Chapter 74

  On January 1, 2014, Leicester City beat Millwall and got a good start.

  The whole team also had a good rest for two days.

  Next came the critical stage of the sprint, and the players must ensure sufficient physical strength.

  Although the team was on holiday, Xia Xing still did not relax his training.

  During the two days of rest, he went to the club to train every day.

  And the in the system's "virtual arena" he did not waste a minute.

  Training with superstars for five hours a day, Xia Xing made rapid progress.

  But it's a pity that the current training hours can't be loaded because all the cards are activated.

  There are two tasks, but they are almost impossible to complete.

  [Task 1: Defeat Premier League teams five times in a row this season. ]

  [Task time: Complete the task conditions before the end of the season. ]

  [Task reward: Johan Cruyff card, SS level. ]

  [Task 2: 1. Start in the match; 2. Score a goal; 3. Defeat Manchester City. ]

  [Task time: In the game this season, complete the three conditions in the task at the same time. ]

  [Task reward: Kevin Keegan card, S level. ]

  After losing the game against Manchester City, Keegan's card was out of the question.

  And being eliminated in the League Cup, it was basically out of the question to beat the Premier League teams five times in a single season.

  To achieve this task, it is necessary to win a wave of consecutive games in the next FA Cup.

  Now Leicester City has only won one Premier League team, which is Fulham, the opponent in the League Cup quarter-finals.

  Next, win four Premier League teams in a row in the FA Cup.

  This goal is really too difficult and simply impossible to achieve.

  He was Only waiting for the emergence of new tasks.

  However, for Xia Xing now, his current strength is enough to deal with opponents at the level of the English Championship.

  In addition to the increase in skill points, the star skills also benefited Xia Xing a lot.

  The star skill "heavy artillery shot" often helped Xia Xing to blast the opponent's goal with a long shot.

  In the game against Manchester City, the star skill "The domineering king" also played a role.

  After Xia Xing scored the first goal, his teammates gathered around, and Xia Xing loudly encouraged his teammates and boosted the morale of the whole team.

  You must know that before, Xia Xing had never been so prestigious and intimidating.

  This has a lot to do with "The domineering king".

  Now in the team, Xia Xing's status has also changed greatly.

  Because he was given the identity of the offensive core, Xia Xing became an extremely important member of the team.

  Another point is that his temperament has changed, and his teammates have more trust and expectations for him.

  This is completely different from the previous rookie period.

  If an outsider sees Xia Xing's performance in the team, he might even think that he is the second or third captain of the team.

  The two-day holiday after the New Year ended, and on the morning of January 4, the whole team regrouped.

  Everyone found that there was a new face on the field.

  "Who is that guy?" James pointed to the field and asked.

  De Laet shook his head: "Is he a new coach of the team? But he is too young, right?"

  Drinkwater glanced at the two of them with disdain: "You two guys are too ignorant, haven't you heard that the team is introducing new players recently?"

  "No."

  "Haha, then you just play well and don't worry about other things..."

  "Talk about it, talk about it."

  Looking at the gossipy eyes of the two, Drinkwater cleared his throat and lowered his voice.

  "I heard that Pearson had been following this young man for a year.

  "It seems that he is from the French Ligue 2 and is the absolute main force of the team.

  "Yes, he is a genius.

  "I heard that he is leaving because of the turmoil in the team.

  "It seems that the transfer fee is not too high, only about 1 million.

  "I don't know much about other information.

  "But I should be the person with the most information in the team..."   

  Drinkwater was talking, James poked him: "Look."

  "What am I looking at?"

  "It seems that he should have more information than you..."

  Drinkwater looked back and saw Xia Xing chatting with the newcomer.

  The two of them actually knew each other?

  Not only Drinkwater was puzzled, but even the other teammates didn't expect it.

  But do they know each other?

  No, they just met once.

  Xia Xing walked into the stadium and saw a strange yet familiar figure at a glance.

  Is he the one who greeted me that day?

  It was him who chatted with me after the game against Manchester City.

  I don't know who he is.

  But judging from this situation, he is most likely the new player of the team.

  Xia Xing also heard that the team has a new player joining.

  I didn't expect it to be him.

  "Hi." Xia Xing stepped forward and greeted enthusiastically.

  The man also saw Xia Xing and took the initiative to step forward and high-fived: "Xia, nice to meet you."

  "You should be the new player of the team."

  "Yeah."

  "I don't know your name yet."

  "Haha, it doesn't matter, as long as you understand my skills."

  Xia Xing shrugged.

  What a boy with character.

  Head coach Pearson came over, and all the players lined up to wait for the pre-training speech.

  The young man stood aside and waited.

  Pearson greeted everyone as usual, a few simple words, no courtesy.

  "Guys, today I want to introduce you to a new partner.

  "Riyad, come here.

  "This young man is called Riyad Mahrez, and he is our team's new winter signing.

  "He comes from Le Havre Football Club in the French Ligue 2, and he is a very talented young man.

  "I hope you can get along well in the future. I believe Riyed will definitely bring us something different."

  Pearson briefly introduced him in a few words, then stepped back a little to let Mahrez say a few words.

  Mahrez looked at his new teammates in Leicester City, with no smile on his face, and a very peaceful look.

  "I'm Riyad Mahrez, you can call me whatever you want.

  "I'm 22 years old, I'm Algerian, but I have French nationality, so I don't take up the team's non-EU player quota.

  "I often play as a winger and attacking midfielder, I control the ball and dribble well, and my shooting level is also okay.

  "Well, that's all. "

  The Leicester City players were stunned for a moment, and it was Xia Xing who took the lead in applauding. Then everyone reacted and applauded to show their welcome.

  James whispered, "This kid looks quite arrogant."

  De Laet poked him, "He is good at controlling the ball and dribbling, and often plays as a winger and attacking midfielder. It seems that your position as a main player is no longer secure."

  James: "Why do you say that my position is no longer secure just because a new player came?"

  De Laet: "The last one was Xia, you can fill up the rest yourself."

  James: "I....."

  De Laet: "Maybe this guy is as strong as Xia."

  James: "Impossible, how can there be so many geniuses?"

  As a result, James's words came true...

  (End of this chapter)