Coach, I want to play football!

Chapter 656: Saving character?

It naturally takes time to build a brand from scratch. During this period, there was not much transfer work in the European market, so Gao Qiqiang was caught by Ye Qi.

Everything is proceeding in an orderly manner, and in the UK, football has officially entered a period of acceleration.

Leicester City defeated Aston Villa 30-[-] at home. Ye Qi scored a goal. This left only one goal behind the [-]-goal season.

Leicester City has two devilish schedules this season. The first one is from the end of September to the end of October.In six consecutive Premier League games, four of the opponents were Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea.

What remains is the period from mid-February to mid-March, the same six Premier League games, with the four opponents being Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea.

It's just a re-enactment of the scene, isn't it?

After sending away Manchester City and Aston Villa, time has officially entered March, and the Blue Fox also welcomed the Red Army Liverpool.

At the pre-match press conference, a reporter asked Ranieri what his goal was for this game.

Ranieri said with a smile that it would be great if he could escape unscathed. If not, then he should lose less and win more.

The attitude was very low, but in fact, that was what he thought in his heart.A draw at Anfield is definitely acceptable for Leicester City.

The team's performance is now firmly in third place in the league, and the points difference between second and first place is not big.

The previously set goal of staying in the mid-table and striving to get a spot in the Europa League seems to be accomplished ahead of schedule again.

Hey, why should I say it again?

So for this game, a draw is a win.

As for the reporter's question, about the team's goals for this season...

Hearing this commonplace question, not only Ranieri laughed, but even the reporters laughed.Because almost every two rounds, a reporter will ask this question.

Ranieri's answer is always the same, that is, league relegation!

Now third in the league, Leicester City, which has already scored 60 points, let alone avoid relegation, can they compete for the championship even if they work harder!

Everyone thought that Ranieri was going to say "relegation" again, but they didn't expect that Ranieri finally changed his tune this time.

"To be honest, our goal at the beginning of the season is really to avoid relegation!" Speaking of this, Ranieri himself couldn't help laughing.

"But as time went by, with the support of the club and fans and the efforts of the players, we found that relegation seemed to be no longer a problem, so we held a meeting not long ago."

"Finally set new goals for this season..."

Hearing this, the reporters quickly pricked up their ears. After all, it was rare to hear Ranieri say something other than relegation.

They even vaguely felt that the Italian coach was going to shout "Our goal is the championship!"

After all, Leicester City currently ranks third in the league, only five points behind Arsenal, which ranks first.

There are still ten rounds left in the league. At this time, it is completely feasible for you to compete for the championship.

But Ranieri paused for three seconds and then said: "Our unanimous result is to qualify for the Europa League!"

"Although we are now in the lead on this goal, we still cannot be careless. After all, there are still ten rounds in the league and everything is possible."

"Next we have to face the powerful Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea... If we don't pay attention, there is a risk of collapse, and there will be no recovery!"

Reporters: "???"

That's it?That's it? !

After working on it for a long time, you came up with such a goal, and you are now third in the league, and a long way ahead of fourth and fifth. You said your goal is the Europa League?

How do you make other teams feel about this?

Under the current circumstances, let alone winning the championship, even if it is to save your character, you can qualify for the Champions League in the top four, the Europa League?

Hehehe......

"No, this is the situation now..." The reporters were even more anxious than Ranieri.

Ranieri was very calm. He analyzed it matter-of-factly: "Look, we will lose to Liverpool tomorrow, followed by Arsenal and Chelsea, and then lose to the Red Devils and Manchester United. In the last game, we will have a comprehensive strength comparison." We are the stronger Toffees Everton."

"If we lose these games, our qualification for the Europa League will be in jeopardy."

Ranieri is also weird. During the previous wave at the end of September, the media actually analyzed it this way.After losing to Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea, the Blue Fox's performance will fall from the leader to the bottom.

Coupled with the impact of consecutive losses, when some mid-to-upper-tier teams take another step, Leicester City will once again fall into the relegation zone.

As for the words "collapse" and "eternal recovery", these words have even been repeatedly used by the media on Leicester City before.

To a certain extent, Ranieri just summarized the media's previous articles.

Ye Qi, who attended the press conference together, couldn't hold back anymore. He came up and added: "Actually, this is also a good thing for everyone here. Find out the reports from September and October, and make some slight changes to complete the February and March reports." It’s such an easy job! You can make money just by lying down.”

Reporters: “…………..”

They always feel that Ranieri and Ye Qi are mocking themselves, but there is no evidence.

But no matter what, the media still reported Ranieri's goal of locking the Europa League.

Naturally, it caused an uproar on the Internet, and everyone expressed disbelief.This has come to this point, you said your goal is the Europa League?Why not continue to call it relegation?

Fans and netizens of other teams condemned Leicester City for fooling people!

Arsenal fans left messages to the club and Wenger online:

【Don’t believe it!all fake! 】

[Beware of Leicester City! 】

[This is a smoke bomb! 】

[Ranieri, this bad old man is very bad! 】

On the Chinese Internet, everyone was enjoying themselves, and many netizens said that this was Ranieri's way of "saving his character."

After all, there have been a lot of poisonous things over the years, so it's better to keep a low profile and build up your character.

Time comes to the first game in March. On March 28st, Leicester City visited Anfield in the [-]th round of the Premier League.

There are two songs you can hear vomiting at Anfield, the first is naturally "You'll Never Walk Alone", and the second is naturally "Heyjude" by the Beatles.

Ye Qi was still in the visiting team's locker room when he heard the entire kop shouting "jude"...

In a game like Leicester City vs. Liverpool, there is no need to think about it. Zhan Jun and Zhang Hehe must be partners.

"After Klopp took over at Anfield, the team's performance has indeed improved. But compared to Liverpool, it is still a little behind for the time being."

"But this is only the German's first season, and he accepted it halfway. The only difference is that after this half-season, Klopp has improved the team's cohesion."

"We'll have to see Klopp's performance next season after signing in and rebuilding the team..." Zhan Jun said.