Football: Starting from being abandoned by Barcelona

After the game, Li Lei returned to his apartment alone, staring at the ceiling in a daze.

Since De Bruyne left Chelsea, his life here has become a little lonely.

Although Li Lei has integrated into the team, he still keeps a distance from many old captain-level players.

He doesn't want to join the circle of those big guys, and new teammates who are of the same age and have a good personality with him have never appeared since then.

Thinking of how De Bruyne took care of him and helped him adapt to life here when he first came to London, Li Lei couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

Now that De Bruyne has left, there is no such close friend in the team who can be honest with each other. With the championship approaching, Li Lei is also happy for the team's victory, but every time the game is over, he will still feel a little lonely when he leans alone in the apartment.

Maybe this is a necessary stage in a football career, Li Lei thought to himself.

As his mind emptied, his consciousness began to sink into the depths of his soul, and at this time, the system panel had undergone earth-shaking changes.

Name: Li Lei.

Team: Leicester City (old) Chelsea (now).

Occupation: Football player, Position: Winger, Attacking Midfielder (can play multiple positions).

Physical Fitness: 92.

Speed: 100.

Strength: 85. Passing

: 100. Dribbling

: 95.

Defense: 75.

Passive Skills: Telepathy, Strong Body.

Active Skills: Accurate Shooting.

Tournament Honors: 2012-2013 English Championship Champion.

After two seasons of hard work and growth, Li Lei is no longer the unknown and mediocre boy he used to be.

In the next league game, he will challenge Leicester City away with Chelsea and reunite with his old club on the court.

Leicester City is currently performing poorly and has been hovering around the relegation zone for the entire season.

There are rumors that head coach Pearson's position is in jeopardy. Compared with Chelsea, the Foxes are experiencing a low period after being promoted to the Premier League.

But Li Lei will not take it lightly because of these.

He knows that every game needs to be taken seriously, otherwise it is easy to suffer losses, especially when facing his old club, Li Lei also has complicated feelings in his heart.

On March 29, in the 32nd round of the Premier League, Chelsea visited the King Power Stadium to challenge Leicester City, which was stuck in the relegation quagmire.

Chelsea is now on the road to the league championship, and it cannot slack off even when facing a relegation team.

More importantly, Chelsea will face the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final against Paris Saint-Germain.

In order to get the team into shape as soon as possible, Mourinho decided to test some new tactical combinations in this league.

The match with Leicester City is a great opportunity for Chelsea to adapt to new tactics.

The team can try new tactical ideas without pressure and prepare for the Champions League knockout stage.

Chelsea (4-3-3)

Goalkeeper: Petr Cech

Defenders: Azpilicueta, John Terry, Gary Cahill, Branislav Ivanovic

Midfielders: David Luiz, Nemanja Matic, Frank Lampard

Forwards: Hazard, Torres, Li Lei

Eto'o's injury in the last round also forced Mourinho to adjust his tactics. Compared with the usual 4-2-3-1, Mourinho adopted a 4-3-3 formation this time.

The participation of three midfielders will be more conducive to controlling the rhythm of the situation and providing stronger support to the wingers on both sides.

The injury of Eto'o has slightly weakened the firepower of the Blues' frontcourt, but Torres has proved that he has the strength to take on the heavy responsibility.

This game will test whether the team has adapted to the new tactics and is perfectly prepared for the subsequent Champions League knockout rounds.

Li Lei has no objection to the head coach arranging him to the winger position, and he is also familiar with this role.

Compared with the attacking midfielder position, the winger has more shooting opportunities and plays a different role.

As a winger, Li Lei needs to participate in the attack more actively and cooperate with the adjacent midfielders to try to make breakthroughs on the wing.

At the same time, he should pay attention to returning to defense and cooperate with the back line to ensure the stability of this wing.

The midfield position pays more attention to organization and rhythm control. Li Lei believes that no matter which position he is in, he has the confidence to complete the tasks assigned by the coach.

The experience of different positions will also enrich his tactical literacy.

On the afternoon of March 29, Li Lei and Chelsea came to the home stadium where he once played, ready to face his old club Leicester City.

For Li Lei's arrival, the home fans did not boo, but gave a warm welcome.

After all, Li Lei is a Premier League star who came out of here. He was once called the"twin stars" of Leicester City with Vardy.

Li Lei can't help but miss it when he revisited the old place. This stadium witnessed his growth trajectory, and now he has become successful.

The welcome of the fans also made Li Lei feel the friendship given by this city.

But once the game starts, the feelings must be put aside. Li Lei knows the strength of Leicester City and must not slack off.

Don't underestimate the opponent's determination to stay in the league, but the gap in strength soon showed up.

Leicester City knew that it was very difficult to win, so they adopted a very cautious 442 formation, with all the players hiding in their own half. No matter how Chelsea tempted them, they would not attack easily and would defend resolutely.

Chelsea firmly controlled the ball under their feet, but it was difficult to find space for attack. No matter how they tempted, the players on the field of Leicester City would not come out.

Leicester City's bus formation firmly defended its last line of defense and blocked the Blues' attack.

In the end, the two sides drew 0:0 in the first half.

As the saying goes, if you defend too long, you will lose. As Leicester City gave up the initiative, Chelsea began a crazy attack.

During the game, the number of fouls committed by Leicester City's players on the field increased significantly, and their actions became more and more wild.

But with the accumulation of yellow cards, they had to restrain themselves and could no longer make rash interceptions.

This created opportunities for Chelsea, which caused a gap in Leicester City's defense and made the Blues' attack more threatening.

In the 85th minute, Lampard organized a wave of 11 uninterrupted passes through continuous passing and cutting, and sent the ball into the opponent's penalty area.

During this period, Li Lei on the right side provided a key assist, and Hazard, who was outflanking at the back point, shot the ball and locked the score at 1:0!

This was also the only goal of the game.

This goal can be said to have gathered Chelsea's offensive characteristics, Lampard's organizational ability, the tacit cooperation of the 11 players in the team, as well as Li Lei's assist and Hazard's finishing, perfectly interpreting the team strength of the Blues.

After the game, Li Lei met his old teammate Vardy.

Vardy walked up to Li Lei and said:" Li, congratulations on your victory! I hope you will continue to work hard and strive for the league and Champions League double crown!"

After Li Lei and Vardy exchanged jerseys, they replied:" Brother Vardy, thank you for your blessing, I will work harder!"