He thought for a while, then smiled and said: "If all the players can stay and there are some good signings."

"I think we can try to qualify in the Champions League group and become a top [-] team."

"Is it just the top [-]?" Steve Walsh was a little disappointed, and then said: "What about the Premier League next season? It must not be the main battlefield, right?"

What he said is actually a more common choice between weak teams.

If a mid-to-lower team can perform superbly in a certain season and enter the European competition in the second year.

Then they will most likely focus on the European war, strive for a higher ranking to increase the team's popularity and influence, and strive to add some subtle foundation to the history of this team!

When someone thinks of and introduces this team in the future, they will have two completely different feelings after entering the Champions League quarter-finals and once entering the Champions League semi-finals.

"The Premier League is still relegated."

After Ranieri said this calmly, he felt like he couldn't hold back his laughter, and then changed his words: "Okay, next season in the Premier League we can try to enter the European theater."

After hearing this, Steve Walsh turned his head and looked at the cheering players below for a moment of silence, as if thinking about something.

After a long time, he turned his head with some determination and said seriously: "Mr. Ranieri, I think we can compete for the Champions League."

"Maybe you should be more determined, give up some things, and believe that you can achieve results on another battlefield."

"If this is a situation where you are trying to catch both ends, you may not get good results anywhere in the end."

Because of this situation this season, although he dare not say it, Steve Walsh certainly dares to think about it.

Will they be afraid when they encounter teams such as Liverpool, Manchester United, and Chelsea this season?

Not afraid at all, they finally defeated them and won the championship.

Next season, when we go to that battlefield that we have never touched before and face the dominant teams in other leagues, why do we have to feel scared?

Perhaps in all aspects, they are indeed inferior to those teams.

But looking back, isn't this how the Premier League played out this season? Isn't the final chapter of the fairy tale about winning the top domestic league championship?
He wants to rush out and lead this group of grassroots players to a wider sky!

Maybe they have a high probability of failure, maybe they are about to be disappointed, but why not give it a try?
Ranieri did not reply to Steve Walsh, and there was no change in his expression.

He is always such a person, he doesn't like to be moody or angry, and he doesn't like to set very high goals for the team from the beginning.

However, something must have changed in his heart.

After one season, he and Steve Walsh, an excellent sports director, have become very good friends.

He will definitely listen to the suggestions given by the other party.

"You should think about it for a while. It's time for us to prepare for the game against Southampton."

Steve Walsh did not force Ranieri to express his position now, and left here after saying this.

After he left, Ranieri still looked at the players in the cafeteria, not leaving for a long time, as if thinking about something.

Finally, as if he had made a decision, Ranieri dialed Mr. Vichai's phone number.

…………

Time has entered April, and the league has completely ushered in the final stage.

On April 4, Leicester City ushered in the highly anticipated home game against Southampton.

This is the second round of the Premier League No. 30, the final stage of the championship!
If they can successfully win this game, Leicester City can be said to have half a foot on the podium!

They can go home with peace of mind. Tomorrow they will start to look forward to Arsenal's failure in the away game, and the day after tomorrow they will start to look forward to Liverpool's success in blocking Tottenham!

Yes, their game is played first, and the other two championship opponents will play tomorrow and the day after tomorrow respectively.

Therefore, this is a game that must be won, a game that is enough to calm down all the players!

"Beep!"

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the whistle sounded to start the game at the King Power Stadium.

Under the cheers of the Leicester City fans in the audience, all Leicester City players rushed towards Southampton's half with the momentum of winning.

They must win this game steadily, send out their last roar towards the Premier League champion, and successfully tame that unruly trophy!

"Ohhhhhhh..."

From the beginning of the game, Leicester City fans have been cheering for the players.

They beat the gongs and drums and shouted neat slogans to protect this last moment. "Dear viewers, the second round of the Premier League No. 30 has begun. Let us pay attention to some situations in this game of Leicester City."

In the Sina Sports studio, Zhan Jun's energetic voice sounded, which was different from the past.

It seems that he really hopes that Leicester City can win and kill the final suspense of the championship.

This is a game where it is difficult to remain neutral. Even an excellent commentator like Zhan Jun cannot maintain his professionalism.

"Leicester City played very fiercely from the beginning. It seemed that they wanted to take the lead early, which is understandable."

"For Southampton, it will be difficult for them to stop Leicester City's charge because they have no desires and desires. They will be shocked by Leicester City's iron hoofs and lose the feeling of the game."

"Vardy!! Ah... just a little bit closer!"

"He has now scored 22 Premier League goals, ranking first in the Premier League scorer list with Kane, and is the most powerful contender for the Premier League scorer title this season."

"..."

The game passed like this minute by minute, Leicester City kept pressing in Southampton's half, playing a fierce attack.

This strong attack showed no sign of weakening until the 30th minute of the game, and it seemed that they would not stop until they took the lead.

In this case, Southampton's defense quickly could not withstand the pressure and began to make frequent mistakes.

In the 307th minute of the game, Kanter stepped forward to steal the pass from the Southampton midfielder, cut off an opponent's counterattack, and quickly switched to defense to focus on the attack.

"Oh!"

He passed the ball to Chen Yufeng on the right, who immediately charged towards Southampton's defense after receiving the ball.

After one season, Chen Yufeng has become very confident.

I haven’t added any points recently, and my physical fitness is very strong.

This allows him to boldly try to break through, pass the opponent's defender and then send a higher quality cross to the center.

Southampton's right back quickly surrendered and was beaten to the ground by a few tricks from Chen Yufeng, almost falling to the ground.

"Oh!"

Chen Yufeng then passed a very threatening cross towards the center, and the football flew quickly in front of Vardy.

"Shh!"

A sound of hitting the net was heard later, and Vardy followed up in one fell swoop and smashed the ball into the net with his head.

"Yeahhhhhh..." Leicester City fans shouted soon, and Vardy waved his arms and rushed towards Chen Yufeng.

One to zero!

Leicester City takes the lead!
This was a goal that made many people breathe a sigh of relief. They did not see the stumble at the last moment, but only saw the unstoppable momentum!

"The goal is in! Vardy scored the No. 20 three goals in the Premier League this season! Before the Tottenham game has started, he can be the top scorer in the Premier League!"

Zhan Jun's excited shouts rang out: "With the help of Mahrez and Chen Yufeng this season, this former amateur forward appears to be very efficient and has completed his job very well!"

"Chen Yufeng also reported his No. 13 assists this season, charging towards the final Premier League assists king!"

All the Leicester City players hugged each other and celebrated excitedly.

Ranieri on the sidelines also waved his arms and stood up with an excited expression.

"Maybe I should open that bottle of red wine in advance."

Steve Walsh's voice sounded behind him. He came up and put his arm around Ranieri's shoulders from behind, "I want to start celebrating when I get back tonight."

"We haven't won yet, don't worry." Ranieri forced himself not to be too excited, smiled and shook his head.

"Hahaha." Steve Walsh smiled and pointed at the Leicester City players who were celebrating together on the field. "They will tell you soon whether they will win or not."

As he said, after Vardy acted as a corkscrew, the next Leicester City players seemed to be playing crazy.

In the second minute of Game No. 40, Mahrez sent a cross pass towards Chen Yufeng. Chen Yufeng faced the goalkeeper and steadily pushed the ball into the far corner of the net!

Two to zero!
Chen Yufeng scored No. 18 Premier League goals this season!

After returning from the break in the second half, Leicester City showed no signs of stopping their attack.

In the 609th minute, Chen Yufeng took a corner kick from the left position. The football perfectly bypassed all opponent players and landed in front of the unmarked Kanter at the back point.

"Bang!!"

Faced with this opportunity, Kanter finally scored the only wonderful goal of the season.

He threw his body directly, dived and hit the ball into the net!

Three to zero!
As Vardy scored another goal in stoppage time through Drinkwater's assist, Leicester City finally settled the game at [-]-[-]!
With a big win, they laid the final foundation for entering the Premier League podium!

"Yeahhhhhh...!!"

Under the crazy shouts of the fans, Leicester City players gathered in the center circle of the King Power Stadium to celebrate excitedly.

Ranieri and a group of assistant coaches also joined in. Now, they can quietly wait for the results of Arsenal and Tottenham.

In the VIP stands of the stadium.

Mr. Vichai and his son Ayavat appeared here and hugged each other ecstatically.

"We beat Southampton [-]-[-], and Southampton beat Arsenal [-]-[-] before that."

After the hug, Ayawat made a serious gesture of two, "After four to the square and then rounded up, we can be regarded as twenty to zero Arsenal."

It seems that at the moment when the championship is about to usher in, Ayawat is very upset about the team's double defeat by Arsenal this season.

(End of this chapter)