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Chapter 198 Christmas champion, here we come

The accumulated fatigue of the body makes the physical energy of the players consume faster than usual.

Especially Chelsea, they have to play a Champions League game than their opponents, and they are even more lacking in physical fitness.

After Hazard was injured, they started to play the pass and patiently looked for opportunities.

This is also an act of desperation.

Mourinho did not expect that Hazard would be injured and leave the field in the first half, leaving him with few choices for his subsequent personnel adjustments.

Only by consuming the opponent's physical energy first, and then waiting for opportunities to find opportunities.

But Leicester City did not give them a chance. Although they replaced one player early, their physical fitness and fighting spirit were far higher than their opponents.

In the 37th minute, Leicester City kicked off from the backcourt. Kanter held the ball and easily pushed across the half. No one from Chelsea stepped forward to defend.

This also reflects from the side that today's Blues Chelsea have a lack of morale and no fighting spirit.

It is completely different from the Jagged Blues coached by Mourinho before.

After Kanter dribbled the ball across halftime, he distributed it to Rossi on the right rib.

Chelsea's two defensive midfielders and four defenders have all settled down, but none of them stepped forward to press. They just surrounded Rossi, forming a siege.

After Rossi distributed the ball to Mahrez on the wing and quickly moved towards the center, Chelsea's defensive formation slowly dispersed.

At the moment Rossi drew center back Terry out, Mahrez passed the ball into the penalty area.

Vardy slanted into the space behind Terry, rushed in front of Zouma, and stretched his foot to pad the ball into the goal guarded by Courtois.

yeah!
A loud chants erupted from the King Power Stadium as Vardy, with arms outstretched, ran along the baseline, to the corner flag, and joined the fans in celebration.

Although his consecutive scoring games stopped at 11 games, his goals did not stop.

[GOAL! ! ! 】

[Valdy scored, this is his 14th goal of the season, and he is the top scorer in the list. 】

[Chelsea's defense is like sleepwalking, I can't believe it, is this the defending champion, is this Mourinho's team? 】

Off the field, Mourinho walked back to rest helplessly, without anger or reprimand,

Helplessness, helplessness and disappointment appeared on his face, and he just shook his head.

At the end of the first half, the Chelsea players walked back to the dressing room with their heads down.

Mourinho has lost control of the locker room, and the tactics he has arranged are deaf to the players.

Leicester City is full of joyful atmosphere.

"Don't be careless, we still have 45 minutes to play against Chelsea!" Ranieri kept reminding the players not to be careless.

In his view, Chelsea is a sick tiger, physically weak.

But his desperate pounce before his death was enough to tear the fox of Leicester City into pieces.

At the start of the second half, the Chelsea players have not yet entered the game state.

In just 3 minutes, Albrighton transferred the ball with a long pass from the left and landed at the feet of Mahrez in the penalty area on the right.

Azpilicueta's defense, like an old man, is slow and clumsy.

Mahrez made continuous fake moves on the right side of the penalty area, trying to shake off the defense.

And Chelsea's defensive players watched him make moves, and no one came to help Azpilicueta.

Suddenly, Mahrez shot angrily, a curved ball, passed through Azpilicueta's defense, and went straight to the upper left corner of the goal.

Goalkeeper Courtois flew to save, but he had no choice but to shoot from a short distance and a tricky angle, making him once again the background board.

After scoring the goal, Mahrez rushed to the sidelines, slid and knelt for a short distance, and then stood up.

Facing the cheering fans, the fans who walked towards the sidelines calmly seemed to say,

The defending champion, that's it?
Two goals behind, Mourinho just turned around helplessly and shook his head.

In the 53rd minute, Cesc Fabregas replaced Terry to strengthen the attack.

In the 60th minute, Remy replaced Oscar to strengthen the high point competition.

Mourinho did everything he could.

Today's team, people's hearts are scattered, he can't lead it anymore.

The one who was once "the happiest one" has become the lost one.

Remy, who came off the bench, received a cross from Pedro in the 77th minute and scored a goal to help the team get back a goal.

The goal gave the Chelsea generals a glimmer of hope for an equalizer.

But in the 80th minute, Rossi received a through ball from Andy King, turned offside and entered the penalty area. Facing Courtois, he picked the ball and scored, completely killing the game.

At this moment, the sky over the King Power Stadium is blue.

It is blue exclusive to Leicester City.

After the game, Mourinho simply shook hands with Ranieri and walked into the locker room without looking back.

When he assisted Van Gaal in Barcelona, ​​he also tasted the taste of being defeated by Ranieri for 9 consecutive days.

But the pain of losing at this moment is far more unforgettable than the fight in the last century.

Leicester City continue to lead the standings with 35 points after winning Chelsea.

Christmas champion?

Leicester City players dare not even think about it. They were still relegated last season, and they have a chance to become Christmas champions.

The media and fans shouted in disbelief, what kind of magical power does Ranieri have, and he actually brought the relegation team to the top position.

Before entering the game in December, the media believed that Leicester City, which ushered in the devil's schedule, would drop out of the top of the standings by a large margin before the new year.

But the team's two consecutive victories not only allow them to lead the standings, but may also become the Christmas champion.

For this reason, Ranieri did not mention words such as "championship" and "championship".

On the second day after the victory over Chelsea, which was also the day Mourinho dismissed get out of class, Ranieri hosted a dinner for the whole team to relax and meet the last opponent before Christmas, Everton.

At the party, Ranieri gave everyone a beautiful copper bell engraved with the Leicester City team logo and the number of the corresponding player.

"We are still five points away from relegation. This is the darkness before dawn."

"Here's my Christmas present to you."

Ranieri fluctuated the bell gently, making a crisp and pleasant sound, and his mouth followed the sound of the bell, and said slowly:

"Ding Ling, Ding Dong!"

"Ding Ling, Ding Dong!"

Ranieri smiled and said: "In the past, when I was in Italy, I used this voice to remind players who were not concentrating. Now, I hope to use this bell to remind you all the time that we want to relegation. Ding Ling~"

"Ding dong!"

All members responded in unison, and the joyous atmosphere continued until the end of the party.

Back at the apartment, Rossi turned on the computer and made a video call with Pixie.

Last Christmas, Rossi went to London in person to accompany Pixie to light up the Christmas lights.

This experience was also the beginning of a warming relationship between the two.

But after this Christmas, Rossi will travel with the team to Liverpool's Anfield Stadium.

Due to time constraints, Rosie was unable to travel to London, causing Pixie to complain for a long time.

After coaxing for a long time, Rosie promised to spend a day with her in the New Year, and Pixie's anger gradually subsided.

"Pixie, the lottery ticket you bought last time, is it still there..."

Pixie (little elf), is Pixie's nickname, and only her parents and Rosie call her that.

"Should be here, what's wrong?" Pixie thought hard and said, "I seem to be at home."

Rossi hesitated to speak, and said, "You just need to remember where to keep it, it's fine."

After turning off the video, Rossi closed the computer and muttered in his mouth: "It should be...impossible!"

The league title is out of reach.

But the Christmas champion is close at hand!

(End of this chapter)