Chapter 209

The two of them were very close, and the two of them were very close.

When Okazaki excitedly shook hands with Li Lei, Li Lei felt a little disgusted and wary, but he didn't show it on his face.

Li Lei understood that people like Okazaki, who came from a place where they had a good life, were respectful to you on the surface, but they often had a strong sense of competition and were determined to surpass you.

Before they surpass you, they will always be very respectful.

But once they are surpassed by him, they will show a different side.

However, in Li Lei's case, no matter how unconvinced Okazaki was, he could only endure it.

Because Li Lei's position in the team is unshakable by newcomers like Okazaki.

And Okazaki was regarded as Li Lei's substitute by the team, and it would be difficult for him to play in the starting lineup in the foreseeable future.

So Li Lei didn't take Okazaki's hypocritical flattery to heart, nor would he give him any chance to show himself, and he was directly pressed to death like an ant.

Through the introduction of captain Morgan, Li Lei began to get along with his teammates quickly and got familiar with each other.

Among these new teammates, two people attracted Li Lei's special attention.

One is midfielder Kante, a young midfielder introduced by head coach Ranieri from Caen in Ligue 1 this year. You know, this is the future iron gate.

The other is striker Mahrez, who was also a new player last season. He is also young but has become a main player in the national team.

Mahrez's speed and shooting ability are very good, and Li Lei saw his potential to become a top striker.

Through the introduction of captain Morgan, Li Lei has a clearer understanding of the current Leicester City team.

He found that the biggest feeling this team gave him was that it was very young.

Whether it is the midfield rookie Kante, the forward Mahrez, or Li Lei himself, the common point is that they are young. Even the team's big brother Vardy is only 27 years old.

Only the captain Morgan is older. In this way, the average age of the team is around 25 years old, which can be said to be a very young team.

This makes Li Lei feel both excited and stressed. The youth storm belonging to Leicester City is about to blow in the Premier League.

On the one hand, as the core player of the team in the true sense, he must use his experience and qualities to lead these young people to grow.

On the other hand, the unlimited potential of these young players will also push Li Lei to maintain competitiveness.

A young and potential team also means unlimited possibilities and broad prospects.

When more players of the club arrived to report, the figures of head coach Ranieri and assistant coach Paul Benetti also began to appear on the training ground.

Since today is only the first day of the team's gathering and reporting, the coaching staff did not arrange too high-intensity training content, mainly for everyone to warm up and get to know each other.

During the warm-up run, Li Lei took the initiative to run with other teammates, joked, got to know each other, and soon became familiar with everyone.

The head coach Ranieri on the sidelines kept his eyes on Li Lei from the moment he appeared on the training ground.

This Chinese superstar made Ranieri spend two-thirds of the transfer budget to buy him back from Chelsea.

In the next Premier League season, how to stimulate Li Lei's potential and maximize his value will be the most important part of Ranieri's tactical deployment.

Ranieri believes that if a team wants to succeed, it must be led by core players.

And Li Lei, who has rich experience and excellent skills, will be the team's irreplaceable spiritual leader and offensive pillar.

During the warm-up training, Ranieri saw Li Lei actively interact with other players and soon became the center of attention.

This further strengthened Ranieri's idea that he must build a tactical system with Li Lei as the core.

He will fully support Li Lei, give him the greatest trust, and require other players to cooperate well.

In the coming new season, Ranieri has only one goal: to fully stimulate Li Lei's potential and let this Chinese superstar shine in Leicester City!

A few months ago, during the contact with the top management of Leicester City Club, Ranieri had already started to tailor a set of tactics for this team.

Through the research of the team's past few seasons, Ranieri found that the 2012-2013 season when the team successfully won the Super League was the strongest period of the team.

If all the core players at that time could stay in the team, then with their strength, they would not be like this now

The team was on the verge of relegation.

However, in the following season, the team kept selling excellent players and did not introduce corresponding supplements, which led to the decline of the team's overall strength.

So Ranieri's goal is very clear, that is, to rebuild the prototype of the championship team that year.

Buying back Li Lei is the key first step, and Ranieri will continue to introduce substitutes to supplement other positions.

With the joining of Li Lei, Ranieri plans to reactivate the old player Vardy. Judging from his performance in the first two seasons, this player still has great potential to be tapped.

Moreover, the two were once the twin stars of the team, and the re-cooperation will undoubtedly greatly enhance the team's strength.

In the midfield, Ranieri has high hopes for the new aid Kante. He believes in his vision and has always believed that Kante will be the core of the team's future midfield.

The defense line is even more reassuring with the captain and veteran Morgan.

Li Lei and Vardy are in attack, Kante is in midfield, Morgan is in defense, and goalkeeper Schmeichel is in goal. Overall, Ranieri has arranged everything from the front court to the back court.

It's like a big puzzle, and Li Lei is a key piece of it.

With him, Ranieri can give full play to the value of other players, integrate all kinds of people into one, and complete the construction of the tactical system.

Ranieri believes that the last piece of the puzzle has been settled.

The next step is to run in and cooperate, maximize the personal value of all the stars, and build this young team into a strong team that can impact the top four!

After a day of training, everyone has a simple understanding of their teammates, but they still need more tacit cooperation.

Before the sun sets, Ranieri disbanded the team.

In the locker room, when Ranieri announced the end of the training, Li Lei came to his old teammate Vardy and said with a smile: "Hey, brother, let's walk together!"

Unexpectedly, Vardy refused: "No, you go and do your thing!"

Li Lei was a little surprised, but still said: "Okay, then I'll go first!" Then he put on his backpack and left the locker room.

Looking at Li Lei's departing back, Vardy felt a complex emotion in his heart.

The old comrades who once fought side by side are no longer the same.

After a year of training in the Premier League, Li Lei has become a guest of honor in major giants, while he has been living in Leicester City, a team in the relegation zone.

The distance between the two is getting farther and farther. Li Lei has become the core and even the new leader of the team, while Vardy is still stagnant.

This fact makes Vardy both envious and a little inferior.

But this brief scene in the locker room also made Vardy determined to start again.