Chapter 196 Newcomer, new atmosphere
2014 is over.
Although Leicester City ended with three draws in the Premier League, their 2014 was still extremely unforgettable.
In that year, they finally returned to the Premier League.
The "Watford Miracle" is no longer mentioned.
And winning the FA Cup in history made Leicester City even more ecstatic.
In the new season of the Premier League, they started with seven consecutive victories and continued to occupy the top spot.
They debuted in the Europa League and successfully qualified for the group stage.
None of this denies the joy that Leicester City soldiers bring to the fans.
Even if the team has now lost its second place position due to its recent three-game winless run, fans are full of expectations for the future.
Especially the addition of several new players has given everyone more expectations for the 2015 game.
In January 2015, three new players arrived.
A picture of them holding up Leicester City jerseys appeared on the front page of the Leicester Evening News.
That night, captain Morgan held a New Year party to welcome three new teammates.
Morgan patted his new partner Hut on the shoulder and was in a great mood.
"Man, I look stronger than him, which is nice."
And Vardy is also very friendly to Kramaric.
Even if the competition is wrong, it can increase the strength of the team. The strikers led by Vardy will not welcome the Croatian shooter.
Is veteran Schwarzer even more popular?
As a veteran who has been in the Premier League for many years, he has rich experience.
Even if he is the third goalkeeper, he may have few playing opportunities, but he plays a great role in the locker room.
Many times, you can even make reasonable suggestions on the team's tactics.
Pearson has even begun considering adding Schwarzer to his coaching staff in the future.
There was an episode at that party.
Young James Pearson drank too much.
There's nothing special about the lad from Leicester City's youth team.
The fact is that the teams Morgan will invite tomorrow are all first-team teams and there are no youth team players.
The reason why James Pearson was able to participate was entirely due to his father Nigel Pearson's relationship.
Because his father was not a first-team coach, he also joined the Leicester City youth academy.
However, his talent is mediocre and he has no outstanding performance.
But for his father's sake, everyone took good care of him.
Could he just drink too much tomorrow?
Even a young female clerk who came to deliver drinks touched her legs and feet.
The grumpy Konchesky was so angry that he almost taught him a lesson, but was stopped by captain Morgan.
When deputy captain Schmeichel saw that scene, he simply offered to send the drunken James Pearson back.
When they saw the boy in the taxi, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Vardy: "Fortunately, that kid didn't ruin the atmosphere tomorrow."
Mahrez: "No, I didn't expect the coach to have such an unreliable son."
Konchesky: "He had a premonition that one day the coach would be influenced by his son and something big would happen!"
It was an angry remark, but no one took it seriously.
When that season ended, everyone was extremely sad when they recalled the scene tomorrow...
That dinner party did not last long. Although it was not the New Year, the intensive schedule was still the same.
The very next day, Leicester City will usher in the 20th round of the Premier League.
Their first mistake of the eastern half of the season was against the mighty Liverpool.
Although Liverpool are said to be strong, that's just what Liverpool is like now.
They are not in the best condition. The team's overall condition is in a sluggish state and they have suffered successive defeats. The possibility of competing for the top four this season is getting smaller and smaller.
But in front of Leicester City, their Premier League experience is not top-notch.
From the first minute of that game, Liverpool took the initiative.
In that kind of continuous intensive schedule, Liverpool's Premier League experience is very useful.
They can allocate their energy more rationally and cope with successive matches.
In that game, Leicester City carried out a certain degree of fighting, and their strength was not at its best.
In the 22nd minute of the game, Gerrard's explosive shot hit the lintel and hit the bottom line.
The Leicester City fans in the stands exclaimed.
At the end of the half, Sterling dribbled the ball and suddenly accelerated, passed De Laet, and slid a low shot from outside the penalty area.
Previously, the game ended 0-0 at halftime.
That turned out to be quite good for Leicester City.
After all, they are far less sharp in the half court than in the wrong-leg attack.
Especially when Vardy was injured and Crosswood left the team, Ulloa and Conoket, who were still at the front, failed to seize the opportunity.
Mahrez on the right is unable to support himself.
The situation remains the same in the east half.
It wasn't until the 75th minute of the game that Pearson made substitution adjustments.
He replaced Kramaric and Albrighton to enhance the strength of the midfield and frontcourt.
Especially if Albrighton is present, it will free up Xia Xing and give him more opportunities to participate in the attack.
The effect of that substitution was immediate.
In the 81st minute of the game, Xia Xing stole the ball in the middle and suddenly accelerated!
Three Liverpool defenders immediately surrounded him!
Isn’t that the norm in this game!
They can block Xia Xing's path, but they can't stop the trajectory of the ball!
The ball goes straight to the left front of the penalty area!
Kramaric ran quickly and caught the ball steadily!
From the edge of the penalty area, a low shot!
The ball penetrated Mignolet's fingers!
Straight into the far corner of the goal!
1 to 0!
Extremely exciting!
The Croatian striker who scored the goal was so excited!
Then when he played for Leicester City for the first time, he scored with his first shot!
a!
He rushed to Xia Xing and hugged him tightly!
Previously, Leicester City also relied on that goal to beat Liverpool by one goal, ending three consecutive draws in the league and retaining the third position in the league.
Three days later, in the third round of the FA Cup, Leicester City challenged Newcastle away from home.
That is their starting point for the FA Cup this season.
Considering multi-front operations, Pearson still carried out a large-scale attack.
After all, foreign cup competitions have already determined the training ground, and there is no energy to invest too much troops.
All three new players started in that game.
Previously, Leicester City defeated Wanderers 2-0 away from home and won their first FA Cup win of the season.
It’s worth mentioning that Leicester City’s defense was extremely solid in that game.
The new combination of captain Morgan and new aid Huth shines brightly.
Although Huth is as tall as Konchesky, Huth's defensive ability is stronger.
After all, he was Germany's star of hope back then, and he was extremely talented.
Not only is he excellent defensively, he can also help in attack.
The second goal of that game was scored by him with a header after receiving a cross from Xia Xing.
It was also a goal that sealed the victory.
And goalkeeper Schwarzer also relied on that game to improve his position in Pearson's heart.
Became the team's second goalkeeper.
Leicester City started 2015 with two consecutive wins and a new look!
(End of chapter)
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