Football: Starting from the abandonment of the rich and powerful

Chapter 250

With the Premier League Cup match against Arsenal due to midweek,

Leicester City did not return to Leicester and stayed in an upscale hotel in north London for regular training on the supporting football pitch.

The team did not take a minute off, and Pearson did not allow the players to go out to love their girlfriends, and they were all locked up in hotels to prepare for the League Cup match in 3 days.

With the League Cup coming to the fifth round, there are few lower-level teams in sight, with Leicester City becoming one of this year's dark horses and one of only two remaining Championship teams, the other being Derby County.

According to the format of the League Cup, the fifth round is still played by draw

, Leicester City draws Premier League giants Arsenal, and it is still an away game

, there is no second leg, a tiebreaker, the winning side enters the final four, and the losing side is directly eliminated.

The current Arsenal is not comparable to the Arsenal of 2022, although they have not won a championship for ten years, although they have been ridiculed as four madmen, they are still strong contenders for the Premier League title!

In the 12 rounds of the Premier League this season, Arsenal won 9, drew 1 and lost 2, with 28 points to top the table, once again showing strong championship strength

, old fans know that Arsenal will only fall off the chain in the second half, and the beginning of the season is very fierce.

Arsenal F.C., nicknamed "The Gunners" or "The Arsenal," was founded in 1886 and its home stadium is the Emirates Stadium, which can accommodate more than 60,000 people.

Arsenal have won 13 top-flight titles, 10 FA Cups titles, 2 Premier League Cups and 12 Community Shields, and

in Europe, Arsenal won the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1993-94.

In terms of past results, Leicester City, founded two years before Arsenal, are indeed not comparable, they have not won a top flight title so far, nor have they touched the ancient FA Cup title.

Before the start of the game, football experts analyzed the prospects of the League Cup for Arsenal, and Leicester City were regarded as a rare gift package, a stepping stone for Arsenal to advance to the next round.

There are also predictions that Leicester City will stop in the fifth round of the League Cup, and although the top of the Championship is magical, it is not worth mentioning in front of the top of the Premier League, and the two divisions are far apart.

In order to boost the morale of the players, Leicester City continued to set up winning bonuses, and if they beat Arsenal, the whole team would be rewarded with £1.5 million!

Vichai, Xu Shengyuan and others gathered at the Emirates Stadium to watch this important match live.

Two hours before the start of the game, Vichai personally received Jiang Ge and promised to double the bonus for goals in this game, £200,000 per goal and £100,000 per assist!

In order to stimulate Jiang Ge's attack power, the boss Weichai also put in enough blood.

At the pre-match press conference, Pearson specially brought Championship goalscorer Wang Jiangge.

Attending the pre-match press conference alongside Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was captain Thomas Vermaelen.

This was the first time the professor had seen Jiang Ge up close, and his gaze was stuck on Jiang Ge for a while and could not be taken away, until a staff member reminded him.

Wenger is extremely eager to get Jiang Ge, but negotiations with Barca have not progressed, and the owner is not very willing to throw money, and the probability of digging him to the Emirates Stadium is not high.

The professor was a little distracted when he saw the young player he wanted, which was a normal reaction, and

Pearson noticed Wenger's eager gaze and deliberately blocked Jiang Ge with his body.

"Professor, Arsenal are currently at the top of the Premier League table, the schedule is intensive, this round to face the top of the Championship, do you consider the squad rotation?" A reporter from The Times asked.

"Rotation?" Wenger repeated the word, looking at the reporter who asked the question with a look of surprise.

"Our opponents are at the top of the Championship and they are in the Championship this season, what confidence do we have to rotate? I will face Leicester City with my full squad! That's right, we'll give it our all!

"Professor, are you confident of winning?" The reporter asked.

"No matter who the opponent is, Arsenal will give it their all to win, the League Cup is very important for us, we have been away from this championship for 20 years! No one is more eager to win the championship than we are!

"Professor, how do you evaluate Jiang Ge in Leicester City?" This seems to be an unavoidable topic, and reporters at every pre-match press conference will mention Jiang Ge.

Wenger glanced sideways at Jiang Ge not far away, nodded and replied:

"There is no doubt that Jiang is our biggest threat, and for this I will send the best backrest in this world!"

The professor glanced at Arsenal captain Vermaelen beside him, who nodded confidently, squinted his eyes, and glanced at Jiang Ge.

The Times reporter turned his gaze to Pearson.

Before the other party could speak, Pearson shouted with a straight face: "Get out!" The

journalist was last cleaned up by Pearson, who was banned for a game and fined £3,000, but he has refused to apologize.

The reporter's gaze shifted to Jiang Ge, who was beside Pearson, who held his hands in front of his chest and closed his eyes, not intending to pay attention to him at all.

Other reporters saw that this colleague was stunned, and grabbed the conversation and asked:

"Mr. Pearson, I am a reporter for the BBC, this is the first time Leicester City have reached the fifth round of the Premier League Cup in nearly ten years, do you have confidence in beating the top of the Premier League?"

Faced with the reporter who has not been wronged in recent days

, Pearson replied with a smile: "Arsenal are a great team, they have won many top flight titles, although their goal for nearly ten years has been to compete for four..."

The audience was in an uproar, and Wenger smiled bitterly when he was ridiculed by Pearson in person.

"Arsenal are in very good form this season, after 12 league games, they are at the top of the table with 28 points, the team has stars such as Giroud, Ozil, Ramsey, Vermaelen and other stars are in excellent form, which puts a lot of pressure on us

, we will definitely play this game with the attitude of learning from each other, as for the victory or defeat, who can predict, leave it to God!"

An hour before the start of the game, Wenger was the first to announce the starting 11 for Leicester City

: goalkeeper: Szczesny;

Defenders: Monreal, Mertesack, Sania, Jenkinson;

Back: Ramsey, Vermaelen (captain);

Midfielders: Podolski, Ozil (Ozil), Walcott;

Forward: Olivier Giroud.

Arsenal have a formation of 4231, with Giroud at the front, Podolski and Walcott behind him are good attackers, and Ergou is the core of the midfield.

Pearson then also announced Leicester City's starting list

: goalkeeper: Schmeichel Jr.;

Defenders: Albrighton, Wes Morgan, Fuchs, Benaluan;

Midfielders: N'Golo Kante, Shinji Okazaki, Simpson;

Forwards: Jiang Ge, Sliemani, Mahrez.

Pearson is in his usual 433 formation, with Wes Morgan at the back, Shinji Okazaki in charge of midfield dispatch, Jiang Ge on the right wing, and Vardy, who has returned from injury, on the bench.

The top of the Championship away to the top of the Premier League, a seemingly strong and weak game, who could have predicted the result?