Chapter 147

  "Four consecutive Premier League wins"!

  The Leicester Evening News put it on the front page headline in huge font.

Countless fans rushed to buy it.

"We've won four games in a row!"

When facing the interview from the reporters, the Foxes fans' faces were filled with pride.

Yes, we were able to win four consecutive Premier League games as a newly promoted team, and the opponents we won were not weak teams.

Everton, Chelsea, Arsenal, Stoke City.

They are all teams in the top ten of the Premier League last season and are all very strong.

But Leicester City had the last laugh.

This is enough to prove their strength.

"Who would have thought that after four rounds, the top of the Premier League table would be a newly promoted team?"

The Times said so.

The Guardian also praised Leicester City: "I don't know what the future holds for Leicester City, or how long their victories will last, but at least they are at the top of the Premier League now! This is enough to make their fans happy for a long time!"

The Daily Telegraph even said bluntly: "Leicester City can now look forward to their European warfare!"

That's right, everyone in Leicester City is indeed looking forward to the European stage now.

They are about to face their first opponent in the Europa League group stage.

Wolfsburg.

As the fifth place in the Bundesliga last season, Wolfsburg is quite strong.

Thanks to their clean and efficient attack, they almost made it into the top four last season.

Since the start of this season, they have also enjoyed a series of winning streaks and are currently ranked first in the league.

Even Bayern can only be inferior to them.

The strongest link of this Bundesliga giant is their midfield.

Especially the young Belgian genius - De Bruyne.

In the winter of 2012, the 19-year-old Belgian teenager De Bruyne was recruited by Chelsea.

The transfer fee was 8 million euros at the time.

As it turns out, for a team like Chelsea that is not short of money, 8 million euros is just a small investment.

In the summer of 2012, he was loaned to Bremen.

In just one season, he became one of the Bundesliga's brightest new stars.

But after returning from loan, he did not get the starting position he wanted.

After wasting half a year, De Bruyne finally chose to return to the Bundesliga and joined Wolfsburg for 22 million euros.

For De Bruyne, joining Wolfsburg is a life-or-death choice.

He must play well here and prove his worth!

When he joined the team, the team was only ranked outside the top 10.

In just half a season, he led the team to the fifth place.

16 appearances, 3 goals and 6 assists, this is a very good result.

What's more important than this is that he single-handedly revitalized the team's offensive line.

This season he has been thoroughly established as the team's midfield core.

In the tactical analysis room, Pearson explained Wolfsburg's formation and playing style to the teams.

"Wolfsburg's attack was very simple, without too many frills.

"Striker Dost is currently the team's top scorer, while Caligiuri and Olic are also good.

"But the strongest point of this team is not the striker, but the midfield.

"Or rather, De Bruyne.

"As the tactical core of the team, De Bruyne is very strong.

"As long as we can defend him in this game, we are basically halfway to success.

"Drinkwater, Albrighton,

"You two should mark De Bruyne together in this game.

I would rather let him pass the ball backwards.

"Don't give him the chance to pass the ball or shoot!"

Although Pearson's arrangement of arranging two midfielders to guard the opponent's midfield was conservative, no one questioned it.

Watching the video, everyone was amazed at De Bruyne's pass.

Mahrez: "His pass just now was amazing! I can't compare to him!"

Vardy: "It's rare to for someone to make you feel inferior to them. "

Mahrez: "To be honest, his passing is really strong."

Drinkwater: "Yes, not only accurate, but also very imaginative, unexpected and difficult to defend."

Everyone was talking about it, but Xia Xing didn't say anything. He was still observing De Bruyne on the video screen.

Looking at De Bruyne, Xia Xing suddenly had a feeling.

De Laet poked him: "Xia, what are you thinking about?"

Xia Xing frowned: "I think his playing style is like Zidane, and his shooting is like Cantona."

James laughed: "Xia, it sounds like you played football with Zidane and Cantona."

Drinkwater immediately responded: "Xia did play with Zidane. Don't be unconvinced, at Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement farewell match."

James: "Eric Cantona too..."

De Laet: "How do you know Cantona never returned to Manchester United's youth training camp? Maybe Xia really played football with Cantona."

The three of them argued with each other, but Xia Xing didn't say anything.

How could they know that Xia Xing played football with Zidane and Cantona every day.

So Xia Xing's feeling is very accurate.

De Bruyne's ball control is very stable. Although his dribbling is not very eye-catching, it is very practical.

His passing was very subtle and neat, which was very similar to Zidane's style of play.

De Bruyne often gets close to the goal and shoots from outside the penalty area.

This is very similar to Cantona.

Even though he is only 22 years old, his talent is visible to the naked eye.

In terms of overall strength, Xia Xing would even feel inferior.

Especially those wonderful passes, it was really great.

Xia Xing's current passing score is 85. If we use this as a reference, De Bruyne's is at least over 90, or even 95!

Absolutely a genius, a super genius!

I really don't know why Chelsea would give up on such a super talent.

"Xia!"

"Um?"

Hearing Pearson calling him, Xia Xing looked at Pearson.

"Xia, in this game you have to continue to increase your running distance and try to make up for the gaps left by Drinkwater and Albrighton's defensive position."

"good!"

"But I'm still looking forward to your performance in attack. Although De Bruyne is very strong, I think you are better!"

Pearson rarely praises people, but Xia Xing is an exception.

Since the start of this season, he has lost count of how many times he has praised Xia Xing.

Yes, such an excellent state cannot be praised enough.

Hearing Pearson's praise for Xia Xing, his teammates also expressed their agreement.

Vardy: "Xia, if we continue to work together in this game, we will definitely beat Wolfsburg!"

Mahrez: "Let's fly on both wings and show Wolfsburg that in addition to Bayern's Robery combination, there is also another world-class combination!"

Morgan: "Xia, we look forward to your continued outburst!"

Schmeichel: "I am watching you!"

In the current Leicester City lineup, everyone's expectations for Xia Xing are getting higher and higher.

Xia Xing looked at his coach and teammates and nodded slightly.

"Don't worry, I will do my best in this game!

"This is our first European game.

"It will definitely be our first win in a European competition!"

(End of this chapter)