Leicester City's team has brought Ranieri a surprise, and Ling Feng is not alone.

After getting a glimpse of the team's player strength, Ranieri finally understood why Leicester City was able to finish in the top six of the league last season in a two-front situation with a promotion team!

In his opinion, the team's offensive system is very mature, and the offensive routine is extremely smooth.

In particular, the front trident composed of Ling Feng, Vardy, and Mahrez is very tacit and has a clear division of labor.

As the core of the team's frontcourt tactics, Ling Feng is impeccable in terms of organization and scheduling and dribbling;

Riyad Mahrez has excellent technique at his feet, can carry the ball on the flanks and make sharp breakthroughs, and can also share some of the tasks of organization, thus freeing up Ling Feng's forward attacking ability.

And Vardy, who is at the front, is the sharpest knife in the team with his impact and shooting skills!

As for the other players, they all have their own strengths and characteristics.

What surprised Ranieri the most was that the relationship between the players was very close, and the atmosphere in the dressing room was positive, a team full of momentum and passion!

Soon, he realized that he didn't need to worry about the team's offense at all.

As one of the top three teams in the Premier League last season's attacking firepower, Leicester's attacking system and tactics worked so well that nothing needed to be changed.

Change, on the contrary, will make the players uncomfortable or resistant.

Therefore, Ranieri also solemnly promised at the first team tactical meeting that he would not change much, especially what everyone is used to and familiar with.

He intends to take his time and then combine some of the philosophies of Italian football with English football to achieve as much balance as possible between attack and defence.

At the same time, Ranieri also made it clear that he will focus more on the team's defense.

Because, as fifth in the league last season, Leicester City conceded only half of the table.

This shows that the team still has a lot of room for improvement on the defensive end!

If the number of goals conceded can be reduced on the premise of ensuring that the team's rapid attack is not affected, this season's Blue Foxes will definitely have a great future!

And just as Ranieri was discussing with the coaching staff how to instill the Italian defensive philosophy in the minds of the players to improve the team's defence, the team received bad news:

Last season's main midfielder, Argentine veteran Cambiaso, rejected the club's new contract!

Originally, Cambiaso had only signed a one-year contract with the club.

Last season, the former Argentine superstar provided the team with a lack of top-flight experience in midfield, as well as a midfielder with a midfielder with long passes.

However, his physicality and confrontation have left the team lacking in the hardness of the midfield position.

As the season progressed, the 34-year-old Cambiaso struggled to adapt and his physical functions turned red.

A lot of times, he played for sixty or seventy minutes, and then he basically couldn't run.

Therefore, in the second half of the season, many teams used him as a breakthrough.

Especially after the season was reimbursed, Pearson could only use Andy King or Marty James to pair up with Cambiaso and sweep in the midfield.

However, Andy King and Marty James, although they have good running ability, can cover a certain defensive area.

However, in terms of technical level and ball business awareness, it can only be said that it is average.

As a result, the team at the back cannot calmly pick the ball out of the opponent's pressure and hand it to the frontcourt players.

That's why the team lost to Napoli and conceded a lot of goals in the second half of the season.

Cambiaso is also aware of his physical condition and is no longer able to adapt to the rhythm and confrontation of the Premier League.

In order to avoid dragging the team down and becoming a weakness for opponents to exploit, and in order to continue to enjoy football at the end of his career, he decided to refuse the renewal of his contract and instead moved to Greek Premier League giants Olympiacos on a free transfer.

In addition to Cambiaso, Conokite, who was a substitute for right winger last season, also had his contract with the team expire in the summer.

And for the sake of the main position, he also rejected the team's proposal of a new four-year contract and decided to leave.

Although the service time has been long, but both have contributed a lot to the Blue Foxes.

At Ling Feng's suggestion, the players spontaneously organized a farewell party to bid farewell to the two.

In addition to these two, the team's fifth central defender Upson also left the team on a free transfer.

With the departure of these people, the team's already relatively weak squad suddenly became more streamlined.

Thankfully, the Foxes' transfer department moved quickly.

Just a day after Conokette and Cambiaso bid farewell to their squad and fans, Leicester City officially announced the second and third signings of the summer window:

They first spent 7 million euros to buy young English centre-back Harry Maguire, who was on loan in the winter window last season, from Hull City!

Immediately after, they spent another 10 million euros to buy Shinji Okazaki, a small day striker, from Mainz in the Bundesliga!

Maguire's deal came naturally.

Shinji Okazaki, on the other hand, is a transfer that has been "planned for a long time".

Back in April and May, Walsh took a fancy to the small striker who had been playing well in the Bundesliga.

At the time, both the coaching staff and the scouting department believed that the player's tactical execution and defensive enthusiasm were very much in line with the team's high pressing tactics.

There are three strikers in the squad, Jamie Vardy, Ulloa and Chris Wood.

With the exception of Jamie Vardy, who is the type of striker, Ulloa and Wood are both slow centre-forwards.

Wood, in particular, has not yet been able to establish himself in the Premier League.

And the addition of small striker Shinji Okazaki will certainly be able to provide more squad depth and variety to the team's forward line.

10 million euros is not expensive to buy a striker who has scored twice in the Bundesliga for two consecutive seasons.

Shinji Okazaki, who arrived at the team, quickly used his positive attitude in training to be recognized by his coach and teammates.

Fans are on the fence about the deal.

What they care more about is, who will take Cambiasso's place?

As the saying goes, if the waist is hard, the body is hard!

Of the front, middle and back three areas of modern football, the midfield is the most crucial area.

If you control the midfield, you can control the game!

The back is the most important position in the midfield area.

A good defender can not only become the team's offensive and defensive hub, but even become the team's booster!

Of course, there is not only one type of back.

In the past 20 years, there have been many well-known midfielders in football, and different midfielders have different roles and responsibilities on the field.

There are defensive-focused midfielders, such as Claude Makelele, Gattuso, Mascherano, Nemanja Matic and so on;

There are also backs that drag down the organization, such as Pirlo, Busquets, etc.;

There are also all-round B2B types, Vieira and Yaya Toure and others!

Most teams will have different requirements for the midfielder according to their own tactical needs.

However, the most basic requirement for a midfielder is defensive ability!

In Leicester City's commonly used 4231 tactical formation, the attacking passing of the front four is very simple and efficient, often creating a chance to shoot after a few passes.

Therefore, apart from positional warfare, the two midfielders do not need to be involved in the attack too much.

Their main task is to protect the midfield space left by Ling Feng's forward insertion, so as not to allow the opponent to easily advance to their own backfield and directly face the backline.

And "drinking brother" Drinkwater, as the team's midfield and backfield, has good passing and vision.

But the defensive awareness and interception ability can only be said to be unsatisfactory.

In Claudio Ranieri's tactical philosophy, the midfielder is the last barrier in front of the backline, and it is also the pivot of the team's transition from defense to attack.

Therefore, Ranieri and Walsh are both looking for a midfielder with excellent defensive ability and some pushing ability, and form a midfield partner with the drinking brother.

In the list of signings provided by the scouting department, Ranieri has his eye on the Swiss captain of Napoli in Serie A.

The fierce player who has played in Serie A for many years can attack and defend well, and he also has a long-range shot.

The point is that the price is not expensive, it only costs 4 million euros!

And Napoli did not have a place for Inle in the team, so they directly agreed to the offer of the Blue Foxes.

The two sides are actively negotiating and should be able to make an official announcement soon.

As for Walsh, he feels that Caen's Ligue 1 steal king Kante is more suitable for the team's tactics.

After watching the warm-up matches and open training of the Caen team, Walsh's instincts and experience told him that this unattractive and thin black boy could definitely make a good defender!

Knowing that Kante was also coveted by many teams, Walsh, who was afraid that Kante would be robbed, first asked the club to offer Caen.

Caen asked for 10 million euros, and the club returned an 800 euros, and the deal went straight out!

After getting the club, the willingness of the players has become the key to whether to join or not.

So, Walsh decisively got on a flight to France, intending to personally convince the Ligue 1 steal king to join the Blue Foxes.

As far away as Ling Feng in Portugal, it was through media reports that he learned that the club was approaching Kante.

"The Foxes are battling Marseille for Kante in Caen."

Just as he was holding his mobile phone and reading it carefully, a voice suddenly sounded in his ears:

"What are you looking at?"

Following the prestige, I saw my girlfriend Barbara looking at her curiously.

In both hands, she is holding a glass of colored wine.

Casually put the wine on the table, sat down next to Ling Feng, Barbara, dressed in a light yellow floral dress, the corners of her mouth turned up slightly:

"You can't be talking to a beautiful woman, are you?"

At this moment, those blue eyes, under the reflection of the setting sun, appear more radiant and colorful, making people forget to return.

In the next second, Ling Feng casually put the phone on the desktop, then leaned forward, leaned forward and approached his girlfriend, revealing a bright smile:

"You found out that I was indeed chatting with the most beautiful woman in the world."

Hearing this, Barbara was stunned for a moment, then met Ling Feng's slightly playful eyes, and immediately reacted.

Smiling, Barbara raised her hand and gently pinched his face, and said with a little doting:

"Why is your mouth so sweet?"

"Hey, hey."

Pick up the glass, follow the pretending men to shake the glass, and then watch carefully as the wine slowly flows down the wall of the glass.

Immediately after, Ling suddenly realized that he didn't know how to watch any hops.

So, without saying a word, he directly pointed the wine in the glass to his mouth and drank it all.

Then he took a look back and expressed his feelings with the adjective of scarcity:

"Very fruity and a little sweet in taste. This port wine is a bit like grape juice, it's delicious."

Seeing Ling Feng's eclectic drinking, Barbara also directly showed a bright smile.

This man is sometimes very mature and calm in front of himself, but sometimes he is very much like an innocent child.

However, he has always shown his truest side in front of himself.

That's one of her favorite things!

This is on the banks of the Douro River in the old town of Porto, Portugal, outside a tavern next to the famous Ponte de Louis I.

The reason why I suddenly ran from England to Portugal is simple:

Mendes' wedding, just tomorrow!

Therefore, Ling Feng and his girlfriend took a private jet to Porto in advance.

As the second largest city in Portugal, Porto is known as the "Wine Capital".

The name of Portugal, as well as the famous port wine, also came from this city.

Of course, for Ling Feng, the most famous in Porto is naturally the "European black shop" Porto club with the same name as the city!

Whether it is the wonderful story of Mourinho leading Porto to win the Champions League, or the stars such as Pepe, Ronaldo, and Falcao who have gone out of the five major leagues from here, Ling Feng is familiar with it.

Mendes' wedding will take place in one of the largest and most luxurious hotels in Porto.

In the afternoon of the next day, Ling Feng, who changed into a black suit, and Barbara, who changed into a black lace dress, arrived outside the hotel in a Bentley specially prepared for them by Mendes.

As soon as he got out of the car, Ling Feng saw that all kinds of luxury cars were parked outside the hotel.

Many black-suited security guards are vigilant about the surrounding situation while maintaining order.

And the groom Mendes, who wore a salute flower on his chest, stood outside the main entrance of the hotel, greeting the guests.

Seeing Ling Feng, Mendes had even more smiles on his face, and stepped forward to give him a hug:

"Hey, man, did you have a good trip?"

"It went well, I even tasted the port wine you always mention."

"I knew you'd love it!"

"I suppose this is the Miss Parveen you're talking about, right? Luckily"

"Hello, Mr. Mendez."

Just as Ling Feng was introducing his girlfriend to Mendes, a tall and straight figure walked out of the hotel quickly.

"Jorge, we may not have enough wine"

Hearing the prestige, Ling Feng saw a handsome guy with a very oily hairstyle and walked over to this side.

Although it was already expected that he might be met at the wedding.

However, Ling Feng didn't expect it to come so quickly.

The person who came was none other than Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the peerless duo, Cristiano Ronaldo!

My brother Luo is still as handsome as ever!

Just as Ling Feng's heart was rippling, Ronaldo also saw the black-haired young man beside Mendes.

"Chris, you're just in time, I'll introduce you."

As soon as the words fell, Ronaldo raised his eyebrows and interrupted Mendes very confidently:

"I know who he is!"

After a pause, Ronaldo took the initiative to stretch out his hand, showed a dragon king crooked smile to Ling Feng, and then said in very standard English:

"You're Ling Feng, right?"

(End of chapter)

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