Football: A late bloomer, starting with Leicester City

Chapter 269 Overall summary of the first round of the Champions League group stage, Chen Yufeng’s appointment at the end of October (please vote for me)

Because Leicester City's Champions League ranking is relatively low.

After they finished playing, the entire first round of the Champions League group stage was also over, and the media began to compile reports.

"Barcelona scored seven goals and beat Celtic! Messi scored three goals and assisted one! Leicester City and Bayern Munich both won five-goal victories! Chen Yufeng also scored three goals and one assist!" - Marca, Spain

"Tottenham lost to Monaco 1 to 2, the first upset of this tournament. Real Madrid beat Sporting CP in stoppage time and almost had a bad start! Cristiano Ronaldo scored a goal!" - France Sport News

"Chen Yufeng and Messi are tied for the top scorer list in the Champions League! Both of them completed hat tricks in the first round of the game that ended today!" - The Guardian

"Breaking rumors? Chen Yufeng scored four goals and once again showed his best level in UEFA!" - AFP Champions League special issue

"Porto drew 1-1 with Copenhagen, and Leicester City beat Brugge with five goals. The situation of qualifying for the group seems to be relatively clear. As long as there are no big problems, they have a chance to compete for the first place in the group!" - Rice special report

These are some of the major events in this round of the Champions League.

It can be seen that the popularity of the Champions League is still very high. After a round of games, media from various countries rushed to report on it, putting these cutting-edge news in front of people's eyes for the first time.

In an instant, the discussion about the first round of the group stage began.

Fans and anti-fans of major stars have joined the discussion and created some controversial topics.

"Messi is in such good shape, why doesn't he have a chance at the upcoming Ballon d'Or?"

"Why don't you look at what you are talking about? Let's not say that Cristiano Ronaldo, who won the Champions League last year with a score of 70+, can make him drink Chen Yufeng with a score of 60+ in the European Cup alone, right?"

"Stop arguing about these controversial topics. I like Messi very much, but he did not perform well last year. There is really no hope for the Ballon d'Or this year."

"Let's not talk about the Ballon d'Or. With this four-goal performance, who else can win?"

"Didn't you see that Chen Yufeng also scored four goals?"

"What about Cristiano Ronaldo? Where did Cristiano Ronaldo go? How come Real Madrid almost lost to Sporting CP?"

"I don't understand why you brought Chen Yufeng when you were talking about Mero. Has he already entered the realm of the three unparalleled heroes? There is no such possibility..."

"Chen Yufeng played really well this time. He still has that weird feeling. He can always use the right footwork in the right position to score the ball into the goal."

"..."

As the Golden Globe Awards are approaching, these people have mentioned Chen Yufeng's name more these days, and put it together with Messi and Ronaldo.

It has gradually become a three-part world, although Chen Yufeng occupies an absolutely weak position in it.

However, Chen Yufeng, who is currently showing his fiery form again, really has to raise some expectations.

People are waiting to see what awards this magical veteran will win at the FIFA awards ceremony at the end of the year.

Puskas?

Team of the Year?

Or maybe the ultimate Ballon d'Or?

They don't know that these selections can only be left to those who have the right to vote to see what they can finally negotiate.

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On September 9, Leicester City did not arrange training.

Players came to the gym one after another to perform some simple muscle recovery training.

The next day is the fifth round of the Premier League. They must relax today, otherwise they will definitely not be able to run by then.

"This season has gone by so fast. It feels like everything is fast-paced. So many games have been played in the blink of an eye."

Oka Kirshinji, who was on the treadmill, said aloud that he was running very slowly and was just relaxing.

"I've been reading some basic philosophy these past two days."

Mahrez was riding his bicycle and said, "The book says that when people's desire for one thing is strong enough and their attention is concentrated enough, time will no longer be days, months and years, but will be broken down by you." Divide it into events.”

"At this time, your memory will only follow these events, and nothing else in your free time will become your memory point, so you will feel that time passes quickly."

"So, what's the summary in one sentence?" Vardy asked speechlessly as if he couldn't bear to hear Mahrez farting on his bicycle.

"It's just that the schedule is too intensive and I can't take any time off. Things and pressures keep coming one after another." Mahrez explained with a pursed lips.

"If I had said so earlier, it would have been over."

Chen Yufeng's legs were tied with elastic bands. He shook his head slightly and said, "Who will we beat after Burnley?"

While running, Kirishin Oka took out his mobile phone, watched the schedule, and introduced it to the players in the gym, "We have four more games this month."

"After Burnley, we will play Chelsea in the EFL Cup, followed by Manchester United in the sixth round of the Premier League, and the last game will be Porto in the Champions League."

"As for next month, we have a total of five games, the seventh round match against Southampton in the Premier League, the eighth round match against Chelsea, and the last game in the Champions League cycle against Copenhagen. "

"Then we will play Crystal Palace in the ninth round of the Premier League and Tottenham in the tenth round."

At the end, Kirishin Oka had a bit of bitterness on his face, "It doesn't sound intensive, but there is a national team match day in October, and there are still only two or three days between the Champions League and Premier League schedules."

After hearing this somewhat devilish schedule, everyone's expressions were not very good.

Especially those who have national team competition tasks, it is even more uncomfortable.

The World Cup qualifiers have already begun. While they are facing great pressure from Leicester City, they also have to consider the performance of their national team in the qualifiers.

After all, that means whether they can enter the 18 World Cup in Russia. “It’s a lot of pressure, maybe Yu Feng can feel better.”

Mahrez looked at Chen Yufeng with some envy, "In all the games in the first round of the European qualifiers, the Belgian team had almost no pressure."

"He can communicate with Wilmots and decide whether to go or not based on his physical condition and the importance of the game. Anyway, I heard that his substitute Mertens is in good shape this year."

"How am I feeling better?" Chen Yufeng must have been unconvinced and retorted: "I carry the entire Leicester City on my shoulders. I dream every day and think about how to help the team more."

"Who makes me the best captain..."

He said these words very shamelessly, attracting disdainful looks from all the players in the gym.

"Okay, let's all work hard together, and we'll look back at it at the end of October."

Chen Yufeng learned Mr. Ranieri's small goal setting method very well, "At that time, the single cycle of the Champions League group stage was completed, and the Premier League also reached the tenth round."

"What do you think we will achieve? Make a prediction?"

"As long as one person guesses correctly, I will invite the whole team to the tavern to drink two beers. But this is just a relaxing time, so don't get addicted."

After he finished speaking, the other players really started to think.

This is indeed a good node, and they can look forward to the results then.

"In the first ten rounds of the Premier League, we will still face the Big 6 one after another. The easier opponents may be Crystal Palace and Burnley."

Mahrez thought about it first and quickly made his prediction, "Then I hope we can get 6 to 7 points in the first three rounds of the Champions League and 20 points in the Premier League."

"After all, the schedule is intensive, and Mr. Ranieri will definitely rotate in some Premier League games."

"That's right." Vardy echoed: "I feel that the 5-0 victory over Bruges in the first round has given Mr. Ranieri confidence that he will focus more on the Champions League in the future."

"My prediction is that we may win the Champions League and get 9 points, and directly lock in the qualifying spot in the group after a single cycle."

"As for the Premier League... I hope we can strive for around 22 points."

"My thoughts are similar to Vardy's," Oka added.

Others were quick to express their opinions, and most people were more inclined to Vardy's statement.

After all, everyone must hope that the team will have a better life, qualify for the Champions League group early, and at the same time strive for more points in the Premier League and not be affected by the intensive schedule.

"Where's Kanter?" Someone turned their attention to Kanter, who was stretching in the corner, hoping to get his prediction.

"I don't have any expectations." Kanter smiled shyly, and then expressed his biggest wish: "I hope everyone can play well and no one will be injured."

His words stunned everyone in the locker room. Indeed, this is a problem that everyone must face.

In the highly competitive world of football, sometimes there is no such thing as body first and competition second.

At certain moments, you know that there is a risk of injury at certain moments, but you still have to step forward and complete the technical movements.

Because behind everyone is the team and the fans, and players need to sacrifice themselves when necessary.

This is why Kanter said this. He just hopes everyone has better luck and fewer injuries.

"Kante still cares about us."

Mahrez gave a thumbs up to Kante and expressed his appreciation. At the same time, he did not forget to step on Chen Yufeng. "Unlike Yufeng, I just think about how many points we can score."

Chen Yufeng: "..."

Although I know Mahrez is joking, he is a bit too much like a capitalist in the football world, using his captain's rights to crazily squeeze his team's players.

"Of course I hope that everyone will not get injured, but outside of this premise, I hope that we will achieve better results and be worthy of our efforts this season."

Chen Yufeng shrugged and explained; "Not talking about you, for me, my career may be in the second half of my career, and I will play less and less every year."

"I still hope that I can do more things in the limited time so that my journey will not be in vain."

"At the very least, we have to leave something more behind so that we can make it worthwhile to fight in this arena."

After he finished speaking, no one in the locker room said anything.

After Chen Yufeng finished his personal training, he was ready to leave here, "Come on, let's take a look at the predictions made at the end of October."

"Hopefully, we will look back with a smile on our face, just like yesterday's game against Bruges."

After he left, people began to leave the gym.

Everyone began to have some expectations in their hearts, and they all wanted the day at the end of October to come earlier.

What situation will Leicester City face at that time?

How many goals and assists will they score?

(End of this chapter)