After the first round of the 2014/2015 Premier League season, Leicester City ranked first in the Premier League because of a four-goal advantage in goal difference.
This is enough to excite Fox City fans for several days.
Even though we knew that Leicester City would perform well with Lu Wenbin leading the team, no one dared to imagine that they would be ranked first right from the start.
The result is now realized.
On August 23, in the second round of the Premier League, Leicester City will challenge Chelsea, a wealthy team led by Mourinho and featuring superstars such as Cech, Fabregas, Drogba, Costa, Terry and others.
90 minutes later, the score displayed on the big screen was 2-3. Drogba and Fabregas scored two goals for the Blues, but Lu Wenbin led Leicester City to capture Stamford Bridge away from home with two free kicks and an assist.
Lu Wenbin's superstar role is undoubtedly evident.
On August 27, the second round of the English League Cup was launched, and Premier League teams joined.
Leicester City gave up the game, Lu Wenbin was not included in the roster, and lost to the opponent with a score of 0-1.
Because of the team's lineup, and the fact that Lu Wenbin has to return to the national team to play in the 2015 Australia Asian Cup in January next year, he will not be able to participate in the FA Cup and League Cup during that period.
Therefore, after discussing with Chairman Vichai, Vice Chairman Xu Shengyuan, Head Coach Pearson and others, Lu Wenbin decided to give up the League Cup and FA Cup, and strive for the Premier League championship with all their strength, and at the very least get into the top four to enter next season's Champions League.
Participating in the Champions League is a necessary condition for Lu Wenbin to achieve the treble and seven crowns.
This was the first time that Lu Wenbin took the initiative to give up the championship that his team could have won, but there was nothing he could do about it.
Leicester City's player lineup does not have the strength to fight on multiple fronts and compete for championships on multiple fronts.
Only after winning the Premier League this season and increasing the team's income, can we strengthen the lineup next season and compete for more championships.
On August 31, in the third round of the Premier League, Leicester City faced Arsenal at home, which was another strong opponent.
However, 90 minutes later, Leicester City, who had given up the League Cup and had enough rest time, defeated Arsenal 3-1 again. Lu Wenbin continued to dominate the game with one goal and two assists.
As the Premier League progressed, Lu Wenbin and his teammates cooperated more and more tacitly, the confidence of these newly promoted players became stronger and stronger, and Leicester City showed the temperament of a championship team.
In particular, Kante, a 23-year-old young midfielder introduced from the French Ligue 2 team Caen, showed extraordinary strength after several games.
This 23-year-old French midfielder, who is only 169cm tall, has abundant energy, a strong physique, runs actively and positions accurately. Although his personal defensive strength is not as good as Lu Wenbin, he already has the shadow of a world-class midfielder.
With Lu Wenbin's guidance, Kante's progress is so rapid that it is almost visible to the naked eye.
In the fifth round of the Premier League on September 21, when Leicester City faced Manchester United at home, Lu Wenbin even left Kante alone at the back and moved himself forward, letting Mahrez partner with Vardy as a double striker, changing the formation to 4132 and focusing more on offense.
As a result, Lu Wenbin led Shinji Okazaki, Mahrez, Drinkwater, Vardy and others to break through the Manchester United goal guarded by De Gea six times, but Manchester United only scored one goal against Leicester City.
Most of Manchester United's attacks came to an abrupt end when they encountered Kante in the midfield.
Kanter became the player who appeared most frequently in live broadcasts besides Lu Wenbin.
The commentator of China Central Television even said when commenting on the Leicester City game, "There are no insurmountable obstacles, only Kante who can't overcome them", reflecting Kante's performance in this game.
Because he owns shares and gets dividends when the team makes money, Lu Wenbin has a sense of ownership. He regards every player on the team as his own asset and is happy to use his skills and experience to guide all his teammates, from forwards to midfielders, defenders and goalkeepers.
Lu Wenbin's all-round experience in offense and defense allows players in every position on the team to get guidance from him and improve quickly.
Vardy and Mahrez learned off-ball running and spot-kick shooting from Lu Wenbin, Shinji Okazaki and Drinkwater learned breakthroughs and passing assists from Lu Wenbin, Kante and several defenders learned defense and positioning, and Schmeichel learned how to judge the ball path and make saves from Lu Wenbin.
Lu Wenbin is sharing the benefits he has gained from the Champion System with his teammates. Although it is not as obvious as the direct improvement from the system, it is much faster than his teammates' progress through training on their own.
Under the leadership of Lu Wenbin, Leicester City gave up the FA Cup and League Cup and focused on the league, making rapid progress all the way and achieving a terrifying 12-game winning streak, leading the fifth place by as many as 17 points.
Qualifying for the Champions League is not a problem at all for Leicester City.
It just depends on whether we can win the championship.
The team currently chasing Leicester City the closest is Chelsea, with 9 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, only 7 points behind Leicester City.
If it weren't for Lu Wenbin leading Leicester City to capture Stamford Bridge, Chelsea would even have achieved 12 rounds of unbeaten record.
In addition, Lu Wenbin will return to China to participate in the Asian Cup in January. Even with such a strong winning streak, Leicester City may not be able to win the championship!
Chelsea does have money, and Mourinho is indeed too strong.
In the 13th round of the Premier League, Leicester City continued to win.
However, in the 14th round at home against Liverpool, Leicester City finally suffered a Waterloo.
The reason is that Kante is suspended due to accumulated yellow cards, Vardy and Mahrez are both injured, and Lu Wenbin can't support the team alone.
In addition to his poor luck in scoring goals, Lu Wenbin only scored one goal in the entire game, a long shot from outside the penalty area during a counterattack.
As for Liverpool, Gerrard and Sturridge scored two goals and defeated Leicester City 2-1.
Leicester City's winning streak was interrupted.
Everyone hoped that the Blue Fox's morale would be hit and it would sink.
But everyone was disappointed.
Lu Wenbin’s aura as a senior leader is not just for show. As long as Lu Wenbin stands up and encourages his teammates, they will regroup and continue to work hard.
In the 16th round, Leicester City defeated Manchester City 2-0 at home and in the 18th round, they defeated Tottenham 4-2 and won four consecutive victories.
Because there is no winter break in the Premier League, Leicester City still has a game until December 28th.
On December 28, in the 19th round of the 2014/2015 Premier League, Leicester City defeated Hull City 3-0 away and secured the Premier League half-season championship before New Year's Day.
In 19 rounds of the league, Leicester City has maintained the top spot in the standings from the first round to the 19th round, and is 11 points ahead of second-placed Chelsea after halfway through.
Although it cannot be said that the advantage is huge, at least it has taken the lead, giving Lu Wenbin more room for maneuver when he participates in the Asian Cup.
However, because the World Cup and the Premier League are relatively difficult, Lu Wenbin mostly retreated to play as a defensive midfielder, and his number of goals decreased.
In 2014, Lu Wenbin scored only 119 goals throughout the year, nearly 49 fewer than in 2013.
However, even so, it does not affect Lu Wenbin's continued crazy winning of awards.
He has already won the European Golden Boot at the beginning of the season, achieving his sixth consecutive victory.
There is no suspense about the FIFA Ballon d'Or at the end of the year. Lu Wenbin will become the first player in world football to win the Ballon d'Or five times in a row.
Next year's Lawrence Awards will also be a foregone conclusion.
Since Lu Wenbin got on the right track, these honors have basically become Lu Wenbin's.
PS: I just said I would take a break, but it’s already 2019. I can only resume updating. I wish all my book friends a happy New Year 2019!