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Chapter 306 I’m so scared, I’m overtaken in points!

With Kane's offside goal, Tottenham Hotspur narrowly defeated the visiting top team Leicester City at home.

Not only did it end Leicester City's twenty-game unbeaten record, it also gave them their first taste of defeat.

After the game, Ling Feng faced Kane, Ali, Dell and other national team teammates who came to comfort him. He just nodded silently and said he was fine.

He didn't blame Kane or Ali or anyone else.

If he were a Tottenham player, if the penalty was beneficial to his team, he would accept it without hesitation.

A football match is like a war without smoke.

The goal of both sides is to win by any means necessary!

Of course, misjudgments are part of the game.

If your team encounters a misjudgment, it is normal to feel angry, angry, and unwilling.

Such an aggrieved result still made the Blue Fox generals feel aggrieved.

But they cannot lose their minds because of impulsiveness. They can only learn to accept it, and then grow in the game and strive not to give their opponents and referees any chance next time!

"I can only say that the ball when Mahrez fell in the penalty area was definitely a penalty!"

Because, in this focus battle, this famous Premier League whistler who has been law enforcement in the Premier League for more than ten years made several controversial penalties:
The first one was that Mahrez was knocked to the ground by Vertonghen in the Tottenham penalty area and no penalty was awarded.

However, what makes them feel unhappy is that they have done what they have done and have gained notoriety.

They began to flood the screen, criticizing Atkinson and the FA’s poor penalty in this game:
"This is a crime!"

The end of Leicester City's unbeaten streak this season gave fans of the other nineteen teams a sigh of relief and a little confidence.

Ranieri did not dare to question the referee's decision like Mourinho and Ferguson.

"Atkinson stole three points from the Blue Fox!"

Even if VAR is introduced in the future, there will still be weird offside operations involving body hair.
However, these two controversial penalties alone made all the efforts of the Leicester City soldiers come to naught.

If the strength gap between the two teams is too big and Leicester City takes the lead early and controls the rhythm of the game, even if the referee wants to blow the whistle, it will be difficult to do.

In the "Match Day" program, Lineker and the guests ignored the FA and directly pointed out the referee's misjudgment during the live broadcast.

However, at least the referee was not openly questioned, and the FA was not in a position to punish Ranieri.

Obviously, in this era without VAR, the judgment of offside can only rely on the linesman's naked eye.

"This result is unfortunate. We should have won this game."

After the game, many visiting team fans gave Atkinson international friendly gestures as he left the field and greeted his family.

Through instant replay, both the Blue Fox coaching staff and the fans watching the live broadcast in front of the TV can see that Vertonghen did not touch the ball.

"But that's how it goes sometimes, you play well and you lose the game. Just like life."

Therefore, even if they lose, Leicester City's lead is still 18 points!
However, this game was also widely discussed after the game.

Although the Blue Fox players were forced by the situation and could not do anything too extreme to the referee.

You know, you can't do things like fixing games very often.

Of course, this answer was still exaggerated by the media.

However, the angry fans will not tolerate the referee.

The Football Association has long been accustomed to verbal criticism from fans.

Of course, as the newly promoted Premier League team last season and the top team this season, Leicester City lost to the fourth-ranked Tottenham away away from home, which cannot be called an upset.

However, Atkinson, the referee of this game, repeatedly stole the spotlight and became the protagonist of the game!

At the post-match press conference, faced with all the digs and clichés from the media, the good old Ranieri just responded with a serious face:

Or maybe teach the referee a lesson next time!

"Remember this game and you will learn a lot."

A good referee will make people forget his existence and leave the stage to the players.

That was definitely a penalty!
However, Atkinson did not make a penalty, which resulted in Tottenham gaining the ball, then attacking the Blue Fox's backcourt and completing the goal.

At least judging from this game, this crazy blue fox can be defeated!
For the Blue Fox, the luckiest thing among misfortunes is that neither Manchester City nor Arsenal, the title rivals, won, but only drew.

"Here we go again! The FA fixes matches every year! This year is no exception!"

And the lightning and flint situation is too much to test the linesman's eyesight.

On the FA's official website and social media, a large number of Blue Fox fans and Ling Feng fans poured in.

Offside goals are not uncommon in that league.

He can only stand firmly on the side of his team and emphasize that the penalty for Tottenham's two goals is subject to discussion.

And this is what Ranieri whispered in Ling Feng's ear when he was comforting him.

"Also Kane's goal was offside."

But both Manchester City and Arsenal failed to live up to expectations and failed to seize the opportunity to close the points gap!

The second one was Kane's offside goal!
Replays showed that at the moment when Son Heung-min shot, Kane stood parallel to the two central defenders of the Blue Fox, slightly leaning out half of his body.

After all, you can't hit the penalty area, and you haven't fallen down in the penalty area, so how can you give a penalty kick? !

Therefore, often only a dialogue between powerful players of similar strength, and a certain controversial penalty by the referee can change the direction and result of the game!
Last year, Chelsea's championship process was similar to that of Leicester City this year.

It started very strongly and led the standings.

Then in January and February, even if Costa was injured and the team's status and record began to fluctuate, there was not much suspense.

This year, Leicester City rushed to the top of the list as a super dark horse and maintained an unbeaten momentum, completely beyond the expectations of the Football Association.

Leicester City's extraordinary performance gave them a wonderful script of "small team counterattack".

Almost the entire UK is watching the Leicester City team, wanting to see whether this crazy fox can finally succeed in counterattacking.

Originally, this kind of plot direction was naturally full of expectations and could keep the fans and fans interested.

However, as Leicester City endured the "hell schedule" from the end of November to January and continued to advance, their lead became wider and wider. The FA suddenly discovered that although the script was exciting, it lacked some twists and ups and downs.

If Leicester City continues to win, the suspense of winning the championship will be gone, and the ratings will definitely drop accordingly.

Therefore, this is why they decided to take action during the Tottenham game!
No suspense?

Then forcefully create suspense!
. . .

And as Leicester City finally lost, some media who looked down on Leicester City, or in order to attract traffic, also came out one after another and began to badmouth Leicester City's possibility of winning the championship.

They believe that entering the second half of the league, as other teams figure out Leicester City's tactical play, coupled with two-line operations, Leicester City, which lacks depth in the lineup, will definitely have an even more difficult time.

Some toilet reporters even started saying that Leicester City was starting to lag behind without fear of causing serious trouble!

Fans who supported Leicester City responded one after another.

Their most direct approach is to open the league standings, take screenshots, and then throw it in the faces of the doubters:

"Legging behind, right?"

"I'm so scared. I'm overtaking with 18 points left!"

Such a slap in the face scene is also a joy to see.

As for the buzz from the outside world, everything was calm inside the Belvoir base.

It’s time to eat, it’s time to drink.

They never thought that they could remain undefeated until they won the championship like the invincible team Arsenal did back then.

Being able to maintain an unbeaten record in the league for twenty rounds is a feat that many wealthy teams cannot achieve.

They should be proud of themselves!
Even if we lose in this way at White Hart Lane, we are certainly angry and unwilling.

But from a certain perspective, the string that has been beating in the hearts of Leicester City generals has been relaxed a lot.

They no longer have to think about the "undefeated record" in their minds, and they can also take off a psychological burden and go into battle lightly.

And this positive attitude towards looking at things is also thanks to Ranieri's constant psychological counseling to his disciples.

After the loss, Ranieri did not blame the players, but comforted his disciples not to care too much about the game that was ruined by the referee.

Losing is not terrible.

The scary thing is to be immersed in failure, feel like you are worthless, and then start to feel sorry for yourself.

Ranieri is like a well-informed senior, using his own experience to encourage his disciples.

He firmly believes in his heart that the team is in a great situation and will be able to accomplish something special this season.

What they have to do is to stay focused and not let the outside world affect them!

A few days later, Leicester City ushered in the 22nd round of the league.

The opponent is Aston Villa, the super soft persimmon currently ranked at the bottom!

Facing the bottom team Villa, who was in terrible form this season and headed straight for the relegation zone, Ranieri chose a wide range of rotations in accordance with the original plan.

Considering that Villa will definitely try their best to avoid relegation.

Therefore, it is for the sake of the overall situation to avoid their sharp edges and prevent the main force from being injured by the opponent's rough movements.

It is worth mentioning that Ling Feng, the team's core player who played the whole game in the last round of the league, still started in the starting lineup!
This season, as Ling Feng maximized his [Physique] attribute, the team's coaching staff and medical department were surprised to find that Ling Feng's physical fitness had made a qualitative leap.

Even if he plays the entire game twice a week, he will not suffer from muscle fatigue and is completely active.

Considering that the team suffered its first defeat in the last game, it urgently needs a victory to boost morale. In addition, the next league game will be a week later, so there is plenty of time to rest.

That's why Ranieri let Ling Feng continue to start.

The purpose of this is simple, to ensure that you win the game!

Ling Feng also gave a dominant performance and repaid the trust of the head coach and fans:

Facing Villa, who had only won three games this season, Leicester City, under the leadership of Ling Feng, crushed this soft persimmon with just a pinch!
Only thirteen minutes into the game, Ulloa scored the first goal with a header from Ling Feng's corner kick.

Ten minutes later, it was Ling Feng again.

After he passed the full-back on the right, he sent a very comfortable arcing cross. Shinji Okazaki grabbed the point in the penalty area and scored, and he scored again!
Before the first half was over, Ling Feng sent out two assists to help the team take a two-goal lead on the road!

The grievances of being stolen away by Tottenham in the last game were released in this game with great disparity in strength.

In the 65th minute of the second half, seeing that the overall situation on the field was decided, Ranieri also replaced Ulloa, who opened the scoring, and replaced Vardy, who was returning from injury.

There are twenty-five minutes left, allowing the team's top scorer to find a feeling for the game.

And just eight minutes later, Ling Feng sent a scalpel-like through ball, giving Vardy a fresh and hot pie after his comeback!

The latter took advantage of the situation, entered the penalty area, and scored with a blast!

This goal is not only the 18th goal of the Blue Fox No. 9 in the league this season, but also helped Ling Feng complete a hat trick of assists!
This is also his 18th assist in the league this season, thus surpassing Arsenal Ego, who has 17 assists, in the assist list, and continues to occupy the top spot!
It is worth mentioning that Leicester City not only tops the standings, but the Blue Fox players also top the scorer and assists charts!
This shows how unstoppable Leicester City's performance this season is!

In the end, Leicester City easily defeated Aston Villa with a score of 0-3 in the away game!

A week later, Vardy officially returned to the team's starting lineup in Leicester City's home game against Stoke City.

And after a month, the three Musketeers of the Blue Fox reunited and announced to the whole Premier League and even Europe with their wonderful performance that the strongest trio in the Premier League are back!
Witnessed by tens of thousands of fans at the King Power Stadium, Leicester City bloodbathed Stoke City 5-0!

And all five goals were scored by the three Musketeers of the Blue Fox!

Mahrez made a pass and shot, Vardy scored twice, Ling Feng scored twice and passed!
What no one expected was that in the two league games after suffering their first defeat in the league, Leicester City seemed to be greatly stimulated and performed at a very high level on both offense and defense.

In two games, eight goals were scored and zero goals conceded!

Such terrifying offensive firepower seems to be responding to the comments from the outside world that Leicester City is "beginning to fall behind" and "cannot win the championship".

At the same time, this is also the most powerful response to the FA’s controversial penalty!
Don't you like to create suspense?

I want to make the championship lose its suspense early!
After winning two consecutive league victories, the team also completed its second signing in the winter window, purchasing Ghanaian international Amartey from the Danish giant for 6 million pounds!
The arrival of Amartey can greatly enhance the team's depth at right back, and can also give Simpson a reliable substitute.

Coupled with the young winger Gray, who has joined early and has played, the arrival of two new players also allows the team to prepare a deeper lineup to welcome the upcoming devilish February.

However, before that, they are only one game away from the League Cup final.
(End of this chapter)