Baresi, Maldini, Nesta, Cannavaro, Facchetti.

Caniggia, Alan Shearer, Figo, Ferdinand, Ronaldo.

Ten names are dazzling.

Ten tasks with different levels of difficulty.

But it's all exciting.

Last season's opening ten missions included four SS-tier cards.

There is only one SS-tier card this season.

Although the number of top-level cards is less, despite this, Xia Xing still looks at the task with a light in his eyes.

For him, his data attributes are now good-looking.

The attacking power is definitely the first level in the Premier League, and the defense is definitely enough to see.

The next upgrade road, whether it is to continue to enhance the advantages or strengthen the shortcomings, is good.

Especially his current defensive ability, there are obvious shortcomings.

Last season's midfield defence was mostly done with strength, speed and fitness.

Real defensive skills, he's still a lot behind.

If you absorb these defensive masters, your defensive ability will definitely improve by leaps and bounds.

At that time, he will really be a top midfield all-rounder.

Actually, it is still the same.

Xia Xing is still not satisfied with his strength and is still working hard, but in the eyes of his teammates, he is really a super strong existence.

Especially new teammates.

On the training ground, when Xia Xing cut off two passes in a row from Inle and Shinji Okazaki in the midfield, Van Persie, who was running empty, was stunned.

"Xia, aren't you an offensive player? Why is the defense so strong? ”

When facing Manchester United last season, Van Persie did not play much, and he was basically recovering from injury.

And Xia Xing's devastating performance on the field made Van Persie ignore his defensive ability.

When I see it now, it's really a sight to behold.

This young man is even stronger than I thought!

And in defense, new signings Fox and Ben Aruane are even more admired.

Xia Xing's defensive cooperation in the midfield made them play very comfortably.

It's a fantastic back.

However, when the formation and combination changed, they quickly felt the bitterness.

How can this guy be so offensive?

Xia Xing dribbled the ball on the left side, shook off three teammates in a row, and shot into the net with one kick.

Young Chilwell was fooled.

Xia Xing: "Man, stand up and come on." ”

Chilwell: "Big brother, I can't catch up with a small half of your worth in my life, you're too fierce......"

In just a few days, Xia Xing's performance conquered his teammates.

Especially new teammates.

They are full of confidence in Leicester City's new season!

With such a midfield core, we can even rush to the Premier League title!

Xia Xing made them admire, but there were also people who made Xia Xing admire.

After the first few days of confrontation, someone got in touch with Xia Xing.

N'Golo Kante, a small Frenchman.

In the face of Xia Xing, Kante consciously approached him and took the initiative to defend.

And Xia Xing also felt the pressure on him.

There were even times when Xia Xing passed Kante, but soon he lost his chance.

Either N'Golo Kante defended quickly or Kante cleverly cut off the best attacking line.

In the end, Xia Xing often relied on the cooperation with his teammates to get past Kante.

In the team's training, the success rate of one-on-one defense of Xia Xing, Kante ranked first.

And if you don't consider breaking the ball, just sticking to Xia Xing, then Xia Xing will be very difficult to break free.

Xia Xing was shocked in his heart.

This dude is awesome!

With this defensive ability, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is in the top three in the Premier League!

Kante's defensive ability has been recognized by Xia Xing, and even more so by the whole team.

Especially in Ranieri's heart, Kante has even become a popular presence second only to Xia Xing.

And in several sets of lineup changes, Kante has also become the best midfielder in Ranieri's heart.

Assistant coach Shakespeare was satisfied: "Last season we wanted to get a good midfielder to completely free up Xia Xing and allow him to have more energy to attack. Now, we finally have it, you ......."

Looking happily to the side, he was suddenly stunned.

Oh, the man is gone.

It's still a little uncomfortable.

Ranieri saw through Shakespeare's thoughts, and he didn't mind, but patted him lightly on the shoulder, his eyes sincere.

"Man, thank you for being willing to stay and help me."

"Well, it's not actually a help for you, I'm just reluctant to Leicester City."

'I know there are several clubs poaching you this summer, as well as the manager's position.

"I'm not fit to be a head coach right now, I'm too tired, so I like to be an assistant coach."

"Then it's not bad to go to the giants as an assistant coach."

"Forget it, they're all assistant coaches anyway, how nice it is to be in Leicester City. I love it here. ”

"That's right, I love it too!"

The two looked in the direction of the pitch, where the Leicester players were playing a training match.

This summer, they were in good shape and were able to get into the rhythm of the game very quickly.

In late July, Leicester City scheduled four friendlies.

The strength of the opponents is not strong, they are from the Championship, the Belgian League, and the Portuguese Super League.

But the process is impressive.

Four games, two 1-0 and two 2-1.

It's all small wins.

However, you can say that you have won or not.

After watching Leicester City's four friendlies, the Leicester Evening News published an opinion piece.

"After watching these four games, I completely understand why Leicester City brought him in.

"Because he's so similar to Pearson's coaching characteristics.

"It's all big runs in midfield, tough defending.

"It's all about attacking quickly, defending and counter-attacking.

"Even if the opponent is not strong, Leicester defend steadily.

"It's really impressive.

"But Ranieri is a big coach after all, and he has made a lot of changes to Leicester.

"For example, in the offensive statistics of these games, the effective passing rate of the team is much higher than last season.

"And the cooperation of several new signings is also very good, and it seems that Ranieri has a high means of meshing the team.

"For him, this kind of team with a good atmosphere, no big stars, players united,

"It's the best stage for Ranieri.

"I even think maybe Leicester will do us a bigger miracle this season!

"Let's wait and see!"

An even bigger miracle, perhaps too hard for Leicester City.

However, this brand new team does have a bright feeling.

Leicester City fans who watched those four friendlies had a feeling as if their team was more grounded.

I didn't see any special changes, but I just felt more stable.

Especially when facing the siege of their opponents, they clearly put the fans at ease.

It's a really good feeling.

With four friendlies and four wins in a row, Leicester City is building a team according to Ranieri's ideas.

And Ranieri also follows his own principles.

As long as the game is won, everyone eats pizza together after the game.

It's the new rule for the team.

Well, very warm rules.

(End of chapter)