Chapter 276 Premier League King Mountain

The Sun's front page headline: Chelsea fans set off fireworks at Leicester City's hotel on the eve of the decisive game? According to the reporter's investigation, Leicester City players did not arrive at Stamford Bridge the night before the game. This was a false news released by the newspaper. They were staying in an ordinary hotel in London Hollow, which is only a 15-minute drive from Arsenal's training base.

The Telegraph - Chelsea fans have condemned Leicester City's release of fake news, calling it "unjust".

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At noon on the day of the game, a large crowd of people had gathered around Stamford Bridge. If nothing unexpected happens, this game will be one of the most watched games in the Premier League this season, Chelsea, who are making a strong effort in the latter part of the game, versus Leicester, who are the explosive star of the season.

Whether it is the old king who will be crowned or the new king who will ascend the throne, we will know the answer after this game is over.

"We're all together, and winning is our aim~"

"So cheer us on through the sun and rain~"

"B'cause Chelsea, Chelsea is our name~"

In a Chelsea-related store outside the stadium, more than 50 Chelsea fans surrounded three white people wearing Leicester City jerseys.

"You won't be able to be so arrogant anytime soon!"

Although the other team had more people, the Foxes fans were not at all intimidated and started to curse at Chelsea fans.

“xuuuu——!!!”

"Fuck you, we have the best player!"

Because the results this season are really good, Leicester City fans speak with a sense of pride: "Joker, we are in good shape!"

Chelsea fans immediately retorted: "Our players are expensive!"

"Our tactical coordination at Leicester City is very good!"

"Our Chelsea players are expensive!"

No matter what these three Foxes fans said, the Blues fans had only one thing to say: Our players are worth a lot. Just this one sentence made these three Foxes fans speechless.

When comparing with each other, the most feared thing is objective data. If you say that Leicester City is in good form and has good tactical coordination, Chelsea fans can refute it, because this is a subjective judgment and everyone has a different understanding.

But the player’s value is tens of thousands of Euros, and it’s posted on the website!
"Humph, you idiots, I hope you can still be so arrogant after the game!"

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"This is the live broadcast of the 38th round of the Premier League, Chelsea vs. Leicester City. We can see in the player tunnel that the players from both sides are ready. I am the commentator of this game, Zhan Jun."

"Although the game has not started yet, we can see that the Stamford Bridge stadium is really packed today!"

Zhan Jun was right. From the shots given by the director, we can see how exciting this game is. It is worth mentioning that Chelsea also specially arranged 4 camera positions outside the stadium today.

Tens of thousands of fans gathered outside the stadium, and with the long-lost London sunshine, the atmosphere was extremely strong.

In the player tunnel, Jiang Yuan stood behind Zuma. Although he did not go out, he could already hear the singing outside.

Zuma turned his head and looked at Jiang Yuan behind him: "Are you nervous?"

Before Jiang Yuan could speak, the caddy holding Jiang Yuan's right hand spoke first: "Jiang, don't be nervous, we will win the championship"

"certainly"

Jiang Yuan laughed. The caddy was a little boy who looked only 7 or 8 years old, probably a student of Chelsea's youth training school.

"Beep!"

The referee's whistle was heard from the front, followed by the applause of the captains of the two teams.

hiss--

call--

Jiang Yuan took a deep breath, then exhaled slowly. After shaking hands with Mahrez beside him, he walked out of the player tunnel.

"River!"

“Chelsea!”

"Harzard!!!"

"Chelsea the champion!"

As music started playing, fans on both sides of the stands reached out to the player tunnel, eager to have physical contact with the stars of both teams.

There was a small incident on the field. A blond-haired British youth jumped down from the stands and wanted to take a photo with Hazard, but he was caught by the stadium security the moment he jumped down.

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"Zhuangdianertai, Zhuangdianertai!"

"Players from both sides take their positions on the field"

"The referee is already looking at his watch!"

"The game has begun. Let me introduce the starting lineups of both teams. First up is the home team Chelsea, wearing blue jerseys and blue shorts, attacking from the left side of the screen to the right side!"

"..."

"Then the visiting team Leicester City, wearing black jerseys and black shorts, attacked from the right side of the screen to the left side"

Leicester City (4-2-3-1)

Goalkeeper: Kasper Schmeichel
Guards: Fuchs, Morgan, Wasilewski, Danny Simpson

Midfielders: Kante, Drinkwater, Andy King

Forwards: Mahrez, Gray, Vardy
Head coach: Claudio Ranieri

"Both sides adopted a 4231 formation. In terms of lineup strength, Chelsea has a clear advantage over Leicester City, but it would be a big mistake to underestimate this team because of this."

"From the 10th round to the 35th round of the league, Leicester City has always been ranked first in the standings, which shows the form of the Foxes this season."

"In addition, during the winter transfer window, there was a communication between Leicester City midfielder Kante and Chelsea, but Ranieri rejected the transfer on behalf of the player. Despite this, Chelsea still maintains its interest in the French midfielder. I wonder if Chelsea will buy Kante again in the summer transfer window at the end of the season."

"Without further ado, let's focus on this game"

In the 5th minute, Leicester found an opportunity through Drinkwater's penetrating pass in the middle. Andy King knocked the ball with his heel and cleverly passed it to Mahrez on the left. After getting the ball, Mahrez started to go down the bottom. "You go to the right, give it to me!"

Fabregas signaled Jiang Yuan to keep an eye on Fuchs, while he ran towards Mahrez. The left-footed winger of Leicester City was a player with excellent ball protection and dribbling ability, but Fabregas's 1-on-1 defense was also not weak, and he was confident that he could keep an eye on Mahrez by himself.

Facing Fabregas's one-on-one defense, Mahrez first made a few bicycle moves towards the penalty area little by little, and then suddenly kicked his right foot. When everyone thought he was going to cut inside or pass the ball, Mahrez twisted his ankle and the ball went out from under Mahrez's crotch.

Fabregas had no choice but to use his body to attack Kamalez's forward route and try to get as many opportunities as possible for Ivanovic. At this moment, a figure that should not have appeared rushed over from behind. He was small in stature, but very agile.

"Kante runs over and crosses the ball directly to the back post!"

"Vardy chested the ball and passed it to Gray's feet"

"Well, Leicester City's cooperation is really good. The positions of the passes are very special."

"Gray takes the ball and Vardy helps attract the defense"

"Gray, shoot! This is a fake! Gray passes the ball to Andy King on the left, and Andy King just pushes it!"

"Courtois! Good save!"

"Well, Courtois sat on the ground and successfully pushed Andy King's low ball out, and Zouma cleared it."

There was some restlessness on the field. No one expected that Leicester City would find the first chance to score. If Courtois had not been focused enough, the ball might have been scored by Andy King.

"shit!"

"Mark him! Mark him! Damn it, Kurt, John, watch the man, stop watching the ball!"

Mourinho on the sidelines is obviously the most anxious one now. It can only be said that there is a reason why Leicester City can get more than 70 points. The cooperation between these guys is as if they crawled out of the same mother's womb. It is simply airtight!
After Zouma cleared the ball, Chelsea's frontcourt players began to press forward, and Ibrahimovic got the ball through physical confrontation with Drinkwater in the frontcourt.

But things were obviously not over yet. Due to his physique, Ibrahimovic's ability to protect and control the ball was a bit flawed. William saw two players running towards Ibrahimovic and rushed over to ask for the ball, but Ibrahimovic did not choose to give it and walked forward with the ball himself.

"Chelsea, take advantage of this successful defense to launch a counterattack, let's see how Ibrahimovic handles the ball"

"Lead the way forward. There are no teammates ahead, but Jiang Yuan is already running."

"Jiang Yuan reached out from the right, Ibrahimovic... passed the ball to the right, and the ball was given to... Hey, what's going on! Kante ran back from the backcourt and intercepted Ibrahimovic's pass!"

"Kante, pass back to the goalkeeper, oh my god!"

20 seconds ago, Kante made a cross outside Chelsea's penalty area, but now he ran directly to the backcourt to intercept the ball.

"Fuck?"

Jiang Yuan shook his body as he braked. Damn, is this how he runs right at the start of the race?
"Give it to me! Here!"

Seeing Kante intercept the ball, Leicester City players changed direction almost at the same time, obviously they wanted to launch a defensive counterattack.

Snapped!
Central defender Morgan ran up to connect with Kante, then ran forward with the ball. Although he was a central defender, Morgan's dribbling ability was very strong, helping the Leicester City midfielder to transport the ball from the backcourt to the frontcourt.

"Here, give it to me"

After Morgan got the ball, Mahrez ran out of space and took the ball. Fans who know a little about penalty kicks at the scene and in front of the TV should have seen that Leicester City mainly played on the left and the middle, taking advantage of Mahrez's unilateral ability and the teamwork of the whole team.

Sometimes they play as a team, sometimes they play as an individual. This is why Leicester City has been able to defeat several top teams this season - sudden tactical changes will make it difficult for the players on the field to react.

Mahrez was also a cunning guy. After getting the ball, he did not choose to go directly to the bottom line, but swayed left and right a few times, waited for Fuchs to arrive, and then played a wall-to-wall match with his teammates, and easily came to the Chelsea bottom line. However, Ivanovic was of course not a pushover, and kicked Mahrez's cross away with his foot.

Corner kick for Leicester City!
"Well done!"

Courtois ran over and high-fived Ivanovic, then immediately began to form a human wall.

In this game's corner kick defense, Mourinho still let the players mark each other one by one, and Jiang Yuan was responsible for Leicester City's center forward Vardy.

Vardy is only 1 meters tall, so it is just right for Jiang Yuan, who is 79 meters tall, to defend him.

As for Morgan and Wasilewski, those header experts who are over 1 meters tall will be left to Zouma and Terry. Height is too important for headers. Let alone 85 or 15 cm taller, even if the height is only 20 cm taller, it is already very difficult to defend.

“xuuuuu——!!”

"xuuu——!!!!!!"

Amid the boos of the home fans, Drinkwater took a corner kick to the back post. Gray didn't care about anything and kicked the ball directly. The ball hit Mikel's butt and bounced out. Then, Simpson headed the ball into the penalty area, trying to create more header opportunities for his teammates. Unfortunately, Ibrahimovic and Zouma turned into penalty area gods, one blocking the ball and the other clearing it, and finally Leicester City didn't get a chance to shoot.

Ibrahimovic's strong clearance made Mourinho feel relieved, but this attack also showed a major advantage of Leicester City, their frontcourt players were very brave. Take the Jamaican striker Gray for example, this guy's shooting ability is just average, but he would also try to shoot when he saw a world wave opportunity.

In other teams, Gray would definitely be criticized for this kind of behavior, but strangely, Ranieri seemed to be very supportive of the team's forwards wasting opportunities.

Tens of thousands of fans who failed to get tickets gathered under the big screen outside the stadium. The clear 2K big screen and the commentary coming from the stadium gave these fans outside a sense of being in the scene.

There were a lot of people, including two guys named Robert and Philip.

"I said, if Chelsea don't beat Liverpool they will have a very difficult time. Leicester City is too strong this season!"

Robert pursed his lips. These two guys were just released from the police station two weeks ago. Although he bought the wrong score last time, Robert still stole his father's Chevrolet. The two drove all the way to Folkestone, drank and danced, and drove home. As a result, they were caught by the London police on the way.

Driving without a license + drunk driving cost the parents of both parties a lot of bail money!
"Hey, I think what you said makes sense!"

Philip nodded: "Fortunately I listened to you and bet on Leicester City to win. Although the odds are less than 2.0, any profit is good."

"Hahaha!"

Robert put his arm around Philip’s shoulders and said, “If you win today, I’ll take you to Moulin Rouge. The girls there are all dressed very sexy!”

"Um, isn't there an age limit there? People under 17 are not allowed in."

"You are a fool!"

Robert rolled his eyes at Philip and said, "We are so mature, they can't tell our age."

The two were enjoying a good life in the nightclub when exclamations broke out both inside and outside the stadium.

"what's the situation?"

Robert was startled. Philip raised his hand and pointed at the big screen in front of him: "Jiang is dribbling the ball and has already gone to the bottom!"

"Hmm, a crotch pass, oh my god, it's this Chinese kid again!"

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(End of this chapter)