The Foxes' away win over Newcastle did not come as a surprise to the rest of the Premier League and the media.

After all, Newcastle's form this season has been so bad that they almost went straight to the relegation zone.

However, the unbeaten record of thirteen games in the opening game is really a bit staggering.

It would not be surprising if such a record appeared in any BIG6 team.

But this is the result of a promoted team that just returned to the Premier League after a decade last season, and handed over the results in the second Premier League season!

That's what shook the whole world of English football!

The same question began to arise in the minds of everyone in English football:

"Who can beat this Blue Fox?!"

Fans of the remaining 19 teams in the Premier League are pinning their hopes on the next round of league opponents of the Blue Foxes, the former Premier League hegemon "Red Devils" Manchester United.

And the game against Manchester United is also the first game of the upcoming "hellish schedule" for the Blue Foxes.

Leicester City is in first place and Manchester United is in fourth place, both of which belong to the first group in the league title race.

Although Leicester City has 37 points from 12 wins and one draw, they are already as many as 15 points ahead of Manchester United, who have 22 points.

To a certain extent, this first battle between the Blue Fox and the Red Devil can also be regarded as the battle of Tianwang Mountain!

Therefore, the media is very eager to understand the preparation of the two teams and the views of the players, and then go back to add fuel and vinegar to make some news to attract traffic.

However, in order to minimize the media and public opinion to affect the good atmosphere of the team, Ranieri refused all media and the club's planned open training day.

Not only that, but he directly gave a death order within the team and did not let any player be interviewed by the media!

Although the results are surprisingly good now, the players are also in great shape.

However, he didn't want the players to rest on their laurels, and his heart began to drift.

That's why he stressed to his players on several occasions in training and tactical meetings that the season is still a long one.

Moreover, he also said that if anyone does not put 100% of their attention into training and games, then who should not think about playing!

Years of coaching experience have made Ranieri realise that the team is at its best and at its most dangerous.

Once complacency starts to grow within the team, the players lose focus and momentum on the pitch and start losing.

Once you lose, morale will definitely be affected, and coupled with the hellish schedule, the slightest mistake will lead to a losing streak and bury the current good situation!

After all, Hut is the only one in the team who has won the Premier League.

Almost all the players have no league title experience and naturally don't understand what they should do and what to do during the long league season.

You know, the league is not a 100-meter dash, but a marathon.

So, as a manager, he has the responsibility and obligation to let the players get rid of distractions, twist the team into a rope, play the whole strength, and then stick to the final finish.

As for what can be achieved, we will know by the end of the season!

Unlike Leicester City, Louis van Gaal, on the other side, made a special public training day and took the initiative to put the team in the media spotlight.

Originally, Manchester United, as a giant in the Premier League and a world-famous traffic team, has the highest media attention in the entire Premier League.

Not one of them!

Therefore, Van Gaal believes that it is better to prepare for the game above board than to play tricks, but to make the players pay more attention to the game and take it seriously.

In an interview with the media, Chef Fan also started psychological warfare in advance.

"Although Leicester City is a very strong team with great players such as Ling Feng and Jamie Vardy. However, we have been in good form lately and the players are confident in the game and try to get points away from home! ”

In addition to Van Gaal, Manchester United's celebrities are blindly confident in this game and this game.

Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville feels his side have every chance of beating the Foxes on the road.

"Ginger Head" Scholes and Ferdinand said that as long as Ling Feng is restricted, there will be a chance!

Of course, for the nonsense of these celebrities, Manchester United fans are also like chicken blood, shouting slogans such as "beat the Blue Fox" and "kill Leicester City" on the Internet.

On the eve of the game, Sky Sports gave an interesting technical statistic.

If only the results of the first half are counted, then Manchester United will be at the top of the table.

League leaders Leicester City, on the other hand, can only be in the middle of the table.

As the saying goes, a good start is half the battle. Getting off to a good start is naturally extremely important for a team.

Chef Fan's current tactical emphasis on possession and lack of risk-taking, combined with the team's continued slump in forward form, has made the team less capable of attacking.

But defensively, Red Devils fans have seen the Red Devils who once dominated the Premier League.

In 13 league games, only nine goals have been conceded, ranking first in the league!

However, quite a few of them were 0-0 scores.

It is worth mentioning that Ferguson has not played a 0-0 in the last 116 games of his managerial career.

But since Van Gaal took charge, there have been nine 0-0 draws in 66 games.

And in the last eight games, more than half of Manchester United's games have been scoreless!

It can be seen that although Manchester United has not scored goals this season, the defense has shown the best level in the league.

Playing away from home, most of the media and pundits believe that Manchester United should be able to hold Leicester City to a draw if they put on a low profile and do not attack rashly.

He was even able to lure the snake out of the hole and hit the Blue Fox with a counterattack, thus winning the game 1-0.

As for the Blue Foxes, due to the change of coach this season, the team's tactics have also changed from high pressing to defensive counterattack.

With Leicester City giving up possession and not pressing the attack, the number of goals scored in the first half was 30 per cent lower than at the same time last season.

However, the number of goals scored in the second half was 30% more than last season!

This data can prove that under Ranieri's tutelage, this Blue Fox team is full of tenacity and has a strong explosive power to end the game in one fell swoop in the second half!

This season, if you have watched Leicester City's games, you can find a pattern:

There were many times in the first half, when the Foxes lowered their posture and conceded possession, allowing the opponent to take the initiative.

Then, after stealing a goal through a counter-attack, in order to win in the second half, the opponent's formation will press forward more and invest more attacking forces.

And the space behind him will be larger, and the chances of counterattacking and scoring goals will also be greatly increased.

That's why Leicester scored more goals in the second half!

In this game, it is predictable that Manchester United, who are playing away, will definitely shrink their defense and wait for them to attack.

At that time, the Blue Fox can only take the initiative to attack, instead of tearing up the defense line through counterattacks.

This is also one of the hidden dangers.

However, no matter how the outside world speculates, the atmosphere in the Blue Fox's locker room is very nice.

The team has a good record, the manager rotation is reasonable, the players have playing time, and naturally everyone is in a very good mood.

After completing the team's training in a happy atmosphere, Ling Feng also practiced long-range shooting for an hour.

In the weekend's game, in the face of United's tight defence, long-range shots will certainly be an effective means of opening up the situation.

And after completing the training, after returning to the empty locker room, Ling Feng also summoned the [Character Panel] again after three months:

【Player Name: Ling Feng】

[Age: 20]

[Height: 183]

[Weight: 76]

[Dominant foot: right]

[Club: Leicester City]

[Talents: God Vision, God of War Heavy Artillery]

[Skills: Pull the ball back, putt master, horse stepping meteor, chic stop]

[Attributes: Ball Control C, Shot B, Pass S, Defense D, Body B, Spirit B]

[Total:86]

[Available Attribute Points: 0]

In August, the Premier League Player of the Month awarded him two free attribute points.

In addition, the achievement of being shortlisted for the [Premier League Team of the Month] for three consecutive months in August, September, and October also allowed him to gain three free attribute points.

Adding up to a total of five free attribute points, it just allowed him to point [Physique] to 99, but also a little more!

Yes, it was only at this time that Ling Feng was sure that the limit value of each sub-item attribute was not one hundred, it was ninety-nine!

In other words, his current [physique] is the ceiling among professional players!

As for the remaining free attribute points, he added them to the [speed] of 92 points, allowing it to continue to move one step towards the limit.

In addition to adding points, in the past three months, Ling Feng has also increased his attributes in all aspects through competitions, training, and training.

As the absolute star and tactical core of the Blue Fox, Ling Feng has unlimited firing rights.

Thanks to the fact that the average number of shots per game in the game has skyrocketed from 2 last season to 4.5 this season, Ling Feng has also improved significantly in various attributes of [shooting].

[Finishing], [Long Shot], [Shooting Power] have all increased by three points, and [Free Kick Accuracy] has skyrocketed by five points!

[Finishing] 73, [Long Shot] 77, [Shot Power] 71, [Free Kick Accuracy] 70,

In addition to the [penalty] that is basically not practiced in daily life, the attributes of [shooting] have finally reached seventy!

And the increase in various attributes has also raised the rating of shots from C to B!

Seeing that several of the [Shot] sub-attributes had reached seventy, Ling Feng suddenly had a little tears in his eyes.

You know, when he debuted, the rating of [Shot] was a pitiful D-grade.

All shooting attributes are in their fifties.

Only Ling Feng himself knew how much time and sweat he had put in to raise the value of fifty to the current seventy.

And looking at the attribute panel that has changed greatly, Ling Feng is also full of emotion.

Effort pays off!

As long as he continued to work hard, one day, he would see his attribute panels, all of which were seventy, eighty, or even ninety!!

Of course, as long as you continue to help the team win, continue to score goals and assists, win championships and individual honors, the process can definitely be shortened by a certain amount of time.

Thinking of this, Ling Feng suddenly thought of the upcoming Red Devils Manchester United, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl:

Manchester United, right?

It came at the right time!

I'm horribly strong right now!

。。。

With the hype of the media and the mutual spraying of the two fans on the Internet, this high-profile focus battle finally came as scheduled.

28 November, King Power Stadium, Leicester.

After completing the pre-match warm-up amid the cheers of the fans, the Foxes exited the pitch in an orderly manner, giving up the venue to Manchester United.

However, just as he was returning to the players' tunnel, Ling Feng suddenly heard a familiar voice behind him:

"Hey, Ling!"

Following the prestige, he saw Luke Shaw in civilian clothes, on crutches, waving to him.

"Hey, buddy!"

Compared with the last time they met in the hospital in September, Luke Shaw at this moment, in addition to his right leg still wearing a plaster cast and brace, also has a scruffy beard on his face, and the whole person looks a lot of vicissitudes.

Perhaps because of the hormones of the drug, his whole body was fatter, and his whole image was almost the same as the "Fat Xiao" in Ling Feng's later memories.

In the past few months, in addition to training and games on the court, Ling Feng has also been keeping an eye on Luke Shaw's recovery off the court.

Every once in a while, I would make a video call with Luke Shaw to see how he was doing.

Therefore, he also witnessed Luke Shaw change from a handsome guy with high spirits to a bearded and unshaven now.

After hugging Luke Shaw, Ling Feng immediately pointed to his face and said with a smile: "The beard is indeed quite suitable for you."

"Haha, I think so too"

Many young players in Europe, especially those with white faces and handsome guys, may choose to grow a little mustache or leave some stubble on their faces when they are young, perhaps in order to make themselves look more mature and tough.

However, Ling Feng knew that this was Luke Shaw's "medal" after a brief period of decadence after his injury

"How are you feeling lately?"

Hearing this, Luke Shaw smiled and spread his hands:

"The good news is that I just went for a further check-up a few days ago and the doctor said that I was recovering faster than expected and that I would probably be back at the end of the season!"

"In two or three months, the stitches will be removed and recovery training will begin!"

Hearing this good news, Ling Feng couldn't help but feel moved in his heart.

As far as he can remember, Luke Shaw was unable to play in the 16-year-old European Championship in France due to injury.

In other words, Luke Shaw broke his leg this time and injured himself, at least until the European Championship before he could return.

Now, however, at the pace of recovery of Luke Shaw, he expects to be back in April, and even in time for the European Championships

It's been three months since I recovered!

It can be seen that the [Injury Recovery Card] has made a great contribution!

The second leg of the league meeting between Leicester City and Manchester United will be in May.

So, Ling Feng smiled slightly and stretched out his right hand:

"That's good, then we'll see you on the pitch in May!"

Hearing this, Luke Shaw was stunned for a moment, then then stretched out his hand and held it tightly:

"See you then!"

Back in the locker room, as soon as Ling Feng sat down, he heard Vardy ask:

"Where have you been? Shouldn't I go to meet my girlfriend in the stands again? ”

"That's not it, I just said hello to Luke in the passageway."

"Oh, how is he recovering?"

"It's okay, I don't know if I can make it to the European Cup"

A brief exchange of pleasantries with the national team's roommates was just a small episode before the game.

In the loud singing of the fans at the scene, the players of both sides lined up and walked into the stadium.

With a long whistle from the referee "Damned" Atkinson, this battle between red and blue Tianwang Mountain officially began!

However, just when everyone thought that Manchester United could stop the Foxes from continuing to soar on the road, the course of the game was unexpected by everyone

(End of chapter)