The "King" has fallen!

(Baonghean.vn) - Finally, doubts about the strength of the Premier League defending champion in the new season have become a cruel reality. Right in the first match, the "Foxes" were robbed of the right to "fire" by "newcomer" Hull City before turning the "King" into a fallen man who was sleeping in the "magical intoxication" of last season.

Abel Hernandez's goal (Hull City) was a masterpiece

The summer fights tasted only defeat,can not take the Super Cup fromWembley Stadium to King Power Stadium. All of that makes fans feel like the defending champion seems to be sleeping in the "fairy tale" of last season. Worry seems to cover the "palace" King Power when they let the most important pillar in the midfield, Kante, fall into the hands of Chelsea.

However, fans still believe that the "Foxes" will not weaken because of that and will continue to surprise in the most attractive domestic tournament on the planet. Wasn't it true that last season they were just known as "underdogs" before becoming a "mutant phenomenon"? Collective strength, desire to win, the "possessed" of the "poor children", and pragmatic playing style have helped Leicester City humiliate the "big guys" when sitting on the "Throne".

Striker Vardy has not had the best feeling for the ball as he missed many opportunities.

That is also the reason why fans and experts put all their faith in the victory of the "Foxes" on the opening day. Because their opponent is just a "newbie", a "defeated general" in previous encounters - Hull City. The crisis within Hull City makes people even more cruel when placing them as the underdog, even though they play at home at KCOM Stadium. That faith lasted until almost the end of the first half when the defending champion showed its prestige to dominate the game, imposing its familiar tight, pragmatic style.

However, that “flame of hope” was doused with a “bucket of cold water” and extinguished right on the day the adventure started. All efforts to organize the attack of the “Foxes” were quite deadlocked, lacking cohesion between the lines, especially the attack line caused great disappointment with inaccurate finishing. Before the 2016-2017 season, coach Claudio Ranieri said: “Winning the peak of glory is difficult, maintaining the peak of glory is even more difficult”. Not to mention keeping the throne, the fact that Hull City broke through the net in the first match made people wonder: Did the “King’s” “explosives” feel “humiliated” when Abel Hernandez robbed them of the right to “open fire” in the 45+1 minute?

That question was answered when not even 1 minute had passed in the second half when Leicester had a golden opportunity to bring the match back to balance. The Foxes' penalty specialist - Midfielder Mahrez, coolly completed his familiar job from the 11m mark, equalizing for Leicester City. It seemed like the Foxes would be able to sing the victory song when they played much better, controlling the midfield.

Mahrez equalized for Leicester City from the penalty spot.

However, Hull's formation was kept quite well and did not give the "Foxes" much space. Finally, a team that resembled Leicester City last season used their defensive, counter-attacking style of play to humiliate the "King". Snodgrass' powerful volley helped the home team Hull City unexpectedly win 2-1 but it was completely deserved when interim coach Mike Phelan had a reasonable strategy.

Obviously, the loss of Kante caused Leicester's ability to defend from a distance to face many problems. Andy King replaced him but this player did not do his job well and as a result, the defending champions conceded 2 goals. Going down in history with the fairy tale of last season, now the "Foxes" also went down in history by becoming the first defending champions to lose in the opening match. The real challenge is coming to Leicester City when the 2016-2017 Premier League season is certainly much more fierce than last season. Remember that Hull is a team that has just won the promotion ticket, participating in this race without being supplemented, meaning that the opponent is not highly rated and Leicester lost, so what will happen when meeting stronger teams?

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