Chapter 168 Pixie’s Big Gamble

On Monday, Leicester City held a pre-season press conference, and new head coach Ranieri attended.

Among the 20 teams in the Premier League, Leicester City's two big news in the summer made the outside media not optimistic about their journey in the new season.

Although Leicester City achieved 4 wins and 1 draw in five friendly matches, the team did not have a fixed starter and played in a chaotic manner. The media questioned the ability of the famous Italian coach.

"Mr. Ranieri, congratulations on your return to the Premier League. It has been three weeks since you took over the team. What is your evaluation of Leicester City?"

Ranieri smiled and said: "Great!"

"Then what is your goal for the new season?"

Ranieri said: "My task is to save the team from relegation."

Then he stretched out four fingers and said slowly: "I think we can get 40 points and achieve the relegation goal."

"40 points?" The reporter who asked the question was a little surprised, and there was even a hint of contempt in his eyes.

"Mr. Coach, the team created a miracle to avoid relegation last season and only scored 41 points. Do you want to create a miracle this season?"

Ranieri shook his finger and said: "No, not everyone can create miracles. I just want to play every game well and let the team score 40 points."

Faced with the coach's low profile, the media will only think that he can only survive by "repairing" the lineup.

Now the outside world unanimously believes that Leicester City will be the last team in the league, and Ranieri will be the first head coach to be dismissed in the new season.

"If it were you, I personally think it would not be difficult to score 40 points."

After the media who asked the question finished speaking, they sat down.

Everyone present knew clearly that this sentence was sarcastic.

Another meaning of "tinker" is that Ranieri only knows how to tinker but not how to use people.

This can be seen from the fact that he has never won a top league championship in his coaching career.

"The first-team roster you announced retains many of the main players from last season. What do you think of the new and old players?"

Ranieri said: "Obviously, there will be some unfamiliarity at the beginning. It can be seen from these friendly matches that the tacit understanding still needs to be cultivated. They are all professional players, and I believe they can do a good job."

"This summer, Rossi renewed his contract with the team. What are your expectations for his performance in the new season?"

Ranieri shrugged and said: "Luo's performance has always been world-class. He only played a dozen games last season and scored 8 goals. He will join the competition for the Golden Boot this season."

"What do you mean, Ronaldo can compete with Aguero and Kane for the Golden Boot?"

Ranieri said without hesitation: "Why not? If Ronaldo does not enter the top five scorers this season, I will tear up my coaching certificate."

Ah sneeze!

Rosie suddenly felt a chill and sneezed three times in a row.

"Luo, what's wrong? You didn't cover yourself with a quilt last night?"

In Pixie's villa, Rosie rubbed her nose and said, "I don't know, I suddenly felt chilly."

After drinking a large glass of warm water, Pixie said a little disappointed: "Luo, you will be returning to Leicester in two days. Please accompany me to attend the concert tomorrow night."

Over the weekend, the new Premier League season is about to start, and Rossi must return to the team before Friday.

Participating in the concert is not a problem, but with Pixie's current popularity, it is inevitable that she will become the focus of the camera and the subject of interviews.

Seeing Rossi's hesitation, Pixie said angrily: "When you were playing football, you confessed your love to me in front of so many people, and you didn't feel the least bit embarrassed."

Rossi laughed dumbly. He was not afraid of tens of thousands of people, but he was still afraid of a few media?

"Okay, I'll go with you tonight."

Pixie clapped her hands happily and said, "Then it's settled."

She looked at Rossi and said, "But you have to change into formal clothes and look more handsome."

In the afternoon, the clothes were delivered, and Pixie had already figured out his size.

"Wow, you look quite handsome after tidying up." Pixie's eyes shone as she said, "Although you were charming when you were exercising, you are so attractive now that I don't even dare to take you out.

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While undressing, Luo Xi said, "That's best. I'll watch the live broadcast at home."

"Try it!" Pixie threw him down and suddenly blushed, "Luo, your chest muscles seem to be... much stronger..."

During the team's pre-match training, the trainer deliberately asked Rossi to gain more muscle to ensure that he could adapt to the intensity of the Premier League without affecting his body's flexibility.

Now his ability values ​​are 65→70 for strength and 65→70 for endurance.

The concert starts at eight o'clock on Wednesday evening, but Pixie has been preparing since the afternoon.

So Rossi played football games for two hours outside the dressing room and read for an hour and a half.

"Lo!"

The curtain of the dressing room was opened, and Pixie, who was wearing a burgundy deep V dress, highlighted everything that should be highlighted.

With her blond hair like a waterfall, elegant makeup, and a white neck, a floral diamond necklace shining with silver light could not take away the brilliance in her eyes.

“Wow…”

Rossi couldn't help but let out a burst of exclamation.

Pixie smiled shyly, puffed out her chest, held Rosie's hand, and said proudly: "You just said I was beautiful!"

"No!" Rossi refused.

"Yes, you said it indirectly!" Pixie said firmly.

Welcome to the Wigmore Hall at 36 Wigmore Street, London.

As a world-renowned concert hall, it is famous for its special "shoebox" shaped roof design.

This concert hall, loved by many musicians, has excellent acoustics and a small audience seating area, making the concert hall the best place to enjoy comfortable chamber music and piano recitals.

Although Pixie is a pop singer, she has a strong interest in classical, jazz and other music.

In the concert hosted this time, she will also play a song and participate in audience voting.

Pixie's program came in third, and she played Beethoven's "Moonlight."

Having received classical music training in Italy since she was a child, she played with confidence and full of emotion. After the performance, she received long-lasting applause.

"marvelous!"

After the performance, Rossi praised in a low voice.

The concert ended successfully, and Pixie's performance won third place.

As a non-professional, her ranking is already remarkable.

Although the relationship between the two has been exposed for a long time, the two have never attended public events.

The two attended the concert together and instantly attracted the media's attention.

After the award ceremony, there was an interview with the media. After some complimentary remarks, the media quickly changed the topic.

"Hello, Luo, the new season is about to start. The outside world has always believed that several teams in London will sign you, but in fact you are staying in Leicester City. What do you think about this?"

This media directly targeted Rossi, implying that several teams in London looked down on him.

Pixie is a popular British singer, and Rossi is just a young player who has just debuted. Many media find it difficult to understand their relationship.

Pixie heard what they meant and was about to get angry, but Rosie gently patted the back of her hand to calm her down.

"I don't know who the London team you are talking about is. But every club has its own recruitment plan. The best player may not necessarily be the most suitable."

"It's just like music. The same notes can be arranged and combined to form many beautiful pieces of music. Instead of just mixing them all together if one note sounds good."

Pixie showed a proud expression, and her boyfriend's answer was perfect.

But the media still refused to give up, saying: "Luo, what do you mean, if Leicester City keeps you, it will be a team that can compete with strong teams and compete for the championship?"

"Why not?" Pixie couldn't tolerate it anymore. This was obviously looking for trouble.

Many media outlets in the audience laughed.

Leicester City wants to win the championship. This is the biggest joke in football today.

They were fighting for relegation last season, are they going to win the championship this season?

"Miss Lott, you may not know." A reporter said with a hint of sarcasm: "Among the championship odds given by the bookmaker, do you know what the odds are for Leicester City?"

Pixie paid no attention to the odds and shook her head.

"It's 1:5000!" The reporter laughed: "Do you know this concept? It's equivalent to the World Cup being held in Antarctica."

For a moment, Pixie was a little embarrassed. She knew it was difficult to win the championship in football, but she didn't expect it to be so difficult.

But the words had been spoken and he couldn't take them back, so he had to continue firmly: "Isn't it just 1:5000? I will buy it tomorrow. If I buy Leicester City, I will be the champion."

Pixie held out five fingers and said: "I'll buy it for fifty thousand pounds."

Rosie's eyes widened and she looked at Pixie in disbelief.

"Luo is my boyfriend, and I support him with 50,000 pounds. What's wrong?"

Pixie turned her head and pulled Rossi out of the venue surrounded by the media.
Chapter completed!