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Chapter 217 The cold ice rain slapped randomly on the face

With a score of 3:0, Klopp, who is always full of passion, put his hands in his trouser pockets and stood helplessly on the sidelines, letting the cold wind blow by.

The chronic diseases and deficiencies of the team itself cannot be eliminated in a day.

But it is undeniable that Leicester City's performance in this field is to outperform themselves.

After the referee blew the whistle for the whole game, Klopp shook hands with Ranieri immediately.

"Congratulations, you have a winning team."

In the face of Klopp's praise, Ranieri just smiled politely: "You have proved yourself in Germany, so don't worry, take your time."

After a few simple greetings, Klopp took the players and left the King Power Stadium through the passage.

Ranieri took the players and came to the court to thank the fans present for their support and encouragement.

After the 24th round of the Premier League, Manchester City surpassed Arsenal and came to the second position in the league, only 3 points away from the top Leicester City.

The two teams will usher in a battle for the top spot in 4 days.

From Leicester to Manchester, about 96 miles apart, it only takes one and a half hours by car.

It took 131 years for the Leicester City team to meet the challenge of Manchester City as the top of the list.

On the bus to Manchester, it was full of laughter.

Vardy used his loud voice to lead his teammates to sing Pixie's song, which was a bit funny.

And Huth's cold joke made the players call it "so cold".

Arriving at Manchester City's home court soon, just after getting off the bus, Leicester City fans in dark blue jerseys flocked to them, startling the players.

Going to the away game, there are so many fans, this is the first time.

Rossi's right hand was sore again.

He has now become the most watched star in England and even in European football.

"Today's game, don't live up to their expectations." Ranieri said with a smile.

Although Manchester City sits at home and their players are higher than Leicester City in terms of value and strength, they dare not underestimate the enemy in the slightest.

Not to mention that a month ago, they struggled to equalize at the King Power Stadium.

In this game, they had as many as 7 wounded.

Nasri, Kompany, Keylor Navas, Boni, Mangala, De Bruyne, these are Manchester City's regular main players.

Pellegrini's head ached again.

It is said that Leicester City entered the devil's schedule in February, so why not.

After playing this game, Manchester City will then fight on four fronts.

First the league match against Tottenham, then the FA Cup match against Chelsea, then the UEFA Champions League 1/8 final against Dynamo Kiev, and finally the Carabao Cup final against Liverpool.

In these games, both sides must win.

Tottenham want to compete for the championship, and Manchester City is their direct competitor, which cannot be ignored at all.

Chelsea have no hope of entering the top six this season. The FA Cup is their last way to enter the European war, so they will go all out.

The situation of Liverpool is similar. With only a faint hope in the European war, the League Cup must be won in order to qualify for the European qualifiers next season.

As for Dynamo Kiev, as a frequent visitor to the Champions League, their strength is not weak.

Moreover, Manchester City has to go to the away game, and the traveling on the road has aggravated the physical fatigue of the players.

Such a high-intensity game, and every time is very crucial, with the current staffing, it would be a headache for anyone to change.

In this game, Pellegni ranked the strongest lineup that can be sent at present.

The goalkeeper is still Joe Hart.

The back line is Kolarov, Demichelis, Otamendi and Zabaleta.

The double midfielders are Delph and Fernandinho.

The midfield is Sterling, Yaya Toure and David Silva.

Up front is Aguero.

Compared with their opponents, Leicester City's situation is much better.

On the team's injured list, there are only three people, De Laet, Matthew James and Schlupp.

Moreover, Ranieri's regular starters this season are all healthy and in excellent condition.

[Welcome to the focus of this round of the Premier League, Manchester City vs. Leicester City. 】

[As the battle for the top of the list, it is scheduled to be the first game of this round, attracting the attention of countless England fans. 】

[The performance of Leicester City this season can be described as incredible. 】

[They continued their heroic state in the last nine rounds of last season and topped the Premier League standings. 】

[The home team Manchester City, as the challenger of this round, launched a challenge to the league throne. 】

Anthony Taylor, who was promoted to an international referee in 2013, will referee the game.

Under his leadership, players from both sides stepped into the Etihad Stadium with their heads high and their chests held high, to the cheers of more than 5000 fans.

Although it was raining lightly, the enthusiasm of the fans remained undiminished.

Yaya Toure and Wes Morgan, the captains of both sides guessed coins in the middle circle.

Manchester City gets the kick-off.

Drop~
After a loud opening whistle, Aguero kicked off the ball in the middle circle, Sterling passed the ball back to the backcourt, suddenly there was a gust of wind around him, and a figure roared past.

what's the situation?
The Manchester City players have not yet reacted, and Leicester City's front-line grab has already begun.

Leicester City, which always strives for stability, actually launched a frontcourt press at the beginning of the first half. Is this a strong attack?
what happened?

Also in a daze was Manchester City's head coach, "Engineer" Pellegrini.

Before he could sit still, he suddenly bounced up and rushed to the sidelines.

It seems that Leicester City is going to take the initiative at the beginning of the game, using high pressure to suppress the midfield.

Fernandinho and Delph on the defensive midfielder are slow to play the ball. Once they are suppressed by the opponent, they will not be able to find the ground channel connecting the court, thus cutting off the connection between their midfield and backcourt.

Yaya Toure was placed in the front midfielder position, hoping to display his ability to take and pass the ball. After attracting defense in the middle, he distributed it to his teammates on the wing.

But as soon as the Leicester City team came up, they cut off the connection between the defensive midfielder and the front midfielder, forcing the two sides of Manchester City to retreat to support, away from the threat zone of Leicester City.

Yaya Toure's role at the front end also doesn't make any sense.

Ranieri's high-position pressing tactics at the beginning of the game accurately pinpointed Manchester City's weakness.

Moreover, the field has become slippery due to rain, which is very unfavorable for a passing team like Manchester City.

In just 2 minutes, Leicester City took advantage of the opponent's distraction, and Mahrez succeeded in stealing at the front of the opponent's penalty area and swept the ball to the goal.

Vardy from the front point did not grab it, and the ball leaked to the back point.

Demichelis stretched out his foot to make a clearance, but Rossi kicked the ball away first.

drop!
Rossi fell on the right edge of Manchester City's penalty area and got a set-piece opportunity.

Mahrez, Fuchs and Drinkwater, standing in front of the penalty spot.

Fuchs flicked a shot first, and the left-footed player Mahrez passed the ball into the penalty area.

This flash gave Huth a favorable position in the fight for position with Demichelis.

The ball landed in a vacuum in front of the goal, and Huth moved forward, taking the lead and kicking the ball into the net without being marked.

Demichelis behind him couldn't stop Huth's shot even though he put a shovel.

[GOAL! 】

[Leicester City took the lead, a shot from central defender Huth. 】

[Demichelis made a serious mistake in defense. He didn't keep an eye on Huth and let him easily go forward and shoot. 】

Pellegrini, who was off the court, was clearly displeased. With some helplessness, he kept waving his hands in front of him, signaling to Demichelis that in the defense just now, he should move forward quickly to prevent the opponent from shooting.

In less than 3 minutes of the opening, Manchester City fell behind by one goal, and their morale was seriously damaged.

Cold icy rain fell from the sky, slapping their faces indiscriminately.

(End of this chapter)