The first game in December is the 14th round of the Premier League.

In this round of the league, in addition to Arsenal's two key battles against Southampton, Chelsea and Tottenham's London derby, there is also an expected "red and blue battle"

That is the promoted horse "Blue Fox" Leicester City, which has shown amazing attacking power this season, and is sitting at home to face the "Red Army" Liverpool!

On match day, the King Power Stadium was already full.

There was a clear distinction between a blue and a red in the stands.

And the commentator of this game is Peter Drury, who is known as the "commentator poet"!

"Welcome to the Premier League weekend, which will bring you the 14th round of the Red and Blue clash between Leicester City and Liverpool!"

'Leicester City have been on a hot streak of late, with three wins and one draw in their last four games in November.

"And their opponents, Liverpool, have a very bad record in November."

"It wasn't until the home game against Stoke City at the end of the month that it ended a three-game losing streak thanks to a header from right-back Glen Johnson in front of goal!"

Before the game, the starting lineups of both sides were released.

Both sides used the most popular 4231 tactical formation in football.

Liverpool's starting line-up was almost as strong as it could be:

Goalkeeper: Mignolet

The backline, from left to right, is Manquilo, Skrtel, Chloe Toure and Glen Johnson.

The back pair were Lucas Rewa and Reds vice-captain Jordan Henderson, flanked by Lallana and Raheem Sterling.

It was Lambert who was in front of him, and Captain Gerrard was ambushed behind him!

Except for the young player Manquillo who replaced Moreno as the starter on loan from Atletico Madrid, the other positions are basically regular main players.

Obviously, Rodgers also has a big eye on Leicester City as an opponent.

At the pre-match press conference, Rodgers also expressed his views on the game in front of the media:

"With Leicester's outstanding performance, they should be treated as a strong team."

"However, we are Liverpool, whether the opponent is strong or weak, we are determined to win!"

Pearson, on the other hand, was more humble, saying that Liverpool are giants, they are just a promoted team and will take every opportunity to learn from their opponents.

Despite being in the league standings, Leicester City are much higher in the table than Liverpool

However, this wave of weak smoke bombs did not deter Rogers, who returned to the locker room.

On the contrary, he emphasized to his disciples that in this game, he must concentrate on this game and not have a trace of contempt.

Because, both in terms of ranking and form, Leicester City is better than Liverpool.

In this game, the pressure on Liverpool is definitely greater than that of Leicester City!

As a promoted horse, even if he loses, he will not be blamed and criticized by fans.

Everyone will only think that their strength is like this, and it is normal to lose to a BIG6 giant like Liverpool.

If you win by chance, it will be a big surprise.

There is not much expectation, and the Leicester players can play on the pitch with too much pressure and can relax and play at the level they should.

On the contrary, Liverpool, the runner-up of the Premier League last season, has not performed well this season, and the league ranking has fallen to the middle of the table.

Moreover, in the journey of the Champions League, they are basically hopeless.

If they don't go after it, they won't even qualify for the Champions League this season!

So, both the manager and the players are under a lot of pressure.

The last game just ended a three-game losing streak, and if this one loses again, the little morale and momentum that the team has just recovered will be hit again.

It may not be until the winter window, and Rodgers' position may be shaky

On the Leicester side, Pearson, who returned to the dressing room, was as always letting his men relax and play their due level on the field.

As for the result, it will naturally be revealed after ninety minutes.

Listening to the words of the head coach, although the Blue Fox generals are on the surface, they are full of enthusiasm in their hearts.

Didn't they come to the Premier League just to stand on a higher stage and then meet that strong team?!

Previously, they had already played against giants such as Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester United, and now it was Liverpool's turn!

While arranging the shin guards, Mahrez, who was sitting next to Ling Feng, opened his mouth and asked:

"Ling, do you think we can win this time?"

And Ling Feng's answer made Mahrez even more confident:

"There's a chance!"

In Ling Feng's opinion, this Liverpool lineup is definitely the best in recent years!

Of the starting eleven, only one can be called a world-class star.

But this one, not one person, but two people.

Half is Raheem Sterling on the rise, and half is Gerrard in his twilight years.

These two are also the only two players that Liverpool can rely on.

The former is the only breaking point in the frontcourt, and the latter is the leader and backbone of the field.

As for the rest, most of them are at the mid-table level of the Premier League.

Many retired celebrities and football experts have pointed out that Liverpool's biggest problem this season is that the striker is weak!

Due to the failure to win the title last season, coupled with the departure of Suarez and the injury of Sturridge, the entire Liverpool attacking system was forced to rebuild.

The midfielders who can be introduced have been unable to integrate into the team for a long time,

The starting center forward is Lambert, who has only scored one goal in almost half a season.

One can imagine how desperate this Liverpool's attacking power is.

The attacking attack was overly reliant on Raheem Sterling's wide breakaways, as well as Gerrard and Philippe Coutinho's long-range shots, and the routine was too one-dimensional.

If the offense is weak, the pressure on the defense will be doubled.

This season, Liverpool has lost a lot of games, including in addition to Manchester City and Chelsea, they have also lost to Villa, West Ham, Newcastle, Crystal Palace and other mid-table teams.

Even Queens Park Rangers, who are bottom of the league, were able to score two goals against Liverpool!

This season's Liverpool is very different from last season's Liverpool!

There is no Reds fan who does not understand the importance of Suarez to the team.

However, they would never have imagined that Liverpool after leaving Suarez would become like this

It is worth mentioning that Everton, another Premier League team in Merseyside with Liverpool, has also declined significantly this season.

I have to say, it's really a good neighbor!

Although I am very confident in this game, I think that Liverpool's defense will not be able to stop the attack of the Blue Foxes.

However, Ling Feng would not take the enemy lightly.

Football is round, and anything is possible.

What's more, Liverpool, with Gerrard in his hand, is a team that can never be underestimated!

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When the Blue Foxes' team song "When You Smile" resounded throughout the King Power Stadium in the stadium, the players from both sides were also ready to go to the players' tunnel.

In the Liverpool team, there are many Ling Feng's national team teammates, Gerrard, Lallana, Sterling, Johnson.

When he was in the players' tunnel, he also greeted them one by one.

This is also the first time Ling Feng has met the former Three Lions since Gerrard retired from the national team.

Moreover, it is also the first time that Ling Feng and Gerard have met as opponents!

"Steven, long time no see. How are you doing? ”

"Very good, you've been doing well lately and hopefully today we can give the fans a good game"

"I'll give it my all"

After a brief exchange of pleasantries with Gerrard, Ling Feng returned to the end of the team's queue.

Finally, in the cheers of the home and away fans,

"Alright, both players enter the field"

"It is worth mentioning that the last league game against Stoke City was the anniversary of Gerrard's Liverpool debut sixteen years ago. But perhaps because he had just played 90 minutes in the Champions League, manager Brendan Rodgers put Steven Gerrard on the bench. ”

"And in this game, the Red Army is back in the starting line-up and is bound to lead Liverpool to a victory at the King Power Stadium!"

Leicester City, on the other hand, also made some changes in the starting lineup.

Due to Moore's suspension within the team, the team's 34-year-old Poland international Vasilewski was given the chance to start.

This old brother is relatively old, and his movement and recovery speed are about the same as that of a wheelchair.

However, he is physically strong, defensively aware and has the ability to defend head-on.

This season, though, Moore has been replaced by a physical explosion that has taken the place of regular starter.

However, he is also an important rotation in the squad, playing a lot of minutes in the league and Europa League.

The key is to maintain a good condition, strong mental attributes, even if he is a substitute, he will not make trouble, and he is a trustworthy veteran.

Liverpool's attacking routine this season, in addition to relying on Sterling's flank breakthrough, largely relies on Lambert's fulcrum role in the frontcourt.

With long passes from the back, the physically strong center will try to grab the first point as much as possible.

Then play the ball to Steven Gerrard and the midfielders who are behind to create a shot on goal.

Therefore, Pearson sent a two-tower center-back combination, also to limit Liverpool's big centre-forward Lambert.

Other than that, the rest of the locations are largely unchanged.

Considering the attention of this game, the FA also sent a new generation of referees in England referees, Michael Oliver, who is known as one of the "Magical Four Blinds" by fans, to be the referee of this game.

With Oliver's long whistle, this red and blue battle is about to break out!

Liverpool kick off first.

And the Reds finally understood why the media and football commentators called Leicester City "crazy foxes"

Regardless of the three, seven and twenty-one, the Leicester City players in the front field rushed to Liverpool's half.

They have only one purpose, and that is to press the ball carriers!

And Liverpool's players were a little caught off guard.

They could only tense their nerves and pass the ball out in a hurry, not daring to stop at their feet at all.

With the Foxes pressing high up front, it became very difficult for Liverpool to get the ball out at the back.

After five or six passes, the ball reluctantly returned to the feet of goalkeeper Mignolet.

Standing on the left side of the penalty area, he first stepped on the ball, looked up and found that near right-back Johnson, the defender was standing far away.

So, he shifted to the right with a short pass.

However, what everyone didn't expect was that his mediocre pass seemed to be a little lighter!

In an instant, Ling Feng, who had already reached the opponent's back waist, raised his eyebrows.

I smiled at this gift!

In the next second, he started without hesitation, speeding up!

Accompanied by the grass clippings splashed by the shoe spikes, Lin Feng suddenly turned into a blue afterimage and rushed forward!

"Mignolet passes. Oh no, the power is small! ”

"Ling Feng has a chance to grab this ball!"

"It's empty!"

After just a few big steps, the Foxes hit the ball path and then pushed it with the arch of his right foot.

The ball flew towards the empty goal at great speed and slipped into the net unhindered by the desperate eyes of Mignolet and the cheers of the home fans.

Looking at the ball in the goal, Mignolet, who was chasing back, stood in front of the goal with a guilty face.

And Ling Feng, who scored the goal, ran not far from him and came to the stands where the die-hard fans were, and took a beating.

Then he opened his arms, raised his head slightly, and accepted the cheers of the fans with a rebellious face!

In the stands, many of them were members of the "Fox Society".

As Ling Feng's performance became better and better, many fans joined the "Fox Club" one after another

At this moment, they are under the leadership of William and Bob, red-faced and red-eared, shouting the names of the goals scorers:

"Ling Feng!"

"Ling Feng!!"

"Lingfeng !!"

At this moment, the deep blue has become the main color of the King Power Stadium!

Compared with the frantic celebrations of the Blue Foxes players and fans, witnessing Mignolet give such a big gift to the opponent, the Reds fans in the stands immediately mourned.

They know the team hasn't been in good form lately.

However, I never imagined that the goalkeeper would make such a huge mistake!

And Rogers, who was holding his hands on the sidelines, was pale, his brows were tightly locked, and his heart was already fragrant:

"Damn idiot!"

"I told him a long time ago, direct long pass!"

Belgium international Mignolet has good goal-line skills, but the attack and ball are too poor.

Especially when the opponent adopts a high pressing tactic, it is more likely to make a passing error.

Therefore, in the tactical arrangement before the game, Rodgers particularly emphasized that if the backfield cannot get the ball, whether it is a defender or a goalkeeper, they will directly take a long pass to Lambert in front.

However, Mignolet may feel that Ling Feng is too far away to grab the ball, or he may feel that his footwork can pass the ball to his teammates' feet.

In any case, he paid the price for his carelessness and lack of concentration!

"Simply incredible! Leicester City are off to a dream start at home! ”

"In just five minutes of the opening game, Ling Feng caught Liverpool goalkeeper Mignolet's passing mistake and sent the ball into the empty goal!"

"The score is 1-0!"

"Statistically, Leicester City have scored the most goals in the first ten minutes of a game this season of any Premier League team!"

"Ling Feng used this goal to warn Liverpool, this is not Anfield, but the king!"

"And he is the king of this stadium!"

(End of chapter)