Chapter 20: Rich and Capricious

Saturday is a carnival for all Leicester City fans.

Today, the team will lift their first-ever English Champions League title at the end of the game.

After 10 years, it has once again entered the English Premier League.

The game will officially start at 12:15 p.m., but from 8 a.m., excited fans are waiting outside the King Power Stadium early.

Because of the championship one round earlier, the FA decided to hold a medal ceremony after the end of this game.

Therefore, King Power Stadium closed the court as early as the end of the last round of matches and conducted a dress rehearsal.

At ten o'clock, the stadium officially opened, and many fans began to pour into the stadium and head to the North Stand.

Also known as the "BMI Baby Air Family Stand", it has a capacity of 5,000 spectators, mostly for the airline's passenger benefits, mainly for families.

The East Stand and West Stand are full of enthusiastic fans with season tickets, and most of them are still outside the stadium gates, waiting for the players to enter.

As for the West Grandstand of the main stand, it is available to celebrities and distinguished members, with a capacity of 6,500 spectators, 44 executive boxes, a banquet lobby, media and player facilities, as well as a ticket office and a team boutique.

At half past ten, the Leicester City bus appeared at the stadium gate, and the players got off the bus one by one to receive a tsunami of welcome from the fans.

"We are champions!"

This is the common sentiment of the fans and players.

At the pre-match press conference, Pearson brought captain Morgan to attend.

After answering questions about the tactics and deployment of this competition, reporters have expressed their opinions on the team's recruitment in the summer.

The first season of promotion was all aimed at relegation, especially Leicester City, who have not entered the Premier League for 10 years.

Despite the squad's current squad, many of the players in the squad have not played in the Premier League, and summer signings are a top priority in the face of a higher-intensity league.

Pearson put on silver-rimmed glasses, his face was very relaxed, and he said with a smile: "What I want now is that after winning the championship, I will go home and have a good meal and sleep, and no one will bother me." ”

The humorous answer cleverly avoided the question of summer signings.

In fact, as early as when Leicester City's promotion was confirmed, Pearson began to recruit the team.

Having never managed a Premier League game before, he is excited when he faces a new challenge.

Now his assistant Korek has collected the list of reinforcements, and only after the league is over, he will discuss this year's recruitment plan with the club's management.

So, at the moment he can't reveal anything.

Moreover, this year's World Cup is a stage for players to show their talents, and there may be many potential players to be found.

When the team warmed up, the King Power Stadium was already full of spectators, who sang loudly, beat gongs and drums, and created a rousing atmosphere for the players.

It's just that on the rostrum in the West Stand, the president of the team has not yet arrived.

At 11:30 a.m., after the warm-up of the players from both sides, they retreated to the rest area, followed by a simple opening ceremony.

It's simple, but it's not simple at all.

The club invited the famous domestic singer-songwriter Pixie Lott to sing her song "Come Get it Now" on stage.

Leicester's largest dance team was also invited to cheer on the scene.

"Come Get it Now!" )”

Amid Pixie's chanting, the fans responded in unison: "Premier League, here we come!" ”

This is just the appetizer, the bigger celebration will take place after the game.

As Pixie Lott sang to perfection, there was a rumbling sound over the King Power Stadium.

More than 32,000 people looked up in unison to see a blue and white helicopter flying towards the stadium.

On the fuselage, a Leicester City logo can be clearly seen, and there is no doubt that this is the private jet of the club's president, Vichai.

This way of appearing is simply inhumane.

The $4.9 billion Thai businessman bought Leicester City FC in 2010 and brought the team back to the Premier League in just four years.

With no big signings and no superstars, Leicester City made their way into the Premier League.

If Pearson is the man behind the Leicester City team, then owner Vichai is the leader of the team.

The helicopter stopped in the middle of the pitch, and Vichai appeared in front of everyone with a smile on his face, as if the protagonist of the day was not a Leicesters player, but himself.

The home fans burst into applause and thanked the businessman for his contribution to the team.

Vichai, who wore the team's scarf around his neck, walked to the rostrum with female singer Pixie Lott amid applause.

After the real home corner seat, at 12 o'clock in the afternoon, the players of both sides were already in the players' tunnel, waiting for the entrance.

Kevin Phillips, who led the team to the first time. On his left arm, he wore the captain's armband.

It was the last race of his career.

Pearson decided to let him finish the final battle as captain.

This is also the most solemn curtain call for the former top scorer in the Premier League and Europe.

The opponent is 21st-placed Doncaster, and behind him is Birmingham, who are one point behind in the relegation zone.

If Doncaster lose this game and Birmingham only need a draw, they will be able to escape the relegation zone on goal difference with the same number of points.

In this game, the Doncaster team must give it their all.

Facing the champion Leicester City team, although the Doncaster team worked together, after the start of the game, they did not dare to attack rashly, but used the back five system to stabilize the defense.

They are under pressure, but the pressure on the Birmingham team is not light at all.

The more critical the game, the more calm you must be and don't make mistakes easily.

Different from the previous back five system, the Doncaster team's back five has a drag-back central defender, which is completely purely defensive.

On Leicester's side, the forward trident led by Riyad Mahrez, Kevin Phillips and Nugent used the pull of the centre-forward to create space for the two wings.

However, Doncaster's dragged central defender Tamash did a good job of restricting Phillips from the ball after the opening kick-off, and was able to cover two centre-backs in time due to his large lateral defensive coverage.

[Probably due to the pressure of winning the championship, the Leicester City players were a little nervous today and were cautious in their style of play. 】

[The result of the game itself cannot affect the championship, but the team must end a perfect season with a victory.] 】

The commentators are as excited as the fans, and Leicester City are desperate to welcome the championship with a victory.

And the owner of the team came today, and prepared a grand awards ceremony, and also entered the helicopter.

Draw?

Where do you put the boss's face?

But the more anxious he was, the more chaotic the team's rhythm became, and it lost its original operation.

Nugent, in particular, are desperate to score in the final game and add a lot of weight to the contract extension.

Impatience is not only reflected on the field, but also in the mentality of the players.

Not having enough patience to pass the ball and being desperate to score a goal made it a little inadequate in grasping the opportunity and missing the goal.

Pearson also kept reminding them on the sidelines that they must calm down and take advantage of their opportunities.

But the players who are desperate to be the scorers have forgotten the manager's words.

At the end of the first half, Leicester had 12 shots on goal with just two on target, a statistic that reflected the mentality of the players.

Pearson had to make adjustments at half-time.