Football: A late bloomer, starting with Leicester City

Chapter 155 is in the final stage of rapid advancement, and the contract renewal ceremony is officially underway (please vote for me)

December 4, King Power Stadium.

"Ohhhhhhh..."

The 34th round of the Premier League was coming quickly. Before the game started, the fans at the scene burst into fierce cheers.

This is their first home game after officially winning the Premier League championship.

In this game, the players and coaching staff of West Ham United still spontaneously stood on the side of the pitch and lined up to welcome the new champion.

On the one hand, this is a human touch between the club and the club. They should send basic blessings to Leicester City.

On the other hand, they do admire the opponents they faced early in the season.

Like Sunderland, who could have imagined that Leicester City could remain hot this season and eventually win the Premier League title?

West Ham United head coach Bilic stood at the front of the queue and sent congratulations to every Leicester City player and coach.

"Come on, come on, you are the best team."

"I'm following your game and trying to get the Premier League Golden Boot over Kane."

"Your defense is really good, French boy, come on, do more for the French team in the European Cup and World Cup."

"Yu Feng, you have brought back a lot of painful memories for me, hahaha."

"..."

After patting Chen Yufeng on the shoulder at the end, Bilic walked to the coaching bench and sat here relaxedly enjoying the game.

They must have no desires and desires, they will not settle for high or low, and they don't have much desire to win.

Fight against this miracle team again after winning the championship, just enjoy the wonderful performance of your opponents and yourself, and accept whoever wins or loses.

"The players on both sides seemed very relaxed in this game. We could even see Chen Yufeng's fancy dribbling many times."

"Hahaha, generally speaking, after players reach the age of 30, they have to do less work and play more pragmatically."

"But Chen Yufeng doesn't seem to be. It's great that he still feels like this at this age."

"Let's look at Leicester City's chance, Kante passes to Vardy!"

"Vardy rushed into the penalty area. Is Vardy going to continue to score goals?!"

"Beautiful! Vardy scored this goal! Leicester City took a [-]-[-] lead at home!"

"He's been in really hot shape recently and is heading towards the Premier League Golden Boot. He's so strong!"

"..."

On the court, Vardy once again stretched out his right hand and pointed at Kanter, who was smiling.

He rushed to Kante's side, leaned down directly, carried Kante on his back, and wandered around the Leicester City fans area.

Chen Yufeng seemed to be in a good mood at the moment. He pounced from behind the two of them like a prank, putting more pressure on Vardy.

"thump!"

There was a sound of falling to the ground, and the three of them fell to the ground, embarrassed and smiling at the same time.

"Yufeng, you really don't know how much you weigh." Vardy was lying on the ground, looking at the sky and laughing.

"Crack!" A reporter on the sidelines took pictures of this scene again and made it the front page headline that night.

The three Leicester City players fell to the ground together, but their expressions of laughter appeared in front of all the fans.

Vardy, Kante, Chen Yufeng.

If you include Mahrez, these must be the four players they least want to lose.

At this moment, seeing them so joyful and happy together brought smiles to many people's lips.

[Leicester City defeated West Ham United 85-[-] at home!Premier League points approaching [-]! 】

Report after report was issued from here, and more people saw the attitude and strength of this team and fell in love with them.

…………

7 days later, on September 4rd.

Leicester City's players continued to press forward with great energy and faced mid-table team Swansea at home.

It’s been a good year for Swansea too.

After thirty rounds, they were firmly around tenth in the standings and out of the relegation zone early.

It was a good performance, but nothing compared to Leicester City's miracle.

"congratulations!"

"You guys are awesome, but we're not bad this year either, hahaha."

"Keep up the good work next season and wish you a successful Champions League journey."

Before the game started, all members of the Swansea team still lined up in front of the players' tunnel to send blessings to the new champion.

Every player had deep admiration on their face, clapped their palms constantly, and welcomed the champion from the bottom of their hearts.

A season ago, Leicester City was a team in the same situation as them, and now, the two teams have performed amazingly this year.

For the Swansea players, they can substitute for the Leicester City players, which is why their feelings are stronger than other players.

"Beep!"

The game then started. The fans at the King Power Stadium pulled out banners and sang continuously. Everyone was looking forward to the final moment of winning the cup.They can't wait!
In this game, the visiting team Swansea first scored a goal through a corner kick.

But 2 minutes after the goal, Leicester City equalized the score through Mahrez's assist to Drinkwater.

Until the 708th minute of the game, Vardy, who was aiming for the golden boot in the season's top scorer list, after completing the steal from the Swansea goalkeeper, pushed the ball into the empty goal!
Two to one!

Leicester City's fighting spirit in the second half of the season was also amazing, and they staged a comeback!

"Yeahhhhh...!"

A burst of fierce cheers erupted at the King Power Stadium. Vardy, enveloped in the love of the fans, opened his hands, shouted and rushed towards the corner area, and kicked the corner flagpole with his final kick.

"Click!" The domineering side was recorded again by reporters outside the venue, and the photo of Vardy kicking the corner flagpole was placed on the cover of Sky Sports' column.

Georgie Thompson appeared here again with a constipated expression, explaining to the audience in front of the TV, "Vardy, Leicester City's top scorer this season, scored the 26th goal of the season. En opened a 2-goal gap.”

"This will be his best chance to win the season's top scorer, it depends on whether he can grasp it."

"In addition, the two wide wings in Leicester City have gradually turned the Premier League Player of the Season award into a battle within the team."

"Chen Yufeng scored 18 goals and 15 assists in the past league. Mahrez is not too inferior to him. He also scored 16 goals and 14 assists in the Premier League."

"The two of them rank among the top two in the Premier League's assists list, and both are among the top five scorers."

"It looks like the best player of the season will definitely be won by one of the two."

"..."

After the game against Swansea, Leicester City has only the last three games left in this season's schedule.

On April 4, before entering the second leg against Manchester United in early May, a grand press conference was held at Leicester City's training base.

On this day, countless media reporters poured into Leicester City's training base, setting up cameras early, waiting for the arrival of a moment.

Soon, Ranieri and Vichai appeared here. After a simple opening remarks, they started today's theme-the contract renewal ceremony.

The first one to come up was Chen Yufeng.

As the veteran with the most goals in the team, his contract extension is a concern of many reporters.

"I hope we can achieve good results next season and you can also produce better data."

Vichai stretched out his hand towards Chen Yufeng. After a brief shake, the two sat down at the table, opened the contract and started signing.

The contract was prepared long ago and is consistent with what was discussed before.

Chen Yufeng will receive high bonus terms and the team's maximum salary of 18 euros per week!
This is Mr. Vichai’s sincerity and his efforts to retain Chen Yufeng.

"Crack clap clap!"

Under the flashlights of countless reporters at the scene, the two lowered their heads and wrote their names on the contract. Then they stood up, picked up a Leicester City No. 66 jersey, and began to take photos.

Ranieri also came over at this time and took a group photo with Vichai standing next to Chen Yufeng.

They once asked Chen Yufeng if he wanted to wear a jersey with other numbers next season.

But Chen Yufeng still firmly chose the number 66, which is his number.

Not long after, the photo session ended and the interviews with the media began.

"Mr. Chen Yufeng, first of all, congratulations on your great success this season. What does this mean to you?"

The reporters outside the court quickly started asking questions, and everyone wanted to squeeze into the front row to get the first chance.

Last time, in the same place, their behaviors were completely different from now.

This undoubtedly represents Chen Yufeng's various achievements this season, and has gradually put him at the center of public opinion on this team.

"This only means a beginning, and I will strive for greater success in the future."

Chen Yufeng replied with a smile and simply answered the question, still using the same rhetoric.

This is actually the truest portrayal of his heart.

"The media is more concerned. With your performance this season, why haven't you had any scandals with other wealthy teams?"

A reporter came up and asked a more topical question, "Is it true that there is no quotation? Or?"

"I must admit that I did not receive such an invitation."

Having said this, Chen Yufeng turned his head with a smile, glanced at Vichai and Ranieri, and continued: "But I don't think there is anything wrong with fighting with my teammates here for another season. This is not a forced choice."

"If a person always likes to switch teams at a very fast pace and arbitrarily abandon the relationship developed over a year, I don't think this is a very wise choice."

"While pursuing honors, it would also be good if the players could give up less things and be less eager and impetuous."

"After all, I will only be 31 years old after this year. Why not give it a try with this group of lovely people?"

After answering this question, Chen Yufeng briefly answered a few more questions and then left the press conference.

After him, Mahrez, Shinji Okazaki and others came out again, completed their contract renewals with the team, and accepted interviews with the media.

The media saw almost all the main players of the team that season, except for one person who did not appear here.

"Where's Kanter? Mr. Vichai, didn't he renew his contract with the team?"

A reporter asked Mr. Vichai a question at the end. He originally thought it would be a very tender story. After the miracle victory, no one chose to leave. Everyone withstood the temptation.

"The contract renewal negotiations with Kante are still continuing. Don't worry, we will definitely try our best to retain every Leicester City player." Vichai appeared in front of the camera with a smile and said the last sentence.

(End of this chapter)