Chapter 250 A bad starting point
A first-rate new player, that's not Mourinho's evaluation of Kante.
Although he had only watched him play for five minutes, Mourinho already felt that he had seen a defensive genius.
Is that his favorite type?
A midfielder who covers a large area, has speed and body, and plays smartly.
The several interceptions in the opening game were all very smart.
That boy is very good!
At that stage, Mourinho had great confidence in the game and praised the players on the wrong team with a smile.
Is it true that the strong do not praise the weak?
But after 45 minutes, he couldn't laugh.
0 to 0!
Throughout half the game, Chelsea dominated Leicester City.
It turned out that there was no profit at all.
They were firmly defended by the wrong leg.
That guy, no, those guys are awesome.
At first, Kante's wonderful performance made Mourinho's eyes light up.
Then, Mourinho praised the double midfielder cooperation between Drinkwater and Kante.
When Xia Xing joined the defensive camp, Mourinho was completely dumbfounded.
How strong is the defense?
Leicester City originally had a 4-4-2 formation, but now it has become a 4-3-1-2!
The three defensive midfielders go to Zhenzhen, Kante, Drinkwater and Xia Xing!
The defense of the three is watertight!
During the summer season, he also retreated to defend and formed a double midfielder with Drinkwater.
But even if the attacking side has a numerical advantage, it will be difficult for them to deal with it.
Especially the two wingers, there is a lot of pressure.
But now, with three defensive midfielders on the court, Xia Xing and Kante can roam freely on the left and right to assist the full-backs in defense.
Chelsea couldn't get any effective offensive opportunities at all.
No mistakes were made in the half, and Leicester City did it.
They successfully reached Ranieri's tactical arrangement.
In the east half, Leicester City's stubborn defense continued.
Facing Chelsea's desperate attack, Leicester City still defended calmly.
With the score of 0-0, Chelsea was obviously more anxious.
Their defensive holes are also wider.
Leicester City's two consecutive defensive counterattacks were destroyed by Terry, who was in excellent form.
Courtois will be in average form tomorrow. If Terry hadn't been denied, Chelsea would have conceded a goal long ago.
However, he is not worried about the main position at all. After all, whether he can win the battle for position against Cech's genius.
Bu Nao's good times did not last long.
In the 75th minute of the game, Kanter stole the ball and knocked directly to the left wing.
pretty!
Xia Xing is overjoyed!
That's a great opportunity!
Without hesitation, he passed the ball straight to the Chelsea penalty area!
Vardy sprints quickly!
Terry really couldn’t follow me that time!
The blue Terry really can't catch up with the fast horse in his prime!
Vardy caught the ball and volleyed decisively into the far corner from outside the penalty area!
Courtois works hard!
But it’s not a beat too slow!
The ball hit the net!
1 to 0!
Leicester City opens the scoring!
Excited Vardy rushes to Xia Xing!
"Finally a goal, finally a lead!"
"Man, I'm great! Come on! They can definitely win like before!"
Seeing Leicester City score the first goal, Mourinho was in a very bad mood!
He mobilized his troops and replaced several players headed by John Terry who were physically unable to move to the East.
On Leicester City's side, Ranieri also traded for Ulloa and De Laet, as well as Inler and Fox.
Decisively strengthen defense.
The formation also changed to 4-4-1-1.
A few minutes later, Mahrez was also replaced by Albrighton.
Albrighton went to the left wing, and Xia Xing moved to the middle position to have more freedom.
When counterattacking, he can choose to rush in.
When defending, he retreated to the penalty area to form a back five.
Kante, Drinkwater, Inler, Albrighton, plus in the summer trip.
With such defensive toughness in the midfield, there is really nothing Chelsea can do.
Even though Fabregas frequently took long shots in the initial stage and Hazard used various extraordinary skills, they had to fail to score.
In the third minute of stoppage time, Xia Xing knocked down Cesc Fabregas with the ball.
So there is no foul at all.
But the referee didn't blow the whistle.
"The game is over!
"In that much-anticipated game, Leicester City had the last laugh!
“They got off to a fantastic start!
“Victory against the defending champion 1-0!
“Leicester City is still hot in the new season!
"Ranieri finally succeeded in revenge!
"Mourinho said before the game that Chelsea's goal this season is to win any championship!
"But now, Ranieri tells him - no chance!
"At least the Community Shield is gone!"
Alan Shearer's voice was loud, and Carragher next to him curled his lips.
"Is it just a Community Shield? Mourinho cares about that?"
"Tch, if you lose, you lose. Where are there so many excuses?"
"..."
"He is still optimistic about Leicester City in the new season. They will definitely create even greater miracles!"
Listening to the bickering between Alan Shearer and Carragher's old partners in the live broadcast room, Leicester City fans were in a very good mood.
That familiar feeling in the season is here!
Leicester City, keep pushing forward in the new season!
After that game, I heard that something unpleasant happened in the Chelsea dressing room.
Mourinho scolded the players, saying they had no fighting spirit.
It is said that some players even talked back to Mourinho.
Anyway, there are chicken feathers all over the place.
In the first round of the Premier League a few days later, Mourinho stole the show again.
They were tied at home by the wrong leg, with a score of 2 to 2. Mourinho was obviously very dissatisfied.
But it was team doctor Eva who made him even more angry.
Despite Mourinho's repeated reminders, she still forced herself to be on the court and disrupted the rhythm of the game, which made Mourinho furious on the sidelines.
That incident makes for a terrible start to the season for Chelsea.
In other words, maybe Chelsea's defeat by Leicester City in the Community Shield is the beginning of Chelsea's nightmare this season.
As a blue team, Leicester City is much luckier than Chelsea.
Just after joining the team, Ranieri won a championship trophy.
Although the portion is not that big, it is enough to keep Leicester City happy for a long time.
I wonder if they can defend the Community Shield.
They defeated Manchester City 3-2 in the season and now defeated Chelsea 1-0.
The Leicester City manager is in a great mood!
In the locker room, takeout soon arrived.
“Authentic Italian pizza!”
"Hahahaha! They like it!"
In the locker room after the game, a group of rough guys covered in sweat were chewing pizza.
That picture is very interesting.
"Man, why does he think the pizza in London is so good?"
"Of course, there are many more pizza places there than in Leicester, so there must be something delicious."
"Then let's win more away games and try pizza from all over the country!"
"No, it should be all over the world!"
"Hahahaha! That's right! Come on, brothers!"
(End of chapter)
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