Chapter 216: Cold ice rain, slapped indiscriminately on the face

The score of 3:0 made Klopp, who was always full of passion, put his hands in his trouser pockets and stood on the sidelines a little helplessly, letting the cold wind blow by.

The stubborn diseases and deficiencies of the team itself cannot be eliminated in a day.

But it is undeniable that Lyrcester City's performance in this game is to outperform themselves.

After the referee blew the whistle for the whole game, Klopp shook hands with Ranieri for the first time.

"Congratulations, you have a winning team."

In the face of Klopp's compliment, Ranieri just smiled politely and said: "You have proven yourself in Germany, so don't rush, take your time." ”

After a few quick pleasantries, Klopp led the players and left the King Power Stadium through the passage.

Ranieri took the players to the pitch to thank the fans for their support and encouragement.

At the end of the 24th round of the Premier League, Manchester City surpassed Arsenal and moved to the second place in the league, only 3 points away from the top of the table.

The two teams will face a battle for the top spot in four days' time.

From Leicester to Manchester, the distance is about 96 miles, and it only takes an hour and a half by car.

It took 131 years for the city to meet City's challenge at the top of the table.

On the bus to Manchester, there was a lot of laughter.

Vardy used his big voice to lead his teammates in singing Pixie's song, which was a bit funny.

And Hut's cold joke made the players call "so cold".

Soon arriving at Manchester City's home stadium, Lyicester City fans in dark blue jerseys had just gotten off the bus, flocking to the stadium, startling the players.

It's the first time that there are so many fans on an away side.

Rossi's right hand ached again.

He has now become one of the most high-profile new stars in England and even in Europe.

"Don't live up to their expectations in today's game." Ranieri said with a smile.

Although Manchester City is at home, the players are higher than Leicester City in terms of value and strength, but they dare not have the slightest underestimation of the enemy.

Not to mention that a month ago, they struggled to equalize at the King Power Stadium.

In this game, they had as many as seven casualties.

Nasri, Vincent Kompany, Keylor Navas, Bony, Mangala, De Bruyne, these are all regular regular players for Manchester City.

Pellegrini's head hurt again.

It is said that Lyrcester City will enter the devil's schedule in February, and they are not the same.

After this game, Manchester City will next have to play on four fronts.

First the league game against Tottenham, then the FA Cup match against Chelsea, then the Champions League 1/8 final against Dynamo Kyiv and finally the EFL Cup final against Liverpool.

In these games, both sides must win.

Tottenham want to compete for the title, and Manchester City are their direct rivals, so there is no room for carelessness.

Chelsea have no hope of finishing in the top six this season and the FA Cup is their final route into European competition, so they will give it their all.

Liverpool are in a similar situation, with only one remaining hope of European competition, and the Carabao Cup must be won in order to qualify for European competition next season.

As for Dynamo Kyiv, as a regular in the Champions League, the strength is not weak.

Moreover, Manchester City is going to the away stadium, and the rush on the road has aggravated the physical fatigue of the players.

Such a high-intensity game, and every time it is very crucial, with the current staffing, it is a headache for anyone.

In this game, Pellegniri lined up the strongest squad that can be fielded at the moment.

The goalkeeper is still Joe Hart.

At the back, Kolarov, Demichelis, Otamendi and Zabaletta were in this way.

The two midfielders are Delph and Fernandinho.

In midfield are Raheem Sterling, Yaya Toure and David Silva.

Up front is Sergio Aguero.

Compared to their opponents, Lyrcester City are in a much better situation.

On the team's injured list, there are only three on the team's injury list, namely Delaette, Matthew James and Schlupp.

And Ranieri's regular starters this season are all healthy and in excellent form.

[Welcome to the highlight of this round of the Premier League, Manchester City hosts Leicester City.] 】

[As the battle for the top of the table, it was scheduled for the first game of this round and attracted the attention of countless English fans. 】

[The performance of Lyrcester City this season can be described as incredible. 】

[They continued their heroic form in the last nine rounds of last season and climbed to the top of the Premier League table.] 】

[The home team, Manchester City, as the challenger in this round, launched a challenge for the league throne. 】

Anthony Taylor, who was promoted to international referee in 2013, officiated the game.

Under his leadership, players from both sides marched into the Etihad Stadium to the cheers of more than 55,000 fans.

Although it was raining lightly in the sky, the enthusiasm of the fans did not diminish in the slightest.

Yaya Toure and Wes Morgan, captains of both sides guess in the middle circle.

Manchester City won the kick-off.

Drip~

After a loud opening whistle, Sergio Aguero kicked off in the centre circle and Raheem Sterling played the ball back to the backfield when suddenly a gust of wind blew around him and a figure whizzed by.

What's the situation?

The Manchester City players have yet to react, and the front ** grab for Lyrcester City has begun.

Lyster City, which has always sought stability, actually launched a front-court rush at the beginning of the first half, this is to attack?

What's going on?

Also confused is Manchester City manager, "Engineer" Pelleglini.

Before he could sit down, the whole person suddenly bounced up and rushed to the sidelines.

It seems that Lyrcester City is going to take the initiative in the opening game, use high pressing, and suppress the midfield.

Fernandinho and Delph in the midfield, the two of them are slow to play the ball, once they are suppressed by the opponent, they can't find the ground passage to connect to the pitch, thus cutting off the connection between their midfield and back.

Yaya Toure was placed in the midfield position, hoping to play with the ability to pass the ball, attract the defender in the middle, and then distribute it to his team-mates on the wing.

However, as soon as the Lyicester City team came up, they cut off the link between the back and the front, so that the two sides of Manchester City were forced to retreat to meet and stay away from the threat of Lyicester City.

Yaya Toure's role on the front end also doesn't make any sense.

Ranieri's high-pressing tactics at the beginning of the game were very accurate to the weakness of Manchester City.

And the field became slippery due to the rain, which was very unfavorable for a passing team like Manchester City.

Just two minutes later, Lyicester City took advantage of the distraction of their opponents to make a successful tackle on the edge of the opponent's penalty area by Riyad Mahrez and swept the ball in front of goal.

Vardy didn't get in front of him and the ball leaked to the back post.

Demichelis reached out to clear, but Rossi took the ball away with a first kick.

Drip!

Rossi fell to the right-hand edge of the City penalty area and was awarded a set-piece.

Riyad Mahrez, Fuchs and Drinkwater stand in front of the penalty spot.

Fuchs first dribbled a shot into the box by left-footed Riyad Mahrez.

This flick made Hut in an advantageous position in the battle for the position with Demichelis.

The ball landed in a vacuum in front of goal, and Huter stepped forward to take the lead and kick the ball into the net unmarked.

Demichelis behind him, despite the tackle, could not stop Huter's shot.

【goal! 】

[Lyicester City take the lead, a shot from centre-back Hut. 】

[Demichelis's defense, there was a serious mistake, he actually didn't keep an eye on Hut, allowing him to easily shoot forward. 】

Pellegrini off the field, his expression was obviously displeased, and he was a little helpless, constantly waving his hand in front of him, signaling Demichelis that in the defense just now, he should quickly step forward to prevent the opponent from shooting.

Less than three minutes into the game, Manchester City trailed by one goal and their morale was seriously damaged.

Cold ice rain fell from the sky, slapping indiscriminately on their faces.

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