Last season, Sunderland narrowly avoided relegation with a three-point advantage. Their goal this season is still to stay in the Premier League.
Obviously that season seemed to be more difficult.
In the 30th minute of the game, they were beaten 3-0 by Leicester City.
Moreover, their offense showed no energy at all.
Even Leicester City's midfielder couldn't get past it.
That made them very frustrated.
In the first minute of half-time injury time, Vardy took advantage of a counterattack opportunity and scored a goal.
That time, Fei Xiaxing's cross from the wing was passed at an angle of 45 degrees to the ground.
Vardy quickly intervened and shot into the net.
4 to 0!
Leicester City keeps scoring goals!
During the halftime break, Ranieri directly adjusted two positions.
Forward Ulloa played in the east court, and Robin van Persie came on as a substitute.
This is the Dutch veteran's first appearance in the Premier League for Leicester City.
As soon as he was on the court, he took advantage of a corner kick and hit the goal post with his header.
Although Van Persie is not as explosive and powerful as when he was young, his experience is still among the best in the world.
In the 63rd minute of the game, Van Persie finally scored.
Then there was a pass from Xia Xing from the left.
Break away from the defense and reach the bottom line, making a precise cross!
Robin van Persie inserted himself in the back row and headed the ball towards the top!
The ball hit the net hard!
5 to 0!
The Dutch veteran scored his first Leicester City goal!
Excited fans shouted Hanxuan's name loudly!
In that team, Robin van Persie is definitely the biggest star!
Now he tells everyone with his performance that he still deserves to be in the Premier League!
Four minutes later, Xia Xing and Kanter's defensive cooperation in the middle blocked the ball from the wrong leg.
Diagonal pass to the right!
Mahrez scored a goal and knocked on the door!
Van Persie shovels the ball into the net!
6 to 0!
Scored twice!
The stands burst into warm applause again, and Van Persie beamed!
There was nothing arrogant about him joining Leicester City!
Six goals were in his legs, and Ranieri was completely relaxed.
He was traded for Shinji Okazaki and Vardy.
The swimmer passed through Inle and was replaced by Mahrez.
In the new season, Leicester City is fighting on multiple fronts and must seize as much time as possible to fine-tune the lineup.
After the two new players were on the court, they also showed good teamwork.
The coordination in several passes and receptions was very good.
Yinler was in high spirits, and his explosive shot from outside the penalty area almost hit the net.
Okazaki Shinji is active in running. When defending, he often even runs to the center circle. When attacking, he presses quickly and does not hesitate to use his physical strength.
In the 85th minute of the game, Masako Inle's long-range shot was blocked by the defender and fell to the foot of Shinji Okazaki.
Forward Tsukimoto made a decisive volley!
The ball went into the net!
7 to 0!
Leicester City shines brightly!
On the sidelines of the court, Ranieri was already smiling from ear to ear.
"What a great bunch of boys tomorrow!"
Shakespeare next to him also kept clapping, and his palms turned red.
"No, that's great! That's great!"
Shakespeare suddenly fell into a trance and recalled the previous season.
Although Leicester City performed well at that time, they rarely played such crisp games.
They always relied on their tenacious defense to wear down their opponents bit by bit.
And in that game, they actually showed overwhelming power of suppression.
In several warm-up matches before the season, Leicester City could not easily win the game.
Unexpectedly, as time goes by, the team's progress has exceeded my imagination.
Just right!
Looking at the sky, the sky is blue and rustling.
At the last moment of stoppage time, Xia Xing's kick from outside the penalty area hit the goal post and missed the opportunity to continue to expand the score.
The Sunderland players on the wrong side were already a little numb.
The referee's whistle finally sounded.
The Sunderland players walked down the East End with their heads down. They wished they could become transparent and completely dissociate themselves from that game, that stadium and that misunderstanding.
After that wonderful game, Leicester City once again repeated the miracle of the season.
Top the league!
No team has a better goal difference than Leicester City in the first round of the league.
7 goal difference is really impressive.
Alan Shearer in the live broadcast room is looking forward to it very much.
"I don't know how long Leicester City can stay at the top of the list that season, let them wait and see!"
A wonderful game made Leicester City the center of attention in that round of the league.
Ranieri quickly won the support of fans, and several new players also received praise from experts.
TV programs often show replays of the seven goals, and online and print media also praise the Leicester City soldiers.
Isn't it so beautiful?
For the Leicester City players, the excitement of the day was over, and the next day was complete silence.
Continue to prepare for the next game.
They went to the Tbilisi National Stadium in Georgia early to prepare for the upcoming tournament from the east.
European Super Cup.
For Leicester City, this game may be the strongest team they have ever faced.
none of them.
In this season’s Champions League champion, La Liga hegemony, and the well-known Cosmos team in world football-Barcelona.
In an unfamiliar stadium, Leicester City players played seriously in the match.
Ranieri had a calm expression on the side of the court, looking at the players on the court and writing something in a notebook with a pen from time to time.
Although Bu Nao's expression is calm, the leg holding the pen is very strong.
Shakespeare next to him was beaming with joy, already frowning: "That game was really not easy to play. No, no, no, man?"
Although the two of them didn't get along for a long time, they were very temperamental and could easily shut up.
Like an old friend.
Listening to Shakespeare's inquiry, Ranieri also nodded: "No, no, it's a difficult game."
"Can they win?"
"It's hard to say, it's difficult anyway."
"Otherwise they will just defend like they did against Chelsea?"
"No, they can't hold on."
"Can't hold on? So pessimistic?"
"It's not that he is pessimistic, but he knows Barcelona's offense very well. They are too strong. The strength of the MSN combination is the best in the world. The attacking power of midfielders such as Iniesta is also very strong, including Alba and Alves.
Their side attack power... they are really difficult to defend. If you want to not concede the ball, you will definitely make a mistake."
"Then what will they do? Do you want to admit defeat?"
Ranieri didn't answer, he shouted in the direction of the court.
"Xia!"
Seeing the head coach waving his legs towards him, Xia Xing quickly ran to the sidelines.
"Coach, are you looking for him?"
"Um."
Ranieri nodded, pointed at Shakespeare, and said: "Take what I said when I chatted with him yesterday morning and talk to my close assistant coach."
Shakespeare is a bit confused.
what's the situation?
He looked at Xia Xing.
Xia Xing nodded peacefully and looked at Shakespeare.
"He has an idea about tactics for the game in a few days.
"If they insist on holding on, they will never be able to hold on.
