Chapter 0248, Bad Beginning

First-class new signings, that's what Mourinho said about N'Golo Kante.

Although he had only watched him play for five minutes, Mourinho already felt he had seen a defensive genius.

It's his favorite genre.

A midfielder with a large area of coverage, with speed and physicality, and smart enough to play the ball.

The opening few interceptions were very smart.

This kid is very good!

At this stage, Mourinho also has a lot of confidence in the game, smiling and praising the opposing players.

This is the praise of the strong for the weak.

But after 45 minutes, he couldn't laugh.

0 to 0!

For the entire first half of the game, Chelsea pressed Leicester City.

As a result, there was no gain.

They were still stubbornly held by their opponents.

This guy, no, it's these guys.

At first, it was N'Golo Kante's brilliant performance that caught Mourinho's eye.

Then, the combination of Drinkwater and N'Golo Kante's double midfielders was even more praised by Mourinho.

And when Xia Xing joined the defensive camp, Mourinho was completely dumbfounded.

What strength is this defense?

Leicester City used to be a 4-4-2 formation, but now it has become 4-3-1-2!

Three midfielders are in charge, N'Golo Kante, Drinkwater and Xia Xing!

The three-man defense is leaky!

Last season, Xia Xing also dropped back defensively, forming a double midfield with Drinkwater.

But with the opponent's superior attackers, they will also struggle to cope.

Especially the two wings, there is a lot of pressure.

Now, with three midfielders on the pitch, Xia Xing and N'Golo Kante can roam around the left and right flanks with impunity, assisting the full-backs in defence.

Chelsea simply couldn't get effective attacking opportunities.

A clean sheet in the first half, Leicester did it.

They successfully agreed on Ranieri's tactical arrangement.

In the second half, Leicester's stubborn hold continued.

In the face of Chelsea's desperate attack, Leicester City still defended unhurriedly.

With a 0-0 scoreline, Chelsea were visibly more anxious.

Their defense is also more porous.

Leicester defended twice in a row on the counter-attack, both of which were disrupted by John Terry, who was in excellent form.

Courtois was in average form today and if it weren't for John Terry, Chelsea would have conceded a goal long ago.

However, he is not worried about the main position, after all, he is the genius who won the battle for the place in the battle for Cech.

But the good times didn't last long.

In the 75th minute of the game, Kante broke the ball and knocked it directly to the left wing.

Pretty!

Xia Xing's heart was overjoyed!

This is a great opportunity!

Without hesitation, a long pass to the ground went straight to the direction of the Chelsea penalty area!

Vardy sprints!

Terry just can't keep up this time!

Aged Terry really can't catch up with the fast horse in his prime!

Vardy receives the ball and decisively volleys into the far corner from outside the box!

Courtois makes a hard shot!

But it's still half a beat slower!

The ball smashes into the net!

1 to 0!

Leicester open the scoring!

Excited Vardy rushed to Xia Xing!

"Finally the goal, finally the lead!"

"Man, you're amazing! Come on! We're sure to win! ”

Seeing Leicester City score the first goal, Mourinho was in a very bad mood!

He brought on a number of players who had lost fitness, led by John Terry.

On Leicester's side, Ranieri also replaced Ulloa and De La Eit, and brought on Inle and Fox.

Decisiveness is to strengthen the defense.

The formation also changed to 4-4-1-1.

Minutes later, Riyad Mahrez was also replaced by Albrighton.

Albrighton went to the left wing, and Xia Xing went to the middle for more freedom.

When it comes to counter-attacking, he can choose to rush forward.

When defending, he dropped back to form a back five near the penalty area.

N'Golo Kante, Drinkwater, Inle, Albrighton, plus Summer.

With such defensive hardness in midfield, Chelsea really can't do anything about it.

Even though Cesc Fabregas had a lot of long-range shots in the final stages and Hazard used all sorts of tricks, they couldn't find the back of the net in the end.

In the third minute of stoppage time, Xia Xing brought down Cesc Fabregas with the ball.

There were still no fouls this time.

But the referee blew the whistle anyway.

"It's over!

"It was a much-anticipated game, and in the end Leicester City had the last laugh!

"They got off to a great start!

"1-0 win over the defending champions!

"Leicester City is still hot in the new season!

Ranieri has finally succeeded in revenge!

'Jose Mourinho said before the game that Chelsea's goal this season is to win everything!

"But now, Ranieri told him – no play!

"At least the Community Shield is gone!"

Alan Shearer's voice was loud, and Carragher next to him pouted.

"It's just a Community Shield, and Mourinho cares about that?"

"Cut, if you lose, you lose, where are there so many excuses?"

“……”

"I'm still optimistic about Leicester City in the new season, they will definitely create a bigger miracle!"

Listening to the old duo of Alan Shearer and Carragher in the live broadcast room, Leicester City fans were in a very good mood.

That familiar feeling from last season is back!

Leicester City, continue to rush in the new season!

After this game, I heard that something unpleasant was happening in the Chelsea dressing room.

Jose Mourinho yelled at the players and said they didn't have the fighting spirit.

It is said that some players have even talked back to Mourinho.

Anyway, it's a chicken feather.

And in the first round of the Premier League a few days later, Mourinho was in the limelight again.

They were held to a 2-2 draw at home and it was clear that Mourinho was unhappy.

But even more angry was the team doctor, Eva.

Despite Mourinho's repeated reminders, she still forced her to disrupt the rhythm of the game, which made Mourinho on the sidelines of the pitch furious.

It was a terrible start to a season for Chelsea.

Or maybe the Community Shield defeat to Leicester City was the start of Chelsea's nightmare this season.

Also a blue team, Leicester City are much luckier than Chelsea.

Ranieri had just joined the team and won a trophy.

Although it is not so heavy, it is enough to make Leicester City happy for a long time.

You know, this is their defending Community Shield.

They beat Manchester City 3-2 last season and now beat Chelsea 1-0.

The Leicester City general is in a great mood!

And in the locker room, soon the takeaway arrived.

"Authentic Italian pizza!"

"Hahahaha! We love it! ”

In the locker room after the game, a group of sweaty rough old men pinched and munched on pizza.

It's a very interesting picture.

"Man, why do I think London pizza is good, too?"

"Of course, there's a lot more to it than there are pizzerias in Leicester, so there's definitely something to eat."

"Then let's win a few more away games and try pizza from all over the country!"

"No, it's all over the world!"

"Hahahaha! That's right! Come on, brothers! ”

(End of chapter)