Football: Starting from being abandoned by Barcelona

The next morning, Li Lei arrived at the team's training base with a slightly exhausted body.

When running to warm up, his movements were obviously slower than yesterday, but he still had a smile on his face.

Vardy came to him and said,"Are you exhausted? You really consumed too much yesterday! You just came back from injury, so be careful!""

"Fortunately, you are with me, everything is worth it! After all, we won the game!"Li Lei replied happily

"Yes! We won!"

After that, other players came over to greet him, with sincere appreciation and gratitude.

No matter how tired Li Lei was, he was encouraged by everyone's smiling faces.

After the training started, although his performance declined slightly, he still tried his best to complete every action. In the following week, Li Lei overcame his fatigue and devoted himself to every training project.

Although the movements were repetitive, he felt that his physical fitness and ball sense were improving day by day.

The coaching staff was also satisfied with his recovery.

Time flies, and before we know it, it is November 24th, the 18th round of the English Championship, Leicester City away to Sheffield Wednesday.

On the bus, the players silently prepared themselves. own things, they look forward to continuing the momentum of the last game.

Li Lei looked out the window, not knowing what he was thinking, and began to empty his mind, feeling the excitement of the match day.

Despite playing away, Leicester City's performance today was simply too eye-catching.

Shortly after the start of the game, Vardy received a pass from Li Lei and easily scored.

The score of 1:0 in the first half was maintained until the end of the half.

In the locker room, head coach Pearson said to every player with a smile on his face:"That's great! Keep up this attitude and performance!"

Li Lei wiped his sweat embarrassedly and said:"There is still room for improvement, we will be better in the second half!"

"That's right, we are in control of the situation now, we must plan for the first goal in the second half!" Captain Morgan encouraged everyone.

"Coach, I want to score another goal!" Vardy said happily.

"Okay, leave it to our Li Lei, don't just say one, just score as many as you want!"

Such an answer made everyone in the locker room laugh.

In the second half, Leicester City still maintained its advantage. They adopted a step-by-step pressing tactic. As time went on, the opponent's defense line was broken and the signs became more and more obvious.

At the beginning of the game, Sheffield Wednesday gave up defense and began to move forward to seek an equalizer.

The two teams transitioned from defense to advancement, and the scene was particularly heated.

Li Lei and Vardy also had to retreat to defense, running and passing quickly, and the two returned to their own half.

When the opponent rushed into the penalty area several times, Leicester City, led by the captain of the defense, was always able to cleverly resolve the crisis.

After that, the tactical change made the two sides deal with each other in the midfield, which made Sheffield Wednesday keep looking for opportunities to advance without success.

In the 85th minute, a long pass from a backcourt teammate, an accurate pass, the ball came to Li Lei's feet.

He stopped the ball and flicked it slightly, quickly bent his heel, and a curved ball broke through the air.!

"Wow!"

The audience exclaimed.

This world wave was extremely exquisite, hitting the top corner of the goal directly from outside the penalty area!

2:0! Li Lei scored another goal, and the audience applauded!

As the referee blew the final whistle, Leicester City defeated the opponent 2:0 away from home, won all three points and won two consecutive victories.

Leicester City, which won two consecutive victories, was once again praised by various media. They seemed to have forgotten how they mocked them when the game was in a slump before.

《Daily Mail: Leicester won two consecutive games, Li Lei returned from injury and performed well, and will become the new leader

《The Guardian: Li Lei's brilliant performance gives Lace City new hope in the English Championship

《The Sun: Li Lei's ability is beyond doubt, and he will bring Leicester back to the Premier League stage.

BBC Sports: Leicester has found its way back to the Premier League, thanks to Li Lei's return to shape the team's character

《Sky Sports: Leicester City is expected to be the favorite after two consecutive wins, Li Lei's performance is remarkable

《Football Weekly: Li Lei opened the skylight for Leicester, and the second half may be a turning point.

At this moment, there was a lot of singing and dancing, and everyone boasted about the importance of Li Lei.

However, there are unexpected events, and no team can always win, and no tactic can always be undefeated.

After this game, Leicester City never won again until the 26th round of the league. In the

19th round of the league, Leicester City lost 0:1 to Leeds United away. On

December 2, in the 20th round, they drew 1:1 with Derby County at home. In the 21st round, they drew 2:2 with Barnsley again.

Until the 25th round, they lost 1:0 to Burnley away, and only achieved 4 draws and 3 losses in seven games.

This made Leicester City's ranking in the standings plummet. Let alone upgrading to the Premier League, it would be good to be able to stay in the Championship.

After seven games, Li Lei also felt depressed.

His condition on the court was still good, but every time at the critical moment, there was no teammate to respond to his pass.

Either they didn't keep up, or the other side's defensive players were too tight.

During this period, their own defense seemed to have problems as well, which made everyone not very adaptable to the current rhythm of the game.