May 17, 2014.

Wembley Stadium, London.

Europe's largest modern stadium hosts the annual FA Cup final.

Inside the stadium, there are two camps, red and blue.

Even a handful of neutral fans will buy an Arsenal shirt or a Leicester scarf outside the stadium.

However, at a cursory glance, there are still many fans wearing Arsenal shirts.

After all, it is a Premier League giant, or in a metropolis like London, and the popularity and fans are also incomparable to Leicester City.

Even in terms of numbers, but after many years to reach the FA Cup final, almost all the fans of the small city of Leicester City came out.

With 90,000 seats, and some neutral fans removed, there were still 40,000 Blue Fox fans who came to the scene to cheer for their team.

40,000 fans, including men, women and children, are almost a tenth of the entire population of Leicester!

You can imagine how much the Leicester people take this final!

In the midst of the singing competition between the two sides, the Leicester City players were the first to enter the stadium for the pre-match warm-up.

Especially when Ling Feng's handsome face appeared on the big screen of the stadium, the Blue Fox fans in the stadium suddenly erupted into a deafening cheer!

It is also mixed with the screams of many female fans.

And Ling Feng also raised his hands and waved to the fans in the stands.

In addition to Blue Fox fans, many Arsenal fans also know this black-haired young man.

"This is the kid who Wenger personally called to invite him to join in the winter window?"

"Yes, if he can come in the winter window, maybe we won't be left behind at the crucial moment of the championship race."

"You're pinning your hopes on an eighteen-year-old."

'You don't understand, his performance in the Championship this season has been phenomenal. Not only did he contribute more than a dozen goals and more than 20 assists, winning two Season Awards, but he was also named in the 30-man preliminary squad for the World Cup.

"He's the best in Leicester. No! The strongest player in the entire Championship! ”

"So powerful?!"

"You'll find out in a minute, I feel like he's the most dangerous man in Leicester's squad."

The pre-match warm-up session lasted only fifteen minutes.

However, after returning to the locker room, to Ling Feng's surprise, his teammates seemed to be a little nervous.

Jamie Vardy, who has always liked to play music before the game, didn't, just sat there silently tying the laces of his sneakers.

However, Ling Feng noticed that after he finished tying his shoelaces, he didn't seem to be satisfied, so he loosened the shoelaces and tied them again;

And the drinking brother, who likes to juggle the ball barefoot before the game to find a feeling, did not juggle the ball, but just wore headphones and listened to music quietly.

Originally, Ling Feng didn't feel nervous at all.

But I was also infected by the emotions of my teammates, and suddenly I felt that I was a little too relaxed

In the locker room, no one was chatting, no music was playing, only wearing jerseys and equipment silently.

Therefore, when head coach Pearson and the coaching staff entered the locker room, they felt the silence and tension in the locker room.

Of all the first-team players in the entire Leicester City, only a handful have had the experience of a cup final.

Among them, right-back Paul Koncheski is the player who has reached the most cup finals in the whole team.

The experienced former England international reached the FA Cup final with West Ham United in the 05~06 season and the Europa League final with Fulham in the 09~10 season.

In his playing career, coach Pearson also reached the FA Cup final.

So, they can understand the emotions of their players at this moment.

I saw that he didn't pull out the tactical board directly as usual and tell the players about the tactical details.

Instead, he clapped his hands directly, and after focusing everyone's attention, he said aloud:

"Listen, guys, I believe this is the first final that most of our players have ever had."

"So, it's normal to feel nervous and nervous."

"But what I want to tell you is that you've done a great job this season!"

This foul sentence blurted out made the Leicester City generals lift their spirits and focus more on the manager's words:

"We've done enough this past season. We won the league ahead of schedule and achieved our goal of promotion. ”

"Reaching the FA Cup final was a surprise to our performance."

"Regardless of the final result of this game, there is no denying the hard work and sweat we have put in over the past season."

"So, don't have any pressure and play on the field!"

With that, Pearson applauded to himself.

And the coaching staff applauded.

In the midst of the applause, the captain Morgan stood up suddenly, took over the conversation, and said in a deep voice:

"Did you hear what the boss said?!"

"In a circle!"

Under Morgan's leadership, the crowd stood up and stood around, putting their hands on each other's shoulders.

"Let's play to our heart's content!"

"Blue Fox, forward!"

In the next second, the Leicester City generals stared at each other, and shouted in unison with all their might:

"Blue Fox, Forward !!"

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The walls on both sides of the players' tunnel have long been replaced with promotional posters of both teams.

One side is red, the other is blue.

Red and blue have always produced a lot of exciting and fierce duels!

The promoters of the Arsenal poster are Aaron Ramsey and Koscielny.

The pair made a huge contribution to Arsenal's progress to the FA Cup final.

And on the poster of Leicester City, it is Ling Feng and Vardy!

In addition to having the absolute core position of the team, Leicester City FC has also established the eighteen-year-old Ling Feng as the club's image spokesperson little by little off the field.

The players of the two teams also came to the players' tunnel from the locker room one after another, ready to line up to enter.

And Ling Feng, who was wearing the No. 23 shirt of the Blue Foxes, also turned his head to look at Arsenal's team.

There were no smoke bombs, and there were no signs of weakness.

The FA Cup is just around the corner, with both managers putting in the best squads.

It is worth mentioning that the tactical formation of both sides is 4231.

For Arsenal, goalkeeper is Poland's Fabianski.

The four defenders, from left to right, are Gibbs, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Sagna.

With three midfielders, Mikel Arteta partnered Ramsey in midfield and Ergo a little up front.

On the left and right, respectively, are the "Prince of Porti" Podolsky and the "third brother" Cazorla!

At the top of the front line is the Frenchman Oliver Giroud!

As for Leicester, the goalkeeper position is still as stable as Schmeichel as an old dog.

Four defenders, Schlupp, Morgan, Moore, De Wright.

It is worth mentioning that the England Under-21 youngster Liam Moore, who is of Jamaican descent, replaced the old central defender Waslwski in the second half of the season and became the central defensive partner of captain Morgan.

Morgan is experienced and has strong frontal air defense, and is slow to turn and chase back.

And Moore has outstanding physical qualities and speed, which is just right to complement Morgan.

And the three midfielders, "Brother Drinker" Drinkwater and Mattie James, the former twin stars of Manchester United, dragged back to defend and escort Ling Feng in front of him.

This is the iron triangle of Leicester City's midfield this season, and it is also Leicester City's control of the midfield

To the left and right, Nugent and Riyad Mahrez.

The single arrow is the team's top scorer in the Championship, Jamie Vardy!

Arsenal's starting eleven, he basically knows everything.

Of course, if people don't know him, they don't know.

However, Ling Feng is sure that Ramsey has just met himself at the PFA Awards Ceremony!

"Hey, Aaron!"

Following the prestige, seeing that it was Ling Feng greeting him, Ramsey couldn't help but smile:

"Ling, are you okay?"

"Not bad, you."

"Not bad."

After a brief exchange of words with the only player in the Arsenal squad who knew him, Ling Feng turned around and prepared to return to his team.

But he didn't expect that Wenger, who was tall and dressed in a suit, appeared in front of him!

"Professor" Wenger is exactly like what he saw on TV!

Wise and firm eyes, elegant temperament

Unlike the 'madmen' he has seen before, Arsene Wenger is clearly a different style of manager.

In an instant, Ling Feng's heart couldn't help but ripple!

Sure enough, there is only the wrong name, not the wrong nickname!

In the next second, he was the first to smile and greeted the Arsenal godfather:

"Mr. Wenger! How are you? ”

"I'm fine, Ling, we're finally meeting."

The two shook hands, and Ling Feng sighed:

"yes, I didn't expect to meet your team at Wembley before being promoted to the Premier League."

"Haha, maybe it's a special fate that made us meet in advance."

After a pause, Wenger couldn't help but joke:

'If you had accepted my offer at that time, maybe you would have been on my side with the Arsenal shirt now, not the other side.'

The Arsenal players, who pricked up their ears and listened to the conversation between the two, invariably showed surprised expressions.

They have worked with Arsene Wenger for so long and can definitely hear the regret in their manager's tone.

Does the boss appreciate this kid so much?!

Wenger's words made Ling Feng stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile:

"Haha, yes. There are many moments in life when you need to make a choice, and no one can say for sure if the choice you made is the right one. All I know is that I will not regret every choice I make."

"What do you think, Mr. Wenger?"

These philosophical words came from the mouth of a young man who was only eighteen years old, and Wenger raised his eyebrows and nodded:

"I couldn't agree more!"

After really meeting, Wenger discovered that this young man really has a maturity and stability beyond his peers!

It's the same mature style he showed on the pitch!

This black-haired young man can't help but remind Wenger of the Spaniard who also became the core of the team at the age of 18, became the captain of the team at the age of 21, and finally chose to defect at his own expense.

It's just that the two have completely different approaches to dealing with invitations from other teams

And just as Ling Feng and Wenger were chatting, Pearson, who had just come to the players' tunnel, saw this scene and immediately became vigilant in his heart.

Made!

Arsene Wenger, this old boy, is not dead yet?

This time, you're actually going to dig up my team baby in front of me?!

Thinking of this, Pearson immediately stepped forward quickly and interrupted the two of them in a loud voice:

"Mr. Wenger!"

"Hey, Mr. Pearson, hello."

"I'm not good, are you poaching my players in public?"

Although there was a smile on his face, Pearson's tone was a little aggressive.

In the face of the half-truths and half-truths of the "accusation", Wenger just smiled very elegantly and waved his hand:

"Oh, of course not!"

"We're just chatting"

As his predecessor and the big man in football, even if Wenger really poached people in person, Pearson couldn't really turn his face with the other party.

Therefore, he immediately made a joke down the steps:

"Haha, forgive me for being so nervous. You also know how charismatic you are."

With that, he waved his hand to Ling Feng and reminded:

"Go back to your team and get ready for the game."

"Yes, sir."

Hearing this, Ling Feng hurried back to the end of the queue in Leicester City.

And Vardy, who was standing in front of him, suddenly turned around and asked Ling Feng in a low voice:

"Arsene Wenger seems to be very optimistic about you, does he still want to buy you?"

Hearing this, Ling Feng raised his eyebrows, and suddenly remembered a transfer news from his previous life.

The two protagonists of the transfer are Arsenal and Vardy.

After the Foxes miracle, Arsene Wenger also intends to buy Vardy to increase the impact of the team's forward line.

It's just that, in the face of invitations from Arsenal and Arsene Wenger, Vardy finally decided to stay in Leicester City, which later achieved a good story of "the soul of the blue fox".

The thought was fleeting, Ling Feng just shrugged his shoulders and pretended to be forced directly:

"I'm so good, any team will want me, won't it?"

And this confident appearance only got Vardy's sneer:

"Cut!"

After the hiccup in the players' tunnel, the duo is ready to make their debut.

"Let's welcome both sides of the final"

In the introduction of the DJ on the court, the head coaches of both sides led the little caddies, followed behind the referee team, and took the lead in entering the court.

Behind him were the players of both teams, as well as Prince William and Princess Kate as special guests.

As the oldest cup competition, the FA Cup final is not small.

Before the game, there was not only a performance team, but also the Royal Guard Orchestra to help play the music.

As the two teams lined up and faced the stands, Prince William, as a special guest of the final, stepped forward to shake hands with the coaches and players of both teams.

When Prince William came to Ling Feng, the latter also smiled politely and reached out to shake it.

After the pre-match ceremony, the players from both sides shook hands one by one.

Then, the two sides came to their respective halves and waited for the game to start.

Looking towards a blue stand, Ling Feng saw an incomparably large blue fox flag.

The giant flag seemed to swim on the blue ocean, waving waves.

In the bright red area on the other side, Arsenal fans are waving red flags in their hands.

Fans on both sides were chanting cheering slogans for the team.

"Blue Fox, forward!"

"Gunner, win!"

Standing on top of Wembley Stadium, with the cheering of the 90,000 spectators in the stadium echoing in his ears, Ling Feng suddenly felt his heart surge.

Is this the atmosphere of an FA Cup final?

Loved, loved!

(End of chapter)