Chapter 9 Traffic Passwords for British Media
"Beep!"
With a long whistle from the head coach, the forty-five-minute confrontation ended quickly.
The final score was 2-2, and Team A, which started with all the starters, was forced to draw by Team B, which was slightly inferior in strength!
In just 45 minutes, Ling Feng's excellent performance in the midfield conquered the coaches and teammates of the first team.
Defensively, although he was easily broken through by Team A's midfielders and forwards many times, he also stood up in a defensive position in advance through excellent anticipation and intercepted the opponent's passes several times.
On the offensive end, he single-handedly connected the entire B team into a relative whole, firmly controlling the offensive rhythm in his own hands.
And with a wide field of vision and aggressive running, he created gaps and delivered a number of dangerous passes.
Every attack, as long as he participates, is as smooth as flowing water.
If it weren't for the fact that the substitute striker was much worse at taking his chances than the starting striker, the score of this matchup would certainly be more than that.
It is worth mentioning that after the end of the match, the other first-team teammates couldn't help but step forward to high-five Ling Feng:
"Ling, play well!"
"Man, your passing is fantastic!"
In the face of the praise and praise of his teammates, Ling Feng did not show any pride, but just smiled back and high-fived him without being humble or arrogant.
With a steady look, he doesn't look like a rookie who has just been promoted to the first team.
The outstanding performance on the field, as well as the humble attitude off the field, made the other teammates feel good.
"This kid is pretty good..."
In this way, Ling Feng's first training session in the first team can be regarded as over.
After returning to the room, taking a hot shower and changing clothes, Ling Feng came to the base restaurant.
No sooner had he received a chicken breast kale salad from the chef than he heard a shout from behind him:
"Ling, here!"
When he heard the voice, he saw Mahrez sitting at a table by the floor-to-ceiling window, waving to him.
With a raised brow, Ling Feng did not refuse Mahrez's invitation, so he came to the table and generously pulled out the chair and sat down.
"Hey, Riad."
Fresh from Ligue 2, the 22-year-old is a young man who has left his hometown to make his mark in English football.
Therefore, he hopes to be able to communicate more with his team-mates and integrate into the Leicester community as soon as possible.
On the eve of the last game, Ling Feng, who took the initiative to talk to him, was a very good choice in his opinion.
And Ling Feng is also very happy to make friends with Mahrez.
Although Ling Feng does not speak French, Mahrez's English is also very poor.
However, the two can still communicate normally through simple English words and gestures.
Just as the two were chatting about adding contact information, the captain Wes Morgan came to the two with his mobile phone and asked Ling Feng:
"Guys, I need your numbers to pull you into the team group chat..."
"Oh, okay. My number is..."
After pulling Ling Feng and Mahrez into the team's group chat, Morgan did not forget to care about how Mahrez, who had just transferred, adapted to his new life in the UK.
Mahrez's dribbling and dribbling on the pitch were eye-catching.
Morgan is very sure that Riyad Mahrez will become an indispensable and important player for Leicester.
For the sake of the team's results and future, as the captain, he should also help the newly transferred Mahrez integrate into the team as soon as possible.
It's the duty of a team captain!
And after the departure of captain Morgan, the team's striker, the future "soul of the Blue Foxes" Vardy, also came to the table of two with a salad:
"Hey, guys, don't mind if I'm sitting here, right?"
Hearing this, Ling Feng just shrugged his shoulders and immediately pulled away the chair on the side, "Of course!" ”
Last season, Vardy, who had just set a record for the transfer fee for an amateur player, arrived at Leicester City.
But, perhaps due to adaptation, he scored just four goals in 26 appearances in his first Championship season.
And in the second season, this year, after adjusting to the intensity of the Championship and the defenders, his goal tally began to skyrocket.
In just the first half, eight goals have been scored!
Doubled!
And the double striker he formed with Nugent became the two sharp blades of Leicester City's siege.
However, for Jamie Vardy, who has big dreams, he wants to score more!
Therefore, after seeing Ling Feng's superior vision and passing, and tasting the sweetness of the FA Cup, Vardy knew very well that if he wanted to score more goals and beat the other main striker Nugent, he could only count on this eighteen-year-old genius who had just been promoted to the first team!
If the relationship is good, Ling Feng will be able to pass the ball to himself more during the game.
Then the chance of scoring your own goal is even greater.
Therefore, it is necessary to have a good relationship with Ling Feng!
As for Vardy's overtures, Ling Feng was silent on the surface, and there were already ripples in his heart.
He was somewhat flattered.
However, after thinking about it, Ling Feng was also relieved.
With super vision and passing, he can be said to be a bankrupt version of De Bruyne.
Even if he is far from the peak De Bruyne, at the Championship level, he can be called a master cake maker.
And any striker hopes to have such a cake master behind him, who can deliver delicious and fragrant cakes to his mouth!
So, it's only natural that Vardy wants to be on good terms with him.
The world of sports competition is such a reality.
The strong can always be respected!
After a short break in the cafeteria, the first team heads to the gym for strength training.
With the exception of Ling Feng and Mahrez, though.
According to the head coach's instructions, the two did not need to undergo strength training for the time being, but followed the tactical coach to the team's video room.
This is to allow the two to adapt to the tactical play of the first team as soon as possible.
Over the next few days, Ling Feng went through training and quickly mingled with his first-team teammates.
At the end of each training session, he would go to the video room with Riyad Mahrez and then watch the video footage of the game under the guidance of the tactical coach to learn more about the tactical play of the first team.
For example, how to run on the field, how to organize and respond in the front court, how to carry out offensive routines, etc...
Although it is integrated with the memories of its predecessors, it has a certain understanding of the basic tactics and knowledge of football.
However, the tactical complexity of the youth team and the first team is not at all a grade.
After the tactical lesson, Ling Feng, who returned to the players' dormitory, had to take out the densely written notebook and review it.
Even if you have a plug-in, if you want to become stronger, you also need to put in corresponding efforts!
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Just as Ling Feng was silently training at the Belvoir base, the FA Cup upset began to ferment, which also brought a lot of media attention to Ling Feng.
With a history of more than 100 years, the FA Cup has always been a breeding ground for "underdogs".
In this historic cup competition, in addition to the countless classic battles of the road giants, many lower-league teams also shine on this stage.
They have played the role of "giant killers" many times, knocking down many top giants.
These examples of the defeat of the weak over the strong have fully proved to the world the charm of football.
It was not the first time in the history of the FA Cup that a Championship side had beaten a Premier League side.
Compared to the FA Cup two years ago, Premier League side Wigan Athletic were eliminated by League Two side Swindon Town, Leicester City's comeback to eliminate Stoke City, which is not too surprising.
However, this game is very different because of one player.
Because, leading Leicester City to the reversal of the game, it is an eighteen-year-old who was born out of nowhere!
After all the matches in the third round of the FA Cup, newspapers such as the Daily Mail, The Times, The Mirror, and The Guardian all mentioned this big upset in the sports section.
Without him, the British media has always liked to dig up and tout the young geniuses who came out of nowhere.
David Beckham, Wayne Rooney, Owen...
For them, it's their traffic password to increase sales!