Star Card System

July 14, 2015.

The long-dormant Leicester City training base is bustling again.

Today is the day when the team returns for training, and there are constant sounds here early in the morning.

"Xia, long time no see!"

"Riyad, you seem to have gained a little weight."

"Don't worry, I will lose weight in a few days. In the new season, I have to continue to destroy the city on the right."

"Don't just destroy the city, pass the ball to me more."

"I know, you guy, haha."

Xia Xing was still the first to arrive at the stadium, followed by Mahrez and Vardy. The three of them had not seen each other for a long time and chatted happily.

The attacking trio of Leicester City's Treble winners last season all look to be in good shape.

After a while, Drinkwater, James and De Laet arrived.

As members of the funny trio, the three are still the happy people of the team.

Xia Xing hugged them warmly.

Then, Morgan, Schmeichel and other players also arrived, and everyone greeted them friendly.

Several new players have also arrived, and the Leicester City players are very friendly to the newcomers.

Most of the newcomers are also very low-key.

For example, players like Okazaki Shinji and Kanter are humble players, so they get along easily with everyone.

Even the arrogant Van Persie calmed down his temper here and greeted everyone warmly.

After all, he is a world-class star, and everyone respects Van Persie.

Except that Inler was a little embarrassed.

Last season, as a Napoli player, he went head-to-head with Leicester City in the Europa League final.

He even almost injured Xia Xing when he tackled someone from behind in the final period.

Albrighton also had some conflicts with him at that time.

Unexpectedly, more than a month later, the two parties became teammates.

Albrighton stepped forward and punched Inle hard: "You guys are so cruel in shoveling people."

Yinle: "..."

Albrighton: "We must keep it up in the new season. Tackle the opponent's core players to death, just like tackle xiaxia."

Xia Xing: "Do you want to be so heartless..."

Looking at his friendly teammates, Inler also smiled: "Otherwise you could have won the Europa League. You are truly worthy of the name."

Chilwell, a young player born in 1996, first entered the first team and was a little green when faced with many big players.

Xia Xing enthusiastically stepped forward and hugged his shoulders: "Man, we are only one year apart in age, so we are the same age."

Chilwell: "Yeah."

Xia Xing: "You see, everyone is so kind to me, and they will be so kind to you, so don't be reserved."

Chilwell: "Yeah."

Although he nodded, Chilwell smiled bitterly inwardly.

Big brother, although we are only one year apart, can we be the same?

You are now Leicester City's number one star.

We are both worth 50 million, how can I compare with you?

Seeing Chilwell's restraint, Xia Xing encouraged him again: "When we played against the youth team last season, I noticed you. You are very talented and a genius. I'm sure your future worth will also be Be like me, trust me.”

Chilwell: "Yeah."

He agreed again with his mouth, but complained in his heart.

Brother, can I be the same as you?

When will my net worth reach 50 million?

This is too exaggerated. I think I will be hanging for the rest of my life...

But no matter what, it is a good thing to be promoted to the first team by Ranieri.

Chilwell knows very well that it is difficult for him to get a chance to play, and he still participates in youth team competitions most of the time.

But being able to train with first-team players every day is a very difficult opportunity.

With a talented new star like Xia, a world-class star like Robin van Persie, and a defensive hero like captain Morgan, his growth rate will definitely be very rapid.

Standing in front of the players, Ranieri smiled broadly.

“Hello guys, I’m sure most of you already know me.

“But I still want to formally introduce myself.

"I am Claudio Ranieri, the new manager of Leicester City.

"You can call me whatever you want.

"For example, coaches, Claudio, Ranieri,

“Or you can just call me old man.

"In my team, I want all of you to have a pleasant atmosphere.

"Of course, when I say happy, I mean happy playing football, not happy hanging out.

“I believe you all understand what I’m saying.

"In my team, I will give each of you the space to play freely again,

"You can prove yourself with technology, and you can also put forward your own opinions in tactical discussions.

“I am very willing to talk about football with everyone.

"Also, let me tell you in advance that I will treat you to pizza at noon today.

“Every time we win a game from now on, I’ll treat everyone to pizza.

“Authentic Italian pizza!”

Before Ranieri finished speaking, the players burst into cheers.

"Oh oh oh!"

Everyone is in a great mood!

Compared with Pearson before him, Ranieri is simply too gentle.

I also treat everyone to pizza, which is great.

In fact, the players don't care what they eat, after all, everyone is quite rich.

But the head coach invites everyone to dinner, which feels very good.

In the following training, everyone felt a sense of freedom that they had never experienced before.

Ranieri is right, he respects the players' personal characteristics.

The new season's lineup and tactics are still being fine-tuned, but he lets the players play freely and give full play to their characteristics.

Those who like dribbling, dribbling as much as they want.

Those who like passing, passing with full imagination.

This coaching style is very suitable for talented players such as Xia Xing, Mahrez, Vardy, and Van Persie!

Under Pearson's strict coaching, the players rarely had the opportunity to give full play to their abilities.

Now, everyone can finally play according to their own ideas to the maximum extent!

After a period of training, Leicester City not only did not affect the training effect because of Ranieri's relaxation, but the players became more and more excited.

This made Ranieri see it with his eyes and feel happy in his heart.

Relying on these players in the new season, the future is promising!

As of now, Leicester City's lineup for this season has also been officially determined.

Leicester City Club officially reported the player list and numbers to the English Football Association.

Goalkeepers: Schmeichel (1), Benhammer (13), Schwarzer (25)

Defenders: Morgan (5), Konchesky (3), Huth (6), De Laet (2), Danny Simpson (28), St. Leger (12), Wasilewski (27), Fox (28), Ben Arouane (29), Chilwell (35).

Midfielders: Havertz (17), Mahrez (26), Drinkwater (4), Cambiasso (1), King (10), Matthew James (8), Albrighton (11), Schlupp (15), Hammond (7), Kante (14), Inler (16).

Forwards: Vardy (9), Ulloa (23), Kramaric (40), Van Persie (18), Okazaki (20), Knocker (24).

The 30-player first-team lineup, Leicester City is ready for the new season!