Leicester City entered the fourth round as they eliminated rivals Stoke City in the third round of the FA Cup.

Therefore, the 27th round of the league, which was supposed to be held on January 25, was postponed to February 12.

Instead, it will be a cup showdown with the Premier League giants "Blues" Chelsea!

And this game, it will be played at the home of Leicester City.

In the last round, Leicester City defeated Stoke City in a comeback, which has already surprised and delighted Leicester City fans.

This, combined with their recent excellent form and winning streak in the league, has made Leicester fans more than willing to come to the King Power Stadium to cheer on their team.

In just three hours of ticket sales, all but 3,000 tickets were sold out for the away fans!

It has to be said that the FA Cup is a great opportunity for teams in the lower leagues to make money.

Let's start with the prize money.

Advance to the first round and get a prize of £36,000.

The second round is £54,000 and the third is £82,000...

The further you advance, the higher the prize money.

In addition to bonuses, ticket revenue is also a significant income.

Ticket revenue for both teams will be prorated after deducting costs.

Add to that the share of broadcasting, as well as other revenues, and that's a lot.

That's a good income for a Championship team.

For teams in lower-level leagues such as League One and League B, these incomes may be their income for several months, or even half a year!

Therefore, it is only natural that these teams will give their best and give it their all.

And the rich Premier League teams don't care much about Mane.

Therefore, Premier League teams generally use the cup as a training ground for training newcomers and substitutes, and rarely send the main team to the team.

That's why, from time to time, the FA Cup will see a low-division team beat a Premier League team!

Of course, even if the Premier League team is fully rotated and has a full bench lineup, it is not an opponent that the lower divisions can compete with.

The ability of a player who can play as a substitute in a Premier League team is a bargain.

Either talented potential stars or veterans with a wealth of experience in the top flight.

Even when analysed by the coaching staff, Chelsea rotate heavily in the FA Cup.

However, Leicester City did not take it lightly, but according to their own plan, they carefully practiced the passing and control tactics with Ling Feng as the core...

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On the training ground of the first team, the shouts of head coach Pearson were heard from time to time:

"Dean [Hammond], dribble less, pass more!"

"Riyad [Mahrez], take the ball on the right and wait for the defenders to put it on..."

"Ling, you enter the position at the top of the arc of the big penalty area more and receive the pass from the inverted triangle..."

The Leicester City players on the field, wearing long training uniforms, are seriously implementing the coach's tactical arrangement.

In late January, the British Peninsula is greeted by a cold wind.

Fortunately, there was a bright sun swaying down, which somewhat drove away some of the cold in the body.

Soon, the intra-team group match ended with the whistle.

Taking off the orange vest that represented the main force, Ling Feng, who was sweating profusely, came to the sidelines and took the towels and functional drinks handed by the physical trainer.

While wiping the sweat with a coach Pearson also came to the sidelines, grabbed Ling Feng's shoulder, and began to say:

"Ling, you did well just now. However, against Chelsea, it will certainly not be so easy if we want to control the ball. ”

"So, I need you to run and keep receiving passes from your teammates..."

While listening to Pearson explain the tactical details to himself, Ling Feng drank water and nodded from time to time.

The two-week tactical video course not only made Ling Feng roughly familiar with the team's tactics, but also made some progress in his related attributes.

And due to the low attributes, even if he didn't train or practice extraordinarily, Ling Feng's attributes in the [Defense] major item have also improved significantly.

[Steal] has changed from 40 to 42, and [Mark] has changed from 35 to 37, both stats have increased by two points.

In addition to this, the [Physical] attribute is the most obvious increase.

Because he knew that Ling Feng's confrontation ability was very poor.

So in the past two weeks, Pearson has arranged for a physical trainer to train him on a confrontational basis.

Normally, the head coach has a small stove for the players in private, and there are only two situations.

Either the player is not strong at this stage, but has a lot of potential;

Either the player is strong enough, but there are shortcomings.

Whether it's the former or the latter, it means that the manager values this player very much.

Because, for those players who don't have the potential or talent, the manager won't waste time on him...

Under the guidance of the physical fitness coach, Ling Feng's [Balance] attribute increased from 62 to 64, and his [Strength] also increased from 45 to 47!

Although the improvement is not huge.

However, being able to intuitively see his own growth is enough for Ling Feng to feel that he is getting stronger little by little, so that he has more motivation to train!

It is worth mentioning that in the last league game, he completed the achievements of [Championship Debut Goal] and [Championship Best], and the two free attribute points obtained were added to the explosion by Ling Feng.

And this time, after adding points, Ling Feng finally felt a slight difference.

He clearly felt that his explosiveness at the start was a bit stronger.

Not much, but you can really feel it!

The slight changes in his body made Ling Feng think boldly.

What would it look like one day, when his [Burst] attribute reached 99?!

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With active preparation and training, the day before the competition soon came.

That's the day the starting lineup for the next game is announced!

All the players of the first team gathered in the tactics room.

All eyes are on head coach Pearson, hoping that his name will appear from the other side's mouth.

"The starting eleven for tomorrow's game is Casper (Schmeichel Jr.)..."

"Moore..."

"Riyad (Mahrez)..."

"Ling!"

After the starting lineup is announced, it is time to replace the lineup.

But at this time, Ling Feng was already deaf.

Although he had long expected that his first start would not wait too long.

However, the moment he heard his name appear in the starting lineup, Ling Feng's heart couldn't help but feel turbulent.

In other words, he is about to make his first start for Leicester City's first team in tomorrow's FA Cup game?!

I think back to the first time I made my first appearance for the first team half a month ago, in the FA Cup.

And now his first first-team start was also in the FA Cup.

This made Ling Feng sigh:

Could it be that I am a man who was born for the FA Cup?!