After Depay and Jesse Lingard came on, United's attack picked up slightly.

But the two of them are active and positive, and they can't make other teammates who are in a frustrated mood cheer up.

Seeing that Manchester United's fighting spirit is sluggish, the attack is becoming more and more disorganized, and will only continue to fall in the midfield.

Coupled with a two-goal lead, Ranieri also made bold substitutions.

After all, it's about to be a two-week game in a row, and he has to rotate!

The captain Morgan and Mahrez, who started in succession, were replaced with Maguire and Shinji Okazaki.

Only one substitution is left in case you need it.

And Leicester City did not begin to conserve their strength, did not press, and allowed Manchester United to continue to fall to their feet.

Over time, Manchester United's attack

Some fans also felt that the team's performance was too poor and couldn't stand it, and they began to leave the stadium early.

In the 80th minute of the game, seeing Ling Feng, who was just about to start and advance, was directly tackled by Lingard, Ranieri was immediately startled and hurriedly ran to the sidelines to protest.

"Hey! Umpire! ”

"It's too big!"

"It's a foul move!"

After protesting, he turned around and hurriedly beckoned Andy King to warm up and prepare for a replacement.

At this time, Ling Feng, who was sitting on the ground, heard a ringing in his ears

"Ling, are you alright?"

Looking up, I saw Lin Huang looking at him with a concerned face.

After rubbing the calf muscles that were kicked a few times, Ling Feng gasped, "You guy, your feet are quite ruthless."

"No way, the boss said, I can't let you advance with the ball. Even if it's a foul, take him down! ”

As he spoke, Emperor Lin also stretched out his hands and pulled Ling Feng up.

After getting up, Ling Feng was just about to continue saying something, when he heard Lin Huang say to himself:

"I'm tired, hurry down and rest!"

Hearing this, Ling Feng turned his head to look at the sidelines and found that Andy King was ready.

And on the substitution card, his own number also appeared.

Seeing this, he raised his hand and patted Lin Huang's shoulder, and after dropping the sentence "I'll change my jersey later", he turned around and walked to the sidelines.

In the applause of the home fans, Ling Feng walked off the field slowly, and after high-fived Andy King, he ushered in Ranieri's embrace:

"That free kick is so handsome, shouldn't you have it?"

Hearing Ranieri's joke, the corners of Ling Feng's mouth also curled, "Guess." ”

"Hahaha, have a good rest! We still need you in the end! ”

"Roger!"

Looking at the drinking brother standing in front of the ball, the home team fans in the stands couldn't help but think:

If Ling Feng is still on the field, he can also kick the set-piece in this position.

And after Ling Feng, the biggest threat on the field, left the game, the Red Devil DNA that never gave up in the blood of Manchester United players began to awaken.

With Mata as the commander, coupled with Depay, Martial, and Lingard, several young people with momentum, they actually played some dangerous combinations in the frontcourt.

However, in front of the bus that Leicester City is fully retreating, Manchester United, which does not have a big center forward, cannot attack at all.

They could only shoot from distance on the edge of the area and then create set-piece chances through Depay and Anthony Martial's breakthroughs.

Eventually, referee Atkinson blew the whistle straight for the end of the game as Juan Mata's free-kick from the edge of the box went just over and the visitors fans let out a wail.

Beep~~Beep~~Beep~~~

At the King Power Stadium, Leicester City won the Red Devils Manchester United with a score of 2-0!

Fourteen consecutive league games and unbeaten!

At the post-match press conference, Van Gaal, who made a bold statement before the game, claiming to be able to stop the Blue Foxes, was "besieged" by the media

'We did stop Jamie Vardy. But there's more to Leicester than Jamie Vardy.

'Leicester certainly have a chance to win the title. Like I said before the game, they have great players and are a very strong team."

"Ling Feng? He's an absolute genius! Also the best midfielder in this age group! ”

"We pursued him, but unfortunately he didn't want to leave"

In the end, Van Gaal couldn't withstand the repeated bombardment of reporters, so he spoke in a tough tone

"I've answered enough questions, and this isn't my one-man launch."

Seeing that Van Gaal was angry, Ranieri, the good old man on the side, also took over the conversation and relieved him:

"Hey, guys, don't you have any questions for me? So I'll go? ”

Hearing Ranieri joking, it also attracted the "firepower" of the reporters in the media room:

"Claudio, your team has an amazing record of thirteen wins and one draw, and you have already scored forty points! What do you think? ”

"Oh, is it forty points? Thank you for reminding me. ”

After a pause, Ranieri opened his arms and exclaimed excitedly:

"Thankfully, we finally managed to relegate!"

As soon as these words came out, all the reporters in the media room, including Van Gaal, who was sitting on the side, also pouted in unison, and then invariably complained in their hearts:

？？？

What about relegation Nima?!

It's only been fourteen rounds, and you've all scored forty points!

Do you know that you're already 11 points ahead of second-placed Manchester City?!

And the reporter of "Mirror" did not give Ranieri the opportunity to continue to pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger, and directly asked a sharp question:

"According to what you said before, now that the team has been relegated, should the team set a new season goal?"

And Ranieri did not shout any slogans or goals such as "attacking the Champions League" and "competing for the championship" in front of the media, but continued to talk about him left and right:

'Our goal is simple, from the very beginning we are to play every game well and try to win against every opponent.

"So how important is it to get those points now? The rest of your schedule is very intense. From the end of November until the New Year, you'll play Swansea, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester City.

Listening to the reporter read out the next opponents, Ranieri couldn't help but show his "pain mask" and hurriedly stopped it:

"Oh, don't please stop. Oh, don't read it anymore."

This appearance also caused everyone to laugh, and immediately alleviated the tense atmosphere between the coach and the reporters.

"You know they're coming, right?"

"Yes, I know."

'As I've said before, everybody in the team enjoys it and we take every game seriously.

"You've been at the top of the league since the first round, how long do you think you'll be able to sit here?"

"I'm sorry, how many points are we ahead of second place?"

"Eleven points."

Crossing his fingers and pretending to do the math, Ranieri ended the press conference with a joke:

"Then at least we'll be able to stay in this position for three more games!"

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Next.

The sports pages of major media are almost occupied by this red and blue battle.

Before the game, no one would have expected it.

Manchester United, which conceded the fewest goals in the Premier League, couldn't resist Leicester City's sharp counterattack!

Looking at the Blue Fox, who is still firmly at the top of the list, and has even extended the lead to double digits,

People who had never thought that Leicester City would be able to win the title suddenly had a thought that even felt incredible to themselves:

"Could it be that the Blue Foxes really have a chance to win the championship this season?!"

However, as soon as this idea was born, they shook their heads and vetoed it.

No way!

This is just the first race on the Christmas Express, and it's just getting started.

Even if they have the best trident in the league like Ling Feng, Vardy and Mahrez, the attacking firepower and the number of goals conceded are among the best.

However, they can't be every single one of them full attendance and play every game, so they have to rotate.

And Leicester City's bench lineup has a considerable distance compared to other giants.

Besides, even a league giant like Arsenal, which was once undefeated and won the championship, will drop the chain in the devil's schedule in January and February.

The overall strength of the players and the depth of the squad are not as good as Arsenal's Blue Foxes, how can they not drop the chain?!

Maybe their next game against Swansea will be a loss in their first game of the season; Or maybe one of the main players in the team is injured, which leads to a crash.

Football is round, and anything can happen on the field.

Therefore, many football experts believe that if Leicester City can stay at the top of the league by February, they may be able to really qualify for the Premier League title this season.

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After the 'Battle of Kings Mountain' against Manchester United, Leicester City's players took just three days off to reach the fifth round of the Europa League group tie.

Home to Bordeaux!

In order to win this game safely, when it comes to qualifying from the group, Ranieri directly sent most of the main players.

And in this game, "Ma Dongmei" Mahrez once again dominated the game, passing and shooting, leading the team to beat Bordeaux 2-1!

After the victory over Bordeaux, Leicester City won four games and drew one in five games, and secured the top spot in the group one round ahead of schedule.

This is also the second year in a row that they have been able to qualify from the group and reach the knockout stage of the Europa League!

Coming out of the Europa League group ahead of schedule also made Ranieri breathe a sigh of relief.

In this way, in the final round of the group stage nine days later, he can boldly rotate the lineup, so that the main players have more rest time to deal with the upcoming strong opponents in the league!

However, before they could celebrate their Europa League qualification, Leicester City were on their way to Middlesborough's Riverside Stadium to take on Championship side Middlesbrough.

It's the quarter-finals of the League Cup.

Since the beginning of this season, Ranieri has decided to use the two domestic cup competitions as a training stage to allow the substitutes to get playing time and maintain their form.

This one is no exception.

And the Blue Foxes, who have a full bench lineup, are still strong enough.

Even on the road, they still beat their opponents by a score of 1-2 and advanced to the semi-finals of this season's League Cup!

The other three teams that reached the semi-finals are Manchester City, Liverpool and Everton!

Reaching the last four of the Carabao Cup came as a surprise to Ranieri.

This means they will have two Carabao Cup games added in January.

Add to that the FA Cup third round in January, and after surviving the Christmas Express schedule, they still have to face a heavy schedule of two games a week.

This will be an ongoing test of the depth of the team's current squad.

Thankfully, the injury situation is very good right now.

Except for midfielder Marty James, who was plagued by a knee injury and was unable to play for a short time, the lineup was full of members!

The league's good situation and excellent results made the club's senior management very happy, and even took the initiative to ask Ranieri if he needed to strengthen in the winter window.

If you can make the squad thicker, every manager will not refuse.

So Ranieri readily agreed, and then received a budget of 10 million for the winter window.

The Italian boss is pleased with the current state of the squad and its prospects.

In his opinion, once they survive the two-month hellish schedule and get some points in the league to stabilize the league standings, they will be better equipped to cope with all competitions in the second half of the season.

It is even possible to compete for that championship trophy under the watchful eye of many giants!

Until then, of course, he wants the team to continue their unbeaten run in the league as much as possible!

In football, the morale and fighting spirit of the players are very important, and they are also the key factors that affect the outcome of the game.

And it is often just holding a breath or a breath of energy that the team can maintain the focus and momentum of the game.

Once this breath is released, the spirit of the whole team is likely to collapse in a thousand miles.

Of course, that's what I thought.

However, Ranieri always decompresses his players during training and tactical meetings, so that they don't care too much about the team's unbeaten record.

It's enough to ask them to go on the pitch, play to their heart's content, and enjoy football.

As for the outcome, it's all acceptable.

And it is precisely with Ranieri, a very good manager of personnel management and understanding, that the mentality of the Blue Foxes is as stable as an old dog.

They are not affected by too much public opinion, and they do not have too many distracting thoughts about what to compete for the championship and what to impact the Champions League.

These foxes in blue jerseys just go to work, train, and play every day.

Of course, they feel that the current record is really good, and the view at the top of the league table is also good.

If you can sit at the top of the table for a little longer and stay until the end of the season, of course, it will be great.

If it doesn't work, it's fine.

At least they've enjoyed the feeling of being at the top of the Premier League!

And with such peace of mind, Leicester City came to the cold and damp east coast of Wales to visit Swansea, the "swan" here.

It was also Leicester's fourth game in a week.

The Blue Foxes, who are all on the stage, continue to put up a posture and wait for Swansea to attack.

But Swansea may have been afraid of the Blue Fox's counterattack and did not take the initiative to press the attack.

Both sides failed to create too good chances for the first 80 minutes.

It wasn't until the 83rd minute that it was Riyad Mahrez's breakthrough on the flanks that created a corner kick in front.

It was also this corner kick that Ling Feng assisted captain Morgan to complete the header and scored the only goal of the game!

(End of chapter)