Chapter 179: There are no weak teams in the Premier League
At the beginning of October, the Premier League temporarily ceasered and ushered in the international break.
Ling Feng and Jamie Vardy rushed to St George's Park to continue their European qualifying tournament with the Three Lions.
On 10 October, the Three Lions first host the visiting San Marino national team.
San Marino is one of the smallest countries in the world, with a population of only 30,000.
What San Marino, Liechtenstein, Faroe Islands, Malta, Luxembourg, etc., are all traditional fish belly teams in Europe.
These teams don't have any stars, and some don't even have enough eleven professional players.
Some are just the pride of playing for the country and the deep love for football!
In their opinion, being able to stand on the stage of the European preliminaries and play against the major European teams is already a different kind of victory.
Win or lose, it really doesn't matter!
That being said.
However, the only significance of these fish belly teams in the European preliminaries is to make up the number of people, plus let the big European scorers brush up the data!
Considering that the strength of the opponent is too good, Hodgson also directly sent a full bench lineup in this game, taking the opportunity to inspect the newcomers of the national team.
Even so, in Wembley Stadium, the Three Lions still won a 6-0 and a good wave of data!
Ling Feng, who only played 20 minutes as a substitute in the second half, also provided an assist to Vardy in the final moments of the game.
For Ling Feng, the European preliminaries were originally just a publicly-funded tour that went through the motions.
Although the Three Lions are sometimes referred to as the "Three Meows", they are still considered to be a strong team in Europe.
Especially the opponents in the group are some stinky fish and rotten shrimp.
After beating Switzerland in their opening game, even if they were all substitutes, they did not prevent them from finishing top of the group
Three days later, the Three Lions flew to Estonia on the Baltic Sea.
Compared to San Marino, Estonia has never reached the finals of any international competition.
But in any case, it is also a country with a population of millions, and the strength of the national team is still passable, barely a third-rate team in Europe.
The only thing that can be determined is that its strength is stronger than that of an ancient country with a population of more than a billion people in the East!
That's right, that's you!
India!
Therefore, in order to deal with this opponent who is more powerful than India, Hodgson directly dispatched the main force.
Under the play of Ling Feng, Rooney, Sterling and others, they easily won Estonia 3-0.
After beating Switzerland, San Marino and Estonia, the Three Lions have won three consecutive European qualifiers and are top of their group.
It can be said that it is only a matter of time before the group tops the group.
After the national team break, Ling Feng returned to England with the team.
After getting off the plane, the internationals said goodbye to each other and drove their own luxury cars
And Ling Feng also sat on the black Land Rover driven by the bodyguard.
Accompanied by his female assistant Sophia.
The car had just driven far when the mobile phone rang.
Seeing the caller's display, Ling Feng couldn't help but smile slightly, and then connected the phone:
"Hey, Barbara!"
"Yes, I just landed and am on my way home."
"Is your work going well?"
Since their last first date in London, both have been running around for life and work.
It's just that for half a month, the two have kept in touch every day.
At first it was just texting each other.
Then, perhaps because the text messages were too troublesome, or maybe the relationship between the two was progressing quickly, they started calling each other.
The content of the phone call is not a particularly important thing, the main thing is to share with each other all kinds of trivial things in each other's lives.
Barbara would tell him about the things she encountered at work, and she would also share with her the small things in her life, such as her new manicure, today's outfit, etc.
In addition to listening obediently most of the time, Ling Feng will also share his daily life with him.
This time he went to Estonia to participate in an away game, and he also went to the beach to take a few beautiful landscape photos to share with Barbara.
After talking on the phone for about half an hour, Barbara was going to shoot, and the two ended the call.
As soon as he put the phone back in his trouser pocket, Ling Feng heard the female assistant sitting next to him say:
"Boss, can I report to you now?"
Turning his head to look at the female assistant, Ling Feng joked with interest: "Why do I feel that Ling's tone sounds a little impatient?" β
Pushing the black-rimmed glasses on the bridge of her nose, Sophia said indifferently without changing her face:
"Boss, you're doubting my professionalism!"
Raising his eyebrows, Ling Feng smiled and spread his hands:
"Well, professional, how is the work I gave you?"
"The security company has installed 24-hour surveillance at the entrance and around the house, and has arranged a four-person security team to conduct regular patrols around the house."
"Also, here's a collection of property profiles with different options for lease and for sale, in both distant and close locations."
With that, Sophia took out a document from the briefcase she was carrying and handed it to Ling Feng.
"Okay, I'm sorry for you"
After taking the information and looking through it, Ling Feng quickly took a fancy to a mansion located on the outskirts of Leicester.
The house has five rooms, three bathrooms, and is equipped with a private gym, indoor pool, cinema and much more.
What's more, Leicester is conveniently located just an hour's drive from London, Birmingham and Manchester.
The most important thing is that this house can be rented out, and you don't need to buy it all at once, you can move in directly.
Although the price of this house is not too expensive, it will cost less than a million pounds to buy it outright.
However, taking out a million pounds to buy a house at once, such a big thing, he still had to discuss it with his parents before he could make a decision.
"Let's just go to this room and find time to see the room another day."
"Okay."
Immediately afterwards, Sophia introduced some new business cooperation projects to Ling Feng one by one.
With his outstanding performance in the Premier League, his outstanding image and potential huge commercial value have become the business darling of major enterprises and companies.
Many well-known enterprises and brands have thrown olive branches of cooperation to him.
In the face of the pound that the brand took the initiative to send to the door, Ling Feng did not accept it all.
Of course he wanted to make more money.
However, he was not short of money.
Moreover, whether it is for the reasonable allocation of his off-site time, or for his own business image, he must choose carefully!
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After returning home and enjoying a day's vacation, Ling Feng returned to the club the next day to report.
And just as everyone was warming up on the training ground, Ling Feng was suddenly called by the head coach
And he was surprised to find that the head coach, who has always worn a sports coat, actually wore a black suit today!
Just when he was doubting in his heart, after seeing the reporter with a camera in his hand, he suddenly understood.
"Ling, congratulations, you have been elected the best player of September!"
"Thank you!"
After receiving the somewhat heavy Player of the Month award from the official staff of the Premier League, a system prompt sounded in Ling Feng's mind:
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[Achieved the achievement of "Premier League Player of the Month"]
[Achievement Evaluation: A]
[Achievement Reward: Two Free Attribute Points]
For this award, Ling Feng was not surprised.
As early as the beginning of October, in the shortlist of September's best players, Ling Feng's name was impressively listed!
He will be joined by Southampton's Italian striker Pelle and midfielder Schneiderlin, Manchester United's Angel Di Maria and West Ham United's Nicolas Sarco.
In September, two teams won three in a row, Leicester City and Southampton.
In the case of a large loss of main players and the run-in and tacit understanding of new players, Southampton, who had a big change in the lineup, quickly played a good effect at both ends of the attack and defense after a short adaptation at the beginning.
In this regard, the training of Dutch coach Koeman has contributed a lot.
In addition, the Italian striker Pelle, who has just transferred from Feyenoord, also performed well.
However, Southampton's record, in front of Leicester City, is still slightly inferior.
Under the leadership of Ling Feng, the Blue Foxes defeated Stoke City, Manchester United and Crystal Palace in the Premier League in September, winning three consecutive victories!
Among them, the goal battle that defeated the "Red Devils" Manchester United 5-3 at home is even more addictive.
In three games, Ling Feng contributed three goals and four assists!
Such an amazing performance finally allowed him to win the best player award without any suspense!
As for the Coach of the Month competition, Foxes coach Nigel Pearson defeated Koeman and Jose Mourinho to win the first Coach of the Month award in his coaching career!
The Leicester City boss won the Player of the Month and Coach of the Month.
You can imagine how impressive Leicester City's record in September was!
It is worth mentioning that this is also the first time that the two have won this award.
After a brief interview with the camera, the two took a group photo with a smile while holding the monthly best trophy.
This group photo will not only appear on the official websites of the Premier League and Leicester City Club, but also on Ling Feng's personal social media account.
Ling Feng did not forget the accompanying text and interacted with the fans:
"First Premier League of the Month! I think I should start getting a showcase at home, don't you think? β
However, when the club announced the good news of this "double yolk egg" on its official website, most Blue Fox fans expressed concern in their comments in addition to congratulations.
"Oh my God! The spell is coming! β
"Mr. Pearson, can you please return the award, please"
You know, the spell of the Premier League's Manager of the Month is famous.
Both Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho have been victims.
To put it simply, if a manager wins the Coach of the Month award, the team led by the coach will lose or even lose in a row!
And the most vivid example is close at hand:
The Swansea coach, who had just led his team to a strong performance last month and won the Best Manager award in August, immediately suffered a wave of three games without a win in the next three games in September!
So, it's no wonder that Blue Fox fans are so worried.
And in the face of this curse, Leicester City FC just posted a sentence on its official website:
"Let's see what happens next."
A few days later.
Leicester City came to St James' Park in Newcastle to play the "Magpies" Newcastle United for the first time!
As the oldest football club in the Premier League and even in Europe, Newcastle has a long and illustrious history.
Newcastle also have a number of famous players, such as Andy Cole, Kevin Keegan, David Ginola, and many more.
Among them, the one who left the most significant mark in the history of the Newcastle team is naturally the Premier League's all-time goalscorer - Alan Shearer!
However, the state of the "Magpies" this season can only be described as "extremely bad".
In the first seven rounds of the game, Newcastle only won three losses and four draws, without a win!
With just one point, they are above the bottom of the promoted Burnley and deep in the relegation zone.
And the team's coach Alain Pardu has also been criticized by fans, and the odds of getting out of class on the spinach website have also soared to the first place!
And their opponent is Leicester City, a super dark horse with four consecutive wins in the Premier League!
So before the game, most people thought that the high-spirited Foxes would take three points away from home!
Newcastle will then announce Alain Padu's dismissal after this game!
And the Leicester City generals also feel that they will definitely be able to easily win against the deputy squad leader who is in such a bad state.
However, the Magpies used their tenacious fighting spirit and rough fouls to teach Leicester City the generals who returned to the Premier League a good lesson!
The whole process of the competition was very difficult.
Amid the cheering of the home fans, the Newcastle players looked like they had been beaten with blood, their eyes glowing green.
As soon as he saw the Blue Foxes with the ball, he immediately pounced on it.
Pull in your hands, sweep your legs under your feet, and don't let you easily take the ball and pass it anyway.
Perhaps intimidated by a brutal foul by the Newcastle players, the Foxes players were a little restrained in their play.
The offense was frequently interrupted, and the rhythm of the game was fragmented by fouls.
At the end of the game, Newcastle received eight yellow cards!
If it weren't for the referee's mercy, Newcastle would have punished at least one person.
This shows how dirty Newcastle played this game.
It was under such foul tactics that the Leicester City players were killed
Newcastle seized the precious opportunity and broke the deadlock with a corner kick in the 60th minute of the second half!
After taking the lead, Newcastle's side was more morale-boosting and continued to strangle Leicester City in the centre circle.
Although at the last moment, with Ling Feng's set-piece assist, he helped the substitute Ulloa score the equalizing goal and stubbornly forced Newcastle to draw.
However, in this game, a number of Leicester City players were fouled and violated.
Even the team's main midfielder "drinking brother" Drinkwater was tackled and couldn't stick to the game, and was directly limped back to the locker room by the team doctor.
After the game, the Leicester players refused to shake hands with the Newcastle players and went straight back to the dressing room.
In the post-match press conference, Pearson made a rare rebuke to Newcastle for a rough foul and disregard for the safety of the players.
It is worth mentioning that after this game, Leicester City was deeply aware of a fact:
There are no weak teams in the Premier League!
(End of chapter)