Chapter 39: The Free Kick Bet (Seeking Reading)
'N'Golo Kante, ready to play, break up the midfield for me and secure this clean sheet.'
In front of Leicester's bench, Ranieri smiled at Kante when he saw Pochettino's frustrated look of anger.
They are all top football coaches, and if you want to say that Ranieri will not have a little bit of a dark heart, it is certainly unrealistic.
For him, there was nothing but a period of phased success in his youth.
What motivates him to stick to this path is not only love and the drive to prove himself, but also a short-term sense of accomplishment.
Claudio Ranieri enjoys playing against some of the world's most famous football coaches and is always trying to beat them.
It doesn't matter if the other party is an old coach who has already made a name for himself, or a young coach like Pochettino, who is not too old in the coaching industry.
Of course, he had a vision of one day being able to achieve great success in a top league!
In that year, you became the best team in the league, beating more than a dozen other coaches to become the champion!
But now, it seems that he has not waited for that opportunity.
As for Leicester City, who are about to make it three wins in a row?
Well, Ranieri does think he has a group of talented players, but it's strange at times, and everyone who says they only trust their own judgment is still influenced by the outside world.
Ever since he took over the team, Ranieri has been hearing all sorts of rumours about the team.
Whether it is all kinds of optimism from the outside world, as well as the hidden danger of insufficient bench thickness within the team, it is not enough for him to look at this team from a very optimistic perspective.
Including himself, a coach who has been criticized and ridiculed by the media for many years.
Some words were heard too much, and at certain times, a little beam of light suddenly shone into his life, revealing some light.
He himself would have blocked out this feeling in his heart first.
That's why he's always been so calm in front of the media and the team.
But at least...... Now he can celebrate the big win.
"Walsh, if I had to say, he added another million to his worth this one."
Ranieri smiled and turned to look at Steve Walsh, who was sitting in the assistant coach's seat, and joked.
"Really?"
Steve Walsh glanced at Ranieri and replied with a light smile: "If he can score one more goal, I will even feel like he is an eight-million-euro player." ”
Both of them joked and expressed their love for Chen Yufeng in this nonsensical way.
Indeed, it's hard not to love this kind of player who surprises you all the time.
"Beep!"
At that moment, a whistle sounded on the pitch and the referee stopped the game and handed out a yellow card to Tottenham centre-back Vertonghen.
The two looked around from the coach's seat as if it had been the opening again, and Mahrez made a brilliant interception and dribbled forward at high speed.
Vertonghen had no choice but to pull him down at the edge of the box and didn't let him go any further.
Leicester were awarded a free-kick in a decent position.
'You see, the chance to score came and he almost blew the back of the net from a free-kick in the last game against West Ham. Ranieri smiled and said to Walsh with some anticipation.
"Do you want to change people? Let the players hurry to the sidelines to prepare! ”
A voice was heard, and the fourth official on the sidelines walked over with some eagerness and shouted at Ranieri.
"This ball is punished and the next dead ball will be replaced."
Ranieri knew that Chen Yufeng was likely to kick this free kick and put the substitution behind.
"You're so confident he can score this goal?" Walsh was a little puzzled and also got up from his seat, "Is there a basis?" ”
'No, it's just a feeling that his extraordinary performance today will end with a goal.'
Ranieri smiled, crossed his arms and turned to look at the penalty spot, "All players tend to make their first start, they tend to play their best this season. ”
"Even though he's at his age, he's starting for the first time after all, so there's no shortage of excitement."
"Bet?" Walsh looked at Ranieri and wanted to have a play.
The victory was decided, and the mood of the two of them became relaxed.
"I was just about to bring this up." Ranieri was a little stunned by the synchronization of the two, and then smiled: "I've been eyeing your bottle of red wine for a long time. ”
"The bottle of red wine?"
Walsh looked a little reluctant, hesitated for a moment and then pouted, "Then what bet are you going to make?" ”
"If it's equivalent, you'll have to at least give me your scooter."
"But I definitely don't want your car, no one will pick up second-hand goods in the garbage heap."
"Hahahaha." Ranieri chuckled, "I'll do my best to get one or two signings in the transfer list you submit next season. ”
"Really?"
Walsh's eyes lit up instantly, and then he smiled: "Although I don't particularly believe that you can do it, I will bet with you, because my chances of winning are better." ”
Neither of them spoke anymore, and set their eyes on the football field, expecting Chen Yufeng to give out the football.
Before the penalty spot.
Chen Yufeng and Mahrez stand here.
It was a free-kick that was a bit close to the left, and it would have been common sense that the right-footed player would be more comfortable with it.
Of course, Mahrez knew this, and he had no intention of competing with Chen Yufeng from the beginning.
"Do you need me to fake run?" Mahrez asked, this is a very common tactic, there is a probability of deceiving the goalkeeper's first reaction.
"It's okay, I'll just hit it."
Chen Yufeng looked at the football in front of him and began to take a deep breath.
The penalty takers in the squad were Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez, who had little chance to take a chance.
Including in athletic battles, his goal-scoring efficiency is also very limited before the treasure chest opens his shooting skills.
The only way to do this is to threaten the goal with as many high-quality crosses as possible on the flanks and try to get the ball to your team-mates.
It's not that he doesn't want to shoot from distance in the middle, but in this fiercely contested Premier League, the pace is outrageous!
If you don't have a very good dribbling technique at your feet, it will be difficult for a wide player to cut inside and shoot in the middle!
However, there is no player who doesn't like the feeling of scoring goals!
The kind of numb rush to the sidelines, slip to your knees domineeringly, hear tens of thousands of fans shouting for you, and leave your own moment in this field!
This kind of free kick in front of him is undoubtedly an excellent scoring opportunity that Chen Yufeng must grasp at present!