Leicester City, who have been in excellent form this season, were actually eliminated by Bury in the League Cup.

This has been the news in English football in recent times.

You know, they just won against Barcelona and became the UEFA Super Cup winners.

And the league has won three in a row, and now it is still at the top of the table.

But I didn't expect that this time a Championship team would knock them down.

Countless media ridicules continued.

London Sport: "Beaten by a Championship team, Leicester City is finally in its true form. But it's no wonder, after all, they are a team of this level. ”

The Times: "The Leicester City miracle is over, they're coming to an end!" ”

The Sun: "There is said to be unrest in the Leicester dressing room, with Pearson bringing out the veterans in a fierce clash with Ranieri's new arrivals this season! Please stay tuned for follow-up reports from this newspaper! ”

It's chaos.

Although the "Leicester Evening News" explained that this game was just a substitute, not the real strength of Leicester City.

But no one listened to the outsiders, and they all felt as if Leicester City was about to fall apart.

This has annoyed many Leicester City fans.

How to drop?

Are you so hopeful that something will happen to Leicester?

At this time, on the training ground of Leicester City, the players also made a fuss.

In the team's training match, James broke through with the ball and was directly tackled by Kanter.

The tackle was clean and not too vicious.

But James fell to the ground and shouted exaggeratedly, "Help! Hit someone! New players are bullying old players! It hurts to death! ”

Kante looked stunned, and quickly ran over to help him up: "Man, I didn't mean to, are you okay......"

Drinkwater next to him pushed Kanter away: "Don't pay attention to him, he's just playing tricks." Where do you hurt? I'll cure you. ”

James: "You're stepping on me!" ”

Drinkwater: "I remember you said you liked it?" ”

"Don't spew blood! I've never been to a place like that! ”

James sprang up from the ground, looking alive.

The players laughed.

Kante on the side was a little dazed.

Xia Xing smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "These guys just love to play treasures, don't you mind." ”

N'Golo Kante: "Oh, scared me, I thought I had tackled him......"

Ranieri on the side of the pitch couldn't help laughing: "Let's rest for five minutes, make up some water, the temperature is a little high today, don't get heat stroke." ”

Shakespeare next to him snorted: "That group of unscrupulous media, with such a good team atmosphere as ours, they still splash all kinds of dirty water, it's really rubbish!" ”

Ranieri looks like he's seen the world: "This group of media, it's always been like this. I've been coaching in the Premier League for a long time and I'm used to it. ”

Losing to Bury, Leicester City were in a bit of trouble.

However, they soon proved their worth with victories.

Three days later, in the fourth round of the Premier League, Leicester City played Bournemouth.

In this game, Leicester City won the game with a crisp 3-0 and won the three points.

Jamie Vardy, Robin van Persie and Riyad Mahrez each scored a goal to help their side win easily.

Jamie Vardy and Robin van Persie, in particular, are getting better together.

One is fast and explosive, and the other is experienced and accurate.

The two played with each other, which was an important part of the team's victory.

Speaking to reporters after the game, Vardy excitedly stepped forward and patted Van Persie on the shoulder.

Van Persie looked exaggerated, pointing at Vardy to "accuse" the media.

"Did you see that? Leicester City's old players are bullying new players! He hit me! You media are going to call the shots for me! ”

The scene burst into laughter.

The reporter of the "Sun" newspaper was red-faced.

After this game, the Premier League fell silent for the time being.

Because the national team break is coming.

Over the course of a week, a number of Leicester City players were called up to the national team.

This is a stark contrast to last year's situation when Leicester City did not have a handful of national team members.

It is worth mentioning that the FA contacted Xia Xing privately to inquire about his possibility of joining the England national team.

Xia Xing politely declined.

Although he is a British citizen, he grew up in China and still regards himself as a Chinese in his bones.

He was a little uncomfortable with him being asked to wear a foreign jersey and represent other national teams.

Anyway, it's still young, let's talk about the national team later.

On 29 August, after the fourth round of the Premier League, Leicester City ended their August campaign.

The following September, Leicester City did not play much, with only four games in total.

On 13 September, Leicester City will host Aston Villa in the fifth round of the Premier League.

On September 16, Leicester City ushered in the first round of the Champions League group stage.

On September 19, the sixth round of the Premier League, away to Stoke City.

On September 26, the seventh round of the Premier League, the opponent was the powerful Arsenal.

With only four games, it looks like an easy one, but it's actually a lot of pressure.

Especially after the return of the national team break, the team will definitely face the attack of the FIFA virus.

It's hard to say what kind of form the players will be able to achieve.

Three Premier League games, the opponent has a strong Arsenal, and it is not easy to play.

What's more, they are on the verge of having their first Champions League experience in the club's history.

Reaching the Champions League for the first time made Leicester City look forward to it.

This stage at the highest level in Europe will usher in the appearance of a new army of rookies.

Although Ranieri did not say anything, and Leicester City did not make any bold statements, the Blue Foxes are looking forward to this season's Champions League, even better than the Premier League.

On 1 September, during the FIFA national team break, the draw was completed at the Champions League group stage grouping ceremony.

Ranieri brought Shakespeare and Xia Xing, who did not have a national team assignment, and the three appeared at the draw.

And the results of this draw were mixed.

Happily, I didn't make it to the group of death.

Worryingly, I met a super strong opponent.

In Group A of the Champions League group stage, Leicester City's three opponents are-

Real madrid!

Benfica!

Malmo!

When the draw was announced, Ranieri and Shakespeare looked at each other.

Shakespeare had a bitter face.

He muttered in a low voice: "What level is Real Madrid?" We can't compare to them; Benfica is the hegemon of the Portuguese Super League, and if they come to play in the Premier League, they will also be a championship-level team; Malmo are the Swedish champions, with a tough style of play and are not easy to deal with. This time, it seems that our desire to qualify from the group will be difficult to achieve......"

Ranieri didn't say anything, he looked at Xia Xing on the other side.

is different from Shakespeare's sad face, on the other hand, Xia Xing is full of smiles.

Ranieri asked in a low voice: "What do you think of the Champions League group stage this time?" ”

Xia Xing smiled: "I think the result of this lottery is very good!" ”

(End of chapter)