Chapter 160: It's Not What It Used To Be, Passing On Meritorious Works! 【Subscription】
After beating Switzerland in Basel, the Three Lions ended their international assignment with laughter.
The people will take a special plane back to England and go back to their respective homes.
Ling Feng, who participated in the national team competition, got a rare day off.
In just four weeks, starting on August 16, he played three league games and two international matches.
Although the schedule was not too tight, I didn't feel tired. However, proper relaxation is necessary
Just as Ling Feng was sitting on the sofa in his living room, scrolling through social media, Sophia, who was paralyzed, put a simple tuna salad on the coffee table:
"Boss, your tuna salad"
Sophia, as his life assistant, in addition to driving him up and dropping him off from time to time, arranging daily travel plans for him, and teaching him Spanish, will also make him some simple salads.
"Thank you."
Picking up the plate, Ling Feng grabbed a fork, forked a piece of boiled tuna, and put it in his mouth.
The tuna is topped with a little black peppercorns, and it tastes pretty good.
While he was enjoying his lunch, the female assistant suddenly spoke:
"Boss, I have something I want to talk to you about."
"You say."
"I wish you could hire another private chef instead of asking me to cook for you."
As soon as these words came out, Ling Feng was a little unexpected, revealing a puzzled expression:
"Why do you say that all of a sudden?"
"First of all, I'm your assistant, and I'm supposed to help you arrange the big and small things in your daily life. However, I don't know anything about nutrition, and I won't make a reasonable meal for you."
"I just want to help you with my expertise. And I can't help you in this regard. ”
As a professional player engaged in high-intensity sports, the daily consumption is huge, and a large amount of nutrients are required.
And, when it comes to eating, you can't just be casual!
The role of a private chef is to ensure that he is well fed and healthy in his daily life after he leaves the team's base.
In order to maintain a healthy body, you can be 100% engaged in the game on the field!
Many self-disciplined stars have their own private chefs.
Ling Feng is now in the muscle building period, and it is necessary to ensure that the nutrition is sufficient at the same time, and slowly increase the muscle.
It was precisely because she considered that her cooking skills could not help Ling Feng that Sophia would make this proposal.
Otherwise, with Ling Feng's understanding of her, he wouldn't care if he wore multiple hats at all.
Hearing Sophia's explanation, Ling Feng also understood why she suddenly brought up this matter.
Actually, he also thought about this problem.
Within the team base, there are team chefs who can make a reasonable diet for them.
However, when he returned home, he usually ate the dishes cooked by his mother Julia.
Although Julia's cooking skills are very good, he cooks all the dishes he likes.
However, there is too much to eat for professional players who need to keep their weight under tight control and have a balanced diet.
What's more, he has a girlfriend in the future and plans to move out, so he can't ask Julia to come over and cook for him every day.
He is him, his mother is his mother, and Julia also has her own work and life, not a servant who revolves around him.
Thinking of this, Ling Feng casually put down the plate and nodded: "What you said makes sense." But I don't know any cooks."
"Don't worry, I'll find a few candidates for you, and then let them cook for you, and then you can see which one you like."
"Of course, you have to pay their salaries."
"That's for sure!"
"By the way, the bodyguard I told you last time, would you like to pick a few candidates for an interview by the way?"
"It's fine."
The private chef is guaranteed to eat a healthy diet. And the bodyguard is to ensure his personal health.
Now he is an England international and millionaire.
If there is something that does not have long eyes on him, having a bodyguard with a round waist and thick shoulders can also save unnecessary trouble.
Seeing Ling Feng nodding, Sophia took out a notebook directly from her trouser pocket, and while adding these two matters to the small notebook, she didn't forget to say:
"By the way, I bought a ticket from Warsaw to Milan on the morning of the 18th, and arranged a hotel for you. I've sent it to your mailbox, you can take a look, if there is anything that needs to be changed, tell me"
On 17 September, Leicester City will travel to Warsaw, Poland for the first round of the Europa League group stage.
And Ling Feng previously promised Kendall that he would go to Milan to watch her catwalk.
Therefore, he plans to take advantage of the day off after the competition to go to Milan, the "fashion capital", to experience the legendary fashion week!
The next day, when Ling Feng returned to the club to report, he received a good news from the club staff:
The shortlist of the Premier League's best coach and player of the month in August is out!
Among the candidates for the best coach are Chelsea's "madman" Jose Mourinho, who is the favorite to win the title, Monk Monk, who led Swansea to three consecutive victories, Aston Villa coach Lambert who won two and drew one, and Pearson, the manager who led promoted Malester City to perform well.
Among the candidates for the best player are the popular striker Costa who scored four goals in three rounds, Cesc Fabregas, the new attacking engine of the Blues with four assists in three rounds, Liverpool wingman Raheem Sterling with two goals and one assist in three rounds, and Swansea's "Icelandic Sniper" Sigurdsson and other players.
And Leicester City's core Ling Feng, who contributed one goal and five assists in three rounds, also entered the shortlist with his excellent performance.
In the eyes of many fans and football experts, the winner of the August Manager of the Year award will be from Chelsea's Jose Mourinho and Swansea City's Monk Cullum.
The former led Chelsea's luxurious squad to three wins in a row and was no surprise.
And the latter led Swansea, a mid-stream team, to win three consecutive victories in the opening game, which is even more commendable!
The award for the best player in August is likely to go to one of the trio of Costa, Cesc Fabregas and Ling Feng.
Chelsea's two new signings are the absolute heroes of Chelsea's three consecutive wins.
And the promoted horse, who is in a relatively weak lineup, handed over an explosive report card of one goal and five assists, which added a lot of points to Ling Feng's performance.
Regarding his shortlist for entering the Premier League Player of the Month, Ling Feng has a very light view.
It's just the Player of the Month, not the Ballon d'Or.
If you can't get it this month, then continue to work hard next month.
As long as he performs well every month, this award will be his own sooner or later!
Until the day before the start of the fourth round of the Premier League, the Premier League officially announced the best coach and player for August, as well as the best team candidates:
Blues striker Costa, who scored four goals and helped the team win three in a row, beat Ling Feng, Xiaofa, Sigurdsson and others to win the Player of the Year award for August!
And the 35-year-old Swansea young coach Monk defeated Mourinho and won the best coach in August!
Although he missed his first Premier League Player of the Month award.
However, Ling Feng was still selected for the best team in August.
This also allowed him to complete the achievement of [Premier League Team of the Month] and get a system reward of one free attribute point.
It's some kind of small comfort.
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September 13th.
After more than eight months, Ling Feng once again came to Stoke on the Trent with the team.
Britannia Stadium is the place where he made his debut.
Back then, before he stepped onto Britannia, he was just a youth player who had just been promoted to the first team.
And now, he has become the absolute heart of Leicester City and the number one name of the team!
At that time, it was with Ling Feng's two assists in the FA Cup against Premier League side Stoke City that the team achieved a comeback and advanced to the next round.
It was also his birth that made Leicester City have the amazing drama of winning the Premier League team all the way and finally winning the championship!
It's just that compared to the first meeting between the two sides, the current Ling Feng and Leicester City are no longer what they used to be
Compared with last season, Stoke City has also made reinforcements in key positions.
Especially up front, they have signed Hannover 96 striker Diouf on a waiver, La Masia prodigy Bojan from Barcelona and Nigerian winger Moses on loan from Chelsea.
Coupled with Arnautovic, Shawcross, Crouch and other famous players in the team, Stoke City is definitely not a persimmon to pinch.
In the last round of matches, they also relied on excellent defense to beat Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.
This time it's at home again.
As a result, many football commentators and journalists have predicted that Leicester City are likely to come out on top.
And for Leicester City, who are playing away, there is bad news.
That is, after returning from the national team break, the team's No. 1 goalkeeper Schmeichel Jr. experienced muscle fatigue.
To be on the safe side, he did not follow the team to the away game, but stayed at Leicester City to rest.
In this game, Pearson used the 26-year-old No. 2 goalkeeper Ben Hammer as the starting goalkeeper.
In addition to the forced changes to the goalkeeper position, Pearson also made a big rotation to the starting line-up:
Conokite replaced Riyad Mahrez and Albrighton replaced Jesse Lingard as the starting wingers on the left and right flanks.
Jamie Vardy was rested and Argentine centre-forward Ulloa made his first league start.
In midfield, Andy King and Marty James also started the game.
There are six people in the midfield, except for Ling Feng, who is still the starter, and the rest have all been changed!
The backline is unchanged with four men.
Although half of the lineup was rotated.
However, after the opening, it was the Blue Fox who took the initiative on the field first!
As the heart of the team's frontcourt, Pearson gives Ling Feng maximum freedom.
He is more of a libero up front than a midfielder who mainly attacks the middle.
He can freely change positions at any time according to the situation on the field, the strength and position of the opponent's players.
Just ten minutes into the game, Ling Feng cruised to the right side, interspersed the ribs between Stoke City's central defenders and full-backs, and after receiving a through pass from Knoket, he sent a beautiful curling cross into the penalty area without stopping.
The ball went just past Stoke City captain Shawcross, who didn't dare to stretch his feet in front of the post, and fell in front of Ulloa, who was sandwiched between two central defenders
The Argentine reacted very quickly in front of goal, just raised his leg and touched it, and smashed the ball into the goal guarded by Begovic!
"The ball went in !!"
"It was No. 23 who scored the goal, Leonardo ~~~ Ulloa!"
"The Argentine scored his first goal for Leicester City on his first league start!"
After the goal, Ulloa rushed directly to the stands where the visiting fans were and waved his hand from the bottom to the top, like a stage performer greeting the audience.
And this novel celebration also made the visiting fans very excited, and they shouted Ulloa's name one after another.
After taking the lead, Leicester City did not slow down the pace of attack, but continued to launch wave after wave of onslaught attacks on Stoke City's backline!
Perhaps the midfield rotation players are all starting the league for the first time, and they are all holding back their energy to show the manager and the fans well.
Whether it is attacking or defending, the likes of Albrighton and Konoket are very the field, and they can be seen running everywhere.
Coupled with Ling Feng's shouts from time to time on the field, Leicester City successfully turned away and suppressed the home team at Britannia Stadium!
In the face of Leicester City's rapid attack, the players of Stoke City also looked at each other and were a little confused.
What's the situation?
In the last game against Manchester City, they were also pressed and beaten like this.
However, Manchester City is Manchester City, what the hell is this Leicester City?!
However, they could never have imagined that Leicester City this season and Leicester City last season, the tactical play has changed dramatically!
Last season, in the face of Stoke City, Leicester City could only rely on defensive counterattacks and Ling Feng's supernatural pass to reverse the game.
And now, Leicester City has come to their home stadium, and they are directly pressed in a comprehensive formation, putting on a fierce attacking posture?!
What shocked the Stoke City players the most was the huge change in Ling Feng!
Eight months ago, Ling Feng was a young rookie who only relied on passing and running to influence the game;
Eight months later, his passing is still sharp, pointing wherever he goes.
Even the speed and power, ball quotient, and even the ability to attack the goal have improved visibly!
Moreover, he seems to be extremely excited about the first opponent of his career in Stoke City!
In the 36th minute of the game, due to pressing out of the formation and attacking Leicester City, Stoke City's defense appeared more space.
Albrighton on the left received a pass from Andy King, strode along the flank, and then didn't hesitate to cross to Ulloa in the middle.
The Argentine, who had a firm foothold in the penalty area, was pulled by Shawcross, but still maintained his balance, shook his head and pushed the ball back.
At the same time, Ling Feng got rid of the entanglement of the back waist, and he hit the top of the arc of the big forbidden area with one acceleration.
Looking at the ball that had not yet landed, Ling Feng had an idea, and subconsciously chose to swing his legs and push!
Afraid of hitting the ball into the stands, he didn't shoot with all his might, but pressed the ball down as much as he could.
With a "bang" explosion, the ball turned into a disemboweled cannonball and shot out.
With the dual blessing of the [Volley] attribute and the [Putter Master], this shot has both ball speed and angle, and hangs straight to the upper right corner of the goal.
Even if Begovic flew to make a save, he couldn't touch the ball in the slightest.
Suddenly, the net shook, and the visiting fans instantly erupted in amazing cheers!
"Wow!"
"Ling Feng scored the second goal of the game and his second goal in the league!"
"This volley is definitely a strong contender for the best goal in the league this round!"
After scoring the goal, Ling Feng just raised his arms lightly, and then showed the bright smile of the winner
(End of chapter)