At 23:00 Beijing time on January 1, the 21st round of the 21/22 Premier League season, Watford sat at home against Tottenham Hotspur. As a result, Watford was passively beaten until the 96th minute, when Davinson Sanchez completed the deadlock and fell 0-1. Since beating Manchester United, Watford have lost six games in a row, and the 70-year-old Ranieri is helpless.
Watford were the champions league runners-up last season and returned to the Premier League after a year, but the promotion team is blindly tossing. In the first seven rounds, Watford won 2, drew 1 and lost 4 to get 7 points, although the winning rate was less than 30%, but it was in the middle of the position at that time. But for some reason, Watford chose to change the coach, and Munoz was dismissed and replaced by Ranieri.
The 70-year-old Ranieri is known to fans as the "pot maker", and leading the team to relegation is a good play. In the 15/16 season, Ranieri also led Leicester City to a miraculous Premier League title, achieving the famous Blue Fox Fairy Tale, and he also won the FIFA Manager of the Year, reaching the peak of his coaching career.
However, after two years of returning to the Premier League, Ranieri's magic is no longer there. Just after taking office, Ranieri led the team to a 0-5 defeat at the feet of Liverpool, led the team to play 8 rounds of the Premier League, only achieved a record of 2 wins and 6 losses, only scored 6 points, becoming the manager with the most losses in the same period, not as good as his predecessor Muñoz.
In particular, after the 4-1 hanging manchester United and sending Ole Gunnar Solskjaer off, Watford suffered a wave of tragedy and 6 consecutive defeats, losing to Chelsea, Manchester City, Leicester City 3 former champion teams, and was killed by Tottenham Hotspur, instantly becoming a big gift package.
Now, Watford still has just 13 points, ranking fourth from the bottom in the table, two points ahead of the relegation zone. However, Watford is two rounds more than Burnley, and the situation is not optimistic.
After the game, Ranieri was also a little frustrated, saying that the players had done everything they could. Indeed, Watford did not concede the ball until the 96th minute, and it was indeed bad luck to see the hand's 1 point turn into 0 points.
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In the 31st minute, Skip made a steal in front of him, Kane fired a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, and the ball bounced off the ground and then brushed the upright out of bounds.
In the 72nd minute, Lucas Jr.'s cross from the right was met by Son Heung-min's volley from inside the penalty area and was magically saved by Watford goalkeeper Bachmann.
In the 81st minute, Lowry came out with a shot that was suspected of bringing down João Pedro, but the referee refused to award a penalty.
In the 96th minute, Son Heung-min's free-kick was crossed and Davinson Sanchez scored to complete the shootout. Conte on the sidelines cheered and celebrated, and Ranieri turned his head wordlessly in an instant, a face that could not bear to look directly, and the contrast between the two was too strong.