Football: Starting from being abandoned by Barcelona

All major media outlets are optimistic about the rise of Leicester City, saying that the team has entered a new stage.

Although the league has just been played for 8 rounds, Ranieri's remarks have also been highly praised, because he is known as a tinkerer and is the key figure in leading the team to achieve new breakthroughs.

Early the next morning, Li Lei came to the locker room, and everyone was changing into training clothes to start a day of training.

"Hey, have you read today's newspaper?" Vardy said while changing his clothes: "The head coach was really bold in the interview yesterday!"

"Yeah, I saw it too." Mahrez nodded, "Ranieri publicly stated that he wanted to hit the top four. This is the first time in the team's history that he has expressed his ambition to win the championship so clearly."

"In the past, we always aimed to avoid relegation, but now we finally dare to challenge the top results." Kante continued: "This proves the progress and transformation of the club, and also reflects the determination and courage of the head coach."

"Okay, the head coach has given us new expectations." Li Lei smiled and said: "However, we ourselves cannot take it lightly. We must go all out in every game to achieve the head coach's goals."

"Let's start today's training! Gogogo!"

The enthusiasm of everyone in training instantly rose.

Time flies, and the Premier League is still going on one after another.

On October 17, in the 9th round, Leicester City defeated Southampton 3:2 away.

On October 24, in the 10th round, Leicester City won a small victory over Crystal Palace 1:0 at home.

On October 31, in the 11th round, Leicester City won West Bromwich Albion 3:2 after a tough away game.

On November 7, in the 12th round, Leicester City beat Watford 2:1 at home.

On November 21, in the 13th round, Leicester City won 3:0 as a guest at Newcastle United.

With five wins in all, Leicester City is in a very hot and excellent state, although the defense still has some problems.

But the front trident of Li Lei, Vardy and Mahrez is completely crazy, and they are contributing to the whole team in their own way.

Including the eighth round of the league, they have played another six consecutive victories in the Premier League.

At present, Leicester City leads the standings with an excellent record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 36 points.

In second place is Manchester United, who have only 8 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, with 27 points.

As you can see, Leicester City leads Manchester United by 9 points, which is a huge advantage in the league standings.

At the beginning of the season, no one expected that Leicester City would be so strong this season.

Not only did they have an excellent record, but they were also 9 points ahead of the second place, and they could be called the "lone ranger" of the league.

Although this is related to the weaker opponents they encountered, it is rare for an unknown team to lead the second place by 9 points in the standings.

This fully proves the fighting power of Leicester City this season.

As long as the team maintains its form and does not make big mistakes, the possibility of winning the championship is very high, which will be an unprecedented achievement for Leicester City.

Of course, we must not forget that their only defeat this season was against Arsenal.

This defeat is undoubtedly a stain, and it also reminds the team not to be proud and complacent.

For Li Lei, this period is unforgettable, happy and joyful.

Winning every league game is even more gratifying than when he was at Chelsea.

Except for not being able to participate in the Champions League, everything else is very good.

During this period, the Champions League was also going on.

Li Lei was watching the live broadcast on TV, and he was very envious. He wished that he could also play on this stage.

But since he chose Leicester City, he had to bear this kind of loss.

"I will definitely not be absent from the Champions League next season, and you won't be so relaxed!" Li Lei thought secretly in his heart.

After the match with Newcastle United, Leicester City was ready to face Manchester United in the next round.

On November 29, in the 14th round of the league, the leader of the standings Leicester City will face the challenge of the second Manchester United at home.

This will be a direct confrontation between the first and second place in the standings.

This game is of great significance. It will test Leicester City's ability to maintain its lead in the standings and its strength to compete with strong enemies.

Manchester United is a traditional Premier League giant, and its strength should not be underestimated.

Leicester City has been performing very well this season and has always been at the top of the standings.

In this match, the strength of both sides will collide completely.

The home advantage undoubtedly gives Leicester City a certain advantage.

But Manchester United has the strongest offensive firepower in the league, and defense needs special attention.

This will be the strongest opponent Leicester City has encountered so far, and it will also affect their chances of winning the championship.Hope to have a significant impact.

At this moment, Leicester City coach Ranieri looked at the analysis report in his hand with a sad face.

This is a report containing all the status data of the players, which made him frown after reading it.

Although the team's situation has been very good recently, this report made him see the problem - the defense line is still very poor.

This made Ranieri worried. The defense is the last barrier of the team. A slight mistake may lose the ball and points, which is particularly fatal when playing against strong teams.

At present, the quality of Leicester City's central defenders is uneven, and the physical condition of the full-backs cannot keep up, which is very obvious in the data.

This makes Ranieri worry that the defense line will become the team's weak rib for winning the championship.

You know, Manchester United and other giants have super strong forward strength. If the defense can't withstand their offensive, it will be very difficult to win.

Thinking of the game against Arsenal, which lost 5 goals, Ranieri shuddered.

That game fully exposed the weakness of the back line. If it weren't for Li Lei and other front players working hard to boost morale, the consequences would be disastrous.

Seeing that the team's current back line problems could not be solved in a short period of time, Ranieri could only turn his attention to his opponent Manchester United.

By analyzing Manchester United's recent game data, he really found some clues.

Manchester United's midfield and frontcourt organization ability is weak, and the defensive transition is not fast enough.

This gave Leicester City an opportunity to counterattack quickly so that Manchester United's midfield and frontcourt could not return to defense in time.

In addition, Manchester United's left back has average footwork, so they can carry out targeted attacks.

Their starting right back has repeated injuries and his physical fitness is obviously not up to par.

Of course, the abilities of the players are relative, but the most important point is that Manchester United will also participate in the Champions League recently, which means that they basically have to play two games a week.

This means that Manchester United players have to deal with two games a week, and their physical load is very heavy.

Leicester City only needs to focus on the league, which keeps their physical strength in a very abundant state.

Despite the problems in his own back line, Ranieri saw hope.

As long as they can seize the physical decline of Manchester United players due to continuous high-intensity games and rely on the advantage of home court, they still have a chance to win.

At this moment, Ranieri has already figured out a countermeasure in his mind.

He will use tactics to limit Manchester United's offensive and concentrate the team's firepower to attack their weaknesses.

With the physical advantage, as long as they play at their normal level, the victory will belong to Leicester City.