Chapter 158 They don't seem to welcome you very much!
Chapter 158 They don’t seem to welcome you very much!
Author: Thief Cao
Chapter 158 They don’t seem to welcome you very much!
Leicester City, formerly known as Leicester Forth Club, was founded in the spring of 1884 by a group of devout religious believers.
In 1890, Leicester City joined the English Football Association and began to participate in the English Football League Second Division in 1894.
It was not until the end of World War I in 1919 that it was renamed the current Leicester City Club.
Leicester City has won many honors over the past 100 years.
For example, their team has won England's third-tier League Two championship 6 times in its history, won England's second-tier League One championship once, and has won the EFL Cup and Community Shield three times.
In the 2013-14 season, Leicester City won the first English Football Champions League championship in the club's history.
After 10 years, Leicester City once again broke into the English Premier League.
Although Leicester City fans were overjoyed, they originally did not have too many expectations or thoughts.
They only hope that the team can gain a firm foothold in the Premier League. As for winning the Premier League championship, that is simply unrealistic.
However, in the first five league rounds of the season, the newly promoted Leicester City's performance exceeded the expectations of Leicester City fans and countless media.
He is surprisingly good and has the potential and tendency to transform from a promoted horse to a dark horse.
In their first Premier League match, they drew 2-2 at home with Everton, one of the top five players in the Premier League.
Although they lost 2-0 to Chelsea in the second round, Leicester City's players played quite well.
In the third round, they drew 1-1 with Arsenal at home.
It wasn't until the fourth round that Leicester City defeated Stoke City 1-0 away from home.
The following fifth round of the Premier League directly brought Leicester City to the top of public opinion, making them the talk of the town in England and even Europe.
In the match against Manchester United, Leicester City once trailed Manchester United 1-3 at the King Power Stadium.
As a result, in the last 30 minutes of the game, Leicester City scored 4 goals in a row, rewriting the score to 5-3 and reversing the victory.
This game not only made England excited, but also made Leicester City become the first team in the history of the Premier League to be 2 goals behind Manchester United in the game and finally come back to win.
After this game, Leicester City did not continue to win as the fans hoped, but fell directly into the abyss, beginning a long-term dominance of the last place in the Premier League standings for more than 140 days.
Going from Premier League dark horse to relegation favorite is like going from heaven to hell.
I thought Leicester City's Premier League journey would end after the season.
As a result, Leicester City once again made the faces of countless fans and media swollen.
In the 30th round of the 2014-15 Premier League season, after Leicester City lost 4-3 away to the Premier League BIG6 Tottenham, they incredibly defeated all their opponents in the subsequent 6 rounds of the Premier League and achieved six consecutive victories.
Although they were tied by Sunderland at home in the 37th round, Leicester City defeated Queens Park Rangers 5-1 in the final round, using 7 wins to stage a thrilling real-life victory escape for the Premier League and European fans and media.
On the plane, Chu Zheng read the information about Leicester City on the tablet, and he felt quite emotional.
No wonder Leicester City can create a mythical miracle this year, defeating many Premier League giants to win the Premier League championship.
It turns out that this was already a sign.
More than ten hours later, the plane landed at London Heathrow Airport.
After Chu Zheng picked up his luggage and walked out of the exit passage, he saw De Bruyne wearing black sunglasses and a casual suit from a distance.
"hey buddy!"
When Chu Zheng came up to him, De Bruyne gave Chu Zheng a warm hug.
More than ten minutes later, the two appeared in a Western restaurant near the airport.
Chu Zheng cut a piece of steak and stuffed it into his mouth. He asked with a slurred smile, "Are you still getting used to being in Manchester City?"
"It's a bit bad!" De Bruyne swallowed the beef in his mouth, put down his knife and fork, wiped his mouth, showed a somewhat troubled expression, and began to talk about his experiences after returning to the Premier League.
De Bruyne's situation within the Manchester City team and the outside world during this period is somewhat bad.
He had just arrived, and he had the aura of a huge transfer fee of 80 million yuan in annual salary and net worth. Therefore, he was isolated and excluded by some senior players in the Manchester City team using very subtle means.
And the outside world's attitude towards him was also very unfriendly.
Not only did the media openly criticize De Bruyne, who returned to the Premier League, as a parallel import and a defective product abandoned by Chelsea, but even Manchester City fans thought so.
In fact, before the Bundesliga is over, De Bruyne has three choices before him.
Bayern, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City are all three clubs hoping to get him.
But he finally chose Manchester City in the Premier League.
Because where you fall you have to stand up.
Before he came back, he knew that his situation might not be good, but when it really happened, he still felt a little uncomfortable.
After listening to De Bruyne's account of his experiences during this period, Chu Zheng raised his red wine glass and said with a smile: "Kevin, calm down and conquer them with strength just like in Germany. I believe that when they see your
After the fatal pass, they will collectively shut their bad mouths!"
"Thank you!" De Bruyne changed his expression of depression, nodded and smiled.
"Chu! Can you tell me why you chose Leicester City?" After finishing speaking, De Bruyne brought the topic to Chu Zheng's transfer.
After learning that Chu Zheng was also coming to the Premier League, De Brau was happy to be able to play in the same league as his friend.
But he really didn't understand Chu Zheng's choice.
In addition to the giants in the Premier League, there are obviously strong teams such as Tottenham and Everton. Why did Chu Zheng choose Leicester City, a team that looked ordinary.
De Bruyne is really worried about Chu Zheng.
Professional players sometimes make one wrong move, which can trigger a chain reaction. Once a transfer fails, they may leave in despair, or at worst, it may affect the player's entire career.
"Kevin, I actually have no choice. Wolfsburg used 60 million to successfully scare away many clubs that were interested in me." Chu Zheng said with a smile.
Chu Zheng originally planned to stay at Wolfsburg and play in the Champions League, but unexpectedly Leicester City suddenly appeared.
He can only say that this is his fate with Leicester City.
The two chatted in the restaurant for nearly an hour, until Mario hurried over and was forced to end the meeting.
At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, Chu Zheng and Mario showed up to Leicester City.
Leicester City Club rented Chu Zheng a small townhouse just a few kilometers away from the training base.
It was said to be a small villa, but Chu Zheng thought it was already very big, half the size of the villa he rented in Germany.
There are three rooms upstairs and downstairs respectively. What makes Chu Zheng most satisfied is that the villa has a small gym, which can meet his daily basic training.
After resting in the villa for a night, Chu Zheng went to the British Perform Physical Examination Center for a physical examination the next day, led by Mario and Leicester City Club sports director Steve Walsh.
After working for several hours, Chu Zheng's physical examination report came out. The report showed that he was as strong as a calf. Not only was he in good health, but he also had no hidden dangers of injury or illness.
Especially during the whole body muscle examination, the doctors were so shocked by Chu Zheng's red and white muscles that the distribution was almost perfect.
Mario and Steve Walsh both breathed a sigh of relief.
There are many examples in the history of football transfers where everything was negotiated, but the transfer failed due to medical problems.
In the afternoon, Chu Zheng appeared at the King Power Stadium wearing Leicester City's blue No. 6 jersey.
Leicester City prepared very carefully for this signing and debut ceremony. The King Power Stadium, which can accommodate more than 30,000 fans, was packed to the brim, and all the media they could find were invited.
Lin Fan was also among the crowd of journalists in China.
Seeing Chu Zheng wearing a Leicester City jersey and hitting the ball, he felt a little regretful while holding up his camera to take pictures.
Lin Fan is a Manchester City fan.
When Manchester City wanted to package De Bruyne and Chu Zheng, he was really happy.
However, in the end, Chu Zheng ended up at a small club like Leicester City that needed strength but not strength, and money but not financial resources.
He really couldn't guess what Chu Zheng was planning.
"Man! Looking at this guy's physique, I can't believe he plays as a centre-back!"
"40 million, unbelievable, I bet he will definitely be knocked away by those savage guys in the game!"
“That Thai guy is crazy!”
"I already have a hunch that this Chinese person will probably be the biggest parallel import in the Premier League this season!"
"..."
The Leicester City fans in the stands were also pointing at Chu Zheng on the pitch.
Most Leicester City fans actually don’t know Chu Zheng.
Although some fans know something about Chu Zheng, they are also worried about whether Chu Zheng can adapt to the Premier League.
Many Leicester City fans expressed dissatisfaction with Leicester City spending 40 million to sign Chu Zheng.
They feel that the club should spend its limited money where it should be spent, rather than buying young players who have only played one professional season and may be huge imports.
But they cannot interfere with the club's decision.
Not long after, Chu Zheng accidentally knocked the ball away, which immediately attracted boos from fans watching from all sides.
Chu Zheng didn't care at all.
After the appearance and signing ceremony, on the way back, Mario frowned and said: "Chu, the fans of Leicester City don't seem to welcome you very much!"
"I believe they will like me soon!" Chu Zheng was sitting in the back seat, looking at the familiar British-style building outside the car window, and said without looking back, with a faint smile on his face.