Back to Leicester from the dreamy city of Zurich, life goes on.

In the second half of January, Leicester City will have a devilish schedule.

As well as devilish opponents.

On January 17, in the 22nd round of the Premier League, Leicester City will host Stoke City.

On January 21, in the first leg of the EFL Cup semi-finals, Leicester City once again hosted Liverpool.

On January 24, in the fourth round of the FA Cup, Leicester City played Manchester City away.

On January 28, in the second leg of the EFL Cup semi-finals, Leicester City played Liverpool away.

On January 31, in the 23rd round of the Premier League, Leicester City played Manchester United away.

15 days, five games, and a very dense schedule.

And the opponents are all at the top level.

In addition to the weaker Stoke City, Leicester City will face Manchester City and Liverpool.

are all ruthless characters that are difficult to deal with.

Although Leicester City have won against these three giants more than once this season, they have won very hard.

Now that the game has reached this stage, in addition to fighting strength, you also have to fight for bench depth and luck.

Leicester City are far behind in this regard.

No way, you have to do it hard!

On the evening of January 17, Leicester welcomed Stoke City.

This game is the easiest of the last five games.

The opponent is not strong, and it is still playing at home.

The Leicester crowd will be hoping to get a start to this packed schedule with a win.

But they were wrong.

Stoke City have been in good form this season and currently sit ninth in the league.

And there is a good chance of hitting the top six in the league.

In particular, their attacking combination in midfield has been a dangerous combination in the Premier League this season.

Arnautovic, Bojan, Moses, Nzunzi......

It's a great bunch of talented players and a lot of unity.

On the other hand, Leicester City played extremely poor in this game.

The whole team went to Zurich and seemed to lose all their form on the stage of the Golden Globe awards.

Even Xia Xing, who won the Puskas Award, felt very bad today.

Two long-range shots in a row, but none of them hit the goal frame.

He simply retreated to the midfield organization and did not go up.

In this way, the power of the front court continues to decrease.

In the 35th minute of the game, Arnautovic fired a burst shot on the penalty line and blasted away the goal guarded by Schmeichel.

1 to 0!

Stoke City score first!

Before the end of the first half, Nzongzi made a long pass, Bojan received the ball and successfully countered offside, and pushed it into the net at the back of the goal.

2 to 0!

With two goals down, Leicester returned to the dressing room listlessly.

At the start of the second half, Pearson directly used up three substitutions.

Jamie Vardy, Drinkwater and Delaet were all substituted!

These are all important main players in Leicester City's three lines!

It can be seen that Pearson is really angry.

The three were indeed in poor form in this game.

Kramaric, Albrighton and Hutter came off the bench to replace the trio.

At the back, Koncheski moved wide to the left, with Hutter partnering Morgan.

The decisive substitution really brought good results.

In the 69th minute of the game, Albrighton's diagonal long pass found Kramaric.

Kramaric crossed into the box and Ulloa headed home.

1 to 2!

Leicester pull a goal back!

Eight minutes later, Xia Xing's corner kick came into the penalty area.

Koncheski leaps high in the middle of the box and heads home!

The ball goes into the net!

2 to 2!

Leicester City see hope of overtaking!

But it's a little late.

Pearson used up three substitutions in midfield, leaving the players physically exhausted in the final stages.

Especially the Argentine veteran Cambiaso, who can't run anymore.

That's where things went wrong.

In the 85th minute of the game, Nzongzi made a quick breakthrough and passed Cambiaso!

Leicester City's midfield is out of control!

Diagonal pass to the side, find Arnautovic accurately!

Arnautovic crosses from the bottom, and substitute Crouch heads the goal!

The ball smashed into the net!

2 to 3!

Stoke City scores another goal!

In the end, Leicester City were unable to equalise again.

The Foxes have sadly conceded three points at home.

After the game, the players returned to the dressing room listlessly, with Pearson waiting for them at the door.

Everyone came in, and Pearson smiled coldly.

Suddenly, the temperature in the room plummeted.

"You played well in this game, but I think you still have the stamina, don't take the bus for a while, run home!"

After saying that, he slammed the door on the door.

The players were speechless.

Of course, the bus was still waiting for the players outside the stadium, and Pearson was only angry and reprimanded.

But the next day's vacation was canceled, which was a real deal.

After a terrible game, the players went back to training and they were more serious.

Four days later, standing on the turf of King Power again, the Leicester men were in a noticeably different state.

They don't have the contempt and pride they had before.

The Premier League unbeaten run was cut short and the Leicester players re-examined themselves.

Take a fresh look at your opponents.

Then look your opponents squarely.

This season has been relatively smooth, and all fronts have even maintained the possibility of competing for the title.

This made the whole Leicester City team a little fluttery.

Now, such a defeat has stabilized them.

On the evening of January 21, the first leg of the EFL Cup semi-finals was played at the King Power Stadium.

In this game, Pearson did not rotate and still let the main lineup play.

Before he made it to the semi-finals, he could not care about the cup competition.

But now, he's looking forward to winning the title as well.

Facing Liverpool, who won a narrow goal half a month ago, the Leicester City players did not take it lightly.

Because of the hard work in the last game, their fitness is not in recent form.

So today they defended calmly and didn't give Liverpool a chance.

Xia Xing decisively retreated to defend and formed a back three with Drinkwater and Albrighton.

Cambiaso did not start this game and his last game was really physically draining.

The defensive combination of three young midfielders has made Liverpool's attack frequently blocked.

Steven Gerrard still started and led the youngsters in a hard fight.

But with Leicester City's generals stubbornly defending, they couldn't find any chance at all.

The first half ended 0-0, and in the second half, the scene still could not be opened.

Until the 79th minute of the game, Leicester City was powerful again!

Xia Xing's long pass after breaking the ball crossed half of the court!

Find Vardy in front of you accurately!

The England striker who successfully fought offside has made a single shot!

Shoot the far corner from the top of the penalty area!

Roll the ball into the net!

1 to 0!

Leicester break the deadlock!

This became the final score of the game!

Leicester City have met Liverpool three times this season, two league games, one cup game,

Leicester City win all!

Three kills in a single season!

(End of chapter)