Football: A late bloomer, starting with Leicester City

Chapter 62: Eight wins and one draw?I only feel that our relegation task is half completed (please follow up)
Chen Yufeng was not substituted in this game.

Ranieri seemed to want to take advantage of his threat and stand on the right to put pressure on Crystal Palace's right.

There is a player who can threaten the goal with a long pass or an inside cut at any time.

Crystal Palace's right-side attack will be subject to some interference.

They will be wary of and take care of Chen Yufeng, which will greatly reduce their offensive capabilities.

Even though Chen Yufeng had already started walking at this time, he no longer had any ability to sprint.

In this case, Leicester City put the focus of the game on the left, Mahrez's side.

Kirishin Oka and Kanter also ran more, making up for Chen Yufeng's defensive contribution.

"If I keep running like this one after another, I feel that my physical fitness will get better."

After Kanter helped Chen Yufeng make up for an interception, he pretended to complain in the direction of Chen Yufeng.

"Hahaha."

Oka Kirshinji, who just ran back, heard this and said with a smile: "You should think optimistically."

"Anyway, the media has started to praise you now. Your net worth will definitely increase significantly by the end of the year."

"If he is now forced to play more data because he is filling in for Chen Yufeng and is more active on the court, his value will rise again."

Kanter stared intently at the opponent's player who took the penalty kick, and smiled: "So I still have to thank him?"

"Of course."

Oka Kirshinji replied again when he was returning to defense. After he finished, he asked with a smile: "Will Ufeng Zhen say you're welcome to him?"

"No, this is what he should thank." Chen Yufeng shook his head and pretended to be serious.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Several teammates running around were laughing a little, as if they were touched by the interaction between these people.

Everyone seemed to be at ease and completed their on-field tasks with ease.

The Crystal Palace players are not idiots and they all understand English.

After seeing the appearance of their opponents, their hearts were certainly hit, and their movements were somewhat deformed.

On the one hand, they lamented the cohesion and confidence of Leicester City and felt that this was an opponent that was difficult to defeat.

On the other hand, they want to fight back quickly through performance so that they value themselves and respect themselves.

Of course, the Leicester City players were not disrespectful, and everyone still performed their game duties seriously during the chat.

"Oh!"

Not long after, as Mahrez cut in from the left and entered the penalty area, he used his left foot to slam the ball towards the rounded corner of the goal net, and the suspense of the game was completely eliminated.

Three to one!

Leicester City sealed the victory!

With more than ten minutes left, Crystal Palace's weak offensive power poses no threat to them at all!
This makes it easier for the players to play.

"What do you think the toppings of Mr. Ranieri's pizza will be?"

Oka Kirshinji brought up another topic with everyone when the ball was dead.

This pizza has really affected every player's mood from the beginning of the season to now.

"I don't know, just don't have eggplant or anything."

Vardy made a face, seemingly disgusted with the vegetable.

Other players also expressed their opinions and speculations. They were all looking forward to the first clean sheet victory.

"Beep! Beep! Beep—!"

When the stoppage time finally ran out, the referee blew three whistles symbolizing the end of the game.

In the tenth round of the Premier League, Leicester City once again scored three points with a score of [-] to [-], winning three consecutive games!

For a time, all the players were in the limelight, with full confidence and sense of achievement.

After the game, Ranieri and Chen Yufeng appeared at the press conference again and were interviewed by reporters together.

"Mr. Ranieri, the team has achieved a brilliant record of eight wins, one draw and one loss in the past ten rounds, and its current ranking in the standings has returned to second place."

"What do you think about this?"

A reporter asked a question, hoping that Ranieri could have a greater goal.

They hope to squeeze some news out of this veteran coach and make it headlines. "So far we have done well."

Ranieri was destined to disappoint him, but he just said lightly: "Eight wins and one draw, 25 points."

"This is more than half the goal of [-] points we set before the season."

"I never thought that the team would get these points in the tenth round. In the future, we will continue to strive to achieve the goal of relegation as soon as possible."

After Ranieri finished speaking, the reporters at the scene were disappointed and turned their heads to Chen Yufeng next to them.

"Yufeng, congratulations on your goal in today's game. Currently, your statistics are four goals and five assists. You have scored nine goals in ten Premier League games."

Another reporter said: "This is a very amazing efficiency. Will you maintain it?"

"Of course it will."

Chen Yufeng nodded slightly.

"Have you ever thought that future games will become more and more difficult, and the difficulty of producing statistics will increase significantly?"

A reporter added: "In the later stages of the league, as your physical reserves decline and your opponents get to know you better, you will become more wary."

"It's entirely possible."

"Yes." Chen Yufeng raised his eyebrows and said, "But I will also improve and gradually make it difficult for them to figure it out."

"What do you expect the team to achieve at the end of the season?" a reporter asked again.

Faced with this problem, Chen Yufeng looked at Ranieri next to him, and then smiled: "I will not expect anything else before completing Mr. Ranieri's relegation task."

"The road is taken step by step, and we must always maintain our desire for short-term goals."

After listening, Ranieri secretly gave Chen Yufeng a thumbs up under the table.

The reporters shook their heads in great disappointment, but then they also resolved their emotions in their hearts.

After all, Ranieri and Chen Yufeng are the kind of veterans who have experienced repeated defeats and defeats.

Their level of calmness is very different from that of young people.

"thank you all."

Ranieri thanked him one last time, ended the press conference in harmony, and walked out with Chen Yufeng.

On the other side, the home team's press conference was not so harmonious.

"I feel we have been unfairly punished and I will file a lawsuit with the FA to pursue the referee."

Alan Pardew puffed his beard and sat there with a stare. He no longer had the arrogance he had before the game, only decadence and messy hairstyle.

It looked like he had just lost his temper in the locker room, and now he came and took it out on the referee and the reporters.

"But what about the two goals behind Leicester City?" Some reporters asked with a frown. They also felt that Alan Pardu was a bit abstract, as if he couldn't afford to lose.

"Do you know football?"

Alan Pardu immediately started to be weird: "If you understand football, you know that if players suffer unfair penalties and are scored by opponents, their mentality changes."

"If the first goal hadn't been scored, the second and third ones wouldn't have happened!"

"But the first goal was a free kick, not an offside or foul goal. Doesn't it have anything to do with the good condition of Leicester City's right midfielder Chen Yufeng?" A reporter couldn't stand it and asked again.

"What does that have to do with anything?" Alan Pardew patted the table. "The goal rate for free kicks in that position is already very high. Why not say that the referee made a wrong call?"

"But you have never scored a free kick in your playing career. Crystal Palace has only scored one direct free kick in the past three years." A reporter reminded him contemptuously.

"enough!"

Alan Pardew couldn't stand it anymore, "It's all bullshit!"

He said his catchphrase, then angrily walked away from the scene.

The reporters immediately shook their heads. Such a person will never be able to achieve anything in football...

The personality of a successful person is called personality. The personality of a loser is just angry and ugly.

While sighing, the reporters also began to think.

This season, Leicester City, as a low-ranking player, has overtaken many powerful Premier League teams.

If this continues, won't they really be able to achieve something?
Not to mention the Champions League, there is always hope for the Europa League, right?
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