Coach, I want to play football!

Although Ye Qi came on as a substitute in the second half, he could not change the final situation.

On the contrary, taking advantage of Leicester City's opportunity to attack, Coventry seized this opportunity and counterattacked successfully!

After one to zero, Coventry's head coach strictly implemented the concept of quitting as soon as it was good, and the next game directly became 10-0-0...

Leicester City suffered a big upset in the FA Cup and were eliminated by Coventry in League One.

After the game, Ranieri rarely got angry with the whole team.

"I don't see any desire to win in this game! First you underestimate the enemy, and then you just walk on the court! You like walking so much, go to the park, go to some other stadium!"

Even the honest Ranieri couldn't help but get angry.

Under normal circumstances, just after the game, the team will have a half-day or a day's rest according to the schedule.

But this time Ranieri did not give the team a holiday, but chose to train as usual.

According to his words, since you don’t work hard on the court, you should make up for it in training!

The next day, almost all London media began to badmouth Leicester City.

After all, they directly impacted the league leader and fell to fifth place in the league in a short period of time. At the same time, they were also eliminated from various domestic cup competitions.

Leicester City's performance during this period was not satisfactory.

Especially when they were given a round trip by League One Coventry in the FA Cup...

Although the FA Cup is indeed a hotbed of upsets, this game is too cold...

Therefore, most British media said that Leicester City is going to collapse. If there are no accidents, their performance will decline significantly.

Some media even posted slogans saying "Leicester City, go where you belong!"

Where to go in Leicester City?That is naturally near the relegation zone.

Of course, it is basically impossible for Leicester City to be relegated this season, so it is enough to continue the results of last season, or go one step further and achieve a mid-table position.

There was a lot of laughter and ridicule from the outside world, but inside Leicester City, everyone didn't say anything and just immersed themselves in training!

In fact, none of the Leicester City players, including Ye Qi, had this idea of ​​winning the championship.But I didn’t expect that winning the championship would not mean giving up efforts.

In their opinion, such good results are rare this season.So we should work hard, maintain this performance, and then strive to get a Europa League seat at the end of the season!

The Europa League is very attractive to the current Leicester City.

At the same time, Ranieri also called in owner Vichai and the club's senior management for a meeting.

What Ranieri means is that the team has no goal now and is like a headless fly. It doesn't know what to do and can only fly around!

So the club should now develop a new goal and plan. Obviously, the relegation goal at the beginning of the season is no longer applicable.

Vichai looked at the standings. If the team was still leading the team, he would probably play a big game and compete for the championship!

But reason tells him that Leicester City does not yet have the conditions to win the championship.First of all, the team lineup is quite different, and secondly, the team's performance has continued to decline recently.

Besides, Leicester City's call to compete for the title is a bit shocking.

Although at the beginning of the season, many media were exclaiming that Leicester City was going to win the championship.

But it is very clear within the club that this is unrealistic.So this is what it is. When faced with the temptation of the media to let Ranieri shout the championship slogan, Ranieri very rationally stated that his team's goal is to avoid relegation!

After more than two hours of meeting, after the analysis of head coach Ranieri and the expectations of the club's top management, the team's performance goal this season was changed from relegation at the beginning of the season to ensuring the mid-table of the league, and then striving for a Europa League spot.

This goal is very particular. If it is set too low, it will dampen the enthusiasm of the players. If it is too high, it will make everyone feel unrealistic.

The team was almost relegated last season and staged a victory escape at the last moment, barely finishing No. 14. Although the ranking looked good for Leicester City, it was too random.

At the end of the period, they were still striving to avoid relegation!

Therefore, the senior management set this goal based on last season's results and the team's performance this season.

The squad has been strengthened this season and the team has spent a lot of money in the transfer window.After observing for half a season, it can basically be seen that the money was not wasted and most of the newcomers performed well.

As for Ye Qi, who broke the team's historical transfer fee record, it can be described as a great value.

So the results this season will definitely be better than last season, there is no doubt about it.Combined with the team's current performance, the club has decided to guarantee the middle of the pack, which is the range of 8th-12th.

Then strive for the top five Europa League seats!

The club owner maintained that he announced the decision in front of all the players that day. At the same time, in order to motivate the players, he also announced that if the team really qualified for the Europa League next season.

Then he will give each first-team player and coaching staff an after-tax cash reward of [-] pounds each!

You must know that this is not a small amount of money. For the first-team players plus the coaching staff and some important staff, this expense is close to 200 million pounds after tax, and it is close to 400 million pounds after tax.

This is enough for a team like Leicester City to buy a player.

You know, this is an additional reward, an additional reward after the part of the bonus that the team should receive after the season goal is achieved!

For some players with higher wages, this is an extra week's salary, but for some marginal first-team players, this is almost a month's salary!

So the players were very happy and shouted thank you to the boss!

Ye Qi is no exception. If he can qualify for the Europa League, it will not only be about bonuses, but also better development for the team and everyone.

I was at Villarreal before, not to mention the Champions League, but according to the current strength of the Yellow Submarine, they can still qualify for the Europa League every season.

So after coming to Leicester City, he naturally yearned for a bigger stage.

Not only did Leicester City set a new goal, but Vichai's rewards also stimulated the players to work harder in training.

In the second round of League No. 20, at the pre-match press conference against Saints Southampton away from home.When a reporter asked what the impact of Leicester City's recent decline in performance was.

Ranieri smiled and said: "Impact? There is no impact. Our goal itself is to avoid relegation. Now we have almost completed this goal ahead of schedule."

After speaking, Ranieri spread his hands and expressed his relief.

Seeing that Ranieri could not find any flaws, the media pointed the finger at Ye Qi, who also attended the pre-match press conference.