Football: A late bloomer, starting with Leicester City

Chapter 63: After ten rounds, interviews with Mourinho and Pochettino that angered

[After ten rounds, with eight wins, one draw and one loss, one point away from the top spot. Why can Leicester City play such a hot offensive this season? 】

[A dark horse in the English Premier League?Leicester City scored 25 points in just ten rounds. 】

[Possibility of winning the championship? 1:5000 fairy tale odds come true? 】

[Veteran Chen Yufeng had an amazing debut season. He has already scored four goals and five assists. He is just around the corner from the double-double he said. 】

This was the report that the media wasted the most time on after the tenth round of the Premier League ended the next day.

When the league reaches a milestone like the tenth round, they will no longer pay attention to the winning or losing of a single game, but will make a summary of the entire standings.

They want to see which clubs have the hope of competing for the title this season and which clubs have the possibility of competing for the top four.

Looking at this, everyone discovered that Leicester City, which was disliked by everyone at the beginning of the season, was still ranked second in the standings at this time.

And they are only one point away from first place Manchester City.

This is a very scary picture. The blue fox logo of Leicester City stays in that position, which looks a bit weird.

Many people who have not paid attention to the Premier League standings before will wonder if they are dazzled when they see this scene for the first time?

Leicester City?

Not in the relegation zone, but in No. 2?

In response, many fans left their own comments in shock.

"Well, I'm not an irrational person and I think I would take back what I said before the season."

"It lasted ten rounds, which is really scary."

"Of course, they have no chance of winning the championship, and there is a high probability that they will not win the fourth place, but making this start really celebrates the New Year for Leicester fans."

"If we continue to play well and the decline is not too big, I think we can fight for a spot in the Europa League."

"It will definitely fall off. It won't last long."

"The odds are still [-] to [-]. The bookmaker dares to offer this odds, which means that it is impossible for this to happen."

"These media are really irresponsible. According to what you said, that Lampez who was interviewed by Sky Sports before is going to get a huge bonus?"

"Twenty-five million euros? Hahaha, I don't think this can happen in football lottery."

"Okay, the media didn't actually promote that they have a chance to win the championship. They are just shocked by the current ranking."

"..."

Many comments were posted on the Internet, and fans expressed different meanings.

Many people praised Leicester City for a good start. Maybe they have the opportunity to do something meaningful, such as competing for the Europa League?

Some people feel that the media is irresponsible and started to promote a club like Leicester City to win. This kind of stunt is disgusting.

In general, everyone is still not optimistic that Leicester City can stay in this position for a long time.

As the popularity continued, some Premier League head coaches also talked about Leicester City in interviews.

The world-famous coach, the madman Mourinho, who took over Chelsea's coaching job for the second time, was asked about this in an interview.

The reason is simple. This is a coach who has already had issues with Ranieri. The history of their feud can even be traced back to Spain in 1999.

Ranieri had also coached Chelsea before, and his successor after poor results was the madman who coached Chelsea for the first time.

For various reasons, these reporters quickly sensed a good opportunity to break hot news and quickly kicked the ball towards Mourinho's position.

"Mr. Mourinho, you once said that Ranieri is an old man who is almost 70 years old but has not won anything yet."

"What are your thoughts on Leicester City's performance this season, which has been ahead of Chelsea."

A reporter asked Mourinho a question. Chelsea has had a poor record since the beginning of this season, and Mourinho was even on the verge of dismissal.

"I don't need to have any ideas, I've won a lot of championships and he has nothing."

Mourinho's expression was dull and his eyes were a little unhappy.

"Will the team's ranking eventually surpass them?" a reporter continued to ask. "I don't know, we have encountered a lot of difficulties and we are solving them." Mourinho gradually became a little irritable.

"When you meet Ranieri's team later, will you beat him?"

"Stop it." Mourinho wiped away the reporter's camera and said coldly: "Please don't compare me with Ranieri. We are not coaches of the same level at all."

"He is nothing until he wins the Premier League and the Champions League."

From the perspective of Leicester City, Mourinho is definitely a bit of a villain.

But this is really just his character, a character built up from countless honors and high-spirited moments.

He has the capital and the right to speak.

This is why some people love him and others hate him, and this is why he always attracts attention.

Everyone has to admit that he will always be one of the greatest football coaches in the world.

However, looking at this season alone, there is a high probability that he will lose to Ranieri for the first time.

…………

The then Tottenham Hotspur head coach Pochettino was quickly asked about this in an interview the next day.

"Mr. Pochettino, the team has scored [-] points in the last seven games and is at the top of the standings. Will you try to win the championship?" A reporter first started with Tottenham's performance.

"Of course, every manager wants to win the Premier League."

Pochettino nodded slightly, his mood relatively stable for the time being.

"In your opinion, does Leicester City have the strength to compete with Tottenham for the championship?" The reporter quickly changed the topic to the topic.

"Um..." Pochettino was silent for a moment, and then said with a slight movement on his face: "Why not? Every team is a competitor on the road to winning the championship."

Of course, his ambiguous answer could not fool the reporter, "No, I mean, will Tottenham go to Leicester City as soon as possible? Is this a difficult thing?"

"We'll fight for it."

Pochettino was already gritting his teeth secretly, "This is not a very difficult thing. The team has adjusted itself."

"Also, Son Heung-min, who was transferred for nearly 4000 million euros this season, is currently in poor condition."

Reporters soon began to poke Pochettino's heart again, "And Leicester City's Tottenham discarded player Chen Yufeng has already scored four goals and five assists."

"Do Spurs regret it? Or personally, do you regret it?"

"Because they heard that Chen Yufeng had a very good relationship with you when he was in the team."

"Yes, I will regret it. Are you satisfied?" Pochettino's face turned completely dark.

Of course he was paying attention to Chen Yufeng's performance.

After every Leicester City game, he couldn't help but look at it.

If he sees Chen Yufeng scoring another goal and assist, the corners of his mouth will twitch, and he will feel like he has been stabbed in his heart.

Especially when viewed as a whole, the data of four goals and five assists in ten rounds is completely top-notch performance, and there is no fault at all.

Every time in the dead of night, Pochettino thinks of himself who decisively signed the termination contract, and wants to give himself two slaps.

Although he didn't know why Chen Yufeng suddenly seemed to have enlightened...

"Will you continue to pay attention to him? Or will Tottenham sign him back later?" The reporter's heart-wrenching words sounded again.

Pochettino pursed his lips, his anger visible to the naked eye, "No, please disappear in front of me, I never want to see you again."

He won't sign a contract and come back, but if he doesn't pay attention, can Pochettino really endure it?

impossible.

If he didn't see Chen Yufeng sink, he would never feel comfortable in his heart.

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